4 Amendments of Alexandr VONDRA related to 2021/2128(DEC)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that, in 2020, the Authority finalised 697 questions through scientific opinionutputs, technical reports and supporting publications, including external scientific and event reports;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that, in 2020, Parliament adopted nine objections to the import of genetically modified crops for food and feed; highlights that one reason for these objections are gaps in the risk assessment undertaken by the Authority's Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms; urges the Authority to address and close these gaps as a matter of urgency the EU’s risk assessment for genetically modified crops for food and feed is one of the strictest in the world, providing Member States and the public with many opportunities for input, and that products passing the Authority's independent safety assessment should have fair market access;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission to grant the Authority, in duly justified cases, the option of hiring contract agents in excess of the establishment plans, for a limited period of time and without exceeding the Authority’s agreed annual budget envelope; considers that such flexibility would speed up the reduction of the cumulated backlog of work that has arisenand the belated completion of ongoing dossiers owing to a lack of human resources;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with satisfaction that the Authority is moving towards cutting-edge technologies, incorporating new approach methodologies in the risk management process and artificial intelligence to avoid animal testing methods;