68 Amendments of Paola GHIDONI related to 2022/0196(COD)
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose that the Commission proposal be rejected.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides41noted that the Union must act without delay to transition to a more sustainable use of pesticides and called on the Commission to propose an ambitious Union-wide binding target for the reduction of pesticide use. The European Parliament re-affirmed its call for binding reduction targets in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system42, stressing that those targets must be matched by increased availability on the market of sustainable alternatives with equivalent effectiveness in plant health protection. _________________ 41 P8_TA(2019)0082, 12 February 2019. 42 P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure full attainment of the objectives of the Union legal framework on sustainable use of plant protection products, it needs to be adapted by laying down clearer and directly applicable rules for operators. In addition, a number of rulguidelines should be clarified, including the rulguidelines on the application of integrated pest management, restrictions of use of plant protection products, where risks to human health and the environment are identified on the basis of data from local monitoring by the competent authorities, and the inspections of equipment used to apply plant protection products. It is therefore appropriate to repeal Directive 2009/128/EC and replace it with a regulation.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a sustainable control alternative to the use of chemical products for the control of harmful organisms. As notone of the alternatives to chemical products, whose sustainability in terms of effectiveness with regard to the control of harmful animals must be assessed in any case. As acknowledged in Council Decision (EU) 2021/110257, biological control agents have aold growing importance in sustainable agriculture and forestry and have an instrumental role to play in the success of integrated pest management and both organic and conventional farming. Access to biological controls facilitateswould make it easier to movinge away from chemical plant protection products and apply them as a last resort in line with the principles of integrated pest management (IPM). It is appropriate to encourage farmers to switch to low -input agricultural methods including organic farming. It is therefore appropriate to define the concept of biological control as a basis for Member States to set indicative targets to increase the percentage of crops on which biological control agents are used. _________________ 57 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1102 of 28 June 2021 requesting the Commission to submit a study on the Union’s situation and options regarding the introduction, evaluation, production, marketing and use of invertebrate biological control agents within the territory of the Union and a proposal, if appropriate in view of the outcomes of the study (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 81).
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and, substantial differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, and the need for plant protection products to maintain a sufficient level of production, guaranteeing food security it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targetcontributions (“national 2030 reduction targetcontributions”). 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 targetcontributions. 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 targetcontributions. 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 reductioncontributions 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 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. 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 targetcontribution. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targetreduction contributions and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States should draft and publish national action plans. In order for the Member State national action plans to be effective, they should contain quantitative objectives, references to binding national 2030 reduction targets as set out in national law, together with related indicative targets set out in the national action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment. Member States should take into account predictable and unpredictable variables such as bad weather, high probability of being affected by pests and diseases, crop diversity, climate change. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the national 2030 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide reduction targets (‘Union 2030 reduction targets’) as well as national 2030 reduction targets, it is necessary to increase the availability, accessibility and affordability of low-risk alternatives and use of biological control and other non-chemical alternatives, including new genome techniques and digital and precision technologies. Availability of these alternatives will incentivise the adoption of low chemical pesticide- input pest management practices such as organic farming.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In view of the continuing difficulties owing to the geopolitical and economic context, to the need to ensure food is safe, and delays in the availability of effective alternatives for farmers, such as the speeding up of authorisation procedures for low-impact active substances or new genomic selection techniques, the time frame for achieving the goal of reducing the use and risk of plant protection products under this regulation needs to be reviewed.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure consistency and complementarity with related legislation, Member State national action plans should take into account Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council59, Council Directive 92/43/EEC60, Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council61, Council Directive 91/676/EEC62, Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council63, Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council64and Regulation xxx/xxx on nature restoration [reference to adopted act to be inserted] and should be consistent with the Common Agricultural Policy (“CAP”) Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council65. _________________ 59 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 60 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 61 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 62 Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1). 63 Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1). 64 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 1).be consistent with the EU legislation referred to in this regulation and with the Common Agricultural Policy (“CAP”) Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council65. _________________ 65 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Economic instruments, including those under the CAP that provide support to farmers, can play a crucial role in the achievement of objectives relating to the sustainable use of plant protection products and, in particular, reducing the use of chemical plant protection products. Member States have tocan show in their national CAP Strategic Plans that their implementation of the CAP contributes to and supports other relevant Union legislation and their objectives, including objectives under this Regulation. Beyond the CAP, there is a need to deliver adequate funding to farmers to ensure they receive the financial support that avoids productivity losses and ensures the environmental, economic and social sustainability of European agriculture.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Use of plant protection products may have particularly negative impacts in certain areas that are frequently used by the general public or by vulnerable groups, communities in which people live and work and ecologically sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites protected in accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council67and Council Directive 92/43/EEC68. If plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public, the possibility of exposure of humans to such plant protection products is high. In order to protect human health and the environment, the use of plant protection products in sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas, should therefore be prohibited. Derogations from the prohibition should only be allowed under certain conditions and on a case- by-case basis. _________________ 67 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 68 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). If plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public, the possibility of exposure of humans to such plant protection products is high.
