Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2020/2260(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
- having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and in particular Article 192(1) and Article 13 (Title II) thereof,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens; Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production; Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs; Council Directive 2008/119/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves; Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport; Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regards to Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms,
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission’s Scientific Opinion No. 3/2017 - Food from the Oceans,
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
Citation 36 a (new)
- having regard to the 2020 report commissioned by the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions, entitled “Ending the Cage Age: Looking for Alternatives”,
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas European citizens are increasingly concerned about the welfare of animals in the agricultural sector and expect the EU to transition away from intensive farming practices, like caged farming; whereas the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “End the Cage Age”, which calls on the EU to phase-out the use of cages in animal farming, has collected nearly 1.4 million certified signatures, qualifying as one of the few successful ECIs; whereas the European Committee of the Regions committed to the objective of ending caged farming and many EU member states already adopted national legislation which goes beyond the minimum EU standards, increasing the urgency for legislative action, at the EU level, to end this inhumane practice and ensuring a level-playing field for farmers across the EU;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farms, continues to ensure quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU; whereas this agricultural model is endangered by the ongoing takeover of production capacities by industrial and multinational companies that rely on large-scale, automated and cage-based production methods;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European mModel of a multifunctional agricultural sectore, driven by family farms, continues toshould ensure quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental and animal welfare standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EUuropean Union;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas genome editing methods have a high technical potential to make the whole genome available for genetic changes, very often resulting in complex patterns of genetic change (genotypes) and profound intended changes in the biological characteristics (phenotypes), even if no additional genes are inserted; whereas organisms derived from genome editing are covered by the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 601 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at improving animal welfare and reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order toand make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience; encourages the Commission to use this proposal to ensure the EU’s food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss,; urges the Commission to leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectiveagro-ecological practices, the protection of animal welfare, the restoration of biodiversity, the transport of meat/carcasses and genetic material rather than live animals, fair incomes for farmers and full transparency and accountability towards consumers; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail in the transformation of the food system;
Amendment 750 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 1039 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that each years, in the EU alone, over 300 million farmed animals spend all, or a significant part, of their lives imprisoned in cages; stresses that this practice causes tremendous suffering, as these sentient beings cannot perform most of their natural behaviours, resulting in physical and psychological illness; calls on the Commission to put forward, without delay, a legislative proposal to phase-out the use of cages for all farmed animals, while ensuring, together with Member States, appropriate measures to assist farmers in this transition;
Amendment 1115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding , nor be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the animal welfare and environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector;
Amendment 1189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the precautionary principle in regard to GMOs has to be applied in accordance with the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 25 July 2018 in Case C-528/16, which includes the need for companies to provide methods to identify the relevant organisms as well as mandatory approval process, including risk assessment and labelling.
Amendment 1235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and, shifting to the transport of meat/carcasses and genetic material instead of live animals, increasing the proportion of high animal welfare farming systems and supporting quality food production;
Amendment 1440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability, including cage-free animal farming, through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production;
Amendment 1445 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for support to primary producers to be supported in makingin the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of, including cage-free animal farming, by encouraging cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and theby enhancement ofing the possibilities for cooperation within the common market organiszations for agricultural, products and fishery and aquaculture products, and thus forstrengthening farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production;
Amendment 1491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating, animal welfare, economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options andand higher animal welfare food while also reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing the consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices for farmers; _________________ 22OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1577 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Regrets that unsubstantiated and often misleading claims and images are used on food packaging, decreasing the transparency of products for consumers; emphasises the need to regulate front of pack claims and images making it difficult for consumers to make healthy, animal welfare and environmentally friendly food choices;
Amendment 1586 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Welcomes Council Conclusions of 15 December 2020 on an EU-wide animal welfare label; recalls that a majority of European citizens are interested in receiving information on farmed animal welfare when buying animal products; calls on the Commission to develop a harmonised multi-tiered animal welfare labelling system clearly and concisely indicating the methods used for the production during the rearing, transport and slaughter and underpinned by science-based animal welfare indicators, including minimum EU standards and exceeding them, empowering consumers to make informed choices;
Amendment 1591 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Urges the Commission to revise, improve and expand the animal welfare acquis in the light of the latest scientific evidence and to introduce updated science-based species-specific animal welfare requirements for all farmed species, with special attention to the stunning methods and parameters used before slaughter and to ensure effective protection to all the animals transported for commercial reasons, to stop long- distance transports, and to promote a meat and carcasses and genetic material intra- and extra-EU trade; demands that the ‘One Welfare’ approach should guide the review process;
Amendment 1594 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Recalls that an overwhelming majority of European citizens want better protection for all farmed animal species and hence calls for the thorough revision of the animal welfare acquis, with special focus on improving and expanding Directive 98/58/EC and Regulations 1/2005 and 1009/2009, in light of the latest scientific evidence and to introduce updated science-based animal welfare requirements for all farmed species, including farmed fish;
Amendment 1596 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Welcomes the recognition that better animal welfare improves animal health and reduces the need for medication, while also contributing to protecting biodiversity; calls on the Commission to proactively promote a decisive transition towards higher animal welfare and nature-inclusive farming and aquaculture practices, which can deliver ecological services while also better safeguarding animal and human health and welfare;
Amendment 1897 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meatanimal products, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit animal welfare and the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines, including clear targets, for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based diets;
Amendment 1980 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and local food production and to promote more healthywith higher animal welfare standards and to promote healthier and plant-based diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to makemakes healthy choices the healthy choice; siest ones;
Amendment 2088 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Stresses that EFSA links with industry-funded groups, in particular in assessing the risks of GM foods and pesticides law are eroding public confidence; Calls EFSA to provide clear and transparent reasons when selecting and excluding studies from the peer- reviewed literature; Calls EFSA to make accessible all data and information on which it bases risk assessments; urges the Commission to establish independent peer-reviews to EFSA’s opinions;
Amendment 2236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards applied in the EU and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account;
Amendment 2266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes the commitment made by the EU to pursue the development of Green Alliances on sustainable food systems with all its partners in bilateral, regional and multilateral fora; reminds that sustainable food systems are linked to improved welfare of animals;