6 Amendments of Sylvia LIMMER related to 2021/2178(INI)
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recalls the considerable variability in the legal orders of African countries and their divergence from the requirements imposed by Union law on food safety and agricultural practices, particularly in terms of banning the use of anabolic steroids, growth hormone and antimicrobials as a means of stimulating animal growth;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Recalls the considerable divergence of the legal orders of African countries from the requirements imposed by Union law on food safety and agricultural practices as regards the limits on the use and concentration of herbicides and pesticides for the protection of plants against pests;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Recalls that most African countries have no list of substances banned for use in agriculture and food, and that countries that have such a list do not list all substances whose use is prohibited by Union law;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Recalls that the cultivation of GMOs for food and feed production is not prohibited in most African countries;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Calls on the Commission, when negotiating further trade agreements with African countries, to refrain from reducing the quantity or rigour of controls on imported food and agricultural products in terms of their safety and compliance with the requirements of Union law;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8 f. Calls on the Commission, when negotiating trade agreements with African countries, to oppose any tariff reductions or quantitative restrictions on imports of food and agricultural products produced in EU countries;