Activities of Catherine TRAUTMANN
Plenary speeches (89)
Electronic communications networks and services (A6-0272/2009, Catherine Trautmann)
Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Office (A6-0271/2009, Pilar del Castillo Vera)
Electronic communications networks, personal data and the protection of privacy - Electronic communications networks and services - Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Office - Frequency bands for mobile communications (debate)
Electronic communications networks, personal data and the protection of privacy - Electronic communications networks and services - Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Office - Frequency bands for mobile communications (debate)
Electronic communications networks and services (A6-0321/2008, Catherine Trautmann) (vote)
Electronic communications networks and services (A6-0321/2008, Catherine Trautmann) (vote)
Electronic communications networks and services - European Electronic Communications Market Authority - Common approach to the use of the spectrum released by the digital switchover - Electronic communications networks and services, protection of privacy and consumer protection (debate)
Electronic communications networks and services - European Electronic Communications Market Authority - Common approach to the use of the spectrum released by the digital switchover - Electronic communications networks and services, protection of privacy and consumer protection (debate)
Conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks - Internal market in natural gas - European strategic energy technology plan (debate)
Mobile satellite services (MSS) (debate)
Energy statistics (debate)
Second Internet Governance Forum, held in Rio de Janeiro from 12 to 15 November 2007 (debate)
Coordination of certain of the Member States' provisions on television broadcasting (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
European strategy for the rights of the child: against "dys"crimination of children and exclusion of "dys" people (debate)
Broadband (debate)
Radio Spectrum (debate)
Explanations of vote
Coordination of certain of the Member States' provisions on television broadcasting (debate)
Implementation of the Seventh Framework Programme of the EC and the EAEC (debate)
Freedom of expression on the internet (debate)
Seventh framework programme – Nuclear research and training activities (2007-2011) (debate)
Human rights in Tunisia (debate)
A European information society for growth and employment (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Human rights and press freedom in Tunisia (vote)
Data retention
Human rights and freedom of the press in Tunisia and evaluation of the World Summit on the Information Society held in Tunis
Electronic communications
MEDIA 2007
The information society
Policy challenges and budgetary means
European single market for electronic communications - Measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks - Electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (debate)
European single market for electronic communications - Measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks - Electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (debate)
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies (debate)
Programme of activities of the Greek Presidency (debate)
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (debate)
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (debate)
Electronic communications - Recent proposals to complete the digital single market (debate)
Electronic communications - Recent proposals to complete the digital single market (debate)
European Semester for economic policy coordination (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Completing the digital single market (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Current situation in Cyprus (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (14-15 March 2013) (debate)
Statement by François Hollande, President of the French Republic (debate)
Programme of activities of the Irish Presidency (debate)
Situation in Mali (debate)
Draft amending budget No 6/2012 - Revenue from own resources and other resources - Increase in payment appropriations in headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3a and 4 of the Multiannual Financial Framework - Reduction in the level of commitment appropriations entered in the budget - New general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22-23 November 2012) with particular reference to the Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (28-29 June 2012) (debate)
Preparation for the European Council meeting (28-29 June 2012) - Multiannual financial framework and own resources (debate)
Preparation for the European Council meeting (1-2 March 2012) (debate)
Conclusions of the informal European Council meeting of 30 January 2012 (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (8-9 December 2011) (debate)
The open Internet and net neutrality in Europe (debate)
Commission work programme for 2012 (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (debate)
Surge in job dismissals in Europe as a result of the economic crisis in particular at Arcelor and Nokia (debate)
EU policy approach to the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (debate)
Stress tests of nuclear power plants in EU and nuclear safety in EU neighbourhood countries (debate)
Seventh EU programme for research, technological development and demonstration (debate)
Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world (debate)
European fisheries sector crisis due to rise in oil prices (debate)
Radio spectrum policy (debate)
Lessons to be drawn for nuclear safety in Europe following the nuclear accident in Japan
Lessons to be drawn for nuclear safety in Europe following the nuclear accident in Japan
Lessons to be drawn for nuclear safety in Europe following the nuclear accident in Japan
Industrial policy for the globalised era (debate)
Violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (16-17 December 2010) - Establishing a permanent crisis mechanism to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area (debate)
Order of business
Presentation of the Commission work programme for 2011 (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Arrangements for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the EU with a view to the future reform of the CFP (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (17 June 2010) (debate)
A catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (debate)
Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Spanish Presidency (continuation of debate)
Results of the Swedish Presidency - Outcome of the European Council on 10 and 11 December 2009 (debate)
Preparation of the European Council to be held on 10 and 11 December 2009 (debate)
Electronic communication networks and services (debate)
Electronic communication networks and services (debate)
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (debate)
Reports (5)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services PDF (489 KB) DOC (427 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, Directive 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and Directive 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services PDF (1 MB) DOC (2 MB)
REPORT on the information society PDF (188 KB) DOC (80 KB)
REPORT on Implementation report on the regulatory framework for electronic communications PDF (215 KB) DOC (111 KB)
REPORT Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services PDF (162 KB) DOC (99 KB)
Shadow reports (6)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures concerning the European single market for electronic communications and to achieve a Connected Continent, and amending Directives 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC, 2002/22/EC, and Regulations (EC) No 1211/2009 and (EU) No 531/2012 PDF (1 MB) DOC (2 MB)
REPORT containing its opinion on the evaluation report regarding BEREC and the Office PDF (175 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT on unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe PDF (324 KB) DOC (179 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans European telecommunications networks and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC PDF (547 KB) DOC (867 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the first radio spectrum policy programme PDF (636 KB) DOC (891 KB)
REPORT Report on internet governance: the next steps PDF (268 KB) DOC (179 KB)
Opinions (5)
OPINION on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision on the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Implementation of 2013 priorities
OPINION on the European Semester for Economic Policy Coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2013
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities
OPINION on a resource-efficient Europe
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (595)
Amendment 47 #
2014/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites the next European Commission and the next European Parliament to carefully look at the achievements of the EU 2020 strategy, especially at the employment-related targets, and to use the review clause to add financial resources to boost the Strategy, taking into account that the negative impact of the ongoing crisis has jeopardised it;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Regrets that the European Parliament decided not to make full use of the possibilities provided by the ordinary legislative procedure in the negotiations with the Council on the legislative basis; considers, in this context, that special attention should be given to the cases where a legislative proposal has been recognised to fall in the competences of more than one committee; is of the view that in these special cases, the mandate for negotiations with the Council should be obtained from the plenary in order to assure broad support, strengthen the EP negotiation position and guarantee transparency;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Considers that, while agreements negotiated with the Council should be given the possibility of a smooth adoption in plenary, this cannot be at the price of preventing plenary of any possibility to amend the agreed texts; is of the view that such procedures could only be applied when a very broad political consensus has been found on the agreed text; calls, therefore, on its competent committee to examine the possibility to apply the provisions of Rule 138 of the EP Rules of Procedure to first and second reading agreements;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Suggests, if the Treaty remains unchanged, that in the next MFF negotiations the European Parliament should approach the MFF regulation and legislative proposals of the different multiannual programs as a whole package like it did it successfully in case of the Supervision System Mechanism;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that the foreseen revision of the MFF shall not have a downward impact on any pre-allocated national envelopes for cohesion policy and in particular on ESF allocations;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Strongly regrets that the Commission has failed to provide the European Parliament an exhaustive report on the implementation of the Growth and Jobs pact agreed in June 2012;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to make full use of the additional financing opportunities provided for by the European Investment Bank and new innovative financial instruments such as project bonds, as well as the new SME initiative to be launched in January 2014;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the fact that the low level of payment appropriations and the tight ceiling on payments remain a crucial problem for the EU budget, which has a particularly negative effect on economic recovery as late payments are harmful primarily to the direct beneficiaries; underlines moreover that this low level of payment in the EU annual budget is in total contradiction with the measures agreed by the co- legislators to increase temporarily EU co- financing rates of EU programs under shared management in Member states experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability; recalls the need to ensure, in the light of implementation, an orderly progression of payments so as to avoid any abnormal shift of outstanding commitments (‘RAL’) onto the 2015 budget and, in this connection, to make use, where appropriate, of the various flexibility mechanisms included in the MFF Regulation; intends to continue its in- depth monitoring of the overall situation on payments, especially in relation to the very high amount of payments still needed for the completion of the programmes of the previous MFF;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets once more that Member States keep on considering their contribution to the EU budget as an adjustment variable to their consolidation efforts which in turn lead to artificial reduction in the volume of payments available in the EU budget; calls on the Commission to take full account of this recurrent and dangerous trend when assessing Member states budgetary plans and to propose concrete actions to reverse it;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls its view that the fiscal situation of Member States can be eased through a new system of own resources to finance the Union budget that will reduce GNI contributions, thus enabling Member States to redirect these resources towardsmeet their consolidation efforts without jeopardizing EU funding to support investment in economic recovery and reform measures; underlines, therefore, the importance it attaches to the new high- level group on own resources, which should lead to a true reform of EU financing;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that no real progress had been achieved over the past year on the debate on a ‘genuine Economic and Monetary Union’ and reiterates its belief that the European Semester can only be truly successful when embedded in the right structure; if embedded in the community method; reiterates that stronger economic cooperation should go hand in hand with an incentive based mechanism; considers that any additional funding or instruments, such as a solidarity mechanism , must be an integral part of the EU budget, but over and above the agreed MFF ceilings;
Amendment 170 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas studies indicate that upgrading the grids is the besan important way tof improveing the internal market, reduceing energy costs and boosting the competitiveness of industry;
Amendment 238 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The addition of these climate goals for 2030 can be an asset provided they are not viewed in isolation: energy efficiency makes the goal of limiting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) easier to achieve, and also makes the share of renewables (and the initial investment required) lower in absolute terms, in proportion to an overall demand moderated by this efficiency; at the same time, a goal of limiting GHG emissions steers the energy mix towards non-carbon sources, among which renewables occupy a key place, and encourages efficiency efforts; finally, a renewable energy target acts in synergy with the GHG target, but it clearly requires greater coordination of support mechanisms and of the rate of deployment;
Amendment 328 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that support schemes, if better useddesigned and better coordinated at European level, could be an appropriate tool to incentivise the development of still non-mature renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard;
Amendment 358 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that some RES should now be considered mature energy sources and their subsidies should therefore be phased out on time order to be able to reallocate these to research and development (R&D) programmes, particularly those relating to storage, and RES that are not yet cost- effectivmature; asks the Commission to study the impact of RES priority dispatch on general energy costs;
Amendment 417 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that increased energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the decarbonisation of the energy sectorlimiting greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 448 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to develop betterefficient and transparent methods and tools for calculating and monitoring progress which could help to draw up a more consistent EU approach to energy efficiency; believes that more should be done to help EU industries to further reduce their energy intensity;
Amendment 456 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU’s climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be able to best fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturns; recalls that the main objective of the EU ETS is to reduce GHG emissions and not to provide investors with sufficient incentives to invest in low-carbon technologies, as these should beto ensure the predictability and price signal needed to steen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intendedr investments for this purpose;
Amendment 526 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks Member States for better cooperation and interaction at EU level in order to make national measures more consistent; believes that, to that end, a mechanism similar to that which already exists for economic and budgetary matters, i.e. the European Semester (and taking into account Parliament’s comments on the need to improve and, in particular, to democratise it), would be entirely relevant to energy, which combines national sovereignty over the energy mix and increasing interdependence at European level;
Amendment 566 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that Member States and regions should be encouraged to improve cooperation in order to optimise research, development and innovation efforts (along the lines of the recently established Franco-German Office) and the efficiency of renewables expansion; in this context, the Commission has an important role to play as a facilitator in coordinating, financially supporting and preparing appropriate analyses of renewable energy resources and potential for the Member States;
Amendment 642 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that, when bringing about security of supply, Member States must be able tocan choose their national energy mix and may take advantage of all of their indigenous energy resources in accordance with the wishes of their citizens and with policies that ensure the safe and sustainable exploration, extraction and use of these resources;
Amendment 689 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that energy end consumers – individuals, SMEs and industry alike – are at the very core of the internal energy market and that they should benefit from lower energy prices, be duly protected, and accurately informed by ensuring easy access to information; for this purpose, calls on the Commission and Members States to achieve, as a matter of urgency, the completion of the internal market, the establishment of a mechanism to protect against energy poverty, security of supply and the interconnection of networks as requested in Article 194 TFEU;
Amendment 705 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that in order to ensure security of supply there must be enough capacity to meet demand in peak periods and in periods of (political or technological) difficulties and that excess capacity or backup must therefore be ensured and maintainedor maintained via interconnected capacity mechanisms which are efficient, transparent, technology-neutral and non- discriminatory; points out the need for storage and more grid flexibility as a response to the intermittence of some sources of RES;
Amendment 788 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to launch a study analysing new and cost-efficient market designs with a view to ensuring reasonably priced electricity to consumers and to preventing carbon leakage; asks therefore the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with an additional assessment and recommendations for further actions to prevent the risk of carbon leakage caused by reallocation of production facilities outside the EU, focusing in particular on additional scenarios in which limited or no further global action is taken on carbon emission reduction;
Amendment 799 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Advocates the decoupling of the gas pricing mechanism by opting for more flexible solutions instead of oil indexation, while respecting the freedom of commercial exchange;
Amendment 886 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes that access to capital, even for heavy industry sectors, is often a barrier to investment in cleaner technologies; therefore asks the Commission to study the possibility of creating a fund that could help to leverage investment, possibly financed by a share of ETS revenue, in addition to the NER300 programme, which must be assessed to ensure that it is being properly implemented;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls, therefore, on the Member StatesRegrets that the Member States are continuing to underestimate the role and contribution of the EU budget in strengthening economic governance and budget coordination throughout the EU and therefore calls on them not to consider their contribution to the EU budget as an adjustment variable in their consolidation efforts and not to seek to artificially reduce the volume of the EU budget’s growth-enhancing expenditure; in that respect and with due regard tofor the joint declaration signed by Parliament, the Council and the Commission in December 2012, urges the Cou and to Parliament’s resolution of 3 July 2013 on the political agreement on the Multiannual Financial to commitFramework 2014-2020, urges the Council to adopting in full the Draft Aany amending Bbudgets for 2013 already presensubmitted by the Commission, as well as any further Amending Budgets which may still be needed over the course of the year, in order to close the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) period with a clean balance sheet;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that for Parliament, the compromise reached at the European Council of 8 February 2013 on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020 did not match Parliament’s expectations, especially on the figures; insists that any agreement on such a low level could only be acceptable if at least full flexibility both for commitments and for payments were to be guaranteed, as well as a binding revision clause to enable the next Parliament and the next Commission to re-open discussions on the MFF 2014-2020, so as to provide the EU with extra financial means to support growth, jobs and social cohesionon the terms set out in its resolution of 3 July 2013;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports both the EU Youth Guarantee and the proposed Youth Employment Initiative as useful means to fight the unacceptably high level of youth unemployment; criticisesis worried, nevertheless, the far too low ambitionsabout the - in budgetary terms; is especially worried about the proposed - unambitious level of funding (EUR 6 billion) for the Youth Employment Initiative for the entire duration of the next MFF; undertakes to do everything possible to step up this action;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the recent work done by BEREC on net neutrality,
Amendment 7 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the aims of the framework are to promote a sectoraln ecosystem of competition and investment, benefiting consumers and users, while consolidating the internal market in communications that contributes to the development of the internal market in communications to the benefit of consumers and enterprises – and in particular European enterprises – in that sector;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the rollout of high-speed broadband internet access has been gradual, as 54% of European households have access to speeds of over 30 Mbps but European consumers have been slow to adopt this type of access (only 4.2% of households); whereas the rollout of ultrafast internet access is(over 100 Mbps) has been slow, representing only 3.4 % of all fixed lines, and user demand appears weak, with only about 2 % of households subscribing to such lines1;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas transparency in network traffic management is insufficient in itself to ensure net neutrality;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point i
Paragraph 4 – point i
(i) the overdue review of the universal service obligation, taking into account theincluding the obligation to offer broadband internet access at a fair price in response to the urgent need to reduce the digital divide, and to respond toin doing so to mitigate the constraints imposed by the state aid guidelines;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point vi a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point vi a (new)
(via) the response to functional separation, which should continue to be a last resort in the armoury of the NRAs and which must form part of a strategy that does not undermine enterprises by inducing their fragmentation, as they are also subject to competition from outside the EU that is being exacerbated by buyouts and merger-takeovers;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point vii
Paragraph 4 – point vii
(vii) the impact of services substitutable to those provided by traditional providers but not necessarily covered by the framework: some clarifications regarding the reach of the framework’s technological neutrality would be needed, as would clarifications on the dichotomy between services in the ‘information society’ bracket and those in the ‘electronic communications’ bracket;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point ix
Paragraph 4 – point ix
(ix) the lifting of regulation in case of a satisfactory market analysis and continuwhere a market analysis has shown the market concerned to be truly competitive and that the ways and means exist for extended monitoring obligations;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiii
Paragraph 4 – point xiii
(xiii) pan-European services and operators, taking into account the (unused) provision of Art 15(4) FD allowing the Commission to identify transnational markets; more attention could be awarded, in this respect, to ‘business-to-business’ electronic communications;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiv
Paragraph 4 – point xiv
(xiv) BEREC and its functioning as well as the extension of the scope of its competences;
Amendment 63 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xv
Paragraph 4 – point xv
(xv) freedom of access to content for all, following Art 1(3a) FD and net neutrality, building on Art 8(4)(g) FD;
Amendment 69 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
(ia) ensuring that consumers have access to comprehensive and comprehensible information on internet connection speeds to enable them to compare the services offered by different operators;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that in orderthe framework must serve to maintain a consistent frameworkcy and provide regulatory certainty, issues such as a Union passport or one-stop shop for providers, so as to ensure fair and balanced competition in which European players stand every chance; all the provisions proposed by the Commission, such as the single European authorisation, consumer matters and technical arrangements for spectrum auctions, and consumer issues should all must be addrssessed in a comprehensive review of the framework as set out herein, and not piecemealthe light of that objective; the procedure for the review of the framework as called for herein must be a step forward for the EU’s digital economy and hence be addressed in the form of a cohesive and planned approach and not simply through a string of measures;
Amendment 91 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to initiatelaunch the next review of the entirwhole framework at the very start of the next parliamentary term, in order to allow a proper debate during the next parliamentaryat term;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to ETSI's work on a cloud standards mapping
Amendment 5 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the deployment of cloud services can contribute to reduce the isolation of the most remote areas;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the user benefits of cloud services consist of potentially lower costs, ubiquitous access, convenience, reliability and security;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the responsibilities and liabilities of all the stakeholders involved in the cloud computing services should be clarified in particular concerning security and respect of data protection requirements;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas the development of cloud services will increase the amount of transmitted data, the demand for bandwidth and the need for higher upload speeds and for more availability of high speed broadband;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the achievement of Europe's Digital Agenda targets, in particular broadband uptake and access for all, cross- border public services and research and innovation goals, is a necessary step if the EU is fully to reap the benefits that cloud computing has to offer;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas there were some recent developments regarding security breaches and in particular the PRISM spying scandal;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas there is a lack of server farms on European soil;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's communication on unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe but considers that a legislative instrument would have been more adequate with the ambitious goals such a strategy advocates;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that policies enabling high- capacity and secure communications infrastructure are a crucial element for all services relying on communications, including cloud services, and deeply regrets the Council's proposed cuts to the budget for Union broadband funding, which will lead to detrimental outcomes for the EU;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. stresses that a strategy on cloud computing should encompass collateral aspects such as energy consumption of the data centres and related environmental issues;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. underlines the need for more e-skills of users and training to show the benefit that can be brought by the cloud; reminds of the necessary creation of more qualification schemes for specialists managing cloud computing;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Insists on the positive impact on SMEs of cloud computing services which by allowing rental of computing power and storage, contributes to the reduction of fixed costs;
Amendment 47 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to take the lead in developing and promulgating standards and specifications supporting a safe, reliable, fully interoperable and secure cloud;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Regrets the current lack of effective remedies for users in case of lack of conformity with the contracts;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Calls for systematic consumers information regarding the processing activities of personal data in the contract proposal as well as a compulsory users' consent before changing the terms of the contract;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Stresses the obvious interest for the EU in having more server farms on its soil, from a dual perspective: industrial policy, allowing enhanced synergies with the NGA roll-out objectives of the Digital Agenda; and trust through European sovereignty over its data protection regime.
