Activities of Clara AGUILERA related to 2022/0196(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sustainable use of plant protection products (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Amendments (10)
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Considering the possible risks to human health and the environment from the use of plant protection products, the public should have access to better information on the overall impacts of the use of such products through awareness- raising programmes, information passed on through distributors and other appropriate measures. Said programmes will provide advance information regarding the higher requirements of the European food production system compared to that of third countries in relation to the use of plant protection products, the reduced range of active materials available to our farmers and the rigorous authorisation process for plant protection products that can be used in the EU.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The implementation of this Regulation by Member States will result in new and enhanced obligations for farmers and other pesticides users. Some of them constitute statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council78, which, in accordance with that Regulation, farmers must comply with to receive CAP payments, whereas other requirements, which go beyond the baseline of mandatory requirements, may be rewarded with additional payments under voluntary regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Article 31(5), points (a) and (b), and Article 70(3), points (a) and (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 provide that the CAP funding is only available for practices implemented under an eco- scheme or agri-environmental-climate commitment which go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and the standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land established under that Regulation and the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law. Since farmers and other users need to be financially supported in their transition toward a more sustainable use of pesticides, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 needs to be amended to allow the financing of requirements imposed in accordance with this Regulation during a transitional period. This exceptional option for Member States to provide additional funding for measures taken in implementing this Regulation should apply to any obligation for farmers and other users resulting from the application of this Regulation, including compulsory farming practices imposed by the crop- specific rules for integrated pest management. Further, pursuant to Article 73(5)that are not included in the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/21015, investments by farmers to comply with new requirements imposed by Union law may be supported for a maximum of 24 months from the date on which they become mandatory for the holding. Similarly, a longer transition period should be set out for investments complying with requirements imposed on farmers in accordance with this Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordingly or of the Strategic Plans of each Member State should be complemented by additional funds other than those allocated to the CAP. _________________ 78 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013, OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
(a) an area used by the general public, such as a public park or garden, recreation or sports grounds, or a public path where access cannot be fully restricted during the application of plant protection products;
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
(d) an urban area covered by a watercourse or water feature where access cannot be fully restricted during the application of plant protection products;
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
(23a) "low drifts application techniques" are those techniques allowing a controlled exchange of material and energy and preventing the release of phytosanitary products into the environment, such as endotherapy application techniques or others with similar characteristics.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
(23b) ‘natural substance’ means a substance or organism originating in nature, including plants, algae/microalgae, animals, minerals, bacteria, fungi, proteins, peptides, enzymes, RNA, protozoa, viruses, viroids and mycoplasmas. Natural substances can be obtained from nature or synthesised.
Amendment 830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) an evaluation of the need to prohibit or restrict the use of certain plant protection products in sensitive areas in accordance with Article 18(1);
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Professional users shall prioritise and apply plant protection products that are as specific as possible and with as little drift as possible, such as endotherapy, to control the harmful organisms and have the least side effects on human health, non- target organisms and the environment.
Amendment 1170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall provide professional users who lack the capability, access, or possibility to use electronic means with the necessary mechanisms and resources to ensure the right to transmit information and to communicate with the electronic register by non- electronic means, thereby guaranteeing the fundamental rights of equality before the law and of not being discriminated against on the grounds of economic or technological capacity, as well as the right to good administration.
Amendment 1349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall provide professional users who lack the capability, access, or possibility to use electronic means with the necessary mechanisms and resources to ensure the right to transmit information and to communicate with the electronic register by non- electronic means, thereby guaranteeing the fundamental rights of equality before the law and of not being discriminated against on the grounds of economic or technological capacity, as well as the right to good administration.