Activities of Eija-Riitta KORHOLA related to 2007/2279(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Green Paper on better ship dismantling (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph – 1 (new)
Paragraph – 1 (new)
–1. Recognises that the European Union is partly responsible for the existing social and environmental problems in the field of ship dismantling; therefore calls for immediate, concrete action on the part of the EU, in co-operation with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), to stop the practice of social and environmental dumping that stems from economic incentives and reach a globally sustainable solution;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph – 1 a (new)
Paragraph – 1 a (new)
–1a. Calls on the Commission to consider possible measures to reduce the potential financial implications of ship dismantling by setting more stringent production standards, such as a restriction on the use of certain hazardous substances;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all government ships are recycled within the UnEU; is of the opinion, however, that if "green" dismantling and pre-cleaning services capacity is to be increased in the EU, that should be done through public tenders with strict public procurement rules in full respect of the Waste Shipment Regulation;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to promote the viability of their dismantling facilities by insisting on increased transparency in the decommissioning of government ships and by better coordinating their actions as far as time- schedules and the harmonised quality standards of dismantling contracts are concerned;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the results already obtained by the SHIPDISMANTL project funded by the Framework Programme for Research and Development, under which support systems are being developed that will be made available free of charge to the ship-breaking industry worldwide; is convinced that further improvements will be possible as a result of new calls for proposals which specifically concentrate on end-of-life strategies for vessels;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Insists there is a need for greater scientific cooperation between the EU and Asia in further investigating other options to ship dismantling and their implications in a more integrated way, including environmental, social, economic and institutional aspects; believes that, in this connection, the EU should promote the transfer of relevant technologies and best practices;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the Commission to further study and carefully evaluate the benefits of enhanced financial co-operation with and direct investments in selected South Asian dismantling sites, and thereby assist in forming a network of certified, EU- approved dismantling sites that may generate greater returns on investment in economic, environmental and social terms.