Amendment 2 #
2013/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that peripheral seat arrangements have negative side effects, such as difficulty of access to the location, rarely adequate education facilities for the children of staff members, insufficient access to the labour market, social security and medical care both for the children and spouses of staff members, as well as high mission costs, thereby creating difficulties in attracting qualified personnelare consistent with the principle of fair distribution of the seats of institutions and agencies;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 4 #
2013/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Suggests using the evaluation process to reconsider both the choice of the seat as well as the decision to set up an agency to fulfil primarily the function ofand the findings of the BEREC internal audit as an opportunity to discuss the choice of the seat and the responsibilities assigned to the Office, which functions primarily as a secretariat for BEREC; considers it worthwhileessential, therefore, to discuss the option of setting up a BEREC secretariat within the Commhat any decission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, thereby avoiding the overhead linked to the structure of an independent agency and creating savings for the Union budget taken should make for independence in relation to the European institutions and Member States.
Amendment 6 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas BEREC was created to contribute to shaping technical and policy orientations for the completion of the internal market with the twin aim of ensuring the utmost possible independence of regulators and making their implementation of the regulatory framework more consistent throughout Europe;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that there is still room for improvement in the functioning of BEREC and the BEREC Office but that the use of the new procedure under Article 7/7a of Directive 2009/140/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services has worked effectively;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that the role of BEREC be strengthened and that consideration be given to broadening its responsibilities so as to facilitate the definition of common positions in order to enhance the internal market approach;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that fullgreater harmonisation of the tasks carried out by NRAs among Member States, so that they all have competence for all aspects directly related to the internal market in electronic communications, could contribute to better functioning of BEREC;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that BEREC’s advisory role upstream of legislative proposals affecting the electronic communications sector should be made methodical;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends strengthenformalising the role of the Independent Regulators Group (IRG) ing BEREC’s already established presence in Brusselsrussels while ensuring that it does not duplicate the tasks entrusted to the BEREC Office;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the mission of the BEREC Office should be revised and defined more precisely, taking particular account of the outcome of the BEREC audit on this matter;
Amendment 59 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that any discussions on the location of the BEREC Office is not bringing added value to BERECshould be conducted with an eye to its independence from the EU Institutions and the Member States and in deference to the principle of an equal distribution of the seats of the EU’s Institutions and Offices;
Amendment 222 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with concern indications that certain national action is again being taken to influence energy markets, especially as regards efforts to secure the supply of electricity, withthat, despite awareness of the potential of cross-border solutions, some Member States are implementing national capacity- remuneration mechanisms without fully exploring the potential of cross-border solutions, thus interfering with and distorting market designin an effort to secure the supply of electricity; takes the view that such mechanisms should be technology-neutral, budget- neutral and competitively neutral;
Amendment 238 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that, without prejudice either to the Member States’ right to choose their energy mix or to the need for better EU-wide coordination, the EU as a whole mustresults from the wide range of energy sources at their disposal and the technology and investment choices that have been makde full use of the potential of all energy sources that are at the disposal of EU Member Statesso far; takes the view that in exploiting this varied potential there is a need for better EU-wide coordination that conforms to ambitious environmental and climate criteria;
Amendment 281 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the missed opportunities – created throughat joint EU research projects supported by Framework Programmes and initiatives such as the SET Plan –have often been insufficiently used with a view to developing new technologies allowing for improvements in efficiency, renewables, the security of nuclear power plants, the low-emission usage of fossil fuels, and intelligent networks, all of which are critical for the energy market;
Amendment 298 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission to monitor closely the effective implementation of EU energy legislation, in particular the provisions that create essential consumer rights, as well as those that concern system operators, national regulating authorities and competition rules, and those that aim to reduce the phenomenon of loop flows (particularly by greater harmonisation in the deployment pace of renewable energy sources), the latter constituting a significant challenge to the internal energy market as it weakens the security of the energy system; urges the Commission to use the most appropriate means at its disposal to address any continued non- compliance with relevant EU legislation;
Amendment 319 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 343 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Strongly supports the Commission’s effortsefforts of the Commission and ENTSO-E to introduce harmonised network codes and rules accordingly to the plan and to ensure the stability of the regulatory framework of the internal energy market;
Amendment 356 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Takes the view that the EU and its Member States have a joint responsibility for security of supply and for ensuring adequate means of production, e.g. in the form of capacity mechanisms, preferably those which are technology-neutral, budget-neutral and competition-neutral;
Amendment 387 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to encourage further cooperation between the energy and information and communications technology (ICT) sectors, and to review existing instruments for financing energy- related innovations, in order to benefit all the consumers and to facilitate the deployment of smart grids in a user- friendly way which will not place a financial burden on them;
Amendment 398 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Looks forward to the Commission’s guidelines to help set ambitious policy objectives with regard to vulnerable consumers, and willto assist the Member States in better defining this category of consumers; calls on the Commission to review, in parallel, existing mechanisms and instruments for protecting such consumers, with a view to propose measures aimed at a more coherent and comprehensive approach at EU-level; stresses that this approach to harmonisation must not have any adverse effect on consumers already benefiting from effective protection mechanisms and instruments;
Amendment 432 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to examine thoroughly the implications of integrating low-emission energy sources, especially renewables, into the energy grids with regard to financial support, system-wide technical requirements and market design; underlines that the lack of coordinated approach towards those sources has until now preventhampered their harmonious integration within the European energy systems;
Amendment 27 #
2013/0445(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) No …1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of … 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for R11 December 2013 aims to achieve a greater impact on research and Iinnovation for the period 2014-2020 (‘by combining Horizon 2020 Framework Programme’)12 aims to achieve a greater impact of research and innovation efforts by combining EU and private-sector funds in public-private partnerships (PPPs) in areas where research and innovation can contribute to the Union's wider competitiveness goals and help tackle societal challenges. The and private-sector funds in public-private partnerships in key areas where research and innovation can contribute to the Union's wider competitiveness goals, leverage private investment, and help tackle societal challenges. Those partnerships should be based on a long-term commitment, including a balanced contribution from all partners, be accountable for the achievement of their objectives and be aligned with the Union's strategic goals relating to research, development and innovation. The governance and functioning of those partnerships should be open, transparent, effective and efficient and give the opportunity to a wide range of stakeholders active in their specific areas to participate. Union involvement in these partnerships can take the form of financial contributions to joint undertakings established on the basis of Article 187 of the Treaty. under Decision No 1982/2006/EC. __________________ 12 OJ … [H2020 FP]
Amendment 40 #
2013/0445(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to achieve its objectives, the S2R Joint Undertaking should provide financial support, mainly in the form of grants to members and through the most appropriate measure and to guarantee a fair participation of other enterprises (in particular SMEs) and other investors, the S2R Joint Undertaking should provide the EU contribution to the actions through open and transparent procedures mainly in the form of grants to members, such as procurement or the award of grants following open and transparent calls for proposals.
Amendment 47 #
2013/0445(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) The S2R Joint Undertaking should take into account the OECD definitions regarding Technological Readiness Level (TRL) in the classification of technological research, product development and demonstration activities.
Amendment 55 #
2013/0445(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 d (new)
Recital 23 d (new)
(23 d) Given the importance of continuous innovation for the competitiveness of the Union's transport sector and the number of Joint Undertakings in this field, there should be an analysis in due time, notably in view of the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, regarding the appropriateness of efforts in collaborative research in the field of transport.
Amendment 76 #
2013/0445(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(d a) provisions for the publication of calls for proposals of the S2R Joint Undertaking also on the single portal for participants as well as through other Horizon 2020 electronic means of dissemination managed by the Commission.
Amendment 97 #
2013/0445(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 2
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 2
2. 'Founding Member other than the Union' refers to the contributors listed in Annex II,single legal entities having individually committed to an own contribution of at least EUR 30 million for the duration of the S2R Joint Undertaking, based on a shared vision, and accepted the present Statutes by signing a letter of endorsement. These are listed in Annex II;
Amendment 112 #
2013/0445(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 2 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Annex 1 – part 2 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) liaising with a broad range of stakeholders including research organisations and universities;
Amendment 125 #
2013/0445(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex 1 – part 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) at least one representative of Associated Members per Innovation Programme, referred to in clause 1(3). TheseAssociated Member fulfilling, as a single legal entity, the criteria listed in clause 1(2) [meaning an own contribution of at least 30 million] shall be represented in the Governing Board. These other representatives will be designated by the Governing Board of the S2R Joint Undertaking, with a view to ensuring balanced representation of actors from, in terms of territorial representation and guaranteeing the representation of the entire rail value chain, as well as from outside the traditional rail sector. At least two of these should be representatives of railway undertakings.
Amendment 139 #
2013/0445(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 8 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Annex 1 – part 8 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) (d) decide on the final composition of the Governing Board, in particular by selecting the representatives of Associated Members, other than those fulfilling the criteria in clause 1(2). The final selection should ensure a balanced participation of SMEs and of actors from the entire rail value chain, including from outside the traditional rail sector;
Amendment 192 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The application of various national policies creates inconsistencies and fragmentation of the internal market which hamper the roll-out of Union-wide services and the completion of the internal market for wireless broadband communications. It could in particular create unequal conditions for access to such services, hamper competition between undertakings established in different Member States and stifle investments in more advanced networks and technologies and the emergence of innovative services, thereby depriving citizens and businesses of ubiquitous integrated high-quality services and wireless broadband operators of increased efficiency gains from large-scale more integrated operations. Therefore, action at Union level regarding certain aspects of radio spectrum assignment should accompany the development of wide integrated coverage of advanced wireless broadband communications services throughout the Union. At the same time, Member States should retain the right to adopt measures to organise their radio spectrum for public order, public security purposes and defence, or to pursue general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism.
Amendment 224 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) There is a need to harmonise the conditions for high-quality wholesale products used for the supply of business services to enable the provision of seamless services to cross-border and multi-national corporations across the European Union. Such harmonisation could play a significant role in terms of EU business competitiveness with regards to communications costs.
Amendment 243 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The internet has developed over the past decades as an open platform for innovation with low access barriers for end-users, content and application providers and internet service providers. The existing regulatory framework aims at promoting the ability of end-users to access and distribute information or run applications and services of their choice. This ability is best ensured when all types of traffic are treated equally by providers of electronic communications to the public. Recently, however, the report of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) on traffic management practices published in May 2012 and a study, commissioned by the Executive Agency for Consumers and Health and published in December 2012, on the functioning of the market of internet access and provision from a consumer perspective, showed that a significant number of end-users are affected by traffic management practices which block or slow down specific applications. These tendencies require clear rules at the Union level to maintain the open internet and to avoid fragmentation of the single market resulting from individual Member States' measures.
Amendment 254 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In an open internet, providers of electronic communications to the public should, within contractually agreed limits on data volumes and speeds for internet access services and the general characteristics of the service, not block, slow down, degrade or discriminate against specific content, applications or services or specific classes thereof except for a limited number of reasonable traffic management measures. Such measures should be transparent, proportionate and non- discriminatory. Reasonable traffic management encompasses prevention or impediment of serious crimes, including voluntary actions of providers to prevent access to and distribution of child pornography. Minimising the effects of network congestion should be considered reasonable provided that network congestion occurs only temporarily or in exceptional circumstancesMinimising the effects of network congestion should be considered reasonable provided that network congestion occurs only temporarily or in exceptional circumstances and if, upon request from the competent national authorities, the provider can demonstrate that equal treatment of traffic would be substantially less efficient. When a provider of electronic communications takes such measures, it should also inform the content, applications and services providers which are affected.
Amendment 269 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) There is also end-user demand for services and applications requiring an enhanced level of assured service qualityoptimisations in order to ensure adequate service characteristics offered by providers of electronic communications to the public or by content, applications or service providers. Such services may comprise inter alia broadcasting via Internet Protocol (IP-TV), video- conferencing and certain health applications. End-users should therefore also be free to conclude agreements on the provision of specialised services with an enhancoptimised quality of service with either providers of electronic communications to the public or providers of content, applications or services. Where such agreements are implemented alongside Internet access services, the responsible providers should ensure that the optimised quality service does not impair the general quality of internet access.
Amendment 281 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) In addition, there is demand on the part of content, applications and services providers, for the provision of transmission services based on flexible quality parameters, including lower levels of priority for traffic which is not time- sensitive. The possibility for content, applications and service providers to negotiate such flexible quality of service levels with providers of electronic communications to the public ismay be necessary for the provision of specialised services and is expected to play an important role in the development of new services such as machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. At the same time such arrangements should allow providers of electronic communications to the public to better balance traffic and prevent network congestion. Providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public should therefore be free to conclude specialised services agreements on defined levels of quality of service as long as such agreements do not substantially impair the general quality of internet access services.
Amendment 334 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
(8) ‘"harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications’" means radio spectrum for which the conditions of availability and, efficientcy and primary use are harmonised at Union level, in particular pursuant toaccordance with Directive 2002/21/EC, and with Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council,27 and which serves for electronic communications services other than broadcasting; __________________ 27 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
Amendment 342 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
Amendment 351 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘internet access service’ means a publicly available electronic communications service that provides connectivity to the internet, and therebywith connectivity between virtually all end points connected tof the internet, irrespective of the network technologyies used;
Amendment 360 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘specialised service’ means an electronic communications service or any other service that provides the capability to access or use specific content, applications or services, or a combination thereof, and whose technical characteristics are controlled from end-to-end or provides the capability to in order to ensure adequate characteristics from end-to-end. A specialised service is operated within closend or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints; and thatelectronic communications networks and thus clearly separated from internet access services and is not marketed or widely used as a substitute for internet access service;
Amendment 386 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. This section shall apply to harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications; its provisions shall be interpreted in accordance with the relevant parts of Directive 2002/21/EC (in particular Articles 8a and 9), as well as with the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme.
Amendment 396 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This section shall be without prejudice to the right of the Member States to benefit from fees imposed to ensure the optimal use of radio spectrum resources in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2002/20/EC and to organise and use their radio spectrum for public order, public security and defence, or to pursue general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism.
Amendment 400 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Amendment 405 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 408 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The national competent authorities shall refrain from applying procedures or imposing conditions for the use of radio spectrum which may unduly impede European electronic communications providers from providing integrated electronic communications networks and services in several Member States or throughout the Union and/or unduly impede, by creating interferences, the operation of existing services or applications in the concerned spectrum bands as well as in adjacent bands.
Amendment 411 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. When establishing authorisation conditions and procedures for the use of radio spectrum, national competent authorities shall have regard in particular to equal treatment between existing and potential operators and between European electronic communications providers and other undertakings. National competent authorities shall also ensure the coexistence between existing and new radio spectrum users. To this end, they should conduct a comprehensive impact assessment as well as consultations involving all stakeholders.
Amendment 417 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b
b) ensuring the most efficient use and effective management of radio spectrum as well as availability of unlicensed spectrum;
Amendment 426 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
e a) preventing any harmful interference
Amendment 446 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) achieve an optimal distribution between immediate and, if anupfront and, preferably, periodic payments, having regard in particular to the need to incentivise rapid network roll-out and radio spectrum utilisation in accordance with Article 9(4)(b) and (e).
Amendment 448 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) are paid not more than one year before operators can start using the radio spectrum
Amendment 450 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The technical and regulatory conditions attached to the rights of use for radio spectrum are defined and available to the operators and stakeholders prior the start of the auction process;
Amendment 475 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) determine a minimum duration for the rights granted in the harmonised bands; that is no less than 20 years, and in any case for a duration appropriate to incentivise investment and competition, and discourage the under-use or ‘hoarding’ of spectrum; or determine that the rights are to be granted for an indefinite duration.
Amendment 484 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33(2). as well as without prejudice to the provisions set in article 9 (3) and (4) of Directive 2002/21/EC
Amendment 511 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) the duration of the rights of use;, which is no less than 20 years, and in any case which is appropriate to incentivise investment and competition, and discourage the under-use or ‘hoarding’ of spectrum.
Amendment 545 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Amendment 546 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The provision of a virtual broadband access product imposProviders of electronic communications services designated in accordance with Aarticle 8 and 1216 of Directive 2002/219/EC shall be considered as the provision of a European virtual broadband access product if it is supplied in accordance with the minimum parameters listed in (Framework directive) as having significant market power in a relevant market relating to the provision of wholesale high-quality electronic communications services shall ensure the publicatione of the Offers set out in Annex I and cumulatively meets the following substantive requirements:a wholesale reference offer containing at least the elements listed in Annex I.
Amendment 548 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 549 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 550 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 551 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 552 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 553 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 555 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, following consultation with BEREC, be empowered to adopt delegated acts implementing accordance with Article 32ts in order to adapt Annex I in light of market and technological developments, so as to continue to meet the substantive requirements listed in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 556 #
Amendment 559 #
Amendment 564 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title
Article 20 – title
Measures relating to Europeanhigh-quality access products for the provision of pan- European business communications services
Amendment 565 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt by 1 January 2016 implementing acts laying down uniform technical and methodological rules for the implementation of a European virtual broadband access product within the meaning of Article 17 and of Annex I, point 1, in accordance with the criteria and parameters specified therein and in order to ensure the equivalence of the functionality of such a virtual wholesale access product to next-generation networks with that of a physical unbundled access productprinciples for the definition and analysis of wholesale markets for the provision of high-quality electronic communications in accordance with article 16 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework directive), as well as consistent specifications for remedies meeting business needs in such markets in accordance with Annex I. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33(2).
Amendment 566 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Amendment 585 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall be free to access and distribute information and content, run applications and use services and devices of their choice, irrespective of their origin or destination, via their internet access service.
Amendment 604 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall also be free to agree with either providers of electronic communications to the public or with providers of content, applications and services on the provision of specialised services with an enhanced quality of serviceoperated in closed electronic networks with an enhanced quality of service. Providers of electronic communications to the end-user shall not discriminate against contents, services or applications from other sources that are competing with their own specialised services.
Amendment 610 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In order to enable the provision of specialised services to end-users, providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public shall be free to enter into agreements with each other to transmit the related data volumes or traffic as specialised services with a defined quality of service or dedicated capacity. The provision of specialised services shall not impair in a recurring or continuous manner the general quality of internet access services. Providers of electronic communications shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the effect of the provision of specialised services through their network is always transparent and does not impair the general quality of internet access services in terms of performance, affordability and availability. In so doing, they should maintain internet access services of sufficient capacity and quality to accommodate the advertised internet speeds offered to their end users without congestion. In order for national regulatory authorities to be able to assess such potential impairment, providers of electronic communications to the public shall make available, upon request, precise information explaining how capacities are assigned to the two types of services, and if necessary provide justifications about the measures put in place to prevent impairment of internet access services by the specialised services.
Amendment 663 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) prevent the transmission of unsolicitedspecific communications to end-users who have given their prior consent to such restrictive measures;
Amendment 668 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) minimistigate the effects of temporary or exceptional network congestion, primarily by means of application-agnostic measures or, when these measures do not prove efficient, by means of application- specific measures, provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally.
