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24 Amendments of Keith TAYLOR related to 2011/0398(COD)

Amendment 46 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set outRejects the Commission's proposal;
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to referview the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another textDirective 2002/30/EC on 'Operational Restrictions for Noise Reduction at Airports' in a more balanced way, with the aim of efficiently reducing noise at airports, taking into account the health of the citizens and respecting the subsidiarity principle;
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Commission should propose new legislation on 'operational restrictions at airports for reducing emissions that contribute to air pollution and climate change' with the purpose, i.e. to minimise external costs caused by these emissions.
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) For obtaining a more realistic view on noise disturbance, the Commission should propose methods of measuring and enforcing noise levels, that include average and peaks values as well as the cumulative effect.
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Considering the need for the consistent application of the noise assessment method within the EU aviation market, this Regulation sets out common rules in the field of noise operating restrictions. Directive 2002/30/EC should therefore be repealed,deleted
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to enable selection of the most cost- effective noise mitigareduction measures in accordance with the Balanced Approach so as to achieve themore effective noise reduction measures at the source and thereby the long term sustainable development of the airport and air traffic management network capacity from a gate-to-gate perspective.
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Differentiated measures for noise reduction by operational restrictions, including night bans between 10:00 and 06:00, shall be based on the localisation of each airport, as shown on the noise maps, delivered by the Member Sates on the basis of Directive 2002/49/EC.
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) 'Air transport area' is an area that includes the airport as well as take off and landing routes and where local noise emissions limits may be exceeded;
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘Balanced Approach’ means the method under which the range of available measures, namelyinter alia noise avoidance, reduction of aircraft noise at the source, health effects from noise, land-use planning and management, noise abatement operational procedures and operating restrictions, is considered in a consistent way with the view to addressing the noise problem in the most cost-effective waof noise avoidance and reduction efficiently on an airport by airport basis.
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) decide on the measures and provide for sufficient notificatinform the Commission;
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall, when taking noise- related action, consider inter alia the following combinations of available measures, with a view to determining the most cost-effective combination of measures:
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) noise abatement operational procedures, including the guidance of take off and landing routes;
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) not as a first resort, operating restrictions.
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Measures or a combination of measures taken in accordance with this Regulation for a given airport shall not be more restrictive than necessarybe appropriate to achieve the environmental noise abatement objectives set for that airport. Operating restrictions shall be non-discriminatory, in particular on grounds of nationality, identity or activity of aircraft operators.
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Airports shall constantly inform inhabitants near to airports by internet as well at well visible places and by press about the measured noise values of at least the last 24 hours in terms of average and peaks.
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10 Right of scrutiny 1. At the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, and without prejudice to a pending appeal procedure, the Commission may scrutinise the decision on an operating restriction, prior to its implementation. Where the Commission finds that the decision does not respect the requirements set out in this Regulation, or is otherwise contrary to Union law, it may suspend the decision. 2. The competent authorities shall provide the Commission with information demonstrating compliance with this Regulation. 3. The Commission shall decide in accordance with the advisory procedure laid down in Article 13(2), in particular taking into account the criteria in Annex II, whether the competent authority concerned may proceed with the introduction of the operating restriction. The Commission shall communicate its decision to the Council and the Member State concerned. 4. Where the Commission has not adopted a decision within a period of six months after it has received the information referred to in paragraph 2, the competent authority may apply the envisaged decision on an operating restriction.deleted
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1
1. Competent authorities willMember States are advised to use noise assessment methods which have been developed in accordance with the ECAC Report Doc 29 ‘Report on Standard Method of Computing Noise Contours around Civil Airports’, 3rd Edition.
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – heading 1
Assessment of the cost-benefit- effectiveness of noise-related operating restrictions
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The cost-benefit-effectiveness of envisaged noise- related operating restrictions will be assessed taking due account of following elements, to the extent possible, in quantifiable terms:
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. Changes in economic and social aspects, such as immobilia values, in the neighbourhood of the airports;
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
4b. Influences on working conditions at the airports;
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
4c. Effects on the different modes of transport and mobility;
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 d (new)
4d. Effects on the external costs;
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
In addition competent authorities mayshall take due account of following factors:
2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN