24 Amendments of Alexander BERNHUBER related to 2019/2803(RSP)
Amendment 12 #
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas pollinators include insects such as bees, hoverflies, butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, thrips and mammals such as bats and birds;
Amendment 18 #
Recital B
B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators - residues that are particularly damaging to pollinators - will need to be strongly reduced;
Amendment 25 #
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 27 #
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas even now the existing criteria for approving plant protection products take a great deal of account of the need to protect pollinators and whereas the active substances involved are constantly becoming less harmful;
Amendment 30 #
Recital E
E. whereas however, several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas notifications of Member States regarding those emergency authorisations are often of very poor quality and are not made publicemergency derogations are necessary in order to combat new harmful organisms or ones which occur on a massive scale, or in order to overcome the growing number of indication gaps in both organic and conventional farming;
Amendment 33 #
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the comprehensive approval procedure for plant protection products takes account of the safety of active substances in relation to the protection of pollinators, and emergency derogations are only granted in exceptional circumstances;
Amendment 38 #
Recital G
G. whereas, as Member States were unwilling to support the full bee guidance, the Commission proposed amending Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 on the uniform principles, but only for the assessment and decision-making with regard to acute toxicity to honeybees; whereas in July 2019, the Standing Committee of Plants, Animals, Food and Feed adopted a positive opinion on that proposal;
Amendment 47 #
Recital I a (new)
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that there are various positive elements in the Initiative in terms of setting strategic objectives and a set of actions to be taken by the EU and its Member States; applauds work already being carried out at local level to protect pollinator habitats;
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that numerous national rural development programmes already include measures to promote biodiversity and assist pollinators;
Amendment 63 #
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Observes that in order for such programmes and measures to be continued and further expanded, it is primarily necessary to provide adequate funding for Pillar II of the CAP;
Amendment 64 #
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that, in so doing, the diversity of regions and habitats and also the many different pollinators that exist must be taken into account, which necessitates a national and regional approach;
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 3
3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main rootny causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, environmental pollution, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;
Amendment 72 #
Paragraph 3
3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, intensive agricultural management practices,correct use of plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;
Amendment 78 #
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to protecat the diversity of pollinator species in Europs already protected in Europe and that this must continue;
Amendment 95 #
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduensure balanced pesticide use;
Amendment 96 #
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduensure balanced pesticide use;
Amendment 113 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides throughout the Union without derogationexcept in the case of trained farmers;
Amendment 121 #
Paragraph 13
Amendment 127 #
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that many Member States have expressed reservations about the bee guidance, and that these must be taken into account;
Amendment 139 #
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity and to regulate intensive farming practicestake account of existing agricultural practices in the CAP, in order to improve the habitat and forage space for bees;
Amendment 154 #
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that European farmers use plant protection products professionally and that the protection of pollinators is constantly being improved thanks to ongoing further training in their correct use;
Amendment 155 #
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for the promotion and development of pollinator habitats in urban areas;
Amendment 170 #
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it appropriate to support the further development of low-risk pesticides that are harmless to pollinators;