Awaiting committee decision
2018/2110(INI) Implementation report as regards Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport within and outside the EU
Lead committee dossier: AGRI/8/13381
Legal Basis RoP 52
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | AGRI | DOHRMANN Jørn (ECR) | RIBEIRO Sofia (EPP), NOICHL Maria (S&D), FEDERLEY Fredrick (ALDE), HAZEKAMP Anja (GUE/NGL), WAITZ Thomas (Verts/ALE), ZULLO Marco (EFD) |
| Opinion | ENVI | KADENBACH Karin (S&D) | |
| Opinion | PETI | VALLINA Ángela (GUE/NGL) | |
| Opinion | TRAN | TAYLOR Keith (Verts/ALE) |
Legal Basis RoP 52
Subjects
Activites
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2019/02/11
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2018/06/14
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2018/2110(INI)
2018/09/21
PETI
49 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Deplores the woeful lack of rigour displayed by the Commission in pursuing serious and systematic infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 directly brought to its attention in almost 200 specific and detailed NGO reports forwarded to it since 2007;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on all Member States to ensure that journeys are planned and executed, from departure to destination, in line with EU animal welfare requirements,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – point a (new) (a) Expresses concern at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals both on land and sea, and calls for the monitoring of such practices to be stepped up; calls on the Commission to undertake research into how new and existing technology can be applied in livestock vehicles to regulate, monitor and register temperature and humidity, which are essential elements for controlling and protecting the welfare of specific categories of animals during transport, in line with EFSA recommendations;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for Member States, when detecting infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, to provide the notifications laid down in Article 26 in a detailed and systematic manner; calls on the Member States receiving such notifications to act effectively and in a consistent and timely manner to prevent the repetition of such infringements; takes the view that, where feasible, the competent authorities of the Member States should attach to the notifications photos of the relevant infringements;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. calls moreover on all Member States to prohibit all long-distance animal transports when extreme weather conditions apply, especially when outside temperatures exceed 30°C degrees.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the Commission to take measures to step up cooperation and communication between the different Member State authorities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Regrets that, in breach of the provisions of Annex I, Chapter II, point 1.2 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, during transport, animals are given insufficient space, forcing them to stand in unnatural positions for long periods of time and with inadequate ventilation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Is of the opinion that where Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 stipulates that animals should be unloaded at a control post, before approving a journey log the competent authorities should verify, and receive confirmation, that the organiser has made a reservation at the control post;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States to carry out systematic inspections on intra-EU consignments of animals and on all consignments destined for third countries upon loading; stresses that, at the time of loading, the competent authorities should check that the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 concerning the health conditions of animals and the space and height of the compartment have been complied with, that ventilation and water systems work properly and are appropriate for the size and species transported, and that sufficient feed and bedding are transported;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 e (new) 3e. Takes the view that the competent authorities, in cases in which Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 requires that animals be unloaded for a 24-hour rest in a third country, should only approve journey logs if they can establish whether the organiser has found a place for such a rest that provides facilities equivalent to those of a control post and, in any case, that is able to respect the welfare of the animals in full; calls for official veterinarians at EU exit points to check whether the vehicles provide enough space for animals, and that there is no overcrowding, that sufficient bedding, water and feed is provided and that the ventilation and watering devices work properly;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Draws attention to the multitude of parliamentary questions and letters of complaint submitted by Members of the European Parliament and addressed to the Commission, highlighting the systematic infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 which result in severe suffering and hardship for animals during transport; strongly criticises the statistics provided by the Commission on compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 as regards the transport of live animals to third countries, which have been drawn up without any systematic checks on animal transport vehicles;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates its call for the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to be limited to eight hours, with due consideration for loading and unloading times, and waiting times at borders, irrespective of whether this takes place on land or at sea; takes the view that many of the severe problems related to the lengthy transport of live animals, in particular from the EU to third countries, would be solved by a shift to the transport of meat or carcasses instead of live animals;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates its call for the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to be limited to eight hours, with due consideration for loading and unloading times, and waiting times at borders and slaughterhouses; takes the view that many of the severe problems related to the lengthy transport of live animals, in particular from the EU to third countries, would be solved by
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates its call for the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to be limited, when possible, to eight hours, with due consideration for loading and unloading times, and waiting times at borders; takes the view that many of the severe problems related to the lengthy transport of live animals, in particular from the EU to third countries, would be solved by a shift to the transport of meat or carcasses;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates its call for the transport time of animals destined for slaughter and fattening to be limited to eight hours, with due consideration for loading and unloading times, and waiting times at borders; takes the view that many of the severe problems related to the lengthy transport of live animals, in particular from the EU to third countries, would be solved by a shift to the transport of meat or carcasses;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for the mobilisation of resources for local processing where possible and the creation of shorter supply chains;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. calls to limit journeys to slaughter in the future to a maximum of 4 hours;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. calls for a ban on journeys that exceed 8 hours;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Strongly deplores the uneven and poor enforcement of the regulation in many Member States, which are failing to effectively and uniformly monitor and sanction persistent violations of EU law, thereby allowing some transporters to operate illegally; greatly concerned at the failure of many Member States to make proper and effective use of the powers conferred on them under Article 26 of Regulation No 1/2005, including the power to call on the transporter in question to introduce arrangements to avoid any recurrence of the irregularities detected, carry out additional inspections and, in particular, require the presence of a veterinarian when the animals are being loaded and suspend or revoke the transporter's permit or the type-approval certificate for the form of transport used; calls on the Commission, in view of the lack of harmonisation of controls and sanctions across the Member States, to consider revising the current provisions in order to ensure that effective and dissuasive sanctioning mechanisms are uniformly introduced and imposed across the EU;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Strongly deplores the uneven and poor enforcement of the regulation in many Member States, which are failing to effectively and uniformly monitor and sanction persistent violations of EU law, thereby allowing some transporters to operate illegally; calls on the Commission, in view of the lack of harmonisation of controls and sanctions across the Member States, to consider revising the current provisions, as laid out under EC/1/2005 particularly Recital 11 and Article 30 (1), in order to ensure that effective and dissuasive sanctioning mechanisms are uniformly introduced and imposed across the EU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that ineffective coordination between the authorities at border inspection posts, coupled with the inadequacy of operational structures and procedures have led to unjustified waiting times for animal transport vehicles which, given the extreme internal temperatures and lack of ventilation, have had a devastating impact on animal welfare, in clear violation of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Points out that the most frequent infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 concern the insufficient space given to animals in transport vehicles and overcrowding, the failure to respect drinking and feeding intervals and journey times and resting periods for animals, the inadequacy of ventilation and watering devices, transport in extreme temperatures, transport of unsuitable animals and insufficiency of bedding and feed;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Member States to increase controls across the entire production chain in order to halt practices that infringe the Regulation 1/2005 and worsen the conditions for the transport of animals, such as allowing overstocked vehicles to continue their long journeys, or permitting control posts with inadequate facilities for resting, feeding and watering the transported animals to continue in use;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to review animal transport rules in the light of the latest scientific information regarding animal welfare;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Deplores the fact that compliance with the regulation in the case of transport outside the EU is still poor, despite the Court of Justice’s rulings requiring transporters to abide by its provisions for the entire duration of journeys with destinations in third countries;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Deplores the fact that compliance
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for consistent and full compliance with the case law established by the EU Court of Justice, Including Case C-424/13 of 23 April 2015, in which the Court ruled that, for the transport of animals involving a long journey commencing in EU territory and continuing outside it to be authorised at the place of departure, the transporter shall be required to submit a true and accurate travel log for the purpose of verifying compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 in the territory of the EU and of the third countries in question; if this is not the case, the authorities responsible shall be empowered to require modification of the transport arrangements to ensure compliance with the Regulation for the duration of the journey;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Regrets that an EP Committee of Inquiry on live animal exports to third countries was not set-up despite the support of a large number of MEPs from different political groups; therefore calls on the European Parliament to establish the Inquiry Committee on Animal Transport on live animal exports to third countries as from the beginning of the upcoming parliamentary term in order to properly investigate and monitor the cruelty of animal transport;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for better enforcement in Member States and also by operators who transport animals outside the EU territory where usually the situation is much worse than inside the EU.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urge
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urgently calls on the Commission, in the light of these systematic enforcement issues, to establish effective monitoring of the compliance with the regulation at all levels in all Member States, to immediately launch the necessary investigations into possible breaches of the regulation, and to open infringement procedures against the Member States responsible
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Deplores the fact that, despite clear recommendations from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), parts of the Regulation are not in line with current scientific knowledge, and calls for updated rules on: - sufficient ventilation and cooling in all vehicles; - appropriate drinking systems suitable for different species and ages , particularly for unweaned animals; - specific minimum headroom;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Notes with great concern that during long journeys animals are watered with contaminated water that is unfit for consumption and often have no access to water because of malfunctioning or badly located watering devices, or insufficient water that is not commensurate with the species and size of the animals being transported;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the Commission, while aware of the fact that certain Member States are failing to report cases where the internal temperatures of vehicles used for animal transport exceed 35°C, has officially stated that it does not perform systematic checks on internal vehicle temperatures, making it impossible obtain an accurate picture of animal transport conditions;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls on the Commission to take measures to increase cooperation and communication between the competent authorities in all Member States in order to raise better awareness and share the best practices with regard to animal welfare aspects by different stakeholders involved in transport of live animals.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on Member States to improve enforcement of existing rules by ensuring efficient use of navigation systems that are used when animals must be transported for more than 8 hours, thus allowing the competent authorities to control more accurately the journey and resting times of such transports.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Considers it of the utmost importance that the authorities issuing type-approval certificates for animal transport vessels adhere consistently and in full to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005; calls for the competent authorities to scrupulously and systematically inspect animal transport vessels prior to loading to ensure that they are suitable for the type and number of animals to be transported and provide all necessary guarantees to ensure their welfare;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls the EU trading partners to respect EU rules on animal transport
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Expresses its serious concern about failure by the authorities to comply with their obligation to inspect the animals prior to loading to ensure that they are fit to continue their journey on the transport vessel; considers that the authorities must not approve travel logs if they indicate the use of ports that do not have the necessary facilities for systematic inspection of the animals;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Deeply regrets that the loading of animals onto ships frequently involves great cruelty such as the use of electric sticks and prods, as well as loading facilities that fail to provide full guarantees regarding animal welfare.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 e (new) 7e. Believes that the presence of qualified and independent veterinarians should be mandatory during the transport of animals by ship, that the deaths of any animals en route should be reported and registered and that specific and detailed action plans should be drawn up to deal with any emergencies that adversely affecting the animals' wellbeing;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 f (new) 7f. Expresses its concern at non- compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 regarding the transport of unweaned animals; considers it necessary to adopt more detailed and incisive measures to ensure that all specific needs regarding this type of transport are met;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 g (new) 7g. Deplores the failure to set up a European Parliament committee of inquiry into the wellbeing of animals during transport inside and outside the EU, as requested by 223 MEPs, the decision having been taken without plenary vote in Parliament, thus infringing the basic principles of democracy, openness and transparency that regarding EU decision-making processes;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Condemns this situation and considers it unacceptable that, 13 years after the entry into force of the regulation, animals are still transported in violation of Regulation 1/2005 provisions in awful conditions in inadequate and overcrowded means of transport, which causes undue animal suffering and poses serious health risks to both animal and human health;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Condemns this situation and considers it unacceptable that, 13 years after the entry into force of the regulation,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – point a (new) (a) Highlights Council decision (2004/544/CE) to sign the European Convention on the Protection of Animals during International Transport, where transport can be any one of the following; between two Member States passing through the territory of a non-EU Member State, between Member State and a non Member State or, between two Member States directly
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the reported infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 concerning inadequate ventilation systems in animal transport vehicles for long journeys attest the presence of extreme temperatures inside the vehicles, far exceeding the legal limits, causing terrible suffering to the animals; points out that, in some cases, the sensors monitoring the temperatures inside the animal transport vehicles have been found to have been tampered with; calls on the competent authorities to refrain from approving a journey log when temperatures in the places of departure or destination, or along the route, are forecast to exceed 30°C;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on all Member States to ensure that journeys are planned and executed, from departure to destination, in line with EU animal welfare requirements, particularly in the case of extreme weather conditions, taking into account the different means of transport and the range of geographical conditions across the EU and third countries; stresses that other aspects come into play in the welfare of animals aside from the duration of the journey, such as proper loading and unloading, proper nutrition, the design and equipment of the vehicles and the number of animals loaded in the container unit
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2018/09/27
TRAN
86 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Deplores the poor implementation of Regulation 1/2005,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for a
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for a ban on all journeys over eight
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for a ban on all journeys over
