11 Amendments of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2018/2793(RSP)
Amendment 4 #
Recital A
A. whereas, while a lot of research as regards the reasons for pollinator decline has already been done, the implementation of and the results strongly suggest that pesticides are involved in causing the decrease in pollinator populations, practical action based on these findings leaves a lot to be desired;
Amendment 20 #
Recital C
C. whereas neonicotinoid use has been linked to adverse ecological effects, including high risks to both domestic and wild bees, as well as other pollinating insects, responsible for pollinating most crops worldwide;
Amendment 23 #
Recital D
D. whereas, in April 2018, the Union agreed to fully ban outdoor use of imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, known as neonicotinoids, a measure whereby their use in greenhouses remains permissible, raising questions about soil pollution and, in particular, contamination of the groundwater used in some cases to water crops on which pollinators are present;
Amendment 24 #
Recital D
D. whereas, in April 2018, the Union agreed to fully ban outdoor use of imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, known as neonicotinoids; and whereas it is to be deplored that the ban does not extend to all neonicotinoids and also to pesticides which have similar effects and are the subject of ongoing debate as to their possible classification as neonicotinoids;
Amendment 26 #
Recital D
D. whereas, in April 2018, the Union agreed to fully ban outdoor use of imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, known as neonicotinoids, as of January 2019;
Amendment 28 #
Recital E
E. whereas however, several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas notifications of Member States regarding those emergency authorisations are often of very poor quality and are not made public; whereas in practice, in several Member States, these derogations undo the effect of the EU-level bans.
Amendment 37 #
Recital J
J. whereas this mostly gratuitous pollination service is only possible because the main revenue source for beekeepers is the sale of honey; whereas imports of adulterated honey threaten the economic basis of beekeeping in the EU; whereas, at the same time and with all the difficulties that they currently face, beekeeepers demonstrate a level of determination, and of commitment to the greater good, which merits society's respect and its fullest support;
Amendment 45 #
Paragraph 3
3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency; considers, in particular, that much swifter action is needed to achieve an effective and immediate ban, without any derogations, on the use of all neonicotinoids and pesticides with similar effects;
Amendment 50 #
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that pollinators are an essential component of biodiversity and are indispensable for reproduction in many plant species and for life in general, and that, therefore, this is an issue crucial to the future of humankind;
Amendment 77 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides, and of pesticides with similar effects such as sulfoxaflor and flupyradifurone, throughout the Union without derogation;
Amendment 78 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides, and of glyphosate which has repeatedly been shown to be toxic to bees, throughout the Union without derogation;