8 Amendments of Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for 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 in this field, within a reasonable timeframe;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission likewise to ensure that the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for laying hens, which enters into force in 2012, is genuinely complied with; stresses that new livestock farming systems should be the subject of ongoing technical and economic modifications; urges the Member States to guarantee support for livestock farmers under the rural development programmes and encourage them to convert to new farming systems;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and urges the Commission therefore to submit without delay an action plan for animal welfare 2011-2015 which, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should cover the fields below, backed by the requiredsetting realistic targets and deadlines and backed by the corresponding, accessible funding;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a European centrenetwork for animal welfare and animal health should be established no later than 2012, whose work should be based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed above; considers that this network should be a flexible, non-bureaucratic structure that would operate in an informal manner;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that such a centrenetwork should compriseperform the tasks envisaged for the 'central coordination institute' referred to in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers furthermore that, having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a centrenetwork should, inter alia, be assigned the tasks of assessing and stating views on future legislative and policy proposals and their impact on animal welfare and animal health, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniques;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible to perform comprehensive inspections to ascertain how the Member States are applying and enforcing existing animal welfare rules, particularly concerning animal transport and pigs, and if necessary to propose in 2012 at the latest recommendations, guidelines and other necessary measures to tackle problems;