9 Amendments of Max ORVILLE related to 2022/0196(COD)
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targets (“national 2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use is best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placed on the market, and therefore used, in the form of plant protection products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were applied. Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, and in particular of the more hazardous pesticides, correlates with greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater risks to human health and the environment and less sustainable farming practices. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. In addition, in order to give recognition to past efforts by Member States, they should also be allowed to take into account historical progress prior to the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting national 2030 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of chemical plant protection products, they should now make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while also taking account of their intensity of pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets and an adequate level of ambition, minimum limits should be laid down for national 2030 reduction targets. The EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due to permanent constraints such as their remoteness to the European continent, insularity, small size and high exposure to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and crops, while taking into account the inherent risks and effects of the use of plant protection products on human health and the environment. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets, where a Member State reaches the level of its 2030 national reduction target before 2030, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national reduction target. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targets and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Manufacturers are key players for the development of alternative to chemical pesticides, whose availability is a necessary step to reach the objectives of this Regulation. It is therefore relevant to ask them to develop a transformation plan, using solid already existing indicators in the EU law, in order to understand how they contribute to the replacement of chemical pesticides with non-chemical alternatives, such as biological control product or services to reduce the use of input or to enhance the uptake of relevant agronomic practices. Such an obligation would enhance transparency of the production of pesticides, and urge manufacturer to switch their business model.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) In order to support the transition to sustainable food systems and to support the international agreement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, it is important to continue to strengthen the coherence between the European Green Deal, the European Union's sectoral policies and the common trade policy. This coherence requires, in particular, better application of European production standards, in particular sanitary, phytosanitary, environmental and animal welfare standards, to imported products. A variety of tools exist for this purpose at multilateral, bilateral and autonomous level, as noted in the European Commission's report of June 2022, and has to be used in the relevant Regulations and their appropriate application (the Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on MRLs for instance). This Regulation must contribute to this coherence.
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 b (new)
Recital 48 b (new)
(48b) Points out that the target 7 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework requires parties to tackle the risk of pesticides and highly hazardous chemicals;
Amendment 2370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Certification schemes shall be delivered only if their associated trainings include proper agronomics training allowing professional users to be able to assess the possibility to use the IPM hierarchy defined in Article 13 every time it is feasible.
Amendment 2732 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 c (new)Regulation (EU) 1107/2009
Article 43 c (new)Regulation (EU) 1107/2009
Article 30
Amendment 2763 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1
1. The methodology shall be based on statistics on the quantities of chemical active substances placed on the market in plant protection products under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, provided to the Commission (Eurostat) under Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council91 , in combination with a reference hectare application rates calculated by Member States for each active substance on the basis of the maximum dose per hectare in each application, that is set by member states for plant protection products placed on the market containing the respective active substances, in accordance with Article 31 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. __________________ 91 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 2771 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) the chemical active substances in group 4 shall be those not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and therefore not listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;. Active substances in group 4 are assigned the weighting factor corresponding to their group assignment before the loss of approval.
Amendment 2899 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Section 2 – point 2 – point e
Annex VI – Section 2 – point 2 – point e
(e) the active substances in group 4 shall be those not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and therefore not listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;. Active substances in group 4 are assigned the weighting factor corresponding to their group assignment before the loss of approval.