2920 Amendments of Pavel TELIČKA
Amendment 12 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas the SME definition is referred to in approximately 100 EU legal acts, primarily in the areas of competition policy, financial market legislation and structural, research and innovation funds, but also environmental, energy, consumer protection and social security legislation, for example in the REACH secondary legislation and the Energy Efficiency Directive;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to at leaststudy the merits of updateing the SME definition to take account of the rise in inflation and labour productivity since 2003; strongly supports an adjustment beyond the index-linking of inflation and labour productivity, in order to take account of future inflation, provide certainty and obviate the need for a rapid further adjustment in the next few years;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the employee numbers is not a criterion which can be used to draw up for accurate EU-wide comparisons, asheadcount has become a widely accepted criteria and it remains a valid factor when determining companies resources and need for support measures; acknowledges that labour productivity varies from one Member State to another; welcom and believes, therefore, a shift towards the criteria of turnover and balance sheet totalsat turnover and balance sheet totals are equally important criteria's in the definition;
Amendment 68 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that any future adjustments to the SME definition should be done in a manner that ensures the long term stability of the definition;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s start- up and scale-up initiative; views the promotion of entrepreneurship as important for economic growth in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce a two-year transitional period during which enterprisfor example high-growth companies which no longer qualify for SME status would retain that status;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that, despite the considerable contribution they make to employment and growth by virtue of their productivity, MidCaps (enterprises that have outgrown the SME definition but still have typically medium-sized structures) are being neglected by policy-makers; calls, therefore, for a definition to be established for these companies based on the criteria that they are family-run, have high equity ratio and employ up to 3000 peopleAcknowledges the vital contribution that MidCaps (enterprises that have outgrown the SME definition but still have typically medium-sized structures) make to employment and growth by virtue of their productivity; believes that MidCaps do not receive enough attention from policy-makers; calls, therefore, for the Commission to study the merits of establishing a separate definition for MidCaps;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in addition to the priority EUizing measures for EU SMEs, to launch a MidCaps-oriented initiativeexplore launching an initiative aimed at growth-oriented MidCaps using new funding, which would cover collaborative research access, digitalisation strategies, export market development and an easing of the Basel specifications and data protection rules;
Amendment 130 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that future SME categorisation should not necessarily be exclusively based on the criteria of employee headcount, annual turnover and balance sheet totals; calls, therefore, for the Commission to analyse the merits of criteria ofsuch as ‘export-intensive’ (high level of exports in relation to number of employees), ‘largely independently-run’ and ‘high equity ratio’ - to be defined in due course - to be taken into account when categorising companies and for enterprises with these characteristics to at least be exempted from the relevant specific reporting obligations and/or for it to be made easier for them to access financial support;
Amendment 136 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study into the impact of the SME definition on business development and on possible lock-in- effects, i.e. when enterprises deliberately opt not to expand in order to avoid bureaucratic burdens and other obligations that arise from the loss of their SME status;
Amendment 145 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 13
Amendment 155 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for anthe SME category testTest which implements the Think Small Principle to be made mandatory for all EU legislative proposals, beyond the Commission’s own undertakings; stresses that the result of this test should be clearly indicated in the impact assessment of all legislative proposals; calls on the Commission to give such an undertaking in the next Interinstitutional Agreement on better law- making;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2217(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, for the operational budget, the S2R JU attained a rate of implementation of 94 % for the commitment appropriations and a rate of payment appropriations of 79 %; notes that, most of the payments made by the Joint Undertaking in 2017 were pre- financing payments for Horizon 2020 projects selected under the 2017 calls for proposals; notes the low (55,2%) implementation of payment appropriation in Title 2 (administrative expenditures) due to the use of multi- annual framework contracts; regrets that there were weaknesses in the budget planning process and that the S2R JU had around EUR 7,6 million unused from previous year;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2212(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that both, the Commission’s Finalevaluation on SESAR JU activities under FP7 and ECA’s Special report 18/2017 on Single European Sky, have drawn attention to the delays in the execution of the ATM Master Plan, and the misalignment between the fixed regulatory lifespan of the SESAR JU activities and the planned duration of the work expected; supports therefore the Court’s emphasis on the need to reinforce the Joint Undertaking’s accountability on the execution of the Master Plan;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2193(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Agency to ensure the independence of the accounting officer by making him or her directly responsible to the Agency’s Director (administratively) and to the Board (functionally), as underlined by the Court of Auditors; calls on the Agency to take into consideration and undertake all necessary actions concerning the recommendations of the Internal Audit Service for 2017 on Human Resources and competency management; welcomes the adoption of the Agency’s code of good administrative behaviour in January 2018, containing in particular all measures preventing conflicts of interest;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2193(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Agency’s pro-active approach to transform its structure for its new tasks as defined by the Fourth railway Package, in particular through the setting up of a Steering Groups; encourages the Agency management to continue its focus on the preparation of the new tasks under the Fourth Railway Package technical pillar to be fully ready by 15 June 2019, recommending to put high priority on human resource management; notes the progress, among others, regarding preparatory decisions for the adoption of a framework for auditing Notified Bodies, as well as for the framework for the One- Stop-Shop and the policy on monitoring the performance and decision making of National Safety Authorities;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2193(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the certification, under ISO 9001, of the Agency’s Integrated Management System (IMS), which is an independent acknowledgement of the continuous improvement of the Agency’s performance; notes that in the light of the preliminary results of the assessment of the compliance and effectiveness of the internal control against the ERA management standards, it can be considered that the Agency’s control system as a whole works as intended and adequately mitigates the main risks to the achievement of the Agency’s objectives;
Amendment 1 #
2018/2189(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Agency’s annual budget for 2017 was EUR 191,6 million, of which EUR 37,8 million came from EU subsidies, EUR 103,5 million from fees and charges and EUR 2,1 million from third countries contributions; is pleased that the Agency was very close to full implementation of its budget with 99 % execution rate, well above the Commission target of 95%; welcomes the Agency’s balanced situation as regards Fees and charges, as well as the increase of these amounts compared to 2016; notes that the Agency ended the year 2017 with a surplus of EUR 2.7 million, bringing the accumulated surplus to EUR 54,9 million; notes also that the target of 5% for the cancellations of carry-over has been met in 2017 (3,7%);
Amendment 3 #
2018/2189(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is pleased that the Agency, following a recommendation from the Parliament, in 2017 extended the scope of the Declaration of Interest exercise to all Agency’s staff (not only the managers and sensitive functions), including long term consultants, interims and trainees; welcomes the fact that the Declaration of Interest assessment process has been simplified and now is possible in electronic form; welcomes the introduction of a specific “Code of Conduct for external experts supporting EASA”, which establishes the principles governing the impartiality, independence and commitment to confidentiality of the external experts; reiterates the need to ensure the independence of Agency’s staff and external experts; notes that in order to ensure transparency, publicity and to allow potential candidates to identify vacancies, the vacancy notices should be published not only on the EASA website and in social media, but also on the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) website;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2189(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that in 2017 the Agency experienced a significant increase in the management of earmarked projects which altogether, amount for EUR 11,3 million (EUR 7,3 million in 2016). welcomes that these projects are aimed at improving the regulatory and oversight capabilities of national and regional aviation authorities throughout the world as well as contributing to research projects to enhance global aviation safety and to promote EU standards;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2188(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Agency executed EUR 63,4 million in commitment appropriations, representing 98,04 % of the total budget of the year, and EUR 55,1 million in payment appropriations, amounting to 97,32 % of the total budget, taking into account the appropriations voted for the 2017 budget (C1) and automatic carry-over (C8);
Amendment 5 #
2018/2188(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that delays in the Remote Piloted Aircraft Services (RPAS) operations resulted in a budget amendment which included a reduction of Union subsidy corresponding to the amount not used in 2017 and that related to the European cooperation on coast guard functions; encourageswelcomes however the Agency’s efforts, through these projects, to deliver operational services, analysis, expertise, and technical support to the Commission, the Member States and users in the maritime sector; encourages therefore the Agency to intensify its efforts to overcome legal, technical and contractual problems linked to the deployment RPAS operations;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2188(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that the high quality of information systems and databases developed by EMSA have resulted in an increasing interest expressed by third countries in exploring the potential for exporting the Agency’s knowledge and, by extension, EU standards and solutions beyond the geographical dimension while safeguarding Agency resources and EU interests;
Amendment 1 #
2018/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the finding of the Court of Auditors (‘the Court’) that the consolidated accounts of the Union for the year 2017 are reliable and that the transactions underlying the accounts of the Commission for the 2017 financial year are generally legal and regular in all material aspects, except for cost reimbursement payments, which are affected by errors; notes that the overall estimated level of error of 2,4% is still above the Court’s materiality threshold (2%), down from 3,1% in 2016 and 3,8% in 2015;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that in 2017 the Commission selected 152 projects for a total of CEF Transport funding of EUR 2,7 billion, with the total investment of EUR 4,7 billion, including other public and private financing; reiterates the importance of the CEF funding instrument for the completion of the TEN-T network, for achieving a Single European Transport Area, for developing the cross-border links and filling the missing links; regrets that the opportunity offered by the CEF has not been fully appreciated by all national stakeholders; recalls that the amount of money spent under a financial instrument is not its only performance criteria and invites the Commission to deepen its assessment of the achievements completed under EU funded transport projects and measure their added-value aspect and result oriented spending;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Commission’s Internal Audit Service, as part of its audit on the Commission’s supervision of the implementation of CEF financial instruments, found that there was a very low rate of implementation of financial instruments under CEF and the majority of the budget originally allocated to CEF financial instruments (EUR 2,43 billion) was re-allocated to CEF grants budget lines, leaving only EUR 296 million available for CEF financial instruments until 2020; also notes that one of the reasons given was that the eligibility criteria of the CEF financial instruments and of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) largely overlap and potential CEF eligible projects have in fact been financed by EFSI, as it has greater political priority and a larger remit; calls on the Commission, as regards the CEF, to improve the level of awareness among beneficiaries of the eligibility rules, in particular by drawing a clear distinction between an implementation contract and subcontract - which was the main source of confusion among beneficiaries; calls on the Commission to ensure that financial instruments complement rather that substitute each other;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that an efficient and effective military mobility will strengthen the EU capacity to respond to emergency situations such as humanitarian crisis, natural disasters or civil emergencies;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that in order to achieve fast and effective transfers of troops and military materiel, network continuity and network fitness are key elements; emphasises, in this regard, that various cross-border obstacles should be resolved and removed to achieve this aim;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that for the purpose of optimising the use of EU funds, any transport project of common interest financed by CEF should integrate, if necessary, the military mobility technical requirements at the conception phase, in order to avoid unnecessary upgrading of the infrastructure at a later stage for purely military reasons and, therefore, uneconomical use of funding;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas training and education of drivers to promote careful driving based on which types of animals are being transported would improve the welfare of animals during transport1a; _________________ 1a https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal /pub/1966
Amendment 28 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas proper animal handling may result in reduced time to load and unload animals, reduced weight loss, fewer injuries and wounds and better meat quality;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the quality and the frequency of the Member States’ inspections has a direct impact on the level of compliance with the requirements;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 44 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Member States are responsible for ensuring correct implementation and enforcement of Regulation 1/2005 at national level, including official inspections while the Commission is responsible for ensuring that Member States implement EU legislation properly;
Amendment 137 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals; considers that the penalties should reflect the damage, scope, duration and recurrence of the infringement;
Amendment 185 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that the Commission in her role as Guardian of the Treaties is responsible for monitoring whether EU laws are applied correctly; calls on the European Ombudsman to investigate whether the Commission has consistently failed to ensure compliance with the current Regulation and if the Commission could thus be responsible for maladministration;
Amendment 189 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises that the DG SANTE audits serves as an important source of information for the Commission to assess correct implementation of the current Regulation; calls on the Commission to carry out at least seven unannounced visits every year in line with the European Court of Audits recommendation;
Amendment 199 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Takes note of the public interest in ensuring welfare of transported animals; therefore calls on the Commission to make the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) open to the public, in order to inform customers and suppliers along the livestock supply chain of the quality of the journeys;
Amendment 299 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport to atransport of live animals for the sole purpose of being slaughtered to promote trade of meat- and- carcasses-only trade and replace transport of breeding animals with semen or embryos, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport;
Amendment 323 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to develop animal-based welfare indicators, considers that the Commission should develop these indicators without delay to be used as a complement to current legislative requirements, the animal-based welfare indicators should promote better animal welfare outcomes of animals in transport;
Amendment 329 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that stunning is performed, without exception, before religious ritual slaughter in all member states;
Amendment 332 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Recognizes that lower stocking densities and interrupting journeys to let animals rest have an adverse economic impact on transport operators which may affect the proper handling of transported animals; Calls on the Commission to encourage incentives for the proper handling of transported animals;
Amendment 347 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to take action to prevent the spread of infectious diseases of animals in transport both within EU and coming from third countries by promoting biosecurity measures, increased animal welfare and give priority to direct transport that reduce the risk for direct or indirect contact with animals from other holdings, and avoid unloading at control posts if possible;
Amendment 352 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Commission to formulate, based on scientific findings, guidelines regarding water to animals transported in cages and conditions for transporting chicks that promote a high level of welfare;
Amendment 361 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the upcoming CAP reform to maintain and reinforce the link between increased CAP payments and improved animal welfare conditions which fully respect or go beyond the standards set out in Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 374 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a shift towards the transport of meat or carcasses, instead of live animals, and replace transport of breeding animals with semen or embryos to third countries;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, generally speaking, European competition policy is applied with the aim of systematically defending consumers at the expensefair competition between all actors on the internal market, with special emphasis on the interests of consumers; considers that interests of agricultural producers;, considumers that these two interestand European citizens should be placed on an equal footing;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the interests of farmers are protected followwhen assessing thean acquisition of Monsanto by the Bayer group, whichin relation to merger controls, which potentially could damage competition in the field of access to crop protection products and seedessential products for farmers.
Amendment 5 #
2018/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the vital role of education and training as the best investment in the EU’'s future; strongly believes that digital transformation has a great impact on education systems; stresses that digital competencies are of growing importance for every individual and underlines that in the future, nearly all jobs and services will require digital skills and data literacy;
Amendment 17 #
2018/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission communication of 17 January 2018 on the Digital Education Action Plan (COM(2018)0022) and recalls the importance of completing the digital single market; points out that digitalisation has a twofold impact on education systems: firstly, citizens should be prepared for lifelong learning in a world that is becoming increasingly digitalised, and secondly, digital transformation should also be applied to education systems themselves, as well as to educators;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to set up the Digital Europe Programme that will strengthen the EU΄s digital transformation and tackle key digital challenges, including advanced digital skills and building strong digital capacities;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that sufficient infrastructure offering high-quality and accessible connectivity is of great importance and enable access to the opportunities offered by technology; highlights the need to close the digital divide by creating an investment- friendly environment and fostering digital infrastructure such as high-capacity broadband networks; emphasizes the importance of the Connecting Europe Facility in providing the physical infrastructure for high capacity broadband networks;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the vital role of high- capacity broadband networks, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence as the backbone of future education and training schemes; underlines the importance of introducing coding classes in all schools and encouraging schools to participate in the EU Code Week; highlights the need to introduce cybersecurity teaching programmes in academic and vocational training curricula;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the urgent need to develop the full range of digital skills that individuals and companies will require in an increasingly digital economy; highlights the role that Digital Innovation Hubs can play in this context; underlines the need to strengthen connections and active dialogue between education and employment; recalls the need to encourage young people to pursue ICT studies and recognises the importance of fostering work-based learning apprenticeships; recalls the need to encourage young people to pursue ICT studies; welcomes, in this direction, the Digital Opportunity traineeship initiative financed by Horizon 2020 and implemented through Erasmus+; emphasises that recommendations for a minimum level of digital competencies that students should acquire during their studies should be drawn up.;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to boost entrepreneurial competences and an entrepreneurial mind-set and to support digital entrepreneurship; Underlines the role of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the Knowledge and Innovation Communities in bringing together business, research and education into a knowledge triangle; Highlights the role of campus incubators and stresses the need to develop more university-linked incubation programmes in European universities;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that digital technology and access to data are enablers of innovation in education; Stresses the importance of open data as an educational resource, as well as a tool for further developing Open Science.