Amendment 678 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 760 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – point 1
Article 37 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 762 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – point 2
Article 37 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point r (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point r (new)
Amendment 763 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – point 3
Article 37 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Amendment 766 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – point 4
Article 37 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 4a
Article 4a
Amendment 775 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – point 4 a (new)
Article 37 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 6a (new)
Article 6a (new)
Amendment 797 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – point 8 – point b – point i
Article 37 – point 8 – point b – point i
Regulation No 531/2012
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
If the report shows that tariff options, in which the domestic service rate applies both to domestic and regulated roaming services, are not provided in all retail packages for reasonable use by at least one roaming provider in each Member State, or that the offers by alternative roaming providers have not made substantially equivalent retail roaming tariffs easily available to consumers throughout the Union, the Commission shall, by the same dateJuly 2015, after a public consultation and after requesting and taking utmost account of BEREC’s opinion, make appropriate proposals to the European Parliament and the Council to address the situation and ensure that there is no difference between national and roaming tariffs within the internal market.
Amendment 798 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – point 8 – point b – point ii
Article 37 – point 8 – point b – point ii
Regulation No 531/2012
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to change the duration or reduce the level of maximum wholesale charges provided for in Articles 7, 9 and 12 with a view to reinforcing the ability of all roaming providers to make available in their respective retail packages for reasonable use tariff options in which the applicable domestic service rate applies to both domestic services and regulated roaming services, as if the latter were consumed on the home network by July 2015.
Amendment 801 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – point 1 a (new)
Article 38 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 4 – paragraph 6a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6a (new)
(1a) In Article 3, a new paragraph 2a is added: BEREC’s advisory role upstream of any legislative proposals affecting the electronic communications sector should be made methodical
Amendment 822 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – heading 1
Annex 1 – heading 1
MINIMUM PARAMETERS FOR OFFERS OF EUROPEAN VIRTUAL BROADBAND ACCESS PRODUCTHIGH- QUALITY ACCESS PRODUCTS FOR THE PROVISION OF PAN-EUROPEAN BSUINESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Amendment 823 #
Amendment 824 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 825 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Ability to support differenthigh quality of service levels (e.g. QoS 1, 2 and 3) with regard to:
Amendment 826 #
Amendment 830 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2
Annex 2
Amendment 49 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 912/2010
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) fivetwo representatives appointed by the Commission;
Amendment 51 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 912/2010
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) adopt the arrangements referred to in Article 23(2), following the approval of the Security Accreditation Board established in Article 11 to deal with the matters referred to in Chapter III;
Amendment 52 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 912/2010
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) adopt acceptance and systems review procedures for the development of future generations of the EGNOS System and the system established under the Galileo Programme;
Amendment 53 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 912/2010
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) be consulted byapprove, on a proposal from the Executive Director on, the delegation agreements made by the Commission and the Agency under Article [15(1)(d)] of Regulation [future GNSS Regulation] before they are signed;
Amendment 54 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 912/2010
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) approve, on a proposal from the Executive Director, the working arrangements between the GNSS Agency and the European Space Agency referred to in Article [15(1c)] of the [future GNSS Regulation];
Amendment 56 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
The Administrative Board shall appoint the Executive Director and may extend or end his term of office pursuant to Article 15c (3) and (4). It shall exercise disciplinary authority over the Executive Director.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 8 – point 1 a (new)
Article 8 – point 1 a (new)
1a. he/she shall establish the working arrangements between the GNSS Agency and the European Space Agency referred to in Article [15(1c)] of the [future GNSS Regulation] and submit them to the Administrative Board in accordance with Article 6(2)(ha);
Amendment 58 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 8 – point 3 a (new)
Article 8 – point 3 a (new)
3a. he/she shall draft a progress report on the implementation of the annual work programme for each meeting of the Administrative Board including, identically, the chapter drawn up by the Chairperson of the Security Identity Board in accordance with Article 11a(1)(c);
Amendment 59 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 8 – point 7
Article 8 – point 7
7. he/she shall ensure that the Agency, as the operator of the GSMC, is able to respond to instructions provided under Joint Action 2004/552/CFSP and in the role attributed to it in Article 6 of Decision No 1104/2011/EU;
Amendment 60 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 8 – point 7 a (new)
Article 8 – point 7 a (new)
7a. he/she shall circulate all relevant information, including on security issues, among the Agency’s constituent bodies;
Amendment 61 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 8 – point 7 b (new)
Article 8 – point 7 b (new)
7b. he/she shall notify the Commission of the Agency’s position on the potential technical and operational specifications for implementation of the systems development referred to in Article [13(3)(ca)] of the [future GNSS Regulation], including as regards the definition of future tasks and the design phase, in accordance with Article 13, and research activities in support of such development. He/she shall ensure that the Agency, during the phases of next generation development and deployment in the space sector, harnesses the expertise of the European Space Agency where necessary;
Amendment 62 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 8 a – paragraph 1
Article 8 a – paragraph 1
The multiannual programme of the Agency, referred to in Article 6(2)(a) lays down the actions that the Agency must perform during the period covered by the multiannual financial framework provided for in Article 312 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, including actions associated with international relations and the communication for which it is responsible. This programme shall determineestablish the overall programming strategy, stages, expected results, key performance areas and key performance indicators and the budgetary programming, including the human and financial resources assigned to each activity. It shall take into account the assessments referred to in Article 26.
Amendment 63 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 8 a – paragraph 2
Article 8 a – paragraph 2
Based on the multiannual work programme, the annual work programme referred to in Article 6(2)(b) lays down the actions that the Agency must perform during the coming year, including actions associated with international relations and the communication for which it is responsible. This programme shall determine the human and financial resources assigned to each activity. For information purposes, it shall include the tasks that the Commission has delegated, as required, to the Agency pursuant to Article [15(1)(d)] of the Regulation (future GNSS Regulation). The work programme shall include appropriate performance indicators which enable the results achieved to be effectively evaluated.’
Amendment 65 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 8 a – paragraph 3
Article 8 a – paragraph 3
The annual general report referred to in Article 8(f) shall record the implementation of the Agency work programmes.', including the implementation of the performance indicators referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. It shall also include a review of the progress made in the implementation of the management systems and the techniques referred to in Article [12(e)] of the [future GNSS Regulation].’
Amendment 66 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 10 – point c – footnote
Article 10 – point c – footnote
(7a) in Article 10(c), the footnote is replaced with: (1) Council Decision 2011/292/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information. Commission’s rules on security set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1).
Amendment 67 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(-a) In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. A Security Accreditation Board for European GNSS systems (hereinafter the ‘Security Accreditation Board’) shall be established within the Agency. In relation to the European GNSS systems, the Security Accreditation Board shall be the independent authority responsible for all the tasks of the security accreditation authority, as referred to in the relevant security rules applicable to the Council and the Commission.’
Amendment 68 #
2013/0022(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point -a a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point -a a
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(-aa) In Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The Security Accreditation Board shall perform the tasks entrusted to the Agency with regard to security accreditation under Article 16(a)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 and take ‘security accreditation decisions’ as provided for in the present Article, in particular on the examination and approval of security-related documents, and particularly system-specific security requirement statements (‘SSRS’ documents) and those applicable to the competent PRS authorities (‘CMS’ documents), approval of the security accreditation strategy and of satellite launches, the authorisation to operate the systems in their different configurations and for the various services, the authorisation to operate the ground stations and in particular the sensor stations located in third countries, as well as the authorisation to manufacture receivers containing PRS technology and their components.’
Amendment 33 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – introductory part
In the application of the principle of degressive proportionality provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the following principles shall be respected as far as possible:
Amendment 46 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3
Article 3
Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 210 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 210 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 11 Greece 210 Spain 547 France 748 Croatia 11 Italy 734 Cyprus 6 Latvia 87 Lithuania 119 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 219 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 210 Romania 321 Slovenia 87 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 736
Amendment 2 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Parliament’s estimates for 2014 put the overall budget at EUR 1 808 144 206,; with costs directly related to the 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0359. 2 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0048. 3 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0155. dispersion estimated at EUR 180 000 000hereas Parliament has no up-to-date figures for the costs incurred by each of its places of work;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 13 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the time incurred in 2011 due to the monthly travel to the four-day plenary part-sessionbetween Parliament’s Seat and its other places of work was 69 562 days for officials and other agents and 31 316 days for accredited parliamentary assistants, costing € 16 652 490 for officials and other agents and € 5 944 724 for accredited parliamentary assistants;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas these figures do not show the cost of travel by political group staff (estimated to be at least an extra EUR 5 million) or by staff from the other EU institutions attending part-sessions, nor do they take into account other dispersion-related costs, such as loss of working time, related overtime payments, extra costs incurred by staff, e.g. for babysitters, and the potential differences in MEPs’ travel costs (which totalled EUR 72 103 309 in 2012) arising from the different means of transport and routes that need to be used to get to either place of workinclude travel by political group staff;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Article 341 TFEU and Protocol 6 annexed to the Treaties establish that the seat of the institutions of the Union shall be determined by common accord of the governments of the Member States, that Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg where 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions, including the budget session, shall be held, that the periods of additional plenary sessions shall be held in Brussels, that its committees shall meet in Brussels, and that its General Secretariat and its departments shall remain in Luxembourg;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 341 TFEU and Protocol 6 annexed to the Treaties establish that the seats of the Union’s institutions shall be determined unanimously by the Member States, that Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg where 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions, including the budget session, shall be held, that the periods of additional plenary sessions shall be held in Brussels, that its committees shall meet in Brussels, and that its General Secretariat and its departments shall remain in Luxembourg;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Asks the Administration for an objective analysis of the savings that could be made if Parliament had only one pcosts generated by each place of work, including Parliament’s Seat; this analysis should relacte of work; asks that, in order to identify savings for greater efficiency, this should include not only structural coststo the structural costs both for the current period and for that of the forthcoming multiannual financial framework (buildings, maintenance and repair, security, insurance, energy, environmental impact, travel, logistics, restaurants, etc.) but also ancillary costs;travel, logistics, etc.):
Amendment 33 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the ECJ has stated that the location of the seat is not to hinder the well-functioning of Parliament; whereas it has further stated that there are disadvantages and costs engendered by the plurality of working locations, but also that any improvement of the current situation requires a Treaty change and, thus, the consent ofresponsibility for making any change lies neither with Parliament nor with the Court, but, rather, by exercising their exclusive power to determine the seats of the institutions, with the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
Paragraph C
Amendment 38 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees that Parliament would be more effective and cost-efficient if it were located in a single place; resolves, theConsiders that the way in which the European Parliament is organised forms part of a historical process and reflects a desire fore, to propose Treaty changes under Article 48 of the TEU. polycentrism between the seats of the European Union’s institutions and agencies;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises that, since Parliament has no power to choose its seat, this matter was determined by a unanimous decision of the Member States, as with the seats of the other institutions; recommends that any proposal for a change to Parliament’s seat should be subject to the same conditions of unanimity and should be discussed together with the seats of the institutions and agencies which were determined as a result of that agreement.
Amendment 45 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the structure of Parliament’s calendar (fixed during the Edinburgh Summit in 1992) predates all changes to its role arising from the adoption of the Treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon; whereas, under the Edinburgh compromise, it was determined that Parliament’s seat is Strasbourg - a decision subsequently incorporated into the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997 and the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)
Paragraph C a (new)
Ca. whereas Article 341 TFEU lays down that the seats of the institutions of the European Union are ‘determined by common accord of the governments of the Member States’.
Amendment 48 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the fact of geographical distance between the official seats of the co- legislative bodies – 435 km – isolates Parliament not only fromreflects a multi- centre approach to the question of the European Union’s seats; whereas media coverage of parliamentary business during part-sessions in Strasbourg is far greater than during Brussels mini- sessions, since the attention of one of the world’s largest international journalistic communities - and of the Council and, the Commission, but also fromand other stakeholders, such as NGOs, civil society organisations and Member State representations, and from one of the world’s largest international journalistic communities - is focused on a single institution;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C b (new)
Paragraph C b (new)
Cb. whereas the issue of the European Parliament’s seat can only be considered in the context of a debate on the seats of all the European institutions;
Amendment 55 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, according to figures acknowledged by Parliament’s Secretariat, the additional annual costs resulting from the geographic dispersion of Parliament have conservatively been estimated to range betweenbeen estimated at EUR 5169 million and EUR 204 million4, which is equivalent to between 15 % and 20 % of Parliament0.04% of the EU’s annual budget, while the environmental impact is also significant, with the CO2 emissions associated with the transfers to and from the three working locations estimated to amount to at least 19 000put at 4 199 tonnes5;
Amendment 57 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M – footnote 4
Recital M – footnote 4
Amendment 60 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M – footnote 5
Recital M – footnote 5
5 ‘European Parliament two-seat operation: Environmental costs, transport & energy’, report prepared by Eco-Logica Ltd. for the Greens/EFA, November 2007Figures provided by Parliament’s Secretary-General, ‘Replies and follow-up to the discharge for 2010’ (paragraph 28). .
Amendment 63 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 63 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the decision by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to draw up a report on the location of the seats of the European Union’s institutions;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas citizens of the EU – including the 1.27 million citizens whohave signed an on-line petition asking for a single seat – have repeatedly expressed their discontent with, which does not fulfil the criteria for the admissibility of signatures as laid down in the Rules of Procedure of the cEurrent arrangeopean Parliaments;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that Parliament should have the right to determine it, without prejudice to Parliament’s pown working arrangements, including the righters of internal organisation, it is for the Member States to decidtermine where and when it the European institutions shoulds its meeting have their seats;
Amendment 100 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 112 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the figures on the cost of the European Parliament’s three places of work to be perfectly objectively and transparently researched on the basis of verifiable data supplied by Parliament's Secretariat;
Amendment 114 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that any future decision by Parliament on its working arrangeTakes the view that the issue of the European Parliament’s must allow sufficient time for debate and reflection, as well as for an orderly transiseat can only be considered in the context of a debate on the seats of all the European institutions;
Amendment 117 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Respects the historic reasons for the location of its plenary sessions in Strasbourg and the Treaty requirements that necessitate the two-seat system; nevertheless insists that such an arrangement cannot continue in perpetuity and that Parliament itself must be able to state a preference for its future; single seat of the European Parliament to be established there within a system of three places of work; points out that polycentrism is the prime driver behind this arrangement, with EU agencies having been allocated to other Member States;
Amendment 144 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 156 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds the Committee on Constitutional Affairs that there is no restriction on Parliament’s right to organise its own work but that the matter of its seat remains fixed by the Treaties;
Amendment 159 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Asks that the figures cited in the report on the cost of Parliament’s places of work, and in particular the annual costs and the carbon footprint figures, should not be lifted directly from hostile campaign information but should be properly researched on the basis of verifiable data supplied by Parliament's Secretariat.
Amendment 33 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one of the aims of European Union energy policy – in a spirit of solidarity among the Member States, as part of the creation of the single market and in accordance with the need to conserve and improve the environment fight against climate change– is to promote the development of new and renewable energy sources;
Amendment 119 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasizes that the emergence of RES technologies and its distributed and decentralized nature initiated the creation of many citizen-owned energy production and distribution cooperatives and community schemes;
Amendment 214 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that RES must be fully integrated into the European internal energy market in all the Member States without delay and that in the long term they must take on stabilising functions and tasks within the system that have previously been performed by conventional energy sources; highlights that a genuine internal market would precisely allow to globally compensate RES intermittence and the uneven distribution of natural assets;
Amendment 233 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuating feed-in will necessitate reserves of conventional energy not previously available; recognises that the development of reserve capacity entails substantial costs and that, to make the development or retention of conventional reserves more commercially attractive, ita compensating input of conventional energy as wiell increasingly need to be promoted; rejects the concept of competition for subsidies and calls for the principles of the market economy to be applied to the design of the energy marketas energy efficiency improvements;
Amendment 245 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure; notes that, in certain Member States, supply security is being severely affected by the increased feed-in from RES; is concerned by the finding by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO- E) that 80% of all the bottlenecks in European energy grids relate directly or indirectly to feed-in from RES;
Amendment 298 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisationfor additional multistakeholder developments in the field of smart grids and meters standardisation; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers' side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 321 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved; highlights that where citizens own renewable production through cooperative or community owned models there is an increase in social acceptance, which is reducing planning time for implementation and promoting greater citizen understanding of the energy transition;
Amendment 344 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free global markets; underscores the need to do more to dismantle barriers to trade;such distortions are also unacceptable on the global market, and calls onfor the Commission not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologierespect of antidumping rules by all actors;
Amendment 365 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that Europe is in the vanguard when it comes to RES technology; emphasises that this is particularly due to the contribution of SMEhas to make efforts in its industrial and R&D capacity if it is to remain at the vanguard of RES technology; emphasises the role of SMEs in such efforts; stresses that only innovation, based on R&D, can secure Europe's leading position in RES technology markets;
Amendment 399 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of promotion mechanism; points out that this support has lead to healthy growth but that in some of thecases, such promotion systems arehave been unstable or very costly and that, in some cases, a considerable financial burden has been placed on consumers without their having had a choice in the matter; notes that, despite the subsidies, RES have managed to become competitive vis-à-vis conventional methods of energy production only in certain areas, e.g. where the geographical conditions favour them;
Amendment 410 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises that state influence has had the effects of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively highn retail energy pricing; Ppoints out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy poverty must be prevented and that industry's ability to compete must not be affected;
Amendment 440 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible but is convinced that good-practice guidelines are only a first step and that efforts need to be directed at winding down theadequately coordinating national support systems, although they must not be retrospectively; notes that abrupt amendedments or cancelled because that would send out disastrous signals toation of such support would be at the cost of visibility and certainty for investors;
Amendment 465 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology- neutral European market for renewables, in which producers will have to cover a pre- determined quota of their energy output from RES, and in which one of the ways of reaching that quota will be through the trading of certificates on a market established for that purpose; notes the evidence of experience in the Member States that, in order to ensure quotas are met, heavy fines must be imposed for failure to meet them;
Amendment 482 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 46 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes, broadly, the Communication and the accompanying Action Plan, which summarise the progress achieved so far and the challenges ahead for the completion of the internal energy market;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the trend of rising energy prices is likely to continue given its link to fuel prices, the impact of climate policy and the investments needed to maintainthat these prices are linked, in the case of gas, to the per-barrel oil price and, in the case of electricity, to the investments needed for new, more environmentally friendly production units, and are in both cases dependent on the maintenance and moderniseation of energy systems;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes, however, the need for a more effective mechanism for genuinely coordinating national energy policies, by analogy with the European Semester for economic and budgetary policies;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that vulnerable consumers must be protected and that, to that end, effective mechanisms must be put in place where they do not already exist, while distortions of the energy market are avoided;
Amendment 150 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the lack of full implementation of internal energy market legislation remains one of the main obstacles for the completion of this market;
Amendment 171 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that modernising the existing infrastructure, and building new, intelligent and flexible generation, transmission, distribution and storage infrastructure, is essential for a well-integrated and well- connected energy market, where supply at affordable prices is secured, where the potential for cogeneration and efficiency, and for exploiting renewable and unconventional energy sources, is fully exploited, and where no Member State remains isolated from the European gas and electricity networks;
Amendment 199 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses in this connection the importance of the Connecting Europe mechanism and regrets that this mechanism’s share of the energy budget is less than the amount proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 204 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the lack of open and non- discriminatory access to transmission infrastructure continues in some cases to hinder new entrants fromand very small producers, as well as self-producers producing an excess, from joining the network or indeed competing on the market on fair terms against incumbent companies;
Amendment 54 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Evaluations shall be carried out by experts that are functionally independent of the authorities responsible for operational programme implementation. All evaluations shall be made public in their entirety but may under no circumstances include information regarding the identity of individual beneficiaries.
Amendment 56 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. In processing personal data pursuant to this Articles 13-17, the managing authority as well as the beneficiaries and partner organisations shall comply with Directive 95/46/EC.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a In addition to the Fund, Member States must be given the possibility using voluntary co-financing arrangements.
