17 Amendments of Pavel TELIČKA related to 2018/2110(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas training and education of drivers to promote careful driving based on which types of animals are being transported would improve the welfare of animals during transport1a; _________________ 1a https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal /pub/1966
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas proper animal handling may result in reduced time to load and unload animals, reduced weight loss, fewer injuries and wounds and better meat quality;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the quality and the frequency of the Member States’ inspections has a direct impact on the level of compliance with the requirements;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Member States are responsible for ensuring correct implementation and enforcement of Regulation 1/2005 at national level, including official inspections while the Commission is responsible for ensuring that Member States implement EU legislation properly;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals; considers that the penalties should reflect the damage, scope, duration and recurrence of the infringement;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that the Commission in her role as Guardian of the Treaties is responsible for monitoring whether EU laws are applied correctly; calls on the European Ombudsman to investigate whether the Commission has consistently failed to ensure compliance with the current Regulation and if the Commission could thus be responsible for maladministration;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises that the DG SANTE audits serves as an important source of information for the Commission to assess correct implementation of the current Regulation; calls on the Commission to carry out at least seven unannounced visits every year in line with the European Court of Audits recommendation;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Takes note of the public interest in ensuring welfare of transported animals; therefore calls on the Commission to make the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) open to the public, in order to inform customers and suppliers along the livestock supply chain of the quality of the journeys;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport to atransport of live animals for the sole purpose of being slaughtered to promote trade of meat- and- carcasses-only trade and replace transport of breeding animals with semen or embryos, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to develop animal-based welfare indicators, considers that the Commission should develop these indicators without delay to be used as a complement to current legislative requirements, the animal-based welfare indicators should promote better animal welfare outcomes of animals in transport;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that stunning is performed, without exception, before religious ritual slaughter in all member states;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Recognizes that lower stocking densities and interrupting journeys to let animals rest have an adverse economic impact on transport operators which may affect the proper handling of transported animals; Calls on the Commission to encourage incentives for the proper handling of transported animals;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to take action to prevent the spread of infectious diseases of animals in transport both within EU and coming from third countries by promoting biosecurity measures, increased animal welfare and give priority to direct transport that reduce the risk for direct or indirect contact with animals from other holdings, and avoid unloading at control posts if possible;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Commission to formulate, based on scientific findings, guidelines regarding water to animals transported in cages and conditions for transporting chicks that promote a high level of welfare;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the upcoming CAP reform to maintain and reinforce the link between increased CAP payments and improved animal welfare conditions which fully respect or go beyond the standards set out in Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a shift towards the transport of meat or carcasses, instead of live animals, and replace transport of breeding animals with semen or embryos to third countries;