16 Amendments of John FLACK related to 2017/2118(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report of 2011 'on the impact of Council Regulation (EC) No1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport’ (COM(2011) 700 final),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of the European Council of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)
Citation 21 c (new)
- having regard to the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 d (new)
Citation 21 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission study of 2017 entitled ‘Welfare of farmed fish: Common practices during transport and at slaughter’(SANTE/2016/G2/009),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
— having regard to Articles 13, 42 and 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the EU animal health regulations must also consider the particularities of aquaculture and specificities of fish species especially in terms of stocking density when dealing with the treatment of infections and diseases and the impact on product quality;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB a (new)
Recital AB a (new)
AB a. whereas the Commission study of ‘Welfare of farmed fish: Common practices during transport and at slaughter’ establishes a clear link between the commitment to meet OIE welfare standards at slaughter and economic profitability, while having little impact on the cost price;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Appreciates the conclusions and recommendations of the scientific opinion on ‘Food from the Oceans’ of November 2017 relating to maritime, fisheries and aquaculture policy development and implementation in the coming years to help increase the quantity of sustainable food coming from the oceans, to achieve an increase in the amount of food harvested from the ocean by culture and capture at the levels in the ocean food web below the carnivore levels currently mostly exploited;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to support the industry in its efforts to reduce its dependence on wild fish stocks for the production of fish feed, including through the increased use of seaweed and other algae;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Commission to encourage the further development of the emergent seaweed aquaculture sector;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls on the Commission to encourage the industry towards further investment in infrastructure replicating wild habitat when possible, in an effort to reduce susceptibility to disease and infections for farmed fish.
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the importance of food and nutrition security for EU citizens and the need for sustainable and healthy diets, climate-smart, animal welfare-friendly and environmentally sustainable food systems, circularity and resource efficiency of food systems, encouraging innovation and the empowerment of communities;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses the importance of developing an EU strategy for improving welfare of farmed fish so as to meet commitments made to their rearing, transport and slaughter conditions in line with OIE guidelines and EFSA opinions;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses the value of developing a EU strategy for improving welfare of farmed fish during rearing, transport and slaughter, in meeting consumers’ expectations, advertising product quality guaranteed by EU standards in comparison to third country imports;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Points out that cooperation between the scientific community and the wider aquaculture producerssector should be strengthened;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Reiterates the views it has already expressed in its resolution on the adoption of a European Cormorant Management Plan which suggests various non-lethal management tools, and points out that reducing the harm caused by cormorants and other birds of prey to aquaculture farms is a major factor in production costs, and thus for their survival and competitiveness;