Amen­de­menten Hazekamp op het rapport van de onder­zoeks­com­missie over dier­trans­porten

Draft motion for a resolution of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport on the inquiry into the protection of animals during transport within and outside the Union.

Amendment 1
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Draft motion for a resolution

1. Stresses that all the conditions necessary to guarantee animal welfare during transport must be ensured at all times, regardless of their species, age, physical condition or the means and length of the journey;

Amendment

1. Stresses that all the conditions necessary to guarantee animal welfare during transport must be ensured at all times, for all the animals transported, regardless of their species, age, category, physical condition, the means of transport and length of the journey;

Amendment 2
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment

1 a. Is concerned that the duration of intra-EU journeys has increased for all time categories from 2005 to 2015, with long journeys (between 8 and 24 hours) and very long journeys (more than 24 hours) being almost doubled in the same period of time, and urges the Commission and the Member States to make sure, according to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, that all necessary arrangements shall be made in advance to minimise the length of the journey and meet the animals’ needs during the journey, and urges that the journey times when transporting live animals must be as short as possible, with a maximum duration of two hours;

Amendment 3
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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2. Agrees with the Court of Auditors that the EU³ has some of the world’s highest animal welfare standards, but insists that these only become effective if they are fully enforced; considers that the EU needs to step up its efforts to ensure that animal welfare during transport is fully respected everywhere, at all times, and by every party concerned, from the origin until the final destination;

Amendment

2. Notes that according to the Court of Auditors the EU has some of the world’s highest animal welfare standards, but notices that recently some countries/regions took further steps by banning live export and the transport of specific categories of animals;

Amendment 4
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment

2 a. Stresses that the revised Regulation must be fully aligned with the Farm-to-Fork Strategy, thus promote a local and short food chain by only transporting animals on short journeys and setting the legislative basis to ban the transportation of live animals over long distances within the EU, as well as the export of live animals, regardless of the journey duration, conditions and the means of transport used;

Amendment 5
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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3. Urges the Member States and the Commission to take all the necessary steps to improve implementation and enforcement within the current regulatory framework; considers that the only way to address some of the issues regarding animal welfare during transport in a harmonised way across the EU, and factor in the latest scientific updates, is through a revision of the Animal Transport Regulation;

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3. Urges the Member States and the Commission to take all the necessary steps to improve implementation and enforcement within the current regulatory framework; considers that the only way to address some of the issues regarding animal welfare during transport in a harmonised way across the EU, and factor in the latest scientific updates, is through a revision of the Animal Transport Regulation which results in implementable and enforceable provisions for all animals being transported, to prevent disease, mortality, impaired development, pain and sufferings, and deformities;

Amendment 6
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

Amendment

3 a. Stresses that unweaned animals should not be transported because it is not possible to give them the required care and feeding during transport, and because of the risk of exposure to infectious diseases while their immune systems are immature, and additionally insists that pregnant animals should never be allowed to be transported over long distances and they must be considered unfit for transport, regardless of the duration of the journey, when one third or more of the expected gestation period has already passed;

Amendment 7
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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4. Acknowledges the Commission’s commitment to revise the animal welfare legislation, including the Animal Transport Regulation, with the aim of aligning it with the latest and best scientific evidence, broadening its scope and facilitating its enforcement;

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4. Acknowledges the Commission’s commitment to revise the animal welfare legislation, including the Animal Transport Regulation, to align it with the latest scientific evidence, broadening its scope, make it easier to enforce and ultimately ensure a higher level of animal welfare;

Amendment 8
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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5. Considers that the EU must work to create the necessary conditions that would allow a transition over time from the need to transport live animals to the transport of carcasses, meat products and genetic material;

Amendment

5. Stresses that the EU must work to create the necessary conditions that would allow a transition from the need to transport live animals to the transport of carcasses, meat products and genetic material, while underlining that although the transport of meat and other animal products is technically easier than the transport of live animals for slaughter, it is more ethical and sustainable to promote plant-based diets;

Amendment 9
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 5 a (new)

Amendment

5 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to follow-up on the statement by the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg on the Council conclusions on animal welfare during maritime long distances transport to third countries and to support their call to set up an EU-wide ban of long-distance transports of livestock to third countries by road and by sea and to implement this in the upcoming revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;

Amendment 10
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 5 b (new)

Amendment

5 b. Underlines that the decisions made by The Netherlands and Germany to stop exporting live animals to third countries requiring a 24-hour stop, due to the absence of control posts in third countries, will only be fully effective once an EU-wide ban on the export of live animals is implemented;

Amendment 11
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 5 c (new)

Amendment

5 c. Urges the Member States to immediately set up a moratorium on the import and export of live animals in case of an outbreak of an infectious zoonotic disease;

Amendment 12
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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6. Considers that operators in the sector and all parties involved in the transport of live animals need to have a predictability framework; calls on the EU institutions to take this into account when proposing a new regulation;