Amendment 14 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the support measures for the Russian embargo have not been prolonged given that numerous EU producers are still being negatively affected; calls for support measures for the dairy sector where market difficulties can still be found due to the Russian ban;
Amendment 141 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. WelcomNotes the decision of 25 September 2018 of the General Court confirming the Parliament’s refusal to grant access to documents relating to MEPs’ subsistence allowances, travel expenses and parliamentary assistance allowances (Judgment in Cases T-639/15 to T-666/15 Maria Psara and Others v Parliament and T-94/16 Gavin Sheridan v Parliament); regrets the decision of the Bureau to block a substantial reform of the General Expenditure Allowance; continues to support a substantial reform of the General Expenditure Allowance as proposed by the Working Group on the GEA as this would create greater transparency by allowing an auditor to check the relevant accounts;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that EU trade and agriculture policies are closely intertwined and will remain so in the future, given the important role of agriculture in the context of negotiations both bilaterally for EU free trade agreements and multilaterally at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on issues such as market access for agricultural products, the protection of geographical indications, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules, harmonisation of animal welfareprudent use of antimicrobial medicines, ensuring that the agricultural products imported to the internal market are produced respecting the rules on animal welfare and other food safety standards of the EU and other standards, and the simplification of import procedures;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is the most integrated and successful EU policy, serving as basis for European integration, and should remain a common policy with an ambitiousdequate budget;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of progress on domestic support in agriculture at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference; reiterates that any future EU position on this topic must duly respect the framework of the reformed CAPminds that the EU has run down the export subsidies on its side and there is no budget line left for the export subsidies in the current EU budget; invites EU trading partners, in this regard, to make commitments to reducing trade- distorting domestic support; calls on the WTO members that continue to grant export subsidies to implement the Ministerial Decision on Export Competition adopted in Nairobi on 19 December 2015;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets the lack of progress on domestic support in agriculture at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference; reiterates that any future EU position on this topic must duly respect the framework of the reformed CAP;
Amendment 74 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union’s overarching objective of multifunctional agriculture, driven by family farms, remains key to delivering the positive externalities and public goods that European citizens demand;
Amendment 104 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new delivery model (NDM) is at the core of the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming, and is to be welcomed, provided that it ensures genuine simplification, not only at EU level but also at Member State and regional level, and flexibility for farmerand simplification for beneficiaries, without adding new constraints on Member States and thus a new layer of complexity, while safeguarding the functioning of the internal market and a level playing field;
Amendment 123 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the CAP must play an important role in overcoming stagnation and volatility of farm incomes which, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, are still lower than in the rest of the economy and in comparison to EU’s key competitors;
Amendment 127 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a CAP that has its top priority the transition of each European farm towards an undertaking combining economic with environmental performance standarresult-based CAP that is aligned with other EU policies and has its top priority the transition to market-driven and sustainable European agriculture by enhancing competiveness and setting European environmental, sustainable and societal development performance targets for the delivery of public goods;
Amendment 157 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living for farmers across regions and Member States ensuring there is agricultural activity in all parts of the Union including in areas with natural constraints, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to high quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
Amendment 195 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a renovated second pillar that is less complex and more efficient, focused on truly incentive territorial and sector development policies that place agro-environmental initiatives, animal welfare, investment, training, research and innovation at the core of local issues;
Amendment 213 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that only with sucwith a complementary or merged model can the EU’s ambitious goals with regard to the environment and rural development can be reached;
Amendment 213 #
2018/2037(INI)
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges and opportunities, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental, sanitary and phytosanitary as well as animal welfare standards, which should be promoted in order to create a genuine level playing field within and outside the EU;
Amendment 227 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CEmphasizes that the CAP’s goals are focused on food production and considers that the CAP must includrecognize an ambitious European green energy strategy promoting highly sustainable biofuels based on the co- production of plant protein;
Amendment 239 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into food and farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension services;
Amendment 262 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the competitive agriculture and food sector must be incentivised to continue to contribute to the environmental care and climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
Amendment 327 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the new challenges for European agriculture within the EU’s political priorities, as stated in the Commission’s reflection paper on the future of EU finances, require the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) to provide sufficientadequate public funds to cover both existing and new challenges;
Amendment 367 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasises that the integrity of the single market and reaching a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reform;
Amendment 394 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of an equal playing field for farmers;
Amendment 420 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common setframework ofn rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 444 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate monitoring via clearly defined, simple, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 460 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the simplification should allow higher degree of possibility for Member States to design the necessary tools as appropriate, subject to the condition that this would not lead to a distortion of a level playing field;
Amendment 482 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reminds, that in the previous reform the definition of an “active farmer” was difficult to agree, therefore the output of a farm could be a better- targeted and measurable solution (e.g. keeping land in good agricultural state, implementing good animal husbandry, contributing to circular economy) to define an "active" farmer;
Amendment 483 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that all the actors in the process of control of Union finances, including the European Court of Auditors, must have the same understanding on the performance based control system so that the Member States or the beneficiaries are not faced with unexpected financial corrections;
Amendment 487 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that part-time farmers and farmers with income combination must not be excluded;
Amendment 495 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules, while securing the integrity of the internal market;
Amendment 544 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the current two-pillar structure fits the purpose and meets the challenges of the farmers, but reminds that the two-pillar system needs improvement to allow the CAP to align itself with other EU-policies and objectives;
Amendment 576 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that due to different challenges affecting the EU the opportunity must be seized to simplify and modernize the CAP by better targeting the use of CAP support and move towards a market driven agriculture;
Amendment 588 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Sees furthermore this as an opportunity to modernise the financing of the CAP and to ensure that it provides maximum EU added value for all citizens;
Amendment 641 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to balance and mitigate any social and environmental implications of any kind of any financial arrangement of the future CAP;
Amendment 649 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the necessity of identifying the key elements of a transparent and objective and predictable system of penalties and incentives for determining farmers’ eligibility for public funding, which should consist of simple voluntary and mandatory measures and reflects the targeted and result-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance;
Amendment 653 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the necessity of identifying the key elements of a transparent and objective system of penalties and incentives for determining farmers’ eligibility for public funding, which should consist of voluntary, simple and mandatory measures;
Amendment 755 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines that different levels of regional and national state aids, fiscal, social, environmental and other compensations and incentives provided at national level to farmers, lead to unfair competition on the single market;
Amendment 831 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by famers in many Member States and that eacha common European and national strategy mustis therefore needed to address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operations;
Amendment 840 #
2018/2037(INI)
15a. Recalls that the generation renewal and the installation of young farmers must be encouraged by measures of CAP keeping in mind that it is also highly dependent on the overall income perspective, the image of agriculture and the quality of life in rural areas that can be improved through rural development measures like easing their access to land, loans and credits as well as priority access to national reserve funds;
Amendment 889 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas; the overall objective has to be to improve the quality of life in rural areas;
Amendment 965 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance to promote and enhance the role of co-operatives, producers groups and small scale organisations over the long term for supporting the implementation of the CAP objectives;
Amendment 1022 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation, research and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agriculturalby supporting a strong advisory system and training better adapted to needs of CAP beneficiaries; training and extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange ofknow-how transfer and best practice models exchange between Members States;
Amendment 1033 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture and food sector by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre-conditionn important part in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;
Amendment 1060 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that the Commission should be regularly evaluating such a support and measuring innovation and modernisation wherever possible;
Amendment 1075 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Believes that investments in innovation, education and training are vital for the future of European agriculture;
Amendment 1145 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 1159 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Believes that farmers should be given all the necessary tools to respond to volatility and market signals through greater transparency of markets and free and fair trade conditions;
Amendment 1278 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for clear and transparent initiatives to promote EU production, safety and environmental standards and quality production schemes, through both labelling and marketing activities on internal and third-country markets;
Amendment 1313 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that Parliament and the Council should, via the co-decision procedure, set the generalbasic common objectives, measures and financial allocations, based on the objective indicators and determine the adequate level of flexibility needed to enable the Member States to cope with their specificities and needs in line with the single market;
Amendment 1324 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Regrets the fact thatAlthough the whole process of the CAP post-2020 programming exercise – consultation, communication, impact assessment and legislative proposals – is starting with a significant delay as the end of the eighth legislature approaches, it should not jeopardisinge the possibility of a final agreement being reached before the European elections;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that although more than 65 % of battery electric vehicles and plug- in hybrid electric vehicles are produced outside the Union and new mobility will lead to a shift in skills, it is crucial to ensure the momentum to boost our industry and create new clean energy jobs in Europe as well as to reduce the CO2 emissions in the Transport sector; calls on the Member States to accelerate the uptake of research related to electro-mobility by making full use of EU funds; calls, therefore, for adequate and ambitious EU funding under the next multiannual financial framework to address potential gaps;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on transmission system operators and distribution system operators to ensure better cross border flows of electricity and thereby improve the stability of local grids and to mitigate a future energy consumption peak and thus a de facto potential increase in energy prices; stresses, therefore, the crucial need to develop and invest in smart charging technologies, including smart grids; underlines that although smart charging will go hand in hand with self- consumption and active consumers, security of supply is essential;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of ensuring fair access for electricity providers to recharging points in order to avoid a monopoly situation; calls on the Commission to promote open access for all relevant actors, including actors from other Member States, to the market to ensure that consumers have a free choice of energy suppliers and energy sources;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas such unfair practices have to be cut out to avoid any misleading for consumers and considering that only a strong synergy at the EU level can solve this cross-border issue;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas there is a continuous need to strengthen the role of consumer associations in this regards; whereas consumer associations play an unique role in guaranteeing consumers 'confidence and need to be further supported through additional legal and economic measures and capacity building;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that results of varinumerous tests and surveys conducted in several Member States have proven that there are differences, inter alia in composition and ingredients or substances used, between products which are advertised and distributed in the single market under the same brand and with the sameidentical packaging;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the analyses show that certain products contain less meat, or less of other ingredients, in certain countries, in most cases those countries which joined the EU in 2004, 2007 and 2013; whereas the analyses found instances of the same products being sold at considerably higher prices in those countries than in the so- called ‘old Member States’, thus hindering the principle that all consumers are treated equally;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that based on these findings, consumers are concerned about discrimination between different Member States markets; underlines that any type of such discrimination is not acceptable and all EU consumers should enjoy access to the equivalent level of quality of products;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the cases when such significant differences were reported concern not only food products but frequently also non-food products, including detergents, cosmetics, toiletries and products intended for babies;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 49 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the mandate given to the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain to address the issue of dual quality; encourages Member States and their competent authorities to actively participate in ongoing initiatives, including the development of a common methodology and collection of further evidence; emphasizes that the key for tackling this problem in practice is an effective and swift cross-border cooperation of relevant authorities including information exchange on potentially non-compliant products;
Amendment 65 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly believes that, in response to European citizens’the sector's concerns about different products being sold under the same brand in different Member States, the practice of ‘one brand, one product, different content and proportional composition’ needis unacceptable and has to be stopped by means of an amendment to Directive 2005/29/EC of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CIs of the opinion that manufacturers should be proactive by taking appropriate measures respecting the consumers and not wait for the new legislation to be put into place; considers that, until that practice is stopped, and in order to raise the profile of manufacturers’ initiatives on the use of local recipes, a system should be introduced for indicating, in a way that respects the consumer’s right of informed choice and consumer preferences, the local recipes used in the preparation of specific products;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the Notice is perceived as primarily intended for foodstuffs; believes that provisions on the application of consumer protection law should be applied to all products available in the single market in general;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Manufacturers are invited to consider a logo on the packaging that would indicate that the content and the quality of the same brand and packaging product is the same across Member States;
Amendment 89 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Welcomes the allocation of EUR 2 million to develop a methodology for, and conduct, comparative testing of food products in different Member States; expects the testing to be completed at the earliest possible date, preferably in 2018;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of an agency or other specialised unit, within the existing bodies, to monitor consistency of composition and proportional use of ingredients in identically branded and packaged food products.
Amendment 113 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that national competent authorities can select samples and perform tests only on the territory of their Member State; stresses the importance, therefore, ofhighlights the need for enhanced, effective and transparent cooperation between national consumer protection and food authorities, consumers associations and the Commission; welcomes the adoption of the revised Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation11 in this regard; _________________ 11 Regulation (EU) 2017/2394; OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 1.
Amendment 120 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the value of public debate that leads to increased consumer awareness about products and their characteristics; notes that some manufacturers and owners of private labels have already announced changes to recipes; highlightsstresses the importance of the role of industry in improving transparency with regard to product composition; calls for even stronger involvement of both producers and retailers which will help to find effective remedy to the current situation without triggering enforcement procedures;
Amendment 129 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that it is in the interest of all relevant stakeholders, both private and public, to identify as soon as possible workable solutions which would enable European consumers to access same quality products within the entire single market; recalls that consumers´ confidence in suppliers and retailers and, above all, in the functioning of the EU internal market is at stake;
Amendment 147 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the experiences of competent authorities thus far suggest that they have been unable individually to tackle effectively any specific cases of dual quality at national level; reiterates therefore the need for an effective cross- border cooperation and calls on the Commission and Member States to engage in it more intensively;
Amendment 179 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to amend Annex I to the UCPD by introducing another item onto the ‘blacklist’dual quality of products into its scope;
Amendment 183 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to extend the mandate given to the Joint Research Centre to work on a harmonised methodology for comparing characteristics of non-food products in the near future; JRC should also reach out for a cooperation to Member States authorities which has already undertaken their own testing of products for exchange of best practices in this area;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 19 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that savings, of at least EUR 17 million, compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required, but the priority is the efficient use of the budget, without undermining the core competences of the European Parliament;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, as was the case for budgets for previous years, it is proposed to set aside an amount for ‘extraordinary’ investment and expenditure, i.e. investment and expenditure that is unusual or atypical for Parliament and arises infrequently; notes that in 2019, those investments and expenditure amount to EUR 71,6 million, including EUR 37,3 million for the change of parliamentary term and EUR 34,3 million for other extraordinary expenditure; recalls that the distinction, made in the 2016 budget and included in the consecutive budgets, between ordinary and extraordinary expenditure was made solely in order to respond to the implementation of urgent measures concerning security buildings and cybersecurity following the terrorists attacks; considers that the excessive use of this distinction, i.e. the inclusion of other expenditure in extraordinary expenditure, gives an erroneous indication of the evolution of the budgetary margin and is therefore in contradiction with the principle of transparency of Parliament's expenditure;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs confirmed with the vote in plenary in February 2018 an own- initiative report on Parliament’s composition, and notably the reduction to 705 Members after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union; notes that in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of Members shall be 751, until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally effective; points out, however, that the procedure requires a unanimous decision by the European Council after having obtained the consent of Parliament; underlines that Parliament’s estimates, for the moment, reflect a status-quo situation with a Parliament composed of 751 Members from 28 Member States;that during an informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government on 23 February 2018, President Tusk signalled a broad support for this proposal; believes, therefore, this outcome to be considered the most likely; for that reason, takes note with satisfaction of the adjustments proposed by the Secretary- General in his note to the members of the Bureau on March 6, 2018.
Amendment 45 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Memorandum of Understanding which entered into force in 2017 between the Belgian Government and the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the European External Action Service, and other institutions based in Brussels, on security clearance checks verifications for all external contractors’ staff wishing to access the Union institutions; reminds its call, in the 2018 Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure, to the Secretary-General to consider the advisability of extending the application of this Memorandum of Understanding to officials, parliamentary assistants and trainees in order to allow the necessary security verifications before their recruitment; asks, therefore, the Secretary-General to inform the Committee on Budgets of the state of progress of this file;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. WelcomNotes the process of improving Members’ and staff working environments as decided by the Bureau in December 2017, which will continue in 2019 in order to provide flexible workspaces for Members to satisfy needs arising from changing working patterns, providing them with three offices in Brussels and two in Strasbourg after the 2019 elections; notes that costs for maintenance of Parliament’s buildings in 2019, including security and environmental requirements, should be taken into account and coordinated a; questions the very high costs of certain proposed developments, namely: the removal of the Library and related offices, the installation of the Atrium building visitors' seminar rooms, the refurbishment of the Members' restaurant (Spinelli building) and the refurbishment of the Churchill building's restaurant; calls on the Secretary-General to provide the Committee on Budgets with any information relating to these decisions before the Parliament's rearly as possibleding of the budget in autumn 2018; questions if it is not possible to postpone all or part of these projects;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes in particular the ever- increasing quality of advice and research provided to Members and committees through the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments; recalls, however, that a mid- term evaluation of the efficacy of the cooperation between the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments was foreseen when creating the EPRS in 2013; requests once again the Secretary-General to proceed to undertake such an evaluation and present to the Committee on Budgets its results before the Parliament's reading of the budget in autumn 2018; welcomes the new and existing specific projects in the IT application, which will be implemented in full or in part in 2019: e- Parliament project, the Electronic Records Management System (ERMS) project, the Open Digital Library Program, the new project on research and development on machine learning with translation memories and the conference and event participants’ registration tool;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the abovementioned resolutions of 5 April 2017 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 201812 and of 25 October 2017 on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 201813 ; reiterates the appeal for transparency regarding the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA) for Members; calls on Parliament's Bureau to work on better guidance regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under this allowance, without generating additional costs or administrative burden to Parliament´s administration or to Members and their offices; __________________ 12 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0114. 13 Texts adopted, P8_TA_PROV(2017)0408
Amendment 74 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the principle of the independence of the mandate; underlines that it is the responsibility of elected Members to use the expenditures for parliamentary activities and that it is possible for Members who wish to do so to publish their spending record of the GEA on their personal webpages; stresses the fact that the lump sum is widely used and recognised as the useful tool in Member Statesat a mixed system must be introduced where a part of the GEA remain as a lump sum and the rest would be paid out based on invoices or subject to an audit; reiterates that improved efficiency and transparency of the GEA does not mean to infringe upon the privacy and should not require additional staff in Parliament's administration;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Bureau to ensure that the social and pension rights of Members and of Accredited Parliamentary Assistants are respected and that adequate financial means are made available; in this regard, reiterates its call to find a workable solution for those APAs who, having worked for two parliamentary terms in the end of the current term, will not be entitled to access to the European pension rights scheme, when they will reach the pension age, since they will be lacking some time out of the ten years' service needed, due to early elections in 2014 and the delays in the validation of the APAs new contracts because of heavy workload during the periods after the elections of 2009 and 2014;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 104 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Notes the on-going practice of using the year-end 'mopping up transfer' (ramassage) to contribute to current building projects; highlights, on the basis of the figures 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, that this year-end 'mopping up transfer' takes place systematically on the same chapters and title and, with a few exceptions, exactly on the same lines; wonders, therefore, whether there is a programmed overvaluation of these chapters and lines in order to generate funds for the financing of budgetary policy;
Amendment 105 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. Questions the necessity of having headsets and webcams installed in the offices in Brussels and Strasbourg for all parliamentary assistants, even though most of them have not even requested it; questions, therefore, the cost of such a decision and the reasons for taking it; calls on the Secretary-General to provide the Committee on Budgets with any information relating to this decision;
Amendment 106 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30 c. Notes that the restrictions on the access to the Parliament's catering areas were lifted on January 1, 2017; accepts the practice that anyone working in Parliament's buildings or accessing its premises for an interinstitutional meeting to have lunch in the canteens and restaurants of the Parliament; notes, however, that access to ASP self-service in Brussels and LOW self-service in Strasbourg has become very complicated due to the daily presence of groups of visitors; calls, therefore, for controls to be re-established rapidly at the entrance of these two self-services, not for members and staff of other institutions, but in order to systematically reorient these groups towards the restauration areas reserved for them;
Amendment 32 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Directive should not prejudice the right of each Member State to decide on the standard time or times for the territories under its jurisdiction and falling under the territorial scope of the Treaties, and on further changes thereto. However, in order to ensure that the application of summer-time arrangements by some Member States only does not disrupt the functioning of the internal market and ensure a coordinated approach, Member States should refrain from changing the standard time in any given territory under their jurisdiction for reasons related to seasonal changes, be such change presented as a change of time zone. Moreover, in order to minimise disruptions, inter alia, to transport, communications and other concerned sectors, they should notify the Commission in due time of their intention to change their standard time and subsequently apply the notified changes. The Commission should, on the basis of that notification, inform all other Member States so that they can. The Commission should then assess the potential negative impact of such change on the functioning of the internal market. Only after such exchange and proper analysis and only if no significant negative impact on the Internal Market would be identified, could a Member State apply the notified changes. The Commission should, on the basis of that notification, inform all other Member States so that they can inform the Commission if they have reasons to believe that the change would impact the Internal Market and/or them, if the change is confirmed and take all necessary measures. It should also inform the general public and stakeholders by publishing this information.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Directive should apply from 1 April 20219, so that the last summer-time period subject to the rules of Directive 2000/84/EC should start, in every Member State, at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 31 March 20219. Member States that, after that summer-time period, intend to adopt a standard time corresponding to the time applied during the winter season in accordance with Directive 2000/84/EC should change their standard time at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 27 October 20219, so that similar and lasting changes occurring in different Member States take place simultaneously. It is desirable that Member States take the decisions on the standard time that each of them will apply as from 20219 in a concerted manner.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may still apply a seasonal change of their standard time or times in 20219, provided that they do so at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 275 October 20219. The Member States shall notify this decision in accordance with Article 2.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 1, if a Member State decides to change its standard time or times in any territory under its jurisdiction, it shall notify the Commission at least 6 months before the change takes effect. Where a Member State has made such a notification and has not withdrawn it at least 6 months before the date of the envisaged change, the Member State shall apply this change.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Within 1 month of the notification, the Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof and publish that information in the Official Journal of the European Union. The other Member States shall inform the Commission without undue delay of potential disruptions or negative impact that the proposed notified change might bring. Within 3 months of the notification, the Commission shall publish an impact assessment of the planned change of standard time or times on possible negative impacts on for example the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 78 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If, following the assessment referred to in paragraph 2, the Impact assessment demonstrate that the planned change of standard time or times will have a negative impact, it shall inform the Member State in question. That Member State shall then decide if it will redraw its notification to change its standard time or times or explain how it will counter the negative impact of the change.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. If, following the assessment referred to in paragraph 2, the Impact assessment do not demonstrate that the planned change of standard time or times will have a negative impact or the Member State concerned has provided to the Commission within two months after the publication of the Impact assessment with the explanations referred to in paragraph 2a, the Member State may apply this change. The Commission shall publish that information in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 94 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 AprilDecember 201920 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 104 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 20219.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Directive 2000/84/EC is repealed with effect from 1 April 20219.
