11 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2017/2128(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes the outcome of the European Parliament Hearing on Sustainable Plant Protection held on 20th March 2017 which concluded that the EU approval process for Plant Protection Products is one of the most stringent in the world. It currently takes over 11 years, requires an average of over 200 scientific studies and costs in excess of 220 million euros to bring a product to the EU market. This rigorous testing, combined with farmers' commitment to responsible use and stewardship, ensures that products are safe for human health and the environment. It does, however, result in a challenging shortage of active ingredients for use on speciality crops which include most fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses the importance of creating an innovation friendly regulatory framework, which allows for the replacement of older chemistry by new and better crop protection products; underlines the importance of the availability of a broad spectrum of Plant Protection Products with different modes of action to avoid the development of resistances and maintain the effectiveness of crop protection product application;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Urges the Commission to ensure that technological innovation in agriculture is specifically taken into account to match the way that Plant Protection Products are applied in the implementation of Integrated Pest Management practices, in line with the principles of 2009/128/EC;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights the importance of encouraging farmers to invest in new technologies such as precision and low drift sprayers, deflectors and digital farming tools that optimise the use of Plant Protection Products and reduce environmental impact;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of a sciencetifically robust risk-based approach in authorising any active substance, in line with the EU’s risk analysis principles and the precautionary principle as established in the General Food Law (Regulation (EC) No 178/2002);
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets the lack of trust between EU Member States regarding scientific assessments of substance authorisations as well as the zonal authorisation system; calls on the Commission to properly implement the existing regulatory framework to harmonise the approval system and ensure mutual recognition of products across the EU Member States in the zones identified in Regulation EC 1107/2009;underlines that the full implementation of the existing legislation should have the aim of avoiding duplication of work and making new substances available to farmers without unnecessary delays;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the European Commission to improve the functioning of the Mutual Recognition system and for Mutual Recognition to be obligatory unless there are unacceptable environmental effects or different Generally Accepted Practices;
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes the setting up of the Minor Uses Coordination Facility as a forum for improving the co-ordination between Member States, grower organisations and industry in developing solutions for minor uses; stresses the need for long lasting and sustained financing of this facility;
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the co-ordination of data generation, particularly residues data, across the Member States;
Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Calls on the Commission to propose a pan-European system of authorisation for Minor Uses and Speciality Crops and a common list of major/minor crops to be applied at EU level;
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Takes the view that low-risk pesticides can play an important role in integrated pest management and calls for an accelerated authorisation process for these substances in order to facilitate their inclusion in crop protection strategies;