20 Amendments of Bart STAES related to 2008/0180(CNS)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted two opinions on the welfare aspects of the main systems of stunning and killing of certain species of animals, namely on the Welfare aspects of the main systems of stunning and killing the main commercial species of animals, in 2004 and on the welfare aspects of the main systems of stunning and killing applied to commercially farmed deer, goats, rabbits, ostriches, ducks, geese and quail, in 2006. In 2001 the Scientific Committee on the Animal Health and Animal Welfare (SCAHAW) adopted a report on The Welfare of Animals Kept for Fur Production which included a review of the killing methods used in fur factory farms. Community legislation in this area should be updated to take into account those scientific opinions. Recommendations to phase out the use of carbon dioxide for pigs and poultry, as well as to phase out the use of waterbath stunners for poultry were not included in the proposal because the impact assessment revealed that they were not economically viable at present in the EU. Furthermore other recommendations should not be part of this Regulation because they refer to technical parameters that should be part of implementing measures or codes of good practices. Recommendations on farm fish were not included in the proposal because there was a need for further scientific opinion and economic evaluation in this field.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Depending on how they are used during the slaughtering or killing process, some stunning methods can lead to death while avoiding pain and minimising distress or suffering for the animals. Consequently, it is not necessary to make a distinction between reversible and non- reversible methods of stunning.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Personnel with several years of experience may be presumed to have a certain level of expertise. A transitional period of no more than one year regarding the certificate of competence requirements should therefore be provided for in this Regulation with regards to such personnel.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Guidelines are necessary to provide operators and the competent authorities with specific information on the construction, layout and equipment of slaughterhouses and fur factory farms in order to ensure a high level of protection for animals, while maintaining a level playing field for operators. It is therefore necessary that the Community authorises the Commission for adopting such guidelines.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Science and technical progress are regularly made with regard to the handling and restraining of animals at slaughterhouses and fur factory farms. It is therefore important that the Community authorises the Commission for amending the requirements applicable to the handling and restraining of animals before slaughterkilling while keeping a uniform and high level of protection for animals.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Guidelines are necessary to provide operators and competent authorities with specific information on the handling and restraining of animals before slaughterkilling in order to ensure a high level of protection for the animals, while maintaining a level playing field for operators. It is therefore necessary that the Community authorises the Commission for adopting such guidelines.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point m
Article 2 – point m
(m) “fur animals” means animals of the mammal species primarily reared for the production of fur such as minks, polecats, foxes, raccoons, coypuraccoon dogs, coypu, rabbits and chinchillas;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Annex I may be amended in accordance with the procedureregulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 22(2a) to take account of scientific and technical progress.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) the killing of fur animals The adoption of this amendment requires the deletion of Art. 7(3) of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the maximum throughput for each slaughter line and fur factory farm;
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Operators of fur farms shall notify the competent authority in advance when animals are to be killed to enable monitoring to take place.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Article 21
Any detailed rules necessary for the implementation of this Regulation, including for the slaughter or the killing of fish, may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 22(2).
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a (1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Until 31 December 2018, Article 11(1) shall only apply to new slaughterhouses or for any new construction, or layout or equipment covered by the rules set out in Annex II, which have not entered into operation before the date of [application/entry into force] of this Regulation.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Until 31 December 2014, Member States may provide for certificates of competence, as referred to in Article 18, to be issued withoutfollowing a simplified examination to persons demonstrating relevant uninterrupted professional experience of at least [ten] years.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 2 – row 2
Annex I – table 2 – row 2
No Name Description Category of animals Key parameters Specific requirements of Chapter II of this Annex 2 Head-to- Exposure of the body to a current generating at the All species except lambs , Minimum current (A or mA). Point 3. Back same time a generalised epileptic form on the EEG or piglets of less than Minimum voltage (V). electrical (stunning) and the fibrillation or the stopping of the 5 kg live weight and , cattle, Maximum frequency (Hz). Point 4 for foxes and killing heart (killing). cattle. and fur animals. Minimum time of exposure. chinchillas. Frequency of calibration of the equipment Optimisation of the current flow. Prevention of electrical shocks before stunning.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – chapter II – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.2 and 4.3
Annex I – chapter II – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.2 and 4.3
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – chapter II – paragraph 8
Annex I – chapter II – paragraph 8
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – chapter II – paragraph 9
Annex I – chapter II – paragraph 9