6 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2017/2284(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the directive is one of the Union’s most valuable tools to ensure that the environment, ecosystems and human health are well protected from hazardous substances in pesticides; whereas the failure to fully implementation of the directive makes it all but impossible to achieve the highest degree of protection and to transition towardscan be further improved to achieve a sustainable agricultural sector and non-toxic environment;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the common agriculture policy (CAP), in its current form, is not capable of reducing farms’ dependency on pesticides while maintaining competitiveness and minimising the negative footprint on the environment; considers that specific policy instruments in the post- 2020 CAP are required in order to help change farmers’ behaviour as regards pesticide use, such as fiscal measures at national leveltraining, digitalisation, precision farming techniques, cross-compliance between IPM and CAP direct payments etc.;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is deeply concerned at the gradual depletioncline of biodiversity in Europe and at the particularly disconcerting demise of winged insects, as evidenced by the findings of a recent scientific study26 that the population of flying insects in Germany has plummeted by more than 75 % in 27 years; considers that this collapse musight be linked to the use of pesticides and further underlines the need for Europe to switch to a more sustainable pesticide use and increase the number of non-chemical alternatives for farmers; _________________ 26 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id= 10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to adhere to the established timelines for delivering revised NAPs; urges those Member States that have not yet delivered revised NAPs to do so without further delay, this time with the clear overall objective of an immediate and long-term reduction inof risk and impact of pesticide use, expressed either through a quantity- or risk-based approach, including clearly defined annual reduction targets and with special attention for the possible effects on pollinators fostering of and the uptake of new technologies and alternative techniques in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all the requisite measures to promote low-risk pesticides and to prioritise non-chemical options and methods which cause the least harm to health and nature, while ensuring effective and efficient crop protection;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to immediately prohibit the use of pesticides withproperly apply Regulation 1107/2009 on the placing on the market of active substances that are mutagenic, carcinogenic, or toxic for reproduction, or active substances that have endocrine- disrupting characteristics and are damaging to humans or animals;