4 Amendments of Miguel URBÁN CRESPO related to 2022/0196(COD)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
having regard to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty requires a high level of protection of human health and of the environment to be ensured in the definition and the implementation of all Union policies and activities and provides that Union policy on the environment is to aim at a high level of protection. The Treaty stipulates that Union policy on the environment shall be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should as a priority be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter VI a (new)
Chapter VI a (new)
VI a Trade and cooperation with third countries. Article 1 - Import of agricultural and agri-food products from third countries 1.The import of agricultural and agri- food products from third countries is prohibited if they have been treated or produced with substances that do not meet the approval criteria set out in points 3.6.2 to 3.6.5, 3.7 and 3.8.2 of Annex II of Regulation 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. 2.The production, storage and export from the European Union of banned active substance and plant protection products not approved by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing on the market of products phytopharmaceuticals or not complying with the identification and traceability requirements imposed by this same regulation is prohibited. Article 2 - International cooperation on information on the use of plant protection products 1.The Commission shall start a dialogue with third countries to set up partnerships and cooperation mechanisms to strengthen the collection and transparency of data on the use of plant protection products in third countries and to allow the exchange of information between those countries on the one hand, and the Commission and the Member States on the other. 2.These partnerships and cooperation mechanisms may include structured dialogues, support programs and measures, and administrative procedures.They shall aim to promote the reduction in the use of plant protection products in third countries and a transition towards non-chemical alternatives to pesticides and integrated pest management practices. 3.The Commission shall encourage third countries to set up public databases containing precise information on the use of plant protection products. 4. The Commission shall encourage third countries to require producers, suppliers, distributors, importers and exporters to keep registers of the plant protection products they produce, import, export, store or place on the market for at least five years. In addition, third countries shall be encouraged to require professional users of plant protection products, to keep for at least three years a record of each use of such as product, containing the name of the plant protection product, the time and the dose of application, the area and the crop treated. The information contained in these registers shall be available to be communicated on request to the competent authorities of third countries as well as to interested third parties, such as the drinking water industry, retailers or residents.