25 Amendments of Martin HÄUSLING related to 2013/2100(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2009/128/EC of 21 October 2009 on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2012 on the farm input supply chain: structure and implications,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas despite beingthe EU is the world's second- largest producer, the EU isand also the second- largest importer of F&V;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the organic fruit and vegetable sector is the fastest growing organic sector within an EU market worth 19.7 billion Euro in 2011 and growing by 9% between 2010 and 2011, in a decade- long trend of annual growth between 5- 10%; in terms of area, organic fruit increased by 18.2% and organic vegetables by 3.5% between 2010 and 2011;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, according to Eurostat, total input costs for EU farmers climbed on average by almost 40% between 2000 and 2010, while farm gate prices increased on average by less than 25%; whereas the increase in input costs was almost 80% for synthetic fertilisers and soil improvers, almost 30% for seeds and planting stock and nearly 13% for plant protection products;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereby the loss of soil fertility due to erosion, decreased input of organic matter leading to poor crumb structure and humus levels and decreased nutrient and water retention, and reduction of ecological processes is a significant cost both to farmers and the public budget;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas generally we are increasingly dependent upon an ever narrower range of genetic diversity for our fruit and vegetable crops, both in numbers of species and varieties and within varieties. This increases susceptibility to pests and climatic volatility and can disrupt food supplies during crises and so poses a risk for long term food security, which needs diversity to ensure resilience;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas transgenesis can be defined as a genetic engineering technique which introduces into a subject plant a foreign gene from another species;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas cisgenesis can be defined as a genetic engineering technique which introduces into a subject plant a gene from its relatives of the same species or genus;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognises that monocultures and continuous cropping lead to build up of pests in soil and vegetation;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises that systematic and continued use of pesticides, especially used in a prophylactic way, leads to resistance via adaptation by pest species;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Stresses that simple agronomic techniques such as crop rotation break pest reproductive cycles and help keep pest populations low;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to promote integrated pest management (IPM) and good agronomic practice, whereby chemicals are used as a last resort in a hierarchy of action, which uses non-chemical alternatives first;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Calls upon the Commission to support innovation and entrepreneurship through increased research and development on non-chemical alternatives such as natural predators and parasites of pest species, to increase options available for farmers to manage pest populations;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 f (new)
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to promote and emphasise the intensification of ecological processes ensuring long-term soil health, fertility and formation, as well as managing and regulating pest populations; believes this can lead to long term productivity gains for farmers and reduced costs to public budgets;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. StresRealises that horticulture is reliant onindustrial scale horticulture using monocultures and continuous cropping is only possible using a variety of plant protection andproducts and synthetic fertiliser products, and urges the Commission to take a risk-based approach to the regulation of these products that is justified bybased on the precautionary principle, that is justified by peer-reviewed, independent scientific evidence; emphasises that minor uses are particularly vulnerable; calls on DG Agri, DG Sanco, DG Environment and DG Competition to work strategically together to take into account the impact of changes to plant protection product regulation from multiple perspectives;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that both the Plant Protection Products Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009) and the new Biocides Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012) require the Commission to specify scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine- disrupting properties by December 2013; is concerned that these criteria have the potential to remove significant substances which could still be used with acceptable risk; urges the Commission to fully consider the impact of different approaches when presenting proposals for endocrine disruptors;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to reassess the current restrictions on the use of some3 high risk neonicotoinoids in light of new scientific evidence and urges the Commission to properly assess the economic and environmental impact of such restrictions before bringing them into force;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that in the light of the ban on 3 neonicotinoids, it is an unacceptable economic and environmental risk to undermine the natural resources upon which agriculture depends and the delivery of essential ecosystem services such as pollination, worth 16.2 billion Euro annually in the EU;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with concern the Commission proposal for a regulation on plant reproductive material (COM(2013)0262) and stresses that while regulation in this area is necessary, any legislation should be proportional and recognise the principle of subsidiarity; stresses the need for genetic diversity of and within populations of crops, for long term food security and resilience of food systems;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to differentiate between cisgenic, mutagenic and transgenic plants and to create a different approvals processes for cisgenic plants so as to recognise that cisgenesis is an extension of plant breeding and not a form of genetic modificationdifferent forms of plant breeding; awaits the EFSA opinion demanded by DG SANCO evaluating the findings of the working group of new biotech breeding techniques;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is deeply concerned that up tobetween a third and a half of edible produce is wasted because of its appearance and calls on the Commission to create possibilities for marketing a wider range of quality specifications of produce and to enact action plans across the EU to tackle food waste at all steps of the food chain;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. recognises that reducing systemic food waste is a key to increasing supply of food to a growing world population;