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for a ban on all journeys over eight hours and for journeys to slaughter to be limited to four hours; suggests that electronic bands be attached all live animals to enable tracking of their location and the duration of journeys in transport vehicles, as well as any non- compliance with transport schedules.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for a ban on all journeys over eight hours, including loading time and irrespective of whether the journey is by land or sea, and for journeys to slaughter to be limited to four hours;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for a ban on all journeys over eight hours for live animals and for journeys to slaughter to be limited to four hours to prevent nomadism of animals for slaughter;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for a ban on all journeys over eight hours with a maximum of four hours for unweaned animals and for journeys to slaughter to be limited to four hours;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Favours a more efficient, technically easier and more economically and ethically rational transport system that gives priority to the transport of meat over live animals intended solely for slaughter;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Favours a more efficient transport system that gives priority to the transport of meat over live animals and favours regional slaughterhouses;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Favours a more efficient transport system that gives priority to the transport of meat over live animals, whenever possible;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Deplores the poor implementation of Regulation 1/2005, leading to persistent severe animal welfare problems during transport; considers that the requirements of the Regulation have not been met; stresses that the requirements of Regulation 1/2005 must be complied with when live animals are transported from a departure point within the EU to a final destination outside the Union;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Favours a more efficient transport system that gives priority to the transport of meat over live animals, where possible;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Favours a more efficient and ethical transport system that gives priority to the transport of meat over live animals;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines the need for regional slaughterhouses and meat processing plants, including mobile slaughterhouses, and calls on the Commission to take all the necessary measures to promote slaughter closer to production and point of sale and also through administrative simplification;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that some 70-80% of journeys involve animals for slaughter and that the economic losses resulting from poorly carried out or excessively long transport can be very high and significantly reduce the animals’ welfare;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Recognises the current market distortion caused by differing tariffs applied to live animals and to meat, which strongly incentivises the trade in live animals; urges the Commission, alongside its trading partners, to review this distortion with the aim of reducing the trade in live animals and, where necessary, replacing these sales with meat;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses that animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location can help stimulate rural areas and their sustainable development;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Deplores the conditions at border controls on third country frontiers where severe lack of facilities mean long queues and overheating causing horrific suffering and fatalities for many animals;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Echoes the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment to the effect that EU traders must comply with the Regulation until the final destination;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Echoes the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment, C-424/13 to the effect that EU traders must comply with the
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Echoes the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment to the effect that EU traders must comply with the Regulation until the final destination;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Deplores the poor implementation of Regulation 1/2005 and the less than strict compliance with its provisions in the Member States, leading to persistent severe animal welfare problems during transport; considers that the requirements of the Regulation have not been met;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Echoes the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment to the effect that EU traders must comply with the Regulation until the final destination; believes that if compliance cannot be guaranteed, live animal
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Echoes the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment to the effect that EU traders must comply with the Regulation until the final destination; believes that if compliance cannot be guaranteed, live animal
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Echoes the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment to the effect that EU traders must comply with the Regulation until the final destination; believes that if compliance cannot be guaranteed, live animal transport should be banned; suggests the Member States extend liability for non-compliance with the rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 to companies owning livestock in transportation.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Echoes the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment to the effect that EU traders must comply with the Regulation until the final destination; believes that if compliance cannot be guaranteed, live animal transport should be strictly banned;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – indent 1 (new) Stresses the need for Member States to ensure that animal transport is properly organised, taking account of weather conditions and the type of transport;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that when animals are required to be unloaded for a 24-hour rest period in third countries, the organiser must identify a place for rest with facilities equivalent to those of a control post; calls on Competent Authorities to regularly inspect these facilities and not to approve journey logs if the proposed place for rest has not been confirmed to have facilities equivalent to those of an EU control post;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Observes that appropriate training of drivers is essential to ensure correct treatment of the animals transported;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on official veterinarians at EU exit points to verify that animals are fit to continue their journey and that vehicles and/or vessels meet the requirements of the Regulation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. Highlights
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. Highlights poor conditions during maritime transport
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the most common failures of compliance with Regulation 1/2005 involve infringement of the rules which prohibit overcrowding and require sufficient headroom, prohibit transport in extreme heat, require adequate access to water during long journeys, prohibit the transport of animals in an unsuitable condition, prohibit inadequate bedding, and require animals to be unloaded for 24 hours’ rest and to receive food and water after a specified maximum journey time;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. Highlights poor conditions during maritime transport and transport by lorry, and calls for:
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. Highlights poor conditions during maritime and overland transport, and calls for:
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 1 – Member States to be more rigorous in certification and approval procedures for vessels and to improve the Competent Authority’s checks on animal fitness before loading as well as more rigorous inspections during loading to ensure this is carried out in line with the requirements of the Regulation;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 1 – Member States to be more rigorous in certification and approval procedures for vessels and to improve the checks on animal fitness, and health checks in particular, before loading;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 1 – Member States to be more rigorous in certification and approval procedures for vessels and motor vehicles and to improve the checks on animal fitness before loading;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 1 – Member States to be more rigorous in certification and approval procedures for vessels and lorries and to improve the checks on animal fitness before loading;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 1 – Member States to be more rigorous in certification and approval procedures for vessels and to improve the checks on the animals’ fitness for travelbefore loading;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 2 –
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 2 – the Commission to provide a list of ports and border checkpoints with adequate animal inspection facilities;
Amendment 49 #
– the Commission to provide a list of ports with
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reiterates that transport is one of the most sensitive moments in the life of an animal and that even the best planned transport causes animals to suffer stress; considers, therefore, that transported animals must be subject to the highest and strictest legal protection.
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 2 a (new) – Member States to perform stricter checks at loading of animals, applying Regulation 1/2005, and
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 3 – a veterinarian to be present throughout all stages of the
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 3 – a veterinarian to be present throughout all sea journeys, whenever possible; Member States should have a system in the ports to monitor and prove compliance with the current regulation, which allows the competent authority to take appropriate measures;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 3 – a veterinarian to be present throughout all sea journeys and a veterinary inspection to be carried out in each Member State crossed when animals are transported by lorry;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – indent 3 – a veterinarian or animal health technician to be present throughout all sea and overland journeys;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to update Regulation 1/2005 timely in accordance with new scientific advice;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – introductory part 6.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – indent 1 – sufficient ventilation and cooling
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – indent 1 – sufficient ventilation, cooling and
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – indent 2 – appropriate and functioning drinking systems, particularly for unweaned animals, and a sufficient supply of water to ensure that the animals have something to drink throughout the journey;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Member States to substantially improve compliance with Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new) – provision of animal feeding systems throughout transport;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – indent 3 – specific minimum headroom in keeping with the size of the animals being transported and a moderate load density;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – indent 3 a (new) – the competent authority to inspect the loading of vessels to ensure it is carried out in accordance with the Regulation, as required by Article 20(2)
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Highlights further poor conditions during road transport and calls for: – Member States to be more rigorous in certification and approval procedures for vehicles; – Competent Authorities to ensure that there is no gap between the bottom of the partition and the vehicle floor nor between the outer edge of the partition and the wall of the vehicle; – Member States to be more rigorous in determining whether to grant a certificate of competence to drivers and maintains that thorough training of drivers is vital in ensuring the proper treatment of animals;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. The presence of veterinary inspections of transported animals at the end of their transport;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Recognises that it is at loading that many problems can be detected and remedied before the start of the journey therefore urges Member States to inspect a minimum number of vehicles at loading;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Believes a number of yearly inspections by the Food and Veterinary Office should be implemented in proportion to the number of violations reported by NGOs, FVO inspections and official reports;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Calls on the Member States to make more effective use of the strong enforcement powers given to them under the Regulation, including the power to require transporters to establish systems to prevent the recurrence of breaches and to suspend or withdraw a transporter’s authorisation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Agrees with the Commission that it is good practice for competent authorities to inspect all consignments destined for non-EU countries when loading, and considers that some consignments within the EU should be inspected at loading to maintain good standards; notes that during loading, competent authorities may monitor compliance with requirements relating to floor area and ceiling height, the proper functioning of ventilation and water systems, the proper functioning of the drinking facilities and that they are suitable for the species being transported, that animals are not loaded in an unsuitable condition and that adequate feed and bedding are provided;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that Member States that detect breaches of the proper implementation of the Regulation,
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that Member States that detect breaches of the proper implementation of the Regulation, which leads not only to unfair competition but also to suffering for the animals, inform the Commission thereof; calls on the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to take action against the Member States concerned, to undertake a mapping exercise identifying sanction systems, and to ensure that penalties are definite, effective and dissuasive;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that Member States that detect breaches of the proper implementation of the Regulation, which leads to unfair competition, inform the Commission thereof; calls on the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to take action against the Member States concerned, to undertake a mapping exercise identifying sanction systems, and to ensure that penalties are effective and dissuasive; suggests that transport, export or import licences could be temporarily withdrawn from companies guilty of serious breaches of the rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that Member States that detect breaches of the proper implementation of the Regulation, which leads to unfair competition, inform the Commission thereof; calls on the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to take action against the Member States concerned, to undertake a mapping exercise identifying sanction systems, and to ensure that penalties are effective
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that Member States that detect breaches of the proper implementation of the Regulation, which leads to unfair competition, inform the Commission thereof; calls on the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to take action against the Member States concerned, to undertake a mapping exercise identifying sanction systems, and to ensure that penalties are high, effective and dissuasive;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Given (i) the high and systematic violations of the Transport Regulation from Member States, and (ii) considering the insufficient resources the Commission invests to carry out official audits on animal welfare during transport, calls on a Committee of Inquiry to be set up to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to animal welfare during transport within and outside the EU;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to draw up a blacklist of operators guilty of repetitive and serious breaches of the Regulation based on inspection and implementation reports; calls on the Commission to update these blacklists frequently, to publish them as often as possible and also to include examples of best practi
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights the poor conditions during road transport and calls for: – harmonising throughout the Union the trainings provided to drivers. This is needed to guarantee an effective implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005; – the Member States to be more rigorous in determining whether to grant a certificate of approval for road vehicles and a certificate of competence for drivers; – the competent authorities to ensure that animals on long journey vehicles have a sufficient quantity of bedding throughout the journey and that the bedding is and remains clean; – the competent authorities to ensure that the partitions in the lorries do not have gaps in which animals’ limbs could get trapped.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Notes that animals are often transported through several Member States, which makes it difficult to report infringements; notes, at the same time, that Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005 requires Member States which identify infringements to report them in a systematic and detailed manner to prevent any recurrence of the infringement; notes that Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005 gives Member States strong supervisory powers, and is concerned that many Member States do not use these powers correctly or adequately;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. An effective monitoring system should be implemented to overcome the low and insufficient number of checks and official audits. The information of the Trade Control and Expert System should be made publicly available and lorry drivers should be provided with a tablet or smart phone using a governmental application to introduce all the information regarding their means of transport, including information on animals transported, before starting the journey. Transparency for citizens should remain a priority.
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges the European Commission to approve and submit a proposal for a review of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, with a view to setting up enhanced mechanisms for ensuring compliance by Member States with rules to protect live animals during transport.
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recalls that vehicles carrying live animals within a radius of 100 km can be exempted from the provisions of Regulation 561/2006 on driving and rest times for truck drivers;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Urges the Member States to check all loadings destined for third countries as it is during the loading process that many problems can be detected and remedied.
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Asks for adequate loading and unloading facilities for animals into trucks and ships and adequately trained personnel;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Urges the Member State that finds a breach of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 to notify the Member State of departure, the Member State that authorised the transport company and, where appropriate, the Member State that issued the driver’s certificate of competence; urges the Member States who receive such notifications to take action in order to prevent the recurrence of breaches.
