Activities of Caroline LUCAS related to 2006/0132(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
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Amendments (33)
Amendment 17 #
Recital 4
(4) National Action Plans aimed at setting quantitative objectives, targets, measures, indicators and timetables to reducefor the prevention of risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and at promoting and encouraging the development and introduction of Integrated Pest Management and of alternativeadoption of alternative non-chemical approaches or techniques in order to reduce dependency on the use of pesticides should be used by Member States in order to facilitate the implementation of this Directive. National Action Plans may be coordinated with implementation plans under other relevant Community legislation and could be used for grouping together objectives to be achieved under other Community legislation related to pesticides.
Amendment 19 #
Recital 9
(9) Considering the possible risks from the use of pesticides, the general public should be better informed on the overall impacts of the use of pesticides throughabout both the health and environmental risks and short and long- term adverse impacts of the use of pesticides, and about non-chemical alternatives, through the media, awareness- raising campaigns, information passed on through retailers and other appropriate measures.
Amendment 23 #
Recital 14
(14) Use of pesticides can be particularly dangerous in very sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites protected in accordance with Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC. In other places such as residential areas, public parks, sports grounds or children's playgroundsand recreation grounds, school grounds and children's playgrounds, and in the vicinity of public healthcare facilities (clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, health resorts, hospices), the risks from exposure to pesticides of the general public are high. Use of pesticides in those areas should, therefore, be prohibited, restricted or the risks arising from such use minimised.
Amendment 25 #
Recital 16
(16) The application of general principles and crop and sector specific guidelines of Integrated Pest Management by all farmers would result in a better targeted use of all available pest control measures, including pesticides. Therefore, it contributes to a further reduction of the risks to human health and the environment and the dependency on the use of pesticides. Member States should promote low pesticide-input pest management, in particular general and crop-specific standards of Integrated Pest Management, and establish the necessary conditions and measures for its implementation and increase land under organic farming.
Amendment 26 #
Recital 17
(17) Whereas, on the basis of Regulation (EC) No …/… and of this Directive, implementation of the principles of Integrated Pest Management is obligatory and whereas the subsidiarity principle applies to the way the principles for Integrated Pest Management are implemented, Member States should describe how they ensure the implementation of the principles of Integrated Pest Management with priority being given to non-chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management into their National Action Plan.
Amendment 27 #
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to measure the progress achieved in the reduction ofpreventing the use of pesticides and their risks and adverse impacts from pesticide use for human health and the environment. Appropriate means are harmonised use and risk indicators that will be established at Community level. Member States should use those indicators for risk management at national level and for reporting purposes, while the Commission should calculate indicators to evaluate progress at Community level. Statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No ... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning statistics on plant protection products should be used. Member States should be entitled to use, in addition to harmonised common indicators, their national indicators, which must be in line with the requirements of this Directive and relate to both the health and environmental risks of pesticide use.
Amendment 28 #
Article 1
This Directive establishes a framework to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides by reducing their use and the risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and promoting the use of Integrated Pest Management and of alternative approaches or techniquin line with the precautionary principle and encouraging the promotion and adoption of non- chemical alternatives to pesticides.
Amendment 35 #
Article 3 – point 3
3) "advisor" means any person who adviseshas the level of instruction and training to be authorised to provide advice on pest management and pesticide safe usethe use of pesticides, in the context of a professional capacity or commercial service, including private self- employed and public advisory services, commercial agents, food producers and retailers where applicable;
Amendment 36 #
Article 3 – point 6
6) "integrated pest management" means careful consideration of all available plant protection methods and subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development of the populations of harmful organisms and keep the use of plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and reduce or minimise risks to human health and the environment. Integrated Pest Management emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro ecosystems and encourages natural pest control mechanisms, by giving priority to preventive crop-growing measures and the use of adapted varieties and of non- chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management;
Amendment 37 #
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)
6a) "'non-chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management" means the use of pest control and management techniques that do not rely on chemical properties. Non- chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management include rotation, physical and mechanical control and natural predator management;
Amendment 45 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt and implement without undue delay National Action Plans to set up targets, measures and timetables to reduce risks, including hazards, and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and to encourage the development and introduction of integrated pest management and of alternative approaches or techniques, giving priority to non- chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management, in order to reduce dependency on the use of pesticides.
Amendment 47 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When drawing up and revising their National Action Plans, Member States shall take account of the social, economic, environmental and health impacts of the measures envisaged, and of all relevant stakeholder groups. Member States shall describe in their National Action Plans how they will implement measures pursuant to Articles 5 to 14 in order to achieve the objectives referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.
Amendment 50 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
National Action Plans shall be reviewed at least every five years and any substantial changes to National Action Plans shall be reported to the Commission without undue delaythree years and, depending on the attainment of objectives, updated. Monitoring shall also include an analysis of whether the risks in the Action Plan are appropriately taken into account or if they need to be reassessed. Any changes to National Action Plans and the findings of the monitoring shall be reported to the Commission without undue delay. The Commission shall establish an Internet portal to inform the public about the National Action Plans, any changes and the results of their implementation.
Amendment 54 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that at least those distributors selling pesticides to professional usedistributors have sufficient staff in their employment holding a certificate referred to in Article 5(2). Such persons shall be available at the time of sale to provide adequate information to customers as regards use of pesticide use and humans as well as the health and environmental safety instructions on the products in questionrisks and potential adverse impacts associated with them.
Amendment 55 #
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall require distributors selling pesticides to non-professional users to provide general information regarding the risks and potential adverse health and environmental impacts of pesticide use, in particular on hazards, exposure, proper storage, handling, application and safe disposal in accordance with Community legislation on waste, as well as regarding low-risk alternatives. Member States may require pesticide producers to provide such information.
Amendment 63 #
Article 8 - paragraph 3
Amendment 67 #
Article 9 - paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) aerial spraying must be notified in advance to the competent authority and authorised by that authority;
Amendment 68 #
Article 9 - paragraph 2 – point d d (new)
(dd) the authorisation shall specify the measures necessary for warning in good time residents and bystanders and for protecting the environment in the vicinity of the area sprayed.
Amendment 74 #
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Information to the public Member States may include in their National Action Plans provisions on informing neighbours who could be exposed to the spray drift.
Amendment 78 #
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ensuring that application of pesticides is reducinged as far as possible or if appropriate eliminating applicationseliminated on or along roads, railway lines, very permeable surfaces or other infrastructure close to surface water or groundwater or on sealed surfaces with a high risk of run-off into surface water or sewage systems. In all these areas use of non-chemical alternatives should be promoted.
Amendment 79 #
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) taking appropriate measures to limit the aerial drift and long-range transportation of pesticides at least in vertical crops, including orchards, vineyards, and hops directly adjacent to or near a water course, by ensuring that pesticide use in such areas is reduced to the minimum and non-chemical alternatives are used.
Amendment 80 #
Article 11 – title - introductory part and point 1
Reduction of pesticide use orand risks in specificensitive areas Member States shall, having due regard tofor the necessary hygiene and public health requirements and biodiversity, or the results of relevant risk assessments, ensure that the use of pesticides is prohibited, or restricted tor the risks arising from such use minimisedminimum necessary, in: 1) all areas used by the general public or by vulnerable populations, such groups, at least in residential areas, parks, public gardens, sports and recreation grounds, school grounds and playgrounds and in the vicinity of public healthcare facilities (clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, health resorts, hospices) as well as in substantial no-spray zones including in fields around these areas, particularly, although not exclusively, to protect sensitive groups such as babies, children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions and who may be taking medication;
Amendment 83 #
Article 11 – point 3
3) recently treated areas used by or accessible to agricultural workers or members of the public, e.g. using public footpaths or other access routes through treated areas.
Amendment 85 #
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take appropriatell necessary measures to promote low pesticide-input pest management, giving priority wherever possible to non- chemical methods and otherwise to practices and products with the lowestof plant protection and pest and crop management, and otherwise to practices with no risk to human health and the environment among those available for the same pest problem. Low pesticide- input pest management includes Integrated Pest Management as well as organic farming according to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products.
Amendment 91 #
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) identify priority items, such as active substances, crops, regions or practices, that require particular attention or good practices that can be used as examples in order to achieve the objectives of this Directive to reduce the risksin preventing risks, including hazards, and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and to promote and encourage the development and introduction of integrated pest management and ofadoption of non-chemical alternative approaches or techniques in order to reduce dependency on the use of pesticides.
Amendment 94 #
Article 15
Reporting cordkeeping and reporting Pesticide dealers shall maintain records showing the receipt, sale, delivery or other disposal of all pesticides or pesticide application equipment for a period of two years. The Commission shall regularly submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the progress in the implementation of this Directive and an assessment of National Action Plans, accompanied where appropriate by proposals for amendments. Member States shall report annually to the Commission on their National Action Plans.
Amendment 96 #
Annex I – title and introductory part (new)
Training and further training subjects referred to in Article 5 Training and further training programmes shall be designed so as to ensure that sufficient knowledge on the following subjects is acquired:
Amendment 97 #
Annex I – paragraph 1
1. All relevant legislation regarding pesticides and their use, pesticide labels and labelling systems, pesticide terminology, pesticide safety, toxicity and eco-toxicity.
Amendment 98 #
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) risks to humans (operators, residents, bystanders, people entering treated areas and those handling or eating treated items) and how factors such as smokingall potential acute and chronic long- term adverse health effects of exposure and how factors such as smoking, eating or not wearing the appropriate protective equipment exacerbate these risks;
Amendment 99 #
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) symptoms of pesticide poisoning and first aid measures and symptoms of chronic health effects;
Amendment 100 #
Annex I – paragraph 3
3. Notions on integrated pest management strategies and techniques, integrated crop management strategies and techniques, organic farming principles and non- chemical crop protection, in particular preventive methods and biological control methods, information on the general principles and crop or sector- specific guidelines for integrated pest management; standards and practices of non-chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management.
Amendment 101 #
Annex I – paragraph 4
4. Initiation to comparative assessment at user level to help professional users make the most appropriate choices on pesticides with the least side effects on human health, non-target organisms and the environment among all authorised products for a given pest problem, in a given situationamong all authorised products for a given pest problem, in a given situation, choosing the least dangerous product for human health, non-target organisms and the environment.
Amendment 102 #
Annex I – paragraph 5
5. Measures to minimise risks to humans, non-target organisms and the environment: safe working practices for storing, handling and mixing pesticides, and disposing of empty packaging, other contaminated materials and surplus pesticides (including tank mixes), whether in concentrate or dilute form; recommended way to control operator exposure (personal protection equipment); knowledge of all potential exposure factors including long-term exposure to pesticides in the air, exposure to vapours after application, reactivation, precipitation, pesticides transported from outdoor applications and redistributed into an indoor air environment, exposure to mixtures, pesticide residues transported on pollen or crop dust (e.g. at harvest), spreading of contaminated soil and long- range transportation.