Amendment

6. Considers that operators in the sector and all parties involved in the transport of live animals need to have a clear set of rules and definitions to abide by; calls on the EU institutions to take this into account in the revised
regulation;

Amendment 13
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 6 a (new)

Amendment

6 a. Considers that a clearer and more explicit responsibility for animal welfare in the EU institutions would be of great importance to improve the enforcement of existing legislation on animal welfare, the identification of relevant gaps and the elaboration of proposals needed to provide effective responses when necessary;

Amendment 14
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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7. Calls on the Commission to dedicate funds from existing programmes and to envisage new funding instruments devoted to improvements in animal welfare during transport;

Amendment

7. Calls on the Commission to dedicate funds from existing programmes to improve
animal welfare during transport by shifting to short-distance transport only, and by providing adequate training to all those involved in animal transport, including officials and drivers;

Amendment 15
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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8. Calls on the Commission to develop campaigns and initiatives with the aim of raising EU citizens’ awareness of the EU’s high standards of animal welfare during transport;

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Amendment 16
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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9. Calls on the Commission to exercise stronger enforcement powers, namely when faced with recurrent and repeated violations of the regulation, and to apply sanctions to Member States that repeatedly fail to apply the regulation correctly;

Amendment

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to substantially improve enforcement and exercise stronger enforcement powers, namely when faced with recurrent and repeated violations of the regulation, and to initiate infringement proceedings and apply effective sanctions against Member States that fail to apply the regulation correctly;

Amendment 17
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 9 a (new)

Amendment

9 a. Calls on the Member States to properly train and hire enough official veterinarians and police officers to ensure effective and frequent on-the-road checks, as well as to guarantee the presence of a veterinarian during loading before each journey;

Amendment 18
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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10. Insists that the provisions on the means of transport must always consider the species-specific and physiological status of the animal, and also the breed variation within species and the age of the animals; stresses that the transport methods used should always best meet the physiological and mental needs of the animal;

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10. Insists that the provisions on the means of transport must always consider the species-specific and physiological status of the animal, and also the breed variation within species and the age of the animals; stresses that the transport methods used must always respect the physiological and mental needs of the animal;

Amendment 19
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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11. Calls on Member States and transporters to promote and fully apply the EU ‘Animal Transport Guides’ promoted by the Commission, which establish best practices designed to support the industry in improving the welfare of animals during transport; calls on the Commission to promote the translation of the guides into all EU official languages;

Amendment

11. Calls on Member States and transporters to promote and fully apply the EU ‘Animal Transport Guides’ promoted by the Commission, until the entry into force of the revised Animal Transport Regulation, which establish best practices designed to support the industry in improving the welfare of animals during transport; calls on the Commission to promote the translation of the guides into all EU official languages

Amendment 20
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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12. Insists that space allowances and headroom provisions need to be aligned with the most recent scientific data, with rules to be set out in the regulation in a precise way that leaves no room for different interpretations;

Amendment

12. Insists that space allowances, stocking densities and headroom provisions need to be aligned with the most recent scientific data, and with related EU regulation on maximum weight and height of trucks, with rules to be set out in the revised
regulation in a precise way that leaves no room for different interpretations;

Amendment 21
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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14. Considers that better solutions for the design of means of transport that take into account species-specific and physiological requirements, age requirements and breed variations within species are needed;

Amendment

14. Considers that better solutions for the design of means of transport that take into account species- and category-specific and physiological requirements, age requirements and breed variations within species are needed;

Amendment 22
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

Amendment

14 a. Stresses that certain provisions contained in the Animal Transport Regulation, for example the requirement to use non-slippery loading equipment, stationary periods which affect water quality, and the requirement to inspect fish at border control points, are detrimental to fish and should therefore be changed;

Amendment 23
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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15. Calls on the Commission to work on defining a set of criteria and minimum standards, developed by an EU-wide expert panel (comprising veterinarians, technical engineers, hauliers, manufacturers and members of the competent authorities), for the approval of means of animal transport;

Amendment

15. Calls on the Commission to work on defining a set of criteria and minimum standards, developed by an EU-wide expert panel (comprising veterinarians, technical engineers and NGOs), for the approval of means of animal transport;

Amendment 24
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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16. Calls on the Member States to be more rigorous in both the certification and approval procedures for vehicles and in granting certificates of competence to drivers;

Amendment

16. Calls on the Member States to be more rigorous in both the certification and approval procedures for vehicles and in granting certificates of competence to drivers, and to be more rigorous in sanctioning Member States that approve means of transport that are not in line with the needs of animals;

Amendment 25
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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17. Calls on Member States to create the conditions for engineers to support veterinary officers during the approval of means of transport in relation to specific items, such as ventilation systems, water supply and the associated required primary sources of power;

