12 Amendments of Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas our high animal welfare standards are part of the 'brand' of European agricultural producers, but only on condition that the rules in force are genuinely complied with, and it is essential to guarantee reciprocity with regard to imports so that these standards represent value added,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal forHighlights the importance of new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiative to take the initiative in this field, on the basis of a careful analysis of the results of the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005(1) on the protection of animals during this field; ransport and related operations; (1) OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, pp. 1-44.
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is particularly concerned that, despite the clear recommendations and conclusions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in this regard, many pig farmers in Europe are violating the provisat the violations of Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs12, and calls on the Commission, therefore,for an in-depth study to be undertaken as recommended by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in this regard in order to enable the Commission to devise without delay a strategy to increase compliance with this Directive;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit no later than 20124 a proposal for general animal welfare legislation for the EU based on wide-ranging consultations with stakeholders which, on the basis of the available science and proven experience, should contribute to a common understanding of the concept of animal welfare and the fundamental conditions applicable;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends in this context that the principle should be that all claims concerning a product's characteristics must be provable and that if this entails excessively detailed information, which cannot be accommodated on the label, producers or vendors should afford access to the information on the Internet, whereby this procedure should be based on specific safeguards to protect intellectual and industrial property;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6
Paragraph 15 – indent 6
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading 4
Heading 4
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the aim must be a purposeful, risk-based monitoring system in which objective factors such as mortality statistics and the use of antibioticpresence of diseases are central;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible to propose a system for trialling new techniques within the European Union which are relevant to animal welfare, in close cooperation with operators, and considers that - in addition to common test standards - such a system should comprise a structure for use in disseminating the results among the various Member States;