Amendment 133 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum computing, blockchain and concepts such as secure digital identities create at the same time new challenges for cybersecurity as well as offer solutions. Assessing and validating the robustness of existing or future ICT systems will require testing security solutions against attacks run on HPC and quantum machines. The Competence Centre, the Network, the European Digital Innovation Hubs and the Cybersecurity Competence Community should help advance and disseminate the latest cybersecurity solutions. At the same time the Competence Centre and the Network should be at the service of developers and operators in critical sectors such as transport, energy, health, financial, government, telecom, manufacturing, defence, and space to help them solve their cybersecurity challenges.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Competence Centre should provide the appropriate support to ENISA in its tasks defined by Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (“NIS Directive”) and to the Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council of YYY on ENISA, the “EU Cybersecurity Agency”, and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (“Cybersecurity Act”). Therefore, ENISA should provide relevant inputs to the Competence Centre in its task of defining funding priorities.
Amendment 158 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The Governing Board of the Competence Centre, composed of representatives of the Member States and, the Commission and the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), should define the general direction of the Competence Centre’s operations, and ensure that it carries out its tasks in accordance with this Regulation. The Governing Board should be entrusted with the powers necessary to establish the budget, verify its execution, adopt the appropriate financial rules, establish transparent working procedures for decision making by the Competence Centre, adopt the Competence Centre’s work plan and multiannual strategic plan reflecting the priorities in achieving the objectives and tasks of the Competence Centre, adopt its rules of procedure, appoint the Executive Director and decide on the extension of the Executive Director’s term of office and on the termination thereof.
Amendment 180 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) ‘European Digital Innovation Hubs’ means non-for-profit organisations established by [Regulation 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Digital Europe Programme] which act as a one-stop-shop for industry, including SMEs, public organisations and academia in order to stimulate the broad adoption of digital technologies and provide support in the area of advanced digital skills.
Amendment 186 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Competence Centre shall undertake its tasks, where appropriate, in collaboration with the Network of National Coordination Centres and a, the European Digital Innovation Hubs and the Cybersecurity Competence Community.
Amendment 188 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. facilitcreate and help coordinate the work ofmanage the National Coordination Centres Network (‘the Network’) referred to in Article 6 and coordinate its work with the European Digital Innovation Hubs and the Cybersecurity Competence Community (‘the Community’)referred to in Article 8;
Amendment 232 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Competence Centre may be responsible for the overall execution of relevant joint procurement actions including pre-commercial procurements on behalf of members of the Network, members of the cybersecurity Competence Community, or other third parties representing the users of cybersecurity products and solutions. For this purpose, the Competence Centre may be assisted by one or more National Coordination Centres or relevant European Digital Innovation Hubs or members of the Cybersecurity Competence Community.
Amendment 246 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) promoting and disseminating a common minimal cybersecurity educational curricula in cooperation with the relevant bodies in the Member States;
Amendment 248 #
2018/0328(COD)
4. National Coordination Centres shall, where relevant, cooperate through the Network and coordinate with the relevant European Digital Innovation Hubs for the purpose of implementing tasks referred to in points (ab), (bc), (d), (cf), (ef a) and (g) of paragraph 1.
Amendment 251 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Cybersecurity Competence Community shall consist of industry, academic and non-profit research organisations, and associations as well as public entities and other entities dealing with operational and technical matters. It shall bring together the main stakeholders with regard to cybersecurity technological and industrial capacities in the Union. It shall involve National Coordination Centres as well as Union institutions and bodies with relevant expertise., in particular the European Digital Innovation Hubs.
Amendment 270 #
2018/0328(COD)
1a. The Competence Centre shall in particular contribute to the work of ENISA with regard to the implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (“NIS Directive”) and to the Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council of YYY on ENISA, the “EU Cybersecurity Agency”, and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (“Cybersecurity Act”).
Amendment 274 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Governing Board shall be composed of one representative of each Member State, and five representatives of the Commission, and one representative the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), on behalf of the Union.
Amendment 287 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Amendment 300 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In deciding on the work plan and multi-annual strategic plan of the Competence Centre, the Governing Board shall take into account the advice provided by ENISA.
Amendment 16 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that there are still major competitiveness issues for European producers owing to the wide divergences compared with Moroccan producers in terms of labour costs, working conditions, food safety, phytosanitary and environmental standards;
Amendment 146 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Stakeholders in the defence sector are facing specific indirect costs, such as costs for security. Furthermore, stakeholders are working in a specific market where they – without any demand on the buyers' side – cannot recover the research and development costs like in the civilian sector. Therefore, it is justified to allow a flat rate of 25 % as well as the possibility, on a project base, to charge indirect costs calculated in accordance with the usual accounting practises of beneficiaries if these practises are accepted by their national authorities under comparable national funding schemes, which have been communicated to the Commission. The authorising officer responsible should justify its decision to accept indirect eligible costs beyond the flat rate of 25 % in the work programme or in the call for proposals.
Amendment 155 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) An integrated approach should be ensured by bringing together activities covered by the Preparatory Action on Defence Research launched by the Commission within the meaning of Article [58 (2) (b)] of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/…of the European Parliament and of the Council (the ‘Financial Regulation’) and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme established by Regulation (EC) No … of the European Parliament and of the Council and to harmonise the conditions for participation, to create a more coherent set of instruments, to increase the innovative, collaborative and economic impact, while avoiding unnecessary duplication and fragmentation. With this integrated approach, the Fund would also contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research, covering the gap between research and development taking into account the specificities of the defence sector, and promoting all forms of innovation, and as positive spillover effects can be expected, where applicable, in the civil field, including disruptive innovation where possible failure should be accepted.
Amendment 182 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 190 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) support collaborative development projects of defence products and technologies consistent with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, thus contributing to greater efficiency of defence spending within the Union, achieving greater economies of scale, reducing the risk of unnecessary duplication and as such reducing the fragmentation of defence products and technologies throughout the Union. Ultimately, the Fund willThe Fund will also have to lead to greater interoperability between Member States' capabilities, while promoting the standardisation of military systems.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Up to 510 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to support disruptive technologies for defence.
Amendment 217 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Fund. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with Article [62(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation. Where possible tThose resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 226 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall define, on a case by case basis, find the most appropriate form of funding to finance innovative solutions.
Amendment 228 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 234 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 238 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 242 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 247 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund shall be implemented in direct management by the Commission in accordance with the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 273 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, an applicant established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity may be eligible for funding if this is necessaryessential for achieving the objectives of the action and provided that its participation will not put at risk the security interests of the Union and its Member States. In order to ensure protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States, the call for proposals shall require the applicant to provide informaundertake to take action demonstrating notably that:
Amendment 280 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) the access by non-associated third countries or by non-associated third country entities to classified and non- classified sensitive information relating to the action will be prevented for non- classified sensitive information subject to the provisions of Article [30(1)(d)] of this Regulation for classified information; and the persons involved in the action will have national security clearance issued by a Member State or associated country;
Amendment 284 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) the results of the action shall remain within the beneficiary and shall not be subject to control or restrictions by non- associated third countries and shall not be made available outside the Union without the approval of the Member State in which the undertaking is established or other non- associated third country entities during the action and for a specified period after its completion;
Amendment 295 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. By derogation from the paragraph 3 beneficiaries and subcontractors involved in the action may use their assets, infrastructure, facilities and resources located or held on the territory of a non- associated third country if this is necessaryessential for achieving the objectives of an action and provided that this will not put at risk the security of the Union and its Member States. Under the same conditions, when performing an eligible action, beneficiaries and their subcontractors may cooperate with an entity established in a non- associated third country. The costs related to the use of such infrastructure, facilities, assets or resources and to such cooperation shall not be eligible under the Fund.
Amendment 301 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
8. In the event of a change during the implementation of an action which might question the fulfilment of those criteria and conditions, the beneficiary shall inform the Commission, which shall assess whether those criteria and conditions are still met and address the potential impact (suspension, cancellation) on the funding of the action.
Amendment 304 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The Fund shall provide support for actions covering both new and upgrade of existing products and technologies where the use of pre-existing information or technologies needed to perform the upgrade is not subject, directly or indirectly to a restriction by non-associated third countries or non- associated third country entities.
Amendment 307 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
c) studies, such as feasibility studies to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service, solution or statistics on the defence industry and projects to pilot the collection of data;
Amendment 319 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point j
j) dissemination activities, networking events and awareness-raising activities.
Amendment 324 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Unless otherwise provided for in the work programme referred to in Article 27, the action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three legal entities which are established in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least three of these eligible entities established in at least two Member States and/or associated countrwo Member States. These entities shall not, during the whole implementation of the action, be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity, and shall not control each other.
Amendment 360 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) contribution to reducing or eliminating the European defence industry’s dependence on technologies or products controlled and/or subject to authorisation by a third country or one of its entities;
Amendment 371 #
2018/0254(COD)
3. For development actions the funding rate shall be increased, without being allowed to exceed the total eligible cost, in the following cases:
Amendment 379 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Indirect eligible costs shall be determined by applying a flat rate of 25 % of the total direct eligible costs, exincluding direct eligible costs for subcontracting, financial support to third parties and any unit costs or lump sums which include indirect costs.
Amendment 386 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Where appropriate, iIndirect eligible costs beyond the flat rate of 25 % may be determined in accordance with the beneficiary's usual cost accounting practices on the basis of actual indirect costs provided that these cost accounting practices are accepted by national authorities under comparable funding schemes in accordance with Article [185] of the Financial Regulation and communicated to the Commission.
Amendment 391 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For grants awarded to actions referred to Article 11(3)(e) and other actions where Member States and/or associated countries finance the major partmore than 50% of the budget, the Commission may use:
Amendment 397 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The results of the actions shall be owned by the beneficiaries generating them. Where legal entities jointly generate results, and where their respective contribution cannot be ascertained, or where it is not possible to separate such joint results, the legal entities shall have joint ownership of the results, unless specifically provided otherwise by agreement between the legal entities.
Amendment 399 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. If justified tThe grant agreement may require that the results of actions receiving support from the Fund shall not be subject to any control or restriction, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities, including in terms of technology transfer by a non- associated third country or by a non- associated third country entity, unless provided for in the grant agreement.
Amendment 403 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Amendment 418 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. With regard to results generated by recipientsof actions covered by this Regulation, the Commission shall be notified of any transfer of ownership or grant of a licence to non-associated third countries. Such transfer of ownership or granting of a licence shall not contravene the defence and security interests of the Union and its Member States or the objectives this Regulation as set out in Article 3, otherwise it will necessitate reimbursement of the funding provided under the Fund.
Amendment 439 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. Independent experts shall be chosen on the basis of their skills, experience and knowledge appropriate to carry out the tasks assigned to them. The Commission must also ensure that experts do not assess, advise or assist on matters in which they have a conflict of interest.
Amendment 441 #
2018/0254(COD)
3. In order to facilitate exchange of sensitive information between the Commission, the recipients and, where applicable the Member states, the Commission shall set up an secure electronic exchange system.
Amendment 443 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall regularly monitor the implementation of the Fund and annually report to the Council and the European Parliament on the progress made. To this end, the Commission shall put in place necessary monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 449 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the implementation period but no later than four years after the 31 December 203127, a final evaluation of the Fund implementation shall be carried out by the Commission. The final evaluation report shall include the results of the implementation and to the extent possible given timing the impact of the Fund. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and associated countries and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 3. It shall also analyse cross border participation, including of SMEs and mid-caps in projects implemented under the Fund as well as the integration of SMEs and Mid-caps in the global value chain. The evaluation shall also contain information on the countries of origin of the recipients and, where possible, the distribution of the generated intellectual property rights.
Amendment 21 #
2018/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The objective of the present Programme "European Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty" should be to promote the establishment of effective and efficient nuclear safety, radiation protection, and the application of efficient and effective safeguards of nuclear materials in third countries, building on its own activities within the Union and sharing of best practices.
Amendment 34 #
2018/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Instrument should provide for actions in support of those objectives and build on the actions previously supported under Regulation (Euratom) No 237/201424 concerning nuclear safety and nuclear safeguards in third countries, in particular in acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates. Priority should be given to the countries neighbouring the EU. __________________ 24 Council Regulation (Euratom) No 237/2014 of 13 December 2013 establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (OJ L 77 15.3.2014 p 109.)
Amendment 44 #
2018/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Individual, differentiated approach towards countries receiving support through this programme should be promoted. Use of the Instrument should be based on the assessment of specific needs of countries receiving the support, as well as on the expected overall benefit of the programme, in particular structural changes in the countries concerned.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Whenever possible and appropriate, tThe results of the Community's external action should be monitored and assessed on the basis of pre- defined, transparent, country-specific and measurable indicators, adapted to the specificities and objectives of the Instrument and preferably based on the results framework of the partner country.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Multiannual indicative programmes should set out a framework for qualified and independent oversight to increase the level of nuclear safety of the partner countries.
Amendment 84 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The policy objectives of this Programme will also be addressed as eligible areas for financing and investment operations through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee of the InvestEU Fund, in particular under its sustainable infrastructure and research, innovation and digitisation policy windows. Financial support should be used to boost investment by addressing market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner and actions should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or distort competition in the internal market. Actions should have a clear European added value.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Around 10% of the EU’s GDP are enabled by satellite navigation signals while over 200.000 professionals are employed in the EU space sector; it is therefore essential to continue developing the state-of-the-art infrastructure of this sector and thereby stimulate upstream and downstream economic activities;
Amendment 101 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Programme shares similar objectives with other Union programmes, notably Horizon Europe, InvestEU Fund, European Defence Fund and Funds under Regulation (EU) [Common Provisions Regulation]. Therefore, cumulative funding from those programmes should be foreseen, provided they do cover the same cost items, in particular through arrangements for complementary funding from Union programmes where management modalities permit - either in sequence, in an alternating way, or through the combination of funds including for the joint funding of actions, allowing, where possible, innovation partnerships and blending operations. During the implementation of the Programme, the Commission should therefore promote synergies with other related Union programmes which would allow, where possible, use of access to risk finance, innovation partnerships, cumulative or blended funding.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) As promoter of the Union’s general interest, it falls to the Commission to implement the Programme, assume overall responsibility and promote their use. In order to optimise the resources and competences of the various stakeholders, the Commission should be able to delegate certain tasks. Moreover the Commission is the best placed to determine the main technical and operational specificationrequirements necessary to implement systems and services evolution.
Amendment 123 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) The results of stakeholder consultation indicate that there is room for further advancing international cooperation in the field of space industry and that the Union should enhance its efforts to support European companies to access external markets to be competitive at a global level;
Amendment 132 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) The full potential of Copernicus for the EU society and economy should be entirely unleashed beyond direct beneficiaries by means of an intensification of user uptake measures, which requires further action to render the data usable by non-specialist and thereby stimulate growth, job creation and knowledge transfers;
Amendment 133 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) maximise the socio-economic benefits, including by promoting and ensuring the widest possible use of the data, information and services provided by the Programme's components;
Amendment 139 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) Copernicus’ Climate Change services, although still in a pre- operational phase are already on good track as the number of users doubled between 2015 and 2016; all Climate Change services should become fully operational as soon as possible and thereby provide the continuous flow of data necessary for effective climate change mitigation and adaptation actions;
Amendment 140 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To promote and facilitate the use of Earth observation data and technologies both by local and regional authorities, by small and medium-sized enterprises, scientists and researchers, dedicated networks for Copernicus data distribution, including national and regional bodies, should be promoted through user uptake activities. To this end, the Commission and the Member States should strive to establish closer links between Copernicus and Union and national policies in order to drive the demand for commercial applications and services and enable enterprises, particular small and medium- sized enterprises and start-ups, to develop applications based on Copernicus data and information aiming at developing a competitive Earth observation data eco- system in Europe.
Amendment 177 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an autonomous, user-driven, Earth observation system under civil control, offering geo-information data and services based on a free and open data policy, comprising satellites, ground infrastructure, data and information processing facilities, and distribution infrastructure, and fully integrating the needs and requirements of security (‘Copernicus’);
Amendment 190 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Additionally, the Programme shall include measures for ensuring efficient access to space for the Programme and for fostering an innovative and competitive space sector.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide, or contribute to the provision of, high-quality and up-to-date and, where appropriate, secure space- related data, information and services without interruption and wherever possible at global level and based on a free and open data policy, meeting existing and future needs and able to meet the Union's political priorities, including as regards climate change mitigation and adaptation, and security and defence;
Amendment 204 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) enhance the security of the Union and its Member States, its freedom of action and reinforce its strategic autonomy, in particular in terms of technologies and evidence-based decision- making;
Amendment 209 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the role of the Union in the international arena as a leading actor in the space sector, foster the principle of reciprocity at international level and strengthening its role in tackling global challenges and supporting global initiatives, including with regards to climate change and sustainable development.
Amendment 213 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall promote and ensure the uptake and use of the data and services provided by the Programme's components in the public and private sectors, including by supporting appropriate development of those services and, where necessary, the development of the corresponding standards at EU level and by fostering a stable long-term environment. It shall develop synergies between the applications of the various components of the Programme. It shall ensure complementarity, consistency, synergies and links between the Programme and other Union actions and programmes, including, where appropriate, by ensuring the compatibility and the interoperability between those services and projects financed by other Union actions and programmes.
