30 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, in its resolution of 2006, the European Parliament asked the Commission for a report on the development of animal welfare policy, before it presented the next Action Plan,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it also asked the Commission to include animal welfare in all fields of its international negotiation agenda,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas, back in 2006, the European Parliament highlighted the need to improve information to citizens on animal welfare and on the efforts made by our producers to comply with these rules,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 the European Parliament insisted that the rules, standards and indicators adopted should be based on the latest technology and science and stressed that a high standard of animal welfare also entailed financial and administrative operating costs for Europe's farmers,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the aforementioned cost increases may lead to production being moved to regions with lower levels of animal protection,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the work which has been done to develop alternatives to animal testing and the Commission's efforts, uander the auspices of the WTO and in bilateral agreements with third countries, to assign the highest priority to animal welfare is looking forward to the new legislation that should be adopted during the first half of 2010;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the Commission's efforts, under the auspices of the WTO and in bilateral agreements with third countries, to assign the highest priority to animal welfare, but considers the results clearly unsatisfactory, especially as regards multilateral agreements;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regretcognises, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal forthe absence of new sound scientific evidence has meant that it has not been possible to carry out the impact study required to present new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiative in this field and to also present the study requested by Parliament and referred to in Article 32 of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is particularly concerned that, despite the clear recommendations and conclusions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in this regard, many pig farmers in Europe are violating the provisions of Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs1, and calls, therefore, on the Commission, therefore, to devise without delay a strategy to increase Member States and the sectors involved to make the necessary efforts to ensure greater compliance with this Directive;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission likewiPoints out that 2012 will see tohe ensure that the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for laying hens, which entry into force of the obligation that laying hens may only be kept in enriched cages; calls on the Commission and Member Staters into force in 2012, is genuinelyto introduce all the necessary measures to help the sector compliedy with this obligation;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that the Commission has not, during this period, developed a clear communication strategy on the value of products that comply with animal welfare standards, contenting itself with the report presented in October 2009;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and urges the Commission therefore to submit without delay ana report assessing the implementation of the current plan and the situation concerning animal welfare policy in the EU, on the basis of which it should compile the action plan for animal welfare 2011-2015 which, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should cover the fieand the results of the previous one, shoulds below, backed by the required funding;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests to the Commission that, in its assessment report, it analyze inter alia to what extent the current action plan has covered the demands of European society in the area of animal welfare, the sustainability of the system for European producers, and how the functioning of the internal market has been affected since the implementation of this plan;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers also that information to citizens on the high level of animal welfare in the EU and of the efforts made by the various sectors involved should be a key element in this policy;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Considers that the inclusion of animal welfare requirements in international agreements is a prerequisite to allow our producers to compete in a globalised market and prevent the relocation of production to regions which have much lower levels of animal welfare and thus compete unfairly with our model;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recommends a review of the consistency of the animal welfare policy with the Union's other policies;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to thoroughly assess the possible problems that European animal welfare standards cause for the competitiveness of our producers and to review the support systems for producers relating to the implementation of these standards;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a European centre for animal welfare and animal health should be established no later than 2012, whose work should be based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed abov. This measure should not generate additional costs and existing centres or agencies should be used for this purpose;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that such a centre should compriseperform the tasks assigned to the 'central coordination institute' referred to in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible to perform comprehensiveto continue performing inspections to ascertain how the Member States are applying and enforcing existing animal welfare rules, particularly concerning animal transport and pigsin those areas where there is a lower level of compliance, and if necessary to propose in 2012 at the latest recommendations, guidelines and other necessary measures to tackle problems;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the aim must be a purposeful, risk-based monitoring system in which objective and measurable factors such as mortality statistics and the use of antibioticsor any others recommended by the scientific community are central;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commission to monitor the Member States more effectively and comprehensively in this regard and to support producers where necessary;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading 6
Heading 6
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible to propose a system for trialling new techniques within the European Union which have a sound scientific basis and are relevant to animal welfare, and considers that - in addition to common test standards - such a system should comprise a structure for use in disseminating the results among the various Member States;