9 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2017/2128(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the available evidence shows that the practical implementation of the three main instruments of the Regulation – approvals, authorisations and enforcement of regulatory decisions – is unsatisfactory and does not ensure the fulfilment ofcan be improved in order to truly fulfil the purposes of the Regulation;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas transparency in all stages of the approval procedure is insufficient and leads to negative effects on health and the environment and provokescan be improved, which could increase public mistrust in the system regulating pesticide substancesapproval system; whereas the transparency of the authorisation related activities of competent authorities is also unsatisfactory;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned by the fact that the Regulation has not been effectively implemented and that as a result its objectives are not being achieved in practice, as regards to agricultural production, and innovation are not being achieved in practice; highlights the fact that, partly due to low degree of innovation, the number of pesticide active substances are decreasing;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that the incomplete harmonisation of data and testing requirements in some scientific fields may lead to direct negative effects on health, the environment and agricultural production; as well as delays in the authorisation process, which negatively affects the accessibility of new and improved crop protection products, to the detriment of farmers the environment;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge that health and environmental protection objectives should take priority over theare the primary objectives of the legislation; considers that innovation, production and competitiveness of the agricultural sector are also important objectives of improving plant protectionthe legislation, as well as safe and affordable food, which is more resource efficient;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure full and uniform application of the hazard cut-off criteria, following existing harmonised guidance, and to make sure that substances are assessed for their risk only if there is evidence that they do not present hazardous (cut-off) properties, as required by the Regulationcritically assess the hazard cut-off criteria, taking into consideration potential unintended consequences on public health, environmental safety and agronomic practices; calls on the Commission to assess, as part of its REFIT analysis, the performance of the legislation regarding access to the market for new, innovative products, meeting the needs of the agricultural sector;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States when acting as risk managers in the approval and authorisation procedures, to duly apply the precautionary principlefocus on evidence based risk assessment, rather than a hazard based approach and to pay particular attention to the protection of vulnerable groups of the population, including pregnant women, infants and children; calls on the Commission to minimise the risk of unintended consequences of non- authorization of plant protection products, such as lack of alternatives for crop protection of the agricultural sector;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to limit the authorisations granted under derogations using Article 53 of the Regulation; points out that the majority of such authorisations are given for “minor uses”;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the overall transparency of the procedures, while simultaneously ensuring protection of intellectual property and confidential business information, in order to maintain innovation incentives;