14 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2016/2903(RSP)
Amendment 3 #
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Action Plan against the rising threats from Antimicrobial Resistance (COM (2011) 748) and the upcoming Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Action Plan of the European Commission to be launched in 2017;
Amendment 6 #
Recital A
Amendment 22 #
Recital C
C. whereas biological pesticides are generally understood to be pesticides based on microorganisms, botanicals, bio-derived chemicals or semiochemicals (such as pheromones and various essential oils); whereas the present regulatory framework for pesticides (plant protection products) does not legally differentiate between biological and synthetic chemical plant protection products;
Amendment 25 #
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas recent scientific studies have stated that sublethal exposure to certain herbicides may cause negative changes in antibiotic susceptibility in bacteria1a and that a combination of high use of herbicides and antibiotics in proximity to farm animals and insects could drive greater use of antibiotics by a possible compromising of the therapeutic effects of the same; _________________ 1ae.g. Kurenbach B, Marjoshi D, Amábile-Cuevas CF, Ferguson GC, Godsoe W, Gibson P, Heinemann JA. 2015. Sublethal exposure to commercial formulations of the herbicides dicamba, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and glyphosate cause changes in antibiotic susceptibility in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. mBio 6(2):e00009-15. doi:10.1128/mBio.00009-15.
Amendment 33 #
Recital D
D. whereas biological low-risk pesticides may constitute a viable alternative to conventional plant protection products, both for conventional and for organic farmers, and contribute to a more sustainable agriculture; whereas some biological pesticides possess new modes of action, which is beneficial with a view to evolving resistance to conventional pesticides and limits the impact on non- target organisms; whereas biological low- risk pesticides should be the preferred option for untrained, non-professional users and home gardening;
Amendment 43 #
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas Integrated Pest Management implementation is mandatory in the Union according to Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides;
Amendment 44 #
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas both Member States as well as local authorities place more emphasis on the sustainable use of available pesticides including low-risk plant protection solutions and techniques, including their use in Ecological Focus Areas;
Amendment 47 #
Recital I
I. whereas biological low-risk pesticides are ofthave been refused authorisation by a certain number of Member States due to theira perceived lower efficacy as compared to synthetic chemical pesticides, without any regard to the ongoing innovation in the biological low-risk pesticides sector, without considering the resource efficiency benefits for organic farming and without considering agricultural and environmental costs of certain other plant protection products;
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to increase the availability of biological low-risk pesticides in the Union without any further delay;
Amendment 72 #
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. stresses the need to increase the availability of a pest management toolbox for organic farming, which complies with both organic farming as well as resource efficiency requirements;
Amendment 79 #
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that in order to promote the development of new biological low-risk pesticides, the evaluation of efficacy in comparison with existing synthetic chemical pesticides should be designed in a way not to hinder their development and market entry;
Amendment 89 #
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to engage in a wider public debate about making biological low-risk alternatives to conventional pesticides available to farmers and growers, and the necessity to educate and propagate knowledge on the need to ensure sustainability of crop protection;
Amendment 107 #
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the 2016 Commission REFIT initiative to carry out an evaluationCalls upon the Commission to undertake a Fitness Check procedure leading to the adaptation of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 before the end of 2018 and to not use a REFIT regarding the totality of Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 which might take more than eight years; stresses that this REFIT initiativeFitness Check must not lead to the lowering of food safety and environmental protection standards;
Amendment 117 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the revision of Regulation 1107/2009 with a view todevelop a fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration process of biological low-risk pesticides without any further delay; calls for open-ended approval of biological low- risk active substances as an important incentive for the development of biological low-risk pesticides; urges to implement the above-mentioned mechanism through a Commission Communication, thereby simultaneously setting out a Commission action plan which shall include a concrete legislative proposal to partially yet swiftly revise Regulation (EC) 1107/2009;