Activities of Marijana PETIR related to 2010/0208(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs (A8-0038/2014 - Frédérique Ries) HR
Amendments (8)
Amendment 38 #
Council position
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under that legal framework, GMOs for cultivation are to undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market, in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC. The aim of that authorisation procedure taking into account the direct, indirect, immediate and delayed effects, as well as the cumulative long-term effects, on human health and the environment. The aim of that authorisation procedure, in accordance with the precautionary principle, is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment and consumer interests, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market. A uniform high level of protection of health and the environment should be achieved and maintained throughout the territory of the Union.
Amendment 43 #
Council position
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The implementation of the risk assessment as laid down in Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC needs improvement, in particular regarding the long-term environmental effects of genetically modified crops as well as their potential effects on non-target organisms, the characteristics of the receiving environments and the geographical areas in which genetically modified crops may be cultivated, the potential environmental consequences brought about by changes in the use of herbicides linked to herbicide-tolerant genetically modified crops, direct and indirect long-term effects, as well as scientific uncertainties. Any such improvement as well as any change to the legal status of guidance for risk assessment of GMO requires in-depth discussions and should therefore be subject to a proper review of Directive 2001/18/EC.
Amendment 69 #
Council position
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In accordance with Article 2(2) TFEU, Member States are therefore entitled to have a possibility, during the authorisation procedure and thereafter, to decide to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of a GMO on their territory with the effect of excluding cultivation of a specific GMO in all or part of that Member State's territory. In that context, it appears appropriate to grant Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more flexibility to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops on their territory without affecting the risk assessment provided in the system of Union authorisations of GMOs, either in the course of the authorisation procedure or thereafter, and independently of the measures that Member States are entitled to take by application of Directive 2001/18/EC to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in border areas of neighbouring Member States. The grant of that possibility to Member States should facilitate the decision-making process in the GMO field. At the same time, freedom of choice of consumers, farmers and operators should be preserved whilst providing greater clarity to affected stakeholders concerning the cultivation of GMOs in the Union. This Directive should therefore facilitate the smooth functioning of the internal market. , with regard to Article 114 TFEU.
Amendment 162 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26a– paragraph 1
Article 26a– paragraph 1
(-1) Article 26 a (1) is replaced by the following: 1. Member States mayshall take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in the border areas of neighbouring Member States. In order to avoid conflicting measures of neighbouring countries, the Commission shall elaborate minimum Union-level requirements on preventing cross-border contaminations.
Amendment 214 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) socio-economic impacts such as the impracticability or the high costs of coexistence measures due to specific geographical conditions such as small islands or mountainous regions;
Amendment 234 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, with the exception of the ground set out in point (g) which cannot be used individually, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply, but shall, in no case, conflict with the environmental risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Directive or to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Amendment 248 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 4
Article 26 b – paragraph 4
4. A Member State which intends to adopt measures pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article shall first communicate a draft of those measures and the corresponding grounds invoked to the Commission. This communication may take place before the GMO authorisation procedure under Part C of this Directive or under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 has been completed. During a period of 75 days starting from the date of such communication: (a) the Member State concerned shall refrain from adopting and implementing those measures; (aa) the notifier/applicant shall refrain from his activities of placing on the market the variety of that GMO; (ab) operators shall refrain from the cultivation of the variety of that GMO; and (b) the Commission may make any comments it considers appropriate.
Amendment 285 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 26ba Liability requirements and financial guarantees 1. Member States shall establish a general mandatory system of financial liability and financial guarantees which applies to all consent/authorisation holders and operators which ensures that the polluter pays for unintended effects or damage that might occur due to the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs.