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2.9.2015 A8-0216/ 001-054
AMENDMENTS 001-054
by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Report
Renate Sommer, Giulia Moi A8-0216/2015
Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes
Proposal for a directive (COM(2013)0892 C7-0002/2014 2013/0433(COD))
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Amendment 1
Proposal for a directive
Title
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentProposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and reproduced for farming purposesProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes(The first part of this amendment, namely the change from Directive to Regulation, applies throughout the text.)Amendment 2
Proposal for a directive
Recital -1 (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(-1) In the implementation of Union policy and having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a high level of protection of human health and consumer protection, as well as a high level of animal welfare and environmental protection, should be guaranteed. At all times, the precautionary principle as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a should be applied.__________________1a Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).Amendment 3
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(1) Council Directive 98/58/EC14 lays down general minimum welfare standards for animals bred or kept for farming purposes. It calls on Member States to avoid unnecessary pain, suffering or injury of farm animals. If cloning causes unnecessary pain, suffering or injury, Member States have to act at national level to avoid it. Different national approaches to animal cloning could lead to market distortion. It is thus necessary to ensure that the same conditions apply to all involved in the production and distribution of live animals throughout the Union.(1) The cloning of animals is not in line with Council Directive 98/58/EC14, which lays down general minimum welfare standards for animals bred or kept for farming purposes. Directive 98/58/EC calls on Member States to avoid unnecessary pain, suffering or injury of farm animals, and, more specifically, states in point 20 of its Annex that natural or artificial breeding or breeding procedures which cause, or are likely to cause, suffering or injury to any of the animals concerned must not be practised. Different national approaches to animal cloning or the use of products derived from animal cloning could lead to market distortion. It is thus necessary to ensure that the same conditions apply to all involved in the production and distribution of animals and of products derived from animals throughout the Union.____________________________________14 Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes (OJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23).14 Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes (OJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23).Amendment 4
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(2) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed that surrogate dams used in cloning suffer in particular from placenta dysfunctions contributing to increased levels of miscarriages15. This contributes, amongst other things, to the low efficiency of the technique, 6 to 15 % for bovine and 6 % for porcine species, and the need to implant embryo clones into several dams to obtain one clone. In addition, clone abnormalities and unusually large offspring result in difficult births and neonatal deaths.(2) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded, in its 2008 opinion on animal cloning14a, that the health and welfare of a significant proportion of clones [...] have been found to be adversely affected, often severely and with a fatal outcome. More specifically, EFSA has confirmed that surrogate dams used in cloning suffer in particular from placenta dysfunctions contributing to increased levels of miscarriages15, with possible adverse effects on their health This contributes, amongst other things, to the low efficiency of the technique, 6 to 15% for bovine and 6% for porcine species, and the need to implant embryo clones into several dams to obtain one clone. In addition, clone abnormalities and unusually large offspring result in difficult births and neonatal deaths. High mortality rates at all development stages are characteristic of the cloning technique15a.____________________________________14ahttp://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/767.pdf15 Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare and Environmental Impact of Animals derived from Cloning by Somatic Cell Nucleus Transfer (SCNT) and their Offspring and Products Obtained from those Animals http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/cloning.htm?wtrl=0115 Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare and Environmental Impact of Animals derived from Cloning by Somatic Cell Nucleus Transfer (SCNT) and their Offspring and Products Obtained from those Animals http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/cloning.htm?wtrl=0115ahttp://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2794.pdfAmendment 5
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(2a) As regards food safety, EFSA has stressed the importance of acknowledging that the data base is limited, and in its 2008 opinion on animal cloning concluded: Uncertainties in the risk assessment arise due to the limited number of studies available, the small sample sizes investigated and, in general, the absence of a uniform approach that would allow all the issues relevant to this opinion to be more satisfactorily addressed. For example, EFSA has stated that information is limited on the immunological competence of clones and recommended in that opinion that, if evidence of reduced immunocompetence of clones becomes available, the question should be investigated as to whether, and if so, to what extent, consumption of meat and milk derived from clones or their offspring may lead to an increased human exposure to transmissible agents.Amendment 6
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(2b) As regards potential impacts on the environment, EFSA has stated that limited data is available and, with regard to potential impacts on genetic diversity, EFSA has drawn attention to the fact that there could be an indirect effect due to overuse of a limited number of animals in breeding programmes, and that increased homogeneity of a genotype within an animal population may increase the susceptibility of that population to infection and other risks.Amendment 7
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 c (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (2c) The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) in its specific report on cloning in 20081a expressed doubts that animal cloning for food production purposes can be justified considering the current level of suffering and health problems of surrogate dams and animal clones.1a Ethical aspects of animal cloning for food supply 16 January 2008: http://ec.europa.eu/bepa/european-group-ethics/docs/publications/opinion23_en.pdfAmendment 8
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 d (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (2d) One of the objectives of the Unions common agriculture policy enshrined in Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) is to increase agricultural productivity by promoting technical progress and by ensuring the rational development of agricultural production. That objective aims, inter alia, at improving production, and with regard to the rational development of agricultural production, it entails the optimum utilisation of the factors of production, namely appropriate production for marketing purposes that takes into account the interests of consumers.Amendment 9