Amendment 216 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for Copernicus: to deliver accurate user-driven and reliable Earth Observation data and information, based on a free and open data policy, supplied on a long-term basis, to support the implementation and monitoring of the Union and its Member States' policies in the fields of the environment, climate change, agriculture and rural development, civil protection, safety and security, as well as the digital economy;
Amendment 235 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) support and reinforce the competitiveness, entrepreneurship, skills and capacity to innovate of legal and natural persons from the Union active or wishing to become active in that sector, with particular regard to the position and needs offoster the development of a strong and competitive Union space economy and maximise opportunities for Union enterprises of all sizes, in particular small and medium- sized enterprises and start-ups., new entrants and start-ups, to develop and provide innovative space systems and services;
Amendment 245 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) development activities linked to autonomous, reliable and cost-efficient access to space including alternative launching technologies and innovative systems or services, taking into account the essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, as referred to in Article 25;
Amendment 258 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
6 Actions in support of an competitive and innovative Union space sector
Amendment 267 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to cooperate with ENISA in the field of cyber security;
Amendment 327 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 101 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall define a methodology to provide for qualitative indicators for an accurate assessment of the progress towards achieving the general objectives set out in Article 4 (a), (b) and (c). On the basis of this methodology the Commission shall complement the Annex, at the latest by January1st 2021.
Amendment 328 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 3
Article 101 – paragraph 3
3. The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring programme implementation and results are suitable for an in-depth analysis of the progress achieved and the difficulties encountered and are collected efficiently, effectively, and in a timely manner. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of Union funds and, where relevant, Member States.
Amendment 329 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1
Article 102 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out evaluations of the Programme in a timely manner to feed into the decision-making process. The evaluations shall also provide for a qualitative assessment of the progress towards achieving the general objectives set out in Article 4.
Amendment 347 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) strict distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the entities involved in the implementation of the Programme, in particular between the Member States, the Commission, the Agency and the European Space Agency, based on each organisations’ competences, improving effectiveness and cost efficiency and avoidance of overlap of activities;
Amendment 365 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall manage the components of the Programme where such management is not entrusted to another entity.
Amendment 370 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
When necessary for the smooth functioning of the Programme and the smooth provision of the services provided by the Programme's components, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, determine the technical and operational specificationrequirements required for the implementation of and evolution of those components and of the services they provide after having consulted users and all the other relevant stakeholders. When determining those technical and operational specifications, the Commission shall avoid reducing the general security level and to meet a backward compatibility imperative.
Amendment 412 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may entrust other tasks to the Agency, but, in order to avoid duplication, strictly on the basis of improved efficiency in implementation of the Programme’s objectives, including undertaking communication, promotion, and marketing of data and information activities, as well as other activities related to user uptakes with regard to the Programme's components other than Galileo and EGNOS.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The internal market has to continuously adapt to a rapidly changing environment of digital revolution, climate change and globalisation. A new era of digital innovation continues to provide opportunities for businesses and individuals, creates new products and business models but equally constitutes a challenge to regulation and enforcement.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Merge of the existing programmes should not lead to a lower clarity and transparency. The European Commission together with Member States should seek to provide accurate and timely information about the programmes and raise awareness among the potential beneficiaries.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) To overcome these market failures and to ensure that SMEs continue to play their role as the foundation for the Union economy´s competitiveness, small and medium sized enterprises need extra support through debt and equity instruments to be established under the SME window of the InvestEU Fund established by Regulation […] of the European Parliament and of the Council52 . The loan guarantee facility put in place under Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council53 has a proven added value and is expected to bring a positive contribution to at least 500 000 SMEs; a successor will be established under the SME window of the InvestEU Fund. __________________ 52More attention should be paid to better communication and public campaigns in order to increase awareness of the availability of the programme for SMEs. __________________ 52 COM(2018) 439 final COM(2018) 439 final 53 Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) (2014 - 2020) and repealing Decision No 1639/2006/EC (OJ L 347 of 20.12.2013, p. 33).
Amendment 104 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The policy objectives of this Programme will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the SME window of the InvestEU Fund. The SME window of the InvestEU Fund should have a central overarching point providing information about the programme in each Member State, in order to increase the accessibility and awareness of the funds for SMEs. Financial support should be used to address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner and actions should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or distort competition in the internal market. Actions should have a clear European added value.
Amendment 109 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Programme should provide effective support for SMEs throughout their life-cycle. It should build on the unique knowledge and expertise developed with regard to SMEs and industrial sectors and on a long experience in working with European, national and regional stakeholders. This support should build on the successful experience of the Enterprise Europe Network as a one-stop-shop to improve SMEs competitiveness and develop their business in the Single Market and beyond. The Network plans to continue delivering services on behalf of other Union programmes, notably for the Horizon2020 programme, using the financial resources of these programmes. Also the mentoring scheme for new entrepreneurs should remain the tool to enable new or aspiring entrepreneurs to gain business experience by matching with an experienced entrepreneur from another country and thus allow strengthening entrepreneurial talents. The Programme should further strive to grow and extend its geographical coverage and thus offer wider range of matching possibilities to entrepreneurs in complementarity with other Union initiatives where relevant. Every effort should be made to achieve reasonably geographically balanced distribution of the funds.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) More effort should be made to reduce the administrative burden and to increase the accessibility of the programmes in order to reduce costs SMEs and microenterprises face due to a complicated application process and participation requirements. Member States should also consider establishing a single information point for undertakings interested in using Union´s funds functioning as a one-stop-shop. Evaluation procedure should be as simple and fast as possible in order to allow for timely use of the benefits the programme offers.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) The Programme should promote synergies and complementarities with respect to the Digital Europe Programme established by Regulation (EU) […] of the European Parliament and of the Council73 which aims to promote the digitalisation of the Union economy and the public sector and increased cybersecurity. __________________ 73 COM(2018) 434 final
Amendment 154 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to improve the functioning of the internal market, and especially to protect and empower citizens, consumers and businesses, in particular micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), by enforcement of Union law, facilitation of market access, standard setting, and by promoting human, animal and plant health and animal welfare; as well as to enhance cooperation and sharing of best practices between the competent authorities of Member States and between the competent authorities of Member States and the Commission and the decentralised Union agencies;
Amendment 160 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) improving the competitiveness and sustainability of enterprises with special emphasis on SMEs and achieving additionality through the provision of measures that provide various forms of support to SMEs, access to markets including the internationalisation of SMEs, favourable business environment for SMEs, the competitiveness of sectors, the modernisation of industry, green innovation and the promotion of entrepreneurship and contributing to the high-quality training of workers;
Amendment 182 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 may be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, concerning in particular preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities as well as use of information technology networks focusing on information processing and exchange, and use and development of corporate information technology tools. The total costs of administrative and technical support should not exceed a limit of 5% of the overall budget referred to in Article 4 (1).
Amendment 187 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Every effort should be made to distribute the resources in reasonably geographically balanced manner.
Amendment 201 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) facilitating SMEs’ access to markets, supporting them in addressing global, environmental and societal challenges and business internationalisation, and strengthening Union industrial leadership in global value chains, including the Enterprise Europe Network;
Amendment 214 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall prepare by the end of March 2021 a Framework Programme that will include the time table of the work programmes and calls, their topics and allocated financing and other necessary details necessary to provide transparency and predictability for all period of the Programme and to enhance the quality of the projects. The Framework Programme will be adopted through a delegated act.
Amendment 215 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 219 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall define a methodology to provide for qualitative indicators for an accurate assessment of the progress achieved through the Programme.
Amendment 221 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out in a timely manner, but at least every two years, to feed into the decision- making process.
Amendment 222 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, on the basis of the monitoring conducted in accordance with Article 20, but no later than four years after the start of the Programme implementation. It shall also include a comprehensive evaluation of the procedures, objectives and eligibility criteria for the priorities of the ongoing funding period. Based on the results of this interim evaluation, recommendations for a review of the Programme shall be proposed.
Amendment 25 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Evaluations have underlined that the variety of financial instruments delivered under the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework period has led to some overlaps. That variety has also produced complexity for intermediaries and final recipients who were confronted with different eligibility and reporting rules, thus acting as a further disincentive for investments. Absence of compatible rules also hampered the combination of several Union funds although such combination would have been beneficial to support projects in need of different types of funding. Therefore, a single fund, the InvestEU Fund, should be set up in order to achieve a more efficiently functioning support to final recipients by integrating and simplifying the financial offer under a single budgetary guarantee scheme, thereby improving the impact of Union intervention while reducing the cost to the Union budget.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the last years, the Union has adoptfollowed ambitious strategies to complete the Single Market and to stimulate sustainable growth and jobs, such as the Capital Markets Union, the Digital Single Market Strategy, the Clean Energy for all Europeans package, the establishment of the Connecting Europe Facility, the Union Action Plan for the Circular Economy, the Low- Emission Mobility Strategy, the Defence and the Space Strategy for Europe. The InvestEU Fund should exploit and reinforce synergies between those mutually reinforcing strategies through providing support to investment and access to financing.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The InvestEU Fund should contribute to improving the competitiveness of the Union, including in the field of sustainable infrastructure, innovation and digitisation, the sustainability of the Union's economic growth, the social resilience and inclusiveness and the integration of the Union capital markets, including solutions addressing their fragmentation and diversifying sources of financing for the Union enterprises. To that end, it should support projects that are technically and economically viable by providing a framework for the use of debt, risk sharing and equity instruments underpinned by a guarantee from the Union's budget and by contributions from implementing partners. It should be demand-driven while support under the InvestEU Fund should at the same time focus on contributing to meeting policy objectives of the Union.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The InvestEU Fund should support investments in tangible and intangible assets to foster growth, investment and employment, and thereby contributing to improved well-being and fairer income distribution in the Union. Intervention through the InvestEU Fund should complement, whenever necessary, Union support delivered through grants.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Investment projects receiving substantial Union support, notably in the area of infrastructure, should be subject to an assessment of their European added value, particuarly including their sustainability proofing, in accordance with guidance that should be developed by the Commission in cooperation with implementing partners under the InvestEU Programme and, using in an appropriate way the criteria established by [Regulation on establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment] for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable and coherently with the guidance developed for other programmes of the Union. Such guidance should include adequate provisions to avoid undue administrative burden.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) With 1.8% of EU GDP, down from 2.2% in 2009, infrastructure investment activities in the Union in 2016 were about 20% below investment rates before the global financial crisis. Thus, while a recovery in investment-to-GDP ratios in the Union can be observed, it remains below what might be expected in a strong recovery period and is insufficient to compensate years of underinvestment. More importantly, the current investment levels and forecasts do not cover the Union’s structural investment needs in the face of technological change and global competitiveness, including for innovation, research, skills, infrastructure, small and medium- sized enterprises ('SMEs'), start- ups, and the need to address key societal challenges such as sustainability or population ageing. Consequently, continued support is necessary to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations to reduce the investment gap in targeted sectors to achieve the Union's policy objectives.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) As set out in the reflection paper on the social dimension of Europe16and the European Pillar of Social Rights17, building a more inclusive and fairer Union is a key priority for the Union to tackle inequality and foster social inclusion policies in Europe. Inequality of opportunities affects in particular access to education, training and health. Investment in the social, skills and human capital-related economy, as well as in the integration of vulnerable populations in the society, can enhance economic opportunities, especially if coordinated at Union level. The InvestEU Fund should be used to support investment in education and training, help increase employment, in particular among the unskilled and long-term unemployed, and improve the situation with regard to intergenerational solidarity, the health sector, homelessness, digital inclusiveness, community development, the role and place of young people in society as well as vulnerable people, including third country nationals. The InvestEU Programme should also contribute to the support of European culture and creativity. To counter the profound transformations of societies in the Union and of the labour market in the coming decade, it is necessary to invest in human capital, microfinance, social enterprise finance and new social economy business models, including social impact investment and social outcomes contracting. The InvestEU Programme should strengthen nascent social market eco-system, increasing the supply of and access to finance to micro- and social enterprises, to meet the demand of those who need it the most. The report of the High-Level Task-Force on Investing in Social Infrastructure in Europe18has identified investment gaps in social infrastructure and services, including for education, training, health and housing, which call for support, including at the Union level. Therefore, the collective power of public, commercial and philanthropic capital, as well as support from foundations, should be harnessed to support the social market value chain development and a more resilient Union. _________________ 16 17 18 Published as European Economy Discussion Paper 074 in January 2018Does not affect the English version.) COM(2017) 206. COM(2017) 250.
Amendment 53 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Each policy window should be composed of two compartments, that is to say an EU compartment and a Member State compartment. The EU compartment should address Union-wide market failures, particularly in the case of cross-border projects, or sub-optimal investment situations in a proportionate manner; supported actions should have a clear European added value. The Member State compartment should give Member States the possibility to contribute a share of their resources of Funds under shared management to the provisioning of the EU guarantee to use the EU guarantee for financing or investment operations to address specific market failures or sub- optimal investment situations in their own territory, including in vulnerable and remote areas such as the outermost regions of the Union, to deliver objectives of the Fund under shared management. Actions supported from the InvestEU Fund through either EU or Member State compartments should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or distort competition in the internal market.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the last years, the Union has adopted ambitious strategies to complete the Single Market and to stimulate sustainable growth and jobs, such as the Capital Markets Union, the Digital Single Market Strategy, the Clean Energy for all Europeans package, the Union Action Plan for the Circular Economy, Horizon 2020, the Low- Emission Mobility Strategy, the Defence and the Space Strategy for Europe. The InvestEU Fund should exploit and reinforce synergies between those mutually reinforcing strategies through providing support to investment and access to financing.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The EU guarantee underpinning the InvestEU Fund should be implemented indirectly by the Commission relying on implementing partners with outreach to final recipients. A guarantee agreement allocating guarantee capacity from the InvestEU Fund should be concluded by the Commission with each implementing partner, to support its financing and investment operations meeting the InvestEU Fund objectives and eligibility criteria. The InvestEU Fund should be provided with a specific governance structure to ensure the appropriatebalanced use of the EU guarantee.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to ensure that interventions under the EU compartment of the InvestEU Fund focus on market failures and sub- optimal investment situations at Union level, but, at the same time, satisfy the objectives of best possible geographic outreach, the EU guarantee should be allocated to implementing partners, which alone or together with other implementing partners, can cover at least threewo Member States. However, it is expected that around 75 % of the EU guarantee under the EU compartment would be allocated to implementing partner or partners that can offer financial products under the InvestEU Fund in all Member States.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The InvestEU Fund should contribute to improving the competitiveness of the Union, including in the field of innovation and digitisation, scientific excellence, the sustainability of the Union's economic growth, the social resilience and inclusiveness and the integration of the Union capital markets, including solutions addressing their fragmentation and diversifying sources of financing for the Union enterprises. To that end, it should support projects that are technically and economically viable by providing a framework for the use of debt, risk sharing and equity instruments underpinned by a guarantee from the Union's budget and by contributions from implementing partners. It should be demand-driven while support under the InvestEU Fund should at the same time focus on contributing to meeting policy objectives of the Union.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1
Article premier – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes the InvestEU Fund providing for an EU guarantee for financing and investment operations carried out by the implementing partners in support of the Union’s internal policies and sets the terms governing relations with the various partners, under the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The EU guarantee for the purposes of the EU compartment referred to in point (a) of Article 8(1) shall be EUR 38 000 000 000 (current prices). It shall be provisioned at the rate of 40 %, that is to say EUR 15 200 000 000 (current prices).
Amendment 83 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) According to the 2018 Global Risks Report issued by the World Economic Forum, half of the ten most critical risks threatening the global economy relate to the environment. Such risks include air, soil , inland water and ocean pollution, extreme weather events, biodiversity losses and failures of climate-change mitigation and adaptation. Environmental principles are strongly embedded in the Treaties and many of the Union's policies. Therefore, the mainstreaming of environmental objectives should be promoted in the InvestEU Fund related operations. Environmental protection and related risk prevention and management should be integrated in the preparation and implementation of investments. The EU should also track its biodiversity-related and air pollution control-related expenditure in order to fulfil the reporting obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity and Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 Investment allocated to environmentally sustainability objectives should therefore be tracked using common methodologies coherent with that developed under other Union programmes applying to climate, biodiversity and air pollution management in order to allow assessing the individual and combined impact of investments on the key components of the natural capital, including air, water, land and biodiversity. __________________ 15 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 83 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The indicative distribution of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 is set out in Annex I to this Regulation. The Commission may modify the amounts referred to in that Annex I, where appropriate, by up to 1520 % for each objective. It shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of any modification.
Amendment 84 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the event that new provisions should prove necessary, these shall be deducted from the margins of the EU's annual budget or the from the Flexibility Instrument, but under no circumstances from budget lines or funds that have already been allocated.
Amendment 101 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A significant effort is urgently needed to invest in digital transformation and to distribute the benefits of it to all Union citizens and businesses, in urban and rural areas. The strong policy framework of the Digital Single Market Strategy should now be matched by investment of a similar ambition, including in artificial intelligence.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in the Union. However, they face challenges when accessing finance because of their perceived high risk and lack of sufficient collateral. Additional challenges arise from SMEs' need to stay competitive by engaging in digitisation, internationalisation and innovation activities and skilling up their workforce. Moreover, compared to larger enterprises, they have access to a more limited set of financing sources: they typically do not issue bonds, have only limited access to stock exchanges or large institutional investors. The challenge in accessing finance is even greater for those SMEs whose activities focus on intangible assets. SMEs in the Union rely heavily on banks and debt financing in the form of bank overdrafts, bank loans or leasing. Supporting SMEs that face the above challenges by simplifying their access to finance and providing more diversified sources of funding is necessary for increasing the ability of SMEs to finance their creation, growth and development, withstand economic downturns, and for making the economy and the financial system more resilient during economic downturn or shocks. This is also complementary to the initiatives already undertaken in the context of the Capital Markets Union. Programmes such as COSME and H2020 have been important for SMEs in that they facilitated access to finance in all phases of their lifecycle, and that this was added to by EFSI for which there was a quick SME uptake. The InvestEU Fund should provide an opportunity to focus on specific, more targeted financial products.
Amendment 125 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) cross-border projects between entities located or established in one or more Member States and extending to one or more third countries, including acceding countries, and candidate countries and potential candidates, countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy, the European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association, or to an overseas country or territory as set out in Annex II to the TFEU, or to an associated third country, whether or not there is a partner in those third countries or overseas countries or territories;
Amendment 130 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the EU compartment, the eligible counterparts shall have expressed their interest and shall be able to cover financing and investment operations in at least threewo Member States. The implementing partners may also cover together financing and investment operations in at least threewo Member States by forming a group.
Amendment 133 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The remuneration for risk-taking shall be allocated between the Union and an implementing partner in proportion to their respective share in the risk-taking of a portfolio of financing and investment operations or, where relevant, of individual operations. The implementing partner shall have an appropriate balanced exposure at its own risk to financing and investment operations supported by the EU guarantee, and, therefore, to the first-loss guarantee, unless exceptionally the policy objectives targeted by the financial product to be implemented are of such nature that the implementing partner could not reasonably contribute its own risk-bearing capacity to it.
Amendment 145 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall define a methodology to provide for qualitative indicators for an accurate assessment of the progress towards achieving the objectives set out in Article 3. On the basis of this methodology the Commission shall complement the Annex III, at the latest by January 1st 2021.
Amendment 146 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring implementation and results are suitable for an in-depth analysis of the progress achieved and the difficulties encountered and are collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on implementing partners and other recipients of Union funds, as appropriate.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In selecting implementing partners for the deployment of the InvestEU Fund, the Commission should consider the counterpart's capacity to fulfil the objectives of the InvestEU Fund and contribute its own resources, in order to ensure adequate geographical coverage and diversification, to crowd-in private investors and to provide sufficient risk diversification as well as new solutions to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations. Given its role under the Treaties, its capacity to operate in all Member States and the existing experience under the current financial instruments and the EFSI, the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) Group should remain a privileged implementing partner under the InvestEU Fund's EU compartment. In addition to the EIB Group, national or regional promotional banks or institutions should be able to offer a complementary financial product range given that their experience and capabilities at regional level could be beneficial for the maximisation of the impact of public funds on the territory of the Union. Moreover, it should be possible to have other international financial institutions as implementing partners, in particular when they present a comparative advantage in terms of specific expertise and experience in certain Member States. It should also be possible for other entities fulfilling the criteria laid down in the Financial Regulation to act as implementing partners.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be done in a timely manner to feed into the decision- making process. The evaluations shall also provide for a qualitative assessment of the progress towards achieving the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to ensure that interventions under the EU compartment of the InvestEU Fund focus on market failures and sub- optimal investment situations at Union level, but, at the same time, satisfy the objectives of best possible geographic outreach, the EU guarantee should be allocated to implementing partners, which alone or together with other implementing partners, can cover at least threewo Member States. However, it is expected that around 75 % of the EU guarantee under the EU compartment would be allocated to implementing partner or partners that can offer financial products under the InvestEU Fund in all Member States.
Amendment 164 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to ensure a wide geographic outreach of the advisory services across the Union and to successfully leverage local knowledge about the InvestEU Fund, a local presence of the InvestEU Advisory Hub should be ensured, where neede in each Member State, with a particular focus on ensuring a presence in regions that face difficulties in developing projects under the InvestEU Fund, taking into account existing support schemes, with a view to provide tangible, proactive, tailor-made assistance on the ground.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) smart and sustainable urban mobility projects (targeting low-emission urban transport modes, accessibility, air pollution and noise, energy consumption and accidentssafety);
Amendment 179 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) 'start up' means an enterprise that is often tech-enabled, in general combines fast growth, high reliance on innovation of product, processes and financing, utmost attention to new technological developments and extensive use of innovative business models, and, often, collaborative platforms 1a __________________ 1a COM (2016) 733
Amendment 181 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point 4.4
Annex III – point 4 – point 4.4
4.4 Transport: Investment mobilised in TEN-T of which: TEN-T core network, global TEN-T network in the component parts identified in the annexes to[Regulation No XXX] establishing the Connecting Europe Facility.
Amendment 196 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to increase and simplify the access to and the availability of finance for SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid- cap companies;
Amendment 221 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) sustainable infrastructure policy window: comprises sustainable investment in the areas of transport, energy, digital connectivity, supply and processing of raw materials, space, oceans , inland water, waste, nature and other environment infrastructure, equipment, mobile assets and deployment of innovative technologies that contribute to the environmental or social sustainability objectives of the Union, or to both, or meet the environmental or social sustainability standards of the Union;
Amendment 231 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) SMEs policy window: simplified access to and availability of finance for SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies;
Amendment 236 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) social investment and skills policy window: comprises microfinance, social enterprise finance, female entrepreneurship and social economy; skills, education, training and related services; social infrastructure (including social and student housing); social innovation; health and long-term care; inclusion and accessibility; cultural activities with a social goal; integration of vulnerable people, including third country nationals.
Amendment 290 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the EU compartment, the eligible counterparts shall have expressed their interest and shall be able to cover financing and investment operations in at least threewo Member States. The implementing partners may also cover together financing and investment operations in at least threewo Member States by forming a group.
Amendment 363 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. The InvestEU Advisory Hub shall have locala presence, where necessary. It shall be established in particular in Member State in every member state, with a special focus orn regions that face difficulties in developing projects under the InvestEU Fund. The InvestEU Advisory Hub shall assist in the transfer of knowledge to the regional and local level with a view to building up regional and local capacity and expertise for support referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 377 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implementlaunch an effective, informationve and EU-wide communication actions relating tostrategy to accompany the InvestEU Programme and its actions and resulin order increase the visibility of this programme, especially for SMEs, and therefore to attract the best potential projects. Financial resources allocated to the InvestEU Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3.
Amendment 403 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
2. Development of sustainable transport infrastructures and innovative mobility solutions, and equipment and innovative technologies in accordance with Union transport priorities and the commitments taken under the Paris Agreement, in particular through:
Amendment 405 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) projects supporting development of the TEN-T infrastructure, including its urban nodes, maritime and inland ports, airports, multimodal terminals and their connection to the main networks;
Amendment 410 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) smart and sustainable urban mobility projects (targeting low-emission urban transport modes, accessibility, air pollution and noise, energy consumption and accidentsroad safety);
Amendment 411 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) railway infrastructure, other rail projects, inland waterway infrastructure and maritime ports;
Amendment 421 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point h a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point h a (new)
(ha) Energy efficiency
Amendment 425 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. Development of digital connectivity infrastructure, in particular through projects supporting deployment of very high capacity digital networks., in urban and rural areas
Amendment 455 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
(a) microfinance, social enterprise finance, female entrepreneurship and social economy;
Amendment 173 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The TEN-T guidelines require, with regard to new technologies and innovation, that the TEN-T enables the decarbonisation of all transport modes by stimulating energy efficiency as well asnd the use of alternative fuels while respecting the principle of technological neutrality. Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council21 establishes a common framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the Union in order to minimisreduce as far as possible the dependence on oilfossil fuels and to mitigate the environmental impact of transport and requires Member States to ensure that recharging or refuelling points accessible to the public are made available by 31 December 2025. As outlined in the Commission proposals22 of November 2017, a comprehensive set of measures to promote low-emission mobility is necessary including financial support where the market conditions do not provide a sufficient incentive. __________________ 21 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1). 22 Commission Communication "Delivering on low-emission mobility A European Union that protects the planet, empowers its consumers and defends its industry and workers" – COM(2017) 675
Amendment 189 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to improve the completion of transport projects in less developed parts of the network, a Cohesion Fund allocation should be transferred to the Programme to finance transport projects in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund. In an initial phase and within a limit of 70% of the transferred envelope, the selection of projects eligible for financing should respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. The remaining 30% of the transferred envelopAt the end of the initial phase, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure should be allocated on a competitive basis to projects located in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund with priority to cross-border links and missing links. The Commission should support Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund in their efforts to develop an appropriate pipeline of projects, in particular by strengthening the institutional capacity of the public administrations concerned.
Amendment 292 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) In the transport sector, blending operations should primarily be dedicated for projects aiming at the digitalisation of the sector, in particular SESAR and ERTMS, which are expected to have a financial return;
Amendment 297 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The policy objectives of this Programme will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy window(s) [...] of the InvestEU Fund. The Programme's actions should be used to boost investment by addressing market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value.
Amendment 306 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the entire period 2021-2027 which is to constitute the prime reference amount, within the meaning of [reference to be updated as appropriate according to the new inter-institutional agreement: point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management31 for the European Parliament and the Council during the annual budgetary procedure]. __________________ 3This financial envelope should be preserved throughout the duration of the programme and should not be subject to any cut or reassignment to other programmes, in order to preserve the initial balance but also the trade-offs and thematic and territorial allocations throughout the programme period. __________________ 31 OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1 OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1
Amendment 319 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The Financial Regulation establishes the rules concerning the award of grants. In order to take into account the specificity of the actions supported by the Programme and to ensure a consistent implementation among the sectors covered by the Programme, it is necessary to provide additional indications as regards eligibility and award criteria. Without derogating from the Financial Regulation, the work programmes may provide for simplified procedures, in certain cases where the objectives of the calls for proposals do not have strategic implications.
Amendment 320 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) In accordance with the Financial Regulation, selection and award criteria are defined in the work programmes. In the transport sector, the quality and relevance of a project should be assessed also taking into account its expected impact on the EU connectivity, its compliance with accessibility requirements and its strategy as regards future maintenance needs;
Amendment 328 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
Recital 45 a (new)
(45a) The Programme should be implemented through work programmes. The Commission should prepare by the end of March 2021 a Framework Programme that will include the foreseen time table of the work programmes, calls, their topics and allocated financing and other necessary details necessary to provide transparency and predictability for all period of the Programme and to enhance the quality of the projects.
Amendment 330 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powerssupplement this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be conferrdelegated ton the Commission asin regardsspect of the adoption of work programmes. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 and the Framework Programme. __________________ 40 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13)
Amendment 364 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) “cross-border project” in the field of transport infrastructure means projects covering a rail, road, inland waterway or maritime link crossing or connecting borders of two participants to the Programme;
Amendment 379 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) “5G corridor” means a transport path, road or rail, railway or inland waterway, fully covered with digital connectivity infrastructure and in particular 5G systems, enabling the uninterrupted provision of synergy digital services such as connected and automated mobility or, similar smart mobility services for railways or digital connectivity on inland waterways;
Amendment 387 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) “missing link” is an all modes transport section of a TEN-T corridor or a transport section that is providing the connection of core or comprehensive networks with the TEN-T corridors containing one or more bottleneck affecting the continuity of the TEN-T corridor;
Amendment 413 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme has the general objective to establish, develop and modernise the trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and digital and to facilitate cross-border cooperation in the field of renewable energy, taking into account the long-term decarbonisation commitments and with emphasis on synergies among sectors.
Amendment 457 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) to adapt the TEN-T networks to military mobility needsintegrate military mobility needs into the parts of the trans-European transport network suitable for military transport, thus enabling dual use of infrastructure;
Amendment 487 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 is set at EUR 42,266,118,449,000 in constant prices (EUR 51,975,493,000 in current prices).
Amendment 497 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) up to EUR 35,781,271,000 in constant prices (EUR 340,61325,493,000 in current prices) for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2)(a), of which:
Amendment 505 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) EUR 12,8320,000,000,000 from the European Strategic Investment clusterin constant prices (EUR 22,540.000.000 in current prices) ;
Amendment 521 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i
(ii) EUR 11,285,493,0000,013,747,000 in constant prices (EUR 11,285,493,000 in current prices) transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 524 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i a (new)
(iia) EUR 20,000,000,000 transferred from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund;
Amendment 532 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i i
(iii) EUR 6,500,000,000 from the Defence cluster5,767,524,000 in constant prices (EUR 6,500,000,000 in current prices) for the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(a)(ii);
Amendment 539 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to EUR 8,650,000,000EUR 7,675,244,000 in constant prices (EUR 8,650,000,000 in current prices) for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2)(b), out of which up to 10% for the cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy
Amendment 549 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) up to EUR 3,000,000,000EUR 2,661,934,000 in constant prices (EUR 3,000,000,000 in current prices) for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2)(c).
Amendment 551 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall not depart from the amount referred to in subparagraph 2 (a) (ii) and paragraph 2 (a) (iia) (new).
Amendment 553 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. TUp to 3 % of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 may be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme and the sector-specific guidelines, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including corporate information and technology systems. This amount may also be used to finance accompanying measures to support the preparation of projects.
Amendment 558 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. The amount transferred from the Cohesion Fund shall be implemented in accordance with this Regulation, subject to paragraph 8 and without prejudice to Article 14(2)(b). The accumulated amount of the committed EU co-financing amounts in a Member State can be higher than the amount transferred from the Cohesion Fund and dedicated to the Member State, but the accumulated reimbursement cannot be higher than the amount transferred from the Cohesion Fund. Any saving resulting from project tenders shall be used by the Member State concerned to finance other projects in accordance with paragraph 8.
Amendment 566 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. As regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, 30% of these amounts shall be made available immediately to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority to cross-border and missing links. Uuntil 31 December 20232, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 70% of the resources transferred. As of 1 January 20243, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority to cross-border and missing links.
Amendment 578 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. As regards the amounts transferred from the European Regional Development Fund, 30% of these amounts shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority being given to cross-border and missing links. Until 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall be consistent with the national allocations under the European Regional Development Fund as regards 70% of the resources transferred. As from 1 January 2024, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 579 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. Resources allocated to a Member States under shared management may, at theirits request, be transferred to the Programme, in order for them to be used as part of a blending operation or synergy with other Union programmes action included in a proposal submitted by the Member State concerned and declared eligible by the Commission under a work programme procedure. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with [point (a) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 596 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 4 a (new)
– provide reciprocity in accessing similar programmes in the third country
Amendment 602 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Programme may provide funding in any of the forms of grants and procurement as laid down in the Financial Regulation, . Funding particular grants and procurement. It may also provide financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operationsrovided by the Programme may be used within blending operations. In the transport sector, blending operations shall not exceed 10 % of the dedicated envelope and shall be intended for horizontal priorities as listed in Annex – part III – point -1(new). Blending operations decided under this Programme shall be implemented in accordance with the InvestEU Regulation and Title X of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 611 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Integration of military mobility needs into the TEN-T networks 1. Projects of common interest shall contribute to the integration of military mobility needs into TEN-T networks, with the purpose of enabling a civilian-military dual use of infrastructure, in accordance with the military mobility requirements and priority dual-use infrastructure projects identified in paragraph 3 of this Article. 2. Studies with the aim of developing and identifying projects of common interest of parts of the trans-European transport network suitable for military transport, which will be always based on existing TEN-T feasibility studies, projects and implementation, shall include also the actions necessary to comply with military mobility requirements validated by the Council and military transport priority dual-use infrastructure projects identified by the Commission. All proposed projects shall include measurable actions to integrate the military mobility requirements validated by the Council. Proposals including only actions connected with military mobility shall be eligible only in case of adding to an existing civil infrastructure. All actions connected with completion of military requirements shall be financed from the funds provided in Article 4 (2)(a)(iii). 3. By 31 December 2019, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 24 of this Regulation in order to further specify the military requirements, list of the parts of the trans-European transport network suitable for military transport, list of priority dual-use infrastructure projects and the assessments procedure regarding the eligibility of the actions connected with military mobility. 4. Up to December 31, 2025 the Commission shall perform an evaluation of the already spending and the spending perspective of the amount specified in Article 4(2)(a)(iii). Depending on the result of this evaluation, Commission may decide to transfer an amount of money from Article 4(2)(a)(iii) to Article 4(2)(a)(i).
Amendment 629 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The amount of the grant for works shall be proportionate to the cost savings and/or benefits referred to in point 2 (b) of Part IV of the Annex and, shall not exceed the amount required to ensure that the project materialises or becomes commercially viable and shall respect the provisions of Article 14(3).
Amendment 664 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Only actions contributing to the achievement of the objectives referred to in Article 3 are eligible for funding. Such actions include in particular studies, works and other accompanying measures necessary for the management and implementation of the Programme and the sector-specific guidelines. Studies are eligible only when preparing projects eligible under this Programme and included in a call for proposal under work programmes.
Amendment 679 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i
(ii) actions implementing and stimulating cross-border linkprojects of the comprehensive network in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, notably the sections listed in Part III (2) of the Annex to this Regulation;
Amendment 772 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Under the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(a)(ii): actions, ornd in accordance with Article 6a: (i) specific activities within an action, supporting transport infrastructure on the TEN-T Network in order to adapt it toparts of the trans-European transport network suitable for military transport, in order to integrate the military mobility requirements with the purpose of enabling a civilian-military dual-use of the infrastructure.; (ii) actions improving transport infrastructure accessibility and availability for security and civil protection purposes; (iii) actions in the area of cybersecurity
Amendment 812 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Amendment 823 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Within each of the transport, energy or digital sectors, actions eligible in accordance with Article 9 may include ancillary elements relating with any of the other sectors, which may not relate to eligible actions as provided for in Article 9(2), (3) or (4) respectively, provided that they comply with all of the following requirements:
Amendment 872 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) soundness of the maintenance strategy proposed for the completed project;
Amendment 879 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) accessibility to persons with disabilities ;
Amendment 1006 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
Article 18 – title
Amendment 1008 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. An action that has received a contribution under the Programme may also receive a contribution from any other Union programme, including Funds under shared management, provided that the contributions do not cover the same costs. The rules of each contributing Union programme shall apply to its respective contribution to the acimplementation shall respects the rules provided in Financial Regulation. The cumulative funding shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and the support from the different Union programmes may be calculated on a pro- rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.
Amendment 1017 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Upon the publication of a work programme, the Commission shall make public a notice of the calls for proposals foreseen under the work programme; Such notice shall contain the information referred to in Art. 194 - 1 - (a) (c) of the Financial Regulation and the provisional planed date for the publication of the calls for proposals;
Amendment 1023 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall prepare by the end of March 2021 a Framework Programme that will include the timetable of the work programmes and calls, their topics and allocated financing and other necessary details necessary to provide transparency and predictability for all period of the Programme and to enhance the quality of the projects. The Framework Programme will be adopted through a delegated act in accordance with Article 24.
Amendment 1024 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. All calls shall include two steps, a first one, very short in time, for projects eligibility, and a second one, for the project grant approval.
Amendment 1026 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall define a methodology to provide for qualitative indicators for an accurate assessment of the progress achieved project by project along the TEN-T network through the Programme. On the basis of this methodology the Commission shall complement the Part I of the Annex, at the latest by January 1st 2021 and by way of a delegated act, in accordance with Article 24.
Amendment 1030 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall establish a dedicated internet site to publish in real time a map with the projects in implementation together with relevant data ( value, beneficiary, implementing entity, state of play)
Amendment 1044 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) to adopt the Framework programme;
Amendment 1047 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) to specify or amend the military requirements, to establish or amend list of the parts of the trans-European transport network suitable for military transport, to establish or amend the list of priority projects dual use infrastructure and the assessment procedure regarding the eligibility of the actions connected with military mobility set out in Article 6a;
Amendment 1048 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(ec) define the methodology to provide for qualitative indicators for an accurate assessment of the progress achieved project by project along the TEN-T network through the Programme.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) whereas in view of the delay in developing the Union's strategic digital capacities and the efforts made to remedy this, a budget commensurate with the ambitions of this programme and of at least EUR 9.2 billion should be guaranteed.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The general objective of the Programme should be to support the digital transformation of industry and to foster better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, research and technological development, for the benefit of businesses and citizens all over the Union. The programme should be structured into five Specific Objectives reflecting key policy areas, namely: high- performance computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advanced digital skills, and deployment, best use of digital capacities and interoperability. For all these areas, the Programme should also aim at better aligning Union, Member States and regional policies, and pooling of private and industrial resources in order to increase investment and, develop stronger synergies and avoid unnecessary duplication.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Programme should be implemented through projects reinforcing essential digital capacities and their wide use Union's strategic autonomy. This should involve co-investments with Member States and, when needed, the private sector. This should notably require reaching a critical mass in procurement to obtain better value for money and guarantee that suppliers in Europe stay at the forefront of technology advancements.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Programme's actions should be used to address market failures orand sub- optimal investment situations and look ahead to the next stages of digital transformation, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value.
