Activities of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2007/2260(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Animal health strategy 2007-2013 (debate)
Amendments (31)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the best means of combating animal diseases is to prevent them from occurring in the first placepreventing animal diseases, in accordance with the principles that 'prevention is better than cure' and 'prevention is better, may be more efficient than unthe necessary slaughter'measures taken after a disease outbreak,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises, further, the role of humans in the spread of animal diseases as a result of increasing mobility;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that the strategy covers the health of all animals in the European Union so that feral pets, which are not expressly mentioned, are also covered if there is a risk of their transmitting diseases to other animals or to humans;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the animal health strategy should also cover the activitiesprovide for the participation of abattoirs, animal transport businesses and feed suppliers;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that the animal health strategy with its preventive approach should develop the necessary legal and financial measures both to monitor pets and stray animals and prevent the spread of zoonotic diseases and animal health problems; in particular, the strategy should include vaccination programmes and other preventive measures in connection with diseases transmitted by stray dogs and cats, especially where no vaccination is currently possible; the Commission is urged to assess the economic and social consequences that may arise from the spread of zoonotic diseases and the mobility of citizens and their pets;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points to the need for risk categorisation also to cover issues relating to stocking density; points out that high stocking densities on large farms using industrial breeding methods are usually detrimental to the welfare of the animals and, furthermore, significantly increase the risk of disease and hamper disease control; takes the view that agricultural policy should encourage lower stocking densities and should not provide incenthe features of the respective types of livestock farming; points out that account must be taken of the differing possibilitives for the establishment of large holdings; stresses, furthermore, that large, intensive livestock holdings should come under special veterinary, sanitary and environmental surveillance and that their siting should not adversely affect the local population or the environmentopen to farms in implementing biosecurity measures, depending on their size or region;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the heightened risks of the spread of diseases involved in long- distance transport of live animals, which spreads disease and hampers disease-control efforts;and considers, in this connection, that restrictionmeasures should be placed on the transport of live animalstaken to ensure that only animals with good health status are transported and that thought should be given to placing an eight-hour ceiling on transport times for animals for slaughter;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points to the responsibility of consumers, holidaymakers and other travellers in the spread of animal diseases;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses, furthermore, that the replacement of the current set of inter- linked and inter-dependent policy measures with a single legal framework that take particular account of the OIE/Codex recommendations, standards and guidelines should be a central plank of the strategy, without disregarding European rules such as transparency and the involvement of all stakeholders;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that the EU legal framework should clearly, and in an appropriately flexible manner, lay down the obligations of owners of animals, including animals kept for non-commercial purposes, in risk situations, in such a way as not to give rise to unwarranted conflicts and disputes; believes that appropriate rules should also be laid down for wild animalscurbing diseases among wild animals is also a significant element of the preventive strategy;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges the need for a revision of the current cofinancing instrument and stresses that cofinancing arrangements should cover, among other things, risk categorisation, on the basis of the principle that the greater the risk, the greater the responsibility of anyone contributing to that risk; compensation funds for animal owners based on a reserve system strengthen this individual and shared responsibility;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Fully shares the view that the compensation system cannot be confined to the provision of compensation to owners of animals that are culled in response to the outbreak of disease, but should be combined with risk-prevention incentives, on the basis of the principle that the better the animal health and welfare standards owners maintain, the better they are compensated in the event of a disease outbreakplaced as regards the financing of the system; takes the view that that principle should also apply to Member States, as an incentive to reduce risk levels, with preventive vaccination being included as a key pillar;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to carry out a comparative analysis of existing compensation systems in the Member States and on this basis to draw up an EU-wide basic model; calls on the Commission to create a legal framework for an efficient cost-sharing scheme in the Member States in order to ensure that the direct costs for eradicating an animal disease are also co-financed by the sector;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the Commission's undertaking to submit a report setting out the possibilities for an effective system of financial guarantees for feed business operators; believes such a system to be essential, in view of the fact that such operators can also suffer losses in the event of a disease outbreak or the appearance of other animal health threats;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the proposed steps towards an export strategy at Community level and stresses that the Commission should make every effort to remimprove all export barriers unjustifiably introduced by third countries; stresses that action to prevent selective trade barriers being used against Member States is of particular importance; takes the view that in such situations the Commission should immediately take the necessary action and, where possible, bring appropriate resources to bear, with a view to removing unjustifiedccess to third country markets and remove export barriers;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points out that keeping animals in the open is a defining feature of various production systems and is still particularly frequent in some regions and for some species; recognises that this is what society wants and that it is supported with public money; points out that this may contradict the aims of biosecurity; takes the view that farmers should receive support from society in insuring against the higher risk for animal health associated with these types of livestock farming, and that the political objectives in the areas of animal health and animal protection should tally together;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Awaits the drafting of guidelines taking into account the level of risk associated with different types of production systemsrecognition of quality management systems for the categorisation of risk associated with different types of production systems; is convinced that stockfarming systems that are preferred by consumers and that pose certain problems with respect to biosecurity (free-range farming) can be made safer through the corresponding management;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes identification and tracing to be particularly important in animal health monitoring and disease prevention; supports, in this connection, action covering the electronic identification of animals and the introduction of a comprehensive animal movement monitoring system, but draws attention to the cost of such a system, particularly for small-scale livestock breederfarms working with economically unfavourable farm structures;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Shares the view that better border biosecurity is particularly important in view of the fact that the EU is the world's largest importer of food, including animal products; considers that, in view of the risk of infection-carrying or diseased animals being brought into the EU, veterinary and sanitary checks at EU borders need to be particularly thorough and stringent and should not be restricted simply to checking documents;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Strongly supports action to increase the use of vaccination, which should foster more effective disease prevention and diminish the number of animals culled as part of disease-eradication operations; draws attention to the fact that the introduction of an effective vaccination system requires the provision of appropriate financial support, in order to encourage its use; considers it essential, furthermore, for EU vaccine banks to be expanded; , and ensure that products from vaccinated animals are not subject to any restrictions; considers it essential, furthermore, for EU vaccine banks to be expanded; also considers it necessary to apply all measures that can help to reduce the number of healthy animals slaughtered and disposed of (e.g. tests to prove that animals are free from pathogens, thus making normal slaughter possible);
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Supports the development of vaccination strategies for all relevant species and diseases;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Points out that veterinary medicines and animal vaccines are an element of animal health, and responsibility within the Commission should be reorganised accordingly;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses that scientific research plays an essential role in animal health systems, since it enables advances to be made, in particular in the diagnosis and control of animal diseases, risk analysis, vaccination and other essential activitieefficient treatment methods, which must be based on scientific knowledge;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Points to the need for the development of a network of Community and national reference laboratories dealing with animal diseases, highlighting the networks that already exist, and agrees that scientifically uniform test methods should be applied;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises the importance of pooling scientific information on animal health and welfare and points to the need for the development of the ERANET and ETPGAH information platforms; the advantages and disadvantages of new and further developed diagnostic methods (e.g. PCR) must be better communicated and used to the benefit of animals and humans, with a view to both animal protection and the worldwide supply of safe food for people;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Stresses the importance of communication to consumers in order to ensure that they understand the means by which animal diseases are spread and their enormous impact, and thus their significance for the supply of safe food;