2 Amendments of Paolo DE CASTRO related to 2017/2284(INI)
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the need to focus on precision and digital agriculture, so as to prevent the dispersion of pesticides in areas where they are not needed; underlines the need for research into new low-risk substances and their ability to meet the environmental, health and economic requirements of agriculture and into the equipment and technology that could render them more efficient and reduce the potential exposure of farmers, operators and the general public.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of low-risk organic pesticides and the need to promote the development, authorisation and marketing thereof in the EU; calls on the Commission to promote the necessary changes in the current regulations to introduce a common definition, making a clear distinction between organic and synthetic chemical plant protection products.