21 Amendments of Attila ARA-KOVÁCS related to 2020/2085(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the European Commission's Study to support the evaluation of the European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
— having regard to the Council's conclusions on animal welfare - an integral part of sustainable animal production, adopted on 16th of December, 2019,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
— having regard to the Council's conclusions on an EU wide animal welfare label, adopted on 7th of December, 2020,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas consumer's interest in the quality of food purchased is higher than ever;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas animal health and welfare are key to enabling food safety and security, public health and contributing to high quality standards in the EU;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas healthy livestock is a key component of achieving sustainable, lower-carbon farming;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas animal health and welfare are essential elements of any sustainable food system and impacts on animal health and welfare have direct effect on the sustainability of the food system;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas consumer interest in the quality of food purchased is higher than ever, and whereas food quality in relation to animal welfare and animal health has an important part to play in achieving the goals of the Farm-to-Fork Strategy;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas the uptake of smart farming technologies to continuously monitor animal health and welfare has the potential to ensure effective disease prevention and the implementation of animal welfare standards;
Amendment 207 #
3a. Is aware of the fact that EFSA produced several opinions on the use of animal-based measures for species not covered by specific legislation (dairy cows and beef cattle) in response to the European Commission mandates; regrets the fact that these animal-based measures issued by EFSA have not been implemented so far; calls therefore on the European Commission to make sure these animal-based measures are updated with the latest scientific knowledge and integrated in the existing specific legislation;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Acknowledges that, as noted by scientific bodies, animal-based measures, though desirable, are not always enforceable and objectively verifiable; calls therefore on the European Commission, in the context of the revision of the European animal welfare legislation, to formulate very specific verifiable requirements in light of the latest scientific opinions and of the various production systems across Member States;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Welcomes the six objectives set out in the European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012- 2015 and acknowledges that these objectives are still relevant3a; regrets though that the impact of the Strategy was very limited due to the lack of outcome indicators or quantifiable plans for tracking the progress of the Strategy actions, which contributed to a reduced level of accountability for the Strategy’s success; encourages, therefore, the European Commission to prepare a new strategy, with an output-oriented approach, as a proper environment to gather Member States’ representatives, scientific bodies, stakeholders, farmers and NGOs and exchange views and best practices in view of a more uniformed implementation of the animal welfare legislation across Member States, in line with the Green Deal objectives; _________________ 3ahttps://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/1e912399-3905-11eb- b27b-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format- PDF/source-178300128
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that the current EU legislation on animal welfare is not all inclusive and invites the European Commission to assess the need and impact for specific animal welfare legislation, in light of the latest scientific knowledge, for species not covered, in particular for goats, sheep, pullets, dairy and beef cattle, rabbits, turkeys, broiler and laying hen breeders and farmed fish;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Proposes enhancing affordable training for farmers and operators in the sector handling animals by adding a specific module for initial and ongoing training with a view to honing skills; takes note of the scientific opinion on the welfare of pigs at slaughter, issued by EFSA in 2020, stating that the majority of the identified hazards originated from actions and behaviours of animal handlers and owners; encourages though Member States to incentivize trainings for farmers and handlers in their National Strategic Plans;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Applauds the Commission for publishing, on 12 May 2021, strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture, which pay particular attention to animal welfare, and welcomes the fact that Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries is drafting an own- initiative report on these guidelines; draws the attention to the limited synergy between 2014-2020 Common Fishery Policy and the farmed fish welfare; calls on the European Commission to put forward specific scientifically-sound provisions for farmed fish welfare;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines that the rate of non- compliance with the animal welfare legislation is limited and has many limitation, amongst which unenforceable and unquantifiable animal-based indicators; notes that the frequency of inspections across Member States ranges from a minimum of 1% to a maximum of 30%; is concerned that this high variation of the frequency of inspections leads to either non-compliance with the Control Regulation, or to high pressure on farmers; calls therefore on the European Commission and on the Member States to standardise the implementation of the Control Regulation to reduce the variation of the frequency of inspections between Member States and livestock sectors;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Takes note of the lack of animal- based welfare indicators for the Council Directive 98/58/EC (general directive), as well as for the Council Directive 2008/120/EC (pigs), the Council Directive 2007/43/ EC (broilers) and the Council Directive 1999/74/EC (laying hens); acknowledges as well the lack of quantifiable requirements for the implementation and monitoring of environmental conditions such as air quality (nitrogen, CO2, dust), lighting (duration, brightness) and minimal noise, which not only affects the animal welfare, but also distorts competition because of the margins of interpretations; calls for the European Commission to set up enforceable and quantifiable such indicators, which should be species- specific and up to date from a scientific point of view;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises the importance of precision livestock farming technologies, including the potential of on-farm animal health and welfare monitoring tools, which help to prevent and better control disease outbreaks on farms;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls for improved management of veterinary prevention and promotion of high animal health and welfare standards, notably on vaccination and preventing the unnecessary use of antimicrobials, to prevent the spread of zoonotic diseases;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Emphasis the lack of coherence between trade policy and animal welfare policy, which led to an unfair competitive environment for EU producers; calls for reciprocity in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements;