Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2018/2110(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Protection of animals during transport within and outside the EU (debate) DE
Amendments (89)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that Regulation 1/20051 has had a positive impact on the welfare of animals during transport; welcomes the Commission's guidelines on the subject, but regrets that some of the actions planned by the Commission were delayed by up to five years including the EU guidelines on the protection of animals during transport 1a; notes that severe problems with transport still persist; observes that enforcement of the regulation would appear to be the primary concern of those involved in its implementation; _________________ 1 Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1). 1a Special Report of the European Court of Auditors 31/2018: "Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation"
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas EU citizens are increasingly concerned about compliance with animal welfare standards, especially in live animal transports;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. States that certain provisions of Regulation 1/2005 are a major concern, including those that disallow overcrowding, require sufficient headspace, prohibit transport in extreme heat, require water to be available during long journeys, prohibit the transport of unfit animals, and require animals to be unloaded for 24 hours rest, feed and water after a specified maximum travelling time; calls on Member States and transporters to substantially improve enforcement of, and compliance with, Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances to be bred, fattened or slaughtered;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the large number of infringements identified by Directorate- General SANTE in 2017 in several Member States would require the initiation of the relevant Treaty infringement proceedings;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that a number of issues concerning Regulation 1/2005 remain to be solved, such as: the long-distance transport of unweaned calves, the need to ascertain the state of pregnancy of live animals, the extent to which the journey logs are checked, the infringement- enforcement-penalty relationship, the 'mixed' impact of training, education and certification, and border controls; deplores that some of those issues currently remain unresolved because of different legal systems in the Member States, different priorities, or different interpretations of the regulation1a; _________________ 1a "Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations - European Implementation Assessment", Study from European Parliamentary Research Service, 2018
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Agrees with the Commission that it is good practice for competent authorities to inspect all consignments destined for non-EU countries at loading1a; believes that a proportion of intra-EU consignments should also be inspected at loading; notes that at loading competent authorities can check that the Regulation’s requirements on floor space and headroom are being observed, that the ventilation and water systems are operating properly, that the drinking devices are working properly and are appropriate for the species being carried, that no unfit animals are loaded, and that sufficient feed and bedding are being carried; _________________ 1a Final report of an audit carried out in The Netherlands from 20 February 2017 to 24 February 2017 in order to evaluate animal welfare during transport to non- EU countries. DG(SANTE) 2017-6106
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there are extensive studies proving that animal welfare has an impact on meat quality;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas fitness for transportation is a major factor in ensuring animal welfare during transport, as welfare risks during transport are greater for animals which are injured or sick, pregnant, sick or unweaned;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas fitness for transport is defined differently in the various Member States;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas there is often confusion among those responsible about what needs to be done if animals are declared unfit for transport;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas those responsible are often uncertain how far the pregnancy has progressed;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas it is particularly problematic to transport unweaned calves and lambs;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas there are often shortcomings in providing the animals with sufficient food and water and in observing the 24-hour rest period when there is a stop at a verified control post;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas it frequently occurs that insufficient water is provided during transportation;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas journey logs are often incomplete and provide an estimated journey time which is unrealistically short;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas transport vehicles are often overcrowded;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas the internal height of transport vehicles often fails to meet minimum standards;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)
Recital F f (new)
Ff. whereas high temperatures and inadequate ventilation inside the vehicle are a major problem;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F g (new)
Recital F g (new)
Fg. whereas there is also a phenomenon of ‘assembly centre hopping’, with animals being shifted from one assembly centre to the next in order to disguise the duration of transportation;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F h (new)
Recital F h (new)
Fh. whereas transport vehicles often have insufficient litter;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F i (new)
Recital F i (new)
Fi. whereas the partitions in transport vehicles are often inadequate;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F j (new)
Recital F j (new)
