Activities of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2019/2814(RSP)
Plenary speeches (2)
The illegal trade in companion animals in the EU (debate)
The illegal trade in companion animals in the EU (B9-0088/2020)
Institutional motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on protecting the EU’s internal market and consumer rights against the negative implications of the illegal trade in companion animals
Amendments (13)
Amendment 2 #
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to Article 13 TFEU on animal sentience and on paying full regard to animal welfare requirements when formulating and implementing the Union’s policies,
Amendment 4 #
Citation 1 d (new)
– having regard to Article 169 TFEU on consumer protection measures,
Amendment 6 #
Citation 1 f (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 (‘Animal Health Law’) and to the powers granted to adopt delegated and implementing acts,
Amendment 7 #
Citation 2
– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/20032 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013, _________________ 2 OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 1.
Amendment 11 #
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices financed by the European Commission (SANCO 2013/12364),
Amendment 13 #
Citation 8 c (new)
– having regard to the EU Coordinated Control Plan on online sales of dogs and cats,
Amendment 19 #
Recital C
C. whereas no common rules exist at the EU level concerning the breeding of companion animals and differences between Member States in breeders’ standards of animal welfare have led to big differences in prices of companion animals on the internal market, which is exploited by illegal traders;
Amendment 38 #
Recital H
H. whereas a very common method used to purchase companion animals in the EU is now through online classified adverts, followed closely by social media;5 whereas consumers who purchase companion animals via online advertisements have little protection of their rights, whether at national or EU level; whereas unaccountedhigh numbers of illegally bred companion animals are sold on markets in Member States or directly out of cars along the internal borders of the EU; _________________ 5 EU Dog & Cat Alliance + Blue Cross (2017). Online Pet Sales in the EU: What’s the cost? https://s3-eu-west- 1.amazonaws.com/assets.dogandcatwelfare .eu/live/media/publicationtemp/12195_- _EU_Pet_sales_report_spreads.pdf
Amendment 53 #
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the EU-wide harmonised system of mandatory identification and registration of cats and dogs is a crucial and necessary first step in the fight against illegal trade, and that registration and identification are key conditions for control, enforcement, and traceability;
Amendment 58 #
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the European Commission to come forward, via a delegated act under the Animal Health Law’s Articles 109 and 118, with a proposal for detailed, EU-wide compatible systems for the means and methods of identification and registration of cats and dogs in databases in the Member States, which should be interconnected;
Amendment 64 #
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to build on the results of the EU Coordinated Control Plan on online sales of dogs and cats and define precise measures to address the illegal online pet trade.
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the exclusion from the scope of the Directive on Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods (2015/0288(COD)) of the sales of liveing animals between trader and consumer;
Amendment 95 #
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that there is an urgent need for goodswift cooperation between Member States;