Activities of Marit PAULSEN related to 2009/2202(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Evaluation and assessment of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006-2010 (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on evaluation and assessment of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006-2010 PDF (184 KB) DOC (103 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for newensure proper implementation of the existing rules on animal transport and the associated, in particular the 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;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls in this respect on the Commission to propose, without undue delay, a minimum proportion of checks on animal transport as provided for in Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/20051;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for the Commission’s own evaluation exercise, to be undertaken in 2010, to contain a thorough analysis of the achievements made and the lessons to be learned from potential flaws;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has created a new legal situation in which new powers and greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its institutions and considers that this article applies to all animals and not only food- producing animalsdomestic animals, including feral animals, and animals in captivity;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, like Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety4 , should establish a common basic level of animal welfare in the European Union, which is the precondition for free and equitable competition within the internal market for both domestic products and third countries’ imports; considers, however, that itMember States and regions should bhave the possible for any person, region or Member Stateility to allow for individual producers or groups of producers to introduce voluntary systems which are more far-reaching;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6
Paragraph 15 – indent 6
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a European centre for animal welfare and animal health should be establishedset up under the existing Community or Member State institutions, no later than 2012, whose work should be based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed above;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recalls, in this respect, that as early as in its resolution of 2006 Parliament called on the Commission, before setting up an additional Community body for animal protection, to improve links between existing Community institutions which deal with animal protection issues;
Amendment 324 #
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 and third countries are applying and enforcing existing animal welfare rules, particularly concerning animal transport and pigs, and if necessary to propose in 2012 at the latest recommendations, guidelines and other necessary measures to tackle problems;
Amendment 349 #
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 and third countries more effectively and comprehensively in this regard;