2006/2059(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the development and use of agricultural biotechnology offers an opportunity to develop both economically and environmentally sustainable farming and food production and helps to ensure food safety at world level,

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to work towards ensuring that, in the near future, an increased variety of better and healthier food and feedstuffs could also be produced in less favoured areas, such as in restricted climate conditions, in dry or moist conditions and on harsh soil~~, and notes that the correct use of biotechnology could be an important factor in these developments~~; emphasises also that protecting the diversity of crops and varieties in a single field can provide the necessary diversity and resilience to cope with rapid changes in weather conditions (e.g. droughts, floods, storms and heatwaves);

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to work towards ensuring that, in the near future, an increased variety of better and healthier food and feedstuffs could also be produced in less favoured areas, such as in restricted climate conditions, in dry or moist conditions and on harsh soil, and notes that the correct use of biotechnology could be ~~an important factor in these developments~~one factor in these developments; emphasises also that increasing the diversity of crops and varieties in a single field can also provide the necessary diversity and resilience to cope with rapid changes in weather conditions (e.g. droughts, floods, storms and heatwaves);

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to work towards ensuring that, in the near future, an increased variety of better and healthier food and feedstuffs could also be produced in less favoured areas, such as in restricted climate conditions, in dry or moist conditions and on harsh soil~~, and notes that the correct use of biotechnology could be an important factor in these developments~~;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to work towards ensuring that, in the near future, an increased variety of better ~~and healthier~~ food and feedstuffs could also be produced in less favoured areas, such as in restricted climate conditions, in dry or moist conditions and on harsh soil, and notes that the correct use of biotechnology could be an important factor in these developments;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises that, by increasing the diversity of crops and varieties in a single field, the necessary diversity and resilience to cope with rapid changes in weather conditions (e.g. droughts, floods, storms and heat waves) can be provided;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Supports the view that biotechnologies may offer attractive alternative methods of energy production in rural areas and that biomass, biogas and bio-fuels can help in the diversification of the energy sources, thus increasing income in rural areas;deleted

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Supports the view that biotechnologies may offer attractive alternative methods of energy production in rural areas and that biomass, biogas and bio-fuels can help in the diversification of the energy sources, thus increasing income in rural areas;deleted

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Supports the view that biotechnologies may offer attractive alternative methods of energy production in rural areas and that biomass, biogas and bio-fuels can help in the diversification of the energy sources, thus increasing income in rural areas;deleted

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Supports the view~~Hopes that biotechnologies may ~~offe~~in future play a part in the search for attractive alternative methods of energy production in rural areas and that biomass, biogas and bio-fuels can help in the diversification of the energy sources, thus increasing income in rural areas;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recognises the limited amount of biomass that can be sustainably produced; emphasises that biomass with the lowest possible level of greenhouse gas emissions should be used locally;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the development and use of agricultural biotechnology may offers an opportunity to develop both economically and environmentally sustainable farming and food production,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recognises the limited amount of biomass that can be sustainably produced; emphasises that biomass with the lowest possible level of greenhouse gas emissions should be used locally;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Supports the current precautionary approach to the approval of new biotechnology products, particularly where there is still a lack of scientific clarity concerning the possible risk to human health, the environment, and the health and welfare of animals;

Amendment 112 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Supports the current precautionary approach to the approval of new biotechnology products, but points out that this should not lead to increased bureaucracy;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the decisive importance, in the approval process, of protecting not only human health and the environment ~~in the approval process and underlines the use of objective scientific criteria in this respect~~but also new aspects, particularly those of a socioeconomic nature, in accordance with the statements made by Ministers for the Environment in their unanimous decision of 8 December 2008; underlines the use of objective scientific criteria and observance of a sufficient assessment period to prove that no risk exists;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the decisive importance of protecting human health and the environment in the approval process and underlines the use of objective scientific criteria, including long-term studies, in this respect;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that socio-economic factors should also be considered as part of the approval process;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasises that socio-economic factors should also be considered during the approval process;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal establishing workable and proportionate labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of EU-approved genetically modified seeds in conventional seeds;deleted

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal establishing workable and proportionate labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of EU-approved genetically modified seeds in conventional seeds;deleted

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal establishing workable and proportionate labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of EU-approved genetically modified seeds in conventional seeds; these thresholds must be as low as possible so that the labelling thresholds for seeds laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 are not exceeded and so that organic or non-GM foodstuffs can continue to be produced in the future;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the development and use of agricultural biotechnology, with the exception of genetically modified organisms, offers an opportunity to develop both economically and environmentally sustainable farming and food production,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal establishing ~~workable and proportionat~~the lowest possible labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of EU-approved genetically modified seeds in conventional seeds; underlines that these thresholds must guarantee freedom of choice for producers and consumers of conventional, organic and genetically modified products alike;

Amendment 121 #

Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to lay down, in respect of imported feedingstuffs, a low-level presence limit value for non- approved genetically modified organisms with a view to guaranteeing protein supplies for the European intensive livestock sector;

