Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2015/0028(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
Amendments (4)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Where reliable information is obtained indicating that the manner in which seal hunting in a given third country is being conducted violates any of the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1007/2009, the Commission should have the possibility to introduce, by delegated act, a limitation or ban on imports of hunt-specific seal products for a period of up to 12 months.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The Commission should have the possibility to be flexible in responding to reliable information that seal hunting in a given third country blatantly violates the established standards aimed at sparing animals from pain, distress, fear and other forms of suffering. In such cases, the Commission should have the power to introduce a temporary limitation or ban on imports of hunt-specific seal products from that country.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3– paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 3– paragraph 3 b (new)
(3b) Without prejudice to Article 6, if the number of seals hunted, the quantity of seal products being placed on the market pursuant to paragraph 1 or other circumstances are such as to indicate that a hunt is conducted primarily for commercial purposes or that the requirements laid down in Article 3(1)(c) are not met, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 4 in order to limit the quantity of products resulting from that hunt that may be placed on the market, or to introduce a limitation or ban on imports of hunt-specific seal products from a third country in which the hunt was conducted, for a period of up to 12 months.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) The following article is inserted: “Article 5a Public information The Commission and Member States shall take appropriate measures to inform competent authorities, including customs officials in the Member States of the European Union, and the public regarding market access in compliance with applicable legal rules of seal products resulting from hunts conducted by indigenous communities in accordance with Article 3(1).“