Amendment 33 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Developing capacity related to artificial intelligence is a crucial driver for the digital transformation of industry and also of the public sector . Ever more autonomous robots are used in factories, the logistics chain, deep sea application, homes, cities and hospitals. Commercial artificial intelligence platforms have moved from testing to real applications in health and environment; all major car manufacturers are developing self-driving cars, and machine learning techniques are at the heart of all main web platforms and big data applications.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Cybersecurity is a challenge for the whole Union that cannot continue to be addressed only with fragmented national initiatives. Europe's cybersecurity capacity should be reinforced to endow Europe with the necessary capacities to protect its citizens and, its strategic networks (transport, energy, telecommunications) and its businesses from cyber threats. In addition consumers should be protected when using connected products that can be hacked and compromise their safety. This should be achieved together with Member States and private sector by developing, and ensuring coordination between, projects reinforcing Europe's capacities in cybersecurity and ensuring the wide deployment of the latest cybersecurity solutions across the economy, as well as by aggregating the competences in this field to ensure critical mass and excellence.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Trust is a prerequisite for the Digital Single Market to function. Cybersecurity technologies such as digital identities, cryptography or intrusion detection, and their application in areas such as finance, industry 4.0, logistics, energy, transportation, healthcare, or e- government are essential to safeguard the security and trust of online activity and transactions by both citizens, public administrations, and companies.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The advanced digital technologies supported by this Programme, such as high performance computing, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are now sufficiently mature to move beyond the research arena and be deployed, implemented and scaled- up at Union level. Just as the deployment of these technologies requires a Union response so does the skills dimension. Training opportunities in advanced digital skills need to be scaled up, increased and made accessible throughout the EU, in particular for employees in the sectors that will be most affected by digital innovations. Failing this could impede the smooth deployment of advanced digital technologies and hamper the overall competitiveness of the Union's economy. The actions supported by this programme are complementary to those supported by the ESF, ERDF, CEF and Horizon Europe programmes.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) reinforce Europethe Union's capacities and strategic autonomy in key digital technology areas through large- scale deployment,
Amendment 81 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) support training courses for employees in sectors that will be deeply affected by the digital transformation of the Union's economy in order to help them adjust to changes in their professions.
Amendment 97 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Legal entities established in a third country which is not associated to the Programme are exceptionally eligible to participate in specific actions where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the Programme.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall define a methodology to provide for qualitative indicators for an accurate assessment of the progress towards achieving the general objectives set out in Article 3(1). On the basis of this methodology the Commission shall complement Annex III at the latest by 1st January 2021.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring programme implementation and results are suitable for an in-depth analysis of the progress achieved and the difficulties encountered and are collected efficiently, effectively, and in a timely manner. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of Union funds and Member States.
Amendment 104 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the decision- making process. The evaluations shall also provide for a qualitative assessment of the progress towards achieving the general objectives set out in Article 3(1).
Amendment 28 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, rural development and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy, relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with EUR 106 billion for the cluster '‘Food and, Natural Resources', Seas and Oceans’ for the period 2021-2027.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) cluster Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans', as described in Annex I, Pillar II, section 5;
Amendment 110 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 10
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 10
Activities under this Cluster contribute in particular to the goals of the Energy Union, as well as to those of the Digital Single Market, the Jobs, Growth and Investment agenda, the strengthening of the EU as a global actor, the new EU Industrial Policy Strategy, the Circular Economy, the Raw Materials Initiative, the Security Union and the Urban Agenda, the Maritime Policy as well as the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU as well as EU legal provisions to reduce noise and air pollution.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.8 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.8 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
– Cross-border inland waterways: Solutions for economically viable operations to move to an automated, connected, efficient, reliable, safe, secure and resilient waterway transport system connecting to other modes;
Amendment 148 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 5 – introductory part
5. CLUSTER 'FOOD AND, NATURAL RESOURCES, SEAS AND OCEANS'
Amendment 149 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
They will especially contribute to a mission "Clean and productive seas and oceans" described in detail in the specific Work Programme.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – introductory part
5.2.4. Seas and Oceans
Amendment 167 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – introductory part
5. Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans
Amendment 175 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans
Amendment 20 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is important to support industry to stay or become world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation, notably through investments in key enabling technologies that will underpin tomorrow's business. The Programme's actions should support achieving EU policy objectives through its focus on excellent science, industrial leadership and societal challenges and be used to address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value. This will ensure consistency between the actions of the programme and EU State aid rules, avoiding undue distortions of competition in the internal market.
Amendment 23 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission's Communication on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 (COM(2018) 2 final) has provided a set of recommendations for this Programme, including its Rules for participation and dissemination, building on the lessons learnt from the previous Programme as well as input from EU institutions and stakeholders. Those recommendations include to invest more ambitiously in order to reach critical mass and maximise impact; to support breakthrough innovation; to prioritise Union research and innovation (R&I) investments in areas of high added value, notably through mission- orientation, citizen involvement and wide communication; to rationalise the Union funding landscape, including by streamlining the range of partnership initiatives and co-funding schemes; the development of more and concrete synergies between different Union funding instruments, notably with the aim of helping to mobilise under-exploited R&I potential across the Union; to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce openness to third countries' participation; and to continuepursue further simplification based on implementation experiences from Horizon 2020to support faster innovation cycles and lower administrative burden based on implementation experiences from Horizon 2020. Further simplification is also needed in order to reduce burden for beneficiaries, to align rules with their usual practices recognised by national funders and by optimising the Commission’s management processes.
Amendment 25 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Programme should seek further strenghtening and making more efficient and effective synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance, bringing priorities more inline with each other. With a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rules.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding and the most effective contribution to the Union's policy objectives, the Programme should enter into European Partnerships with private and/or public sector partners. Such partners include industry, research organisations, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level, and civil society organisations such as foundations that support and/or carry out research and innovation, provided that desired impacts can be achieved more effectively in partnership than by the Union alone. Reforming the current partnership instruments and initiatives should make it possible to use their full potential in achieving ambitious policy objectives.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The EIT, primarily through its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), should aim at strengthening innovation ecosystems that tackle global challenges, by fostering the integration of business, research, higher education and entrepreneurship. The EIT should foster innovation in its activities and should support the integration of higher education within the innovation ecosystem, in particular by: stimulating entrepreneurial education, fostering strong non- disciplinary collaborations between industry and academia; and identifying prospective skills for future innovators to address global challenges, which includes advanced digital and innovation skills. The stronger focus on innovation and market oriented skills of researchers are very important aspects of job creation and business expansion in Europe. Support schemes provided by the EIT should benefit to EIC beneficiaries, while start-ups emerging from EIT KICs should have access to EIC actions. While the EIT’s focus on innovation ecosystems should make it naturally fit within the pillar 'Open Innovation', the planning of its KICs should be aligned through the strategic planning process with the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'.
Amendment 47 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) cluster 'Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans';
Amendment 76 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
(5) EUR 106 000 000 000 for cluster '‘Food and, Natural Resources', Seas and Oceans’;
Amendment 233 #
Amendment 241 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1 (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1 (new)
- The accreditation of paying agencies accredited for period 2014-2020 shall be carried over to the programming period 2021-2027 provided that new system operations and procedures implemented by the paying agency will be subject of an examination of the accreditation criteria to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with point(a) of Article 10 (1).
Amendment 254 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) a management declaration as provided for in Article 63(6) of the Financial Regulation, as to: the fact that the information is properly presented, complete and accurate, as provided for in point (a) of Article 63(6) of the Financial Regulation,
Amendment 255 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Amendment 257 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Amendment 261 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iii
Amendment 277 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 290 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Amendment 450 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
Amendment 553 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, forestry and food systems, investing in technological development and digitalisation, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge and promoting the exchange of existing farmers' knowledge and expertise between farmers, including best practices to boost competitiveness and enhance the performance towards environmental and climate objectives.
Amendment 574 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers, with strong emphasis on targeted payments for the environment, climate and animal welfare as well as for boosting competitiveness. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 637 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Building on the previous system of cross-compliance implemented until 2020, the system of new conditionality links full receipt of CAP support to the compliance by beneficiaries of basic standards concerning the environment, climate change, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare. The basic standards encompass in a streamlined form a list of statutory management requirements (SMRs) and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land (GAECs). These basic standards should better take into account the environmental and climate challenges and the new environmental architecture of the CAP, thus delivering a higher level of environmental and climate ambition as the Commission announced in its Communications on the ‘Future of Food and Farming’ and the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Conditionality aims to contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture through better awareness on the part of beneficiaries of the need to respect those basic standards. Beneficiaries should also be appropriately compensated to deliver these standards. It also aims to make the CAP more compatible with the expectations of society through improving consistency of the policy with the environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare objectives. Conditionality should form an integral part of the environmental architecture of the CAP, as part of the baseline for more ambitious environmental and climate commitments, and should be comprehensively applied across the Union. For those farmers who do not comply with those requirements, Member States should ensure that proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties are applied in accordance with [the HZR Regulation].
Amendment 688 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a fairer distribution of income support, the amounts of direct paymentsMember State may decide that the amounts of the basic income support for sustainability above a certain ceiling should be reduced and the product should either be used for decoupled direct payments and in priority for the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, or be transferred to the EAFRD. In order to avoid negative effects on employment, labour shouldand other form of employment at farm shall be taken into account when applying the mechanism.
Amendment 765 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions, especially livestock sector and special crop production, that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties, and where other tools are not sufficient enough or don't exist. Member States should be free to identify the sectors that should benefits from this. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regard.
Amendment 771 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties. The conditions set shall enable continued development of competitiveness in the sector and decrease dependency on this type of support. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regard.
Amendment 799 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as agro-ecology, conservation agriculture and integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources. In justified cases, beneficiaries in forestry may also be compensated for the nature values they commit to protect. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre-established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
Amendment 808 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. IFor holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States, interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy. including one-off investments in silvicurtular measures;
Amendment 884 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; establishment and further development of forestry mergers; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 975 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In the process of development of their CAP Strategic Plans, Member States should analyse their specific situation and needs, set programme targets linked to the achievement of the objectives of the CAP and design the interventions which will allow reaching these targets, while being adapted to the national and specific regional contexts, including the outermost regions pursuant to Article 349 TFEU. Such process should promote more subsidiarity within a common Union framework, while compliance with the general principles of Union law and the objectives of the CAP should be ensured and while the commonality of the policy is secured. It is therefore appropriate to set rules on the structure and content of the CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 984 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) The CAP Strategic Plans should aim to ensure enhanced coherence across the multiple tools of the CAP, since it should cover types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. They should also ensure and demonstrate the alignment and appropriateness of the choices made by Member States to the Union priorities and objectives. It is therefore appropriate that they contain a result-oriented intervention strategy structured around the specific objectives of the CAP, including quantified targets in relation to these objectives. In order to allow their monitoring on an annual basis, it is appropriate that these targets are based on result indicators. It is necessary to have further clarification of the indicators set in guidelines by the Commission in order to strengthen their link to the achievement of general and specific objectives laid down in Article 5 and 6.
Amendment 1005 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Considering that flexibility should be accorded to Member States as regards the choice of delegating part of the design and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan at regional level on the basis of a national framework, in order to facilitate co- ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges, it is appropriate that the CAP Strategic Plans provide a description of the interplay between national and regional interventions.
Amendment 1042 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) The result-orientation triggered by the delivery model requires a strong performance framework, particularly since CAP Strategic Plans would contribute to broad general objectives for other shared managed policies. A performance-based policy implies annual and multi-annual assessment on the basis of selected outputs, result and impact indicators, as defined in the performance monitoring and evaluation framework. To this end, a limited and targeted set of indicators should be selected in a way which reflects as closely as possible whether the supported intervention contributes to achieving the envisaged objectives while taking into account external factors beyond the influence of beneficiaries. Result and output indicators relating to climate- and environment-related objectives may include interventions set out in national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from Union legislation.
Amendment 1075 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) types of interventions and common requirements for Member States to pursue these objectives, including ensuring an European level playing field, as well as the related financial arrangements;
Amendment 1077 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CAP Strategic Plans to be drawn up by Member States, and where appropriate should do in consultation with regions setting targets, defining interventions and allocating financial resources, in line with the specific objectives and identified needs;
Amendment 1081 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CAP Strategic Plans to be drawn up by Member States, setting targets, defining interventions and allocating financial resources, in line with the specific objectives and identified needs and in accordance with the EU internal market;
Amendment 1104 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
(h) In the case of types of intervention for rural development and in relation to Title III Chapter II, subsection 4 and 4a, 'beneficiary' means:
Amendment 1106 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point i
(i) a public or private law body, an entity with or without legal personality or a natural person, as well as collectives of the aforementioned, responsible for initiating or both initiating and implementing operations;
Amendment 1134 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer:
Amendment 1178 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, as well as, where Member States so decide, that has not been tilled for five years or more, and that is used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed;
Amendment 1244 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shallmay be defined, where the Member States so decides, in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.
Amendment 1249 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) Member States may include other definitions in the CAP Strategic Plans that are considered necessary for the implementation of this regulation.
Amendment 1308 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smart, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security, independent, diversified and competitive agricultural sector;
Amendment 1314 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to bolster environmental care and climate action and to contribute to the environmental- and climate-related objectives of the Union and to ensure future food security;
Amendment 1337 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Those objectives shall be complemented by the cross-cutting objective of enhancing competitiveness by modernising the sector bythrough fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptake.
Amendment 1356 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food securitybusiness development;
Amendment 1378 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on research, innovation, technology and digitalisation;
Amendment 1397 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energy to ensure food security for the future;
Amendment 1401 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficientthe adequate management of natural resources such as water, soil and air, giving priority to farming systems that deliver multiple benefits such as enhanced management of permanent pastures, landscape features, and organic farming;
Amendment 1422 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, improve animal health and welfare, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 1434 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers, ensure gender equality and facilitate business development in rural areas;
Amendment 1440 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers and women and facilitate business development in rural areas;
Amendment 1483 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food waste, as well as animal welfare.
Amendment 1497 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States and the European Commission shall ensure simplification and performance of the CAP support, taking into account evaluations of farmers' organizations.
Amendment 1522 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) impact indicators related to the objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1) while taking into account external factors beyond the influence of beneficiaries and used in the context of the CAP Strategic Plans and of the CAP.
Amendment 1529 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall, three years after the start of the period referred to in Article 1, paragraph 2, conduct a midterm review of the indicators referred to in paragraph 1 in order to assess the result- based elements of interventions under this regulation. The review shall be presented in a report and transmitted to the Council and European parliament.
Amendment 1530 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. In preparation of this review the Commission shall request the European Court of Auditors for their opinion. In case the Commission rejects a significant majority of the suggested adjustments by the European Court of Auditors to the indicators in its report, the Commission shall provide science-based justifications for its rejections.
Amendment 1539 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending Annex I to adapt the common output, result and impact indicators to take into account the experience with their application and, where needed, to add new indicators. The Commission shall make a full assessment on the effectiveness of the output, result and impact indicators in annex I, as well as presenting concrete solutions to strengthen the results-based approach of the policy. The reports hall be part of the impact assessment and the proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy programming that is expected to start in 2028.
Amendment 1576 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1585 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the iInterventions based on the crop- specific payment for cotton provided for in Subsection 2 of Section 3 of Chapter II of this Title shall respect the provisions of Article 6(5) of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture.
Amendment 1652 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. In respect of the main objectives laid down in Annex III Member States may prescribe standards additional to those laid down in that Annex against those main objectives as well as risk management tools. However, Member States shall not define minimum standards for main objectives other than the main objectives laid down in Annex III and risk management, in accordance with Article 70.
Amendment 1674 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shallmay establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool.
Amendment 1710 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall include in the CAP Strategic Plan a system providing public or private services for advising farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support on land management and farm management ('farm advisory services').
Amendment 1739 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1789 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Specific requirements relating to the farm advisory system: (a) Member States shall ensure by means of appropriate public procedure that advisors working within the farm advisory system are suitably qualified and regularly trained. (b) Member States shall ensure the separation between advice and checks. In that respect, and without prejudice to national law concerning public access to documents, Member States shall ensure that the selected and designated bodies do not disclose any personal or individual information or data they obtain in the course of their advisory activity to persons other than the beneficiary who is managing the holding concerned, with the exception of any irregularity or infringement found in the course of their activity which is covered by an obligation laid down in Union or national law to inform a public authority, in particular in the case of criminal offences. The national authority concerned shall provide, primarily by electronic means, the potential beneficiary with an appropriate list of selected and designated bodies.
Amendment 1817 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) the schemes for boosting competitiveness
Amendment 1836 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay reduce the amount of direct paymentsbasic income support for sustainability to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceas further specified ing EUR 60 000 as follow their CAP Strategic Plans:
Amendment 1857 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1867 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1888 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1900 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1930 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Before applying paragraph 1, Member States shallmay subtract from the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter in a given calendar year:
Amendment 1942 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the salaries linked to an agricultural activity declared by the farmer, including taxes and social contributions related to employment; and
Amendment 1955 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) c) the costs of contracting linked to an agricultural activity declared by the farmer
Amendment 2002 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2190 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay provide for a complementary redistributive income support for sustainability (‘redistributive income support’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2204 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay ensure redistribution of support from bigger to smaller or medium-sized farmfarms on a larger financial scale to smaller ones by providing for a redistributive income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2287 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
28 Schemes for the cClimate and the environment payment
Amendment 2322 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers or groups of farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 2341 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Farmers may choose one or more practices they wish to undertake from the list.
Amendment 2366 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed to meet one or more of the specific animal welfare-, environmental- and climate- related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 2379 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not provide double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 2382 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitmentpractices which:
Amendment 2384 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 2392 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 2405 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 2413 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 2456 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Amendment 2628 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concentration of supply and/or the placing on the market of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector, including through direct marketing; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a) and (c) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2656 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 2713 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) implementation of Union and, national and private quality schemes;
Amendment 2736 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) setting up and/or refilling of mutual funds by producer organisations, interbranch organisations and by associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in accordance with Article 70;
Amendment 2765 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. The objectives referred to in Article 42 and the interventions in the fruit and vegetables sector set out by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans shall be implemented through approved operational programs of producer organisations and interbranch organisations and/or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 2771 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Article 44 – paragraph 4
4. Operational programs shall be submitted by producer organisations and/or associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to the Member States for their approval.
