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Activities of Richard ASHWORTH related to 2014/0032(COD)

Shadow reports (1)

2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2014/0032(COD)
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Amendments (39)

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) In addition, experience has shown that in order to facilitate the application of the rules provided for in those Directives a number of the provisions require more precise wording and consistent terminology. In the interests of clarity and consistency of Union legislation, it is also appropriate to provide for more definitions, including for reasons of consistency and clarity a definition of ‘breed’.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) However, the terminus ‘breed’ should remain an undetermined legal concept allowing breed societies to describe the group of animals of sufficient genetic uniformity that they consider as distinct from other animals of that species and to enter them with mention of their known ascendants in breeding books in order to reproduce their inherited characteristics by way of reproduction, exchange and selection within the framework of an established breeding programme.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

~~(23) The Commission should be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts amending Annex I in order to adapt the criteria for the recognition of breed societies and breeding operations and for the approval of breeding programmes to developments in the breeding sector.~~

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) Experience gained, particularly in the application of Directive 90/427/EEC, and to a lesser extend Directives 89/361/EEC and 2009/157/EC, indicates that more precise rules are required to settle effectively disputes between breeders on the one hand and breed societies on the other hand based on a clearly established rules of procedure and described rights and duties of members. This is best achieved, if the disputes are settled within the legal system of the Member State where they arise. The Commission should only be involved in disputes which arise between those entities located in different Member States and which cannot be settled effectively by the legal systems of the Member States where they arise.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) With the exception of equidae, purebred breeding animals entered in breeding books are identified in accordance with Union animal health legislation on identification. In the case of purebred breeding animals of the equine species, breed societies also carry out the identification of horses and donkeys they enter or register for entry in their breeding books and issue identification documents (passports). They thus provide a service not only to breeders, but also to the competent authority responsible for the identification and registration of farmed animals. However, this system has led to a multitude of passport issuing bodies that has proven to complicate official controls on compliance with Union legislation on food hygiene and veterinary medicines in those cases where essential information was not readily available to the competent veterinary authorities, for example in the absence of a central database, common high standards for the quality of the identification documents were not observed and official supervision was lacking. It is therefore necessary to require that also purebred breeding animals of the equine species are entered in their respective breeding books under their animal health identification, while providing the possibility to competent veterinary authorities to delegate under certain conditions to recognised breed societies the official issuing of identification documents for purebred breeding animals of the equine species.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) In order to ensure that the conditions for entry in breeding books of purebred breeding animals and the registration of hybrid breeding pigs in breed registers can be adapted to developments in the breeding sector, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex II accordingly.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) The Commission should be empowered to lay down conditions for performance testing and genetic evaluation also for purebred breeding animals of the equine species and to amend the current conditions in Annex III in order to take account of technical and scientific advances or of developments in the legal environment influencing the testing, such as Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)14 , or to include, on request of Member States, conditions for the performance testing and the genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals of the equine species. ___________ 14 OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34

(34) Performance testing and genetic evaluation may be carried out by institutions designated by the breed society or the breeding operation. Those designated institutions shall cooperate with the European Union reference centres designated by the Commission. The Commission should therefore be empowered to designate by way of implementing acts European Union reference centres and the necessary powers should be granted to the Commission to adopt delegated acts describing their ~~duties and function~~tasks, where necessary by amending Annex IV. Those reference centres qualify for Union aid in accordance with Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field15. In the case of purebred breeding animals of the bovine species, performance testing and genetic evaluation carried out by a breed society are at present assisted by the Interbull Centre, the European Union reference body designated by Council Decision 96/463/EC of 23 July 1996 designating the reference body responsible for collaborating in rendering uniform the testing methods and the assessment of the results for purebred breeding animals of the bovine species16. ___________ 15 16OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30. OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30. 16 OJ L 192, 2.8.1996, p. 19. OJ L 192, 2.8.1996, p. 19.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) Since detailed provisions are made in this Regulation for the breeding of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species only, it is necessary to empower the Commission to adopt delegated acts on the recognition of breed societies, approval of breeding programmes, entry of breeding animals in breeding books, performance testing and genetic evaluation and the acceptance for breeding as well as to adopt implementing acts for the zootechnical certificates pertaining to trade in breeding animals of other species and their germinal products and their imports into the Union should this be required to remove obstacles to trade.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43

(43) The Commission should carry out risk-based controls in Member States ~~as appropriate~~ and in particular in the light of the results of the official controls carried out by Member States to ensure the application of the zootechnical and genealogical rules laid down in this Regulation in all Member States.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46

(46) In order to ensure the proper application of this Regulation and to supplement it, or to amend Annexes I to V to it, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the procedures and criteria employed and conditions required to recognise breed societies and breeding operations, approve breeding programmes, enter animals in breeding books and breed registers, accept breeding animals for breeding, natural and assisted reproduction, carry out performance testing and genetic evaluations, define zootechnical and genealogical requirements for trade in breeding animals and their germinal products and their imports from third countries, describe the duties and functions of reference centre.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) ‘breed’ means a group of animals sufficiently homogenous to be considered distinct from other animals of the same species capable of maintaining their distinctiveness in progeny, entered and registered or eligible to be entered in the breeding book;

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, draw up model forms for the information to be provided by Member States to the public on the list of recognised breed societies and breeding operations provided for in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 72(2).deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. ~~The competent authority referred to in Article 4 may authorise b~~Breed societies and breeding operations tomay outsource the technical management of their breeding book or breed register and other specific aspects of their breeding programme to a third partyies, provided that:

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11

Rights of breeders disputing a decision 1. Breeders may have recourse to the measures provided for in Article 13 where they claim that any of the following have been unduly refused by a breed society: (a) an application in accordance with Article 10(1); (b) an application for the entry of a purebred breeding animal in the main section of a breeding book as provided for in Article 19; (c) an application for the recording of an animal in a supplementary section of a breeding book as provided for in Article 20(3); (d) the acceptance of a purebred breeding animal for: (i) breeding as provided for in Article 21; or (ii) artificial insemination as provided for in Article 23(1); (e) the acceptance of a purebred breeding animal or its semen for official performance testing and genetic evaluation as provided for in Article 23(2); (f) the acceptance of the results of the performance testing and genetic evaluation carried out in accordance with Article 27. 2. Breeders may have recourse to the measures provided for in Article 13 where they claim that a breed society has failed to carry out performance testing or genetic evaluation in accordance with Article 27.Article 11 deleted taken by a breed society

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12

Rights of breeders disputing a decision 1. Breeders may have recourse to the measures provided for in Article 13 where they claim that any of the following have been unduly refused by a breeding operation: (a) an application for the registration of a hybrid breeding pig in a breed register as provided for in Article 24; (b) the acceptance of a hybrid breeding pig for artificial insemination as provided for in Article 26(1); (c) the acceptance of a hybrid breeding pig or its semen for performance testing as provided for in Article 26(2); (d) the acceptance of the results of the performance testing carried out in accordance with Article 27. 2. Breeders may have recourse to the measures provided for in Article 13 where they claim that a breeding operation has failed to carry out performance testing or genetic evaluation in accordance with Article 27.Article 12 deleted taken by a breeding operation

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13

~~Measures available to breeders disputing a decision taken by a breed society or 1. In the cases referred to in~~ Articles 11 and 12, breeders may: (a) obtain the opinion of an independent expert; (b) appeal against the refusals referred to in Articles 11(1) and 12(1) or against the results of performance testing and genetic evaluation referred to in Articles 11(2) and 12(2) within 30 days from the date of receipt of the refusal or results from the breed society or breeding operation. 2. In the appeal referred to in paragraph 1(b), the breeder shall describe the facts and the grounds, where available based on the opinion of the independent expert referred to in paragraph 1(a), on which it considers that: (a) the refusal by the breed society or breeding operation does not comply with Articles 19, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30 or 32; or (b) the results of the performance testing and genetic evaluation have not been obtained in accordance with Article 27.3 deleted breeding operation

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14

1. Where a breed society or breeding operation refuses the appeal by a breeder provided for in Article 13(1)(b), it shall notify the breeder and the competent authority that recognised the breed society or breeding operation in accordance with Article 4(2), within 30 days from the date of its decision to refuse the appeal. 2. The competent authority referred to in Article 8(1) or 9 may reverse the decision of the breed society or breeding operation, where it considers that that decision does not comply with Articles 19, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30 or 32. 3. Member States shall ensure that an appeal procedure is available and that appeal decisions are rendered within a reasonable period of time. To that end, the competent authority may decide to establish a specific tribunal with the authority to reverse decisions of a breed society or breeding operation where the tribunal considers that the refusal by the breed society or breeding operation of an appeal lodged by a breeder was unjustified.Article 14 deleted Dispute settling