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Calls on Member States to make more use of the strong enforcement powers given by Article 26 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 such as the power to require transporters to establish systems for preventing the recurrence of breaches and the power to suspend or withdraw a transporter’s licence.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 source: 628.437
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Whereas each year more than a million cattle and sheep are transported over the Mediterranean Sea from European ports to the Middle East and the discharge of manure and dead animals from the vessels into the Mediterranean Sea is an environmental problem and forbidden according to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new) (2) Acknowledges that several official and non-official investigations provided abundant evidence that many animal exports between EU countries and from the EU to third countries are not in accordance with Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that Australia has drastically reduced the number of live animals transported to Asia and the Middle East; calls on the European Commission to follow this example and to do everything possible to prevent any increase in the transport of live animals from the EU to Asia and the Middle East as a result of Australia’s decision;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls for the competent authorities of the Member States to ensure that official veterinarians are present at Union exit points, having the task of checking that vehicles used to transport animals contain compartments with sufficient space to avoid overcrowding, that there is bedding, feed and water in amounts that are appropriate for the species and number of animals being transported and that the ventilation and fresh water systems for the animals work properly;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to offer incentives to public administrations for staff training (sanitary and enforcement officials), and to farmers to slaughter their animals at the nearest slaughter facility in order to prevent lengthy animal transportation times; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions in this regard; replacing the trade in live animals with exports in meat and carcasses may be a viable alternative that presents economic opportunities and provides solutions to serious breaches to EU animal welfare rules; mobile slaughtering solutions and regional slaughterhouses should be incentivised as well;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to offer incentives to farmers to slaughter their animals at the nearest slaughter facility in order to prevent lengthy animal transportation times; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions in this regard; urges the Commission to oblige carriers to provide drinking and feeding troughs for long journeys on which animals are carried, whether by land or by sea;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission and the Member States to offer incentives to farmers to slaughter their animals at the nearest slaughter facility in order to prevent lengthy animal transportation times which cause unnecessary levels of stress, pain, anguish and suffering which have a substantial impact on the welfare of the live animals transported; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions in this regard;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to offer incentives to farmers to slaughter their animals at the nearest slaughter facility in order to prevent lengthy animal transportation times; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions in this regard and to put forward a strategy to replace live animal transport with the trade of meat and carcasses only;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to offer incentives to farmers to slaughter their animals at the nearest slaughter facility, depending on what animal is to be slaughtered, in order to prevent lengthy animal transportation times; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions in this regard;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new) (3) Investigations have also shown that Regulation 1/2005 is not respected in border areas inside EU territory;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to offer incentives to farmers to slaughter their animals at the nearest slaughter facility in order to prevent lengthy animal transportation times; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions in this regard, including mobile slaughter houses;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and fiscal incentives for European livestock transporters to step up investment in innovative animal transport facilities and solutions;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to find appropriate solutions in order to give preference to the import and export of carcasses rather than the import and export of live animals;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to define the requirements for the locations and facilities of resting places;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the Commission to intervene with infringement procedures in the cases of violations of the Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Recognises that many livestock vessels should not have been approved as they are not fit to carry animals; calls on the Member States not to approve or renew the approval of livestock vessels that do not meet the requirements of Regulation 1/2005 and to require ship owners whose vessels are unsuitable to make the necessary changes to render them suitable for the transport of animals;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Recognises that many livestock vehicles and vessels should not have been approved as they are not fit to carry animals; calls on the Member States to be more rigorous in certification, approval and renewal procedures for vehicles and/or vessels and not to approve or renew the approval of livestock vehicles and/or vessels that do not meet the requirements of the Regulation
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. States that certain provisions of Regulation 1/2005 are a major concern, including those that disallow overcrowding, require sufficient headspace, prohibit transport in extreme heat, require water to be available during long journeys, prohibit the transport of unfit animals, and require animals to be unloaded for 24 hours rest, feed and water after a specified maximum travelling time; calls on Member States and transporters to substantially improve enforcement of, and compliance with, Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Recognises that many
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Recognises that
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – point a (new) (a) Notes that Article 20 of Regulation 1/2005 requires competent authorities to inspect livestock vessels before loading; calls on competent authorities to conduct such pre-loading inspections thoroughly to ensure that nothing in the vessel or its pens is harmful to the animals and that the major systems needed to ensure the animal’s well-being are operating effectively in all areas of the vessel;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – point b (new) (b) Is concerned that competent authorities are often not properly carrying out the requirement in Article 20 of Regulation 1/2005 that they must inspect animals before loading onto livestock vessels to ensure that they are fit to continue their journey; this is often due to a lack of suitable facilities, such as pens where animals can rest after the road journey, to enable the competent authority to properly inspect the animals; calls on organisers not to use, and competent authorities not to approve journey logs that plan the use of, ports that do not have facilities that enable proper pre-loading inspection of animals;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – point c (new) (c) Is concerned that loading of animals onto livestock vessels is often carried out roughly with the use of sticks and electric prods, loading ramps in some cases are steeper than the maximum slope permitted by Regulation 1/2005, and the entry to vessels at the end of the loading ramp is often unlit causing animals to balk as they do not want to move from light into dark areas; calls on competent authorities to properly inspect loading operations as are required by Article 20 of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Is concerned about the infringements of the regulation caused by the failure to carry out inspections, or the carrying out of perfunctory inspections, prior to the loading of live animals onto vessels transporting livestock by sea, and by the loading of animals onto vessels using cruel instruments and practices such as the use of sticks and electric prods, or through the use of loading facilities that are unsuitable for the movement of animals;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that many animals are exported to the Middle East and North Africa by sea; is concerned that Member States often do not fulfil their duties under Article 20 to inspect animals pre- loading to ensure they are fit to travel, and to ensure that loading is carried out in compliance with Regulation 1/2005; calls on Member States to properly carry out their duties regarding transport by sea;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that farmers, transporters and competent authorities across Member States may have different interpretations of Regulation 1/2005, especially regarding the fitness of animals for transport; calls on the Commission to revise the Regulation to specify the requirements for transport where needed;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on Member States to be more rigorous in determining whether to grant a certificate of competence to drivers and maintains that thorough training of drivers is vital in ensuring the proper treatment of animals;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Recognises that the requirements of Articles 20 and 21 of Regulation 1/2005 regarding transport by livestock vessels are often disregarded; calls on competent authorities to conduct the pre-loading inspections of livestock vessels required by the Regulation thoroughly; calls on them to properly carryout the pre-loading inspection of animals required by the Regulation to ensure that they are fit to continue their journey and also to ensure that loading is carried out in compliance with the Regulation without rough handling and the regular use of sticks and electric prods;
Amendment 13 #
1a. Stresses that the suffering of animals during transport is causing great social concern and outrage; notes that, on 21 September 2017, the European Commission received over 1 million signatures in support of the # StopTheTrucks campaign, in which European citizens call for an end to long- distance transport;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Considers it necessary to make it compulsory for veterinarians to be present on board ships used for the transport of livestock by sea, to report and keep count of the number of animals that die during sea journeys and to draw up emergency plans to deal with any situations at sea that might have a negative impact on the welfare of the animals being transported;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Highlights the importance of proper training of drivers and farmers to improve animal welfare during transport; welcomes the Commissions initiatives to improve this so far, calls on the Commission to extend its efforts;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Deplores the failure to set up a European Parliament committee of inquiry into the transport of live animals within Union territory and to third countries, as requested by 223 MEPs; regrets that this request was not put to the vote by the European Parliament in plenary and that the principles of democracy, publicity and transparency – which should always inform the work of the EU institutions and, in this case, the European Parliament’s internal decision- making processes – have therefore been disregarded;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Calls on the Commission to develop reliable indicators and public data to measure the development of animal welfare during transport of live animals, to be able to make science-based policy changes in the future;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission, together with the Member States, to align sanction levels in the case of breaches
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission, together with the Member States, to
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission, together with the Member States, to align and reinforce sanction levels in the case of breaches, as these can be more than 10 times higher in some Member States than in others; penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission, together with the Member States, to align sanction levels in the case of breaches to the highest level, as these can be more than 10 times
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Urges the
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission, to
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the most common breaches of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 are caused by overcrowding, insufficient headroom, failure to provide the required stops for rest, food and water, inadequate ventilation and watering devices, transport in extreme heat, transport of unfit animals and insufficient bedding;
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 – indent 1 (new) – Recommends a higher rate of EU investments in the extension of smaller scale, locally based animal agriculture as well as the promotion of healthy plant based diets to replace current high animal product consumption;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 – indent 2 (new) – Recalls that in the past 10 years hundreds of official documents and initiatives denounced to the EC the terrible conditions of animals transported alive; over a million European citizens have asked European institutions twice to change this reality;
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 – indent 3 (new) – Recommends the set-up of a parliamentary enquiry committee to tackle in the most comprehensive way all the problems related to live animals transport;
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a black list of operators guilty of repetitive and serious breaches of the Regulation based on inspection and implementation reports; calls on the Commission to update and publish these blacklists frequently and also to facilitate the exchange between Member States of examples of best practice, both in transport and governance;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that calves may be transported from 14 days of age; considers that it is impossible to meet the needs of very young animals during transport, such as the natural need of calves to suckle from their mothers, and therefore calls on the Commission to put an end to this practice;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that the Court of Auditors1a identified some outstanding animal welfare issues regarding the transport of unfit animal, which is prohibited by the legislation; although they have already improved; calls on the Member States to comply with the rules regarding the transport of unfit animals; _________________ 1a Special Report of the European Court of Auditors 31/2018: "Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation"
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that any future revision of legislation regarding animal welfare during transport is based on objective and scientifically sound indicators to avoid arbitrary decisions with an unjustified economic impact on livestock sectors.
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate possible violations of the MARPOL Convention 73/78.
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Deplores that according to the Commission the data reported by Member States is not always complete, consistent, reliable or sufficiently detailed to draw conclusions on compliance at EU level 1a; urges the Commission and Member States to improve the quality and consistency of the data reported by the Member States; _________________ 1a Special Report of the European Court of Auditors 31/2018: "Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation"
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls on the Commission to evaluate possible violations of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), of Directive 2009/16/EC provisions and of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) 1/2005;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that the shortcomings in the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 are a clear example of the need to put greater efforts into preventing serious incidents that have a significant impact on animal welfare and prosecuting those who infringe the law;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Advocates the establishment of a kilometre-based tax on animal transport in order to reduce the number of transport operations per animal;
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Regrets that Member State authorities responsible for transport inspections rarely use information from TRACES to target inspections in order to monitor intra-EU long distance and cross- border movements of animals, in part due to certain user access restrictions1a; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote and simplify the use of the interactive search tool; _________________ 1a Special Report of the European Court of Auditors 31/2018: "Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation"
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Calls for the provision of a GPS tracking system, regardless of transport length;
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Calls on the Commission, in the light of these systematic issues of compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, on the one hand to establish effective monitoring of compliance with the Regulation at all levels in all Member States and, on the other, to immediately launch the necessary investigations into possible breaches thereof and to initiate infringement proceedings against the Member States responsible;
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 d (new) Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 e (new) 9e. Deplores that trucks are not always equipped with enough drinking devices to cater to the needs of all animals and that overcrowding makes efficient drinking on board even more difficult; calls on the Member State authorities and transporters to improve this situation;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 e (new) 9e. Calls on the Commission to report annually to Parliament on its actions concerning the protection of animals during transport;
Amendment 157 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 f (new) 9f. Regrets the decision taken by the Conference of Presidents, without a plenary vote in Parliament, not to set up a parliamentary committee of inquiry on the wellbeing of animals during transport inside and outside the EU, despite the requisite support of a large number of MEPs from different political groups; recommends therefore that Parliament set up a committee of inquiry on animal transport inside and outside the EU as from the beginning of the upcoming parliamentary term in order to properly investigate and monitor cruelty in animal transport;
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 f (new) 9f. Regrets that there is a lack of good indicators for the development of animal welfare during transport of live animals1a; requests the European Commission to develop ideally animal based measures1b _________________ 1a "Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations - European Implementation Assessment", Study from European Parliamentary Research Service, 2018 1b see Messori et al., 2016 for a tool for evaluating horse transports. Messori, S; Visser, EK; Buonanno, M; Ferrari, P; Barnard, S; Borciani, M; Ferri, N (2016) A tool for the evaluation of slaughter horse welfare during unloading. Animal welfare 25(1):101-113
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 g (new) 9g. Urges the Commission to assess possible violation of legislation during the transport of animals from Europe to third countries by sea, such as the prohibited discharge of dead animals from the vessels into the Mediterranean Sea (with often cut off earmarks) as there are often no possibilities for their disposal in the ports of destination;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. In line with recital 11 of the Council Regulation (EC) 1/2005, calls on the Commission to revise Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 to align it with current scientific knowledge;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Member States to substantially improve compliance with the Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that a number of issues concerning Regulation 1/2005 remain to be solved, such as: the long-distance transport of unweaned calves, the need to ascertain the state of pregnancy of live animals, the extent to which the journey logs are checked, the infringement- enforcement-penalty relationship, the 'mixed' impact of training, education and certification, and border controls; deplores that some of those issues currently remain unresolved because of different legal systems in the Member States, different priorities, or different interpretations of the regulation1a; _________________ 1a "Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations - European Implementation Assessment", Study from European Parliamentary Research Service, 2018
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Deplores the lack of rigour displayed by the Commission in pursuing the systematic infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 which are explained in detail in the 200 or so reports sent to it by non-governmental organisations since 2007;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that millions of animals are transported live (for slaughtering or breeding) each year inside the EU and from the EU to third countries; such exports are on the increase as the farming industry is in search of new markets; it also notes that Regulation 1/20051
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Believes that animal transport is one of the biggest problems in intensive livestock farming; considers it necessary, therefore, to significantly reduce the number of animals bred and slaughtered in the EU;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Agrees with the Commission that it is good practice for competent authorities to inspect all consignments destined for non-EU countries at loading1a; believes that a proportion of intra-EU consignments should also be inspected at loading; notes that at loading competent authorities can check that the Regulation’s requirements on floor space and headroom are being observed, that the ventilation and water systems are operating properly, that the drinking devices are working properly and are appropriate for the species being carried, that no unfit animals are loaded, and that sufficient feed and bedding are being carried; _________________ 1a Final report of an audit carried out in The Netherlands from 20 February 2017 to 24 February 2017 in order to evaluate animal welfare during transport to non- EU countries. DG(SANTE) 2017-6106
