17 Amendments of Hans-Peter MAYER related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with great satisfaction the progress which has been made in the Animal Welfare Quality Project, as regards new science and knowledge relating to animal healthwelfare indicators;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
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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 violatingnot complying with the provisions of Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum 1 2 OJ L 47, 18.2.2009, p. 5-13. OJ L 47, 18.2.2009, p. 5-13. standards for the protection of pigs, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to devise without delayissue practical recommendations and/or guidelines on the implementation of the directive and devise a strategy to increase compliance with ithis Directive;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, which should be accompanied by individual legal acts concerning specific species of animal, must include suitable guidelines on responsible keeping of animals, a commonuniform system for monitoring and to gather comparable data, as well as requirements relating to basic know-how on the part of handlers of animals and provisions establishing the particular responsibilities of animal owners, farmers and keepers;
Amendment 190 #
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, in particular the animal welfare requirements fundamental to the classification of a product (along the lines of the labelling for eggs: e.g. '2' = free range) 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;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading 4
Heading 4
European centre for animal welfare and animal health
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a European centre 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;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that such a centre should comprise the 'central coordination institute' referred to in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009; points out that existing buildings in a livestock-farming region of European importance which would provide suitable premises for an animal welfare centre should be considered as a matter of priority, in particular as this would also reduce costs;
Amendment 302 #
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 centre 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, drawing up, in cooperation with the national centres, rules on acceptable 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 325 #
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 farming, and if necessary to propose in 2012 at the latest recommendations, guidelines and other necessary measures to tackle problems;
Amendment 335 #
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 slaughterhouse findings (e.g. lung findings in the case of fattening pigs or foot-pad health findings in the case of fattening poultry) the use of antibiotics are central;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading 6
Heading 6
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28