Amendment 72 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Commission should bear in mind that the value of the coefficients set out in Annex IX is not apt for all products, and that further discussions must be held with a view to removing any legal uncertainty.
Amendment 100 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 5% limit set up in Article 3(4)d does not affect the Member States' freedom to arrange their own trajectory as to compliance with this prescribed share of conventional biofuels within the overall 10% target. As a consequence, the access to the market of the biofuels produced by the installations in operation before the end of 2013 remains fully open. Therefore this amending directive does not affect the legitimate expectations of the operators of such installations and does not compromise any investments already made.
Amendment 114 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The review and adaptation of this methodology should take into account the fact that undertakings have already made wholesale investments based on the current legislation;
Amendment 121 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Article 19(8) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7d(8) of Directive 98/70/EC include provisions for encouraging the cultivation of biofuels in severely degraded and heavily contaminated land as an interim measure for mitigating against indirect land-use change. These provisions are no longer adequate in their current form and need to be integrated in the approach laid out in this Directive to ensure that overall actions for minimising emission from indirect land-use change remain coherent. Support must nevertheless be provided for the use of degraded land to grow biofuels, where this does not cause any indirect land-use change.
Amendment 152 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7 a – paragraph 6
Article 7 a – paragraph 6
Fuel suppliers shall by 31 March each year report to the authority designated by the Member State, following procedures established with an eye to avoiding administrative burdens, the biofuel production pathways, volumes, and the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy, including the estimated indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex V. Member States shall report these data to the Commission.
Amendment 247 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/CE
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall propose to the European Parliament and the Council harmonised solutions to the problem of fraud and double counting arising from poor application of the criteria set out in point (e);
Amendment 248 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – subparagraph 3
The list of feedstock set out in Annex IX may be adapted to scientific and technical progress, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the accounting rules set out in this Directive. This review must take full account of the investments made by undertakings in compliance with the current legislation, and of their need to obtain a return on their investments. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 (b) concerning the list of feedstock set out in Annex IX'.
Amendment 289 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
The Commission shall, before 31 December 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing, on the basis of the best latest available scientific evidence, the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in limiting indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuel and bioliquids. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1st January 2021, an impact analysis on undertakings in the sector that have already made investments and a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d of Directive 2009/28/EC.
Amendment 159 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points out however that, according to the Commission among others, few industrial sectors are particularly vulnerable to carbon leakage, and considers that identifying these requires a detailed sectoral analysis; calls on the Commission to use such an approach in the near future, rather than a few quantitative criteria that are identical for all sectors of industry;
Amendment 160 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Emphasises that there is no single solution for industrial sectors that are vulnerable to carbon leakage, and that the nature of the product or the structure of the market are essential criteria for choosing between the tools available (free allocation of allowances, state aid or border adjustment measures);
Amendment 162 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that carbon price forecasts for the 2020 carbon market vary substantially, from €55/tCO2 as assumed in the Commission's calculations, up to €67/tCO2 on the basis of a 30% domestic reductions scenario; calls therefore regards the projections drawn up by the Commission as part of the carbon leakage risk assessment as relatively optimistic and unreliableon the European Commission to regularly reassess the list of industries considered to be exposed to significant risk of carbon leakage should the EU move to a 30% domestic target;
Amendment 177 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Expresses its concern that imports from countries with lower CO2 restrictions have been mainly responsible for a 47% increase in consumption-related CO2 emissions in the EU between 1990 and 2006; asks the Commission to assess whether such trends have continued under the ETS and might increase during the third implementation phase (20/30%); considers that, while this is independent of EU climate policies in general and the EU ETS in particular; considers that the EU should take measures to counteract such carbon consumption trends, and tackle carbon embedded in imports provided that they are fair and in compliance with WTO rules,; recalls the proposals made by the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 entitled ´International trade policy in the context of climate change imperatives´ (2010/2105(INI)) and consider they could help to encourage the EU's trading partners to join an international agreement;
Amendment 246 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex XVI – rows 8 a (new) and 8 b (new)
Annex XVI – rows 8 a (new) and 8 b (new)
From 74110000-3 to 74114000-1 Legal services Other services
Amendment 254 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Simplification is a central aim of Horizon 2020 which should be fully reflected in its design, rules, financial management and implementation. Horizon 2020 should aim to attract the strong participation of universities, research centres, industry and specifically SMEs and be open to new participants, as it– too few of which are involved in research programmes, despite the measures already in place – and should be open to new participants, notably from civil society. Horizon 2020 brings together the full range of research and innovation support in one common strategic framework, including a streamlined set of forms of support and uses rules for participation with principles applicable to all actions under the programme. Simpler funding rules should reduce the administrative costs for participation and will contribute to a reduction of financial errors.
Amendment 275 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and reinforcing public confidence in science, Horizon 2020 should favour an informed engagement of citizens and civil society on research and innovation matters by promoting science education, by making scientific knowledge more accessible, by engaging in consultation, by developing responsible research and innovation agendas that meet citizens' and civil society's concerns and expectations and by facilitating and supporting their participation in Horizon 2020 activities.
Amendment 343 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
Amendment 351 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) SMEs constitute a significantn essential source of innovation and growth in Europe. Therefore a strong participation of SMEs, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003, is needed in Horizon 2020. This should support the aims of the Small Business Act16.
Amendment 373 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to maintain a level playing field for all undertakings active in the internal market, funding provided by Horizon 2020 should be designed in accordance with state aid rules so as to ensure the effectiveness of public spending and prevent market distortions such as crowding-out of private funding, or creating ineffective market structures or preserving inefficient firms.
Amendment 440 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. In order to respond to unforeseen situations or new developments and needs, and to take into account the provisions of paragraph 3 of this article, the Commission may, following the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 as referred to in Article 26(1)(a) of this Regulation, within the annual budgetary procedure, and respecting in full the budgetary authority’s prerogatives, review the amounts set out for the priorities in paragraph 2 and the indicative breakdown by specific objectives within these priorities set out in Annex II and transfer appropriations between the priorities and specific objectives up to 10 % of the total initial allocation of each priority and up to 10 % of the initial indicative breakdown of each specific objective. This does not concern the amount set out for the direct actions of the Joint Research Centre in paragraph 2 or the contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology set out in paragraph 3.
Amendment 462 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. For the implementation of Horizon 2020, account shall be taken of advice and inputs provided by: advisory groups of independent, high level experts set up by the Commission; dialogue structures created under international science and technology agreements; forward looking activities; targeted public consultationactive consultations with representatives of civil society and particularly of target groups such as elderly people and people with disabilities; and transparent and interactive processes that ensure responsible research and innovation is supported.
Amendment 483 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to mathematics, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to cooperation with third countries, to responsible research and innovation including gender, and to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession and to facilitating cross-border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 540 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
All the research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020 shall comply with ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and, the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Amendment 543 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Particular attention shall be paid to the principle of proportionality, the right to privacy, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to the physical and mental integrity of a person, the right to non-discriminnot to be discriminated against on the basis of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and the need to ensure high levels of human health protection.
Amendment 632 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3, the Commission shall carry out evaluations and record the rate of participation by SMEs in the research programmes. Should the target rate of 15% not be achieved, the Commission shall examine the causes of this situation and shall propose, without delay, new measures for achieving the target.
Amendment 689 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Targeted actions with the objective of promoting cooperation with specific third countries or groups of third countries shall be implemented on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, taking into account their scientific and technological capabilities and market opportunities, and the expected impact. These actions shall include, in particular, research capacity building in developing countries and cooperation projects focusing on these countries’ specific needs in areas such as health – including research on neglected diseases – as well as agriculture, fisheries and the environment, and implemented in financial conditions adapted to their capacities.
Amendment 710 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
All the information and communication activities concerning Horizon 2020, including measures to communicate the results of the programme and information about the projects supported, must be made equally available in formats accessible to people with disabilities.
Amendment 779 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point d
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point d
(d) Research infrastructure shall, drawing on close ties with the EU’s financial instruments for cohesion, develop European research infrastructure for 2020 and beyond, foster their innovation potential and human capital, and complement this with the related Union policy and international cooperation.
Amendment 792 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies shall provide dedicated support for research, development and demonstration on ICT, nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and processing and space, space, transport, and smart cities and intelligent networks. Emphasis will be placed on interactions and convergence across and between the different technologies.
Amendment 892 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Radical breakthroughs with a transformative impact increasingly rely on intense collaboration across disciplines in science and technology (for instance, information and communication, biology, chemistry, mathematics, earth system sciences, material sciences, neuro- and cognitive sciences, social sciences or economics) and with the arts and humanities. This requires not only excellence in science and technology but also new attitudes and novel interactions between a broad range of players in research.
Amendment 946 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Research infrastructures are key determinants of Europe’s competitiveness across the full breadth of scientific domains and essential to science-based innovation. In many fields research is impossible without access to supercomputers, radiation sources for new materials, clean rooms for nanotechnologies, databases for genomics and social sciences, observatories for Earth sciences, broadband and high-speed broadband networks for transferring data, etc. Research infrastructures are necessary to carry out the research needed to address grand societal challenges — energy, climate change, bio-economy and lifelong health and wellbeing for all. They propel collaboration across borders and disciplines and create a seamless and open European space for online research. They promote mobility of people and ideas, bring together the best scientists from across Europe and the world and enhance scientific education. They drive excellence within the European research and innovation communities and can be outstanding showcases of science for society at large.
Amendment 956 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2
Further development and wider use of research infrastructures at Union level will make a significant contribution to development of the European Research Area. While the role of Member States remains central in developing and financing research infrastructures, the Union plays an important part in supporting infrastructure at Union level, fostering the emergence of new facilities in more remote regions, opening up broad access to national and European infrastructures, and making sure that regional, national, European and international policies are consistent and effective. It is not only necessary to avoid duplication of effort and to coordinate and rationalise use of the facilities, but also to pool resources so that the Union can also acquire and operate research infrastructures at world level.
Amendment 1020 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 20
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 20
Union level collaboration canshall also support trade opportunities through the development of European or international standards for new emerging products and services and technologies. That development of these standards would produce a positive dynamic emerged from consultation of all the sector’s stakeholders, both scientific and industrial. Activities in support of standardisation and interoperability, safety and pre-regulatory activities will be promoted.
Amendment 1025 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 1
ICT underpins innovation and competitiveness across a broad range of private and public markets and sectors, and enables scientific progress in all disciplines. Over the next decade, the transformative impact of digital technologies, ICT components, infrastructures and services will be increasingly visible in all areas of life. Unlimited computing, communication and data storage resources will be available to every citizen on the globe. Vast amounts of information and data will be generated by sensors, machines and information- enhanced products, making action at a distance a commonplace, enabling global deployment of business processes and sustainable production sites and bringing a wide range of services and applications. Many critical commercial and public services and all key processes of knowledge production in science, learning, business and the public sector will be provided, and thus made more accessible, through ICT. ICT will provide the critical infrastructure for production and business processes, communication and transactions. ICT will also be indispensable in contributing to key societal challenges , as well as societal processes such as community formation, consumer behaviour, and public governance, for example by means of social media.
Amendment 1262 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Supporting market-driven innovation to improve the framework conditions for innovation and, tackling the specific barriers preventing, in particular, the growth of innovative SMEs, and introducing an innovation clause enabling the selection of SMEs proposing innovative products.
Amendment 1264 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Promoting innovative public procurement procedures that allow technology transfer enterprises access to such procedures for the first time.
Amendment 1273 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
The cost of Union health and social care systems is rising with care and prevention measures in all ages increasingly expensive, the number of Europeans aged over 65 expected to nearly double from 85 million in 2008 to 151 million by 2060, and those over 80 to rise from 22 to 61 million in the same period. Reducing or containing these costs such that they do not become unsustainable depends in part on ensuring the lifelong health and wellbeing of all and therefore on the effective prevention, treatment and management of disease and disability. Effective management includes taking into account the additional costs generated by an environment inaccessible to people with disabilities.
Amendment 1296 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Infectious diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria), are a global concern, accounting for 41 % of the 1.5 billion disability adjusted life years worldwide, with 8 % of these in Europe. Emerging epidemics and the threat of increasing anti-microbial resistance must also be prepared for. This necessarily entails supporting research into forms of therapy that complement or offer an alternative to treatment with antibiotics, such as bacteriophage therapy or bacteriophage-based medicines.
Amendment 1307 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1308 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
The response depends on excellence in research to improve our fundamental understanding of health, disease, disability, development and ageing (including of life expectancy), and on the seamless and widespread translation of the resulting and existing knowledge into innovative, scalable and effective products, strategies, interventions and services. Furthermore, the pertinence of these challenges across Europe and in many cases, globally, demands a response characterised by long term and coordinated support for co- operation between excellent, multidisciplinary and multi-sector teams. To meet these challenges, success in innovation depends on the right balance between upstream research and support given to applications. Collaborative research complements exploratory research which is funded under the first pillar. Upstream collaborative research is a strategic tool that needs to be funded on an equal footing with clinical research to make Europe more competitive in the health sector.
Amendment 1309 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
The response depends on excellence in research to improve our fundamental understanding of health, disease, disabilityies and discrimination suffered by persons with disabilities as a result of inaccessible environments, development and ageing (including of life expectancy), and on the seamless and widespread translation of the resulting and existing knowledge into innovative, scalable and effective products, strategies, interventions and services. Furthermore, the pertinence of these challenges across Europe and in many cases, globally, demands a response characterised by long term and coordinated support for co- operation between excellent, multidisciplinary and multi-sector teams.
Amendment 1324 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
Successful efforts to prevent, manage, treat and cure disease, disability and reduced functionality are underpinned by the fundamental understanding of their determinants and causes, processes and impacts, including disability-related discrimination and existing barriers in the social environment, as well as factors underlying good health and wellbeing. Effective sharing of data and the linkage of these data with large scale cohort studies is also essential, as is the translation of research findings into the clinic, in particular through the conduct of clinical trials.
Amendment 1336 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1346 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including social and environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted livingunderstanding inequalities caused by the type, adequacy and quality of the care and treatment system available to persons with disabilities and the consequences thereof (e.g. loss of independence); studying policies and practices promoting the inclusion of the users concerned in defining care systems, active ageing, independent and assisted living for the elderly and diabled, particularly those requiring more intensive support;; individual empowerment for self- management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making andsuch as studies on European health systems and assessments of their effectiveness in meeting the needs of persons with disabilities, particularly as regards getting and keeping a job, dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1516 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on research, development and full scale demonstration of new grid technologies, including storage, systems and market designs to plan, monitor, control and safely operate interoperable networks in an open, decarbonised, climate resilient and competitive market, under normal and emergency conditions. Special attention shall be given to ‘intelligent grids’ in rural areas, which present specific challenges and require innovative technological advances.
Amendment 188 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) helping implement, follow up and assess the Small Business Act for Europe
Amendment 248 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) To strengthen programmes to enable and encourage SMEs, particularly micro- enterprises, to avail themselves of support services.
Amendment 278 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission mayshall support actions intended to develop new competitiveness strategiesstrategies to ensure the competitiveness and ongoing development of businesses, as well as actions to help implement the Small Business Act for Europe. Such actions may include the following:
Amendment 296 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) support for SME policy development and cooperation between policy makers, and between policy makers and SME organisations, particularly with a view to improving the ease-of-access to programmes and measures for SMEs.
Amendment 344 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall support actions which aim to facilitate and improve access to finance for SMEs in their start-up and growth phasesall phases of their life cycle, being complementary to the Member States' use of financial instruments for SMEs at national and regional level. In order to ensure complementarity, these actions will be closely coordinated with those undertaken in the framework of cohesion policy and at national level. Such actions shall aim to promote and stimulate the supply of both equity and debt finance.
Amendment 354 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Actions to improve access to markets and support services
Amendment 399 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the follow-up and assessment of the implementation of the Small Business Act and the ‘Think Small First’ approach.
Amendment 409 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Financial instruments under the Programme shall be operated with the aim of facilitating access to finance for growth- oriented SMEs and/or SMEs at any stage of their life cycle. The financial instruments shall include an equity facility and a loan guarantee facility.
Amendment 415 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The financial instruments for growth- oriented SMEs and/or SMEs at any stage in their life cycle may, where appropriate, be combined with other financial instruments established by Member States and their managing authorities in accordance with [Article 33(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/201X [New Regulation on Structural Funds]], and grants funded from the Union, including under this Regulation.
Amendment 561 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The public-interest entity shall appoint a statutory auditor or audit firm for an initial engagement that shall not be shorter than two years.
Amendment 199 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The EU Budget Review emphasised that the norm for projects with long-term commercial potential should be the use of Union funds in partnership with the financial and banking sectors, particularly the European Investment Bank (‘'EIB'’) and Member States‘ public financial institutions, but also with other international financial institutions and the private financial sector, including at national and regional level. The partnering arrangements need to emphasise the local knowledge and relationship between projects and financial intermediaries.
Amendment 331 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) promoting the interconnection and interoperability of national public services on-line as well as access to such networks, to be measured by the percentage of citizens and businesses using public services on-line and the availability of such services across borders. This should in turn help stimulate the demand for such services, as well as lower operating costs while maintaining employment in those public services.
Amendment 1 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on guidelines for trans-European telecommunicationsdigital networks and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC
Amendment 2 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) TelecommunicationsDigital networks and services are increasingly becoming internet-based infrastructures, with broadband networks and digital services closely interrelated. The internet is becoming the dominant platform for communication, services, and doingeducation, participating in social and political life, and business. Therefore, the trans-European availability of fastwidespread, fast, secure Internet access and digital services in the public interest is essential for social and economic growth, competitiveness, social inclusion and the Single Market.
Amendment 3 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) TelecommunicationsDigital networks and services are increasingly becoming internet-based infrastructures, with broadband networks and digital services closely interrelated. The internet is becoming the dominant platform for communication, services, and business. Therefore, the trans-European availability of fast Internet access and digital services in the public interest is essential for economic growth and the Single Market.
Amendment 4 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The development of broadband and high-speed broadband networks and digital services will reinforce the need for European technical standards. EU research and development programmes and increased monitoring of standardisation procedures are needed if the Union is to play a pivotal role in the telecommunications industry.
Amendment 8 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
With regard to digital service infrastructures, building blocks and digital services infrastructures with elements that can be used by other service providers shall take priority over other digital service infrastructures, since the former are a pre- conditionprovides a basis for the later to build on. Digital service infrastructures should, inter alia, create European added value and meet proven needs. They should be sufficiently mature for deployment, technically as well as operationally as proven in particular through successful piloting. They should be based on a concrete sustainability plan to ensure the long-term operation of core service platforms beyond the CEF. Financial assistance under this Regulation should therefore wherever possible be phased out over time and funding from sources other than the CEF should be mobilised.
Amendment 12 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The combination of new opportunities in infrastructure and new, innovatory and interoperable services should set in motion a virtuous circle by stimulating increasing demand for high- speed broadband to which, in commercial terms, it would be advisable to respond.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) There is a need to gather information and statistical data on the public works which are likely to be used, partly or completely, to install new- generation networks, and to set up a database for monitoring these works and the creation of a European register of telecommunications networks, where possible supplemented by similar information on energy and transport networks.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down guidelines for the timely deployment and interoperability of projects of common interest in the field of trans-European telecommunicationsdigital networks.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
"TelecommunicationsDigital networks" means broadband networks and digital service infrastructures.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) improvements in the daily life for citizens, businesses and governments at every level through the promotion of broadband networks, interconnection and interoperability of national, regional and local telecommunications networks as well as access to such networksopen and non-discriminatory access to such networks and digital inclusion, bearing in mind that the more sparsely populated and less developed regions must be included in and served with connections. In order to complete the single digital market, close cooperation and coordination of activities under the Connecting Europe Facility programme with the national and regional broadband actions shall be ensured.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Projects of common interest mayshall, as far as possible, be supported through horizontal actions.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) Financing shall be allocated taking into account the specific needs of the beneficiaries, in particular by balancing the division between subsidies and innovative financial instruments.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Building blocks essentialand mature digital service infrastructures containing technical models (such as an interoperable data model, a standard for, andccess rights or a networking model connecting all Member States) with demonstrable prospects of being used in, the development, deployment and operation of other digital service infrastructures as listed in the annex shall be given first priority for funding.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Second pPriority shall be given toalso to other digital service infrastructures in support of specific provisions of EU legislation and based on existing building blocksas listed in the annex (Section 1.2.).