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Recalls the numerous parliamentary questions, letters and complaints sent by Members of the European Parliament to the Commission, highlighting the systematic infringements of the regulation and condemning the unacceptable conditions of stress, pain, anguish and suffering of live animals transported within the Union and to third countries;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Notes that the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation considers intensive livestock farming responsible for almost a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions and that a drastic reduction in livestock numbers is therefore necessary to combat climate change adequately;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Strongly criticises the statistics drawn up by the Commission on compliance with the regulation as regards the journeys made to transport live animals to third countries and stresses that they have been drawn up without any systematic checks on animal transport vehicles;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Notes that diminished animal product consumption will reduce the number of live animal transport operations; stresses that this will also benefit the environment and public health and be a key factor in combating climate change;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Points out that animal transport is a threat to animal and public health, being one of the main causes of the rapid spread of animal diseases, including those transmissible to humans; notes that, in order to prevent the spread of animal diseases, a radical change in animal husbandry methods in Europe is necessary, together with the elimination long-distance transport; calls on the Member States, in the event of an outbreak of a contagious animal disease in another Member State, to impose an immediate moratorium on imports of live animals;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Welcomes Special Report No 31/20181 a of the European Court of Auditors, which clearly identifies compliance with legislation on long- distance transport of live animals and the transport of unfit animals as issues that have not yet been resolved; _________________ 1a Report No 31/2018 of the European Court of Auditors: ‘Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation’.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Expresses concern over journeys in which animals are watered with contaminated water that is unfit for consumption and journeys in which animals are deprived of access to water because of malfunctioning or badly located watering devices; stresses that vehicles used for the transport of live animals should ensure that sufficient water is supplied during journeys, and in any case, the amount supplied should be appropriate for the specific requirements of the animals being transported and for the number of those animals;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Stresses that infringements are often due to the inadequacy of the ventilation systems of vehicles used for the road transport of live animals over long distances; points out that in these situations, animals are forced into small spaces which have extreme temperatures, well beyond the range of temperatures and tolerance limits set out in the regulation;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that Regulation 1/20051
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Is concerned about cases in which tampering with temperature control sensors inside vehicles used for the transport of live animals has been detected, and calls on the competent authorities not to approve journey logs when temperatures in the places of departure and destination, or during the journey, are forecast to be higher than 30 °C;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 i (new) 1i. Regrets that compartments for animals do not always provide sufficient space to ensure there is adequate ventilation inside vehicles used for the transport of live animals and that natural movements for animals are prevented in all circumstances in which animals are forced to take up unnatural positions for long periods, in clear violation of the technical rules set out in Article 6 and Annex I, Chapter II, point 1.2 of the regulation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 j (new) 1j. Regrets the infringements of the regulation that concern the failure to properly apply the rules concerning unweaned animals, such as calves, lambs, kids and foals which are still on a milk diet, and unweaned piglets, and calls for the introduction of more detailed measures to ensure that the welfare of these animals is fully protected when they are being transported;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of animals destined for slaughter be limited to eight hours, taking account of transport conditions and loading time, irrespective of whether this takes place on land or at sea; recalls the adverse impact of the stress suffered by animals during excessively protracted transport on the quality of meat made available for consumption, and therefore the negative impact of these transport conditions on human health;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of animals
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of animals destined for slaughter be limited to eight hours in total per day, believes that unweaned animals should not be transported for journeys longer than four hours, taking into account
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of unweaned animals and animals destined for slaughter should be limited to
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of animals destined for slaughter or fattening be limited to eight hours, taking account of transport conditions and loading time, irrespective of whether this takes place on land or at sea;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of animals destined for
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that Regulation 1/20051 has had a positive impact on the welfare of animals during transport; welcomes the Commission's guidelines on the subject, but regrets that some of the actions planned by the Commission were delayed by up to five years including the EU guidelines on the protection of animals during transport 1a; notes that severe problems with transport still persist; observes that enforcement of the regulation would appear to be the primary concern of those involved in its implementation; _________________ 1 Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1). 1a Special Report of the European Court of Auditors 31/2018: "Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation"
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of animals destined for slaughter be limited
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of animals destined for slaughter be limited to
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Insists that the transport time of animals
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that, for the transport of vertebrate animals in connection with an economic activity for longer than eight hours, the road transport unit used for this purpose is already required to meet specific additional requirements under Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Strongly favours the transportation of meat over live animals, which could significantly improve animal welfare, as well as reducing the volume of related transport, reducing emissions thereby having a positive impact on the environment;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the Member States to check a proportion of transports at loading, including all loadings to destinations in non-EU countries, as it is at loading that many problems can be detected and remedied before the start of the journey;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that Regulation 1/20051 has had a positive impact on the welfare of
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Given the impossibility of enforcing the Regulation 1/2005 outside EU, calls for a ban of the export of live animals destined for slaughter to Third Countries;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Recognises the need for a more regional and sustainable model of livestock production where animals are born, fattened and slaughtered in the same region instead of being transported over long distances; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions to promote slaughter closer to production and point of sale including support for regional and mobile slaughterhouses, whilst ensuring the highest possible animal welfare standards;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Recalls that, under the existing Regulation, a rest break at an approved control post is mandatory after the maximum period of transport of domestic Equidae, and domestic animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species, where the transport time exceeds eight hours;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, animals being transported over long distances must be offered water, feed and rest at suitable intervals and appropriate to their species and age; urges the Commission to monitor more effectively full and harmonised compliance with these legal requirements by all EU Member States;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the often lengthy delays at borders
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the often lengthy delays at borders and the increased pain and distress for animals that they cause; calls on the Member States and the Commission to improve this situation; calls on the Member States to better plan their journeys and to communicate each-others to avoid concentration of animal trucks transporting animals at the borders, cause of severe animal health and welfare problems;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the often lengthy delays at the external borders and the increased pain and distress for animals that they cause; calls on the
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the often lengthy delays at borders and the increased pain and distress for animals that they cause; calls on the Member States to better plan
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the often lengthy delays at borders
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the often lengthy delays at certain borders and the increased pain and distress for animals that they c
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the often lengthy delays at borders and the increased pain and distress for animals that they cause - as journeys can last up to 14 days in cramped conditions, in trucks or ships without sufficient feed, water or veterinary care; calls on the Member States and the Commission to
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the often lengthy delays at borders and the increased pain and distress for animals that they cause; calls on the Member States and the Commission to examine and to improve this situation, particularly so now on the UK/EU crossing points where there is a real threat of extended delays post-Brexit;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Deeply regrets that the inadequate implementation and enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 in certain Member States, together with unfair and tendentious perceptions persistently propagated by radical activists throughout Europe regarding animal transport in general, are unjustly harming the public reputation of livestock transport firms that diligently comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and, in many cases, seek to achieve standards of animal welfare during transport that are even higher than statutory requirements;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Requires Member States to urgently and substantially improve their implementation of and compliance with the Regulation;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Urges the Commission and Member States to give greater public credit to the most progressive animal transport firms and the best practices followed by them, in order to encourage emulation;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when a journey passes through several Member States and when different Member States are responsible for approving the journey log
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when different Member States are responsible for approving journey logs; calls on all those Member States which discover breaches to notify the other Member States involved, as required by Regulation 1/2005, and to enter data on the identity and registration of the transporter in a file which can be consulted by all the inspection bodies of each Member State;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that Regulation 1/20051 has had a positive impact on the welfare of animals during transport; welcomes the Commission's guidelines on the subject, but notes that severe enforcement problems still persist;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when different Member States are responsible for approving journey logs; calls on all those Member States which discover breaches to notify the other Member States involved, as required by Regulation 1/2005; calls on the Commission to ensure the enforcement of the directive by the Member states;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when animals are transported through different Member States and different Member States are responsible for approving journey logs; calls on all those Member States which discover breaches to notify the other Member States involved, as required by Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when different Member States are responsible for approving journey logs; calls on all those Member States which discover breaches to notify, at the earliest opportunity, the other Member States involved, as required by Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – point a (new) (a) Notes that Article 26 of Regulation No 1/2005 gives Member States strong enforcement powers including requiring the transporter concerned to establish systems to prevent recurrence of the breach, and subjecting the transporter to extra checks such as requiring the presence of a veterinarian at loading of the animals; is concerned that many Member States do not use these powers properly; calls on the Member States to make effective use of the Article 26 powers to prevent recurrence of breaches;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Is concerned that many Member States do not properly use the strong enforcement powers given to them by Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005; notes that as a result the same breaches, often by the same transporters, have been recurring on a regular basis for many years; calls on competent authorities to use their powers to require transporters who breach Regulation 1/2005 to establish systems to prevent recurrence of the breach;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that, in cases in which the regulation stipulates that animals should be unloaded at a control post, before approving a journey log the competent authorities should ascertain that the organiser has made a reservation at the control post;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on Member States to make more effective use of the strong enforcement powers given to them under the Regulation, including the power to suspend or withdraw a transporter’s authorisation in the case of serious breaches;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure uniform compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 throughout the Union;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that Regulation 1/20051
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Member States to make a full use of the enforcement measures foreseen by Article 26 the Regulation, according to which the competent authorities shall require a transporter to establish systems to prevent the recurrence of observed breaches, subject a transporter to additional checks, in particular requiring the presence of a veterinarian at loading of the animals, suspend or withdraw the authorisation of the transporter or the certificate of approval of the means of transport concerned in case of infringements;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Insists that Member States, in the case of a breach of the Regulation, require the transporters to establish effective systems to prevent any further breaches and to monitor implementation of these systems and to communicate these to other Member States;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the total number of checks carried out by national competent authorities pursuant to Regulation 1/2005 has fallen, despite the number of consignments in the EU containing live animals having increased; stresses that transport poses risks to animal welfare and that meticulous checks are essential to ensure the welfare of animals during transport; calls on the Member States to ensure
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the total number of checks carried out by national competent authorities pursuant to Regulation 1/2005 has fallen, despite the number of consignments in the EU containing live animals having increased; calls on the Member States to
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the total number of checks carried out by national
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the total number of checks carried out by national competent authorities pursuant to Regulation 1/2005 has fallen, despite the number of consignments in the EU containing live animals having increased; calls on the Member States to ensure adequate controls for live animal transport, properly planned journeys and contingency plans – as required by Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the total number of checks carried out by the Commission as well as national competent authorities pursuant to Regulation 1/2005 has fallen, despite the number of consignments in the EU containing live animals having increased; calls on the Member States to ensure adequate controls for live animal transport;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) Underlines that conditions in third countries are usually worse than in the EU and exported animals are no longer protected on the ground by EU laws despite of the Court of Justice's ruling which concluded that Regulation 1/2005 should apply to cases of exports to non- EU countries;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes also the high increase in EU exports and calls on the Competent Authorities to inspect all consignments destined for third countries at loading; calls for official veterinarians at EU exit points to verify that every animal is fit to continue their journey beyond EU borders;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States increase and tighten official checks of live transports and report the findings in a detailed and transparent way. To this end the Parliament urges the Commission you make TRACES publicly available;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Member States and transporters to drastically improve the conditions of short journeys and to provide suitable and harmonised trainings to the operators involved;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Calls on the Member States and transporters to phase out long distance live animal transportation and urgently develop a medium and long-term strategy to replace the transport of live animals with the transport of meat products and carcasses only;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Member States and transporters to strictly abide by the Court of Justice's ruling which concluded that Regulation 1/2005 should apply to cases of exports to non-EU countries2 ; calls on the Member States to carry out further controls;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Member States and transporters to strictly abide by the Court of Justice's ruling which concluded that the Regulation
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Takes the view that, in those cases in which the regulation stipulates that animals should be unloaded for a 24-hour rest period in a third country, the competent authorities should only be able to approve journey logs where it can be ascertained that the organiser has found a place for such a rest period, equipped with facilities equivalent to those of a control post and which, in any case, are able to ensure the welfare of the animals;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that when animals are required to be unloaded for a 24 hour rest period in third countries, the organiser must identify a place for rest with facilities equivalent to those of a control post; calls on Competent Authorities to regularly inspect these facilities and not to approve journey logs if the proposed place for rest has not been confirmed to have facilities equivalent to those of an EU control post;
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AGRI
431 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) - having regard to the request made to the Conference of Presidents by 220 MEPs on 7 February 2018 to establish a Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry on the welfare of animals during transport within and outside the EU;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances to be bred, reared, fattened or slaughtered;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the competent authorities verify that the journey logs contain realistic information, and thus comply with Article 14.1 of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the transport planning includes proof of a reservation, including feed, water and fresh litter, at a control post;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the transport vehicles comply with the minimum space requirements set out in Chapter VII of Annex I to Regulation 1/2005 and that at high temperatures animals are allowed correspondingly more space;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the internal height of transport vehicles meets minimum standards;
Amendment 104 #
1e. Calls on the Member States to ensure that journey logs and transport plans are only approved if the weather forecast does not expect temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius during the entire transport period;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are no gaps between the floor or vehicle wall and the partitions in the transport vehicles;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that a partial implementation is insufficient to achieve the Regulation’s overarching purpose of avoiding injury to or undue suffering of animals during transport, and that greater efforts should therefore be made to prevent serious incidents which have a significant impact on animal welfare and to prosecute those responsible for them;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that a partial implementation is insufficient to achieve the Regulation’s overarching purpose of avoiding injury to or undue suffering of animals during transport; nonetheless, the percentage of injured/suffering animals is residual and an exception;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that a partial implementation is insufficient to achieve the Regulation’s overarching purpose of avoiding injury to or undue suffering of animals during transport, and that persistent severe animal welfare problems remain;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that a partial implementation