Amendment

17. Calls on Member States to create the conditions for engineers to support veterinary officers during the approval of means of transport in relation to specific items, such as ventilation systems, water supply, water quality monitoring and maintenance equipment, and the associated required primary sources of power;

Amendment 26
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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18. Urges the Commission to rapidly develop a central database of authorised transporters and certificates of competence in the EU, including a report on breaches of the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and on the sanctions applied; considers that the certificates of competence should be in a uniform multilingual standard format, to be defined in EU legislation;

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18. Urges the Commission to rapidly develop a central database of authorised transporters and certificates of competence in the EU, including a report on breaches of the provisions of the current and the future Animal Transport
Regulation and on the sanctions applied; considers that the certificates of competence should be in a uniform multilingual standard format, to be defined in EU legislation;

Amendment 27
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

Amendment

18 a. Recalls the need for a blacklist of operators guilty of repetitive and serious breaches of the regulation based on inspection and implementation reports and welcomes the investigation of the Commission to compile a list of operators with serious and repeated offences and share it with the national authorities, and emphasizes the importance to extend the access rights to non-governmental organizations involved in inspecting animal transports;

Amendment 28
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 19

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19. Calls on Member States to make better use of TRACES and take advantage of its new features in order to improve the targeting of their inspections and/or audits based on a risk assessment, and to improve their plausibility checks when approving journey logs and when performing retrospective checks;

Amendment

19. Calls on Member States to systematically use TRACES and take advantage of its new features in order to improve the targeting of their inspections and/or audits based on a risk assessment, and to improve their plausibility checks when approving journey logs and when performing retrospective checks;

Amendment 29
Anja Hazekamp, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

Amendment

19 a. Calls on the Commission to solve the issue with access restrictions in TRACES and to extend the TRACES access rights to public access, and in specific to non-governmental organisations, to ensure better use of TRACES for the performance of retrospective checks;

Amendment 30
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 20

Draft motion for a resolution

20. Calls on the Commission to establish a minimum common framework on the number of checks on animal transports, proportionate to the number of animal consignments departing from the Member State's territory;

Amendment

20. Calls on the Commission to establish a minimum common framework on the number of national as well as European checks on animal transports, proportionate to the number of animal consignments departing from each Member State;

Amendment 31
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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22. Calls on the Commission to establish a harmonised and effective EU sanctions system, with a definition of common minimum criteria for sanctions for infringements to the regulation, in order to lay the foundations for an effective, proportionate and dissuasive system across the EU;

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to establish a harmonised and effective EU sanctions system, with a definition of common minimum criteria for sanctions for infringements to the regulation, in order to lay the foundations for an effective, proportionate and dissuasive system across the EU, and to take into account in the sanction system the nature, gravity, scale and duration of the infringement, the occurrence of previous infringements, the financial benefits gained due to the infringement and any other aggravating or mitigating factors applicable to the circumstances of the case;

Amendment 32
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

Amendment

22 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all national police forces take part in a mandatory, initial and continued training regarding the provisions of the current and future Animal Transport Regulation, in order to be able to identify any infringements to the EU regulation and to follow-up with adequate and effective sanctions;

Amendment 33
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 23

Draft motion for a resolution

23. Considers that adequate training for any person working in the animal transport sector is an essential requirement to the safeguard animals’ well-being during transport; strongly recommends, therefore, that training systems
include all aspects of the transport process, such as the means of transport, the animals’ specific requirements, the type and nature of the journey, the appropriate handling of animals and the decision-making process regarding ‘fitness for transport;

Amendment

23. Considers that adequate training for any person working in the animal transport sector is an essential requirement to the safeguard animals’ well-being during transport; insists therefore, that training for all persons involved in the transport operations are established as a prerequisite for approvals of transports; additionally, demands that those trainings,include all aspects of the transport process, such as the means of transport, the animals’ specific behavioural and physiological
requirements, and their stress coping mechanisms, the type and nature of the journey, the appropriate handling of animals and the decision-making process regarding ‘fitness for transport; stresses out that specific training and certification should be provided regarding aquatic animals transportation, and then be considered mandatory for any transporter or driver to be authorized to transport such animals;

Amendment 34
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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24. Urges the Member States to adapt their rules in such a way as to ensure that training to obtain the certificate of competence be species-specific, valid for a limited period and that a mandatory refresher course be set in order to obtain its renewal;

Amendment

24. Urges the Member States to adapt their rules in such a way as to ensure that training to obtain the certificate of competence be species-category- and age-specific, valid for a maximum of five years and that a mandatory refresher course be set in order to obtain its renewal;

Amendment 35
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

Amendment

24 a. Urges the Member States to ensure that in case of breaches with the Regulation, the transporters’ authorisation is revoked with immediate effect;

