16 Amendments of Michel DANTIN related to 2018/2110(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas every year, for breeding or slaughter, millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances to be bred or slaughtered;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas transport is stressful for these animals as it exposes them to a range of challenges for hours at a time; whereas, as regards trade with certain third countries considerably further away from the borders of the EU single market, additional animal suffering is caused by very long journeys including long stops at borders for checking documents, vehicles and animalsthe fitness of animals for transport;
Amendment 142 #
5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, effective and dissuasive penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animalsof animals during transportation;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for increased cooperation between competent authorities to strengthen enforcement by using technology to create a real-time feedback loop between the Member State at the point of departure and the Member State at the point of arrival; takes the view that should animals which started out in a good state of fitness arrive in a poor state of fitness, then the exporter company must be immediately penalised and the owner-farmer must be able to be compensated under national law for any resultant loss of income;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the poor conditions prevailing during maritime transport, and calls on Member States to be more rigorous in their certification and approval procedures for vessels, and to improve their pre-loading checks on animal fitness, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005; calls on the Commission to provide a list of ports with adequate animal inspection facilities;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the reducany limitation of animal journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, to be implemented also by employing alternative strategies, such as economically viable local slaughter facilities, replacing the transport of breeding animals by using semen or embryos, and transportation of carcasses and meat products, as well as by means of legislativeprivate or public, regulatory or non- regulatory initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction of economically viable slaughter facilities within Member States so that animals are slaughteredfarmers are able to slaughter their animals as close as possible to their place of rearing;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport toencourage a meat- and-carcasses-only trade, given the environmental, and animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the use of contingency plans for all journeys in order to enable the transporter to respond in an effective manner to emergencies and reduce the impact of a delay or accident on the animals transported for breeding or slaughter;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses to farmers, drivers and veterinariansthose responsible for animal welfare during transport, in order to reduce the high levels of fitness infringement in Member States;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to carry out additional research on the correlation between journey time and animal welfare, in order to clearly define journey times that are appropriate for the transport of all different species of live animals;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in some third countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a shift towards the transport of meat or carcasses, instead of live animals, to third countries;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by some third countries are not as high as those within the EU; calls on the Commission to strengthen the existing requirements vis-à-vis the Union’s trading partners, especially regarding trade in animals;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is appalled at reports of extremely long and distressing waiting periods for animals at borders; calls on Member States having borders with third countries to open dedicated express lanes at customs for animals being transported, in order to reduce waiting periods, though without lowering the quality of health and customs checks at the borders;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to promote the exchange of best practice and regulatory equivalence measures with third countries as regards the transport of live animals;