Activities of Sarah WIENER related to 2022/0196(COD)
Plenary speeches (5)
Sustainable use of plant protection products (debate)
Sustainable use of plant protection products (debate)
Sustainable use of plant protection products (debate)
Sustainable use of plant protection products (debate)
Sustainable use of plant protection products (A9-0339/2023 - Sarah Wiener) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Amendments (21)
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) A reduction in the use and risk of chemical pesticides is in line with the objective of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to achieve a high level of environmental protection and the fundamental right to working conditions that respect workers’ health, safety and dignity, and the EU strategic framework of health and safety at work 2021-2027, because it would protect the health of citizens, including farmers, bystanders and inhabitants of agricultural areas;
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) The body of scientific evidence underlines that the full impact on human health of pesticides may be highly underestimated, thus requiring a precautionary and preventative approach. While scientific studies have underlined the adverse impacts of pesticide exposure on human health and inter alia demonstrated links between exposure to pesticides and elevated rates of chronic diseases, different forms of cancers, neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease), diabetes and ALS as well as other effects detrimental to health such as endocrine disruption, pesticides also have cumulative and synergistic impacts given the effects of long-term exposure, mixtures and co-formulants.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Court of Justice issued a ruling on 19 January 2023 in Pesticide Action Network Europe and Others v État belge (Case C-162/21), stating that Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 does not permit Member States to use the so-called “emergency derogation” to allow the placing on the market or use of certain plant protection products or seeds treated with those products if their marketing and use has been explicitly prohibited by EU legislation.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The aquatic environment and drinking water supplies are especially sensitive to plant protection products. In order to protect the aquatic environment, the use of plant protection products in and around surface waters areas should therefore be prohibited. Member States should have in place appropriate measures to avoid deterioration of surface and groundwater as well as coastal and marine waters and allow achievement of good surface and groundwater status, to protect the aquatic environment and drinking water supplies from the impact of plant protection products and all their metabolites. Vegetated buffer strips are an effective measure to retain plant protection product inputs during rain events and consequently to avoid ecological impacts on aquatic life, therefore the establishment of vegetated buffer strips along water courses should be encouraged. In addition, it is important that professional users are trained in how to minimise or eliminate applications of certain plant protection products classified as “harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects”, “very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects” or “toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects”. It is also important that professional users are trained on the importance of giving preference to non-chemical alternatives or to low risk plant protection products or non-chemical alternatives, use of drift reducing technology and risk mitigation measures.
Amendment 2207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited on all surface waters and within 310 metres of the average shoreline over the year of such waters. This 310 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk- mitigation techniques. Member States shall encourage the establishment of vegetated buffer strips along water courses.
Amendment 2373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority or authorities responsible for the implementation of the system for the training and certification of all training referred to in paragraph 1 and for issuing and renewing training certificates, updating the central electronic register, providing proof of entry in the central electronic register and overseeing that the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 are carried out by the body that provided the training. The training content shall be co- developed by national authorities that are responsible for the environmental risk assessment of pesticides.
Amendment 2457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority to provide information to the public, in particular through awareness-raising programmes, in relation to the risks associated with the use of plant protection products. The information content is co-developed by national authorities that are responsible for the environmental risk assessment of pesticides.
Amendment 2633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a (new)
Amendment 2664 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex VI in order to take into account technical progress, including progress in the availability of statistical data, andaking into account progress in the availability of statistical data, the Commission shall, by 31. December 2027, adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex VI in order to modify the existing harmonised risk indicators or provide for new harmonised risk indicators, which build upon real use data of plant protection products and take into account technical progress, scientific and agronomic developments. SuchThose delegated acts may modify the existing harmonised risk indicators or provide for new harmonised risk indicators, which mayshall take into account the results of the evaluation referred to in paragraph 5, and ensure that selected non-chemical substances are included in the calculation. The delegated acts may also take into account Member States’ progress towards achieving the target of having 25% of their utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 as referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).
Amendment 2667 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5
Article 35 – paragraph 5
5. By… [OP please insert the date = first day of the month following 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall complete an evaluation of harmonised risk indicators 1, 2 and 2a. This evaluation shall be based on scientific research from the Joint Research Centre and extensive consultation of stakeholders, including Member States, scientific experts and civil society organisations. The evaluation shall, inter alia, explore options to further differentiate the active substances falling in group 2 based on their risk profile and to include selected non-chemical substances in the categories of active substances as referred to in Annex I and Annex VI and include the methodologies to be used in formulating new and modifying existing harmonised risk indicators in accordance with paragraph 4. To that purpose, the European Commission shall include the information whether an active substances is classified as non-chemical plant protection product in the European Pesticides database.
Amendment 2715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By … [OP: please insert the date = fourthree years after the date of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation based on the following:
Amendment 2717 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the reporting and monitoring with regard to occupational diseases in accordance with Article 28a;
Amendment 2718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) the monitoring of pesticide residues in accordance with Article 33a;
Amendment 2721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions. The report shall give an indication whether the targets are likely to be reached, whether they might need to be adapted, and whether the establishment of targets beyond 2030 will be necessary.
Amendment 2727 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 a (new)
Article 42 a (new)
Article 42a Access to justice 1. Members of the public, who have a sufficient interest or who claim a violation of a right, shall have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or an independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of the national action plans and any failures to act of the competent authorities, regardless of the role members of the public have played during the process for preparing and establishing the national action plan. 2. Member States shall determine in national law what constitutes a sufficient interest and violation of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organization promoting environmental protection shall be presumed to have rights capable of being violated and their interest shall be deemed sufficient. 3. Review procedures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fair, equitable, timely and free of charge or not prohibitively expensive, and shall provide adequate and effective remedies, including injunctive relief where necessary. 4. Member States shall distribute publicly practical information on access to the administrative and judicial review procedures referred to in this Article.
Amendment 2788 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – Table 1 – Row 4
Annex I – Section 1 – Table 1 – Row 4
(iii) 1 8 16 64 * *(the weighing factor associated with the last group assignment before loss of approval)
Amendment 2798 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 4
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 4
4. The baseline for reduction target 1 shall be set at 100, and is equal to the average result of the above calculation for the period 20158-201720.
Amendment 2909 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Section 2 – Table 1 – Row 4
Annex VI – Section 2 – Table 1 – Row 4
(iii) 1 8 16 64 * *(the weighing factor associated with the last group assignment before loss of approval)
Amendment 2922 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Section 2 – point 7 a (new)
Annex VI – Section 2 – point 7 a (new)
7a. With effect from 1 January 2028, the methodology of harmonised risk indicator 1 shall be replaced by a methodology of harmonised risk indicator which builds upon real use data as referred to in Article 35 (4).
Amendment 2931 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Section 3 – Table 2 – Row 4
Annex VI – Section 3 – Table 2 – Row 4
(iii) 1 8 16 16 * 64 *(the weighing factor associated with the last group assignment before loss of approval)
Amendment 2951 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Section 4 – Table 3 – Row 4
Annex VI – Section 4 – Table 3 – Row 4
(iii) 1 8 16 64 * *(the weighing factor associated with the last group assignment before loss of approval)