Amendment 36
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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25. Calls for animal-based welfare indicators (i.e. based on observations of the animals) to be incorporated into the Animal Transport Regulation to be used by transporters and veterinary inspectors under commercial conditions, which would be a useful tool to assess animal well-being during transport;

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25. Calls for animal-based welfare indicators (i.e. based on observations of the animals) to be incorporated into the Animal Transport Regulation to be used by transporters, operators and veterinary inspectors under commercial conditions, which would be a useful tool to assess animal well-being before, during and after transport;

Amendment 37
Anja Hazekamp, Manuel Bompard

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26. Considers that equipping the means of transport with a CCTV system, with a particular focus on the loading and unloading operations, should be promoted for the sake of animal welfare protection and in order to safeguard operators who comply with the rules; stresses that data protection and privacy rights must be ensured by the competent authorities throughout the entire process;

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26. Considers it necessary to equip all means of animal transport with a CCTV system, with a particular focus on the loading and unloading operations, for the sake of animal welfare protection and in order to safeguard operators who comply with the rules, and in order to ensure full transparency the images of the CCTV cameras on board of lorries and vessels should be made publicly accessible through web streaming; stresses that data protection and privacy rights must be fully ensured by the competent authorities throughout the entire process;

Amendment 38
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 27

Draft motion for a resolution

27. Considers it fundamental that real time access to the satellite navigation systems be possible for the competent authorities; considers that the means of transport should be equipped with more updated controls systems, such as temperature measurements, water supply and the recording of loading and unloading operations;

Amendment

27. Calls on the Commission to clearly define that real time access to the satellite navigation systems is a prerequisite for approving transports and must be possible for the competent authorities at any time of the full journey; considers that the means of transport should be equipped with more updated controls systems, such as temperature measurements, humidity measurements and temperature-humidity index, oxygen and CO2 levels as well as water quality control system for aquatic animals, water supply against thirst and oxygen supply to maintain the aquatic animals’ water’s quality and the recording of loading and unloading operations;

Amendment 39
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 28

Draft motion for a resolution

28. Recommends the establishment, as an EU-wide procedure, of the logging of feeding and watering frequency from the last feeding, before loading in the farm of origin to the end of the journey;

Amendment

28. Insists on the establishment, as an EU-wide procedure, of the logging of feeding and watering frequency and of key water quality parameters in the case of fish, from the last feeding, before loading in the farm of origin to the end of the journey, and insists that the Commission takes measures against Member States not effectively sanctioning infringements related to journey time exceedance;

Amendment 40
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

Amendment

28 a. Points out that Regulation 1/2005 prescribes that the temperature in a vehicle should not be below -5°C, but that hypothermia, including shivering, stiff muscles and freezing already occurs in animals at a temperature of 0°C;

Amendment 41
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 28 b (new)

Amendment

28 b. Points out that Regulation 1/2005 prescribes that the temperature in a vehicle should not exceed 30°C, but that heat stress, including shortness of breath and exhaustion already occurs in animals at a temperature of 25°C;

Amendment 42
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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29. Calls on the Member States to strictly apply the current provisions regarding
temperature and only grant approval of a journey when the weather forecast for the duration of journey does not predict temperatures outside the -5ºC and 30ºC range, regardless of the means of transport used;

Amendment

29. Calls on the Member States to strictly apply species-specific temperature ranges, as set in the Guides to Good Practice, but stresses that in any case Member States must never approve a journey when the weather forecast for the whole duration of journey predict temperatures outside the 0ºC and 25ºC range, regardless of the means of transport used, and if the expected temperatures exceed these limits, the journey should thus not be authorised, taking into account that animals heat up means of transport by their body heat, leading to higher temperatures inside the means of transports than the outside temperature and that water and drinkers may freeze below 0°C leading to infringements because of the lack of water;

Amendment 43
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

Amendment

29 a. Calls on the Commission to make clear that the rule on temperatures applies at any part of the journey, including the final destination, and insists that the Commission takes legal action against Member States that allow approval of transports neglecting this rule;

Amendment 44
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)

Amendment

29 b. Urges the Member States to develop heat plans to protect animals during heat waves, including keeping fewer animals in stables by setting up breeding restrictions before the start of the summer, and the implementation of measures to prevent the occurence of heat stress in animals, by lowering the slaughtering speed in slaughterhouses in order to limit the amount of animals arriving at the slaughterhouse at the same time, setting up maximum waiting times at slaughterhouses, mandatory ventilation in all vehicles used to transport animals and performing additional, adequate controls during heat waves;

Amendment 45
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 29 c (new)

Amendment

29 c. Calls on the Member States to prohibit all planned animal transport during extreme weather conditions, including freezing conditions and strong wind, but especially when temperatures at the places of departure or destination or along the route are forecast to be below 0°C or to exceed 25°C,

Amendment 46
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 29 d (new)

