64 Amendments of Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to its Resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU pollinators Initiative and its objection of 23 October 2019 on the draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 as regards the assessment of the impact of plant protection products on honeybees,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative1a, __________________ 1a P9_TA(2019)0104
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the European Environment Agency´s report “European Environment – State and outlook 2020”,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to 'The state of nature in the European Union' Report on the status and trends in 2013 -2018 of species and habitat types protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives of 15 October 2020,
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
Citation 36 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission on the European Citizens' Initiative “Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides” (C(2017) 8414 final),
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication on a Farm to Fork Strategy sets out a holistic approach of the European food system, with agriculture, as a provider of food, fibre and fuel, at the centre, while recognising the interconnectedness and responsibility of all actors throughout the whole supply chain;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being, public health and maintains and restores ecosystems health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible also for a range of negative impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in orderhole food chain, from the way in which we produce food to its consumption, needs to transform in order to bring the food system within planetary boundaries and to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas our food system is an indirect and strong driver of global deforestation; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility foron the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires and enabled to make informed choices; whereas this requires that the actors in the food sector contribute to a creation of a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the European Parliament adopted a resolution on EU Pollinators Initiative1a which confirms its strong position regarding the importance of pollinators protection, particularly in context of risk and exposure to chemicals and the need to transform away from harmful agricultural practices; __________________ 1a P9_TA(2019)0104
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas semi-natural habitats depending on agriculture, such as grasslands, are particularly threatened and their conservation status is significantly worse than for other habitat types that do not depend on agriculture, where 45% are assessed as bad, as compared with 31% for other habitats;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas antimicrobial resistance may also have impacts on human health;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas nature requirements have not been sufficiently incorporated into key land-use and water-use policies to overcome the negative pressures that can arise from sectors such as agriculture and forestry; whereas the most frequently reported pressures for both habitats and species stem from agriculture, which reflects the relative scale of agricultural land-use and changes in farming practices like intensification and abandonment of extensive agriculture;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the EFSA Bee Guidance Document (2013) has not been adopted yet and its review has not been finalised, and the process of Biocides - Pollinators Guidance Document by ECHA is ongoing; whereas even full application of the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance would leave butterflies, moths and hoverflies unprotected under the pesticide approval regime;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas biodiversity loss puts European and global agricultural production, food system and nutrition at risk; whereas it is estimated that the social and economic costs related to land degradation mount to €5.5-10.5 trillion per year;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas sustainable farming practices, including IPM uptake, agroforestry, agroecology and organic farming, are viable, including at a global scale, and should be encouraged; whereas scientific evidence1a confirms that pesticide use can be reduced substantially without affecting profitability and productivity negatively; __________________ 1aLechenet, M., Dessaint, F., Py, G. et al. Reducing pesticide use while preserving crop productivity and profitability on arable farms. Nature Plants 3, 17008 (2017)
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas the Commission adopted Recommendations to the Member States1a and highlights the need to address the continued decline of pollinators (key to ecosystem services), in populations of farmland bird species and in the status of agricultural habitats; whereas agricultural intensification and farmland consolidation have increasingly contributed to the loss of a very significant share of valuable landscape features, as well as fallow land, extensively managed grasslands or wetland areas; __________________ 1a Communication on the CAP Strategic Plans Recommendations (COM(2020) 846 final
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E f (new)
Recital E f (new)
Ef. whereas annual value of biological pest control and pollination are estimated at EUR 320 billion and EUR 90 billion respectively1a and both ecosystem services can be stimulated by beneficial practices and measures taken on EU's, Member States', regional, local and farm's level; __________________ 1a Costanza, R., d'Arge, R., de Groot, R. et al. The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital. Nature 387, 253–260 (1997)
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; calls on the Commission to deliver an impact assessment which analyses both cost of action and non-action in terms of immediate and long-term impact on environment, human health and general sustainability; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint as well as negative public health impacts of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050and zero-pollution continent by 2050, to bring the food system within planetary boundaries and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector and agroecology, while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to includeensure that the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail; contributes to implementing these goals and reduction targets; welcome´s the Commission's objective to ensure that the whole food chain has a neutral or positive environmental impact;
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the US Department of Agriculture ordered a study on the consequences of the quantified objectives of the farm to fork strategy at a global level; notes that this study was requested by the Trump administration and failed to demonstrate a solid analysis, since it ignores key factors, such as the diminution of the risk of pesticide and of antimicrobial use, and relies on questionable assumptions, the absence of change in production patterns or in consumption1a; _________________ 1a https://www.agriculture- strategies.eu/en/2021/01/why-are-the- united-states-so-afraid-of-the-green-deal- 2/
Amendment 651 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises the need for actions in order to promote sustainable farming, reduce the use and risk of pesticides, protect and restore soil ecosystems, and increase landscape features on farmland that support the recovery of species and habitats protected under the nature directives, including pollinators and their habitats;
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to present its legislative proposal on pesticides data at the latest by mid-2022;