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances to be bred, fattened or slaughtered;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that a partial implementation is insufficient to achieve the Regulation’s overarching purpose of avoiding injury to or undue suffering of animals or their death during transport;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that non-compliance with the Regulation by Member States threatens the Regulation’s purpose to prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious animal diseases;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Member States that conduct few inspections or none at all to carry out more of them and submit comprehensive reports on them to the Commission;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the systematic breach of the Regulation by Member States leads to unfair competition resulting in an uneven playing field between operators in the different Member States, which in turn can lead to a ‘race to the bottom’ regarding animal welfare standards during transport;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the systematic breach of the Regulation
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the systematic breach of the Regulation by Member States seriously harms animal welfare, but also leads to unfair competition resulting in an uneven playing field between operators in the different Member States;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the provisions of Regulation 1/2005 that are most frequently breached include those that disallow overcrowding, require sufficient headspace, prohibit transport in extreme heat, require water to be available during long journeys, prohibit the transport of unfit animals, require bedding, and require animals to be unloaded for 24 hours rest, feed and water after a specified maximum travelling time; calls on Member States and transporters to substantially improve enforcement of, and compliance with, Regulation1/2005;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the provisions of Regulation 1/2005 that are most frequently breached include those that disallow overcrowding, require sufficient headspace, prohibit transport in extreme heat, require water to be available during long journeys, prohibit the transport of unfit animals require bedding, and require animals to be unloaded for 24 hours rest, feed and water after a specified maximum travelling time; calls on Member States and transporters to substantially improve enforcement of, and compliance with, Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances to be bred, fattened or slaughtered;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Advocates, therefore, that undertakings, whether they are responsible for breeding, fattening, transportation or imports or exports, must be expected to do more and assume greater responsibilities;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Recalls that Member State authorities frequently delegate the responsibility for carrying out the risk analyses for transport inspections to local authorities; warns, in this context, that Member States should put in place control systems that verify the existence, quality and implementation of local risk analyses;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets that the Commission ignored Parliament’s resolution of 12 December 2012, and emphasises that strong
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets that the Commission ignored Parliament’s resolution of 12
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets that the
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets that the Commission ignored Parliament’s resolution of 12 December 2012, and emphasises that
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets that the Commission ignored Parliament’s resolution of 12 December 2012, and emphasises that stronger and harmonised enforcement with effective and dissuasive penalties is central to improving animal welfare during transport;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Agrees with the Commission 1that it is good practice for competent authorities to inspect all consignments destined for non-EU countries at loading; believes that a proportion of intra-EU consignments should also be inspected at loading; notes that at loading competent authorities can check that the Regulation’s requirements on floor space and headroom are being observed, that the ventilation and water systems are operating properly, that the drinking devices are working properly and are appropriate for the species being carried, that no unfit animals are loaded, and that sufficient feed and bedding are being carried; 1 Final report of an audit carried out in The Netherlands from 20 February 2017 to 24February 2017 in order to evaluate animal welfare during transport to non- EU countries.DG(SANTE) 2017-6106
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when a journey passes through several Member States and when different Member States (i) approved the journey log,(ii) granted the transporter’s authorization, (iii) granted the vehicle’s certificate of approval and (iv) granted the driver’s certificate of competence; calls on Member States which discover breaches to notify all the other Member States involved, as required by Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005 so that they can prevent recurrence of the breaches;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recognises that lessons can be learnt from some Member States who have led the way and have implemented Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, by accepting it as a good framework to ensure the protection of animal welfare during transport;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Is concerned about the low level of inspections in some Member States and the low or zero infringements reported; questions the accuracy of inspection systems and reporting;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to initiate Treaty infringement proceedings against Member States that are constantly violating Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 133 #
4a. Calls on the Commission to take action against the Member States which systematically fail to implement and enforce the Regulation;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when a journey passes through several Member States and when different Member States (i) approved the journey log,(ii) granted the transporter’s authorisation, (iii) granted the vehicle’s certificate of approval and (iv) granted the driver’s certificate of competence; calls on Member States which discover breaches to notify all the other Member States involved as required by Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005 so that they can prevent recurrence of the breaches;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Parliament to set up a Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to animal welfare during transport within and outside the EU, given the numerous and systematic violations of the Regulation 1/2005 by Member States, and considering the insufficient resources that the Commission invests in undertaking official audits on animal welfare during transport.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that repeated infringements
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals; considers that the penalties should reflect the damage, scope, duration and recurrence of the infringement;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, penalties
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that repeated infringements, occurring in circumstances over which the transporter had control, should lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances to be bred, fattened or slaughtered;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals, and this should be harmonized through the European Union;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
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
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the strong enforcement powers given to Member States under the Regulation, including the power to require transporters to establish systems to prevent the recurrence of breaches and to suspend or withdraw a transporter’s authorisation; calls on Member States to take sufficient corrective actions and sanctions, to avoid animal suffering and to dissuade continued non-compliance on the part of operators;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the strong enforcement powers given to Member States under the Regulation; calls on the Member States to make use of them, including the power to require transporters to establish systems to prevent the recurrence of breaches and to suspend or withdraw a transporter’s authorisation when infringements have been committed;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances to be bred, fattened or slaughtered;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the strong enforcement powers given to Member States under the Regulation, including the
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to undertake a mapping exercise of sanction systems, and, where appropriate to ensure a level playing field, develop a harmonised EU sanction system, in order to ensure that penalties are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, taking into account repeated infringements;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 a (new) Calls on the Commission to address vigorously the lack of enforcement by Member States and to ensure that there is no corruption in connection with enforcement powers;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission to draw up, after consultation of National Contact Points, a list of operators guilty of repetitive and serious breaches of the Regulation based on inspection and implementation reports; calls on the Commission to publish and update this list frequently, and also to promote examples of best practice, both in transport and governance;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls on Member States to ensure that operators found to be repeatedly in breach of Regulation 1/2005 have their authorisations revoked;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to aim for zero non- compliance in implementing and enforcing Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Notes that vehicles often do not conform with the requirements of Article 12 of Directive 64/432/EEC as amended; Considers, in particular, that carriages with leaking faeces and urine or otherwise inadequate waste storage pose risks for the spread of antimicrobial resistance; Calls on the Commission to develop harmonised procedures to grant approval to vessels and trucks;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year, for breeding or slaughter, millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution 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;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution 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 warned and in case of being a recurrent one, should be penali
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for increased cooperation between competent authorities to strengthen enforcement by using technology to create a real-time feedback loop and geolocational tracking between the Member State at the point
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for increased cooperation between competent authorities to strengthen enforcement by using technology, and inspections on parts and spot-checks to create a real-time feedback loop between the Member State at the point
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. asks the Commission to present regular reports to the European Parliament on the implementation and the enforcement of the current Regulation, including breakdown of infringements per Member State, per species and per type of infringement, in relation to the volume of live animal transport per Member State;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. considers that enforcement is particularly difficult when a journey passes through several Member States and when the various enforcement tasks (journey log approval, transporter authorisation, certification of competence and of vehicle approval, etc.) are undertaken by several different Member States; calls on Member States that find breaches to notify all other Member States involved, as required by Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005, in order to prevent recurrence of the infringements and enabling optimised risk assessment;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the transportation of livestock to Member States; takes the view that the EU platform on animal welfare should undertake in- depth work on this issue and could be used for dialogue and the exchange of good practice; welcomes the cases where governments, scientists, businesses and national competent authorities have worked together to define best practices in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legislation;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the large number of infringements identified by Directorate- General SANTE in 2017 in several Member States would require the initiation of the relevant Treaty infringement proceedings;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the transportation of livestock to Member
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the transportation of livestock to Member States; welcomes the cases where governments, scientists, businesses and national competent authorities have worked together to define best practices in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legislation, like the “Animal Transport Guide” website, among others;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the transportation of livestock to Member States; welcomes the cases where governments, scientists, businesses, industry representatives and national competent authorities have worked together to define best practices in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legislation;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Member States to make programmes for the religious slaughter of animals available in slaughterhouses, given that a large proportion of exports of live animals are to Middle Eastern markets.
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Member States to make programmes for the religious slaughter of animals available in slaughterhouses, given that a large proportion of exports of live animals are to Middle Eastern markets.
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and fiscal incentives for European livestock transporters to step up investment in innovative animal transport facilities and solutions;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Urges the Commission and Member States, in their official communications, to give greater credit to the most progressive animal transport firms and the best practices followed by them, in order to encourage emulation;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas slaughtering animals as close as possible to where they were bred would be the best way to ensure their welfare;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Is concerned that Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls repeals all the enforcement provisions of Regulation 1/2005 from 14 December 2019 and replaces them with provisions that in some respects are weaker; calls on the Commission when adopting delegated acts under Regulation 2017/625 to ensure that the enforcement provisions provided by that Regulation and its delegated acts are at least as strong as those that are being repealed;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses the importance of distinguishing the responsibility of animal transport undertakings from the responsibility of farmers, since such undertakings should be held accountable for problems arising from the transport of animals and not from farmers; recalls that farmers are the most interested in animal welfare, for emotional, affection, but also economic reasons;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Recalls that the Commission in her role as Guardian of the Treaties is responsible for monitoring whether EU laws are applied correctly; calls on the European Ombudsman to investigate whether the Commission has consistently failed to ensure compliance with the current Regulation and if the Commission could thus be responsible for maladministration;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses that slaughter costs differ considerably from Member State to Member State and calls for the economic, environmental and societal costs of transport to be taken into account and form the basis of a policy of financial incentives for putting in place alternatives at local level;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission, when adopting delegated acts under Regulation 2017/625, to ensure that the enforcement provisions provided for in this Regulation and its delegated acts are at least as stringent as those which are to be repealed;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Points out that, for the transport of vertebrate animals in connection with an economic activity for longer than eight hours, the road transport unit used for this purpose is already required to meet specific additional requirements under Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Recognises that the DG SANTE audits serves as an important source of information for the Commission to assess correct implementation of the current Regulation; calls on the Commission to carry out at least seven unannounced visits every year in line with the European Court of Audits recommendation;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls on the Commission to draw up an impact assessment for society as a whole, with regard, inter alia, to environmental and health impacts;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Calls on the Commission, in the light of systematic issues of compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, to immediately launch investigations into possible breaches thereof and to initiate infringement proceedings against the Member States responsible;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 a (new) Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers it unacceptable that, 13 years after the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, many testimonies continue to emerge of animals transported, in violation of the provisions of the regulation, in appalling conditions, in inadequate and overcrowded means of transport, which causes unnecessary animal suffering;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Calls on the Commission to report annually to Parliament on its actions concerning the protection of animals during transport;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Points out that the most frequent violations of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 relate to overcrowded means of transport in which animals are transported with a serious lack of space, failure to comply with journey and resting times and the rules concerning breaks for watering and feeding of animals, insufficient litter and fodder, poor ventilation and watering systems, transport of animals at extreme temperatures and transport of animals which are entirely unfit for transport;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Deplores the difficulty of carrying out a coherent analysis of the implementation of the Regulation that exists owing to differing approaches to data collection between Member States; calls on the Commission to set common minimum standards for tracing systems regarding all journeys in order to allow better harmonised data collection and assessment of the parameters monitored; calls on Member States to step up their efforts to supply the Commission with comprehensive, harmonised data on transport inspections and infringement levels;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that inspections must be carried out uniformly throughout the Union and on an adequate proportion of the animals transported each year within each Member State, in order to guarantee and maintain the proper functioning of the internal market and avoid distortions of competition within the EU; calls, in addition, on the Commission to increase the number of unannounced spot inspections by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) focused on animal welfare and the transport of animals; believes that differing methods of data collection and control mechanisms make it difficult to establish an accurate picture of compliance in individual Member States; calls therefore on the Commission to adopt a more harmonised reporting structure and to undertake further analysis of the data generated by FVO inspection reports and from Member States’ returns relating to their Multiannual National Control Plan (MANCP);
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Takes note of the public interest in ensuring welfare of transported animals; therefore calls on the Commission to make the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) open to the public, in order to inform customers and suppliers along the livestock supply chain of the quality of the journeys;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the EU, as laid down in Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, considers animals not just as goods or products or possessions, but as sentient and conscious beings, meaning that they are capable of feeling pleasure and pain; whereas EU legislation has translated this notion into measures which should ensure that animals are kept and transported under conditions that do not subject them to stress, maltreatment, abuse, pain or suffering;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work on improving the TRACES system in order to support the preparation of risk analyses for live animal transport controls by Member States;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls on the Member States to be more rigorous in deciding whether to grant drivers a certificate of competence and in inspecting livestock vehicles and vessels with a view to issuing an authorisation certificate; to this end, it should be possible to consult TRACES as it provides more details on violations by transporters and drivers;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that the Commission, according to the 2018 Court of Auditors special report on animal welfare in the EU, has recognised that the data reported by some Member States is not complete, consistent, reliable or sufficiently detailed to permit drawing conclusions on compliance at EU level;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that the Commission, according to the 2018 Court of Auditors special report on animal welfare in the EU, has recognised that the data reported by Member States is not complete, consistent
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that, in its special report on animal welfare in the EU, the Court of Auditors also noted that the authorities of the Member States responsible for transport inspections were rarely using information from TRACES to target inspections, whereas it contains information and reporting tools of precisely the right kind to be used by the authorities to inspect the movement of animals in a targeted manner; calls on the Commission to solve the issue of certain restrictions on access rights for users in TRACES and to extend the rights to public access;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Regrets the insufficient number of checks and official audits and calls for an increase in the number of yearly inspections by the Food and Veterinary Office; calls for a more effective and transparent monitoring system, including public access to information collected via the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES);
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Calls on the Commission to develop geolocation systems to enable tracking of the animals' location and the duration of journeys in transport vehicles, as well as any non-compliance with transport schedules.