Amendment

29 d. Urges the Member States to specifically educate rescue workers on rescuing animals and to make sure that in case of accidents, rescue workers are allowed access to the sites, vehicles and vessels in order to carry out rescue work;

Amendment 47
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 30

Draft motion for a resolution

30. Considers it essential to have clearer rules in the future for transport on the optimal temperature range, taking different species needs, as well as the physiological status of the animal, breed variations within species and the age of the animals into account; considers that the approved temperature range should be based on effective temperature, the combination of temperature and humidity; recommends, moreover, the recording of the temperature by devices placed in the different compartments of the means of transport;

Amendment

30. Considers it essential to have clearer rules in the future for transport on the optimal temperature range, taking different species age- and category-specific needs, as well as the physiological status of the animal, breed variations within species and the age of the animals into account; considers that the approved temperature range should be based on effective temperature, the combination of temperature and humidity; recommends, moreover, the recording of the temperature by devices placed in the different compartments of the means of transport; the temperature monitoring instruments must be inspected, calibrated and certified by the competent national authorities;

Amendment 48
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

Amendment

30 a. Calls on the Commission to establish controlling tools that measure temperature, humidity, and ammonia levels for the whole journey and for each of the journey’s sections, regardless of the transport taking place via sea, air or road (vehicles and vessels, Roro-Ferries, container ships);

Amendment 49
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 31

Draft motion for a resolution

31. Considers that more research needs to be focused on improving knowledge about the transport needs of unweaned animals, in particular in relation to optimal journey time, the right age, appropriate drinking devices and the assessment of the fitness of animals for transport that needs to be properly ensured and assessed;

Amendment

31. Considers that more research needs to be focused on improving knowledge about the needs of weaned young animals, in particular in relation to optimal journey time, the right age, appropriate drinking devices and the assessment of the fitness of animals for transport that needs to be properly ensured and assessed;

Amendment 50
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

Amendment

31 a. Calls on the Commission to ban the transport of unweaned animals, such as calves of only 14 days old, because it is impossible to meet the welfare requirements and needs of very young animals during transport, such as the need of calves to suckle from their mothers, the absence of access to water, the inability of unweaned calves to use watering systems and the lack of feeding with mandatory milk or milk substitutes needed during the resting period;

Amendment 51
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 31 b (new)

Amendment

31 b. Stresses that the Commission confirmed that there is no derogation to the feeding intervals in the case of animals transported on roll-on roll-off vessels, and thus animals transported on journeys including roll-on roll-off vessels must be fed at the same frequency as animals transported by road, meaning that the transportation of unweaned calves from farms in Ireland to Irish harbours to France are illegal, as these animals are transported more than 18 hours without being fed and there is no compliance with the stipulated feeding of unweaned animals after a maximum of 18 hours;

Amendment 52
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 31 c (new)

Amendment

31 c. Emphasizes that the growing critic on the transportation of unweaned animals in trucks and on vessels should by no means lead to the transportation of unweaned animals by plane, given the huge consequences for animal welfare and the climate;

Amendment 53
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

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Paragraph 31 d (new)

Amendment

31 d. Insists that goat kids are not transported under the age of four weeks, as is already the minimum requirement in the organic industry;

Amendment 54
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias

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Paragraph 32

Draft motion for a resolution

32. Insists that the provisions regarding the length of the journey should be revisited, so as to integrate the most up-to-date scientific evidence and to take animals’ specific needs into account; considers that the risks of lower levels of protection of animals with less economic value, such as animals at end of their productive life, is very real and this should therefore be factored into the revision of the provisions;

Amendment

32. Insists that the provisions regarding the maximum length of the journey should be revisited,, in line with the most up-to-date scientific evidence and taking animals’ species- and age- and category-specific needs into account; considers that the risks of lower levels of protection of animals with less economic value, such as animals at end of their productive life, is very real and this should therefore be factored into the revision of the provisions by not transporting end-of-career animals, as well as not transporting unweaned animals and pregnant animals at one third of the gestation period, by not exporting all other animals and by limiting the journey time for all other animals being transported within the EU to a maximum of 2 hours, including loading and unloading times;

Amendment 55
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

Draft motion for a resolution

33. Calls on the Member States to inspect all consignments at the point of loading for long journeys to non-EU countries and to develop procedures for the inspections, covering areas such as the amount of feed and water for the duration of the journey, the space and headroom for the animals, the quality, placement and proper functioning of the drinking devices according to the needs of the animals being transported and to ensure that no unfit animal is loaded;

Amendment

33. Calls on the Member States, until a ban on exporting live animals is into place, to inspect all consignments at the point of loading and at the point of reaching the final destination for long journeys to non-EU countries and carefully assess to develop procedures for the inspections, covering areas such as the amount of feed and water for the duration of the journey, the space and headroom for the animals, the quality, placement and proper functioning of the drinking devices according to the needs of the animals being transported and to ensure that no unfit animal is loaded;

