2 Amendments of Elisabeth KÖSTINGER related to 2011/2108(INI)
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to promote the setting up of appropriate national surveillance systems and to develop harmonised standards at EU level to allow comparison; stresses the need for uniform identification and registration of bee hives;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Regards the introduction of a notification requirement, in particular for people who keep bees as a hobby, as a disproportionately bureaucratic arrangement; given the small-scale nature of the beekeeping sector and the constantly changing number of swarms, mandatory registration and identification is unworkable and should therefore be rejected;