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is concerned at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals by both land and sea, and calls for the monitoring of
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is concerned at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals by both land and sea, and calls for the monitoring of such practices to be stepped up; stresses that uniform standards on the conditions in which live animals are transported should be respected throughout the EU;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is concerned at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals by both land and sea, and calls for the monitoring of such practices to be stepped up; stresses that uniform standards on the conditions in which live animals are transported should be respected throughout the EU;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas transport is stressful for animals as it exposes them to a range of challenges
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is concerned at the, although still few situations, number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals by both land and sea, and calls for the monitoring of such practices to be stepped up;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is concerned at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals by both land and sea, and calls for the monitoring and sanctioning of such practices to be stepped up;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls therefore for harmonised and binding standards for the authorisation of vehicles and vessels as means of transport for livestock, which should be issued by a central EU authority, which must determine the suitability of the means of transport for transporting animals in terms of their state and equipment, such as the presence of the appropriate satellite navigation system in vehicles;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls for Member States to be more rigorous in certification and approval procedures both for vehicles and in granting certificates of competence to drivers;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Calls on the Member States to ban multi-level livestock trucks as they cause major animal welfare problems due for instance to poor air circulation and cramped conditions, and it is more difficult to inspect the upper levels;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Calls on operators to ensure thorough training of drivers and attendants in line with Annex IV, to ensure correct treatment of animals;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution 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 vessels and animal fitness; calls on the Commission to provide a list of ports with adequate animal inspection facilities and accordingly calls on the competent authorities not to authorise any transport plans for approaching ports that do not have adequate facilities; recalls, in this context, the practical guidelines for assessing the fitness for transport of adult bovine animals, swine and equidae;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Highlights the poor conditions prevailing during maritime transport, and call
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution 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 livestock vessels and animal fitness; calls on the Commission to provide a list of ports with adequate animal inspection facilities; further calls on competent authorities to not approve journey logs that plan to use ports without such facilities;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas transport
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution 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 223 #
Motion for a resolution 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; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Deeply regrets that the inadequate implementation and enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 in certain Member States, together with unfair and tendentious perceptions persistently propagated by radical activists throughout Europe regarding animal transport in general, are unjustly harming the public reputation of livestock transport firms that diligently comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and, in many cases, seek to achieve standards of animal welfare during transport that are even higher than specified by statutory requirements;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes that loading onto livestock vessels is often carried out roughly with the use of sticks and electric prods, loading ramps in some cases are steeper than the maximum slope permitted by Regulation1/2005, and the entry to vessels at the end of the loading ramp is often unlit causing animals to balk as they do not want to move from light into dark areas; calls on competent authorities to properly inspect loading operations as required by Article 20 of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes that loading onto livestock vessels is often carried out roughly with the use of sticks and electric prods, loading ramps in some cases are steeper than the maximum slope permitted by Regulation1/2005, and the entry to vessels at the end of the loading ramp is often unlit causing animals to balk as they do not want to move from light into dark areas; calls on competent authorities to properly inspect loading operations as required by Article 20 of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes that loading onto livestock vessels is often carried out roughly with the use of sticks and electric prods, loading ramps in some cases are steeper than the maximum slope permitted by Regulation 1/2005, and the entry to vessels at the end of the loading ramp is often unlit causing animals to balk as they do not want to move from light into dark areas; calls on competent authorities to properly inspect loading operations as required by Article 20 of Regulation1/2005;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission to approve innovative alternatives for export checks in accordance with Regulation 2016/4291a Article 133(2), such as platform inspections, which are an improvement for animal welfare through a lower stocking rate and does not require animals to be unloaded and thus shortens waiting times. _________________ 1a Regulation 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health ('Animal Health Law')
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas transport
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Regrets that despite the fact that the number of intra-EU consignments of live animals has increased over the last decade, the total number of checks carried out by national competent authorities pursuant to the Regulation has fallen; calls on the Member States to ensure systematic and widespread checks;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls for a prohibition on the transport of animals between the EU and third countries that do not have and/or do not meet animal welfare standards, as well as on the sale and transport of animals for ritual sacrifices without prior stunning.
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls the Member States to create new structures and adapt their ports and vessels, in order to improve the conditions of animal welfare in the animal maritime transportation, even during the transport;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 a (new) Calls on Member States to develop and apply a risk-based strategy to target their inspection activities on high-risk transports in order to maximise the efficiency of the limited inspection resources;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Member States to carry out unannounced controls through the competent authorities of the planning and implementation of the transport of animals;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Urges the Commission to assess possible violation of legislation during the transport of animals by sea;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Notes that the requirement of animal health certificates for transport across Member States gives a negative incentive to choose domestic destinations over the closest possible destination; calls on the Commission to use their powers as stated in Regulation 2016/4291a Article 144(1) to adopt a delegated act to provide a derogation for movements that pose a low risk for the spread of disease;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Points to the fact that vessels in particular are often very old, they are poorly overhauled and maintained, they were not normally designed or built for transporting livestock and have not been not appropriately converted;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 b (new) Calls on the Commission to provide guidance to Member States on how TRACES can be used to support the preparation of risk analyses for inspections on the transport of live animals, as recommended by the Court of Auditors in its 2018 special report;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 c (new) Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when a journey passes through several Member States and when different Member States (i) approve the journey log, (ii) grant the transporter’s authorisation, (iii) grant the vehicle’s certificate of approval and (iv) grant the driver’s certificate of competence; calls on Member States which discover breaches to notify all the other Member States involved as required by Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005 so that they can prevent recurrence of the breaches;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas transport is stressful for animals as it exposes them to a range of challenges for hours at a time; whereas, as regards trade with third countries, additional animal suffering
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 d (new) Agrees with the Commission that it is good practice for competent authorities to inspect all consignments destined for non- EU countries at loading; believes that a proportion of intra-EU consignments should also be inspected at loading; notes that at loading, competent authorities can check that the Regulation’s requirements on floor space and headroom are being observed, that the ventilation and water systems are operating properly, that the drinking devices are working properly and are appropriate for the species being carried, that no unfit animals are loaded, and that sufficient feed and bedding are being carried;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 a (new) Advocates the establishment of a kilometre-based tax on animal transport in order to reduce the number of transport operations per animal;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 b (new) Calls for livestock vehicles to be equipped with GPS tracking systems, regardless of the duration of transport;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 c (new) Urges the Commission and the Member States to oblige farmers to breed and fatten their own animals, slaughter them at the nearest slaughter facility and limit the number of transport operations to a maximum of two per animal life in order to prevent lengthy and numerous animal transport operations;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible, in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited
Amendment 245 #
14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible, in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’; specifies that this provision must be enforced all the more strictly when the transport is from, to, or in transit through a hot country;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible, in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to amend Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 in such a way as to reduce the maximum transport time;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible, in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’ and recital 18 which states that “long journeys are likely to have more detrimental effects on the welfare of animals than short ones”;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible, in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’, which must mean that live animals may be transported for a maximum of eight hours in general and a maximum of four hours for slaughter;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible, in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’; and recital 18 which states that “long journeys are likely to have more detrimental effects on the welfare of animals than short ones”;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas training and education of drivers to promote careful driving based on which types of animals are being transported would improve the welfare of animals during transport1a; _________________ 1a https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal /pub/1966
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that the journey time for all
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that the journey time for
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Urges that the transport time of animals destined for slaughter or breeding be limited to two hours, taking account of transport conditions and loading and unloading times, irrespective of whether this takes place on land or at sea;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Points out that transport planning documents often specify only place names and fail to provide precise addresses of control, supply and assembly points, which makes controls significantly more difficult;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Insists that the transport time of animals, including loading and unloading time, takes into account species-specific veterinary advice, irrespective of whether this takes place on land, at sea, or air;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for a ban on all journeys that exceed four hours irrespective of the mode of transport, and for the setting of lower, species-specific maximal journey times and distances, where appropriate.
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Given the impossibility of safeguarding the welfare of unweaned animals during transport, calls on the Commission to prohibit the transport of unweaned animals on journeys over 4 hours;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to identify types of support for the transport of live animals by air.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas EU trade policy, particularly the increasing number of free-trade agreements, has made it necessary to transport live animals with increasing frequency, with the harm that this entails for them;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to identify types of support for the transport of live animals by air.
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Recalls also, in this regard, that only a list of animal housing on the routes in third countries from 2009 exists, frequently without precise address details, which makes the necessary inspections under EU law significantly more difficult;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Calls to limit journeys of unweaned animals to both a maximum distance of 50km and a maximum duration of 1.5 hours, given the difficulty of ensuring their welfare during transport;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Calls on the Member States to ensure that unweaned animals are unloaded for at least one hour so they can be supplied with electrolytes or milk substitutes and that they are not transported for more than eight hours in total;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the reduction of animal journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, by employing alternative strategies, such as
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the reduction of animal journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, 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 legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter; calls on transit countries to simplify and expedite their transit procedures for live animals;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the reduction of animal journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, 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 legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter, whilst ensuring the highest possible animal welfare standards;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the reduction, as much as possible, of animal journey times, specially outside EU border, in particular long and very long journey times, 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 legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas there are extensive studies proving that animal welfare has an impact on meat quality;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the reduction of animal journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, by employing alternative strategies, such as on economically viable and fairly distributed 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 legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the reduction of animal journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, by employing alternative strategies, such as economically viable local or mobile 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 legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the reduction, as far as possible, of animal journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, 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 legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls for a full examination of all socio-economic consequences of Parliament's previous call for the transport time of animals for slaughter to be limited, taking into account the specific regional circumstances;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas proper animal handling may result in reduced time to load and unload animals, reduced weight loss, fewer injuries and wounds and better meat quality;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction of economically viable slaughter facilities within Member States so that animals are slaughtered as close as possible to their place of rearing; calls on the Commission in this regard to review and if needed adjust the REGULATION (EC) No 853/2004;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction o
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction of economically viable slaughter facilities within Member States so that
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction of economically viable slaughter facilities with certified safety standards within Member States so that animals are slaughtered as close as possible to their place of rearing;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction of economically viable
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Council and Commission to develop a strategy for moving towards a more regional model of livestock production in which, wherever practicable, animals are born, fattened and slaughtered in the same region instead of being transported over extremely long distances; considers that it would make sense to create incentives for the regional breeding, marketing and slaughter of animals in order to reduce unnecessarily long animal transport times;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Considers that in certain cases any reduction in permitted journey times of travel, as is currently outlined in Annex 1, Chapter V of Regulation (EC) 1/2005, would not be viable, and therefore consideration should be given in cases where geographical circumstances and rural isolation require the transport of live animals over land and/or sea for further production or slaughter;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Draws the Commission's attention to the existence of mobile slaughter facilities in Sweden and the authorisation for them to be tested in France in July 2018, which are simple and viable solutions to reducing transport, increasing animal welfare and promoting direct sales from farms;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas fitness for transportation is a major factor in ensuring animal welfare during transport, as welfare risks during transport are greater for animals which are injured, weakened, pregnant, unweaned or sick;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Member States to allow emergency slaughtering directly on the livestock and fattening farms, where appropriate, in the event that an animal is found to be unfit to be transported, where first aid measures prove ineffective, in order to avoid unnecessary animal suffering;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Notes that the societal and economic value of an animal can impact on its standard of transportation; highlights that transport standards for breeding animals in the equine industry are of high quality;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Believes that animals should as a principle be slaughtered as close to their place of rearing as possible; calls therefore on the Commission to promote, where possible, local processing, especially with regard to diminishing the risk of transport-associated disease outbreaks and ensuring food quality and food safety; believes that EU policy should aim at helping create short and transparent supply chains, while safeguarding market supply in all Member States;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Recalls that regional slaughterhouses can bring jobs to rural areas and thus contribute to the value chain; recalls also the possibility, where appropriate, to promote them in the context of the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop strategies on how to cut the number of stages of transport livestock have to endure by reducing the division into breeding, fattening and slaughtering establishments, establishing 'closed containment systems', reducing the distances between these establishments and re-introducing a more regional orientation in livestock breeding;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that transport of carcasses should replace live animal transport; Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport to a meat-and-carcasses-only trade, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport; Calls, as a first step, to limit journeys to slaughter to both a maximum duration of four hours and maximum distance of 300km, irrespective of the mode of transport;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live animal transport to a meat-and-carcass
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy, by 30 November 2019 at the latest, to shift from live transport to a meat-and-carcasses-only trade, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport; calls expressly on the Commission to include transport to third countries in this strategy;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from
Amendment 3 #
Aa. whereas Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport operations applies to the transport of all live vertebrate animals carried out within the Community;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas fitness for transportation is a major factor in ensuring animal welfare during transport, as welfare risks during transport are greater for animals which are injured
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport to a meat-and-carcasses-only trade,
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport to a meat-and-carcasses-only trade with short distribution circuits, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport to a major meat-and-carcasses
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Recalls that, under the existing Regulation, a rest break at an approved control post is already mandatory after the maximum period of transport of domestic Equidae and domestic animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species, where the transport time exceeds eight hours;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls for a reduction in the number of animals transported by better matching production to consumption in the Union ensuring local production and replacing industrial-fed livestock raising with farming in agro-ecological systems.