Fj. whereas Article 10 of Regulation 1/2005 provides that transport undertakings which have a record of serious infringements of Community legislation and/or national legislation on the protection of animals in the three years preceding the date of the application should not be authorised to transport live animals;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the transport of semen and embryos and meat and other animal products is technically easier and ethically more rational than the transport of live animals for the sole purpose of being slaughtered and breeding;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned that many Member States do not properly use the strong enforcement powers given to them by Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005; notes that as a result the same breaches, often by the same transporters, have been recurring on a regular basis for many years; calls on competent authorities to use their powers to require transporters who breach Regulation 1/2005 to establish systems to prevent recurrence of the breach;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas animals should be fattened and slaughtered as close as possible to the places where they are bred;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Notes that it is particularly difficult to enforce Regulation 1/2005 where a transport passes through a number of Member States and various Member States have approved the journey log and have issued the transporter with the authorisation and the registration certificate for the vehicle and the certificate of competence for the driver; where Member States identify violations of the provisions of Regulation 1/2005, they must notify such violations in accordance with Article 26 to all other Member States;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 b (new)
Subheading 2 b (new)
Calls on the Member States also to inspect intra-European transports when animals are being loaded onto vehicles to check compliance with the requirements of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 c (new)
Subheading 2 c (new)
Calls on the Member States to ensure that there is a sufficient number of accessible, clean and functioning drinking facilities in keeping with the needs of each species of animal and that the water tank has been filled and that there is a sufficient quantity of fresh litter;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the competent authorities verify that the journey logs contain realistic information, and thus comply with Article 14.1 of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the transport planning includes proof of a reservation, including feed, water and fresh litter, at a control post;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the transport vehicles comply with the minimum space requirements set out in Chapter VII of Annex I to Regulation 1/2005 and that at high temperatures animals are allowed correspondingly more space;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the internal height of transport vehicles meets minimum standards;
Amendment 104 #
1e. Calls on the Member States to ensure that journey logs and transport plans are only approved if the weather forecast does not expect temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius during the entire transport period;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are no gaps between the floor or vehicle wall and the partitions in the transport vehicles;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that a partial implementation is insufficient to achieve the Regulation’s overarching purpose of avoiding injury to or undue suffering of animals or their death during transport;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the systematic breach of the Regulation by Member States leads to unfair competition resulting in an uneven playing field between operators in the different Member States, which in turn can lead to a ‘race to the bottom’ regarding animal welfare standards during transport;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Advocates, therefore, that undertakings, whether they are responsible for breeding, fattening, transportation or imports or exports, must be expected to do more and assume greater responsibilities;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that Member State authorities frequently delegate the responsibility for carrying out the risk analyses for transport inspections to local authorities; warns, in this context, that Member States should put in place control systems that verify the existence, quality and implementation of local risk analyses;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the Commission ignored Parliament’s resolution of 12 December 2012, and emphasises that stronger and harmonised enforcement with effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation 1/2005 is central to improving animal welfare during transport and that the Member States cannot restrict themselves simply to issuing recommendations and instructions; further regrets that the Commission ignored the call made on it in that resolution to check the Regulation for incompatibilities with legal requirements in individual Member States;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that many animals are exported to the Middle East and North Africa by sea; is concerned that Member States often do not fulfil their duties under Article 20 to inspect animals pre- loading to ensure they are fit to travel, and to ensure that loading is carried out in compliance with Regulation 1/2005; calls on Member States to properly carry out their duties regarding transport by sea;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Recognises that the requirements of Articles 20 and 21 of Regulation 1/2005 regarding transport by livestock vessels are often disregarded; calls on competent authorities to conduct the pre-loading inspections of livestock vessels required by the Regulation thoroughly; calls on them to properly carryout the pre-loading inspection of animals required by the Regulation to ensure that they are fit to continue their journey and also to ensure that loading is carried out in compliance with the Regulation without rough handling and the regular use of sticks and electric prods;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to initiate Treaty infringement proceedings against Member States that are constantly violating Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that repeated infringements shouldmust lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals; notes that the EU Commission must revise Regulation 1/2005 in this respect and introduce a single, binding and EU-wide system of penalties;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that the Court of Auditors1a identified some outstanding animal welfare issues regarding the transport of unfit animal, which is prohibited by the legislation; although they have already improved; calls on the Member States to comply with the rules regarding the transport of unfit animals; _________________ 1a Special Report of the European Court of Auditors 31/2018: "Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation"
