24 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2018/2110(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Aa. whereas Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport operations applies to the transport of all live vertebrate animals carried out within the Community;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas training and education of drivers to promote careful driving based on which types of animals are being transported would improve the welfare of animals during transport1a; _________________ 1a https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal /pub/1966
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas proper animal handling may result in reduced time to load and unload animals, reduced weight loss, fewer injuries and wounds and better meat quality;
Amendment 31 #
D. whereas fitness for transportation is a major factor in ensuring animal welfare during transport, as welfare risks during transport are greater for animals which are injured, pregnant or sick;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the quality and the frequency of the Member States’ inspections has a direct impact on the level of compliance with the requirements;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Member States are responsible for ensuring correct implementation and enforcement of Regulation 1/2005 at national level, including official inspections while the Commission is responsible for ensuring that Member States implement EU legislation properly;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that the overall degree of progress in implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 by the Member States has been insufficient to meet the Regulation’s main objective, which is to improve animal welfare during transport; urges the Commission to pursue legal action against, and impose sanctions on, Member States which fail to apply the Regulation correctly;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to offer incentives toexamine how farmers to, slaughter theihouses and the meat processing industry can be incentivised to slaughter animals at the nearest slaughter facility in order to prevent lengthy animal transportation times; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions in this regard;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that non-compliance with the Regulation by Member States threatens the Regulation’s purpose to prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious animal diseases;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that farmers, transporters and competent authorities across Member States may have different interpretations of Regulation 1/2005, especially regarding the fitness of animals for transport; calls on the Commission to revise the Regulation to specify the requirements for transport where needed;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights the importance of proper training of drivers and farmers to improve animal welfare during transport; welcomes the Commissions initiatives to improve this so far, calls on the Commission to extend its efforts;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to develop reliable indicators and public data to measure the development of animal welfare during transport of live animals, to be able to make science-based policy changes in the future;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals; considers that the penalties should reflect the damage, scope, duration and recurrence of the infringement;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to approve innovative alternatives for export checks in accordance with Regulation 2016/4291a Article 133(2), such as platform inspections, which are an improvement for animal welfare through a lower stocking rate and does not require animals to be unloaded and thus shortens waiting times. _________________ 1a Regulation 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health ('Animal Health Law')
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Notes that the requirement of animal health certificates for transport across Member States gives a negative incentive to choose domestic destinations over the closest possible destination; calls on the Commission to use their powers as stated in Regulation 2016/4291a Article 144(1) to adopt a delegated act to provide a derogation for movements that pose a low risk for the spread of disease;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. UNotes that high standards of hygiene and other requirements have rendered small slaughterhouses economically unviable resulting in a total decline in their numbers; urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction of economically viable slaughter facilities within Member States so that animals are slaughtered as close as possible to their place of rearing; Considers that mobile slaughterhouses should be available in all Member States;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport to atransport of live animals for the sole purpose of being slaughtered to promote trade of meat- and- carcasses-only trade and replace transport of breeding animals with semen or embryos, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to develop animal-based welfare indicators, considers that the Commission should develop these indicators without delay to be used as a complement to current legislative requirements, the animal-based welfare indicators should promote better animal welfare outcomes of animals in transport;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Recognizes that lower stocking densities and interrupting journeys to let animals rest have an adverse economic impact on transport operators which may affect the proper handling of transported animals; Calls on the Commission to encourage incentives for the proper handling of transported animals;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses to farmers, drivers and veterinarianstransporters, traders, assembly centres, slaughterhouses, veterinarians or any operator involved in the transport of animals, in order to reduce the high levels of fitness infringement in Member States;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to take action to prevent the spread of infectious diseases of animals in transport both within EU and coming from third countries by promoting biosecurity measures, increased animal welfare and give priority to direct transport that reduce the risk for direct or indirect contact with animals from other holdings, and avoid unloading at control posts if possible;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the upcoming CAP reform to maintain and reinforce the link between increased CAP payments and improved animal welfare conditions which fully respect or go beyond the standards set out in Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by third countries are not as high as those within the EU; calls on the Commission to strengthen the existing requirements vis-à-vis the Union’s trading partners, especially regarding trade in and transport of animals;