9 Amendments of Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA related to 2018/2110(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the poor implementation of Regulation 1/2005 and the less than strict compliance with its provisions in the Member States, leading to persistent severe animal welfare problems during transport; considers that the requirements of the Regulation have not been met;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates that transport is one of the most sensitive moments in the life of an animal and that even the best planned transport causes animals to suffer stress; considers, therefore, that transported animals must be subject to the highest and strictest legal protection.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a ban on all journeys over eight hours, including loading time and irrespective of whether the journey is by land or sea, and for journeys to slaughter to be limited to four hours;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Favours a more efficient, technically easier and more economically and ethically rational transport system that gives priority to the transport of meat over live animals intended solely for slaughter;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that some 70-80% of journeys involve animals for slaughter and that the economic losses resulting from poorly carried out or excessively long transport can be very high and significantly reduce the animals’ welfare;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location can help stimulate rural areas and their sustainable development;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Echoes the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment to the effect that EU traders must comply with the Regulation until the final destination; believes that if compliance cannot be guaranteed, live animal transport should be strictly banned;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The presence of veterinary inspections of transported animals at the end of their transport;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that Member States that detect breaches of the proper implementation of the Regulation, which leads to unfair competition, inform the Commission thereof; calls on the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to take action against the Member States concerned, to undertake a mapping exercise identifying sanction systems, and to ensure that penalties are high, effective and dissuasive;