28 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2017/2128(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the evaluation of the implementation of the Regulation revealed that the health and environmental protection objectives are not being achievedshowed its objectives to be relevant while identifying areas for improvement;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there are concerns associated with the practical implementation of the establishedtwo-tier evaluation approach; whereas in particular there are major concerns associated with the incomplete harmonisation of data requirements and methodologies used in some scientific fieldduring evaluations of the products that may hinder the evaluation process and thus may lead to direct negative effects on public health and the environmentelays in the approval process;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the performance of national competent authorities was found to be a major factor influencing the evaluation of active substances; whereas there are substantial differences among Member States as regards available expertise and staff; whereas the Regulation and relevant supporting legal requirements are not uniformly implemented across Member States with relevant health and environment implications;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that fewer and fewer active substances for plant protection purposes are available on the EU market; stresses that European farmers and horticulturalists need to have at their disposal a range of products for effective plant protection and pest management; stresses that green low-risk plant protection products (and the active substances in them) play a key role here;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that the application of integrated pest management is mandatory in the Union under Directive 2009/128/EC; considers that Member States and local authorities should place more emphasis on the sustainable use of pesticides, including low-risk plant protection alternatives;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the non-application of plant protection products in crop production can also lead to health consequences for example build-up of mycotoxins; whereas plant protection products play a role in food safety;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. Whereas a wide variety of safe and effective tools are needed to protect plant health;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. Whereas there has been no new active substances put forward for approval since May 31st 2016; whereas innovation and development of new products, particularly low-risk products, is important;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. Whereas the availability of counterfeit pesticides on the market is of real concern; whereas counterfeit pesticides can be harmful to the environment and also damage the effectiveness of the Regulation;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU is the appropriate level at which regulatory action in the field of pesticides should continue to take place; notes that the EU plant protection products approval process is one of the most stringent in the world;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned by the fact that the Regulation has not been effectively implemented and that as a result its objectives are not being achieved in practicehas led to significant delays in the approval process;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the fact that fewer and fewer active substances for plant protection purposes are available on the EU market; stresses that European farmers and horticulturalists need to have at their disposal a range of products for effective plant protection and pest management; stresses that low-risk green plant protection products (and the active substances in them) play a key role here;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the objectives and instruments of the Regulation and its implementation are not inshould be line with EU policies in the fields of agriculture, food security, climate change, sustainable use of pesticides and maximum residue levels of pesticides in food and feed;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned by the steadily increasing use and identified cases of misuse of emergency authorisations granted under Article 53; notes that some member states use Article 53 significantly more than others; notes the Commission’s decision to mandate EFSA to investigate Member States' use of emergency authorisations in 2017 in light of the 2013 restrictions on the three neonicotinoids;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that the incomplete harmonisation of data and testing requirements in some scientific fields may lead to direct negative effects on health, the environment and agricultural productionthe evaluation of products has not yet been fully implemented;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the limited public availability of information on the evaluation and authorisation procedure, as well as the limited access to information; regrets that the level of transparency of the rapporteur Member States is low (acting in the framework of the approval procedure), suggests that accessibility and user friendliness of information at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) stage is problematiccould be improved, and that transparency at the risk management stage seems to be lacking and is also considered problematic by stakeholders; welcomes efforts by ECHA to increase transparency and user friendliness through its website and considers this could be a model employed in the future to improve transparency;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance of continuous training for users to ensure the proper and appropriate use of plant protection products; considers it fitting to distinguish between professional and amateur users; notes that plant protection products are used in private gardens, railways and public parks;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the application of integrated pest management is mandatory in the Union under Directive 2009/128/EC; considers that Member States and local authorities should place more emphasis on the sustainable use of pesticides, including alternative low-risk plant protection products;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Reiterates that on 15 February 1 a 2017 Parliament demanded that the Commission should , by the end of 2018, submit a specific legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, separately from the general revision under the REFIT initiative, in order to introduce an accelerated (fast- track) procedure for the evaluation, authorisation and registration of low-risk green plant protection products; _________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 15 February 2017 on low-risk pesticides of biological origin (2016/2903 (RSP)).
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes the adoption of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1432 of 7 August 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market as regards the criteria for the approval of low-risk active substances; deplores, however, the fact that the Commission has still not submitted a specific legislative proposal amending Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in order, separately from the general revision in connection with the REFIT initiative, to establish a fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration process for low-risk plant protection products of biological origin;
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates and underlines that on 15 February 20171 a Parliament asked the Commission, by the end of 2018, to submit a specific legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, over and above the general revision under the REFIT initiatve, in order to introduce an accelerated procedure for the evaluation, authorisation and registration of biological low-risk plant protection products; _________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 15 February 2017 on low-risk pesticides of biological origin (2016/2903(RSP))
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. 13. Welcomes the concept of the zonal system and its aim to facilitate the efficient authorisation of plant protection products; considers the mutual recognition procedure as vital for sharing the work load and to encourage compliance with deadlines;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Regrets the lack of trust between Member States in the zonal system leading to significant delays in the approval process; calls on the Commission to improve the functioning of the zonal system.
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CThe purpose of this Regulation is to ensure a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment and at the same time to safeguard the competitiveness of Community agriculture; calls on the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge that plant health and environmental protection objectives should take priority over the objective of improving plant protection; plays an important role in meeting our health and environmental protection objectives;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on industry to provide all data and scientific studies in a uniform electronic and machine readable format to the Rapporteur Member States and the EU agencies; calls on the Commission to develop a harmonised model for data inputs to facilitate easier data exchange between member states at all stages of the process; acknowledges that this data must be handled within the parameters of EU data protection and intellectual property laws;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to limitconsider how to address concerns regarding the use of the confirmatory data procedure and notes that complete dossiers are important for active substance approvals;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for an awareness campaign on the availability of counterfeit pesticides on the market and the damage they pose to the effective implementation of the Regulation, urges action to combat their use;