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 e (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (2e) In accordance with the case-law1a of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Article 43 TFEU is the appropriate legal basis for any legislation concerning the production and marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex I TFEU which contributes to the achievement of one or more of the objectives of the common agricultural policy set out in Article 39 TFEU. Even where such legislation could be directed to objectives other than those of the common agricultural policy, which, in the absence of specific provisions, would be pursued on the basis of Article 114 TFEU, it may involve the harmonisation of provisions of national law in that area without recourse to Article 114 being necessary. Furthermore, measures taken in the context of the common agricultural policy may also affect importation of the products concerned.1a Cases 68/86 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Council of the European Communities [1988] ECR 855; C-11/88 Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Communities [1989] ECR 3799; C-131/87 Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Communities [1989] ECR 3743.Amendment 10
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 f (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (2f) As clearly and consistently shown by consumer research, the majority of Union citizens disapprove of cloning for farming purposes due to, inter alia, animal welfare and general ethical concerns 1a. Cloning for farming purposes could lead to animal clones or the descendants of animal clones entering the food chain. Consumers are strongly opposed to the consumption of food from animal clones or from their descendants. __________________1a See e.g. Eurobarometer reports of 2008 and 2010: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_238_en.pdf and http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_341_en.pdfAmendment 11
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 g (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(2g) Animal cloning for food production purposes jeopardises the defining characteristics of the European farming model, which is based on product quality, food safety, consumer health, strict animal welfare rules and the use of environmentally sound methods.Amendment 12
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(3) Taking into account the objectives of the Unions agricultural policy, the results of the recent scientific assessments of EFSA and the animal welfare requirement provided in Article 13 of the Treaty, it is prudent to provisionally prohibit the use of cloning in animal production for farm purposes of certain species.(3) Taking into account the objectives of the Unions common agricultural policy, the results of the scientific assessments of EFSA based on the available studies, the animal welfare requirement provided in Article 13 TFEU and the citizens' concerns, it is appropriate to prohibit the use of cloning in animal production for farming purposes and the placing on the market of animals and products derived from the use of the cloning technique.Amendment 13
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(3a) Animal clones are not produced in order to serve for meat or milk production, but rather to use their germinal products for breeding purposes. It is the sexually reproduced descendants of animal clones which become the food-producing animals. Although animal welfare concerns might not be apparent in the case of descendants of cloned animals, as they are born by means of conventional sexual reproduction, in order for there even to be a descendant, a cloned animal progenitor is required, which entails significant animal welfare and ethical concerns. Measures aimed at addressing animal welfare concerns and consumers perceptions relating to the cloning technique should therefore include within their scope germinal products of animal clones, descendants of animal clones and products derived from descendants of animal clones.Amendment 14
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(4) Currently animals of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species are likely to be cloned for farming purposes. The scope of this Directive should therefore be limited to the use of cloning for farming purposes of those five species.deletedAmendment 15
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(4a) With regard to the marketing of agricultural products, in connection with the ban on the use of cloning and in order to address consumer perceptions on cloning linked to, inter alia, animal welfare, the lack of adequate research and general ethical concerns, it is necessary to ensure that food from animal clones and their descendants does not enter the food chain. Less restrictive measures, such as food labelling, would not entirely address citizens concerns since the marketing of food produced with a technique that involves animal suffering would still be allowed.Amendment 16
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (4b) The use of cloning in animal production for farming purposes is already taking place in certain third countries. Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, food imported from third countries for placing on the market within the Union is to comply with Union relevant requirements of food law or with conditions recognised by the Union to be at least equivalent to those requirements. Therefore, measures should be taken to avoid the import from third countries into the Union of animal clones and their descendants and of products obtained from animal clones and their descendants. The Commission should supplement or propose to amend the relevant zootechnical and animal health legislation to ensure that import certificates accompanying animals and germinal products and food and feed of animal origin indicate whether they are, or are derived from, animal clones or descendants of animal clones.Amendment 17
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 c (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(4c) Animal clones, embryo clones, descendants of animal clones, germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants, and food and feed from animal clones and their descendants cannot be considered like products to animals, embryos, germinal products, food and feed that do not derive from the use of the cloning technique within the meaning of Article III.4 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Furthermore, the prohibition of the cloning of animals and of the placing on the market and import of animal clones, embryo clones, descendants of animal clones, germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants, and food and feed from animal clones and their descendants is a measure that is necessary to protect public morals and to protect animal health within the meaning of Article XX of the GATT.Amendment 18
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 d (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(4d) Steps should be taken to ensure that trade agreements which are currently being negotiated do not encourage the authorisation of practices which may have an adverse effect on the health of consumers and farmers, on the environment or on animal welfare. Amendment 19
