7 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2016/2903(RSP)
Amendment 9 #
Recital A
A. whereas the use of conventional plant protection products is increasingly contentious, due to the risks that they pose for human health and the environmentand their potential risks for human health and the environment is increasingly subject to public debate; whereas the safety of biological pesticides is discussed far less;
Amendment 18 #
Recital B
B. whereas the term “Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 defines criteria to identify low risk substances that apply independently of the origin of the substance and low-risk pesticides” covers bothuld be of biological and synthetic chemical pesticidess well as of synthetic origin;
Amendment 32 #
Recital D
D. whereas biological low-risk pesticides may constitute a viable alternative to conventional plant protection products, both for conventional and for organic farmers, and contribute to a more sustainable agriculture; whereas some biological pesticides possess new modes of action, which iscould be beneficial with a view to evolving resistance to conventional pesticides and limitsing the impact on non- target organisms; whereas biological low- risk pesticides should be the preferred option for non-professional users and home gardening;
Amendment 39 #
Recital E
E. whereas the long approval and registration process before commercialization of biological low-risk pesticides represents an important economic barrier to manufacturers;
Amendment 83 #
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to engage in a wider public debate about makingthe benefits and risks of both biological and synthetic pesticides and about making a wider choice of substances, i.e. biological low- risk alternatives to conventional pesticides, available to farmers and growers, and the necessity to educate and propagate knowledg to facilitate targeted plant protection in an efficient and sustainable way; further underlines the necessity to educate on the need to ensure sustainability of crop protection;
Amendment 96 #
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give priority toaccelerate the evaluation, authorisation and registration of biological low-risk plant protection products;
Amendment 119 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the revision of Regulation 1107/2009 with a view to a fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration process of biological low-risk pesticides; calls for open-ended approval of biological low-risk active substances as an important incentive for the development of biological low-risk pesticides;