12 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2020/2085(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas traditional extensive livestock farming plays a prominent role in EU agriculture, as it is not only economically and environmentally, but also culturally highly significant for EU regionimportant and it can work in synergy with environmental goals, but it is also culturally highly significant for EU regions; whereas this is threatened by intensive forms of production which the current policy environment helps make profitable; calls for all policy instruments coherently working towards support of the traditional European cultural landscape, adoption of regenerative models such as agro-ecology and organic systems, contribution towards objectives of the Green Deal, high animal welfare and phasing out of support for intensive production units;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the spending under the EU and national budget on animal welfare should be cost-efficient and make a tangible improvement in the lives of animals concerned;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. calls on the EU to adopt measures promoting reduction in the production and consumption of terrestrial and aquatic animal products in order to improve animal welfare and in order to help the EU meet its climate targets under the European Green Deal;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to consolidate legislation on animal welfare and animal health and to ensure that the requirements are clear; stressesit is clear and fit for purpose; stresses that these requirements must include a ban on the use of all cages in EU animal farming by 2027, that these requirements must be applied correctly and uniformly throughout the EU and that regular and comprehensive checks must be carried out, breaches duly investigated and sanctioned accordingly; welcomes the Commission’s planned revision of legislation in this area inby 2023 in keeping with the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Council’s efforts to promote the development of an EU animal welfare label based on harmonised and technscientifically substantiated criteria and proposes that such label is developed jointly and in parallel with the updated minimal criteria when revising the animal welfare legislation;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses out that such an animal welfare label should provide transparent information on the animal’s life from birth, including live transports and method of slaughter, including whether the animal was pre-stunned and by which system;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to the importance of animal welfare during transport and welcomes the establishment of the ANIT committee of inquiry; considers that findings of the Committee should be duly taken into consideration by the European Commission and the Member States and its recommendations should be reflected in the necessary revision of the animal transport regulation No 1/2005; considers that this revision should, among others, strengthen the role of contingency plans for long journeys and pay more attention to physiological and ethological needs of animals during transport as demanded by the scientific veterinarian community;
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the recent events in the Mediterranean Sea (Elbeik and Karim Allah cases) and in the Suez Canal; stresses that animal welfare requirements can hardly be met during long-distance journeys of farm animals, especially during transport by sea; urges the Commission to initiate the debate on the necessary changes of the relevant EU legislation in this sense; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure in the meantime that the requirements of the animal transport regulation No 1/2005 are respected and violations of its provisions are dealt with by all appropriate means, including the infringement procedure;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that long-distance journeys of live farm animals for the purpose of slaughter cannot be justified by any reason and should be prohibited;
Amendment 163 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that the common agricultural policy (CAP) seeks to enhance the welfare of on-farm animals by providing financial incentives and byoffers animal welfare measures through the 2nd Pillar; considers however that the operations programmed in number of RDP leading to an increase of a cage or crate size by a certain %, make little or no difference for the animals and thus represent an ineffective use of public money; highlights that investments related to compliance with new standards should be eligible for an additional period after they have become mandatory and that the Strategic Plans should in the area of animal welfare focusing on the enforcement of standards of the revised animal welfare legislation; calls by 2023 and offer an investment support in order to effectively enforce the ban on cages and crates; calls meanwhile on the Member States to offer greater and effective support to farmers who voluntarily coimply with more stringement animal welfare requirementmeasures which fulfil ethological needs of the respective species of animals, including through national support programmes;
Amendment 195 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that individual management practices often have a greater influence on animal welfare than rules alone; calls on the Commission to adopt a more output-oriented approach to future projects; recognizes, however, that a scientifically underpinned legal framework setting out minimum requirements is key; calls in this regard on the Commission to amend the animal welfare legislation and to introduce a result-based approach to future projects and peer-to-peer sharing of best practices among farmers;
Amendment 202 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of regular exchanges with representatives of national authorities, agricultural stakeholder organisations and experts concerning examples of good practice and possible scientifically-sound improvements in the area of animal welfare; points out that, despite its low cost, knowledge transfer in this area is highly efficient and should therefore be put into practice more quickly; Considers that funds from the CAP and national envelopes should also be appropriately directed to assist farmers in the transition to cage-free, high welfare, ecological sound farming methods with high quality training provided where required to ensure the welfare of the animals and the environmental and financial health of the farm.