Amendment 122 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the Commission's recent report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions within the EU; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear, uniform and transparent coexistence measures that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methods;deleted

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the Commission's recent report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions within the EU; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear, uniform and transparent coexistence measures that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methodsnotes that, to date, the Commission has not wished to submit harmonised coexistence measures for the growing of genetically modified organised and/or has been incapable of doing so, which implicitly proves the practical impossibility of developing these new products without risks to the environment and health and without their affecting other types of cultivation, whether conventional or organic;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the Commission's recent report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions, including liability rules valid throughout the Community, within the EU; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear, uniform and transparent coexistence measures, including liability rules valid throughout the Community, that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methods;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the Commission's recent report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming ~~and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions within the EU~~; stresses the importance of the right of Member States which have adopted traditional methods of production; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear, uniform and transparent coexistence measures that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methods;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the Commission's ~~recent~~2006 report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions within the EU; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear, uniform and transparent coexistence measures that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methods without compromising the right of non-GM farmers to farm without GM contamination;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the Commission's recent report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions within the EU; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear, uniform and transparent coexistence measures that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methods without compromising the right of non-GM farmers to farm without GM contamination;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the Commission's ~~recent~~2006 report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions within the EU; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear, uniform and transparent coexistence measures that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methods;

Amendment 129 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the Commission's recent report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions within the EU; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear~~, uniform~~ and transparent coexistence measures that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methods;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas conventional and organic agriculture must remain the favoured modes of production in the European Union, in the light of criteria of social, environmental and economic performance,

Amendment 130 #

Guido SACCONI, Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS, Vincenzo LAVARRA, Katerina BATZELI, Brian SIMPSON, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Reaffirms that, in accordance with Article 26a(1) of Directive 2001/18/EC, the Member States may adopt national measures on crop coexistence to enable them to 'take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products';

Amendment 131 #

Guido SACCONI, Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS, Vincenzo LAVARRA, Katerina BATZELI, Brian SIMPSON, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Considers that the rules on crop coexistence should contain clear provisions on liability which take account of the 'polluter pays' principle; calls on the Commission to draw up a binding legal framework in relation to liability which would cover the contamination of conventional or organic crops by GMOs;

Amendment 132 #

Guido SACCONI, Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS, Vincenzo LAVARRA, Katerina BATZELI, Brian SIMPSON, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for all holdings w~~hose~~ith a ‘GM-free’ quality label ~~has caused them to increase their prices to be safeguarded by adequate and clearly defined measures for coexistence~~to be safeguarded and to prevent against contamination from genetically modified organisms, and to ensure that the market position they have won, and hence their economic stability, is not jeopardised;

Amendment 133 #

Bas BELDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to continue to guarantee a food chain completely free of genetic modification;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Stresses that the legislation currently in force allows the Member States to impose a total ban on the cultivation of GMOs in geographical areas which have special agronomical or environmental characteristics or are particularly important in terms of maintaining biodiversity or specific agricultural practices;

Amendment 135 #

Guido SACCONI, Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS, Vincenzo LAVARRA, Katerina BATZELI, Brian SIMPSON, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Urges the Commission to adopt, as soon as possible, specific labelling thresholds for the presence of genetically modified seeds in conventional seeds on the basis of Article 21(2) of Directive 2001/18/EC;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that there is a need for common labelling rules and better consumer information in accordance with WTO rules, taking account of consumers' preference for non-GM foodstuffs;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that there is a need for common traceability and labelling rules and better consumer information in accordance with EU and WTO rules;

Amendment 138 #

Guido SACCONI, Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS, Vincenzo LAVARRA, Katerina BATZELI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Asks for clarification concerning liability for damages incurred in the growing and using of biotechnological products with regard to: who is liable, what can be claimed and under what circumstances a claim can be made, bearing in mind who gains advantages and the greatest benefit from the use of biotechnology products;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Asks for clarification~~Urges the Commission and the Member States to adopt a legislative framework concverning liability for damages incurred in the growing and using of biotechnological products with regard to: who is liable, what can be claimed and under what circumstances a claim can be made;

Amendment 14 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas biotechnology is often used to refer to genetic engineering, which represents only a minor part of the various biotechnology applications,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Asks for clarification~~Stresses the importance of establishing strict rules concerning liability for damages incurred in the growing and using of biotechnological products with regard to: who is liable, what can be claimed ~~and~~, under what circumstances a claim can be made and to what extent the authorities are aware of the risks being run;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Asks for clarification~~Stresses the importance of establishing strict rules concerning liability for damages incurred in the growing and using of biotechnological products with regard to: who is liable, what can be claimed and under what circumstances a claim can be made;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Asks for clarification~~Stresses the importance of establishing strict standards concerning liability for damages incurred in the growing and using of biotechnological products with regard to: who is liable, what can be claimed and under what circumstances a claim can be made;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote research and development in the field of biotechnology and modern sustainable agriculture practices, other crop methods and agricultural product quality by increasing funds for work and further enhancing cooperation and coordination between public sector research and companies at European, national and regional level;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote research and development in the field of biotechnology as well as on modern sustainable agricultural practices, other crop methods and agricultural product quality by increasing funds for work and further enhancing cooperation and coordination between public sector research and companies at European, national and regional level;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote research and development in the field of biotechnology as well as on sustainable agricultural practices, be they traditional or modern, other crop methods and agricultural product quality by increasing funds for work and further enhancing cooperation and coordination between public sector research and companies at European, national and regional level;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the European Commission, when it makes its decision, to take greater account of the studies concerning biotechnology submitted by the Member States and not to go against the views of the Member States and public attitudes towards biotechnology;

