Activities of Ivari PADAR related to 2017/2284(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides
Amendments (4)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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1. Expresses its satisfaction with the overall degree of progress shown by the Member States in implementing Directive 2009/128/EC; urges the Commission to promote theadopt harmonisation ofed risk indicators at EU level and to oblige the Member States to provide more comprehensive information in their National Action Plans, which must be coherent and include measurable and achievable goals and targets, and to collect more reliable data on the health impacts of exposure to pesticides;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes that many Member States have changed their initial targets, focusing more on reducing the risks that pesticide use entails, rather than on actual reductions in the quantities used; rRegrets the fact that in many Member States there is no real commitment to integrated pest management (IPM) and thus developing a more environmentally-sustainable agriculture with lower costs for farmers;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes the fact that European waters are becoming cleaner and cCalls for greater investment in practices that prevent pesticides from reaching surface and deep water, as monitoring of waters indicates that Europe’s waters are merely in a satisfactory condition;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
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5. Highlights the need to focus on precision and digital agriculture and to provide funding for this from the budget for the Common Agricultural Policy among other sources, so as to prevent the dispersion of pesticides in areas where they are not needed; underlines the need for research into new low-risk substances and into the equipment and technology that could render them more efficient and reduce the potential exposure of farmers, operators and the general public.