28 Amendments of Piernicola PEDICINI related to 2018/2110(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that Regulation 1/20051 hasmay hadve a positive impact on the welfare of animals during transport; welcomes and takes note of the Commission's guidelines on the subject, but notes that severe problems still persist; observes that enforcement of ; highlights, however, that severe and widespread problems still persist withe regulation would appear to be the primary concern of those involved in its implementationard to its proper enforcement;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the most common breaches of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 are caused by overcrowding, insufficient headroom, failure to provide the required stops for rest, food and water, inadequate ventilation and watering devices, transport in extreme heat, transport of unfit animals and insufficient bedding;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that the shortcomings in the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 are a clear example of the need to put greater efforts into preventing serious incidents that have a significant impact on animal welfare and prosecuting those who infringe the law;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Deplores the lack of rigour displayed by the Commission in pursuing the systematic infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 which are explained in detail in the 200 or so reports sent to it by non-governmental organisations since 2007;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls the numerous parliamentary questions, letters and complaints sent by Members of the European Parliament to the Commission, highlighting the systematic infringements of the regulation and condemning the unacceptable conditions of stress, pain, anguish and suffering of live animals transported within the Union and to third countries;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Strongly criticises the statistics drawn up by the Commission on compliance with the regulation as regards the journeys made to transport live animals to third countries and stresses that they have been drawn up without any systematic checks on animal transport vehicles;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Welcomes Special Report No 31/20181 a of the European Court of Auditors, which clearly identifies compliance with legislation on long- distance transport of live animals and the transport of unfit animals as issues that have not yet been resolved; _________________ 1a Report No 31/2018 of the European Court of Auditors: ‘Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation’.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Expresses concern over journeys in which animals are watered with contaminated water that is unfit for consumption and journeys in which animals are deprived of access to water because of malfunctioning or badly located watering devices; stresses that vehicles used for the transport of live animals should ensure that sufficient water is supplied during journeys, and in any case, the amount supplied should be appropriate for the specific requirements of the animals being transported and for the number of those animals;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Stresses that infringements are often due to the inadequacy of the ventilation systems of vehicles used for the road transport of live animals over long distances; points out that in these situations, animals are forced into small spaces which have extreme temperatures, well beyond the range of temperatures and tolerance limits set out in the regulation;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Is concerned about cases in which tampering with temperature control sensors inside vehicles used for the transport of live animals has been detected, and calls on the competent authorities not to approve journey logs when temperatures in the places of departure and destination, or during the journey, are forecast to be higher than 30 °C;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Regrets that compartments for animals do not always provide sufficient space to ensure there is adequate ventilation inside vehicles used for the transport of live animals and that natural movements for animals are prevented in all circumstances in which animals are forced to take up unnatural positions for long periods, in clear violation of the technical rules set out in Article 6 and Annex I, Chapter II, point 1.2 of the regulation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Regrets the infringements of the regulation that concern the failure to properly apply the rules concerning unweaned animals, such as calves, lambs, kids and foals which are still on a milk diet, and unweaned piglets, and calls for the introduction of more detailed measures to ensure that the welfare of these animals is fully protected when they are being transported;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists thatCalls for the transport time of animals destined for slaughter and fattening to be limited to eight hours, taking account of transport conditions and loading time, irrespective of whether this takes place on land or at sea;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Member States to check a proportion of transports at loading, including all loadings to destinations in non-EU countries, as it is at loading that many problems can be detected and remedied before the start of the journey;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the often lengthy delays at borders and the increased pain and distress for animals that they cause; calls on the Member States and the Commission to improve this situation; which, for the live animals transported involve stress, pain and distress which should be avoided; calls on the Member States and the Commission to resolve the issue of delays by improving coordination and cooperation between the authorities responsible for implementing the regulation; calls on the competent authorities not to approve journey logs for exports to Turkey until facilities are built on the Turkish side of the border where, in the event of delays, animals can be unloaded and provided with food, water, rest and veterinary care;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that, in cases in which the regulation stipulates that animals should be unloaded at a control post, before approving a journey log the competent authorities should ascertain that the organiser has made a reservation at the control post;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Member States to make a full use of the enforcement measures foreseen by Article 26 the Regulation, according to which the competent authorities shall require a transporter to establish systems to prevent the recurrence of observed breaches, subject a transporter to additional checks, in particular requiring the presence of a veterinarian at loading of the animals, suspend or withdraw the authorisation of the transporter or the certificate of approval of the means of transport concerned in case of infringements;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. StresseRegrets that the total number of checks carried out by national competent authorities pursuant to Regulation 1/2005 has fallen, despite the number of consignments in the EU containing live animals having increased; calls on the Member States to ensure adequatesystematic and widespread controls for live animal transport;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that, in those cases in which the regulation stipulates that animals should be unloaded for a 24-hour rest period in a third country, the competent authorities should only be able to approve journey logs where it can be ascertained that the organiser has found a place for such a rest period, equipped with facilities equivalent to those of a control post and which, in any case, are able to ensure the welfare of the animals;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for the competent authorities of the Member States to ensure that official veterinarians are present at Union exit points, having the task of checking that vehicles used to transport animals contain compartments with sufficient space to avoid overcrowding, that there is bedding, feed and water in amounts that are appropriate for the species and number of animals being transported and that the ventilation and fresh water systems for the animals work properly;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission and the Member States to offer incentives to farmers to slaughter their animals at the nearest slaughter facility in order to prevent lengthy animal transportation times which cause unnecessary levels of stress, pain, anguish and suffering which have a substantial impact on the welfare of the live animals transported; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions in this regard;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that many livestock vessesels used to transport live animals should not have been approved as they are ntot ally unfit to carry animalsthem; calls on the Member States not to approve or renew the approval of livestockuthorise the transport of live animals on vessels thatwhich do not meet the requirements of Regulation 1/2005; and not to renew such authorisation;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is concerned about the infringements of the regulation caused by the failure to carry out inspections, or the carrying out of perfunctory inspections, prior to the loading of live animals onto vessels transporting livestock by sea, and by the loading of animals onto vessels using cruel instruments and practices such as the use of sticks and electric prods, or through the use of loading facilities that are unsuitable for the movement of animals;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers it necessary to make it compulsory for veterinarians to be present on board ships used for the transport of livestock by sea, to report and keep count of the number of animals that die during sea journeys and to draw up emergency plans to deal with any situations at sea that might have a negative impact on the welfare of the animals being transported;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Deplores the failure to set up a European Parliament committee of inquiry into the transport of live animals within Union territory and to third countries, as requested by 223 MEPs; regrets that this request was not put to the vote by the European Parliament in plenary and that the principles of democracy, publicity and transparency – which should always inform the work of the EU institutions and, in this case, the European Parliament’s internal decision- making processes – have therefore been disregarded;