Amendment 147 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that the existence of independent publicly funded research must be guaranteed ~~and R&D activity in small biotechnology undertakings and plant-technology centres must be supported in order to maintain maximum competitiveness at the various levels of the food production chain~~for all farming models;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that the existence of publicly funded independent research must be guaranteed and R&D activity in all forms of production, particularly small biotechnology undertakings and plant- technology centres, must be equitably supported in order to maintain maximum competitiveness at the various levels of the food production chain;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that the existence of independent publicly funded research for all agricultural models on an equal basis must be guaranteed and R&D activity in small biotechnology undertakings and plant-technology centres must be supported in order to maintain maximum competitiveness at the various levels of the food production chain;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas developments in biotechnologies have the potential to yield many benefits for agriculture, such as increased yields, better product quality, reduced use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and fossil fuels and reduced soil erosion and pollution,deleted

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that the existence of independent publicly funded research must be guaranteed for all farming models equally and R&D activity in small biotechnology undertakings and plant- technology centres must be supported in order to maintain maximum competitiveness at the various levels of the food production chain;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that the existence of publicly funded independent research must be guaranteed and R&D activity in small biotechnology undertakings and plant- technology centres must be supported in order to maintain maximum competitiveness at the various levels of the food production chain;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that the existence of publicly funded research must be guaranteed and R&D activity in small ~~biotechnology~~ undertakings and ~~plant-~~technology centres must be supported in order to maintain maximum competitiveness at the various levels of the food production chain;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Fears that the existing complex and extensive implementation of the Community legislation on biotechnological trials and the long approval procedure for placing inventions on the market are creating real obstacles to European research and may lead to research activities and human resources being moved outside the EU;deleted

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Fears that the existing complex and extensive implementation of the Community legislation on biotechnological trials and the long approval procedure for placing inventions on the market are creating real obstacles to European research and may lead to research activities and human resources being moved outside the EU;deleted

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Fears that the existing complex and extensive implementation of the Community legislation on biotechnological trials and the long approval procedure for placing inventions on the market are creating real obstacles to European research and may lead to research activities and human resources being moved outside the EU;deleted

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Fears that the existing complex and extensive implementation of the Community legislation on biotechnological trials and the long approval procedure for placing inventions on the market are creating real obstacles to European research and may lead to research activities and human resources being moved outside the EU;deleted

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Fears that the existing complex and extensive implementation of the Community legislation on biotechnological trials and the long approval procedure for placing inventions on the market are creating real obstacles to European research and may lead to research activities and human resources being moved outside the EU;deleted

Amendment 158 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Fears that the existing complex and extensive implementation of the Community legislation on biotechnological trials and the long approval procedure for placing inventions on the market are creating real obstacles to European research and may lead to research activities and human resources being moved outside the EU;deleted

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Fear~~Observes that the existing ~~complex and extensiv~~procedures for the implementation of the Community legislation on biotechnological trials and the ~~long~~ approval procedure for placing inventions on the market ~~are creating real obstacles to European research and may lead to research activities and human resources being moved outside~~can be simplified but only on condition that it does not call into question the guarantee that these inventions will not create any risks to health and the environment and will not cause socioeconomic problems for citizens of the EU;

Amendment 16 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas developments in biotechnologies have the potential to yield many benefits for agriculture, such as increased yields, better product quality, reduced use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and fossil fuels and reduced soil erosion and pollution,deleted

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Considers that, for the part of biotechnology concerning genetically modified organisms, it must be possible for research - particularly public research - to be performed in a closed environment when their use has the purpose of promoting health; observes that it is currently difficult to envisage their being cultivated in open fields, in view of: - the insurmountable problem of their coexistence with conventionally and organically farmed crops, - inadequate knowledge of their medium- and long-term impact on health, the environment and socioeconomic factors, - the problems of biodiversity and economic monopoly which they pose;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Also suspects that these may be contributing to a strong concentration of research, inventions and intellectual property rights among a few large global players, thus causing their influence and power to increase to the detriment of smaller companies, and causing countries and people to become more dependent on them;deleted

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Also suspects that these may be contributing to a strong concentration of research, inventions and intellectual property rights among a few large global players, thus causing their influence and power to increase to the detriment of smaller companies, and causing countries and people to become more dependent on them;deleted

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Also suspect~~Stresses that thesre ~~may be contributing to~~is a strong concentration of research, inventions and intellectual property rights among a few large global players, thus causing their influence and power to increase to the detriment of smaller companies, and causing countries and people to become more dependent on them;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Also suspect~~Stresses that thesre ~~may be contributing to~~is a strong concentration of research, inventions and intellectual property rights among a few large global players, thus causing their influence and power to increase to the detriment of smaller companies, and causing countries and people to become more dependent on them;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Also suspect~~Stresses that thesre ~~may be contributing to~~is a strong concentration of research, inventions and intellectual property rights among a few large global players, thus causing their influence and power to increase to the detriment of smaller companies, and causing countries and people to become more dependent on them;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Also suspects that these may be contributing to~~Fears a strong concentration of research, inventions and intellectual property rights among a few large global players, thus causing their influence and power to increase to the detriment of smaller companies, and causing countries and people to become more dependent on them;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Section heading – after paragraph 16

~~Respond~~Informing tohe public ~~concerns~~

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Observes the need to enhance and broaden public debate and improve the level of scientific knowledge; considers that it is the responsibility of policy- makers, as well as industry, the scientific community and non-governmental organisations to communicate with citizens in a clear and transparent manner on the benefits and risks of biotechnologies, while pointing out that Member States are required to provide a framework for collaboration between stakeholders so as to ensure consistency in public debates;

Amendment 169 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Observes the need to enhance and broaden public debate and improve the level of scientific knowledge; considers that it is the responsibility of policy- makers, as well as industry, the scientific community and non-governmental organisations to communicate with citizens in a clear and transparent manner on the benefits and risks of biotechnologies; recommends that Commission policies reflect public opinion on genetically modified organisms;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas developments in biotechnologies have the potential to yield many benefits for agriculture~~, such as increased yi~~: - better-quality, healthy food (probiotics, lactic bacteria, anti-allergy products, non- toxic products); - new non-food products: second- generation biofuelds, ~~better product quality,~~green chemistry (biolubricants, pharmacopeia, cosmetics, wood treatment products, starch-derived fibres, etc.); - reduced use of chemical fertilisers, ~~herbicides,~~ pesticides and fossil fuels and reduced soil erosion and pollution; - preservation of biodiversity; - improved natural functions of ecosystems (organic matter in soils, water cycle, etc.),

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Observes the need to enhance and broaden public debate and improve the level of scientific knowledge; considers that it is the responsibility of policy- makers, as well as industry, the scientific community and non-governmental organisations to communicate with citizens in a clear and transparent manner on the benefits and risks of biotechnologies; recommends that the Commission's policies reflect public opinion on genetically modified organisms;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Emphasises the need to conduct balanced and transparent discussions and assessments involving all the parties concerned, including EU citizens;~~(Does not affect English version.)

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Considers that data concerning the nature, identity, properties, composition, method of preparation and production of food and feed which are produced from or contain ingredients produced from genetically modified organisms will help to provide consumers and users with correct information;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas developments in biotechnologyies might have the potential to yield ~~many~~ benefits for agriculture, ~~such as increased yields, reduced use of herbicides and pesticides, less fossil fuel use and reduced soil~~ whereas it is advisable to weigh the value of such potential benefits against the possibility of reduced genetic diversity associated with GM monoculture cropping and damage to biodiverosionty,

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas developments in biotechnologies might have the potential to yield ~~many~~ benefits for agriculture, ~~such as increased yields, better product quality, reduced use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and fossil fuels and reduced soil erosion and pollution~~whereas it is advisable to weigh the value of such potential benefits against the possibility of reduced genetic diversity associated with GM monoculture cropping and damage to biodiversity,

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital - A a (new)

-A. whereas biological diversity, including genetic, species and ecosystem diversity, is a foundation of life and the fundamental basis of human health, quality of life and well-being, representing an intrinsic value; whereas introducing genetically modified organisms into natural ecosystems at the present time could irreversibly damage the existing balance and have incalculable effects on the environment and human beings,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas developments in biotechnologies have the potential to yield many benefits for agriculture, ~~such as increased yields, better product quality, reduced use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and fossil fuels and reduced soil erosion and pollution,~~

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas developments in biotechnologies have the potential to yield many benefits for agriculture, such as increased yields, better product quality, reduced use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and fossil fuels and reduced soil erosion and pollutionthe precautionary principle should also govern laboratory research and practical tests, since once released into nature genetic experiments unleash a chain reaction and become uncontrollable,

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas developments in biotechnologies might have the potential to yield many benefits for agriculture, ~~such as increased yields, better product quality, reduced use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and fossil fuels and reduced soil erosion and pollution,~~

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas scientific literature shows that, contrary to genetic engineering, the application of biotechnology to conventional breeding techniques, such as Marker Assisted Selection, can result in the production of plants resistant to extreme weather conditions, whereas the production of crop varieties with increased resistance to droughts, salt, floods and other erratic climatic conditions cannot on its own guarantee adaptation to climate change, which can occur only by increasing the diversity of crops and varieties in every single field,

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas advances made in biotechnology may have the potential to create new openings for agriculture and sylviculture and to contribute to the better use of all biomass from renewable sources; and whereas these innovations concern the fields of green chemistry, food and health,deleted

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas advances made in biotechnology have the potential to create new openings for agriculture and sylviculture and to contribute to the better use of all biomass from renewable sources; and whereas these innovations concern the fields of green chemistry, food and health,deleted

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~advances made in biotechnology have the pot~~the meat, eggs, milk and dairy products from livestock fed with the millions of tonnes of genetical ~~to create new openings for agriculture and sylviculture and to c~~ly modified feedingstuffs which enter the EU every year are not labelled, while scientific studies have already demonstr~~ibu~~ated t~~o the better use of all biomass from renewable sources; and whereas these innovations concern the fields of green chemistry, food and health~~hat where GMOs are used for feedingstuffs genetically modified elements can be detected in the food products, thus making it clear that the safety of such products is not in any way guaranteed,

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas advances made in biotechnology have the potential to ~~create new openings for agriculture and sylviculture and to~~ contribute to the better use of all biomass from renewable sources; and whereas these innovations concern the fields of green chemistry, ~~food and health,~~

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas advances made in biotechnology may have the potential to create new openings for agriculture and sylviculture ~~and to contribute to the better use of all biomass from renewable sources~~; and whereas these innovations concern the fields of green chemistry, food and health,

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~the mid-term review shows that progress has been made towards achieving the goals set out in "Life Sciences and Biotechnology — A strategy for Europe"~~according to specialists there are some 1.4 bn farmers worldwide whose profitability is tied up with the use of their seeds at an annual rhythm, which would not be possible under a regime of patented seeds,

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~the~~modern biotechnology ~~sector includes several fields of research concerning agriculture, the en~~is characterised by the application of techniques using nucleic acid in vitronment and food; whereas applied biotechnology also concern many fields including the use of biomass from agriculture, forestry and organic waste or the development of innovative bio-molecules and microbial products or fusion of cells derived from different taxonomical families, techniques which cross natural physiological reproductive barriers and are not used in traditional farming,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the mid-term review shows that some progress has been made towards achieving the goals set out in “Life Sciences and Biotechnology — A strategy for Europe”,

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the mid-term review shows that little progress has been made towards achieving the goals set in “Life Sciences and Biotechnology — A strategy for Europe”,

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the mid-term review shows that little progress has been made towards achieving the goals set out in “Life Sciences and Biotechnology — A strategy for Europe”,

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the right to food implies the availability of food in a quantity and quality sufficient to satisfy the dietary needs of individuals, free from adverse substances, and acceptable within a given culture, according to paragraph 8 of General Comment 12 of the UN Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC) of 12 May 1999 on the right to adequate food (Art. 11) in its series entitled "Substantive issues arising in the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights" ( file number E/C.12/1999/5),

Amendment 34 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Community legislation is sometimes interpreted differently by Member States and its implementation is therefore not always consistent across all Member States; whereas there is a clear need to develop a common approach, particularly witregions and Member States are entitled to protect their biodiversity and public health and should therefore be able to establish are~~gard to the coexistence of genetically modified crops and conventional and organic crops which would provide the basis for choice for both farmers and consumer~~as free of the cultivation and breeding of genetically modified organisms,

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Community legislation ~~is sometime~~regarding the part of biotechnology which concerns genetically modified organisms is interpreted differently by Member States and its implementation is therefore not ~~always~~ consistent across all Member States; whereas the~~re is a clear need to develop a common approach, particularly with regard to the coexistence of genetically modified crops and~~ Commission has been incapable of presenting common coexistence measures; whereas this incapacity bears out the impossibility of developing new products without posing risks to the environment and health and above all without affecting conventional ~~and~~or organic crops ~~which would provide the basis for choice for both farmers and consumer~~growing in the vicinity of crops consisting of genetically modified organisms,

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~Community~~the EU legislation ~~is sometimes interpreted differently by Member States and its implementation is therefore not always consistent across all Member Stat~~regulating GMOs has proved unable to prevent a series of food scandals in the wake of recent cases; where~~as there is a clear need to develop a common approach, particularly with regard to the coexistence of genetically modified crops and conventional and organic crop~~ contamination with illegal varieties (e.g. StarLink and Bt 10 genetically modified maize) has whi~~ch would provide the basis for choice for both farmers and consumer~~ghlighted the existence of numerous severe failings,

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Community legislation is sometimes interpreted differently by Member States and its implementation is therefore not always consistent across all Member States; whereas there is a clear need to develop a common approach, particularly with regard to the possibility of the coexistence of genetically modified crops and conventional and organic crops which would provide the basis for choice for both farmers and consumers,

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Community legislation is sometimes interpreted differently by Member States and its implementation is therefore not always consistent across all Member States; whereas there is a clear need to develop a common approach, particularly with regard to the possibility of coexistence of genetically modified crops and conventional and organic crops which would provide the basis for choice for both farmers and consumers,