Amendment 56
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

Amendment

33 a. Stresses that intra-EU consignments should also be inspected at loading, and demands that at loading competent authorities should 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;

Amendment 57
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)

Amendment

33 b. Calls for strict vigilance from Member States’ authorities to ensure that sick, weak, lightweight animals, lactating animals, pregnant females and females not meeting the necessary weaning time, are not transported;

Amendment 58
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

Draft motion for a resolution

34. Considers that more research is required in order to identify the appropriate feed, feeding intervals, thermoregulation and resting needs of different
animal species and categories;

Amendment

34. Considers that more research is required in order to identify the appropriate feed, feeding and rumination intervals, thermoregulation and resting needs of all animal species and categories being transported;

Amendment 59
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

Amendment

34 a. Considers that gestating females are particularly vulnerable to transport and have very specific biological needs; stresses that transport can cause miscarriages or birthing during the journey, often leading to the death of the baby and/or the mother, and insists on a ban transporting any pregnant animals for whom one third or more of the expected gestation period has already passed;

Amendment 60
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)

Amendment

34 b. Recommends provisions to be updated according to current scientific knowledge on fish and aquatic animals needs and on transport methods, in order to minimise the suffering of these specific animals during transport; stresses out that new provisions should provide a detailed checklist for pre-transport planning and preparations, species-specific provisions concerning water quality parameters, density, handling during loading and unloading, and post-transport controls of the animals' welfare;

Amendment 61
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)

Amendment

34 c. Reminds the Member States of their obligation to ensure that all animals, including chickens, are never lifted by their legs during catching for transportation and urges to end this cruel practice;

Amendment 62
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 d (new)

Amendment

34 d. Insists that in case of animals getting ill or being injured during transport, drivers must immediately warn a veterinarian and the animals concerned must be considered ‘unfit’ for transport, separated from the other animals and receive first-aid treatment;

Amendment 63
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 e (new)

Amendment

34 e. Urges the Commission to compile a list of all available veterinarians, including contact details, which should be available to drivers at all times to assist animals being transported;

Amendment 64
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

Draft motion for a resolution

35. Considers that the contingency plans presented by transporters should cover all types of incidents and emergency scenarios that may occur during transport, either natural or resulting from human actions, including remedying the mechanical problems, the management of delays, the setting of alternative routes if necessary, among other things; considers that the contingency plans must be adapted to reflect the specificities of each journey;

Amendment

35. Considers that the contingency plans presented by transporters should cover all types of incidents and emergency scenarios that may occur during transport, either natural or resulting from human actions, including remedying the mechanical problems, the management of delays, the setting of alternative routes if necessary, among other things; considers that the contingency plans must be adapted to reflect the specificities of each journey, and considers it essential that clear rules are set that prohibit approval of transports with unrealistic, implausible or missing emergency plans;

Amendment 65
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

Amendment

35 a. Stresses that loading onto livestock vessels is often carried out roughly with unfit handling practices causing wounds and with the use of sticks and electric prods, loading ramps in some cases are steeper than the maximum slope permitted by the Regulation1/2005, and the entry to vessels at the end of the loading ramp is often unlit causing animals to balk as they do not want to move from light into dark areas;

Amendment 66
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)

Amendment

35 b. Calls on Member States and their competent authorities to properly inspect loading operations as required by Article 20 of Regulation 1/2005;

Amendment 67
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)

Amendment

35 c. Strongly disapproves that since the entry into force of Council Regulation 1/2005, the EU competent authorities routinely approved journeys to third countries without the assurance that the Transport Regulation will be applied until final destination, thus in violation of the CJEU ruling C-424/13 and systematically infringing the Regulation at EU’s external borders, with long and stressful waiting times for animals as well as numerous animal welfare problems linked to transport reported in third countries;

Amendment 68
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 d (new)

Amendment

35 d. Stresses that once animals cross the EU border, complying with EU animal welfare standards is impossible to guarantee and in practice animals are no longer protected by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, both en route and on arrival, as the lack of control by the EU authority in third countries are not bound by EU legislation; recalls infringement with the 2015 judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-424/13, which states that EU welfare rules are binding until the final place of destination in third countries, and urges the Commission and the Member States to ban the live export of animals as in practice animals are no longer protected by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 once they cross the EU border;

Amendment 69
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

Draft motion for a resolution

36. Finds it absolutely essential to improve and clarify the provisions on maritime transport, in particular on the definition and identification of organisers and transporters and of their obligations, in order to establish a clear chain of responsibility and communication with the competent authorities;

Amendment

36. Calls on the Commission to suspend exports of live animals by sea with immediate effect, and finds it absolutely essential, until a ban is put in place, to intervene against Member States that approve live exports when enforcement of CJEU C-424/13 ruling cannot be guaranteed;