Amendment 864 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recalls its objection of October 23, 2019 and calls on the Commission and EFSA to ensure that the review of the Bee Guidance Document does not reduce the ambition of the previous Bee Guidance Document; notes that EFSA is designing its own modelisation system, ApisRAM, which appears to be more in line with the biology of honeybees than BeeHAVE and less open to conflict of interests;
Amendment 951 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising and monitoring the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors;
Amendment 1026 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that extensive and permanent grassland-based or organic animal husbandry is a feature of the European food system and a defining element of many traditional rural communities, and that it hascan have multiple positive effects for the environment and, against climate change, and contributes to a circular economy and biodiversity restoration;
Amendment 1051 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that Member States' Habitats Directive Article 17 Reports highlight that many semi natural grasslands are in unfavourable conservation - inadequate or - bad status and that pollinators which depend on them are threatened, putting pollination services in jeopardy;
Amendment 1059 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that EU species and habitats dependant on agroecosystems are identified to be in the worst conservation status across Member States and are at risk of further decline without transformative changes in agriculture policy and practices in line with the EU Green Deal;
Amendment 1087 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of nature-based solutions, such as restoration of soils, peatlands and wetlands, for increasing natural carbon sinks and solving multiple challenges at once; Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that rewarding carbon sequestration in soils should be carried out in a way which avoids greenwashing and provides for an increase of the overall EU carbon sinks; calls on the Commission to present a proposition on carbon quantification and certification; calls on the Commission to present swiftly its initiative on Carbon Farming and use the opportunity of carbon market reform and of the LULUCF review to provide additional financing to reward farmers for developing and maintaining good agricultural interventions towards carbon sequestration, which should lead to the enhancement of the EU overall carbon sinks;
Amendment 1126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that healthy soil is a precondition for ensuring security of food, feed and fibre production and the basis for healthy food production; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to close the existing legislative gap in soil protection and to work together to help Member States halt and reverse soil degradation on their territory;
Amendment 1134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Acknowledges the essentiality of soil organic matter and biodiversity and the services and goods which it provides; regrets that the soils are under increasing pressure; believes that a robust EU-wide monitoring of soil organisms and trends in their range and volume must be in place and maintained across all Member States;
Amendment 1137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Amendment 1138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Recalls its resolution on Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides report (2018/2153(INI)) and expects the Commission and Member States to address all its calls without delays;
Amendment 1139 #
6e. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are properly applied and thereby guarantee, inter alia, a minimum standard of notifications on emergency authorisations of pesticides, including the need for Member States to provide complete and detailed explanations, and to make those notifications public; welcomes the role of EFSA in examining these derogations;
Amendment 1140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of introducing a levy for the use or/and authorisation of synthetic fertiliser and pesticide products to be used as a source of financing for an EU wide independent monitoring and support for farmers in IPM;
Amendment 1141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Calls for increased transparency of the review process of the EFSA Bee Guidance Document, including as regards the decision on the Strategic protection goals; calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that the review process will increase the level of protection of Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees as compared to the intended level by the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance and that it addresses both chronic and acute toxicity, as well as larvae toxicity on honeybees and other species;
Amendment 1142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Welcomes the ongoing efforts of ECHA to develop a Pollinator Guidance for assessing the risks to arthropod pollinators from biocides exposure to ensure a high and harmonised level of protection of the environment; believes that knowledge and legislative gaps related to toxicity of biocides and veterinary products to pollinators need to be addressed without delays and that the development of alternatives to the most toxic insecticides in veterinary pest management should be promoted;
Amendment 1143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6i. Reiterates its call for a pollinator indicator2a and a restoration target; calls on the Commission and the Member States to secure a new EU-wide pollinator monitoring framework with robust schemes deployed on Member State level, interim milestones, clear time-bound objectives, indicators and targets; stresses that the monitoring activities must be integrated in the new CAP monitoring and evaluation framework; _________________ 2aAs per commitment made in the EU Pollinators Initiative: Action 5C https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/c onservation/species/pollinators/documents /EU_pollinators_initiative.pdf
Amendment 1144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6j. Recognises the importance of high-diversity landscape features, which are essential in order to maintain basic ecosystem services, such as pollination or natural pest control, for agricultural production and which increase its productivity in the long term; welcomes the EU target of dedicating at least 10% of agricultural area to this end; recalls the findings of Impact Assessment for CAP3a stating that no significant impacts on production and income would be generated at farm level; _________________ 3a Commission Staff Working Paper: Impact Assessment, SEC(2011) 1153 final/2
Amendment 1145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 k (new)
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6k. Appreciates that a majority of Member States have already adopted targets to increase the agricultural area under organic production; believes that setting of a common EU-target of at least 25% is well in reach and reflects the growing demand for organic products in the EU, and calls for its adoption; underlines that eventual yield losses on farm level can be compensated, including by lower costs for fertilisers and synthetic pesticides;
Amendment 1146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 l (new)
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6l. Recognises the short and long term costs related to nutrient losses; believes that an urgent action and common targets to reduce nutrient losses by at least 50% and to reduce the use of fertilisers by at least 20% by 2030 are needed in order to reduce air, soil and water pollution, as well as climate impacts and to meet international commitments4a of Member States; _________________ 4aUNEP: Colombo Declaration on Sustainable Nitrogen Management, 2019
