33 Amendments of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas good animal health and good livestock farming are of decisive importance to our society, not only in the interests of animal welfare but for the sake of public health as a whole, and for our economy and Europe's competitiveness, , but without jeopardising the EU's competitiveness in terms of world trade,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas our high animal welfare standards are part of the 'brand' of European agricultural producers, but only on condition that the rules in force are genuinely complied with within the EU and applied to imports originating in third countries,
Amendment 37 #
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 a high standard of animal welfare also entailed financial and administrative costs for Europe's farmthe EU's farmers; whereas failure to respect the principle of reciprocity poses a risk to fair competition vis-à-vis non- Community producers,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomeds the Commission's decision to focus in a multiannual action plan for animal welfare on a few essential fields of action and then take vigorous action in these fields;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the vast majority of the measures contained in the current - albeit still none too ambitious - action plan have been implemented satisfactorily;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the work which has been done to develop alternatives to animal testing and the Commission's efforts, under the auspices of the WTO and in bilateral agreements with third countries, to assign the highest priority to animal welfareestablish animal welfare as an objective to be taken into account; notes, however, the need for an intransigent defence of respect for the principle of reciprocity with regard to imports from third countries in order to guarantee compliance with EU rules;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiative in this fieldUrges the Commission, when adopting new rules on animal transport, to take account of the increased costs for producers and only to adopt such rules on the basis of a solid analysis of the economic impact on livestock farming;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. UrgesCalls on the Commission likewise to ensure that the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for laying hens, which enters into force in 2012, is genuinely complied with and that it is accomplanied withby a study of its economic impact on production;
Amendment 146 #
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 situation in which new powers and greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its institutions and considers that this article applies to all animals and not only food- producing animals, whilst bearing in mind that differing characteristics and living conditions require differentiated treatment;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit no later than 2012 aon the basis of an impact study and after consulting stakeholders, to submit a reasoned proposal for general animal welfare legislation for the EU, no later than 2014, which, on the basis of the available science and proven experience, should contribute to a common understanding of the concept of animal welfare, the associated costs and the fundamental conditions applicable;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, which should be accompanied by individual legal acts concerning specific species of animal, must include, in accordance with the animal health law, suitable guidelines on responsible keeping of animals, a common system for monitoring and to gather comparable data, as well as requirements relating to basic know-how on the part of handlers of animals and provisions establishing the particular responsibilities of animal owners; considers that all these requirements should be accompanied by resources supplied to producers in order to ensure that they are properly implemented;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, like Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety , should establish a common basic level of animal welfare in the European Union, which is the precondition for free and equitable competition within the internal market; considers, however, that it should be possible for any person, region or Member State to introduce voluntary systems which are more far-reaching, avoiding distortions of competition and safeguarding the EU's competitiveness on international markets;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph a (new)
Considers that imported products must comply with the same animal welfare requirements as those imposed on European operators;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the debate concerning various possible animal welfare labelling schemes in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009, and stresses that it is important for this label to be included in existing schemes in the context of the environment, nutrition and climate; considers that consumers in the European Union should receive adequate information, with due respect for the principle of simplification, to enable them to make well-informed choices in this regard as well as in others;
Amendment 188 #
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 afford access to the information on the Internet;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
15. Considers furthermore that further measures and any additional individual legal acts should particularly focus on the following:
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 1
Paragraph 15 – indent 1
- providing operators with financial resources by 2012 and monitoring compliance with the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for hens,
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
- more stringent monitoring of compliance with the EU directive on pigs,
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6
Paragraph 15 – indent 6
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that an independent European centre 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 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that such a centre should comprise thea 'central independent coordination institute' referred to in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009, in accordance with the prerogatives of DG SANCO and EFSA's scientific panel on animal welfare;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
Considers that the European centre for animal welfare should have a governing body composed of representatives of producers, consumers, scientists and national authorities;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers furthermore that, having regard to Article 13 of 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 animal welfare and animal health, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and disseminating information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniquespractices that exist in the EU;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the aim must be a purposeful, risk-based monitoring system in which objective factors such as mortality statistics and the use of antibioticpresence of diseases are central;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commission to monitor the Member States more effectively and comprehensively in this regardsure effective implementation by operators;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the use of antibiotics is anone of the indicators of the state of health of animals, and expresses its deep concern about the acutethat the potential problem of antibiotic resistance in animals and humansneeds to be monitored;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls in this context its aforementioned resolution of 22 May 2008, which likewise stressed the problem of antibiotic resistance, and emphasises that farmers, breeders and animal owners are primarily responsible forconcerned with monitoring animals' health and welfare;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to step up its monitoring of the use of antibiotics in the European Union and, if need be, set up a common European database for this purpose;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for an assessment and further development of the Animal Welfare Quality Project, particularly as regards incentives for farmers and producers to use the new indicators, as much work remains to be done to prepare the new indicators forthe instrument's simplification and practical application;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States in this context to make better use of the opportunities for support for investment in innovation, research and modernisation beneficial to animal welfare which is available from EU rural development funds and the Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013);