Amendment 70
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

Draft motion for a resolution

37. Calls on the Member States to ensure the existence of proper facilities at borders and ports to unload the animals and to allow them to rest properly, thereby safeguarding animal well-being when delays occur;

Amendment

37. Calls on the Member States not to approve animal transports when at border crossings, ports and/or other hazardous key points, unloading, sheltering, feeding and watering of animals is not possible, considering the evidence of violations collected by NGOs in this regard;

Amendment 71
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

Draft motion for a resolution

38. Considers it fundamental to guarantee the presence of a veterinarian during loading operations and at exit points, in particular for long-distance transport; calls for mandatory provisions to be introduced for sea journeys, ensuring the presence of a veterinarian on board for the whole duration of the sea journey;

Amendment

38. Considers it fundamental to guarantee the presence of a mandatory veterinarian during loading operations for all means of transport (trucks, vessels, trains and planes), at exit points as long as a ban on the export of live animals is not yet in place, and in particular for long-distance transport; calls on the Member States to introduce the mandatory presence of a veterinarian on board for the whole duration of the sea journey, as long as a ban on the export of live animals is not yet in place, and emphasizes it should be established by a ratio of veterinarian per number of animals transported, and moreover, the presence of an environmental health technician should also be guaranteed to mitigate risks to the environment and, public health and to ensure that the provisions of the MARPOL Convention are complied with;

Amendment 72
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)

Amendment

38 a. Points out that animal transport is related to the rapid spread of animal diseases, including animal diseases which can be transmitted to humans, and stresses in this regard that in order to prevent the spread of animal diseases, the animal husbandry system in the EU should be drastically changed, including a shift away from intensive livestock farming practices associated with harmful environmental and animal welfare consequences, a reduction of the amount of animals kept in the EU for food production and long-distance journeys should not be allowed;

Amendment 73
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

Draft motion for a resolution

39. Recommends the creation and implementation of a priority lane at borders, specifically intended for animal transport at the border, in order to minimise, as much as possible, any delays that can negatively impact the animals’ welfare;

Amendment

39. Recommends, until a ban on exporting live animals is in place, the creation and implementation of a priority lane at borders, specifically intended for animal transport in order to minimise, as much as possible, any delays that can negatively impact the animals’ welfare, and underlines the necessity to also use priority lanes for animal transports within the EU in order to reduce the length of the journey;

Amendment 74
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

Draft motion for a resolution

40. Recalls that regarding the transport of live animals to third countries, consignments should only be authorised once the competent authority has obtained assurance that the Transport Regulation will be effectively implemented, including the stages of the journey taking place outside the EU, in line with the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 2015;

Amendment

40. Recalls that regarding the transport of live animals to third countries, currently consignments must only be authorised once the competent authority has obtained assurance that the Transport Regulation will be effectively implemented until final destination, including during the stages of the journey taking place outside the EU, in line with the judgment of the CJEU;

Amendment 75
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)

Amendment

40 a. Stresses that in practice animals are no longer protected by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 once they leave the EU and therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to prohibit the transport of animals to countries outside the EU with immediate effect;

Amendment 76
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)

Amendment

40 b. Calls for a prohibition on the transport of animals between the EU and third countries that do not have and/or do not meet animal welfare standards, especially international standards on welfare at slaughter of the OIE, as well as on the sale and transport of animals that will be slaughtered without prior stunning;

Amendment 77
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new)

Amendment

40 c. Recognizes that EU standards can only be fulfilled if there are controls possible, and acknowledges that there is no control possible in third countries, leading to the circumstance that exports of live animals to third countries are routinely violating the CJEU ruling on this matter;

Amendment 78
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

Draft motion for a resolution

41. Insists on the need to strengthen cooperation and communication with third countries, in particular on mutual assistance and the rapid sharing of information, and on carrying out different initiatives with a view to raising awareness and promoting the implementation of EU standards in third countries;

Amendment

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Amendment 79
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

Draft motion for a resolution

42. Recommends that the Commission develop a list of rest facilities available in third countries and in compliance with the requirements of the EU Regulation; calls on the Member States not to approve journey logs, if no confirmation has been given that the proposed facilities for the rest period actually exist and that they provide the necessary conditions to unload the animals;

Amendment

42. Recommends that the Commission, until a ban on the export of live animals is in place and after in-depth inspection and assessment by its auditors, develops a list of rest facilities available in third countries and in compliance with the requirements of the EU Regulation; calls on the Member States not to approve journey logs, if no confirmation has been given that the proposed EU approved facilities for the rest period actually exist and that they provide the necessary conditions to unload the animals, additionally, stresses that booking reservation confirmation for each rest facilities is essential to guarantee that there is enough space available for all the animals arriving according to the transport plan;

Amendment 80
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)

Amendment

42 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States that until a ban on the export of live animals is in place, licenses of vessels involved in disasters are immediately revoked;

Amendment 81
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)