Amendment 37 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(3a) As the core service platform is a pre- condition for establishing a digital service infrastructure, the support to core service platforms and their common building blocks shall take priority over generic services.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
The Union may establish contacts, discuss, exchange information and cooperate with public authorities or any other organisations in third countries to achieve any objective pursued by these guidelines. Among other objectives, this cooperation shall seek to promote the interoperability between telecommunicationsdigital networks in the Union and telecommunicationsdigital networks of third countries.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0299(COD)
1. On the basis of information received under Article 21 of the Regulation XXX establishing the CEF., Member States and, the Commission shall exchange information and best practices about the progress made with the implementation of these guidelines. A yearly overview of that information shall be sent to the European Parliament. Member States shall involve local regional authorities in the process.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall consult and be assisted by an Expert Group, composed of a representative of each Mmember State. In particular, the Expert Group shall assist the Commission in : (a) monitoring the implementation of these guidelines; (b) planning national plans or national strategies, where applicable; (c) undertaking measures to evaluate the implementation of the work programmes on a financial and technical level; (d) addressing existing or emerging project implementation problems; (e) mapping infrastructures, and exchanging information. The Expert Group may also consider any other issue relating to the development of the trans-European telecommunications networks. networks. In particular, the Expert Group shall assist the Commission in preparatory work prior to drawing up the annual and multiannual work programme and its revision referred to respectively in Article 17(1) and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU) No xxxx/xxxx establishing the Connecting. Europe Facility. To that end, the Expert Group shall engage in structured cooperation with those involved in the planning, development and management of telecommunications networks and services such as, inter alia, local and regional authorities, national regulatory authorities and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), internet access providers, public network administrators and component manufacturers. The Commission and the European Investment Bank shall pay particular attention to the Expert Group's observations and shall publicly justify any instances where such observations are not taken into account. The Commission shall inform the Expert Group, at each of its meetings, of the progress made in implementing the work programme.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) On 26 March 2010, the European Council welcomed the Commission's proposal to launch the strategy Europe 2020. One of the three priorities of Europe 2020 is smart growth through the development of an economy based on knowledge and innovation. Investments in telecommunications, notably broadband and high-speed broadband networks and digital service infrastructures, are a necessary condition for smart but also sustainable and inclusive economic growth of the Union.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) On 17 June 2010, the European Council endorsed the Digital Agenda for Europe and called upon all institutions to engage in its full implementation. The Digital Agenda aimsed to chart a course to maximise the social and economic potential of information and communication technologies, in particular through the deployment of high-speed broadband networks by seeking to ensure that by 2020 all Europeans have access to internet speeds of above 30 Mbps and 50% or more of European households subscribe to internet connections above 100 Mbps. The Digital Agenda aimsHowever, considering the fast evolution of technologies that lead to ever faster internet connexions, it is appropriate today, for all EU households, to target internet connexions above 100 Mbps or connexions that tend to 100 Mbps as much as possible, to establish a stable legal framework to stimulate investments in an open and competitive high speed internet infrastructure and in related services; a true single market for online content and services; active support for the digitisation of Europe's rich cultural heritage, and the promotion of internet access and take-up by all, especially through support of digital literacy and accessibility. In addition, Member States should implement operational national plans for high speed internet, targeting public funding on areas not fully served by private investments in internet infrastructures and promote deployment and usage of modern accessible online services.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – last paragraph
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – last paragraph
The Expert Group may also consider any other issue relating to the development of the trans-European telecommunicationsdigital networks.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) That report shall provide an evaluation of: (a) the progress achieved in the development, construction and commissioning of projects of common interest and, where relevant, delays in implementation and any other difficulties encountered; (b) the funds committed and disbursed by the Union for projects of common interest in accordance with Regulation (EU) No xxxx/xxxx of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, compared with the total value of funded projects of common interest.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Section 1 – first paragraph
Annex – Section 1 – first paragraph
Interventions in the area of digital service infrastructure generally rely on a two-layer architecture approach: core service platforms and generic services. As the core service platform is a pre-condition for establishing a digital service infrastructure, the support to core service platforms and their common building blocks shall take priority over generic services.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Section 1 – second paragraph
Annex – Section 1 – second paragraph
The core service platforms and their common building blocks address interoperability and security needs of projects of common interest. They are intended to enable digital interactions between public authorities and citizens, public authorities and businesses and organisations, or among public authorities of different Member States through standardised, cross-border, and user- friendly interaction platforms. Building block dDigital service infrastructures sthall take priority overt provide an integral part of other digital service infrastructures, since the former are a pre- condition foor that can serve as a model for new platforms, shall take priority over othe latterr digital service infrastructures. The generic services provide the connection to the core service platforms and enable the national added value services to use the core service platforms. They provide gateways between national services and core service platforms and allow national public authorities and organisations, businesses and/or citizens to access the core service platform for their cross-border transactions. The quality of the services and the support for stakeholders involved in cross-border transactions shall be assured. They shall support and stimulate take-up of core service platforms.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) On 17 June 2010, the European Council endorsed the Digital Agenda for Europe and called upon all institutions to engage in its full implementation. The Digital Agenda aims to chart a course to maximise the social and economic potential of information and communication technologies, in particular through the deployment of open broadband and high- speed broadband networks by seeking to ensure that by 2020 all Europeans have access to internet speeds of above 30 Mbps and 50% or more of European households subscribe to internet connections above 100 Mbps. The Digital Agenda aims to establish a stable legal framework to stimulate investments in an open and competitive high speed internet infrastructure and in related services; a true single market for interoperable online content and services; active support for the digitisation of Europe's rich cultural heritage, and the promotion of internet access and take-up by all, especially through support of digital literacy and accessibility. In addition, Member States should implement operational national plans for high speed internet, targeting public funding on areas not fully served by private investments in internet infrastructures and promote deployment and usage of modern accessible online services.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex – section 1 – point 2 – introductory part
2. Other digital service infrastructures a priori identified as eligible in accordance with Article 6.1 and 6.3:
Amendment 55 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 1 – point 2 – point f
Annex – section 1 – point 2 – point f
(f) Access to digital resources of European heritage: This refers to the core service platform based on the current Europeana portal. The platform will provide a singles the central access point to Europeana cultural heritage content at item level, a set of interface specifications to interact with the infrastructure (search for data, download data), support for the metadata adaptation and ingestion of new content, as well as information on conditions for reuse of the content accessible through the infrastructure.
Amendment 63 #
2011/0299(COD)
(ha) Deployment of infrastructures in public transport allowing the use of secure and interoperable mobile proximity services: the deployment of infrastructures in public transport allowing the use of secure and interoperable mobile proximity services will enable citizens, businesses and organisations to access a variety of innovative services in mobility across the Union.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0299(COD)
(hb) European Platform for Access to Educational Resources. The objective is to exploit the benefits of ICT in the field of education through Europe-wide access to shared educational material. Cost- effective access to and improved quality of educational material through peer-review would strengthen European cohesiveness by enabling contacts, cooperation and debates among students and in the academic world. It would serve as a backbone for cooperation between educational institutions facilitating the implementation of other Union programmes such as "Erasmus for All". It would improve access to education and enhance the position of the Union in the global academic realm.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Since public bodies have the authority to receive grants whilst innovative financial instruments are aimed more at private investors, particular care must be taken to allocate funds in a balanced way.
Amendment 72 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Local and regional authorities have an essential role to play in promoting an informed dialogue with the public, dealing with citizens’ preoccupations at their level and enabling cooperation between users and producers of innovations in ICT, at various levels of government and administration.
Amendment 74 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9 b) Implementation of the mechanism for interconnection in Europe must not prejudice the objectives of cohesion policy; application of the measures put forward must not entail any increase in red tape or the administrative burden; and there should be more information and clarification on how to use the new financial instruments and their leverage effect, together with a study of their effectiveness.
Amendment 80 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) By opening business opportuniStimulating job creation in the Union must be one of the main objectives, of the deployment of broadband networks and digital service infrastructures will stimulate job creation in the Union. Construction of. Particular attention must be paid to developing know-how and employment in the telecommunications and civil engineering industries. By providing investment opportunities, the deployment of broadband and high-speed broadband networks will also have an immediate effect on empnecessitate the develoypment in particular in civil engineering sectorof the technical skills required to use and maintain these infrastructures.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph b a (new)
(ba) Guarantee a safe, inclusive and positive online environment for children and young people
Amendment 82 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The development of broadband and high-speed broadband networks and digital services will reinforce the need for European technical standards. EU research and development programmes and increased monitoring of standardisation procedures are needed if the EU is to play a pivotal role in the telecommunications industry.
Amendment 85 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12 b) The combination of new opportunities in infrastructure and new, innovatory and interoperable services should set in motion a virtuous circle by stimulating increasing demand for high- speed broadband to which, in commercial terms, it would be advisable to respond.
Amendment 89 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) There is a need to gather information and statistical data on the public works which are likely to be used, partly or completely, to install new- generation networks, and to set up a database for monitoring these works and the creation of a European register of telecommunications networks, where possible supplemented by similar information on energy and transport networks.
Amendment 95 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Increasing and preserving access to Europe's rich and diverse cultural content and data held by public sector bodies, and opening them up for reuse in full respect of the right to privacy, personal data protection and copyright and related rights, will nurture creativity and spur innovation and entrepreneurship. Unhampered access to re-usable multilingual resources will help overcome language barriers, which undermine the internal market for online services and limit access to knowledge.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to take into account the developments in the areas of information and communication technologies, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the Annex to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The objective of this delegation is to address new technological and market developments, emerging political priorities or opportunities for exploiting synergies between different infrastructures, including with those in the fields of Transport and Energy. The scope of delegation is limited to modifying the description of projects of common interest, adding a project of common interest or removing an obsolete project of common interest according to pre-established, clear and transparent criteria.
Amendment 117 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) stimulate Europe-wide deployment of open, fast and ultra-fast broadband networks which, in turn, shall facilitate the development and deployment of trans- European digital services.
Amendment 118 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) facilitate sustainable deployment of trans-European digital service infrastructures, their interoperability and coordination at European level, their operation, maintenance and upgrading, as well as the development of synergies with other energy or transport infrastructures in order to reduce their overall cost.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) contribute to the creation of highly- qualified posts in the conception, construction, use and maintenance of the networks and the development of digital services, which will benefit European industry.
Amendment 127 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. "‘Broadband networks"’ means wired and wireless (including satellite) access networks, ancillary infrastructure and core networks capable of delivering very high -speed connectivity.
Amendment 141 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the deployment of ultra fast broadband networks ensuring the speed of data transmission of 100 Mbps and above;, as referred to in the sectoral objectives in the field of telecommunications networks set out in Article 4 (1)(c)(i) of Regulation (EU) No xxxx/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility1; __________________ 1 OJ L (...).
Amendment 143 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the deployment of ultra -fast open broadband networks ensuring the speed of data transmission of 100 Mbps and above;
Amendment 159 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) the impact on Europe’s technological expertise and the consequences for employment in the Member States.
Amendment 160 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(d b) the growth of information and communication technologies in industry in the EU on the basis of new equipment and services requirements.
Amendment 161 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(d c) measures to stimulate demand for increasing speeds both by developing and providing innovative, interoperable digital services and by improving accessibility by means of an increase in the digital competence of disadvantaged groups, thus ensuring that all EU citizens can benefit from such projects of common interest.
Amendment 163 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest set out in the Annex shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 2 and shall take into account the priorities set out in Article 4.
Amendment 171 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Union mayshould, as far as possible, facilitate the implementation of the projects of common interest through regulatory measures, where appropriate, through coordination, through support measures and through financial support to stimulate their deployment and take-up, as well as public and private investment.
Amendment 174 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Financing shall be allocated taking into account the specific needs of the beneficiaries, in particular by balancing the division between subsidies and innovative financial instruments.
Amendment 178 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) new technological andor market developments; or
Amendment 179 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
(a a) the development and results of an ongoing project;
Amendment 181 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – point b
Amendment 182 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The Commission shall ensure that these modifications do not lead to legal uncertainty for the actors involved in implementation of the project in question.
Amendment 184 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point a
Amendment 187 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of information received under Article 21 of the Regulation XXX establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, Member States and, the Commission and the European Parliament shall exchange information about the progress made with the implementation of these guidelines.
Amendment 190 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be assisted by an Expert Group, compoas sedt of a representative of each Member Stateut in Article 7(a), for monitoring of the implementation of these guidelines, assisting in the planning through the national strategies for high speed internet and mapping of infrastructures, and exchanging information. The Expert Group may also consider any other issue relating to the development of the trans-European telecommunication networks.
Amendment 195 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 203 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point a
Annex 1 – section 1 – point a
(a) Innovative management, mapping & services. Technical assistance measures, where necessary for deployment and governance, shall include project and investment planning and feasibility studies, in support of investment measures and financial instruments. Mapping of pan- European broadband infrastructure will develop an on-going detailed physical surveying and documentation of relevant sites, analysis of rights of way, assessments of potential for upgrading existing facilities, etc. ItThe procedure may be based on Article 12.4 of Directive 2002/21/EC (the common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services) and should follow the principles of the Directive 2007/2/EC (of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community (the INSPIRE Directive) and related standardisation activities. Technical assistance measures may also support replication of successful investment and deployment models.
Amendment 208 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2
Investment in broadband infrastructure has been undertaken predominantly by private investors and it is expected that this will remain the case. However, the achievement of the Digital Agenda targets will require investment in areas for which there is not a clear business case or where a business case may need to be enhanced within the time frame of the targets. The following types of areas can be characterizsed on the basis of the likely investment, bearing in mind that support for the planned deployment must ultimately be determined by the relevant geographical situation:
Amendment 221 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 5
High density/urban areas – with the exception of some low income regions - are typically well served with medium to fast speed connections, often provided by competitive offerings of cable and telecom operators. Yet because of this relatively satisfactory situation the market incentives to invest in very high speed networks such as fibre to the home are limited. Thus financial support may be also envisaged to investments in urban areas with dense populations which do not attract sufficient investment despite societal benefits it would generate, provided that it is in full compliance with Articles 101, 102 and 106 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as, if relevant, with the Community Guidelines for the application of state aid rules in relation to rapid deployment of open broadband networks.
Amendment 225 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 7
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 7
The classification of regions to the above categories is indicatively provided by the map below. It should be noted that regions can contain areas of highly divergent population density.
Amendment 234 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 9 – point a
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 9 – point a
(a) Support investments in open broadband networks capable of achieving the Digital Agenda 2020 target of universal coverage at 30Mbps; or
Amendment 240 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 9 – point b
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) Support investments in open, super- fast broadband networks capable of achieving the Digital Agenda 2020 target and of having at least 50% of households subscribing to speeds above 100Mbps;
Amendment 253 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 13 – point a
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 13 – point a
(a) Telecom operators (incumbent, whether investing directly or through a subsidiary or new-entrant) launching investments in fast and ultra fast broadband networks and guaranteeing conditions for accessibility for other operators, in compliance with Directive 2002/21/EC.
Amendment 270 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 8
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 8
Interoperable electronic identification and authentication across Europe. A set of connected and secured authentication servers and protocols that ensure interoperability of the variety of authentication and identification and authorization systems that exist in Europe will be deployed. This platform will enable citizens and businesses to access online services when needed for example to study, work, travel, get health care or do business abroad. ItThis portability of personal data must be accompanied by effective protection of such data. The platform will constitute the core layer for all those digital services for which electronic identification and authentication are needed: e.g. electronic procurement, online health services, standardised business reporting, electronic exchange of judicial information, trans-European online company registration, e-Government services for businesses, including communication between business registers relating to cross-border mergers and foreign branches. This platform may also use resources and tools of the multilingual core platform.
Amendment 277 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 14
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 14
This digital service infrastructure will enable access for re-use to disclosable information held by the public sector in the EU, in accordance with the rules on privacy and the protection of personal data.
Amendment 242 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The CFP must promote a high level of employment in the fishing and aquaculture industry, improve the working conditions of fishermen and fish farmers, guaranteeing them an adequate level of social protection and ensuring fair and equitable competition with third countries and between the EU Member States in practical terms, and preventing distortions of competition based on excessive disparities in labour costs. In this respect, the common fisheries policy determines the conditions with a view to harmonisation of the social legislation applicable to marine workers, on the basis, in particular, of ILO Convention No 188 and the Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F).
Amendment 265 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002, and then at the Nagoya summit in 2010, the Union and its Member States committed to act against the continued decline of many fish stocks. Therefore, the Union should improve its Common Fisheries Policy to ensure that as a matter of priority exploitation levels of marine biological resources stocks are restored and maintained at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015 in the case of stocks for which that is possible and, proceeding in stages, at the latest by 2020. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 276 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Common Fisheries Policy should contribute to the protection of the marine environment and in particular to the objectives of the Habitats, Wild Birds and Natura 2000 Directives and to the achievement of good environmental status by 2020 the latest as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive).
Amendment 319 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Marine biological resources around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should continue to be especially protected since they contribute to the preservation of the local economy of these islands, having regard to the structural, social and economic situation of those islands. The limitation of certain fishing activities in those waters to fishing vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should therefore be maintained; this special protection regime should also be extended to the waters of the French Antilles, Guiana and Reunion, whose situation is identical to that of the aforementioned outermost regions.
Amendment 321 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) It is necessary to support the development of the key sectors in which the outermost regions possess potential for specialisation and strong comparative advantages, for example fisheries and aquaculture. In order to implement a regionalised common fisheries policy it will be necessary to recognise their special status and to apply Articles 349 and 355(1) TFEU.
Amendment 329 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Multi-annual plans should where possible cover multiple stocks where those stocks are jointly exploited. The multiannual plans should establish the basis for fixing fishing opportunities and quantifiable targets for the sustainable exploitation of stocks and marine ecosystems concerned, defining clear timeframes and safeguard mechanisms for unforeseen developments. Multiannual plans should also be governed by precisely defined management objectives in order to contribute to the sustainable exploitation of the stocks and marine ecosystems concerned. These plans should be adopted in consultation with operators in the fishing industry and scientists as well as institutional partners when the management scenarios can have a socioeconomic impact on the regions concerned.
Amendment 344 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Measures are needed to reduce and eliminate the current high levels of unwanted catches and discardsignificantly reduce levels of unwanted catches and discards, taking account of the specificities of each fishery and on the basis of prior assessments to analyse the causes of discards and the socioeconomic and environmental impact of the proposed measures. Indeed, unwanted catches and discards constitute a substantial waste and may affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and marine ecosystems as well as the financial viability of fisheries. An obligation to land all catchePlans to reduce discards of managed stocks caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels should be established and gradually implemented, encouraging greater selectiveness in fishing gear.
Amendment 351 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 399 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 423 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 512 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) Guidelines on the social dimension of the common fisheries and aquaculture policy should be laid down in order to place human beings at the centre of the policy and to equip the Union with minimum social rules for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors with a view, in particular, to harmonising within the Union security conditions and living and working conditions and guaranteeing training and access to the profession.
Amendment 524 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) There is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, and a call for simplification in support of better management of production and marketing activities of the sector; the Common Market Organisation for fishery and aquaculture products should ensure a level- playing field for all fishing and aquaculture products marketed in the Union, whether originating in the Union or in third countries, and should enable consumers to make better informed choices and support responsible consumption, and should improve the economic knowledge and understanding of the Union markets along the supply chaiconsumption.
Amendment 558 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) In order to take into account the specificities of the outermost regions, it is appropriate to provide for the establishment of an Advisory Council for those regions.
Amendment 636 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure, by 2015, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species abovet, or restore them to, levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield. by 2015 in the case of stocks for which this is possible, and, gradually, by 2020 at the latest. This objective shall be stated in the multiannual plans.
Amendment 666 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4
4. The Common Fisheries Policy shall integrate the Union environmental legislation requirementsrequirements of all Union legislation, including environmental and social legislation, and shall ensure that its policy is consistent with the other policies of the European Union, particularly on development, health and consumer protection.
Amendment 694 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) eliminatesignificantly reduce the levels of unwanted catches of commercial stocks and gradually ensure that all catches of such stocks are landed, where technically possible, eliminate them;
Amendment 747 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities, seeking in particular to improve their working conditions and harmonise the guarantees provided within the Union with regard to remuneration, social protection and training;
Amendment 771 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) encourage the promotion of employment and the development of human resources to facilitate a high and sustainable level of employment and combat exclusion;
Amendment 810 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) broad involvement of stakeholders, in particular through the regional Advisory Councils, at all stages from conception to implementation of the measures;
Amendment 853 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
– ‘maximum sustainable yield’ means the maximum catch that may be taken continuously from a fish stock indefinitely(on average) under average environmental conditions without significantly affecting the reproduction process;
Amendment 875 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
– ‘ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management’ means an approach ensuring that benefits from living aquatic resources are high while the direct and indirect impacts of fishing operations on marine ecosystems are low and not detrimental to the future functioning, diversity and integrand multiple without jeopardising opportunities for future generations to derive benefit from the whole range of advantages afforded by the marine environment. The ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management seeks to take account of the fruit of the interaction between biotic, abiotic and human components, within the limitys of those ecosystems;existing knowledge and uncertainties.
Amendment 924 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 17
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 17
Amendment 1032 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the waters situated in the exclusive economic zones of Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Réunion, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those islands. Such restrictions shall not apply to Union vessels that traditionally fish in those waters, in so far as those vessels do not exceed the fishing effort traditionally exerted. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 1095 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) adopting measures concerning the obligation to land all catcheswhich make it possible to significantly reduce or gradually eliminate unwanted catches, where this is possible on the basis of the specific characteristics of each fishery;
Amendment 1262 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 10 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adapguarantee the sustainable exploitations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting in a fishing mortality rstocks in accordance with the objectives as regards maximum sustainable yield, by 2015 if possible and gradually by 2020 ate that restores and maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015e latest. They shall also set discard reduction targets set for each fishery as part of discard management plans.
Amendment 1325 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) technical measures including measures concerning the eliminareduction of unwanted catches and, where possible, the gradual elimination of discards, under the terms of discard management plans;
Amendment 1384 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 12 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 12 – paragraph 1
1. In special areas of conservation within the meaning of Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC, of Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC andspecial protection areas within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and marine protected areas within the meaning of Article 13(4) of Directive 2008/56/EC, fishing activities shall be conducted by Member States in such a way so as to alleviate the impact from fishing activities in such special areas of conservation, in accordance with the rules in force provided for by this Regulation. Member States shall be guided by a common European approach to fisheries management in Natura 2000 areas in order to ensure fair treatment of the various vessels operating in European Union waters. This common European approach shall incorporate a method to use in analysing risks arising from fishing in Natura 2000 areas and risks to the habitats and species for which the areas have been designated, shall facilitate access to the information on sea fisheries which is required for the use of this analysis (irrespective of flag flown) and shall lay down the procedures for consulting stakeholders by means of the ordinary legislative procedure, after consulting the regional Advisory Councils.
Amendment 1425 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall perform a socioeconomic impact assessment of the proposed measures.
Amendment 1478 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1531 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. On the basis of the opinions of the STECF and of the regional Advisory Councils concerned and of the conclusions of impact assessments to analyse the causes of unwanted catches, the European Parliament and the Council shall set objectives with the aim of significantly reducing unwanted catches from managed commercial stocks and, where appropriate in the corresponding managed fisheries, ensuring that all unwanted catches from these stocks are gradually eliminated, taking account of the specificities of each fishery. These objectives may figure in multiannual plans established for each fishery or regional zone.
Amendment 1536 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1573 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that all catches by Union fishing vessels flying their flag are equipped to ensure full documentation of all fishing and processing activities for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the obligation to land all catchesfrom stocks subject to catch quotas are precisely recorded and documented.
Amendment 1703 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20
Part 3 – article 20
Amendment 1762 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 24
Part 3 – article 24
Amendment 1800 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27
Part 4 – article 27
Amendment 1855 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28
Part 4 – article 28
Allocation of transferable fishing 1. A transferable fishing concession shall establish an entitlement to use the individual fishing opportunities allocated in accordance with Article 29(1). 2. Each Member State shall allocate transferable fishing concessions on the basis of transparent criteria, for each stock or group of stocks for which fishing opportunities are allocated in accordance with Article 16, excluding fishing opportunities obtained under sustainable fisheries agreements. 3. For the allocation of transferable fishing concessions pertaining to mixed fisheries, Member States shall take account of the likely catch composition of vessels participating in such fisheries. 4. Transferable fishing concessions may only be allocated by a Member State to an owner of a fishing vessel flying the flag of that Member State, or to legal or natural persons for the purpose of being used on such a vessel. Transferable fishing concessions may be pooled together for collective management by legal or natural persons or recognized producer organisations. Member States may limit eligibility for receiving transferable fishing concessions on the basis of transparent and objective criteria. 5. Member States may limit the period of validity of transferable fishing concessions to a period of at least 15 years, for the purpose of reallocating such concessions. Where Member States have not limited the period of validity of the transferable fishing concessions, they may recall such concessions with a notice of at least 15 years. 6. Member States may recall transferable fishing concessions with a shorter notice in the event of an established serious infringement committed by the holder of the concessions. Such recalls shall be operated in a manner which gives full effect to the Common Fisheries Policy, the proportionality principle and, whenever necessary, with immediate effect. 7. Notwithstanding paragraph 5 and 6, Member States may recall transferable fishing concessions that have not been used on a fishing vessel for a period of three consecutive years.rticle 28 deleted concessions
Amendment 1914 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29
Part 4 – article 29
Amendment 1955 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 30
Part 4 – article 30
Amendment 1970 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31
Part 4 – article 31
Amendment 2041 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Measures to adjust fishing capacity shall be diverse in nature and not limited to a reduction in the number of vessels in a fleet.
Amendment 2103 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The conservation, management and sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources must be based on the best fish-stock data and the best environmental, technical and socio- economic knowledge. To this end, Member States shall collect biological, technical, environmental and socio- economic data necessary for ecosystem based fisheries management, manage them and make them available to end users of scientific data, including bodies designated by the Commission. Those data shall in particular enable the assessment of:
Amendment 2149 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 a (new)
Part 6 – article 37 a (new)
Article 37a Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) 1. The STECF shall be consulted at regular intervals on matters pertaining to the conservation and management of marine biological resources, including biological, economic, environmental, social and technical considerations. 2. The Commission shall take into account the opinion of the STECF when presenting proposals on fisheries management under this Regulation.
Amendment 2206 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Union shall conclude bilateral fisheries agreements in the mutual interest of the Union and of partner third countries, with the objective of ensuring sustainable exploitation of the stocks of target species. Such agreements shall contribute to maintaining the activity of European fishing fleets operating under these agreements and shall aim to obtain an appropriate share of the available surplus, fully commensurate with the interests and needs of the European fleets concerned.
Amendment 2353 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 a (new)
Part 8 a (new)
PART VIII a SOCIAL PROVISIONS Title I Objectives The Commission shall, by 2013, establish voluntary guidelines regarding joint priorities and objectives for the development of socially sustainable fishery and aquaculture activities. It is essential to ensure a human element at the core of the common policy. These guidelines shall seek to: (a) guarantee the safety of fishermen and fish farmers in the exercise of their professional activities; (b) promote minimal social rules applicable to the entire EU fleet and to third coutnry fleets operating in EU waters; (c) improve on-board living and working conditions for seafarers; (d) perpetuate and develop direct and indirect employment in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, both upstream and downstream; (e) make fishery and fish farming more attractive in career terms and ensure the recruitment of successive generations to these professions; (f) provide fishermen and fish farmers with initial and ongoing training in line with developments in the field; (g) encourage mobility of young trainees; (h) conserve expertise and facilitate the dissemination thereof; (i) recognise the role of women and encourage them to enter these professions.
Amendment 2376 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 9 – article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Part 9 – article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) cope with structural market fluctuation by means of a tailored storage mechanism for fishery products and a stabilisation mechanism or specific arrangements for aquaculture products in the event of a serious crisis.
Amendment 2497 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 53 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 12 – article 53 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Prior to any proposal for a management measure falling within the field of responsibility of a given Advisory Council the Commission shall consult that Council.
Amendment 2499 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 53 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Part 12 – article 53 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(2b) The Commission must take due account of the Advisory Councils’ opinions and must publish, within a reasonable time, an objective analytical justification of any decision that is at odds with such an opinion.
Amendment 314 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure the achievement of the Union's target of 20% primary energy savings by 2020, taking into account the energy intensity indicator, and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
Amendment 347 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
2a. ‘energy intensity’ means energy consumption in relation to an economic activity indicator such as GDP ;
Amendment 362 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
4. 'public bodies' means 'contracting authorities' as defined in Article 1(9) of Directive 2004/18/EC;1; - ‘public authorities’ means the State, regional or local authorities, or associations formed by one or several of such authorities. - ‘bodies governed by public law’, i.e. any body: a) established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character, b) having legal personality, and c) financed, for the most part, by the State, regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law, or subject to management supervision by those bodies, or having an administrative, managerial or supervisory board, more than half of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities, or by other bodies governed by public law; ________________ 1 Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114)
Amendment 371 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5
Article 2 – point 5
5. 'energy management systemtrategy' means a set of interrelated or interacting elements of a plan which sets an energy efficiency objective and a strategy to achieve that objective;
Amendment 381 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
11. 'energy service provider' means a natural or legal person who delivers energy services or other energy efficiency improvement measures in a final customer's facility or premises, including landlords of buildings with communal heating;
Amendment 384 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11 a (new)
Article 2 – point 11 a (new)
11a. 'energy consumption modulation programmes’ means a set of measures to reduce energy consumption temporarily in response to energy supply conditions. Energy consumption modulation allows cooperation between the energy supplier and user for the purpose of encouraging a reduction in consumption in energy peak situations or improving the efficiency of the energy value chain;
Amendment 410 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Amendment 449 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set a national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting these targets, they shall take into account the Union’s target of 20 % energy savings, the energy intensity ratio, the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy saving targets adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/32/EC and other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union level.
Amendment 516 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 562 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall support bodies governed by public law to undertake the renovation of 3% of the total floor area they own each year.
Amendment 914 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided with individual meters that accurately measure, and allow to make availablereadings to be taken of, their actual energy consumption and provide information on actual time of use, in accordance with Annex VI, without such customers, and particularly the most vulnerable among them, being disadvantaged by any additional charges, and with due regard to the European framework of rules on personal data protection.
Amendment 993 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the obligations resulting from Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC with regard to billing, Member States shall ensure, not later than 1 January 2015on the basis of national plans for the roll-out of smart meters drawn up pursuant to Directive 2009/72/EC, that billing is accurate and based on actual consumption, for all the sectors covered by the present Directive, including energy distributors, distribution system operators and retail energy sales companies, in accordance with the minimum frequency set out in Annex VI(2.1). Appropriate information shall be made available with the bill to provide final customers with a comprehensive account of current energy costs, in accordance with Annex VI(2.2).
Amendment 1010 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall require that if requested by final customers, information on their energy billing and historical consumption is made available to an energy service provider or other third party designated by the final customer.
Amendment 1108 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure, after a cost- benefit analysis, that all new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW:
Amendment 1339 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that national energy regulatory authorities encourage the management of energy demand (demand response) in local or regional wholesale markets.
Amendment 1357 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure the removal of those incentives in transmission and distribution tariffs that unnecessarily increase the volume of distributed or transmitted energy and promote measures to encourage end user participation in energy markets, particularly through energy consumption modulation programmes. In this respect, in accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Member States may impose public service obligations relating to energy efficiency on undertakings operating in the electricity and gas sectors.
Amendment 1394 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the appropriate steps to ensure that high-efficiency cogeneration operators and energy consumption modulation programme aggregators can offer balancing services and other operational services at the level of transmission system operators or distribution system operators where this is consistent with the mode of operation of the high-efficiency cogeneration installation. Transmission system operators and distribution system operators shall ensure that such services are part of a services bidding process which is transparent and open to scrutiny.
Amendment 1405 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In the context of the future national action plans on the deployment of smart grids, Member States should explain in detail how energy consumption modulation programmes could be integrated into energy markets, particularly at local and regional level, and give details on the deployment of technologies facilitating the connection of buildings and industrial sites to the energy network.
Amendment 1408 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. With a view to achieving a high level of technical competence, objectivity and reliability, Member States shall ensure that, by 1 January 2014, certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes are available for providers of energy services, energy audits and energy efficiency improvement measures, including for installers of building elements as defined in Article 2(9) of Directive 2010/31/EU. These certification or qualification schemes are detailed in Annex XIIIa.
Amendment 1451 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) legal and, regulatory and fiscal provisions, and administrative practices, regarding public purchasing and annual budgeting and accounting, with a view to ensuring that individual public bodies are not deterred from making efficiency-improving investments.
Amendment 1799 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex XIII a (new)
Annex XIII a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the promotion of broadband roll-out is key to boost innovation and to entail a major creation of employment in the European Union,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is essential to bridge the digital divide and achieve broadband for all across the EU for European added value, especially with regard to remote and rural areas, in order to ensure social and territorial cohesion,
Amendment 27 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the Digital Agenda broadband targets will only be achieved with broadband as a part of Universal Services and encourages the Commission to quickly review the scope of universal services in this respect;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to promote new skills and competencies to provide innovative services and to adapt to the technological change;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that new high speed networks are needed to foster the EU's international competitiveness and to create quality employment;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls upon the Commission to safeguard the neutrality of the Internet against discriminatory traffic management and to promote the ability of end-users to access and distribute information and run applications and services of their choice by providing Member States with specific guidance on the implementation of the new Telecom rules;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that broadband services are key to the competitiveness of EU industry and greatly contribute to EU economic growth and quality employment;
Amendment 107 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasizes that regulatory measures taken by Members States regarding the imposition of functional separation, should only be taken as an exceptional measure after an analysis of the expected impact on the regulatory authority, the undertaking, in particular its workforce and its incentives to invest in its network; this impact assessment should be discussed with all stakeholders, including the representatives of the workforce;
Amendment 164 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on Member States and industry to empower people to develop new skills through comprehensive re-skilling and training programmes and to accompany technological change by active labour market policies;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to ensure security of supply for Europe’s power generation stock by, in particular, developing an industrial policy which promotes long- term investment in the means of electricity production in the EU; calls, in this respect, on the Commission to consider establishing a complementary market mechanism to more effectively ensure a balance between electricity supply and demand, based on a requirement for European producers to have production capacities corresponding to their client portfolios;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to draw up without delay a detailed time frame for monitoring implementation of this strategy and to present an annual progress report; considers, furthermore, that the effectiveness of these guidelines and initiatives should be reassessed every year by the Commission in order to identify any problems that have arisen during their implementation and lay down additional objectives with a view to ensuring that EU industrial policy is always at the forefront of progress;
Amendment 181 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Suggests that thought also be given to other forms of funding to support the development of innovative technologies by bringing together various stakeholders at different levels (European, national and local), as well as to making use of a range of tools including public-private partnerships and risk capital;
Amendment 189 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative and environmental products, and calls for similar target setting in the EU and for innovation to be included as an award criterion, so as to make it easier for SMEs to gain access to public procurement;
Amendment 269 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is convinced that industry needs an energy policy focused on the long term which guarantees appropriate energy prices and security of supply, allows manufacturing to take place without the release of gases damaging to the climate, and prevents carbon leakage; points out that the internal energy market is an asset when it comes to switching to low-carbon production and supply, and that the network infrastructure must therefore be renewed and extended, and smart grids promoted; stresses also that it is necessary to take into account the competitive advantages of other (digital and transport) network infrastructure if a strategy is adopted to make them as modern and efficient as possible;
Amendment 315 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
- studying the new needs created in terms of employment and qualifications by the development of jobs in the green economy with a view to responding to them by means of appropriate training;
Amendment 359 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for efforts to be stepped up with a view to creating without delay a Community patent in order to improve the framework conditions for industrial property rights, implementing a reform of standardisation methods and bringing about international standardisation in order to safeguard technological leadership; calls for emphasis to be placed on the principle of interoperability and on an open and transparent process of development of standards;
Amendment 370 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the establishment of a task force on restructuring operations and a stronger role for the European structural funds in restructuring processes so that employees and firms can be offered a future; calls for research and development in furtherance of conversion processes to be intensified in order to assist workers in moving to other sectors where new job prospects exist;
Amendment 389 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
• to increase SMEs’ participation in the framework programmes for research and development, by simplifying the relevant procedures and putting in place a more effective information and support system at local level;
Amendment 395 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new)
• to ensure greater convergence between supply and demand in respect of patents, in particular for SMEs, and to reduce the cost of access to standards for SMEs;
Amendment 462 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
• a particular focus on the key European industries – e.g. the automotive industry, renewable energies, aviation, chemicals, information and communication technologies, food and the creative industries,
Amendment 469 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 a (new)
• emphasis to be placed on the complementary nature of different types of cross-cutting technology, and on the convergences between the sectors concerned that have been made possible by the transition to a digital economy;
Amendment 480 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that European industry, which profits from these political efforts and the favourable framework conditions, should assume more responsibility for sustainable growth and employment in Europe, devise policies to reduce its own carbon cost by means of employee involvement and work on innovation and logistics; believes that industry should enter into clear voluntary commitments to invest in Europe, sustain its own research efforts, contribute to a new culture of qualifications, develop even more innovative, sustainable products and processes, and enter wherever possible into strategic partnerships in Europe;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance, for the further development of cross-border e-commerce, of establishing a coherent EU-wide framework for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in respect of both physical and virtual goods; stepping-up the fight against illegal and counterfeit goods and services; and raising awareness of these issues among European consumers;
Amendment 72 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Ensuring the optimal and productive use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by identifying best practices and encouraging information sharing, as well as the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services, and most appropriate in accordance with Article 5 of Directive2002/20/EC.
Amendment 75 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) While technologically still in development, so-called "cognitive technologies" could already be further explored and even implemented through geolocalised information of spectrum usage, which could ideally be mapped in the inventory.
Amendment 92 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms, with the aim of avoiding harmful interference or disturbance to existing and future spectrum use. Moreover, the direct cost of resolving interference issues and migration costs to enable the Digital Dividend should not be borne by the broadcasting industry nor by the EU citizens or should be adequately compensated.
Amendment 98 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) According to multiple converging studies, mobile data traffic is increasing rapidly and is currently being doubled every year. With this pace, which is likely to continue in the next coming years, mobile data traffic will have increased nearly 40 times from 2009 to 2014. In order to manage this exponential growth, a number of actions will be required by regulators and market players including increased spectrum efficiency across the board, possible further harmonised spectrum allocations for wireless broadband, and traffic offload onto other networks via multi-mode devices.
Amendment 122 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Wireless access systems operating under general authorisations, including radio local area networks, are outgrowing their current allocations on a licence- exempt basis at 2.4GHz and 5GHz. In order to accommodate the next generation of such wireless technologies, for example, wider channels are required to enable speeds in excess of 1Gbps that need access to additional spectrum bands, to be identified through the inventory of existing uses of and emerging needs for spectrum.
Amendment 155 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Decision establishes a multi-annual radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 162 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Decision covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as but not limited to electronic communications, research and development, transport, energy and audiovisual.
Amendment 164 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
This Decision is in accordance with existing EU law, in particular Directives 2002/20/EC and 2002/21/EC, as well as Decision No 676/2002/EC and Directive 1999/5/EC, and also with measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law and respecting relevant international agreements, including the ITU Radio Regulations.
Amendment 165 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 177 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, also reflecting its important social, cultural and economic value;
Amendment 179 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
Amendment 182 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
(b) applying technology and service neutrality infor the harmonised use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; and facilitate increased mobile data traffic and broadband services, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation, taking account of the need to avoid harmful interference and ensure technical quality of service;
Amendment 197 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
(d) guaranteepromoting the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensufostering effective competition.
Amendment 202 #
Amendment 203 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point d b (new)
Article 2 – point d b (new)
(db) in defining the technical conditions of the use of spectrum, take full account of the relevant EU law on human health regarding electromagnetic field emissions;
Amendment 206 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 213 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point a
Article 3 – point a
(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking into account important general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of various radio spectrum users;
Amendment 227 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) maximiseenhance the efficient use of spectrum by fostering, where appropriate, flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights;
Amendment 233 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point c
Article 3 – point c
(c) enhance the efficient use of spectrum by harnessing the benefits of general authorisations and increasing the use of such types of authorisation, as well as the development of license-exempt spectrum for innovation. Such uses could be envisaged in particular in white spaces through cognitive technologies, provided that a proper impact assessment is made;
Amendment 234 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) encourage passive infrastructure sharing where this would be proportionate and non-discriminatory, as envisaged in Article 12 of Directive 2002/21/EC;
Amendment 239 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point e
Article 3 – point e
(e) reduce the fragmentation of the internal market in order to establish a pan- European level playing field, by enhancing coordination and harmonisation of technical conditions for the use and availability of spectrum, as appropriate, including the development of transnational services, and by promoting economies of scope and scale at Union level;
Amendment 251 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrumand license-exempt use of spectrum, for example in white spaces after proper impact assessment is made.
Amendment 256 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall intensify R&D on new technologies such as cognitive technologies as their development could represent an added-value in the future in terms of efficiency of spectrum use.
Amendment 261 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum as well as co-existence between new and existing services and devices.
Amendment 264 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall promote the ongoing efficient use of spectrum for both networks and user applications and devices.
Amendment 283 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When applying measures as mentioned in paragraph 2, Member States shall do so in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services.
Amendment 284 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. To that extent and to avoid lengthy discussions impeding roll-out, to the detriment of the customers, Member States should consider the opportunity to set-up deadlines to the negotiations with landlords in relation to passive infrastructure deployment. After this time, it should be considered that no agreement has been made and give the possibility to start a new negotiation.
Amendment 304 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall promote the ongoing upgrade by providers of electronic communications of their networks to the latest, most efficient technology, in order to create their own dividends.
Amendment 329 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) userMember-States in cooperation with the Commission shall examine ways and, where appropriate, take technical and regulatory measures to ensure that sufficient spectrum is available for programme making and special events (PMSE) users. The Commission should encourage Member States to ensure the timely availability of sufficient funds to cover the direct migration costs and the direct costs associated with the protection of PMSE and broadcasting services.
Amendment 341 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member-States, shall assess the feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems, including radio local area networks, established by Decision 2005/513/EC to a significantly bigger part of the 5 GHz band identified through the inventory lead in Article 8, so as to accommodate the requirements of incoming standards in this field.
Amendment 357 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member-States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall examine the possibility to spread the availability and use of picocells and femtocells.
Amendment 359 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In cooperation with the Member- States, the Commission shall extend such studies mentioned in paragraph 2 to enhance the efficiency of other distribution networks such as water supply networks.
Amendment 363 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. If necessary, tThe Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions and in harmonised bands to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief.
Amendment 373 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of geo-localised existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz.
Amendment 383 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on transparent, clear and jointly defined assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs.
Amendment 395 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall explore the potential of wireless mesh network (WMN) technologies through pilot applications.
Amendment 50 #
2009/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that EU institutions, bodies and Member States should coordinate their approach to Internet Governance in the various International bodies that deal with it, such as ICANN and its advisory bodies including the Government Advisory Committee (GAC);
Amendment 63 #
2009/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the work of the Commission and the Spanish and Belgian Presidencies as regards the Vilnius IGF meeting in September 2010, and calls for an increased participation of the European Parliament;
Amendment 67 #
2009/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – point i
Paragraph 24 – point i
(i) while assessing the effectiveness of existing dispute resolution mechanisms (Independent Review Panel and ICANN Ombudsman), the introduction of an alternative, external dispute resolution mechanism allowing interested parties effective, neutral, timely and affordable review of ICANN decisions,
Amendment 73 #
2009/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – point ii
Paragraph 24 – point ii
(ii) a diversified funding requirement, with funding from any one entity or sector capped, in order to prevent undue influence over ICANN’'s activities by any individual entity or group of entities;
Amendment 74 #
2009/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 24 – point iv a (new)
(iva) use of a reasonable part of its reserve fund in order to boost civil society's (especially from developing countries) participation to Internet governance fora;
Amendment 10 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas development of the digital society shall be inclusive - the new technologies and services shall be accessible at a reasonable cost to all EU citizens; whereas policies relating to the digital agenda should aim at closing the digital gap within the EU; whereas the principle of solidarity should be fully applied in the digital information society,
Amendment 18 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas citizens will refrain from interacting, expressing their opinions freely and entering into transactions if they do not have sufficient confidence in the legal framework of the new digital space; whereas the guarantee of digifundamental rights in this context is an essential condition for confidence on the part of citizens,
Amendment 70 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of continuing efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access for all citizens and consumers, through the promotion of access to fixed and mobile Internet and the deployment of next-generation infrastructure; emphasises that this requires policies that promote effective competition and investment delivering access on fair terms and at competitive prices for all communities, irrespective of location, thereby ensuring that no European citizen faces exclusion;
Amendment 118 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, as Internet access rates are increasing, 50% of EU households should be connected to high-speed networks by 2015; stresses that special attention should be paid to groups who are in need, notably people with school- age children and people who are physically isolated;
Amendment 124 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, as Internet access rates are increasing, 50% of EU households should be connected to very high-speed networks by 2015;
Amendment 161 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Insists that digital competences are crucial for an inclusive digital society and that all EU citizens should be empowered with the appropriate digital skills; considers that older people and people with low incomes are in particular need of digital literacy programmes; emphasises the essential commitment to reduce digital literacy and competence gaps by half by 2015; calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle the emerging second digital divide, the disparities between different groups of society in terms of Internet use;
Amendment 165 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the 2015.eu strategy should ensure a vibrant knowledge society by enabling substantial expansion of tertiary education and life-long learning opportunities through better and accessible education and training programmes;
Amendment 181 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that all EU citizens should be made aware of their basic digital rights through a European Charter of citizens' and consumers' rights in the digital environment, consolidating and updating the Community acquis as appropriate; stresses however that there should be no distinction between the rights in the digital world and the real world, and that the digital rights should be considered within the overall framework of human rights;
Amendment 182 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that all EU citizens should be made aware ofthat their basic digifundamental rights through a European Charter of citizens' and consumers' rights in the digital environment, consolidating and updating the Community acquis as appropriatealso apply in a digital context;
Amendment 192 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to take further action to fight cybercrime and spam and urges all Member States to ratify the Cybercrim; calls therefore on the Commission to take further concrete actions to secure the European Union’s cyberspace, and to effectively engage and enhance international cooperation in that area, and urges Member States to ratify and implement the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime; recalls that almost half of the Member States have still not yet ratified the Convention;
Amendment 197 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to take further actions to fight cybercrime and spam and urges all Member States to ratify the Council of Europe's Cybercrime Convention;
Amendment 250 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises the potential value tofor citizens and businesses of the digital switchover of public services and calls on Member States to develop national plans for the digital switchoverisation of public services, which should include targets and measures for getting all public services online and accessible toby persons with disabilities by 2015;
Amendment 285 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is concerned about red tape in the EU Framework Programme (FP); calls on the Commission to eliminate red tape by re- engineering FP processes without jeopardising such a programme, and by creating a users' board;
Amendment 292 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the 2015.eu agenda should aim at mainstreaming ICT for a low- carbon -economy; calls for exploitation of ICT technologies to enable a reduction of 15% in CO2 emissions to be achieved in key sectors by 2020 and callcorresponding to a substantial part of the 20% objective as regards CO2 emissions by 2020 (and significantly more of the desired 30% reduction objective), as well as for promotion of responsible energy consumption, notably through the installation of smart meters in 50% of homes by 2015; points out also out that the ICT sector footprint should be reduced by 50% by 2015;
Amendment 297 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that international commerce should be driven by the principle of fair trade, with the aim of achieving a proper balance between the opening-up of markets and the legitimate protection of the various economic sectors, with a particular focus on working and social conditions;
Amendment 303 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Draws the attention of the Commission specifically to the necessity to set smart (specific, measurable, appropriate, realistic and time-based) objectives and targets and adopt an Action Plan mobilising all appropriate EU instruments: funding, soft law, enforcement and, where necessary, targeted legislation; calls for a regular review of the 2015.eu strategy´s achievements on the basis of a broader set of indicators enabling a qualitative analysis on social impacts;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the financial contributions paid by the EU within the framework of Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs) have not helped to consolidate the fisheries policies of partner countries, largely due to a lack of monitoring of the implementation of these agreements, the slow payment of assistance, and sometimes even the failure to use this assistance,
Amendment 32 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to give the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy an international dimension in order to make progress towards a fisheries model focused on food security, social justice and the conservation and sustainable management of fish stocks;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give an overall assessment of the FPAs with third countries, aiming at striking a balance between economic interests and the promotion of sustainable fisheries, strengthening EU partner countries' capacity to guarantee sustainable fishing in their own waters, enhancing food security and local employment in the sector;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recalls that EU-access to fish stocks in third countries should not in any way be a condition for development assistance to those countries;
Amendment 35 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Urges the Commission to include, in addition to social clauses, human rights clauses in all FPAs to enable the European Union to use appropriate measures where known human rights violations take place in third countries that have signed FPAs with the EU;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
–1. Recognise the particular role of IPR in terms of innovation and creativity, which are of great additional value in affirming the competitiveness of the European economy and its enterprises; take the necessary action to maintain and develop them for the benefit of the European Union, particularly in terms of growth and employment;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
Paragraph –1 a (new)
–1a. Take into account the fact that technological development generates other forms of production, making it necessary to develop new economic and trade models which must guarantee fairer returns for rights holders;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. ConsiderDevelop without delay, before envisaging any effective sanctions to deter infringement of copyright and prevent the losses caused to rights holders as a result, while upholding the principle that, for example, communications providers are mere conduits and as such not liable for infringement occurring through or facilitated by their services, a rights management system ensuring fairer returns for rights holders, and provide a diversified attractive, high-profile legal range of services for consumers, extending to orphan works;
Amendment 20 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Make full use of sanctions available to it under competition and trade law where relevant, while stressing that any measure proposed must comply with the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;
Amendment 51 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas fishing is essential to the livelihood of many coastal communities, which have engaged in this activity for several generations and have thus, in addition, contributed to the economic and social dynamic of the regions concerned and the EU's cultural heritage,
Amendment 260 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates the need to provide for strict monitoring and certification of fishery products entering the Community market, including imports, in order to ascertain that they come from sustainable fisheries and, as far as imported products are concerned, satisfy the health, environmental and social requirements imposed on Community products, the aim being to create a level playing field on the Community market;
Amendment 298 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges the Commission to carefully explore the possibility of adopting new fisheries management mechanisms, as opposed to the TAC and quota system, for example fishing effort management and the use of transferable fishing rights, since such arrangements would enable the fleet to be adapted in a more flexible way, in line with the actual diversity and distribution of stocks, and could be supported by structural implementing measures, without neglecting the more vulnerable small-scale sector; recommends, however, that management mechanisms should be tailored to individual fisheries models and that in particular the more vulnerable small-scale sector should be exempt from any possible use of transferable fisheries rights;
Amendment 62 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to create better framework conditions aimed at promoting innovation by SMEs, in particular by introducing ways to improve the protection of intellectual property and to fight against counterfeiting and fraud more effectively, not least by educating SMEs on those rights;
Amendment 73 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to promote innovative public procurement, since it procedures that for the first time allow technology transfer enterprises access to such procedures, and for an innovation clause enabling the selection of SMEs proposing innovative products, since this leads to added value for contracting authorities, citizens, and participating undertakings;
Amendment 86 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the main source of funding for SMEs, whose vulnerability stems from their under-provision in capital, comes from their own activity; calls on Member States to provide better conditions to enable SMEs to reduce costs and reinvest the profit in the company, and which consequently should not require the payment of charges prior to SMEs’ commencing activities, in order to ensure that they are able to build up their own funds and resources;
Amendment 10 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) It iswill be necessary to include specific invertebrate species within the scope of this Directive, as there is once scientific evidence is available of the potential ability of such species to experience pain, suffering, distress and lasting harm.
Amendment 14 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Directive should also cover embryonic and foetal forms of vertebrate animals, asonce there is scientific evidence showing that such forms in the last third of their development have an increased risk of experiencing pain, suffering and distress, which may also affect negatively their subsequent development. Scientific evidence has also shown that procedures on embryonic and foetal forms of mammals at an earlier stage of development could result in pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm, should the developmental forms be allowed to live beyond the first two thirds of their development.
Amendment 19 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) With current scientific knowledge the use of non-human primates in scientific procedures is still necessary in biomedical research. Due to their genetic proximity to human beings and to their highly developed social skills, the use of non- human primates in scientific procedures raises specific ethical and practical problems in terms of meeting their behavioural, environmental and social needs in a laboratory environment. Furthermore, the use of non-human primates is of the highest concern to the public. Therefore the use of non-human primates should only be allowed in those essential biomedical areas for the benefit of human beings for which no other replacement alternative methods are yet available and only in cases where the procedures are carried out in relation to clinical conditions having a substantial impact on patients’ day-today functioning as being either life-threatening or debilitating, or for the preservation of the respective non-human primate species. Fundamental research in someall areas of the biomedical sciences can provide important new information relevant to many life- threatening and debilitating human conditions. The reference to life- threatening or debilitating clicontributing to knowledge of humans, animals or the environment. However, the high sensitivity of non-human primates and their advanced social needs mean that fundamental research projects using such anicmal conditions is established terminology in EC legislation as reflected in Regulation 141/2000/EC, in Directive 2001/20/EC, Regulation 726/2004/EC and Commission Regulation 507/2006/ECs should be subjected to scientific peer review and a strict ethical evaluation taking account of the specific characteristics of these species.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The technical and scientific advancements in biomedical research can be rapid as can the increase in knowledge of factors influencing animal welfare. It is therefore necessary to provide for review of this Directive. Such a review, based on the results of peer-assessed scientific studies, should examine possible replacement of the use of animals, and in particular non-human primates, as a matter of priority where it is possible, taking into account the advancement of science.
Amendment 51 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the improvement of the production conditions and welfare of animals reared for agricultural purposes.
Amendment 58 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities may grant exemptions from paragraph 1 on the basis of scientific justification that the purpose of the procedure cannot be achieved by the use of a humane method of killing or that other methods providing better animal protection have been developed.
Amendment 60 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a National measures This directive shall not prevent Member States from applying or adopting stricter national measures seeking to improve the well-being and protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
Amendment 79 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall develop a strategy to establish a high-level group to review annually the use of non-human primates in procedures.
Amendment 85 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 99 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the procedures classified as "severe" are not performedsubject to an enhanced scientific and ethical evaluation procedure involving the putting in place of clearly established limit points if the pain, suffering or distress is likely to be prolonged.
Amendment 104 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the previous procedure was classified as 'up to mildoderate';
Amendment 106 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the further procedure is classified as 'up to mildoderate' or 'non-recovery'.
Amendment 107 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the repeated use of the animal is accompanied by veterinary inspections. Repeated interventions under the same protocol may be necessary in the context of longitudinal projects.
Amendment 110 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – introductory part
Article 19 – introductory part
Member States may allow animals used or intended to be used in procedures to be set freeplaced in normal breeding conditions or re-homed provided that the following conditions are met:
Amendment 113 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that persons are authorised by the competent authority or the delegated authority before they carry out any of the following functions:
Amendment 115 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. All authorisations of persons shall be granted for a limited period of time, not exceeding five years. Member States shall ensure that the renewal of an authorisation of persons is only granted on the basis of demonstration of the requisite competence. Member States shall guarantee the mutual recognition of this competence and of the authorisation.
Amendment 119 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the authorisation is suspended or withdrawn, Member States shall establish a mechanism for appeals against the decision.
Amendment 124 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The permanent ethical review body shall include the designated veterinarian, the person(s) responsible for the welfare and care of the animals in the establishment and, in the case of a user establishment, a scientific member and a person with expertise in the application of the principles of replacement, reduction and refinement.
Amendment 134 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that breeding establishments of non-human primates in the Community and supplying establishments of non-human primates have a strategy in place for increasing the proportion of animals that are the offspring of non- human primates that have been bred in captivity.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may allow exemptions to paragraph 2 for animal welfare reasons or for experimental protocol requirements.
Amendment 145 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the inspections do not jeopardise the scientific quality of the projects and the welfare of the animals, and do not take place under conditions that fail to comply with the other regulations in force.
Amendment 152 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. No formal authorisation shall be necessary for projects required by law, but these should be subject to favourable ethical evaluation.
Amendment 157 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The user establishmenscientific director or the person in charge of the establishment where the project is to be carried out shall submit an application for the project authorisation, which shall include the following:
Amendment 163 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) a harm-benefit analysis of the project, to assess whether the harm to the animals in terms of suffering, pain and distress, and to the environment, where appropriate, is justified by the expected advancement of science that ultimately benefitscould be beneficial to human beings, animals or the environment;
Amendment 174 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) harm inflicted on animals including the numbers and species of animals used and the severity ofnature, level and duration of the harm inflicted on animals during the procedures;
Amendment 182 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 3
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. Project authorisations shall be granted for a period not exceeding fourive years.
Amendment 184 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority may amend or renew the project authorisation on the request of the user establishment or the scientific director of the project.
Amendment 197 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45
Article 45
The Commission and Member States shall contribute by various means, particularly financial, to the development and scientific validation of alternative approaches that could provide the same or higher level of information as that obtained in procedures using animals but that do not involve the use of animals or use fewer animals or that entail less painful procedures and shall take such other steps as they consider appropriate to encourage research in this field.
Amendment 201 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall collect and make publicly available, on an annual basis, statistical information on the use of animals in procedures, including information on the actual severity of the procedures and on the origin and species of non-human primates used in procedures. Member States shall submitmake that statistical information publicly available and submit it to the Commission by [three years from transposition date] and every year thereafterthereafter at intervals not exceeding two years.
Amendment 215 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
1. THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES The accommodation conditions should be tailored to the scientific objective.
Amendment 216 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 3 – introductory part
Annex IV – point 3 – introductory part
3. CARE The care should be tailored to the scientific objective.
Amendment 155 #
2007/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In addition to its operating principles based on independence and transparency, the AuthorityBERT should be an organisation open to contacts with industry, consumers and other interested stakeholders. The Authority should enhance cooperation between different actors operating in the field of network and information security, inter alia, by organising, on a regular basis, consultation with industry, inter alia, industry, consumers, unions, public sector bodies, research centres, as well as other stakeholders concerned and by establishing a network of contacts for Community bodies, public sector bodies appointed by the Member Statnd other interested stakeholders. Where appropriate, BERT should assist the Commission in the dissemination and exchange of bes,t private sector and consumer bodieactice among undertakings.
