8 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2012/2031(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, but notes that its implementation has led to increased costs that transport companies have to bear, mainly due to the new requirements as regards vehicle facilities; Regrets that better use has not been made of emerging technologies which would assist in this area and reduce costs in the long run;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that there continues to be a significant admConsiders that reducing the volume of transport by transporting carcasses inistrative burden in the use of satellite navigation devices, ead of live animals would have a positive impact on the environment, reducing the absence of Community hransport costs and pollution, improving the carmbonisation of the technical specifications for their use footprint of the transport sector, and encouraging the development of local production and consumption;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe recommends that animals should be reared as close as possible to the premises on which they are born and slaughtered as close as possible to the point of production; believes that this principle would not lead to a decrease of activity in the transport sector as the reduction in the transport of live animals would be compensated by an increase in the transport of carcasses;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to consider harmonising monitoring tools to enable data collection to be standardised, while reducing administrative tasks and the unnecessary use of multiple instruments on board; expresses concern at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals on both land and sea and calls for the monitoring of those practices to be stepped up;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ConsiderEmphasises that European legislation onmust take account of both animal welfare in transport must not lead to distortions in the free trade in goods or entail disproportionate economic costs, while the particular situation of peripheral and outermost regions must also be taken into account;and economic costs, and stresses a need to strike a balance between these two competing priorities without causing any undue harm or stress to animals; underlines that if full compliance across the union is achieved this should not lead to any distortions in the free trade of goods nor unfairly disadvantage the EU's outermost regions, and calls on the Commission to monitor the situation to ensure that this remains the case
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Agrees with the Commission's approach based on the introduction of measures to improve compliance with this legislation in the Member States, including the publication of general guidelines to ensure proper interpretation of the regulation and the drawing-up of codes of good practice, but emphasises that guidelines and codes of good practice alone will not ensure compliance and therefore stresses the need for frequent and thorough inspections to be routinely carried out at both land and sea borders;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the reports submitted yearly by the Member States are essential for understanding the impact of the legislation and taking appropriate corrective action; calls on the Commission to adopt measures on controls and a more harmonised reporting structure by 1 January 2013;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to improve inspections, in order to ensure proper compliance with the regulation, and to impose sanctions commensurate with the infringements committed., also calls on each Member States' border authorities to collaborate and share information regarding the cross border transportation of animals;