Activities of Isabel CARVALHAIS related to 2022/0196(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sustainable use of plant protection products (debate)
Amendments (37)
Amendment 1030 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by applying Article 13 where no crop- or crop-group specific rulguidelines have been adopted for the relevant crop and area in accordance with Article 15 by the Member State in which they operate;
Amendment 1037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by applying crop- our crop-group specific rulguidelines adopted by the Member State in which they operate for the relevant crop and area in accordance with Article 15 and performing the actions set out in Article 13(8).
Amendment 1063 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
A professional user’s records referred to in Article 14(1) shall demonstrate that he or she has considered all of the following options, where relevant, an in accordance with the crop or crop goup-specific guidelines recomendations :
Amendment 1105 #
4. Professional users shall useprioritize the use of biological controls, physical and other non- chemical methods. Professional users may only use chemical methods if they are necessary to achieve acceptable levels of harmful organism control after all other non-chemical methods as set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 32 have been exhausted and where any of the following conditions has been satisfied:
Amendment 1110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the results of monitoring of harmful organisms show, based on recorded observation, that chemical plant protection measures need to be applied in a timely manner because of the presence of a sufficiently high number of harmful organisms or to guaranty the efficacy levels necessary to comply with export phytossanitary obligations set by third countries.
Amendment 1126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Professional users shall keep the use of chemical plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that do not exceed the levels that are absolutely necessary to control the harmful organisms and that do not increase the risk for development of resistance in populations of harmful organisms. Where possible, professional users shall use the following measures, s long as supported by the good agricultural practice authorised for the plant protection product and crop or crop goups-specific guidelines:
Amendment 1157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any preventative measure or any intervention and the reason for that preventative measure or intervention, including the identification and assessment of pest level, where no crop- or crop.group specific rulguidelines have been adopted for the relevant crop and area by the Member State in which the professional user operates;
Amendment 1162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any preventative measure or any intervention and the reason for that preventative measure or intervention, including the identification and assessment of pest level, performed with a reference to measurable criteria, where available, set out in the applicable crop- or crop-group specific rulguidelines where crop- or crop-group specific rulguidelines have been adopted for the relevant crop and area by the Member State in which the professional user operates.
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Implementation of integrated pest management using crop- or crop-group specific rules
Amendment 1185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt agronomic requirements based on integrated pest management controls that must be adhered to when growing or storing a particular crop and are designed to ensure that chemical crop protection is only used after all other non-chemical methods have been exhausted and when a threshold, where available, for intervention is reached (‘crop- or crop-group specific rulguidelines’). The crop- or crop-group specific rulguidelines shall implement the principles of integrated pest management, set out in Article 13, for the relevant crop and be set out in a binding legal act.
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority responsible for ensuring that the crop- or crop-group specific rulguidelines are scientifically robust and comply with this Article.
Amendment 1204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. By … [OP: please insert the date = the first day in the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] each Member State shall have in place effective and enforceable crop- or crop-group specific rulguidelines, for crops covering an area that accounts for at least 90 % of its utilised agricultural area (excluding kitchen gardens). Member States shall determine the geographic scope of those rules taking account of relevant agronomic conditions, including, the type of soil and crops and the prevailing climatic conditions.
Amendment 1211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. At least 9 months prior to the point in time when a crop-specific rule becomes applicable under national law, the Member State shall perform all of the following actionThe Member State shall perform all of the following actions, prior to publishing a crop or crop-group specific guidelines:
Amendment 1218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
2. A Member State that is planning to update a crop or crop-group specific guideline shall, at least 6 months before the update becomes applicable, take the appropriate actions as established in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Where tThe Commission ishall be notified of a draft in accordance with paragraph 4, point (c), it may within 6 months of receipt of the draft object to itsby the Member State of the adoption byof a Member State, if it considers that the draft does not comply with the criteria set out in paragraph 6. If the Commission objects, the Member State shall refrain from adopcrop or crop-group specific guideline. The Commission shall request a Member State, in writing, the draft until it haso amended the text so as to remedy the shortcomings identified in the Commissiguidelines in case of duly justified reason’s objections. The absence of a reaction from the Commission in accordance with this paragraph to a draft crop–specific rule shall not prejudice any action or decision which might be taken by the Commission under other Union actsto consider that the guidelines, or the revised guidelines, do not comply with the criteria set out in paragraph 6.
Amendment 1262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
(e) the quantitative criteria or conditions, where available, under which chemical plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted;
Amendment 1270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
(f) the measurable criteria or conditions, where available, under which more hazardous plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted.
Amendment 1280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
(g) the obligation to record observations demonstrating that the relevant threshold value has been reached, where available, has been reached, or the justifiable meterorological and/or phenological conditions are present.
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. Each Member State shall review its crop-specific rules annually and update them where necessary or crop-group specific guidelines regularly and update them where necessary, in ligth with new scientific knowledge, including when it is needed to reflect changes in the availability of harmful organism control tools.
Amendment 1293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10
Article 15 – paragraph 10
10. A Member State with significant climatic or agronomic differences between regions, shall adopt crop- or crop-group specific rulguidelines for each of those regions.
Amendment 1341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the name of the advisor, where applicable, and dates and content of advice entered in accordance with Article 14(2);
Amendment 1388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibishall be restricted in all sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas to low-risk plant protection products and products allowed in organic agriculture. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk- mitigation techniques. Member States can further restrict the use of plant protection products in sensitive areas on the basis of an evaluation of the potential public health and environmental risks.
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) the aerial application has a less negative impact on human health and the environment than any alternative application method either because the aerial application equipment can be deployed on the relevant terrain in a faster timescale than land-based equipment and avoids a situation where the number of plant pests increases due to the longer time period required for land-based deployment or because it minimizes soil erosion or compactation when adverse weather conditions make the land unsuitable for land vehicles, and all of the following conditions are met:
Amendment 1517 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the name and authorisation number of the plant protection product or products;
Amendment 1538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. An aerial applications by an unmanned aircraft may be exempted by the Member State from the prohibition laid down in Article 20(1) where factors related to the use of the unmanned aircraft demonstrate that the risks from its use are lower than the risks arising from other aerial equipment and land-based application equipment. These factors shall include criteria relating to:
Amendment 1543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 1573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Advice on the use of a plant protection product to a professional user may only be given by an advisor for whom a training certificate has been issued for following courses for advisors in accordance with Article 25 or who has a proof of entryis registered in a central electronic register foafter following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 1586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. A distributor shall only sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a purchaser or his or her representative when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the purchaser or representative is a professional user and holds a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entryis registered in a central electronic register foafter following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 1596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Where a purchaser is a legal person, a distributor may sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a representative of the purchaser of the plant protection product when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the representative is the holder of a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entryis registered in a central electronic register foafter following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 1614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1627 #
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, as well as for the certification for register of distributors, advisors and professional users with comproved academic certification in scientific areas compatible with the subjects referred to in Annex III to this regulation. The competent authority shall also be responsible for 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.
Amendment 1633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. A training certificate or an entry in a central electronic register shall, where relevant, contain the following information: