Activities of Kaja KALLAS related to 2015/0028(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Trade in seal products (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 also allows, by way of exception, the placing on the market of seal products where the hunt is conducted with the sole purpose of sustainable management of marine resources. While recognizing the importance of hunts for the purpose of suThat should be allowed under specific conditions in order to avoid wastainable management of marine resources, in practice, however, these hunts may be difficult tog of natural resources and discarding of seals, and should be distinguished from the large hunts conducted primarily for commercial purposes. This may lead to unjustified discrimination between the seal products concerned. Therefore, this exception should no longer be provided for. This is without prejudice to the right of Member States to continue regulating hunts conducted for the purposes of management of marine resources.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The placing on the market of seal products shall also be allowed provided that all the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the person placing the seal products on the market can provide evidence that the seal products would otherwise be discarded; (b) the nature and quantity of seal production provided by the hunter indicate that trading opportunities of seal material are occasional, small scale and that such trading has been conducted for a non-commercial purpose; (c) the seal products result from hunts conducted on seal populations with favourable conservation status; (d) the seal products result from hunts that have been conducted in a way that respects animal welfare.