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 e (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (4e) The application of this Regulation can be jeopardised if it is impossible to trace food obtained from animal clones and their descendants. Therefore, pursuant to the precautionary principle and in order to enforce the prohibitions set out in this Regulation, it is necessary to establish, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, traceability systems at Union level. Such systems would enable competent authorities and economic operators to collect data on animal clones, descendants of animal clones and germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants, and food from animal clones and their descendants. The Commission should endeavour to obtain commitments in this regard from trading partners of the Union in which cloning of animals is carried out for farming purposes, within the framework of ongoing and future trade negotiations, at both bilateral and multilateral levels.Amendment 20
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 f (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(4f) In its 2010 report to the European Parliament and the Council, the Commission stated that measures to establish the traceability of imports of semen and embryos in order to set up data banks of offspring in the Union were appropriate. The Commission should therefore act accordingly.Amendment 21
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 g (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(4g) Consistent with the implementation of the ban on cloning which is laid down in this Regulation, targeted trade promotion measures adopted by the Commission should be applied in order to support high-quality meat production and animal husbandry in the Union.Amendment 22
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(5) It is expected that the knowledge on the impact of the cloning technique on the welfare of the animals used will increase. The cloning technique is likely to improve over time. Consequently prohibitions should only apply provisionally. This Directive should therefore be reviewed within a reasonable time taking into account the experience gained by the Member States in its implementation, scientific and technical progress and international developments.(5) This Regulation should be reviewed within a reasonable time, taking into account the experience gained by the Member States in its application, scientific and technical progress, the evolution of consumer perceptions, and international developments, in particular trade flows and the Union's trade relations.Amendment 23
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(5a) According to the latest Eurobarometer survey, the majority of Europeans do not consider animal cloning in food production to be safe for their health or for that their family. Furthermore, when it comes to animal cloning, there are more countries in Europe expressing a clear preference for decisions to be taken primarily from the standpoint of moral and ethical issues, rather than on the basis of scientific evidence. Therefore, before this legislation is reviewed, the Commission should carry out an official EU-Survey to reassess consumers' perceptions.Amendment 24
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 b (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (5b) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the establishment of rules for traceability systems for animal clones, descendants of animal clones and for germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.Amendment 25
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(6) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and notably the freedom to conduct a business and the freedom of the sciences. This Directive has to be implemented in accordance with these rights and principles.(6) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular the freedom to conduct a business and the freedom of the sciences. This Regulation has to be applied in accordance with these rights and principles.Amendment 26
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (6a) Since the objective of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.Amendment 27
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 paragraph 1 point b
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(b) the placing on the market of embryo clones and animal clones.(b) the placing on the market and import of animal clones, embryo clones, descendants of animal clones, germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants, and food and feed from animal clones and their descendants. Amendment 28
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 paragraph 2
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentIt shall apply to animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species ('the animals') kept and reproduced for farming purposes.It shall apply to all species of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes.Amendment 29
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentArticle 1aObjectiveThe objective of this Regulation is to address concerns relating to animal health and welfare and to consumers' perceptions and ethical considerations with regard to the cloning technique.Amendment 30
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 paragraph 1 point a
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(a) animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes means animals kept and reproduced for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes. It shall not include animals kept and reproduced exclusively for other purposes such as research, the production of medicinal products and medical devices, the preservation of rare breeds or endangered species, sporting and cultural events;(a) animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes (animals) means animals kept and reproduced for the production of food, feed, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes. It shall not include animals kept and reproduced exclusively for other purposes such as research, the production of medicinal products and medical devices, and the preservation of endangered species and of rare breeds identified as such by the competent authorities of the Member States, where no alternative methods are available;Amendment 31
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 paragraph 1 point b
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(b) cloning means asexual reproduction of animals with a technique whereby the nucleus of a cell of an individual animal is transferred into an oocyte from which the nucleus has been removed to create genetically identical individual embryos (embryo clones), that can subsequently be implanted into surrogate mothers in order to produce populations of genetically identical animals (animal clone);(b) cloning means asexual reproduction of animals to create, by inter alia using a technique whereby the nucleus of a cell of an individual animal is transferred into an oocyte from which the nucleus has been removed, genetically identical individual embryos (embryo clones), that can subsequently be implanted into surrogate mothers in order to produce populations of genetically identical animals (animal clones);Amendment 32
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 paragraph 1 point b a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (ba) descendants of animal clones means animals, other than animal clones, where at least one of the progenitors is an animal clone;Amendment 33
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 paragraph 1 point b b (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (bb) germinal products means semen, oocytes and embryos collected or produced from animals for the purpose of reproduction;Amendment 34
