15 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the communication from the Commission of 28 October 2009, 'A better functioning food supply chain in Europe' (COM(2009)591),
Amendment 55 #
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, under the auspices of the WTO and in bilateral agreements with third countri, but deplores the fact that not enough has yet been done to ensure that alternatives, to assign the highest priority to animal welfarenimal testing are used if they are available, as required by the relevant EU legislation;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges the efforts of the Commission to include non-trade concerns, including animal welfare, in bilateral trade agreements, but stresses that such non-trade concerns must be promoted efficiently via the WTO;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with great satisfaction the progress which has been made in the Animal Welfare Quality Project, as regards new science and knowledge relating to animal health indicators, although the necessary steps still need to be taken to make this knowledge suitable for practical application;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system too provide the legal basis for real-time monitor suching of transport, and by a satellite navigation system; urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiative in this field;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Concludes that the implementation of the current action plan is inadequate in a number of respects and stresses the need to enforce existing rules before drawing up new ones; draws attention in that connection to the importance of effective penalties for non-compliance in all Member States;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that various parties, such as producers, should be involved in the design and detailed planning of such a centre, so as to ensure that practical knowledge gained in the field is also available;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible to perform comprehensive inspections to ascertain how the Member States are applying and enforcing existing animal welfare rules, particularly concerning animal transport, poultry and pigs, and if necessary to propose in 20121 at the latest recommendations, guidelines and other necessary measures to tackle problems and guarantee a level playing field;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that the imbalances in the food chain, as described in the communication from the Commission, 'A better functioning food supply chain in Europe' (COM(2009)591), often place primary producers at a disadvantage; recalls that primary producers have limited scope for investment on account of the extra costs which this situation entails;
Amendment 352 #
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 survey and publish their progress;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that, in the case of products imported into the European Union from third countries, the same requirements - including animal welfare requirements - must apply as for products produced within the European Union;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes the recent changes in policy on combating animal diseases since the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) crisis in 2001, which take greater account of animal welfare aspects and assign more scope to vaccination; notes, however, that it must be possible for products from vaccinated animals to be sold on the European market in order for this policy to be effective; stresses that in emergencies vaccination at regional level is in principle preferable to culling large numbers of healthy animals as a preventive measure; considers, moreover, that, where technically feasible, there should be greater scope for preventive vaccination; calls on the Commission to make an even greater effort to secure corresponding amendments to the relevant conventions of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties, OIE) so that, provided that there are no public health implications, there are less restrictions on trade in products derived from vaccinated animals;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible, when the indicators are usable in practice, to propose a trial period for the assessment of animal welfare within the European Union using the methods developed in the Animal Welfare Quality Project;