10 Amendments of Lorenzo FONTANA related to 2011/2108(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas beekeeping as an economic and social activity plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of rural areas and creates ‘green jobs’,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas beekeepers and the environment around beehives are primarily responsible for the health and well-being of their bees, though farming methods have a role to play too,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, because active substances and medicines are not metabolised by bees and end up in honey, because European producers rely on clean, residue-free, high- quality honey, and also because of the problem of resistance, appropriate minimal use of veterinary products and active substances is advocated, as is maintaining a healthy colony immune system,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to increase the level of support for honeybee-health- related research under the next financial framework (FP8) and to focus the research on technological developments, disease prevention and control, particularly the impact of environmental factors on bee colony immune systems, defining sustainable agricultural practices and increasing non-chemical alternatives, and the development of veterinary medical products for current EU honeybee-disease- causing agents, especially Varroa destructor mites, Nosema ceranae endoparasites and other opportunistic diseases; calls on the Commission to rule out overlaps in the use of funds and to create new financial opportunities where needed, in view of beekeeping’s importance in the European Union;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to set up a steering committee, together with politicians drawn primarily from major producing countries, and representatives of the beekeeping sector, which will assist the Commission in establishing the annual work programme of the EU reference laboratory;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to continue supporting scientific research on honeybee health, building on the good examples of the COST Action COLOSS and the BeeDoc and STEP initiatives; stresses nevertheless that relations with beekeepers and beekeeper organisations should be enhanced by means of projects involving academics working in the sector;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to support training programmes for beekeepers and farmers on disease prevention and control, botanical knowledge and the impact of pesticides, with the purpose of encouraging the acquisition of qualifications, and to make beekeeping-related project grants available for young researchers;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to propose a comprehensive Animal Health Law with a special focus on bees;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for comprehensive and exhaustive scientific research, based on appropriate risk assessment, on the possible replacement of active substances in pesticides that are harmful to the pollinator or to aquatic animal stocks;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls, in a spirit of dialogue between beekeepers and agricultural stakeholders, for the setting up of a system of obligatory preliminary notification of beekeepers in all Member States in advance of pesticide applications, applying only to those pesticides that have a major environmental impact, especially aerial chemical mosquito controls;