Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2018/2110(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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 133 #
4a. Calls on the Commission to take action against the Member States which systematically fail to implement and enforce the Regulation;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
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 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
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 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
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 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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 coolingtemperature control in all vehicles, appropriate drinking systems and liquid feed, particularly for unweaned animals, and specificreduced stocking densities and specified sufficient minimum headroom;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
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;