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the provision of choice for farmers and consumers must include the option of avoiding GM-contaminated crops as well as the option of growing genetically modified crops,

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. ,whereas ~~the~~ biotechnology ~~sector includes several fields of research concerning agriculture, the environment and food; whereas applied biotechnology also concern~~needs to be an instrument at the service of humanity, and must therefore not be allowed to become a mean~~y fields including the use of biomass from agriculture, forestry and organic waste or the development of innovative bio-molecules and microbial products~~s of creating monopolies or, still less, an instrument for the large-scale modelling of nature at the behest of private interests, with harmful consequences for the environment and human health,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the provision of choice for farmers and consumers must include the option of avoiding GM-contaminated crops,

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the use of new technologies, for example in new crops for medicinal or other non-food purposes, offers new production opportunities, particularly in sectors where conventional production has ceased to be economically profitable,deleted

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the use of new technologies, for example in new crops for medicinal or other non-food purposes, offers new production opportunities, particularly in sectors where conventional production has ceased to be economically profitable,deleted

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the use of new technologies, for example in new crops for medicinal or other non-food purposes, offers new production opportunities, particularly in sectors where conventional production has ceased to be economically profitable,deleted

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the use of new technologies, for example in new crops for medicinal or other non-food purposes, offers new production opportunities, particularly in sectors where conventional production has ceased to be economically profitablere is no detection and protection mechanism in place for unauthorised GMOs; whereas the food chain may also be contaminated with additional illegal GMOs that remain undetected because the necessary analytic methods do not so much as exist,

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the use of new technologies, for example in new crops for medicinal or other non-food purposes, may offers new production opportunities, particularly in sectors where conventional production has ceased to be economically profitable, whereas, however, such opportunities must be subject to particularly firm rules and strict control systems,

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the use of new technologies, for example in new crops for medicinal or other non-food purposes, should offers new production opportunities, particularly in sectors where conventional production has ceased to be economically profitable; whereas these opportunities should, however, be subject to particularly rigorous standards and strict control systems,

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the use of new technologies, for example in new crops for medicinal or other non-food purposes, could offers new production opportunities, particularly in sectors where conventional production has ceased to be economically profitable,

Amendment 48 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

~~H. whereas genetically modified products for use in agriculture necessarily have to pass very stringent assessments and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic,~~deleted

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas, before being placed on the market, genetically modified products for use in agriculture ~~necessarily have to pass very stringent assessments and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic~~have to undergo an assessment procedure; whereas the decision taken unanimously by the Council of Ministers for the Environment on 8 December 2008 to ask the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority to revise the procedures for assessing applications for authorisation of genetically modified organisms so as to take account of socioeconomic criteria was opportune; whereas this revision is justified by the need to assess the environmental and health risks over a longer period,

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

~~B. whereas the development and use of agricultural biotechnology offers an opportunity to develop both economically and environmentally sustainable farming and food production,~~deleted

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas ~~genetically modified products for use in agriculture necessarily have to pass very stringent assessments and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic~~certain brief preliminary studies have detected disturbing effects on human health; having regard to the risks posed to public health and the environment by technologies which have not been tested or evaluated by competent and objective bodies,

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas genetically modified products ~~for use in agriculture necessarily have to pass very stringent assessments and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic~~, given the potential threat they pose to the natural environment and to humans, must pass very stringent assessments, particularly as regards risk assessment, which should take into consideration the possibility of adverse effects appearing many years later,

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas genetically modified products for use in agriculture ~~necessarily have to~~should pass very stringent assessments ~~and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic~~, whereas the existing legal requirements need to be better implemented, especially as regards assessment of the long-term effects of genetically modified organisms on health and the environment,

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas genetically modified products for use in agriculture ~~necessarily have to pass very stringent assessments and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic~~should pass stringent assessments, whereas the existing legal requirements need to be better implemented, especially as regards assessment of the long-term effects of genetically modified organisms on health and the environment,

Amendment 54 #

Guido SACCONI, Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS, Vincenzo LAVARRA, Katerina BATZELI

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas genetically modified products for use in agriculture ~~necessarily have to pass very~~ pass a stringent assessment whereas the existring~~ent assessments and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic~~ legal requirements need to be better implemented, especially as regards assessment of the long-term effects of genetically modified organisms on health and the environment,

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas genetically modified products for use in agriculture necessarily have to pass very stringent assessments and ~~the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic~~GMO- related environmental risk assessment procedures and methods must be further harmonised,

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

Η. whereas genetically modified products for use in agriculture necessarily have to pass very stringent assessments ~~and~~owing to the risks they may pose to human health, the environment, and the health and welfare of animals, and whereas the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic,

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas genetically modified products for use in agriculture necessarily have to pass very ~~stringent~~precise and rigorous assessments and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic,

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas bio-energy offers the possibility of increasing the share of renewable energy in overall EU energy consumption,~~deleted

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas bio-energy offers the possibility of increasing the share of renewable energy in overall EU energy consumption,~~deleted

