5 Amendments of James NICHOLSON related to 2017/2284(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that many Member States have changed their initial targets, focusing more on reducing the risks that pesticide use entails, rather than on actual reductions in the quantities used; regrets the fact that in manysome Member States there is no real commitment to integrated pest management (IPM) and thus developing a more environmentally-sustainable agriculture with lower costs for farmers;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers that a faster approvals process would stimulate industry research into the development of new low-risk active ingredients, including new, innovative low-risk substances, thus ensuring that farmers have sufficient plant-protection tools at their disposal and enabling them to switch more rapidly to sustainable plant protection products and increase integrated pest management efficacy.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that the increased availability of low-risk plant protection products on the market would reduce the risk of resistance to active ingredients and the effects on non-target species linked to commonly used plant protection products.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that horticulture is reliant on a variety of plant protection products (PPPs), and urges the Commission to take a risk-based approach to the regulation of these products that is justified by peer- reviewed, independent, scientific evidence; emphasises that minor uses are particularly vulnerable owing to the scarcity of the relevant active substances.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that farmers need to have a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions, including a wide range of active substances, low risk substances and those of natural origin in order to ensure a comprehensive IPM strategy that can be implemented by European farmers.