5 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2007/0286(COD)
Amendment 53 #
Council position
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to prevent, reduce and as far as possible eliminate pollution arising from industrial activities in compliance with the "polluter pays" principle and the principle of pollution prevention, it is necessary to establish a general framework for the control of the main industrial activities, ensuring that responsibility lies with operators in the light of the specific characteristics of both industries and operators, giving priority to intervention at source and ensuring prudent management of natural resources.
Amendment 59 #
Council position
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to avoid duplication of regulation, the permit for an installation covered by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (1) should notmay, if Member States so decide, include an emission limit value for direct emissions of the greenhouse gases specified in Annex I to that Directive except where it is necessary to ensure that no significant local pollution is caused or where an installation is excluded from that scheme. (1) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32.
Amendment 69 #
Council position
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In accordance with the polluter pays principle, when assessGiven the need to ensure that the operations of an installation do not entail any significant deterioration ing the level of significance of thequality of soil or groundwater, it is necessary to undertake an assessment of the level of pollution of soil and groundwater caused by the operator, which would triggerith a view to applying the obligation to return the site to the state described in the baseline report. In this procedure, Member States should take into account the permit conditions that have applied over the lifetime of the activity concerned, the pollution prevention measures adopted for the installation, and the relative increase in pollution compared to the contamination load identified in the baseline report. Liability regarding pollution not caused by the operator is a matter for relevant national law and, where applicable, other relevant Union law.
Amendment 76 #
Council position
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to prevent, reduce and, as far as possible, eliminate pollution arising from industrial activities in the most cost effective, fair and efficient way while ensuring a high level of protection of the environment as a whole, in particular through the implementation of best available techniques, the possibilities for market based instruments such as trading in nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide emissionsof ensuring full access and financing for microbusinesses and SMEs in respect of its implantation and updating could be explored.
Amendment 94 #
Council position
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where emissions of a greenhouse gas from an installation are specified in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC in relation to an activity carried out in that installation, the permit shall notmay, should Member States so wish, include an emission limit value for direct emissions of that gas, unless necessary to ensure that no significant local pollution is caused.