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

~~B. whereas the development and use of agricultural biotechnology offers an opportunity to develop both economically and environmentally sustainable farming and food production,~~deleted

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas bio-energy offers the possibility of increasing the share of renewable energy in overall EU energy consumption,~~deleted

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~bio-energy offers~~a number of studies, some of them by pro-GMO lobbies, have demonstrated the impossibility of ~~increasing the share of renewable energy in overall EU energy consumption~~coexistence of GMOs with traditional or organic crops,

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

~~J. whereas the success of the production of second-generation biomass-based bio- fuels is conditional on support for biotechnological research into processing,~~deleted

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

~~J. whereas the success of the production of second-generation biomass-based bio- fuels is conditional on support for biotechnological research into processing,~~deleted

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

~~J. whereas the success of the production of second-generation biomass-based bio- fuels is conditional on support for biotechnological research into processing,~~deleted

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

~~J. whereas the success of the production of second-generation biomass-based bio- fuels is conditional on support for biotechnological research into processing,~~deleted

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the ~~success of the~~ production of se~~cond-generation biomass-based bio- fuels is conditional on supp~~eds patented by certain companies will make them more expensive for farmers, especially in the cases of small and medium-sized ort f~~or biotechnological research into processing~~amily farms, thus driving them off the land and encouraging concentration of production and the drift from the countryside,

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the success of the production of second-generation biomass-based bio-fuels is conditional on support for ~~biotechnological~~ research into processing,

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas 114 million hectares of genetically modified crops were grown worldwide in 2007 and this hectarage is very likely to be substantially increased in the following years, while the area under genetically modified cultivation in the EU is comparatively low,deleted

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas 114 million hectares of genetically modified crops were grown worldwide in 2007 and this hectarage is very likely to be substantially increased in the following years, while the area under genetically modified cultivation in the EU is comparatively low,deleted

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~the development and use of agricultural biotechnology offer~~, in view of the controversy in scientific circles regarding the influence of the cultivation and breeding of genetically modified organisms aon ~~opportunity to develop both economically and environm~~biological diversity, human health and their economic efficiency, it is now necessary to stop using these organisms in plant cultivation and animal breeding; whereas, however, from the point of view of potential~~ly sustainable farming and food production~~ benefits, further research is needed into these organisms in order to eliminate existing risks,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas ~~114 million hectares of~~ genetically modified crops were grown worldwide in 2007 and this hectarage is very likely to be substantially increased in the following years, while the area under genetically modified cultivation in the EU is comparatively lowrepresent only 2.6% of crops grown on agricultural land in the world, of which 50% is grown in one country alone - the US - and 70% is grown in three countries alone– the US, Argentina and Brazil, whereas the surface area under cultivation in the EU decreased between 2007 and 2008,

Amendment 71 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas ~~114 million hectares of genetically~~in the European Union we are witnessing a decline in biodiversity, farming structures dominated by small and moedi~~fied crops were grown worldwide in 2007 and this hectarage is very likely to be substantially increas~~um-sized concerns and at the same time growing consumer demand for healthy foodstuffs and whereas it can therefore be expected that GMO-free plant cultivation and animal breed in ~~the following years, while the area under genetically modified cultivation in the EU is comparatively low~~g (contrary to worldwide trends) offers EU farmers now and in future a tremendous opportunity to improve their economic situation,

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas 114 million hectares of genetically modified crops were grown worldwide in 2007 and this hectarage ~~is very likely to~~could be substantially increased in the following years, while the area under genetically modified cultivation in the EU is comparatively low, because the supposed benefits of this new technology have not been fully proven and the people of Europe have certain suspicions about it, being increasingly concerned about environmental protection and sustainable development issues,

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas ~~114 million hectares of genet~~it emerges from official~~ly modified crops wer~~ data, including those gpro~~wn worldwide in 2007 and this hectarage is very likely to be substantially increased in the following years, while the area under g~~vided by the US administration, as well as from various studies, that none of the GMOs on the market are higher-yield than the more advanced conveneti~~cally modified cultivation in the EU is comparatively low~~onal varieties, including the most frequent ones such as soya and maize,

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas 114 million hectares of genetically modified crops were grown worldwide in 2007 and this hectarage is very likely to be substantially increased in the following years, while the area under genetically modified cultivation in the EU is comparatively low, the necessary quantities being imported, thereby affecting the Community's trade balance,

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas genetically modified crops represent only 2.6% of crops grown on agricultural land in the world, of which 50% is grown in one country alone - the US - and 70% is grown in three countries alone – the US, Argentina and Brazil, whereas the surface area under cultivation in the EU decreased between 2007 and 2008,

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas genetically modified crops represent only 2.6% of crops grown on agricultural land in the world, of which 50% is grown in one country alone - the US - and 70% is grown in three countries alone – the US, Argentina and Brazil, whereas the surface area under cultivation in the EU decreased between 2007 and 2008,

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ka (new)

Ka. whereas data published by the US Department of Agriculture suggest that GMOs lead to more rather than less use of pesticides by comparison with conventional crops,

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Kb (new)

Kb. whereas it is not acceptable for the European Food Safety Agency, as it has done hitherto, to base its decisions on introducing GMOs on risk data provided by the GMO-producing firms themselves,

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
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Delete the draft report

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the ~~development and use of agricultural biotechnology offers an opportunity to develop both economically and environmentally sustainable farming and food production~~spread of large cultivated areas under crops with little genetic variation combined with the intensification of agri-food production will impoverish the genetic diversity which is the basis of life on the planet,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and capable of providing a living, and takes the view that these biotechnologies facilitate the development of sustainable methods of production, increased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; underlines the need for conventional and organic agriculture to remain successful on their markets;deleted

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and capable of providing a living, and~~Considers genetic engineering to be a technology full of shortcomings which cannot be properly controlled and is incompatible with sustainable agriculture; calls on the Member States to takes the ~~view that these biotechnologies facilitate the development of sustainable methods of production,~~necessary measures to outlaw GMOs, withdraw the varieties already introduced, and declare the EU a GMO-free zone; urges the Commission to invest further inc reased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; underlines the need for conventional and organic agriculture to remain successful on their marketsarch by objective public bodies with a view to deepening scientific knowledge on genetic engineering and its consequences, making the results public and promoting the necessary debate on the issue;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Encourages efforts to develop research into biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and capable of providing a living, and takes the view that these biotechnologies facilitate the development of sustainable methods of production, increased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; underlines the need for cwhich can provide benefits for agriculture, the environvment~~ional and organic agriculture to remain successful on their markets~~ and people;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and capable of providing a living, and takes the view that these biotechnologies facilitate the development of sustainable methods of production, increased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; underlines the need for conventional and organic agriculture to remain successful on their markets;

Amendment 84 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and capable of providing a living, and takes the view that these biotechnologies facilitate the development of sustainable methods of production, increased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; underlines the need for conventional and organic agriculture to remain successful on their markets;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and ~~capable of providing a living~~preserving the quality of life of farmers, and takes the view that these biotechnologies ~~facilitate~~must permit the development of sustainable methods of production~~, increased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; underlines the need for c~~ which simultaneously combine economic, environvment~~ion~~al and ~~organic agriculture to remain successful on their markets~~social performance;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and capable of providing a living, and takes the view that these biotechnologies facilitate the development of sustainable methods of production, increased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; ~~underlin~~appreciates the need for conventional and organic agriculture to remain successful on their markets, offering consumers a choice of products;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU ~~as one way of~~with a view to making agriculture viable and capable of providing a living, and ~~takes the view that these biotechnologies~~ facilitateing the development of sustainable methods of production, increased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; underlines the need for conventional and organic agriculture to remain successful on their markets;

Amendment 88 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that biotechnologies may compensate for the loss of agricultural land, estimated at 25% over the next 25 years as a result of urbanisation;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers it important to acknowledge that biotechnology could present real opportunities in various fields; ~~believes that, beyond the traditional agricultural products of food, feed and fibre, entire~~takes the view that these fields concern the sectors of food for human consumption and health (probiotics, cancer-fighting lactic bacteria, products derived from metagenomics, etc.), animal feedingstuffs, renewable energy and, lastly, n~~ovel~~ew products ~~will emerge;~~ (biolubricants, pharmacopeia, cosmetics, wood treatments, new materials derived from starch and gluten, fibres, etc.);

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~the development and use of agricultural biotechnology offers an opportunity to develop both economically and environmentally sus~~biotechnology is applied in four major sectors: medical (production of drugs, gene therapy and genetic testing), industrial (production of chemicals, enzyme use, production of biological weapons, manufacturing of organic products), environmental (cleaning up contamina~~ble farming and food production~~ted sites) and agriculture (Marker Assisted Selection and genetic engineering),

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers it important to acknowledge that biotechnology could present ~~real~~ opportunities in various fields; ~~believes that, beyond the traditional agricultural products of food, feed and fibre, entirely novel products will emerge;~~

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers it important to acknowledge that biotechnology could present real opportunities in various fields; ~~believes that, beyond the traditional agricultural products of food, feed and fibre, entirely novel products will emerge;~~

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers it important to acknowledge that biotechnology could present ~~real~~ opportunities in various fields; believes that, beyond the traditional agricultural products of food, feed and fibre, entirely novel products ~~will~~might emerge;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Believes that biotechnology applications may help to reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers in crop cultivation;~~deleted

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Believes that biotechnology applications may help to reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers in crop cultivation;~~deleted

Amendment 95 #

Stéphane LE FOLL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Believes that biotechnology applications may help to reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers in crop cultivation;~~deleted

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that biotechnology applications ~~may help~~associated with agronomic and ecological sciences may assist the emergence of new types of sustainable production which will make it possible to reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers in crop cultivation;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that biotechnology applications may help to reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers in crop cultivation, and diminish water consumption;

Amendment 98 #