Activities of Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU related to 2012/2041(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Rising threats from antimicrobial resistance (short presentation)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Microbial Challenge – Rising threats from Antimicrobial Resistance
Amendments (11)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Underlines that the action plan should cover all animals under the EU animal welfare strategy, including for instance companion animals and animals used for sports, and emphasise the logical connection between animal health and the use of antimicrobials, as well as the link between animal health and human health;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the introduction of reliable approaches in order to effect a significant decrease in resistance when rearing animals; particular attention should be paid to the rearing of young animals, which often come from different breeders and are exposed to a risk of infection when brought together;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the use of antimicrobials in sub-therapeutic levels is prohibited in the EU;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure implementation of the ban, adopted in 2006, on antimicrobials being used as growth promoters in the Member States;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Is of the view that the main objective of farmers should be to implement suitable rearing methods in order to keep their cattle healthy and productive and to safeguard their wellbeing; stresses, however, that the proper use of antibiotics in animal husbandry is necessary in order to ensure animal wellbeing;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5 d (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Points out that antimicrobial resistance in animals differs between different species and different forms of animal husbandry;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8
Section 1 – paragraph 8
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9
Section 1 – paragraph 9
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10
Section 1 – paragraph 10
10. Proposes that the action point on monitoring should be strengthened by establishing a database on antimicrobial use, to be run by the appropriate competent authorities; notes that farmers are already obliged, under phytosanitary rulesanimal health legislation, to record antimicrobial applications in on- farm registers; that data can be entered electronically by farmers or by veterinarians; the raw data would be used by the competent authorities and would not be available to third parties, and collated data would be available at Member State and EU levels for monitoring purposes.