4 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2020/2027(INI)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the number of companies prosecuted in environmental cases is low across the Member States, even though criminal offences within the meaning of the Environmental Crime Directive are demonstrably taking place; points out, in this context, that the causes of this situation have not yet been comprehensively analysed or explained by the Commission or the Member States;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Asks the Commission to look into the possibility of introducing a mandatory financial security system (covering insurance, bank guarantees, company pools and bonds or funds) with a maximum threshold per case, aiming to prevent taxpayers from having to bear the costs resulting from remediation of environmental damage; asks the Commission, in addition, to develop a harmonised EU methodology for calculating the maximum liability threshold, taking into account the activity and the impact on the environment; stresses the need to ensure that financial collateral can be drawn on, even in the event of the insolvency of the responsible operator;
Amendment 144 #
17. Is of the opinion that in cases of serious damage to the environment, including extremely widespread pollution, not just environmental liability instruments, but a multitude of instruments, including administrative measures, financial penalties and in some cases criminal prosecution, should be applied to remedy the problem; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to ensure that corporate social responsibility in preventing and remedying environmental harm is taken into account in procurement contracts and the allocation of public funds;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to amend the legislation on the control of major- accident hazards involving dangerous substances (Directive 2012/18/EU) with the aim of ensuring that the obligation on operators to provide the competent authority with information sufficient to identify the dangerous substances present or likely to be present in their establishment, including their quantity, should also be transferred to operators who run or manage operations where hazardous substances are or may be present in quantities below the values indicated in Annex I to the Directive; notes that this would make it easier to identify those committing potential environmental violations;