5 Amendments of Guillaume BALAS related to 2017/2128(INI)
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that the lack of availability of low-risk plant protection products hinders Integrated Pest Management developments, stresses that only 10 substances are approved as low- risk plant protection products out of a total of almost 500 available on the EU market;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises that the authorisation and promotion of low-risk and non- chemical pesticides is an important measure to support low pesticide-input pest management;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to improve the serious and chronic understaffing of the national competent authorities which leads to delays at the stage of hazard identification and initial risk assessment performed by Member States;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls in particular to improve transparency in the process and the overall accountability of the system by explaining and justifying the PAFF Committee decisions over precautionary risk mitigation measures, precautionary bans, and approvals;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to submit, before the end of 2018, a specific legislative proposal amending Regulation (EC) No1107/2009, outside of the general revision in connection with the REFIT initiative, with a view to establishing a fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration process for low-risk pesticides of biological origin;