Amendment

42 b. Urges the Commission to prevent, until a ban on the export of live animals is in place, that vessels could suddenly operate under a different name and in this way request a new license, especially when they have been involved in serious violations of the Regulation;

Amendment 82
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

Draft motion for a resolution

43. Considers the reinforcement of financial support for foreign aid and international cooperation to be essential, particularly for third countries that need greater investment with regard to, for example, the cooling of carcasses or the handling of germinal products;

Amendment

43. Considers the reinforcement of financial support for foreign aid and international cooperation to be essential for third countries that need greater investment with regard to, for example, the cooling of carcasses or the handling of germinal products;

Amendment 83
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

Draft motion for a resolution

44. Reiterates the importance of enforceable trade and sustainable development chapters in all EU trade agreements, as a means of guaranteeing that the greater regulatory ambitions put forward are consistent with EU trade policy and complied with by third countries that have signed trade agreements with the EU; underlines that trade and sustainable development chapters should also take account of equivalent standards of production, in particular animal welfare;

Amendment

44. Stresses the importance of enforceable animal welfare chapters as a prerequisite in all EU trade agreements, as a means of guaranteeing that the greater regulatory ambitions put forward are consistent with EU standards with regards to animal welfare and complied with by third countries that have signed trade agreements with the EU;

Amendment 84
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

Amendment

44 a. Underlines that a decrease in consumption of animal products, such as meat, and dairy and eggs, will reduce the number of transport operations involving live animals and that this will also make a positive contribution to animal welfare, environment and public health and is one of key factors in combating climate change;

Amendment 85
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)

Amendment

44 b. Stresses that the EU industrial export-oriented agricultural production doesn’t serve the interests of small-size and medium-scale farmers and is harmful to the environment, biodiversity and animal welfare, including the transport of animals within and outside the EU and calls therefore for a reduction in the number of animals transported by better matching production to consumption in the EU, thus ensuring local production and replacing industrial-fed livestock raising with farming in agro-ecological systems;

Amendment 86
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 c (new)

Amendment

44 c. Urges the Commission and the Members State to make sure that farmers breed their own animals, fatten them and have them slaughtered at the nearest slaughterhouse, and limit the number of transports to a maximum of two per animal life, in order to avoid lengthy and frequent transport of live animals;

Amendment 87
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 d (new)

Amendment

44 d. Notes that the transportation of animals is one of the biggest problems in the intensive livestock industry, and urges the Member States to significantly reduce the amount of animals reared and killed in the EU for food production, since a decrease in the consumption of animal products will reduce the number of transport operations involving live animals, but also make a positive contribution to the environment and public health and is a key factor in combating climate change, as well as avoiding water shortages;

Amendment 88
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 e (new)

Amendment

44 e. Encourages the Commission to develop a strategy that ensures there is no longer a need to transport live animals, including the stimulation of the consumption of plant-based food, considering the negative effects of the intensive livestock farming on animal welfare, food safety, public health, the environment and the climate;

Amendment 89
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 f (new)

Amendment

44 f. Highlights the urgent need to assess the most recent scientific information on the needs and welfare of fish, companion animals, laboratory animals and equines during transport, and expects that the Commission will also take these species into account in the revision of the Regulation by proposing species-specific requirements;

Amendment 90
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 g (new)

Amendment

44 g. Stresses that with regards to the transportation of cats and dogs, the revised Regulation should specify the allowed size of the containers, their positioning, stacking, bedding, animal separation and space allowance and a temperature and humidity range suitable to ensure dog and cat breeds’ needs and comfort, which species can be transported within the same vehicle, mandatory blinds/screens between containers for animals that are not familiar with each other, and insurance that the personnel loading, handling and transporting the animals have sufficient competence to handle the animals, without force or causing unnecessary fear injury or suffering, and also in cases of emergency;

Amendment 91
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 h (new)

Amendment

44 h. Expects the Commission to take the needs of rabbits into account in the revision of the Regulation, by proposing species-specific requirements;

Amendment 92
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 i (new)

Amendment

44 i. Stresses that the Member States should not build, facilitate and support intensive livestock industries in third countries and that the export of breeding animals and barn systems to build intensive livestock industries in third countries should therefore no longer be allowed;

Amendment 93
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 j (new)

Amendment

44 j. Stresses the fact that until the already existing legislative requirements are put in place, the transport of animals should be limited as much as possible;

Amendment 94
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 k (new)

Amendment

44 k. Demands that all Member States annually report to the Commission on the numbers of species of animals transported within the EU and exported outside the EU, the controls carried out during these transports provided with evidence, the detected violations during these transports provided with evidence and the follow-up action taken by the Member States, which should be made publicly available by the European Commission within two months after submission by the Member State;

Amendment 95
Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 l (new)

Amendment

44 l. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to annually report to the Parliament on their actions to improve the protection and welfare of animals during transport;