Amendment 2774 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
5. Operational programs may be implemented only by producer organisations or by associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 2808 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Producer organisations or interbranch organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector and/or their associations may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:
Amendment 2810 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) members of the producer organisation and/or the producer organisation and interbranch organisation itself; or
Amendment 2813 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union financial assistance, which may be granted to producer and interbranch organisations or to their associations where those associations present an operational program.
Amendment 2986 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) tangible and intangible investments in processing facilities and winery infrastructure, winegrowing in steep and terraced areas as well as marketing structures and tools;
Amendment 3127 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) prevention of tropical and zoonotic diseases as well as antimicrobial resistance, those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in point (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3184 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) setting up and/or refilling of mutual funds by producer organisations and/or interbranch organisations and associations thereof recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
Amendment 3210 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1
1. In each sector concerned, the objectives and the interventions set out by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans shall be implemented through approved operational programs of producer organisations, interbranch organisations and/or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 3218 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 4
Article 61 – paragraph 4
4. Operational programs shall be submitted by producer and interbranch organisations and/or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to the Member States for their approval.
Amendment 3224 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 5
Article 61 – paragraph 5
5. Operational programs may be implemented only by producer and interbranch organisations or by associations of producer and interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 3234 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Producer and/or interbranch organisations and/or their associations in the sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39 may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:
Amendment 3235 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) members of the producer or interbranch organisation and/or producer or interbranch organisation itself; or
Amendment 3238 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union financial assistance, which may be granted to producer and/ or interbranch organisations or to their associations where those associations present an operational program.
Amendment 3273 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers and, rural business start-up and business development;
Amendment 3275 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development;
Amendment 3308 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for environmental, climate, animal health and welfare and other management commitments under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3329 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and groups of farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 3332 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not result in double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 3333 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 3335 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 3343 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimumrelevant requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatoryrelevant requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 3347 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 3348 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 3375 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries either in form of incentive based payments or for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 3388 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers or groups of farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 3401 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justifiedrelevant cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3402 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Taking into account the long term nature of forestry and slow development of forest habitats, longer commitment periods and longer extension period after initial period may be used for the commitments made to achieve or maintain defined environmental benefits in forests.
Amendment 3422 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 10
Article 65 – paragraph 10
10. Member States shall ensure that persons carrying out operations under this type of interventions have access to the knowledge and information required to implement such operations, and is relevant according to the analysis of needs.
Amendment 3423 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 11
Article 65 – paragraph 11
Amendment 3483 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible investments, which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6. SFor holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States, support to the forestry sector shall be based on a forest management plan or equivalent instrument.
Amendment 3584 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) investments in the restoration of agricultural or forestry potential following natural disasters or catastrophic events and investments in appropriate preventive actions in forests and in the rural environment and investments in maintenance of the health of forests.
Amendment 3611 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
Article 69 – title
69 Installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development
Amendment 3619 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development activities under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3640 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the start-up and development of rural business activities linked to agriculture and forestry, forestry, bioeconomy and circular economy, tourism and other sectors in rural areas or farm household income diversification;
Amendment 3648 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the business start-up of non- agricultural activities in rural areas being part of local development strategies.
Amendment 3670 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans. Member States shall ensure that this obligation shall not be to the detriment of private risk management tools.
Amendment 3815 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, in the case of setting-up of farm advisory services, or knowledge exchange on eco- and boost schemes, Member States may grant support in the form of a fixed amount of maximum EUR 200 000.
Amendment 3855 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By way of derogation from paragraph 5 operations relating to early tending of seedling stands and tending of young stands with ecological, protective and recreational objectives can be selected for support where they had been physically completed before the application for funding is submitted to the authority. Such operations are not required or are deemed to have an incentive effect, if: (i) the aid scheme establishes a right to aid in accordance with objective criteria and without further exercise of discretion by the Member State; a condition for granting the aid is that the budget available for the aid scheme is not exhausted (ii) the aid scheme has been adopted and in force before eligible costs are incurred by the beneficiary; and (iii) the aid scheme only covers such sites where new forest has been established according to the national legislation and the establishment has been notified to the competent authority (iv) the aid scheme only covers such measures that are based on forest management plan or equivalent
Amendment 3882 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year of the approvalthe date of submission of the CAP Strategic Plan byto the Commission or from 1 January 2021, whichever is earlier.
Amendment 4018 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out at least in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4179 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 a (new)
Article 87 a (new)
Article 87a Tracking of competitiveness boosting expenditure 1. On the basis of the information provided by Member States the Commission shall evaluate the contribution of the policy to the boosting of competitiveness objectives using a simple and common methodology. 2. The contribution to the expenditure target shall be estimated through the application of specific weightings differentiated on the basis whether the support makes a significant or a moderate contribution towards boosting competitiveness as linked to the cross-cutting objective referred to in Article 5 and the economic objectives in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 6(1). These weightings shall be based on a set of indicators measuring these objectives and shall be developed by the Commission by a delegated act in accordance with Article 138.
Amendment 4301 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a description of the direct payments, eco-schemes, boost-schemes, sectoral and rural development interventions specified in the strategy;
Amendment 4480 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall provide the Member State with a list of the specific information needed to evaluate the approval of the plan. The Member State shall provide to the Commission all necessary the additional information requested and, where appropriate, revise the proposed plan. If the Commission deems information provided by the Member State insufficient, the Commission shall provide reasons for the decision.
Amendment 4486 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Each year, starting from 2022 the European Commission shall provide to the European Parliament and to the Council a summary report of approved and disapproved national CAP Strategic plans, with clearly described evaluations and justified decisions. the European Commission shall organise annually a joint meeting with the European Parliament to discuss the progress in approving the Strategic Plans.
Amendment 4560 #
Amendment 4584 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) the CAP Strategic Plans are translated into English and published in a way that it ensures publicity and transparency at European level.
Amendment 4673 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
EIP Operational Groups shall form part of the EIP and may be established by producer and interbranch organizations. They shall draw up a plan for innovative projects to be developed, tested, adapted or implemented shall be based on the interactive innovation model which has as key principles:
Amendment 4719 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 2
Article 118 – paragraph 2
Member States shall ensure that comprehensive, complete, timely and reliable data sources are established to enable effective follow-up of policy progress towards objectives using output, result and impact indicators.
Amendment 4808 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123
Amendment 4835 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124
Article 124
Attribution of the performance bonus 1. of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025. 2. months of the receipt of the annual performance report in the year 2026 adopt an implementing act without applying the Committee procedure referred to in Article 139 to decide for each Member State whether the respective CAP Strategic Plans have achieved the target values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. in paragraph 1 are achieved, the amount of the performance bonus shall be granted by the Commission to the Member States concerned and considered to be definitely allocated to financial year 2027 on the basis of the decision referred to in paragraph 2. 4. in paragraph 1 are not achieved, the commitments for financial year 2027 relating to the amount of the performance bonus of the Member States concerned shall not be granted by the Commission. 5. bonus, the Commission may take into consideration cases of force majeure and serious socio-economic crises impeding the achievement of the relevant milestones. 6. implementing acts laying down the detailed arrangements to ensure a consistent approach for determining the attribution of the performance bonus to Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).rticle 124 deleted Based on the performance review The Commission shall within two Where the target values referred to Where the target values referred to When attributing the performance The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 4891 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 3
Article 129 – paragraph 3
3. Existing administrative registers such as the IACS, LPIS, animal and vineyard registers shall be maintained. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better meet the statistical needs of the CAP. Data from administrative registers shall be used as much as possible for statistical purposes, in cooperation with statistical authorities in Member States and with Eurostat.
Amendment 4898 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 3
Article 131 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU shall apply to support provided for an operation falling both within and outside the scope of Article 42 TFEU, save where support for working capital is provided through a financial instrument to primary agricultural production and processing of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty.
Amendment 4939 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.1
Annex I – Result indicators – R.1
R.1 Enhancing performance through knowledge and innovation: Share of farmerbeneficiaries receiving support for advice, training, knowledge exchange, or participation in operational groups to enhance economic, environmental, climate and resource efficiency performance.
Amendment 4962 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.9
Annex I – Result indicators – R.9
R.9 Farm modernisation: Share of farmers receiving investment support to restructure and modernise, including to improve resource efficiency
Amendment 4974 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.10
Annex I – Result indicators – R.10
R.10 Better supply chain organisation: Share of farmers and SMEs participating in supported Producer Groups, Producer Organisations, local markets, short supply chain circuits and quality schemes
Amendment 5056 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30
R.30 Generational renewal: Number of young farmers setting up a farm and new business start-ups with support from the CAP
Amendment 5063 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.21
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.21
Amendment 5070 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.33
Annex I – Result indicators – R.33
R.33 Digitising the rural economy: RShare of rural population covered by a supported Smart Villages strategy
Amendment 5103 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 1 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 1 – Requirements and standards
As an option for Member States, maintenance of permanent grassland based on a ratio of permanent grassland in relation to agricultural area Maintenance of permanent grassland based on a ratio of permanent grassland in relation to agricultural area
Amendment 5111 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Requirements and standards
As an option for Member States, appropriate protectionmeasures of wetland and peatland
Amendment 5141 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
Tillage management reducing the risk of soil degradation, in most sensitive parcels including slope consideration
Amendment 5150 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
Amendment 5163 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 8 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 8 – Requirements and standards
Crop rotation or other practices with an equivalent objective, such as crop diversification
Amendment 5178 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
- Minimum share of agricultural area devoted to non-productive features orecological focus area in most appropriate areas
Amendment 5203 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Amendment 5210 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 7 – Additional note (new)
Annex III – SMR 7 – Additional note (new)
Council Directive 2008/71/EC of 15 July 2008 on identification and registration of pigs (OJ L 213, 8.8.2005, p. 31): Articles 3, 4 and 5 This SMR is an option for Member States where animal-related coupled support and animal-related rural development support are applied
Amendment 5213 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 8 – Additional note (new)
Annex III – SMR 8 – Additional note (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97(OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1): Articles 4 and 7 This SMR is an option for Member States where animal-related coupled support and animal-related rural development support are applied
Amendment 5216 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 9 – Additional note (new)
Annex III – SMR 9 – Additional note (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8): Articles 3, 4 and 5 This SMR is an option for Member States where animal-related coupled support and animal-related rural development support are applied
Amendment 5222 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 11
Annex III – SMR 11
Amendment 48 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, sustainable mobility, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management ('PO 2') by:
Amendment 52 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi a (new)
(vi a) promoting low-emission mobility and multimodal connections;
Amendment 93 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investment in airport infrastructure except for outermost regions and for intermodal infrastructure connecting the airport to public transport;
Amendment 96 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The ERDF should help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union and to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions including those facing challenges due to the decarbonisation commitments. ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal should therefore be concentrated on key Union priorities in line with policy objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [new CPR]. Therefore support from the ERDF should be concentrated on the policy objectives of ‘a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation’ and, ‘a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management’ and ‘a better connected Europe in the service of citizens and competitiveness’. That thematic concentration should be attained at national level while allowing for flexibility at the level of individual programmes and between the three groups of Member States formed according to respective gross national income. In addition, the methodology to classify Member States should be set out in detail taking into account the specific situation of the outermost regions.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Trans-European transport networks projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 shall continue to be financed from the Cohesion Fund and from the ERDF, via both shared management and the direct implementation mode under the Connecting Europe Facility (‘CEF’).
Amendment 105 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. In compliance with its reporting requirement pursuant to Article [38(3)(e)(i)] of the Financial Regulation, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council information on performance in accordance with Annex II. Such information shall also provide for a qualitative assessment of the progress towards achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 2.
Amendment 181 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Member States of group 1 shall allocate at least 8570 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 650 % to PO 1;
Amendment 187 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States of group 2 shall allocate at least 450 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2;
Amendment 192 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Member States of group 2 shall allocate at least 350 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2;
Amendment 198 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in infrastructure, in particular those with European added value, as defined in Regulation (EU) [new CEF Regulation];
Amendment 207 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The amount transferred from the ERDF to the Connecting Europe Facility shall be used in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) [new CEF Regulation].
Amendment 27 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Trans-European transport networks projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [new CEF Regulation]25 will continue to be financed from the Cohesion Fund via both shared management and the direct implementation mode under the Connecting Europe Facility ('CEF'). Building on the successful approach of the 2014-2020 programming period, EUR 10 000 000 000 of the Cohesion Fund should be transferred to the CEF for this purpose and, for the same reasons, EUR 20 000 000 000 should also be transferred from the ERDF to the CEF so as to improve support for TEN-T projects and ensure, for this part, direct financing under this mechanism [new CEF Regulation]. _________________ 25 Regulation (EU) […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of […] on [CEF] (OJ L […], […], p. […])]
Amendment 39 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. However, the Commission shall implement the amount of support from the Cohesion Fund and the ERDF transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility ('CEF'), the European Urban Initiative, Interregional Innovative Investments, the amount of support transferred from the ESF+ to transnational cooperation, the amounts contributed to InvestEU37 and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission under direct or indirect management in accordance with [points (a) and (c) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation. _________________ 37 [Regulation (EU) No […] on […] (OJ L […], […], p. […])].
Amendment 128 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 104 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. EUR 20 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the ERDF to the CEF. It shall be spent on transport infrastructure projects by launching specific calls in accordance with Regulation (EU) [new CEF Regulation] in Member States eligible for funding from the ERDF.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The high functionality and relatively low cost of plastic means that this material is increasingly ubiquitous in everyday life. Its growing use in short- lived applications, which are not designed for re-use or cost-effective recycling means that related production and consumption patterns have become increasingly inefficient and linear. Therefore, in the context of the Circular Economy Action Plan32 , the Commission concluded in the European Strategy for Plastics33 that the steady increase in plastic waste generation and its leakage into our environment, in particular into the marine environment, must be tackled in order to achieve a truly circular lifecycle for plastics. Any further efforts in the segment of plastics have to be based on and fully compatible with the recently adopted EU circular economy legislation and fit into the system which has been thereby established. _________________ 32 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Closing the loop – An EU action plan for the Circular Economy" (COM(2015)0614 final). 33 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy" (COM(2018)28 final).
Amendment 12 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The recently adopted EU Waste legislation, in particular Directive 2008/98/EU, Directive94/62/EU and Directive 1999/31/EU has set a complex system of statistics of waste collection and recycling, clear targets for recycling of certain waste streams including plastic and a waste hierarchy. It has also identified incentives for transition towards a more circular economy, broader use of recycled materials, defined obligations for producers under the minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility. The aim of this directive is not to replace this scheme but rather complement it by measures tackling a specific problem of marine litter.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Marine litter is of a transboundary nature and is recognized as a global problem. Reducing marine litter is a key action for the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 which calls to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.36 The Union must play its part in tackling marine litter and aim to be a standard setter for the world, while safeguarding a fair competition environment for its industry. In this context, the Union is working with partners in many international fora such as G20, G7 and United Nations to promote concerted action. This initiative is part of the Union efforts in this regard. _________________ 36 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015.
Amendment 23 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) Despite the EU´s effort in the field of climate diplomacy and international cooperation, the situation in certain 3rd countries is still alarming. The EU must step up its effort in international cooperation in the field of environmental protection. The EU has to fulfil its role as a facilitator and pioneer of environmental policy and waste management. The EU should strive to transfer experiences, disseminate know how and technologies to tackle plastic pollution and exchange the best practices in the field of protection of aquatic environment, its cleaning and prevention of plastic pollution.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Existing Union legislation40 and policy instruments provide some regulatory responses to address marine litter. In particular, plastic waste is subject to overall Union waste management measures and targets, such as the recycling target for plastic packaging waste41 and the recently adopted objective in the Plastics Strategy42 to ensure that all plastic packaging is recyclable by 2030. However, the impact of that legislation on marine litter is not sufficient and there are differences in the scope and the level of ambition amongst national measures to prevent and reduce marine litter. In addition, some of those measures, in particular marketing restrictions for single-use plastic products, may create barriers to trade and distort competition in the Union. _________________ 40 Directive 2008/98/EC, Directive 2000/59/EC, Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 2008/56/EC and Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1). 41 Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365 31.12.1994, p. 10). 42 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy" (COM(2018)28 final).
Amendment 30 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To focus efforts where they are most needed, this Directive should only cover the most found single-use plastics products, which are estimated to represent around 86% of the single-use plastics found, in counts, on beaches in the Union. In doing so it has to avoid any discrimination.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Plastic products should be manufactured taking into account their entire lifespan. Eco-design of plastic product should always take into account production phase, recyclability and possibly also reusability of the product. Producers should be encouraged, where appropriate, to use single or compatible polymers for manufacturing their products in order to simplify sorting and enhance recyclability, especially in case of plastic packaging.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The single-use plastic products should be addressed by one or several measures, depending on various factors, such as the availability of suitable and more sustainable alternatives, the feasibility to change consumption patterns, and the extent to which they are already covered by existing Union legislation. The proposed measures should always take into account Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), to avoid half-way solutions resulting in even worse negative impact on different part of environment or economy as for example replacing plastics by similar material produced from biomaterial without having a clear assessment of biodegradability of such material including biodegradability in the aquatic environment.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) For other single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives that are also affordable are readily available. In order to limit the adverse impact of such products on the environment, Member States should be required to prohibit their placing on the Union market of products which contain substances and materials for which there are sustainable and available alternatives. By doing so, the use of those readily available and more sustainable alternatives as well as innovative solutions towards more sustainable business models, re-use alternatives and substitution of materials would be promoted.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Certain single-use plastic products end up in the environment as a result of inappropriate disposal through sewers or other inappropriate release into the environment. Therefore, single-use plastic products that are frequently disposed of through sewers otherwise inappropriately disposed of should be subject to marking requirements. The marking should inform consumers about appropriate waste disposal options and/or waste disposal options to be avoided and/or about the negative environmental impacts of litter as a result of inappropriate disposal. The Commission should be empowered to establish a harmonised format for the marking and when doing so should, where appropriate and reflecting different specifics in Member States, test the perception of the proposed marking with representative groups of consumers to ensure that it is effective and clearly understandable. Marking has to be placed visibly on the packaging of the products which is sold to the end user.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With regard to single-use plastic products for which there are no readily available suitable and more sustainable alternatives, Member States should, in line with the polluter pays principle, also introduce extended producer responsibility schemes to cover the costs of waste management and clean-up of litter as well as the costs of awareness-raising measures to prevent and reduce such litter. While doing so the complete consumer chain has to betaken into consideration and producers cannot be held responsible for misbehaviour of consumers. Shared responsibility should apply.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Directive 2008/98/EC lays down general minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes. Those requirements should apply to extended producer responsibility schemes established by this Directive. This Directive, however, establishes additional extended producer responsibility requirements, for example, the requirement on producers of certain single-use plastic products to cover the costs of clean-up of litterawareness raising and informing consumers about appropriate way of disposal and impact of littering on the environment. Principle of shared responsibility should apply as well as better cooperation among all relevant sectors including producers, consumers and public sphere.