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Breed societies may carry out performance testing based on the requirements of their breeding programme and, where performance testing is undertaken, may select activities appropriate for their breeding programme;

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) collection of semen from breeding animals which have undergone, where ~~applicabl~~required by the breeding programme, performance testing and genetic evaluation ~~in accordance with Article 27 or set out in the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 28(1)~~;

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1

1. Breed societies shall not prohibit the use of semen for the artificial insemination of female purebred breeding animals or the in-vitro fertilisation of oocytes collected from female purebred breeding animals, provided that the semen was collected from donor purebred breeding animals of: (a) the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species which were accepted for the collection of semen for artificial insemination or in-vitro fertilization of oocytes in a Member State on the basis of performance testing and genetic evaluation carried out in accordance with Article 27 and Annex III; (b) the equine species, which were accepted for the collection of semen for artificial insemination or in-vitro fertilization of oocytes on the basis of the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(1) or Article 9.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Breed societies may prohibit the use of a purebred breeding animal and its germinal products where such use would compromise the improvement, preservation and genetic diversity of the breed concerned;

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4

~~4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 concerning the conditions for the acceptance of: (a) purebred breeding animals of the equine species of certain breeds for artificial insemination and in-vitro fertilisation of oocytes; (b) purebred breeding animals of the equine species of certain breeds and their germinal products for performance testing and genetic evaluation.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28

powers concerning the requirements for 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 concerning the rules for performance testing and genetic evaluation, and where necessary to amend Annex III, to take account of: (a) scientific advances; (b) technical developments; (c) the functioning of the internal market; or (d) the needs to protect valuable genetic resources. 2. In the light of the opinion of the independent expert referred to in Article 13(1)(a), the Commission may, by means of an implementing act, lay down uniform rules for performance testing and genetic evaluations and the interpretation of the results thereof. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 72(2).Article 28 deleted Delegated powers and implementing performance testing and genetic evaluation

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. The institutions provided for in paragraph 1 may either: (a) operate as specialised units under the responsibility of a breed society or breeding operation; or (b) be authorised by the competent authority which has approved the breeding programme.deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Where breed societies outsource the performance testing or genetic evaluation of breeding animals to third parties the conditions laid down in Article 8(2) shall be fulfilled;

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31

Designation of European Union reference 1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, designate the European Union reference centre responsible for collaborating with breed societies in rendering uniform the methods for performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals of the bovine species. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 72(2). 2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, designate the European Union reference centres responsible for harmonising the methods for performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals of the species other than bovine species. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 72(2).Article 31 deleted centres

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – title

~~Requirements for and duties and functions of~~ European Union reference centres

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. European Union reference centres ~~designated in accordance with Article 31~~ shall:

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) the ~~duties and function~~tasks of European Union reference centres set out in point 2 of Annex IV.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – heading 1 a (new)

Breed societies may carry out performance testing based on the requirements of their breeding programme and, where performance testing is undertaken, may select activities appropriate for their breeding programme.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – section 1 – subsection 1 – paragraph 2

Performance testing shall follow the rules and standards established by the relevant European Union reference centre ~~provided for in Article 31(1)~~ in cooperation with the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR).

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – section 1 – subsection 2 – point 7 – paragraph 3

Where genomic breeding values are calculated, those values shall be validated for the traits concerned according to the rules and standards established by the relevant European Union reference centre ~~provided for in Article 31(1)~~ in cooperation with ICAR.

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – section 2 – subsection 2 – point 1 – point a – introductory part

(a) the genetic merit of the breeding animal shall be calculated by assessing the qualities of a suitable number of progeny or collaterals or the breeding animal’s ancestry in relation to production characteristics:

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 1 – introductory part

1. European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 3~~1(1)~~2 must have:

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 1 – point b

~~(b) appropriate administrative infrastructure;~~deleted

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 1 – point c

(c) ~~staff been instructed to respec~~procedures in place to ensure that the confidential nature of certain subjects, results or communications is maintained;

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 2 – introductory part

2. The ~~duties and function~~tasks of the European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 3~~1(1)~~2 shall be as follows:

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI

Richard ASHWORTH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 2 – point b – point i

(i) ~~in view of harmonising~~with regard to recommending calculation methods to be used for the various methods of performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals~~, in particular to recommend calculation methods to be used~~;

2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI