12 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2018/2110(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas slaughtering animals as close as possible to where they were bred would be the best way to ensure their welfare;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
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, weakened, pregnant, unweaned or sick;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas an analysis of Member States’ inspection reports reveals huge differences between Member States in terms of the number of inspections, ranging from zero to several million per annum, and the incidence of infringements, ranging from zero to 16.6 %, which suggests that Member States take different approaches to inspections, e.g. random versus risk-based strategies; such differences in approach also make it impossible for data to be compared between Member States;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States that conduct few inspections or none at all to carry out more of them and submit comprehensive reports on them to the Commission;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the Commission ignored Parliament’s resolution of 12 December 2012, and emphasises that stronger and harmonised enforcement with effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties is central to improving animal welfare during transport; further regrets that the Commission ignored the call made on it in that resolution to check the Regulation for incompatibilities with legal requirements in individual Member States;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the transportation of livestock to Member States; takes the view that the EU platform on animal welfare should undertake in- depth work on this issue and could be used for dialogue and the exchange of good practice; welcomes the cases where governments, scientists, businesses and national competent authorities have worked together to define best practices in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legislation;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the difficulty of carrying out a coherent analysis of the implementation of the Regulation that exists owing to differing approaches to data collection between Member States; calls on the Commission to set common minimum standards for tracing systems regarding all journeys in order to allow better harmonised data collection and assessment of the parameters monitored; calls on Member States to step up their efforts to supply the Commission with comprehensive, harmonised data on transport inspections and infringement levels;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the poor conditions prevailing during maritime transport, and calls on Member States to be more rigorous in their certification and approval procedures for vessels, and to improve their pre-loading checks on animal fitness; calls on the Commission to providdraw up, update and circulate a list of ports with adequate animal inspection facilities;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy, by 30 November 2019 at the latest, to shift from live transport to a meat-and-carcasses-only trade, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport; calls expressly on the Commission to include transport to third countries in this strategy;
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 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out that, in addition to the loading of animals that are unfit for transport, infringements of the Regulation also frequently concern the lack of space for animals, the inappropriate height of vehicles, extreme temperatures, lack of water and food, and inadequate ventilation systems;
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;