Amendment 177 #
2007/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) analyses of specific national markets in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and, where appropriate, sub-national markets;
Amendment 184 #
2007/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Consultation of the AuthorityBERT on the definition and analysis of national markets, and on and on remedies remedies
Amendment 186 #
2007/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Reviews of national markets by theBERT Authority
Amendment 187 #
2007/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. If the AuthorityBERT receives a request from the Commission pursuant to Article 16(7) of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) to analyse a specific relevant market within a Member State, it shall deliver an opinion and provide the Commission with the necessary information, including the results of the public consultation and the analysis of the market. If the Authority finds that competition on that market is not effective, its opinion shall, following a public consultation, include a draft measure specifying the undertaking(s) it considers should be designated as having significant market power on that market and the appropriate obligations to be imposed. Those obligations shall be consistent with Articles 8 and 9 to 13a of Directive 2002/19/EC (Access Directive) and Article 17 of Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive).
Amendment 189 #
2007/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request, the AuthorityBERT shall provide advice to the Commission and conduct studies and reviews, in particular on technical and econom, to the Radio Spectrum Policy Committee (hereinafter ‘RSPC’), in relation to matters within BERT’s scope of responsibility which aspffects, regarding or are affected by the use of radio frequencies for electronic communications in the Community. BERT shall work in cooperation with the RSPC where appropriate.
Amendment 207 #
2007/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. Meetings of the Administrative Board shall be convened by its Chairperson. The Director of the Authority shall participate in the deliberations unless the Administrative Board decides otherwise. The Administrative Board shall meet at least twice a year in ordinary session. It shall also meetBoard of Regulators, convened by the Managing Director shall occur at least four times a year in ordinary session. Special meetings may also be held at the initiative of its Chairperson, at the request of the Commission or at the request of at least a third of its members. The Administrative BoardBoard of Regulators may invite any person with potentially relevant opinions to attend its meetings in the capacity of an observer. The members of the Administrative BoardBoard of Regulators may, subject to the rules of procedure, be assisted by advisers or by experts. The Administrative Board’s secretarial services shall be provided by the Authority.
Amendment 244 #
2007/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. Decisions taken by the AuthorityBERT pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 may be the subject of a complaint to the Ombudsman or of proceedings before the Court of Justice in accordance with the conditions laid down in Articles 195 and 230 of the Treaty respectively.
Amendment 103 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 d (new)
Recital 3 d (new)
(3d) Investment in R&D is of vital importance for the development of next generation fibre optics networks and for achieving flexible and efficient radio access thereby favouring enhanced competition and innovative applications and services to the benefit of consumers. The challenge is to deliver the next generation of ubiquitous and converged network and service infrastructures for electronic communications, computing and media.
Amendment 104 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 e (new)
Recital 3 e (new)
(3e) Public policy should play a role in complementing the effective functioning of the electronic communications market, addressing both the supply and demand side to stimulate the virtuous circle where development of better content and services depends on infrastructure deployment and vice-versa. Public intervention should be proportionate and should neither distort competition nor inhibit private investment and should increase incentives to invest and lower entry barriers. In this respect, public authorities may support the rollout of future-proof high-capacity infrastructure. In so doing, public support should be attributed through open, transparent and competitive procedures, should not favour a priori any given technology and provide access to infrastructure on a non-discriminatory basis.
Amendment 105 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to safeguard sustainable competition and to ensure that end-users derive the maximum benefits, national regulatory authorities should apply ex- ante regulatory obligations proportionately and in line with the real and specific competitive conditions that exist in each geographical area. If a market is competitive in a given geographical area, national regulatory authorities should encourage the deployment of competing infrastructures and allow for accessing the network of the undertaking(s) with significant market power at the deepest possible level. Where a market is not effectively competitive in a given geographical area, third parties should be able to access the network of the undertaking(s) with significant market power in a way that makes the provision by them of competitive services technically and economically viable.
Amendment 110 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Without prejudice to Directive 1999/5/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity, it is necessary to clarify the application of certain aspects of terminal equipments concerning access for disabled end-users to ensure interoperability between terminal equipments and electronic communications networks and services.
Amendment 162 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) It is necessary to strengthen the powers of the Member States vis-à-vis holders of rights of way to ensure the entry or roll out of new network in an fair efficient and environmentally responsible way and independently of any obligation on an operator with significant market power to grant access to its electronic communications network., National regulatory authorities should be able to impose, on a case-by-case basis, the sharing of network elements and associated facilities such as ducts, masts, and antennas, the entry into buildings and a better coordination of civil works. Improving facility sharing can significantly improve competition and lower the overall financial and environmental cost of deploying electronic communications infrastructure for undertakings, notably the deployment of new fibre optic access networks. In particular, national regulatory authorities should be able to impose on the operators obligations to provide a reference offer for granting access to their ducts in a fair and non- discriminatory way.
Amendment 193 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) In order to ensure equal treatment, no spectrum users should be exemptedAny exemption, full or partial, from the obligation to pay normalthe fees or charges set for the use of the spectrum should be objective and transparent and based on the existence of other general interest obligations set out in national law.
Amendment 235 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is added: "2a. Appeal bodies shall be entitled to request the opinion of BERT before taking a decision in the course of an appeal proceeding."
Amendment 313 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directives 2002/21/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4a (new) – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 4a (new) – point c
Amendment 322 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall promote the harmonisation of use of radio frequencies across the Community, consistent with the need to ensure effective and efficient use thereof and in accordance with Decision No 676/2002/EC (Radio Spectrum Decision).
Amendment 353 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Unless otherwise provided in the second subparagraph or in the measures adopted pursuant to Article 9c, Member States shall ensure that all types of electronic communications services may be provided in the radio frequency bands open toavailable for electronic communication services in accordance with their national frequency allocation tables and the ITU Radio Regulations. The Member States may, however, provide for proportionate and non-discriminatory restrictions to the types of electronic communications services to be provided.
Amendment 392 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 2
Article 9 a – paragraph 2
2. Where the right holder mentioned in paragraph 1 is a provider of radio or television broadcast content services, and the right to use radio frequencies has been granted for the fulfilment of a specific general interest objective, an application for reassessment can only be made in respect ofincluding the provision of broadcasting services, the right to use the part of the radio frequencies which is necessary for the fulfilment of suchthat objective shall remain unchanged until its expiry. The part of the radio frequencies which becomes unnecessary forose usage departs from the fulfilment of that objective as a result of application of Article 9(3) and (4) shall be subject to a new assignment procedure in conformity with Article 7(2) of shall be subject to a new assignment procedure in accordance with Article 9(3) and (4) of this Directive and Article 7(2) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the Authorisation Directive).
Amendment 402 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that undertakings may transfer or lease to other undertakings individual rights to use radio frequencies in the bands for which this is provided in the implementing measures adopted pursuant to Article 9c without the prior consent of the national regulatory authority, provided that such transfer or lease is in accordance with national procedures and does not result in a change either in the service provided over that radio frequency band or in the obligations attached to the rights of use.
Amendment 570 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 – point b
Article 1 – point 17 – point b
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) within twohree years ofrom a previous notification of a draftentry into force of a measure relating to that market or before the expiry of any obligation set out in that measure, whichever is later;
Amendment 596 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 20
Article 1 – point 20
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Consistent implementation of regulatory approaches, including regulatory treatment of new services, including global telecommunications services, and the definition of sub- national markets resulting from different competitive conditions;
Amendment 635 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 3 - point -a (new)
Article 2 – point 3 - point -a (new)
Directive 2002/19/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(-a) Point (a) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "(a) to the extent that is necessary to ensure end-to-end connectivity or fair and reasonable access to third-party services, obligations on undertakings that control access to end-users, including in justified cases the obligation to interconnect their networks or to do so in a non-discriminatory way, where this is not already the case;"
Amendment 636 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 3 – point -a a (new)
Article 2 – point 3 – point -a a (new)
Directive 2002/19/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ba (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ba (new)
(-aa) In the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the following point is added: "(ba) ensure the efficient use of spectrum."
Amendment 654 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Directive 2002/19/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point fa (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point fa (new)
(aa) In the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the following point is inserted: "(fa) to provide third parties with a reference offer for the granting of access to ducts;"
Amendment 731 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) avoid a seriousthe risk of harmful interference; or
Amendment 751 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to specific criteria defined in advanceand procedures adopted by Member States to grant rights of use of radio frequencies to providers of radio or television broadcast content services with a view to pursuing general interest objectives in conformity with Community law, such rights of use shall be granted through objective, transparent, non-discriminatory and proportionate procedures, and, in the case of radio frequencies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive). The procedures shall also be [open], except in cases where the granting of individual rights of use for radio frequencies to the providers of radio or television broadcast content services can be shown to be essential to meet a particular obligation defined in advance by the Member State which is necessary to achieve a general interest objective in conformity with Community law.
Amendment 758 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Any individual right to use radio frequencies that is granted for ten years or more and that may not be transferred or leased between undertakings as a allowed by Article 9b of the Framework Directive shallmay, every five years and for the first time five years after its issuance, be subject to a review in the light of the criteria in paragraph 1. If the criteria to grant individual rights of use are no longer applicableindividual right does not meet any of those criteria, the individual right of use shall be changed into a general authorisation for the use of radio frequencies, subject to prior notice of not more than five years from the conclusion of the review, or shall be made freely transferable or leaseable between undertakings. In taking such a decision, due account shall be taken of the need to allow for an appropriate period for amortization of investment.
Amendment 761 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Where it has been decided, after consultation with interested parties in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), that rights for use of numbers of exceptional economic value are to be granted through competitive or comparative selection procedures, Member States may extend the maximum period of three weeks by up to a further three weeks.
Amendment 818 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I – point 3 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – point a
Directive 2002/20/EC
Annex I – part A – point 4
Annex I – part A – point 4
4. Accessibility of numbers from the national numbering plans of Member States to end- users, numbers from ETNS and UIFN, and conditions in conformity with Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive).
Amendment 40 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Communication of the Commission of 10 January 2007 entitled "An Energy Policy for Europe" highlighted the importance of completing the internal market in natural gas and of creating a level playing field for all gas companies established in the Community. The Internal Energy Market Communication and the final Report on the Competition Sectoral Enquiry showed that the present rules and measures do not provide the necessary framework for achieving the objective of a well functioning internal market. On the other hand, the final Report on the Competition Sectoral Enquiry and the impact assessment produced to support the third legislative package on the internal energy market provided no convincing evidence that made it possible to establish the best or only way to improve the way that market works.
Amendment 45 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Without effective separation of networks from activities of production and supply, there is an inherent risk of discrimination not only in the operation of the network but also in the incentives for vertically integrated companies to invest adequately in their networks. The main motivation for investing is the remuneration received by the operator. Should the national regulatory authority set a low level of remuneration, this would lead to a decrease in investment. On the other hand, should it set a fair and proportionate level of remuneration, ensuring that revenue covers costs and pays off such investment, it would automatically generate an increase in investment, regardless of whether the network operator belongs to an integrated group. Therefore, the primary major determining factor for investment resides in pricing regulation and in the role and powers of the national regulatory authorities, which should be reinforced in order to complete the internal market to the benefit of the consumer.
Amendment 50 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Only tThe removal of the inherent incentive for vertically integrated companies to discriminate against competitors as regards network access and investment can ensure effective unbundling. Ownership unbundling, which implies the network owner being appointed as the network operator and being independent from any supply and production interests, is clearly the most effective and stablone way to solve the inherent conflict of interest and to ensure security of supply. For this reason, t. The European Parliament, in its Rresolution on Pprospects for the internal gas and electricity market, adopted on 10 July 2007 referred to ownership unbundling at transmission level as the most effective tool to promote investments in infrastructures in a non-discriminatory way, fair access to the grid for new entrants and transparency in the market. Member States should therefore be required to ensure that the same person or persons are not entitled to exercise control, including through minority blocking rights on decisions of strategic importance such as investments, over a production or supply undertaking and, at the same time, hold any interest in or exercise any right over a transmission system operator or transmission system. Conversely, , considered moreover that the application of further unbundling measures for the gas sector is not straightforward, and therefore urged the development of specific solutions to enable this sector to achieve the completion of the internal gas market, taking into accountrol over a transmission system operator should preclude the possibility of holding any interest in or exercising any right over a supply undertaking the differences between the upstream and downstream markets.
Amendment 60 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
Amendment 64 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The setting up of system operators independent from supply and production interests should enable vertically integrated companies to maintain their ownership of network assets whilst ensuring an effective separation of interests, provided that the independent system operator performs all the functions of a network operator or efficient and effective unbundling is implemented and detailed regulation and extensive regulatory control mechanisms are put in place.
Amendment 65 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In complying with the regulations on effective and efficient legal unbundling, and provided that the network undertaking performs all the functions of the network operator and detailed regulation and extensive regulatory control mechanisms are put in place, vertically integrated undertakings may maintain their ownership of network assets whilst at the same time ensuring an effective separation of interests.
Amendment 70 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Where the undertaking owning a transmission system is part of a vertically integrated undertaking, Member States should therefore be given a choice between ownership unbundling and, as a derogation,, effective and efficient unbundling of transmission systems and of transmission system operators, and setting up system operators which are independent from supply and generation interests. The full effectiveness of the independent system operator solution needs to be assured by way of specific additional rules. To preserve fully the interests of the shareholders of vertically integrated companies, Member States should have the choice of implementing ownership unbundling either by direct divestiture or by splitting the shares of the integrated company into shares of the network company and shares of the remaining supply and generation business, provided that the requirements resulting from ownership unbundling are complied with.
Amendment 71 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Where the undertaking owning a transmission system is part of a vertically integrated undertaking, Member States should therefore be given a choice between ownership unbundling and, as a derogation, setting up system operators which are independent from supply and generation interests, and effective and efficient legal unbundling of transmission system operators. The full effectiveness of the independent system operator solution needs to be assured by way of specific additional rules. To preserve fully the interests of the shareholders of vertically integrated companies, Member States should have the choice of implementing ownership unbundling either by direct divestiture or by splitting the shares of the integrated company into shares of the network company and shares of the remaining supply and generation business, provided that the requirements resulting from ownership unbundling are complied with.
Amendment 116 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In view of the creation of an internal market for electricity, Member States should foster the integration of their national markets and the cooperation of network operators at European and regional level. Regional integration initiatives are an essential intermediate step in achieving European integration of energy markets, which remains the final objective. The regional level contributes towards accelerating the integration process by making it possible for the actors concerned, particularly the Member States, the national regulatory authorities and the transmission system operators, to cooperate on specific issues.
Amendment 200 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7 – paragraph –1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph –1 (new)
Amendment 273 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9 b (new)
Amendment 556 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council annually on the formal and practical implementation of this Directive in each Member State.
Amendment 98 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Communication of the Commission of 10 January 2007 entitled “An Energy Policy for Europe” highlighted the importance of completing the internal market in electricity and of creating a level playing field for all electricity companies established in the Community. The Internal Energy Market Communication and the final Report on the Competition Sectoral Enquiry showed that the present rules and measures do not provide the necessary framework for achieving the objective of a well functioning internal market. Furthermore, the final Report on the Competition Sectoral Enquiry and the impact assessment conducted to support the third legislative package on the internal energy market provided no convincing evidence to make it possible to determine the best or only way to improve the way the internal market works.
Amendment 100 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Without effective separation of networks from activities of generation and supply, there is an inherent risk of discrimination not only in the operation of the network but also in the incentives for vertically integrated companies to invest adequately in their networks. The main motivation for investing is the remuneration received by the operator. If the national regulatory authority sets a low level of remuneration, this will lead to a decrease in investment. On the other hand, if it sets a fair and proportionate level of remuneration, ensuring that revenue covers costs and pays off such investment, it will automatically generate an increase in investment, regardless of whether the network operator belongs to an integrated group. Therefore, the primary major determining factor for investment resides in pricing regulation and in the role and powers of the national regulatory authorities, which should be reinforced in order to complete the internal market to the benefit of the consumer.
Amendment 106 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Only tThe removal of the inherent incentive for vertically integrated companies to discriminate against competitors as regards network access and investment can ensure effective unbundling. Ownership unbundling, which implies the network owner being appointed as the network operator and being independent from any supply and production interests, is clearly the most effective and stablone of the way tos of solveing the inherent conflict of interest and to ensure security of supply. For this reason, t. The European Parliament in its Rresolution on Pprospects for the internal gas and electricity market adopted on 10 July 2007 referred to ownership unbundling at transmission level as the most effective tool to promote investments in infrastructures in a non-discriminatory way, fair access to the grid for new entrants and transparency in the market. Member States should therefore be required to ensure that the same person or persons are not entitled to exercise control, including through minority blocking rights on decisions of strategic importance such as investments, over a production or supply undertaking and, at the same time, hold any interest in or exercise any right over a transmission system operator or transmission system. Conversely, control over a transmission system operator should preclude the possibility of holding any interest in or exercising any right over a supply undertaking.
Amendment 109 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
Amendment 113 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Complying with the regulations on an effective and efficient legal unbundling and provided that the network undertaking performs all the functions of the network operator and a detailed regulation and extensive regulatory control mechanism are put in place, vertical integrated undertakings may remain the owner of their network assets and ensure an effective separation of interests at the same time.
Amendment 121 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Where the undertaking owning a transmission system is part of a vertically integrated undertaking, Member States should therefore be given a choice between ownership unbundling and, as a derogation,, effective and efficient unbundling of transmission systems and of transmission system operators, and setting up system operators which are independent from supply and generation interests. The full effectiveness of the independent system operator solution needs to be assured by way of specific additional rules. To preserve fully the interests of the shareholders of vertically integrated companies, Member States should have the choice of implementing ownership unbundling either by direct divestiture or by splitting the shares of the integrated company into shares of the network company and shares of the remaining supply and generation business, provided that the requirements resulting from ownership unbundling are complied with.
Amendment 122 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Where the undertaking owning a transmission system is part of a vertically integrated undertaking, Member States should therefore be given a choice between ownership unbundling and, as a derogation, setting up system operators which are independent from supply and generation interests and effective and efficient legal unbundling of transmission system operators. The full effectiveness of the independent system operator solution needs to be assured by way of specific additional rules. To preserve fully the interests of the shareholders of vertically integrated companies, Member States should have the choice of implementing ownership unbundling either by direct divestiture or by splitting the shares of the integrated company into shares of the network company and shares of the remaining supply and generation business, provided that the requirements resulting from ownership unbundling are complied with.
Amendment 146 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In view of the creation of an internal market for electricity, Member States should foster the integration of their national markets and the cooperation of network operators at European and regional levelnational level. Regional integration initiatives are an essential intermediate step in achieving European integration of energy markets, which remains the final objective. The regional level contributes towards accelerating the integration process by making it possible for the actors concerned, particularly the Member States, the national regulatory authorities and the transmission system operators, to cooperate on specific issues.
Amendment 148 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Regional coordinators could be appointed to facilitate dialogue between all relevant actors, national authorities, transmission system operators, users, electricity exchanges and other market actors. Their involvement could be particularly beneficial for the planning of cross-border investment. They will report annually to the Commission and the Member States on the progress made and difficulties encountered.
Amendment 226 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to ensure the independence of transmission system operators, Member States shall ensure that as from [date of transposition plus one year] vertically integrated undertakings have to comply either with the following points (a) to (d) or with Article 10 or with the provisions of Article 10b:
Amendment 303 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Amendment 402 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (h a) (new)
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (h a) (new)
Amendment 574 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council annually on the formal and practical implementation of this Directive in each Member State."
Amendment 575 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. On the basis of public consultations and of discussions with the competent authorities and after having received an opinion by the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, and six years following the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the desirability of maintaining or amending this Directive. The several versions of restructuring electricity companies laid down in Articles 8a to 8d, 10 and 10b of Directive 2003/54/EC shall be verified in particular in terms of the effectiveness of their impact on network access and the necessary investments.