Amendment 248 #
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. 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 low risk plant protection products or non-chemical alternatives, use of drift reducing technology and risk mitigation measures. In this connection, the technical guidance from the European Life-TOPPS prowadis (Train Operators to Promote Practices and Sustainability - to protect water from diffuse sources) project should be adhered to. The project provides for the training of operators to prevent point source pollution by establishing the management guidelines ('good agricultural practices') needed to prevent point and diffuse contamination of surface water bodies by plant protection products.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) It is essential that Member States establish and maintain systems of both initial and follow-up training for distributors, advisors and professional users of plant protection products and certification systems to record such training, in order to ensure that those operators are fully aware of the potential risks to human health and the environment and of the appropriate measures to reduce those risks as much as possible. The training for advisors should be more extensive than that of distributors and professional users since they need to be able to support the proper implementation of integrated pest management and crop- specific rulguidelines. The use or purchase of a plant protection product authorised for professional use must be limited to persons in possession of a training certificate. In addition, in order to ensure safe use of plant protection products for human health and the environment, distributors should be required to provide both professional and non-professional purchasers of plant protection products with product specific information at point of sale.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust statistical data available at Union level relating to the marketing and use of plant protection products are the statistics on the quantities of active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, and the data on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection granted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are used in the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 under Directive 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress towards the binding Union 2030 reduction targets and national 2030 reduccontributions targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. The new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be calculated using statistics on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection, the properties of the active substances in plant protection products subject to these authorisations, and the areas treated under these authorisations to better quantify the risks arising from authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The implementation of this Regulation by Member States will result in new and enhanced obligations for farmers and other pesticides users. Some of them constitute statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council78, which, in accordance with that Regulation, farmers must comply with to receive CAP payments, whereas other requirements, which go beyond the baseline of mandatory requirements, may be rewarded with additional payments under voluntary regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Article 31(5), points (a) and (b), and Article 70(3), points (a) and (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 provide that the CAP funding is only available for practices implemented under an eco- scheme or agri-environmental-climate commitment which go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and the standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land established under that Regulation and the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law. Since farmers and other users need to be financially supported in their transition toward a more sustainable use of pesticides, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 needs to be amended to allow the financing of requirements imposed in accordance with this Regulation during a transitional period. This exceptional option for Member States to provide additional funding for measures taken in implementing this Regulation should apply to any obligation for farmers and other users resulting from the application of this Regulation, including compulsory farming practices imposed by the crop-specific rules for integrated pest management. Further, pursuant to Article 73(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, investments by farmers to comply with new requirements imposed by Union law may be supported for a maximum of 24 months from the date on which they become mandatory for the holding. Similarly, a longer transition period should be set out for investments complying with requirements imposed on farmers in accordance with this Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordingly. _________________ 78 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013, (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) EU policies increasingly impose obligations on farmers, in particular, obligations to comply with environmental sustainability requirements and standards, which has a significant impact on production costs. However, agricultural producers in third countries who export to the EU are not subject to increased obligations. Therefore, the limits, requirements and obligations imposed on agricultural producers in the EU should also apply to producers of agricultural products imported from third countries and be monitored regularly. As a matter of principle, imports into the EU should reflect the high requirements that EU farmers have to meet. A level playing field for production based on an equivalent political approach of reciprocity is needed if agricultural producers and the agri-food sector as a whole are to be safeguarded in the EU.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the sustainable use of plant protection products by providing for the setting, and achievement by 2030, of reduction targets for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, establishing requirements for use, storage, sale and disposal of plant protection products and for relevant application equipment, providing for training and awareness raising, and providing for implementation of integrated pest management.
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point iii
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘non-chemical methods’ means alternatives to chemical plant protection products, including strategies based on the use of synthetic pheromones/semiochemicals;
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By … [OP: please insert the date – 612 months after the date of application of this Regulation] each Member State shall adopt national targets in its national legislation to achieve by 2030 a reduction set in accordance with this Article, from the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2009 to 20171, of the following:
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the national 2030 reduction targets shall be set at such level so as to achieve a reduction between the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2009 to 20171 and the year 2030 in the relevant Member State that at least equals 50%.
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
A Member State may reduce its national targetcontribution for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid- point between the figure related to intensity as laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph and the figure related to the use and risk as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. Where that percentage is higher than 50%, the Member State shall increase its national target to that percentage.
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is less than 70% of the Union average;.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 65% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is more than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
For the purposes of this paragraph ‘weighted intensity of the use and the risk of chemical plant protection products’ means a value corresponding to the kilograms of chemical active substances in plant protection products sold per year in a Member State, weighted according to their hazard weightings as set out in row (iii) of the Table ofin Annex I, divided by the number of hectares of utilised agricultural area . Those weightings shall be gauged by means of a set of scientifically justified and tailor-made harmonised risk indicators for analysing that Member Statee use data.
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is between 70% and 1470% of the Union average;
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use of the more hazardous plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017,from 2011 to 2020 is a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Initial assessment of national targetcontributions by the Commission
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall review the national 2030 reduction targetcontributions communicated to it in accordance with Article 5(9) and the information explaining any lowering of targets made in accordance with Article 5(5) or Article 5(6).
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 716 #
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish on a website the average trends in progress towards achieving the Union 2030 reduction targetcontributions. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 2015-2017 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication. The trends shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which set out plans for an increase in the utilised agricultural area engaged in organic farming and how the plans will contribute to achieving the target set out in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system84of having 25% of the utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030; _________________ 84 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and envirof having 25% of the utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 without undermining the profitability of the rest of the existing sustainable production mentally-friendly food system (COM/2020/381 final).thods used in EU territories;
Amendment 1058 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Professional users shall first apply measures that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products for the prevention or suppression of harmful organisms before resorting to application of chemical plant protection products.
Amendment 1082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 a (new)
- - semiochemical-based methods for capturing harmful organisms; - use of low-risk plant protection products;
Amendment 1087 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Professional users shall perform all of the following, on the basis of the records on the use of plant protection products and other plant protection measures, and by monitoring harmful organisms, verify whether the plant protection methods employed have been successful and feed their findings into decision-making on future actions:.
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 8 – point a
Amendment 1142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 1372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any restriction on the production for export to third countries of plant protection products containing active substances whose use is not approved in the European Union shall be in accordance with provisions of the Regulation (EU) 649/2012 on the export and import of hazardous chemicals in accordance with the Rotterdam Convention.
Amendment 1419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point a
Amendment 1440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 1442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point c
Amendment 1443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point d
Amendment 1446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1477 #
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 3 metres of such waters. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques.
Amendment 1531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where certain categories of unmanned aircraft fulfil the criteria set out in paragraph 2, a Member State may exempt aAerial application by such unmanned aircraft from theis not prohibition laid down in Article 20(1) prior to any aerialed for the targeted application of plant protection products.
Amendment 1534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 with a view to supplementing this Regulation to specify precise criteria in relation to the factors set out in paragraph 2 once technical progress and scientific developments allow for the development of such precise criteriaechnical qualifications, use or training.
Amendment 1686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Each professional user shall consulAll users who do not already use digital tools to monitor the use of pest man independent advisoragement products by means of a recognised business advisory service shall make use of strategic advice at least once a year for the purposes of receiving the strategic advice referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 1841 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union 2030 reduction targetcontributions and the two national 2030 reduction targets until and including 2030 is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 1850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the two Union and two national 2030 reduction targetcontributions annually until and including 2030 and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 1891 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43 a Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1–16) shall be amended as follows: 1. In Article 3(2)(g), 'import tolerance' is deleted; 2. In Article 6, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. All parties demonstrating, by providing sufficient evidence, a legitimate interest in health, including civil society organisations, along with commercially interested parties, such as manufacturers, growers and producers of products covered by Annex I, may also submit an application to a Member State in accordance with Article 7.' 3. In Article 6, paragraph 4 is deleted.
Amendment 1895 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
Article 45 – paragraph 3