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Points out that the transportation of germinal products and carcasses can also reduce the environmental impact in terms of CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, etc. because it requires less space;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Stresses that, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, animals being transported over long distances must already be offered water, feed and rest at suitable intervals and appropriate to their species and age; urges the Commission to monitor more effectively full and harmonised compliance with these legal requirements by all EU Member States;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the use of contingency plans for all journeys, including, for example, replacement trucks and contingency centres, 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;
Amendment 31 #
D. whereas fitness for transportation is a major factor in ensuring animal welfare during transport, as welfare risks during transport are greater for animals which are injured, pregnant or sick;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution 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 311 #
Notes that the livestock sector, in particular intensive industrial livestock production, is responsible for a significant percentage of GHG emissions, and considers that the intensive production model leads to significantly compromised animal welfare and negative consequences for public health, in particular via the inappropriate use of antibiotics and its contribution to antimicrobial resistance.
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 a (new) Points out that Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 provides that the temperature of the livestock car may not exceed 30°, but that, during transport, animals already suffer heat stress once the inside temperature reaches 25°, causing distress and exhaustion;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Notes that the most frequent infringements of Regulation 1/2005 occur in relation to the following provisions: specifications of space allowances and sufficient headspace, appropriate partitions, prohibition of transport in extreme heat, water requirement during long journeys, prohibition of the transport of unfit animals, bedding requirements, and requirement for animals to be unloaded for 24 hours rest, feed and water after a specified maximum travelling time
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 b (new) Calls on Member States to prohibit all long-distance animal transport during extreme weather conditions, especially when temperatures at the places of departure or destination or along the route are forecast to exceed 28°C, and also in freezing conditions or when the wind is very strong;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 c (new) Calls on the Commission to end the transport of unweaned animals, such as calves just 14 days old, because it is impossible to meet the welfare requirements and needs of very young animals during transport, such as the need of calves to suckle from their mothers;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Insists that animal welfare legislation should be based on science and the latest technology;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Insists that animal welfare legislation should be based on science and the latest technology;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Insists that animal welfare legislation should be based on science and the latest technology; Stresses that detailed provisions addressing specific needs in various types of transport should be updated, as per Article 30 of Regulation 1/2005, whenever they appear no longer to ensure compliance for a particular species or types of transport, and in the case of new scientific advice; deplores the fact that, despite clear recommendations from EFSA and Parliament’s request in its 2012 resolution, the Commission has failed to update the rules on animal transport with the latest scientific evidence; calls on the Commission, therefore, to update the rules on the basis of the latest scientific knowledge and technology, in particular as regards factors including sufficient ventilation and
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Insists that animal welfare legislation should be based on science and the latest technology; deplores the fact that, despite clear recommendations from EFSA and Parliament’s request in its 2012 resolution, the Commission has failed to update the rules on animal transport with the latest scientific evidence; calls on the Commission, therefore, to update the rules on the basis of the latest scientific knowledge and technology, in particular as regards factors including sufficient ventilation and cooling in all vehicles, appropriate drinking systems, particularly for unweaned animals, and s
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the quality of stockmanship at loading and unloading, and care in transit, should remain the primary focus in order to protect animal welfare during transport;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Insists that animal welfare legislation should be based on science and the latest technology; deplores the fact that, despite clear recommendations from EFSA and Parliament’s request in its 2012 resolution, the Commission has failed to update the rules on animal transport with the latest scientific evidence; calls on the Commission, therefore, to update the rules on the basis of the latest scientific knowledge and technology, in particular as regards factors including sufficient ventilation and cooling - not only through ventilation itself but also through air conditioning - in all vehicles, appropriate drinking systems, particularly for unweaned animals, space requirements and specific minimum headroom;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Expresses concern over journeys in which animals are watered with contaminated water that is unfit for consumption and journeys in which animals are deprived of access to water because of malfunctioning or badly located watering devices; stresses that vehicles used for the transport of live animals should ensure that sufficient water is supplied during journeys, and in any case, the amount supplied should be appropriate for the specific requirements of the animals being transported and for the number of those animals;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Believes that it is important to underline the need to consider the latest scientific knowledge in preparing regulations on animal welfare; highlights the fact that the EFSA opinion1a stresses that other aspects come into play in the welfare of animals aside from the duration of the journey, such as proper loading and unloading, as well as the design of the vehicles; _________________ 1a Official Journal of EFSA 2011:9(1):1966 (125 pp.)
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to develop animal-based welfare indicators, considers that the Commission should develop these indicators without delay to be used as a complement to current legislative requirements, the animal-based welfare indicators should promote better animal welfare outcomes of animals in transport;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the competent authorities have a veterinarian at hand when livestock is being loaded onto transport to ensure compliance with Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Insists that farmers have a legal responsibility, under EU law, to ensure that their animals being transported will not be caused injury, harm or any undue suffering;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on Member States exporting to third countries to work with local authorities to improve animal welfare standards;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Stresses that infringements are often due to the inadequacy of the ventilation systems of vehicles used for the road transport of live animals over long distances and that in these situations, animals are forced into small spaces which have extreme temperatures, well beyond the range of temperatures and tolerance limits set out in the Regulation;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Expresses concern at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals both on land and at sea, and calls for the monitoring of such practices to be stepped up;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that stunning is performed, without exception, before religious ritual slaughter in all member states;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. Recalls, that transporting sick or injured animals should be avoided when possible to guarantee good living conditions for animals;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19c. Is concerned about cases in which tampering with temperature control sensors inside vehicles used for the transport of live animals has been detected, and calls on the competent authorities not to approve journey logs when temperatures in the places of departure and destination, or during the journey, are forecast to be higher than 30 °C;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19c. Calls on the Commission to undertake research into how new and existing technology can be applied in livestock vehicles to regulate, monitor and register temperature and humidity, which are essential elements for controlling and protecting the welfare of specific categories of animals during transport, in line with the EFSA recommendations;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19c. Recognizes that lower stocking densities and interrupting journeys to let animals rest have an adverse economic impact on transport operators which may affect the proper handling of transported animals; Calls on the Commission to encourage incentives for the proper handling of transported animals;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 d (new) 19d. Regrets that compartments for animals do not always provide sufficient space to allow adequate ventilation inside vehicles and that natural movements for animals are prevented, often forcing them to take up unnatural positions for long periods, in clear violation of the technical rules set out in Article 6 and Annex I, Chapter II, point 1.2 of the Regulation;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 e (new) 19e. Regrets the infringements of the Regulation that concern the failure to apply, or properly apply, the specific rules concerning unweaned animals, such as calves, lambs, kids, foals and piglets which are still on a milk diet, and calls for the introduction of more detailed measures to ensure that the welfare of these animals is fully protected during transport;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 f (new) 19f. Is concerned about the infringements of the Regulation caused by the failure to carry out brief inspections prior to the loading of live animals onto vessels and about the fact that such operations are often carried out using cruel instruments and practices, such as the use of sticks and electric prods, or through the use of unsuitable loading facilities;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 g (new) 19g. Considers it necessary to make it compulsory for veterinarians to be present on board ships used for the transport of live animals, to report and keep count of the number of animals that die during the journeys and to draw up emergency plans to deal with any situations at sea that might have a negative impact on the welfare of the animals being transported;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness,
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution 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,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas according to some sources and assessments, fitness issues are responsible for the largest percentage of infringements, while documentation issues account for the second largest;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses to
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust, EU-wide, mandatory training courses to farmers, drivers and veterinarians in order to reduce the high levels of fitness infringement in Member States;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses, education and certification to farmers, drivers and veterinarians, border agents, in order to reduce the
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses to
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses regularly to farmers, drivers and veterinarians in order to reduce the high levels of fitness infringement in Member States;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution 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 veterinarians in order to reduce the
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Notes that farmers, transporters and competent authorities across Member States interpret and enforce Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 differently, especially with regard to the fitness of animals for transport; calls on the Commission to revise the Regulation to specify the requirements for transport in greater detail where necessary; urges the Commission and the Member States, in the context of a level playing field, to ensure that in future Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 is enforced and implemented in a harmonised and uniform way throughout the Union, in particular as regards the fitness of animals to be transported;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission to take action to prevent the spread of infectious diseases of animals in transport both within EU and coming from third countries by promoting biosecurity measures, increased animal welfare and give priority to direct transport that reduce the risk for direct or indirect contact with animals from other holdings, and avoid unloading at control posts if possible;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Points out that, in addition to the loading of animals that are unfit for transport, infringements of the Regulation also frequently concern the lack of space for animals, the inappropriate height of vehicles, extreme temperatures, lack of water and food, and inadequate ventilation systems;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution 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 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. Whereas the most frequent infringements of Regulation 1/2005 occur in relation to the following provisions: specifications of space allowances and sufficient headspace, appropriate partitions, prohibition of transport in extreme heat, water requirement during long journeys, prohibition of the transport of unfit animals, bedding requirements, and requirement for animals to be unloaded for 24 hours rest, feed and water after a specified maximum travelling time
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls for strict vigilance to ensure that sick, weak, lightweight animals, lactating animals, pregnant females and females not meeting the necessary weaning time are not transported.
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Member States to ensure an improvement in farm record- keeping about gestation periods;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Calls on the Commission to formulate, based on scientific findings, guidelines regarding water to animals transported in cages and conditions for transporting chicks that promote a high level of welfare;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Recalls that Member States must find solutions in keeping with animal welfare for animals at the end of their lives and production cycles;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for more extensive use of the rural development measure ‘animal welfare payments’, pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/20137, which provides support for high standards of animal welfare going beyond the applicable mandatory standards; _________________ 7 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 347. OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 347.
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on the Commission to avoid adding further conditionalities to farmers, since they are already in large numbers and in the obligations and already include issues related to animal welfare; Believes that the actual CAP budget is clearly insufficient and that all new requests for farmers must be linked to an increase in the CAP budget;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for the upcoming CAP reform to maintain and reinforce the link between increased CAP payments and improved animal welfare conditions which fully respect or go beyond the standards set out in Regulation 1/2005; Calls for coupled support likewise to be conditional upon improved animal welfare standards, to be assured by the Commission within their assessment of the CAP Strategic Plans
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the quality and the frequency of the Member States’ inspections has a direct impact on the level of compliance with the requirements;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for the upcoming CAP reform to maintain and reinforce the link between increased CAP payments, in particular through enhanced conditionality, and improved animal non-abuse and welfare conditions which fully respect or go beyond the standards set out in Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for the upcoming CAP reform to maintain and reinforce the link between
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recalls that secondary costs, such as air and water pollution, must also be taken into account, because it is unacceptable that it should be more economically viable to transport live animals than germinal products and carcasses;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Insists on support being introduced to ensure a balanced distribution of slaughterhouses in the Member States that reflects livestock numbers in a given region;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Points out that Australia has drastically restricted the number of live animals transported to Asia and the Middle East; calls on the Commission to follow this example and to do everything possible to prevent any increase in the transport of live animals from the EU to Asia and the Middle East as a result of Australia’s decision;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recalls that according to the study on the impact of Regulation(EC) 1/2005 on the protection of animal during transport, more than 80% considered that the regulation has improved transport quality as a whole and around 90% of the improvements is in long distance and international animal transport are outside European borders;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in certain third countries; notes that slaughter in certain third countries to which the EU sends animals entails extreme and prolonged suffering and regularly breaches the international standards on welfare at slaughter of the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health); 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 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries; notes that slaughter in certain third countries to which the EU sends animals entails extreme and prolonged suffering and regularly breaches the international standards on welfare at slaughter of the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health); 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 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas fitness for transport is defined differently in the various Member States;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries; notes that slaughter in certain third countries to which the EU sends animals entails extreme and prolonged suffering and regularly breaches the international standards on welfare at slaughter of the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health); 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 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote measures to replace the sale of live animals and meat in general and to orientate production to consumption in each Member State and in the EU and to foster a shift to
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a shift towards the transport of meat or carcasses
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in 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 in so far as this is possible;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Strongly criticises the statistics drawn up by the Commission on compliance with the Regulation as regards the journeys made to transport live animals to third countries and stresses that they have been drawn up without any systematic checks on animal transport vehicles;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Considers that export-oriented agricultural policy gives rise to unnecessary suffering in live animal transport; Considers that both animal welfare and rural economies are better served by shorter supply chains focused on more local or regional consumption and breeding.
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Requests the Commission, in its bilateral trade negotiations with third countries, to demand implementation of the EU’s animal welfare rules and to defend the internationalisation, within the framework of the World Trade Organisation, of the Community provisions on the subject;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Calls for the prohibition of live animal exports to third countries, with limited exceptions for breeding purposes, provided that the breeds are suited to the relevant climatic and environmental context.
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for consistent and full compliance with the 2015 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-424/13, in which the Court ruled that
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for consistent and full compliance with the 2015 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-424/13, in which the Court ruled that, for the transport of animals involving a long journey commencing in EU territory and then continuing outside of it, the transporter, in order to be authorised to depart, must submit a true and accurate travel log for the purpose of verifying compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005; calls on competent authorities not to approve journey logs where under the Court’s ruling animals must be unloaded for a 24 hour rest in a non-EU country unless the organiser has identified a place for that rest that provides facilities equivalent to those of a control post; calls on official veterinarians at exit points to check, as required by Article 21 of Regulation 1/2005 as interpreted by the Court’s ruling, that before vehicles leave the EU they are not overcrowded, provide sufficient headroom, provide bedding, are carrying sufficient feed and water and that the ventilation and water devices are functioning correctly;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for consistent and full compliance with the 2015 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-424/13, in which the Court ruled that, for the transport of animals involving a long journey commencing in EU territory and then continuing outside of it, the transporter, in order to be authorised to depart, must submit a true and accurate travel log for the purpose of verifying compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005; calls on competent authorities not to approve journey logs where under the Court’s ruling animals must be unloaded for a 24 hour rest in anon-EU country unless the organiser has identified a place for that rest that provides facilities equivalent to those of a control post; calls on official veterinarians at exit points to check, as required by Article 21 of Regulation1/2005 as interpreted by the Court’s ruling, that before vehicles leave the EU they are not overcrowded, provide sufficient headroom, provide bedding, are carrying sufficient feed and water and that the ventilation and water devices are functioning correctly;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for consistent and full compliance with the 2015 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-424/13, in which the Court ruled that, for the transport of animals involving a long journey commencing in EU territory and then continuing outside of it, the transporter, in order to be authorised to depart, must submit a true and accurate travel log for the purpose of verifying
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on competent authorities not to approve journey logs where under the Court’s ruling animals must be unloaded for a 24 hour rest in a non-EU country unless the organiser has identified a place for that rest that provides facilities equivalent to those of a control post; calls on official veterinarians at exit points to check, as required by Article 21 of Regulation 1/2005 as interpreted by the Court’s ruling, that before vehicles leave the EU they are not overcrowded, provide sufficient headroom, provide bedding, are carrying sufficient feed and water and that the ventilation and water devices are functioning correctly.
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Requests the competent authorities, and in particular veterinarians, not to issue a transport authorisation when it is already apparent that the transport scheduling and/or the temperature forecast are not such that it can be assumed that the transport will be able to take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas there is often confusion among those responsible about what needs to be done if animals are declared unfit for transport;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Recalls also, in this context, the Commission proposal for a directive to strengthen the protection of whistle- blowers, in particular in the context of veterinary checks;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by 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, and to ensure, where necessary, that trade relations cease with those who do not comply with an equivalent level of standards;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by third countries are not as high as those within the EU; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by 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 and transport of animals;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by certain 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 396 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Points out that the transport of live animals causes the rapid spread of diseases and calls for health checks to be more stringent and, during animal epidemics, systematic when the Union's borders are crossed;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas EU citizens are increasingly concerned about compliance with animal welfare standards, especially in live animal transports;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas those responsible are often uncertain how far the pregnancy has progressed;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Commission to exert pressure on transit countries which put in place bureaucratic hurdles and security obstacles that delay unnecessarily the transport of live animals;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Is appalled at reports of extremely long and distressing waiting periods for animals at borders and ports; 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; calls on the Member States in this context also to ensure that sufficient unloading, resting, feeding and watering facilities are in place that can also be used by all species; calls also on the Member States to cooperate better in planning livestock transports, in particular in order to avoid too large a number arriving at border controls at the same time;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution 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 and methods for expediting control procedures at customs for animals being transported, in order to reduce waiting periods;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution 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 provide rest areas and to open dedicated express lanes at customs for animals being transported, in order to reduce waiting periods;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution 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, sufficiently staffed and freely traversable, at customs for animals being transported, in order to reduce waiting periods;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Is appalled at reports of extremely long and distressing waiting periods for animals at borders; calls on Member States
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E d (new) Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Deplores the sometimes substantial delays at borders with certain third countries, and draws attention to the increased pain and distress that this can cause to animals that they could cause in cases such as when transport facilities are equipped in an inadequate or outdated way; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States and third countries concerned, to improve this situation;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Deplores the often lengthy delays at borders and the increased pain and distress for animals that they cause; calls on the Member States to better plan their journeys and to communicate each-others to avoid concentration of animal trucks transporting animals at the borders, cause of severe animal health and welfare problems;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission to increase cooperation and communication between the competent authorities in all Member States and in third countries in order to reduce animal welfare problems related to poor administration; Asks the Commission to promote animal welfare internationally and conduct initiatives to increase awareness among non- EU countries;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission to increase cooperation and communication between the competent authorities in all Member States and in third countries in order to reduce animal welfare problems related to poor administration, by ensuring that exporters meet the administrative requirements in full;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission to increase cooperation and communication, including further mutual assistance and exchange of information between the competent authorities in all Member States and in third countries in order to reduce animal welfare problems related to poor administration;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission to increase cooperation and speed up information exchange and communication between the competent authorities in all Member States and in third countries in order to reduce animal welfare and animal disease problems related to poor administration;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on Member States and the Commission to pay particular attention to animal welfare infringements during waterway and maritime journeys to third countries;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E e (new) Ee. whereas it is particularly problematic to transport unweaned calves and lambs;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses that
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses that unless animal transport and welfare standards in third countries are aligned with those of the EU and their implementation is sufficient to ensure compliance with the regulation, live animal transport journeys to third countries should also be forbidden, in addition to the prohibition of live animal exports;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses that
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses that unless animal transport standards in third countries are aligned with those of the EU, live animal transport journeys to third countries should be forbidden where possible;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses that unless animal transport standards in third countries are aligned with those of the EU, live animal transport journeys to th
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses that
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses that, unless the EU's animal transport standards
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls the Commission and the Member States to use the full potential of the new technologies like the GPS, tachographs that could register the time of the travel and even some information related with temperature, quantity of water, quality of air, etc, inside the vehicles;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas an analysis of Member States’ inspection reports reveals huge differences between Member States in terms of the number of inspections, ranging from zero to several million per annum, and the incidence of infringements, ranging from zero to 16.6 %, which suggests that Member States take different approaches to inspections, e.g. random versus risk-based strategies; such differences in approach also make it impossible for data to be compared between Member States;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Reminds Member States that, under established case-law1a, they may introduce stricter national rules for the protection of animals during transport, as long as these rules are in line with the main objective of Regulation 1/2005; _________________ 1a Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14.10.204 - Case C-113/02 Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands and Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8.5.2008 - Case C-491/06 Danske Svineproducenter.
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution 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;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas Member States are responsible for ensuring correct implementation and enforcement of Regulation 1/2005 at national level, including official inspections while the Commission is responsible for ensuring that Member States implement EU legislation properly;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Е a (new) Fa. having regard to the various animal diseases such as African swine fever, avian influenza and small ruminant and bovine animal diseases and illnesses that are occurring or have recently occurred in various Member States;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas there are often shortcomings in providing the animals with sufficient food and water and in observing the 24-hour rest period when there is a stop at a verified control post;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. Whereas the farmer is the most interested part in order to maintain their animal fit for transport and is the part that has more to lose if the transport does not comply with the existing rules;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas there is an uneven spread of slaughterhouses across Member States,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas there is an uneven spread of slaughterhouses across Member States,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. Whereas the European Union is where the animals welfare is more respected and defended, and it is an example for the rest of the world;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas it frequently occurs that insufficient water is provided during transportation;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas journey logs are often incomplete and provide an estimated journey time which is unrealistically short;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F d (new) Fd. whereas transport vehicles are often overcrowded;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F e (new) Fe. whereas the internal height of transport vehicles often fails to meet minimum standards;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F f (new) Ff. whereas high temperatures and inadequate ventilation inside the vehicle are a major problem;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F g (new) Fg. whereas there is also a phenomenon of ‘assembly centre hopping’, with animals being shifted from one assembly centre to the next in order to disguise the duration of transportation;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F h (new) Fh. whereas transport vehicles often have insufficient litter;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F i (new) Fi. whereas the partitions in transport vehicles are often inadequate;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F j (new) Fj. whereas Article 10 of Regulation 1/2005 provides that transport undertakings which have a record of serious infringements of Community legislation and/or national legislation on the protection of animals in the three years preceding the date of the application should not be authorised to transport live animals;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Ж G. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products is technically and administratively easier and ethically more rational than the transport of live animals for the sole purpose of being slaughtered; whereas, moreover, the construction of slaughter facilities at or near rearing sites can help generate livelihoods in rural areas;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the transport of meat and other animal-derived products is technically easier and ethically more rational than the transport of live animals for the sole purpose of
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products is technically easier and
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products is technically easier
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the transport of semen and embryos and meat and other animal products is technically easier and ethically more rational than the transport of live animals for the
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products is technically easier
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. Whereas the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe states that “animals should be reared as close as possible to the premises on which they are born and slaughtered as close as possible to the point of production. Transport of live animals should be replaced as much as possible by transport of carcasses”;1 1 http://www.fve.org/publications/fve- calls-to-ensure-better-animal-welfare- during-animal-transport/
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and the World Organisation for Animal Health state that animals should be reared as close as possible to the premises on which they are born and slaughtered as close as possible to the point of production. Transport of live animals should be replaced as much as possible by transport of carcasses.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Ж a (new) Ga. whereas in some Member States there are insufficient facilities for the slaughter and processing of animals and carcasses, which dictates that animals must be transported to such facilities and generates additional costs, along with an environmental footprint and stress for the animals transported;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas, as long ago as 2012, the ‘8 hours campaign’ presented 1.1 million signatures of EU citizens to the Commission, calling for the maximum journey time for livestock to be limited to 8 hours, and whereas the European Parliament also called in 2012 for journey times to be reduced to a maximum of 8 hours;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. Whereas the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe states that “animals should be reared as close as possible to the premises on which they are born and slaughtered as close as possible to the point of production. Transport of live animals should be replaced as much as possible by transport of carcasses”;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas it is clear that farmers, who are constantly on trial in the court of public opinion, are attached to their animals, and whereas they cannot, therefore, be held liable for any mistreatment of them during transport;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the Common Agricultural Policy is export-orientated in nature; whereas the concentration of output away from areas of consumption and the gradual elimination of local slaughterhouses means that animals must be transported often;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the transport of live animals to third countries constitutes a price-regulating mechanism within the EU internal market during times of hardship for the sector;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas for some supply chains in the Union, the live transport of animals, for further production or slaughter, is important;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 a (new) Stresses that the suffering of animals during transport causes great distress and outrage in society, and notes that on 21 September 2017 the Commission received over one million signatures for the # StopTheTrucks campaign in which European citizens called for an end to long-distance journeys;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas animals should be fattened and slaughtered as close as possible to the places where they are bred;
Amendment 8 #
B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 b (new) Regards animal transport as one of the biggest problems in intensive livestock farming, and therefore considers it necessary to substantially reduce the number of animals bred and killed in the EU;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 c (new) Stresses that the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation considers intensive livestock farming responsible for almost a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions and that a drastic reduction in livestock numbers is therefore necessary to combat climate change adequately;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 d (new) Notes that a decrease in consumption of animal products will reduce the number of transport operations involving live animals and stresses that this will also make a positive contribution to the environment and public health and is a key factor in combating climate change;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 e (new) Points out that animal transport is a threat to animal and human health because transport is one of the main causes of the rapid spread of animal diseases, including animal diseases which can be transmitted to humans, and stresses that in order to prevent the spread of animal diseases, the animal husbandry system in Europe should be drastically changed and long-distance journeys should be eliminated;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 f (new) Calls on the Member States, in the event of an outbreak of a contagious animal disease in another Member State, to impose an immediate moratorium on imports and exports of live animals;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 g (new) Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 a (new) Considers that meat consumption must progress towards markedly lower volumes, but with higher quality and higher sustainability, based on locally sourced produce, with supply focused on EU demand
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Recalls that the Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 is a very good one, recognized by all stakeholders and players; Notes that there is always some space for improvement, specially the need of reinforcement, but the situations of non- compliance are residual;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Deplores the fact that the overall degree of progress in implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 by the Member States has been insufficient to meet the Regulation’s main objective, which is to improve animal welfare during transport; urges the Commission to pursue legal action against, and impose sanctions on, Member States which fail to apply the Regulation correctly;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Deplores the fact that the overall degree of progress in implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 by the Member States has been insufficient to meet the Regulation’s main objective, which is to improve animal welfare during transport, and that overall implementation remains poor; calls on Member States to substantially improve compliance with Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 92 #
1. Deplores the fact that the overall degree of progress in implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 by the Member States has been insufficient
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Deplores the fact that
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and Council to review Regulation (EC) N° 1/2005, and to introduce improvements relating to the following aspects: - vehicle specifications; - conditions during transport, such as compartments, provision of drinking water, temperature and humidity; - special driver training, appropriate speed and careful loading and unloading, to enable drivers to cope with the animals they transport; - increasing minimum space allowances and tightening the rules on the transport of pregnant and/or wounded animals;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 a (new) Notes that it is particularly difficult to enforce Regulation 1/2005 where a transport passes through a number of Member States and various Member States have approved the journey log and have issued the transporter with the authorisation and the registration certificate for the vehicle and the certificate of competence for the driver; where Member States identify violations of the provisions of Regulation 1/2005, they must notify such violations in accordance with Article 26 to all other Member States;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Commission to ensure an effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport across all Member States; considers that better enforcement is central to ensuring the effectiveness and workability of the existing legislation in order to improve transport conditions and avoid distortion of competition across EU Member States;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 b (new) Calls on the Member States also to inspect intra-European transports when animals are being loaded onto vehicles to check compliance with the requirements of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 c (new) Calls on the Member States to ensure that there is a sufficient number of accessible, clean and functioning drinking facilities in keeping with the needs of each species of animal and that the water tank has been filled and that there is a sufficient quantity of fresh litter;
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