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 paragraph 1 point b c (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (bc) traceability means the ability to trace and follow a food, feed, food-producing animal or substance intended to be, or expected to be incorporated into a food or feed, through all stages of production, processing and distribution;Amendment 35
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 paragraph 1 point c a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (ca) food means food as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.Amendment 36
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 title
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentProvisional prohibitionProhibitionAmendment 37
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 paragraph 1 introductory part
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentMember States shall provisionally prohibit:The following shall be prohibited:Amendment 38
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 paragraph 1 point b
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(b) the placing on the market of embryo clones and animal clones.(b) the placing on the market and import of animal clones, embryo clones, descendants of animal clones, germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants, and food and feed from animal clones and their descendants.Amendment 39
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment Article 3aImport conditionsAnimals shall not be imported from third countries unless the accompanying import certificates show that they are not animal clones or descendants of animal clones.Germinal products and food and feed of animal origin shall not be imported from third countries unless the accompanying import certificates show that they are not derived from animal clones or descendants of animal clones. In order to ensure that import certificates accompanying animals and germinal products and food and feed of animal origin indicate whether they are, or are derived from, animal clones or descendants of animal clones, the Commission shall adopt specific import conditions under Article 48 or Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council by ...* and shall, if necessary, present a proposal to amend other legislation in the field of animal health or zootechnical and genealogical conditions for imports.__________________*OJ please insert the date: 6 months from the entry into force of this Regulation.Amendment 40
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 b (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment Article 3bTraceabilityTo provide competent authorities and economic operators with the information they need for the application of point (b) of Article 3, traceability systems shall be established for:(a) animal clones;(b) descendants of animal clones;(c) germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants.The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 4a, to establish detailed rules for the inclusion of the information referred to in points (a) to (c) of the first subparagraph in the certificates provided for in animal health and zootechnical legislation or in the certificates drawn up by the Commission for those purposes. Those delegated acts shall be adopted by ...*.__________________
*OJ please insert the date: 6 months from the entry into force of this Regulation.Amendment 41
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 paragraph 1
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentMember States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by [date for transposition of the Directive] at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are applied. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and shall ensure a level playing field. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by ...* and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment thereto.__________________*OJ please insert the date: 1 year from the entry into force of this Regulation.Amendment 42
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment Article 4aExercise of the delegation1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3a shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from ...*. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3a may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3a shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.__________________
* OJ please insert the date of entry into force of this Regulation.Amendment 43
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 paragraph 1
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment1. By [date = 5 years after the date of transposition of this Directive], the Member States shall report to the Commission on the experience gained by them on the application of this Directive.1. By ...*, the Member States shall report to the Commission on the experience gained by them on the application of this Regulation.__________________
*OJ please insert the date: 6 years from the entry into force of this Regulation.Amendment 44
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 paragraph 2 point b
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(b) scientific and technical progress, in particular relating to the animal welfare aspects of cloning;(b) all available scientific and technical evidence of progress, in particular relating to the animal welfare aspects of cloning and food safety issues, and the progress made in establishing reliable traceability systems for clones and the descendants of clones.Amendment 45
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 paragraph 2 point b a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment (ba) the evolution of consumer perceptions on cloning;Amendment 46
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 paragraph 2 point c a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(ca) consumers' concerns in relation to public health and animal welfare;Amendment 47
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 paragraph 2 point c b (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment(cb) ethical issues relating to animal cloning.Amendment 48
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 paragraph 2 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment 2a. The Commission shall make the report referred to in paragraph 2 publicly available.Amendment 49
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 paragraph 2 b (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment2b. By means of an official EU-Survey, the Commission shall launch a public consultation aimed at assessing any new trends regarding consumers' perceptions of food products from cloned animals.Amendment 50
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentArticle 6deletedTransposition1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [date = 12 month after the date of transposition of this Directive]. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Amendment 51
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 title
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentEntering into forceEntry into forceAmendment 52
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 paragraph 1 a (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment It shall apply from ...*._________________*OJ please insert the date: 1 year from the entry into force of this Regulation.Amendment 53
Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentArticle 8deletedAddresseesThis Directive is addressed to the Member States.Amendment 54
Proposal for a directive
Ending part (new)
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendmentThis Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in Member States.
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