11 Amendments of Constantin DUMITRIU related to 2006/2059(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the development and use of agricultural biotechnology offers an opportunity to develop both economically and environmentally sustainable farming and food production and helps to ensure food safety at world level,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas genetically modified products for use in agriculture necessarily have to pass very stringentprecise and rigorous assessments and the present authorisation process is slow and bureaucratic,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas 114 million hectares of genetically modified crops were grown worldwide in 2007 and this hectarage is very likely to be substantially increased in the following years, while the area under genetically modified cultivation in the EU is comparatively low, the necessary quantities being imported, thereby affecting the Community's trade balance,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and capable of providing a living, and takes the view that these biotechnologies facilitate the development of sustainable methods of production, increased yield, higher quality and more diverse products with reduced use of fertilisers and rational use of water; underlinappreciates the need for conventional and organic agriculture to remain successful on their markets, offering consumers a choice of products;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that biotechnologies may compensate for the loss of agricultural land, estimated at 25% over the next 25 years as a result of urbanisation;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that biotechnology applications may help to reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers in crop cultivation, and diminish water consumption;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to work towards ensuring that, in the near future, an increased variety of better and healthier food and feedstuffs could also be produced in less favoured areas, such as in restricted climate conditions, in dry or moist conditions and on harsh soil, and notes that the correct use of biotechnology could be an important factor in these developments;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the current precautionary approach to the approval of new biotechnology products, but points out that this should not lead to increased bureaucracy;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the Commission's recent report on the implementation of national measures on the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming and urges better harmonisation of rules and conditions within the EU; emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to choose between traditional, organic and genetically modified organism production and, therefore, the need to establish clear, uniform and transparent coexistence measures that enable farmers to coexist with neighbours using different farming methods;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes the need to enhance and broaden public debate and improve the level of scientific knowledge; considers that it is the responsibility of policy- makers, as well as industry, the scientific community and non-governmental organisations to communicate with citizens in a clear and transparent manner on the benefits and risks of biotechnologies, while pointing out that Member States are required to provide a framework for collaboration between stakeholders so as to ensure consistency in public debates;