Activities of Hiltrud BREYER related to 2007/2252(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to stop misrepresenting Parliament’s position with regard to the Environment and Health Action Plan as being “supportive”, when in fact Parliament has been and continues to be highly critical of the Action Plan, given its downgrading to a Research Plan;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the Action Plan in its own right, and not to cover up for its lack of actions to reduce disease burden by listing measures that were proposed independently of this Action Plan;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that shifting the burden of proof on to producers or importers and requiring them to demonstrate that a product is harmless would make it possible for a policy based on prevention to be promoted (as provided for in European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of 18 December 2006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency1), and encourages the Commission to extend that obligation to Community legislation concerning all products; 1 OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1; corrected version in OJ L 136, 29.5.2007, p. 3
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls once again upon the Commission to publish a Green Papercome forward with concrete measures on indoor air quality which would enable guidelinessure a high level of protection onf health and safety indoors to be established, within particular reference to the propertieswhen revising the directive ofn construction materials,products, and to propose measures to increase the energy efficiency of buildings and the safety and the harmlessness of chemical compounds used in equipment and furnishings;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Is particularly concerned about the lack of specific legal provisions to ensure the safety of consumer products containing nanoparticles and the relaxed attitude of the Commission with regard to the need to review the regulatory framework for the use of nanoparticles in consumer products in light of the increasing number of consumer products containing nanoparticles being put on the market; calls on the Commission to take urgent action to ensure that such products are only put on the market after they have undergone comprehensive and adequate safety tests over their life cycle;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to consider in a comprehensive assessment the ancillary benefits to all health in all EU climate change related policies, in particular clean energy, sustainable transport, sustainable consumption and production, including conservation or sustainable use of natural resources;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Reiterates that the Commission and the Member States should support the WHO Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan in Europe, to encourage it both through EU and bilateral development policy, and to encourage similar processes outside the WHO Europe Region;