Amendment 1210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains, organic and quality food production; free of harmful chemicals, calls on the national authorities to build on the Recommendations of the Commission4b and ensure compliance with the goals of the farm to fork, biodiversity strategy to 2030 as well as climate law; calls on the Commission to only approve CAP National Strategic Plans if they demonstrate their contribution to European Green Deal objectives and the relevant EU-wide targets; _________________ 4b https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/staf f-working-document-com-2020-846- recommendations-member-states-regards- their-strategic-plan-cap_en
Amendment 1245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; calls for additional financial support for sustainable farming, green practices and animal welfare;
Amendment 1294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system must delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, healthy, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times; believes that this goal is compliant with existing legislation and newly introduced EU quantitative targets embedded in the farm to fork and biodiversity strategy for 2030, and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their long-term resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production systems; recalls that 70% of emerging diseases and pandemics have an animal origin according to the IPBES;
Amendment 1404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the emphasis placed on the need to reduce antibiotics use in animal agriculture and stresses that EU initiatives in this area should adopt a One Health approach that recognises the interdependence between the health and well-being of humans, animals, and the planet; calls to ensure equivalent standards for products of animal origin imported into the EU as those adopted under the Veterinary Medicines Regulation;
Amendment 1412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the emphasis placed on the need to reduce antibiotics use in animal agriculture and stresses that EU initiatives in this area should adopt a One Health approach that recognises the interdependence between the health and well-being of humans, animals, and the planet; calls to ensure equivalent standards for products of animal origin imported into the EU as those adopted under the Veterinary Medicines Regulation;
Amendment 1608 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer, in particular the implementation of Integrated Pest Management for every crop; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to set benchmarks for farm performance and document the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections;
Amendment 1609 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation, the implementation of Integrated Pest Management for every crop and accelerating knowledge transfer; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to set benchmarks for farm performance and document the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections;
Amendment 1671 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content, food improvement agents, pesticide residues and harmful chemicals and their mixtures place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science;
Amendment 1699 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that in order to be able to make an informed choice, information on the content of food, including impurities, presence of residues of harmful chemicals, such as from food-contact materials and pesticides, have to be known to consumers and incorporated in the food labelling schemes;
Amendment 1701 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to work on a European Force against food fraud to enhance coordination between the different relevant national agencies in order to ensure the implementation of EU food standards both within the EU single market and regarding our imports;
Amendment 1714 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to work on a European Force against food fraud to enhance coordination between the different relevant national agencies in order to ensure the implementation of EU food standards both within the EU single market and regarding our imports;
Amendment 1744 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls its call to extend the EU generic risk assessment across the legislation to prevent the exposure of consumers to hazardous substances in food;
Amendment 1746 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Believes that to encourage circularity in the food sector and trust in recycled materials, supply chains and final consumers have to have the information about the identity and safety of chemicals in and migrating from food contact materials and articles; recalls to this aim its call to apply equal safety requirements for virgin and recycled materials and to ensure traceability of hazardous chemicals throughout articles’ life-cycles;
Amendment 1943 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively, together with phasing out of synthetic pesticides, antibiotics and fertilisers, can help addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU;
Amendment 1946 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation, forests and ecosystems degradation in countries outside the EU;
Amendment 1956 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the strong link between our food system and global deforestation; calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on the basis of the European Parliament resolution of 22 October 2020 with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation (2020/2006(INL));
Amendment 2116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding forof EU resources for collection of data, reporting, assessment, research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices in both social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of implementing the various practices of Integrated Pest Management and independent farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the exist and ensuring specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; believes that the boosting of innovation must be in synergy with the application of precautionary principle;
Amendment 2159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to carry out systematic, standardised field monitoring of biodiversity on farmland, including pollinators, involving both professionals, farmers and citizen scientists and to use the data to help evaluate EU policies and their implementation;
Amendment 2169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Welcomes the interconnectedness of the farm to fork strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy to 2030; believes that both strategies have got highly synergistic effects and that no meaningful progress in nature protection and restoration can be achieved without transformation of our food system into more healthy and environmentally-friendly set-up;
Amendment 2198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomstrongly encourages the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account and therefore calls on the Commission to review Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on Maximum Residue Levels of pesticides (MRL) to incorporate animal health and the environmental risks as criteria of the legislation; considers it as a way to ensure a fair treatment for EU farmers who endeavours to protect biodiversity as well as to ensure them a level-playing field;
Amendment 2263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls again the Commission to provide for the enforceability of Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Chapter of our Free Trade Agreements; is of the opinion that this should be done through the inclusion of proportionate and progressive sanction provisions in TSD chapters;