15 Amendments of Elisabeth KÖSTINGER related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which lays down that, in formulating and implementing the Union'’s policies in the areas of agriculture, fisheries, transport, the internal market and research and technological development, the Union and the Member States shall always pay full regard to the welfare requirements of pets and productive animals as sentient beings; in that connection, they shall take account of the laws and administrative provisions and customs of the Member States,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 the European Parliament insisted that the rules, standards and indicators adopted should be based on the latest technology and science and stressed that economic aspects must also be taken into account, since a high standard of animal welfare in particular also entailed financial and administrative costs for Europe'’s farmers,
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has created a new legal sbroadened the powers of the EU and its instituation in which new powers and greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its s to cover fisheries policy, so as to ensure that the welfare requirements of pets and productive animals are taken into account, at the same time as the laws and administitutions and considers that this article applies to all animals and not onlyrative provisions and traditions of the Member States; points out that this article applies to all pets and imprisoned animals, to animals intended for food- producing animaltion, circus animals, stray animals and animals in zoos;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the debate concerning various possible animal welfare labelling schemes for pets and productive animals in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009, and stresses that it is important that consumers in the European Union should receive adequate information to enable them to make well-informed choices in this regard as well as in others;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends in this context that the principle should be that all claims concerning a product's characteristics must be provable and that if this entails excessively detailed information, which cannot be accommodated on the label, producers or vendors should have the option of affording access to the information on the Internet;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a European centrnetwork of centres of reference for animal welfare and animal health should be established no later than 2012, whose work should be based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed above;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that such a centre should comprise thethis network should be based on a 'central coordination institute' as referred to in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers furthermore that, having regard to Article 13 ofwithin the strict limits set by Article 13 of and in keeping with the subsidiarity principle laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a centre should, inter alia, be assigned the tasks of assessing and stating views on future legislative and policy proposals and their impact on animalthe welfare and animal healthhealth of pets and productive animals, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniques;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes the view that, on the basis of scientific findings, the public should be provided with information about animals' needs and the correct ways of dealing with animals and that this should be done in an appropriate, serious-minded manner; considers that a European network of centres of reference should be responsible for implementing education and information measures, since imparting knowledge on the basis of standardised quality criteria is fundamental if people are to be prevented from developing extreme views;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading 6
Heading 6
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28