Activities of Bart STAES related to 2011/0229(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and deleting the provisions on voluntary beef labelling PDF (328 KB) DOC (455 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and deleting the provisions on voluntary beef labellingthe labelling of beef products
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) So far, there is no specific legislation on cloning. However, opinion polls show that this issue is of great interest for the European public. It is therefore appropriate to ensure that beef derived from cloned animals or their descendants is labelled as such. This provision should apply transitionally, until specific legislation is introduced prohibiting the placing on the market of food from cloned animals and their descendants.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) The labelling of beef has been well- regulated for years, and can serve as a model for meat labelling in general. However, there is a gap in ensuring full transparency for consumers when it comes to the labelling of beef derived from animals which have been fed with genetically modified organisms. As there is a clear public demand, it is appropriate to introduce mandatory labelling requirements for beef from animals which have been fed with genetically modified organisms, with a view to ensuring such labelling for all animal products at a later stage.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 2
Article 2
(1a) In Article 2, the following definition is added: "cloned animals" means animals produced by means of a method of asexual, artificial reproduction with the aim of producing a genetically identical or nearly identical copy of an individual animal,
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 2
Article 2
(1b) In Article 2, the following definition is added: "descendants of cloned animals" means animals produced by means of sexual reproduction, in cases in which at least one of the progenitors is a cloned animal,
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 1 – point 1 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 2
Article 2
(1c) In Article 2, the following definition is added: "genetically modified feed" means feed as defined in point 7 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: "5a. As from [6 months from entry into force] operators and organisations shall also indicate on their labels where the beef is derived from cloned animals or descendants of cloned animals."
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 11 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – point 11 – point b b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 13 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 5 b (new)
(bb) The following paragraph is added: "5b. As from [6 months from entry into force] operators and organisations shall also indicate on their labels where the beef is derived from animals which have been fed with genetically modified feed."
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Articles 16 - 18
Articles 16 - 18