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Deplores that according to the Commission the data reported by Member States is not always complete, consistent, reliable or sufficiently detailed to draw conclusions on compliance at EU level 1a; urges the Commission and Member States to improve the quality and consistency of the data reported by the Member States; _________________ 1a Special Report of the European Court of Auditors 31/2018: "Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation"
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Regrets that Member State authorities responsible for transport inspections rarely use information from TRACES to target inspections in order to monitor intra-EU long distance and cross- border movements of animals, in part due to certain user access restrictions1a; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote and simplify the use of the interactive search tool; _________________ 1a Special Report of the European Court of Auditors 31/2018: "Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation"
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the strong enforcement powers given to Member States under the Regulation, including the powerobligation to require transporters to establish systems to prevent the recurrence of breaches and to suspend or withdraw a transporter’s authorisation;
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Deplores that trucks are not always equipped with enough drinking devices to cater to the needs of all animals and that overcrowding makes efficient drinking on board even more difficult; calls on the Member State authorities and transporters to improve this situation;
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 f (new)
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Regrets that there is a lack of good indicators for the development of animal welfare during transport of live animals1a; requests the European Commission to develop ideally animal based measures1b _________________ 1a "Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations - European Implementation Assessment", Study from European Parliamentary Research Service, 2018 1b see Messori et al., 2016 for a tool for evaluating horse transports. Messori, S; Visser, EK; Buonanno, M; Ferrari, P; Barnard, S; Borciani, M; Ferri, N (2016) A tool for the evaluation of slaughter horse welfare during unloading. Animal welfare 25(1):101-113
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 g (new)
Paragraph 9 g (new)
9g. Urges the Commission to assess possible violation of legislation during the transport of animals from Europe to third countries by sea, such as the prohibited discharge of dead animals from the vessels into the Mediterranean Sea (with often cut off earmarks) as there are often no possibilities for their disposal in the ports of destination;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the transportation of livestock to Member States and develop a domestic animal strategy; welcomes the cases where governments, scientists, businesses and national competent authorities have worked together to define best practices in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legislation;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission, when adopting delegated acts under Regulation 2017/625, to ensure that the enforcement provisions provided for in this Regulation and its delegated acts are at least as stringent as those which are to be repealed;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to draw up an impact assessment for society as a whole, with regard, inter alia, to environmental and health impacts;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work on improving the TRACES system in order to support the preparation of risk analyses for live animal transport controls by Member States;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Member States to be more rigorous in deciding whether to grant drivers a certificate of competence and in inspecting livestock vehicles and vessels with a view to issuing an authorisation certificate; to this end, it should be possible to consult TRACES as it provides more details on violations by transporters and drivers;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals by both land and sea, and calls for the monitoring and sanctioning of such practices to be stepped up;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls therefore for harmonised and binding standards for the authorisation of vehicles and vessels as means of transport for livestock, which should be issued by a central EU authority, which must determine the suitability of the means of transport for transporting animals in terms of their state and equipment, such as the presence of the appropriate satellite navigation system in vehicles;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Member States to ban multi-level livestock trucks as they cause major animal welfare problems due for instance to poor air circulation and cramped conditions, and it is more difficult to inspect the upper levels;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the poor conditions prevailing during maritime transport, and calls on Member States to be more rigorous in their certification and approval procedures for vessels, and to improve their pre-loading checks on vessels and animal fitness; calls on the Commission to provide a list of ports with adequate animal inspection facilities and accordingly calls on the competent authorities not to authorise any transport plans for approaching ports that do not have adequate facilities; recalls, in this context, the practical guidelines for assessing the fitness for transport of adult bovine animals, swine and equidae;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to carry out unannounced controls through the competent authorities of the planning and implementation of the transport of animals;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Points to the fact that vessels in particular are often very old, they are poorly overhauled and maintained, they were not normally designed or built for transporting livestock and have not been not appropriately converted;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible, in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’, which must mean that live animals may be transported for a maximum of eight hours in general and a maximum of four hours for slaughter;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points out that transport planning documents often specify only place names and fail to provide precise addresses of control, supply and assembly points, which makes controls significantly more difficult;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recalls also, in this regard, that only a list of animal housing on the routes in third countries from 2009 exists, frequently without precise address details, which makes the necessary inspections under EU law significantly more difficult;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the