Activities of Alyn SMITH related to 2007/2192(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Future of the sheep/lamb and goat sector in Europe (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1
Paragraph 3 – point 1
• Introduction of a new Environmental Sheep and Goat Maintenance Scheme per ewehectare of pastureland to be either a) financed directly by National Government funding or b) co- financed by EU and National Governments to arrest the decline in production, linked to the positive environmental attributes associated with the maintenance of sheep and goat production as well as achieving improvements in technical and quality areas of production; additional support should be provided for the maintenance of pastureland of special ecological and cultural value,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to introduce an additional payment for rare traditional mountainous breeds in orderand regional breeds of sheep and goat in order to maintain biodiversity in agriculture and to preserve sheep in sensitive areas, to be either a) financed directly by National Governments or b) co-financed by EU and National Governments;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to review the introduction of an electronic identification system for sheep intended for 31/12/2009 due to the difficulty in implementation, and high costs and unproven benefits; asks that ; calls on the Commission to initiate further research Member State be allowed the discretion ofto develop a marking system which is efficient, animal-friendly, inexpensive and suitable for use int roducing this system on a voluntary basisugh country, with a view - if appropriate - to combining it with the electronic system;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to review the introduction of an electronic identification system for sheep intended for 31/12/2009 due to the difficulty in implementation, high costs and unproven benefits; asks that each Member Statebelieves that in many EU countries there are already adequate identification systems in place for the purposes of traceability and animal health, and that a duplicative system is therefore unnecessary; asks that each Member State , and regions with devolved powers in the area of animal identification, be allowed the discretion of introducing this system on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission, in the sheep and goat sector too, to work for qualified market access, so that a levy is imposed on imports into the European Union of products from third countries in whose production certain environmental, social and animal welfare standards have not been complied with; considers that the revenue from this levy should be placed in a Fund for the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas in Developing Countries;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to introduce a mandatory EU labelling regulation system for sheepmeat products, which would have an EU wide logo to allow consumers to distinguish between EU products and those from third countries, which would be underwritten by a number of criteria including a farm assurance scheme and a country of origin indicationcertification of origin for sheepmeat and goatmeat products and sheep and goat milk products to allow consumers to distinguish between EU products and those from third countries, ensuring that consumers are fully aware as to the point of origin of the product;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to initiate programmes to encourage producers to set up producer and marketing groups, engage in direct marketing and produce and prove their production of special qualities of sheepmeat and goatmeat products and sheep and goat milk products (for example organic products or regional specialities);
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the need to improve the availability of medicinal and veterinary products for the sheep and goat sectors at a European level through the simplification of marketing authorisation, particularly for dairy farms, at a European level; calls on the Commission to review whether this would be possible without risk by means of simplification of authorisation procedures, and whether the European Union can provide financial support for authorisation procedures for necessary medicines for small ruminants;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission, inter alia bearing in mind bluetongue, to accelerate the pace of research into causes and methods of control when an outbreak of an animal disease occurs, formulate an efficient control strategy, coordinate the measures taken by Member States, promote the development of vaccines, develop an efficient vaccination strategy and provide financial support for the vaccination of livestock; calls for measures which are required by law in order to control an animal disease but which over time have proven to be inefficient to be deleted from the catalogue of measures as quickly as possible;