Member States to ensure that unweaned animals are unloaded for at least one hour so they can be supplied with electrolytes or milk substitutes and that they are not transported for more than eight hours in total;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to allow emergency slaughtering directly on the livestock and fattening farms, where appropriate, in the event that an animal is found to be unfit to be transported, where first aid measures prove ineffective, in order to avoid unnecessary animal suffering;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Recalls that regional slaughterhouses can bring jobs to rural areas and thus contribute to the value chain; recalls also the possibility, where appropriate, to promote them in the context of the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop strategies on how to cut the number of stages of transport livestock have to endure by reducing the division into breeding, fattening and slaughtering establishments, establishing 'closed containment systems', reducing the distances between these establishments and re-introducing a more regional orientation in livestock breeding;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Points out that the transportation of germinal products and carcasses can also reduce the environmental impact in terms of CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, etc. because it requires less space;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the use of contingency plans for all journeys, including, for example, replacement trucks and contingency centres, in order to enable the transporter to respond in an effective manner to emergencies and reduce the impact of a delay or accident on the animals;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Insists that animal welfare legislation should be based on science and the latest technology; deplores the fact that, despite clear recommendations from EFSA and Parliament’s request in its 2012 resolution, the Commission has failed to update the rules on animal transport with the latest scientific evidence; calls on the Commission, therefore, to update the rules on the basis of the latest scientific knowledge and technology, in particular as regards factors including sufficient ventilation and cooling - not only through ventilation itself but also through air conditioning - in all vehicles, appropriate drinking systems, particularly for unweaned animals, space requirements and specific minimum headroom;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the competent authorities have a veterinarian at hand when livestock is being loaded onto transport to ensure compliance with Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust, EU-wide, mandatory training courses to farmers, drivers and veterinarians in order to reduce the high levels of fitness infringement in Member States;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to ensure an improvement in farm record- keeping about gestation periods;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Recalls that Member States must find solutions in keeping with animal welfare for animals at the end of their lives and production cycles;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that secondary costs, such as air and water pollution, must also be taken into account, because it is unacceptable that it should be more economically viable to transport live animals than germinal products and carcasses;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countrion the way to and in third countries and during the onward transport and the slaughtering stages; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a shift towards the transport of meat or carcasses, instead of live animals, toincluding in third countries;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for consistent and full compliance with the 2015 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-424/13, in which the Court ruled that, for the transport of animals involving a long journey commencing in EU territory and then continuing outside of it, the transporter, in order to be authorised to depart, must submit a true and accurate travel log for the purpose of verifying compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005; moreover, the court ruling states that Annex I contains provisions that also apply during that part of the transport that takes place outside the EU;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Requests the competent authorities, and in particular veterinarians, not to issue a transport authorisation when it is already apparent that the transport scheduling and/or the temperature forecast are not such that it can be assumed that the transport will be able to take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Recalls also, in this context, the Commission proposal for a directive to strengthen the protection of whistle- blowers, in particular in the context of veterinary checks;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is appalled at reports of extremely long and distressing waiting periods for animals at borders and ports; calls on Member States having borders with third countries to open dedicated express lanes at customs for animals being transported, in order to reduce waiting periods; calls on the Member States in this context also to ensure that sufficient unloading, resting, feeding and watering facilities are in place that can also be used by all species; calls also on the Member States to cooperate better in planning livestock transports, in particular in order to avoid too large a number arriving at border controls at the same time;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to increase cooperation and communication between the competent authorities in all Member States and in third countries in order to reduce animal welfare problems related to poor administration, by ensuring that exporters meet the administrative requirements in full;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that, unless the EU's animal transport standards in third countries are aligned with those of the EUand provisions are fully complied with in third countries, live animal transport journeys to third countries should be forbidden;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Reminds Member States that, under established case-law1a, they may introduce stricter national rules for the protection of animals during transport, as long as these rules are in line with the main objective of Regulation 1/2005; _________________ 1a Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14.10.204 - Case C-113/02 Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands and Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8.5.2008 - Case C-491/06 Danske Svineproducenter.