Amendment 69 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products are one of the most found marine litter items on the beaches in the Union. This is due to ineffective separate collection systems and low participation in those systems by the consumers. It is necessary to promote more efficient separate collection systems and therefore, a minimum separate collection target should be established for beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products. Member States should be able to achieve that minimum target by setting separaIt is up to the Member States to establish the most efficient and suitable collection scheme to achieve targets lied down in the Directive 2008/98/Ec and Directive 94/62/EU. Better collection targets for beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products in the framework of the extended producer responsibility schemes or by establishing deposit refund scheand higher recycling rates could be supported trough Eco- design measures, for example by encouraging producers to use single or compatible polymers or by anyintroducing other measure that they find appropriates encouraging producers to use sustainable materials. This will have a direct, positive impact on the collection rate, the quality of the collected material and the quality of the recyclates, offering opportunities for the recycling business and the market for the recyclate.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) Member States should consider introducing a mandatory recycled content of certain plastic products to support recycling rates and market with recycled materials. Industrial synergies should be supported in this respect, waste from one industry could be a valuable resource for another one. Member States should play their role in supporting such synergies and incentivising a voluntary activities of producers in the field of waste prevention and better waste management and tackling pollution.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Directive and ensure that they are implemented. The penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Consumers should also be incentivized or penalized for their behaviour.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. Member States shall adopt national plans for the achievement of this reduction, including specific quantitative reduction targets, specific incentives for concerned sectors and the measures taken. The national plans shall be submitted to the Commission and shall be updated where necessary. The Commission may issue recommendations on the adopted plans.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those measures may include national consumption reduction targets, measures ensuring that reusable alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, economic instruments such as ensuring that single- use plastic products are not provided free of charge at the point of sale to the final consumer. Those measures may vary depending on the national specifics and the environmental impact of the products referred to in the first subparagraph. Measures taken by businesses on a voluntary basis are desirable and should be prioritized and promoted.
Amendment 154 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Beverage containers with carbonated beverages shall be excluded from the scope of this Article.
Amendment 159 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With regard to the schemes established pursuant to paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that the producers of the single-use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex shall cover the costs of the collection of waste consisting of those single-use plastic products and its subsequent transport and treatment, including the costs to clean up litter and the costs of the awareness raising measures referred to in Article 10 regarding those products.
Amendment 170 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to collect separately, by 2025, an amountfulfil targets for collection of wplaste single-use plastic products listed in Part F of the Annex equal to 90% of such single-use plastic products placed on the market in a given year by weightics and plastic packaging as set by Directive 2008/98/EU, Directive 94/62/EU. In order to achieve that objective Member States may inter alia:
Amendment 177 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) (c) use other measures, for example for example those listed in it he Annex of Directive2008/98/EU.
Amendment 185 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States are advised to establish a scheme for incentivising and penalising consumers for their misbehaviour.
Amendment 238 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
- Products made of or containing Oxo-plastic
Amendment 249 #
Amendment 262 #
Amendment 198 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission for the adoption of detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the information to be provided to the public by Member States, regarding the format and presentation of the information on monitoring of the implementation of this Regulation to be provided by the Member States and regarding the format and presentation of the information as regards the Union-wide overview drawn up by the European Environmental Agency Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council38. __________________ 38 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 222 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The purpose of this Regulation is to guarantee that reclaimed water is safe for its intended use, thereby ensuring a high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment, addressing water scarcity and the resulting pressure on water resources in a coordinated way throughout the Union, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market. However, contamination of water resources used for drinking water purposes shall be avoided.
Amendment 233 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to reclaimed water destined for a use specified in section 1 of Annex I. This regulation shall not apply to pilot projects focussing on water reuse in reclamation plants.
Amendment 286 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
11a. ‘Point of compliance’ means the outlet of the reclamation plant.
Amendment 302 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
After the point of compliance, the quality of water is not the responsibility of the reclamation plant operator anymore, but becomes the responsibility of the end user and/or any relevant other actors involved. This also applies for the risk management tasks.
Amendment 354 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a description of how the reclamation plant operator will comply at the point of compliance with the minimum requirements for water quality and monitoring set out in section 2 of Annex I;
Amendment 356 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) a description of how the reclamation plant operator will comply at the point of compliance with the additional requirements proposed in the Water Reuse Risk Management Plan.
Amendment 364 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 405 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the information to be provided under paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 408 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the information to be provided in accordance with paragraph 1 as well as detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the Union-wide overview referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 420 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from ... [onetwo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 10 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas beyond the capacity of the action provided by the Multiannual Financial Framework, the European Union is called upon to meet the global challenges and threats that Member States cannot afford anymore alone. The recognition of some “European common goods” (agriculture, solidarity, defense and security, management of the migration policy, climate protection, digital economy, space) leads to evaluate the effectiveness of national public spending and to study the European added value that would result from the transfer of all or part of the corresponding appropriations to the European Union level. The MFF 2021- 2027 must/should be sufficiently flexible to deal with unforeseen events and must/should allow initiatives to increase the volume of appropriations in the Union budget, and this development would strengthen its strategic autonomy without necessarily increasing the overall burden of public expenditure within the EU;
Amendment 27 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the CAP budget to be maintainedadequate in the 2021-2027 MFF at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget for the EU-27 in real terms, given the fundamental role of this policy; reaffirms its view that agriculture must not suffer any financial disadvantage as a result of political decisions such as the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU or the funding of new European policies;
Amendment 30 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 4
4. Declares, moreover, its opposition to any reduction in the level of key EU policies, such as the EU cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy (CAP), ERASMUS+, youth employment, research and innovation as well as SMEs; is particularly opposed to any radical cuts that will adversely impact on the very nature and objectives of these policies, such as the cuts proposed for the Cohesion Fund or for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; opposes, in this context, the proposal to reduce the European Social Fund despite its enlarged scope and the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative; recalls the need to strengthen the focus of future spending on performance and results, based on ambitious and relevant performance targets, in particular under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), following the Briefing paper of the European Court of Auditors: Future of the CAP (March 2018);
Amendment 34 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Disagrees withRecognises the Commission’s proposal for the next MFF, which would entail substantial cuts to the CAP; highlights the fact that the extent of the cuts varies according to the parameters used for the comparisonunderlines that the CAP funds have to be aligned with other EU policies such as Research and Innovation and Cohesion funds; recalls the need for a general budgetary discipline; therefore when increases are necessary for certain priorities, at first and foremost cuts are needed elsewhere within the MFF; disagrees with the Commission’s approach of providing two calculation methods for the MFF (current vs constant);
Amendment 39 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the effectiveness of the centralised governance structure laid down by the CEF Regulation; notes that transferring part of Cohesion Fund funding to the CEF has been a great success and that the degree of satisfaction of the Member States concerned confirms that this mechanism shall be continued under the next MFF and be sufficient to complete the currently ongoing projects funded through the Cohesion Fund contribution; accordingly proposes an allocation of EUR 20 billion from the European Regional Development Fund to the CEF, with the same management rules to be managed under similar rules to those which apply to Cohesion Fund funding for the CEF, albeit accessible for all Member States; believes that, in view of the big difference between available funding and what is needed, more attention needs to be paid to solutions with a big EU- added value such as missing cross-border links, such as rail, and this transfer would ensure that TEN- T projects in Europe made significant headway;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines, furthermore, the importance of the horizontal principles that should underpin the MFF and all related EU policies; reaffirms, in this context, its position that the EU must deliver on its commitment to be a frontrunner in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and deplores the lack of a clear and visible commitment to that end in the MFF proposals; requests, therefore, the mainstreaming of the SDGs into all EU policies and initiatives of the next MFF; further emphasises that the elimination of discrimination is vital to fulfil the EU’s commitments towards an inclusive Europe and deplores the lack of gender mainstreaming and gender equality commitments in EU policies, as presented in the MFF proposals; underlines also its position that, followingthat to reach the obligations of the Paris Agreement, climate-related spending should be significantly increased to at least 30% in comparison with the current MFF and reach 30 % as soon as possiblewith a swift achievement of 30%, both annually and atfor the latest by 2027MFF as a whole;
Amendment 52 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses thecurrent importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP,proposes a EAGF that reflects the long term aim for a transition to a market-driven and sustainable European agriculture that increases competiveness and decreases the farmers needs for income support; emphasizes a proper funded EAFRD which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for better spending and increased accountability and transparency of the Union funds by a strengthened focus on performance and results leading, based on ambitious and relevant performance targets;
Amendment 89 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point i
i. Increase the budget for research and innovationHorizon Europe to reach EUR 120 billion in 2018 prices;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point ii a (new)
ii a. Introduce a transfer from ERDF to CEF-Transport in line with the transfer from Cohesion Fund to CEF-Transport;
Amendment 99 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to allow the carry-over of crisis reserve funds; regretemphasizes the fact that the initial amounts to be used to constitute the fund will not be sourced from outside the CAP budget but will instead be taken from direct payments in 2020 and will not be paid back to farmers.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point vii
vii. Introduce a specific allocation (EUR 5.52 billion) for Child Guarantee;
Amendment 123 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point xviii a (new)
xviii a. Further reinforce the ‘Fiscalis’ programme for cooperation in the field of taxation;
Amendment 125 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point xviii b (new)
Amendment 127 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Underlines the essential role played by the decentralised agencies in aiding the Union and the Member States make informed, science-based decisions, actively contributing to the implementation of Union policies and enhancing cooperation between Member States to address the concerns of Union citizens; stresses for at least the stability of envelopes in real terms of agencies that have been entrusted with additional tasks particular where recent legislative proposals foresee new activities for an agency including but not limited to fundamental rights, security and migration, environment, climate, health and safety and urges this is accurately reflected in the grouping of agencies;
Amendment 131 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Strongly emphasises the importance of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which should be streamlined into every policy proposals as a horizontal obligation of the Union; welcomes in this context the creation of new Justice, Rights and Values Fund aiming at inter alia promoting European justice area, rights, values and equality; JHA agencies, should support the Commission in its coordination and oversight tasks in respect to funds by assisting in monitoring and training activities; calls in particular for a close cooperation of the Fund with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 135 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 16
16. Intends to defend the Commission proposal on securing a sufficient level of funding for a strong, efficient and high- quality European public administration at the service of all Europeans; recalls that, during the current MFF, the EU institutions, bodies and agencies have implemented a 5% reduction inof the staff and believes that they should not be subject to any further reduction that would jeopardise directly the delivery of Union policiess in the establishment plan; recalls that this was achieving by eliminating posts that were vacant and by not replacing staff that left; notes, despite everything, that during the period 2012-2017, the total budget for contract staff increased by 33,4% in number; question, therefore, the relevance and the merits of such measure;
Amendment 149 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 18 – point ii
iii. The relevant Commission proposal to be presented in time for the next Parliament and Commission to conduct a meaningful adjustment of the 2021-2027 framework, and no later than 1 January 20234;
Amendment 175 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that detailed and effective review clauses should be included in the individual MFF programmes and instruments, in order to ensure that meaningful assessments of them are carried out and that Parliament is subsequently fully involved in any decisions taken on necessary adaptations; stresses that these reviews shall be carried out once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the programmes, but no later than three years after the start of the programmes implementation;
Amendment 181 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to present the relevant legislative proposals on top of those which it has already tabled, to be decided on under the ordinary legislative procedure; requests, in particular, a proposal for a Regulation establishing an energy transition fund; requests, furthermore, the introduction of the European Child Guarantee in the ESF+, athe introduction of the internal European Democracy Fund in the Justice, Rights and Values, revision of the Regulation establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund and of the Regulation concerning humanitarian aid; considers that a revision of the Financial Regulation should also be proposed when the need arises as a result of the MFF negotiations;
Amendment 188 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes, in this context, as an important step towards a more ambitious reform, the Commission’s set of proposals adopted on 2 May 2018 on a new system of own resources; invites the Commission to take into account the Opinion No 5/2018 of the European Court of Auditors concerning the Commission's proposal on the new system of Own Resources of the European Union, which underlines that better calculation and further simplification of the system is needed;
Amendment 28 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The purpose of this Regulation is to reduce the costs of processing transport information between authorities and economic operators, to improve the enforcement capabilities of the authorities and to encourage the digitalisation of the freight transport and logistics.
Amendment 32 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The movement of goods is accompanied by a large amount of information which is still exchanged in paper format, among businesses and between businesses and the public authorities. The use of paper documents represents a significant administrative burden for logistic operators and a negative impact on environment.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Member States’ competent authorities should also be able to submit to the economic operators concerned the request for the relevant regulatory information needed in electronic form.
Amendment 39 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) The economic operators concerned should also be required to submit regulatory information electronically to Member States’ competent authorities.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Since this Regulation is only intended to facilitate and encourage the provision of information, specifically, by electronic means, it should not affect the provisions of Union or national law determining the content of regulatory information and, in particular, should not impose any additional regulatory information requirements. While this Regulation is intended to allow compliance with regulatory information requirements through electronic means rather by means of paper documents, it should not otherwise affect the relevant Union provisions on requirements regarding the documents to be used for the structured presentation of the information in question. The provisions of Union legislation on shipments of waste containing procedural requirements for the shipments as should equally remain unaffected by this Regulation. This Regulation should also be without prejudice to the provisions on reporting obligations set out in Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 or in implementing or delegated acts adopted under its terms.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation establishes a legal framework for the electronic communication of regulatory information related to the transport of goods on the territory of the Union and for the interoperability of this communication. For that purpose, this Regulation:
Amendment 51 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) lays down the conditions under which Member States’ competent authorities are required to accept regulatory information when made available electronically by economic operators concerned and, where necessary, to provide electronic freight transport information to the economic operators concerned;
Amendment 62 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
4 Requirements for the economic optiterators concerned (There is a typo mistake in the EN version)
Amendment 64 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 67 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Information in machine-readable format shall be made available via an authenticated, interoperable and secure connection to the data source of an eFTI platform. Economic operators concerned shall communicate the Internet address via which the information can be accessed, together with any other elements that are necessary to allow the competent authority to uniquely identify the regulatory information.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Acceptance and provision of regulatory information by competent authorities
Amendment 70 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States’ competent authorities shall communicate with the economic operators concerned concerning regulatory information electronically.
Amendment 73 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 76 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The eFTI platforms shall be governed by the general principles of technological neutrality as well as interoperability. The eFTI platforms used for processing regulatory information shall provide functionalities that ensure that:
Amendment 77 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) personal data can bare processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 78 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) commercial data can beis processed in accordance with Article 6;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) eFTI platforms and the data contained therein are interoperable;
Amendment 83 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the data elements processed correspond to the common eFTI data set and subsets, and can be processed in any of the official languages of the Union or co- official in a Member State.
Amendment 84 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) data is interoperable
Amendment 88 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) competent authorities have immediate access to regulatory information concerning a freight transport operation processed by means of their eFTI platforms, when this access is given to the authorities by an economic operator concerned;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall maintain an updated list of the accredited conformity assessment bodies, and of the eFTI platforms and eFTI service providers certified by those bodies in accordance with Articles 11 and 12. They shall make that list publicly available on an official government Internet website. The list shall be regularly updated, and by the latestupdated without delay each time a change to the information that it contains occurs. In any event, the list shall be updated by 31 March each year at the latest.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [OP insert fourthree years from the entry into force].
Amendment 60 #
2018/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) A large proportion of road accidents occur on a small proportion of roads where traffic volumes and speeds are high and where there is a wide range of traffic travelling at different speeds. Therefore the limited extension of the scope of Directive 2008/96/EC to motorways and primary roads beyond the TEN-T network shouldis expected to contribute significantly to the improvement of road infrastructure safety across the Union.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Sections of the road network adjoining road tunnels of the trans- European road network covered by Directive 2004/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 have a particularly high accident risk. Joint road safety inspections of these road sections involving representatives of both the competent road and tunnel authorities should therefore be introduced in order to improve the safety of the road network as a wholcovered by this Directive. _________________ 16 Directive 2004/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network (OJ L 167, 30.4.2004, p. 39).
Amendment 120 #
2018/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In carrying out the network-wide road assessment, Member States shallmay include the elements laid down in Annex III.
Amendment 129 #
2018/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure the safety of sections of the road network adjoining road tunnels covered by Directive 2004/54/EC through joint road safety inspections involving the competent entities involved in the implementation of this Directive and Directive 2004/54/EC. The joint road safety inspections shall be sufficiently frequent in order to ensure adequate safety levels, but in any case shall be carried out at least every three years.
Amendment 132 #
2018/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the findings of network-wide road assessments carried out pursuant to Article 5 are where necessary followed up by targeted road safety inspections or by direct remedial action.
Amendment 184 #
2018/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/96/EC
Annex III
Annex III
ELEMENTS OFWHICH MAY BE INCLUDED IN NETWORK-WIDE ROAD ASSESSMENTS
Amendment 50 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Online intermediation services can be crucial for the commercial success of undertakings who use such services to reach consumers. The growing intermediation of transactions through online intermediation services, fuelled by strong data-driven indirect network effects, lead to an increased dependence of such business users, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, on those services in order for them to reach consumers. Given that increasing dependence, the providers of those services may often have superior bargaining power, which enables them to effectively behave unilaterally in a way that can be unfair and that can be harmful to the legitimate interests of their businesses users and, indirectly, also of consumers in the Union.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) For certain sectors of the economy more recently opened to intra-EU competition, online intermediation services and search engine both contribute greatly to the completion of the internal market. In such sectors, online intermediation services and search engines provide services to undertakings which had already established their own online trading channels and are not dependent on online intermediations services. In these cases, further transparency obligations should be considered from the business users to the online intermediation services, in the interest of fair competition and the consumers in the Union.
Amendment 54 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) A uniform and targeted set of mandatory rules should therefore be established at Union level to ensure a fair, predictable, sustainable and trusted online business environment within the internal market by ensuring, in particular, that the business users of online intermediation services are afforded appropriate transparency as well as effective redress possibilities throughout the Union and that the online intermediation services are in the possession of sufficient information to provide consumers in the Union with timely, accurate and relevant services. Those rules should also provide for appropriate transparency as regards the ranking of corporate website users in the search results generated by online search engines. At the same, those rules should be such as to safeguard the important innovation potential of the wider online platform economy.
Amendment 84 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Providers of online intermediation services might in certain cases restrict in the terms and conditions the ability of business users to offer goods or services to consumers under more favourable conditions through other means than through those online intermediation services. In those cases, the providers concerned should set out the grounds for doing so, in particular with reference to the main economic, commercial or legal considerations for the restrictions. This transparency obligation should however not be understood as affecting the assessment of the legality of such restrictions under other acts of Union law or the law of Member States in accordance with Union law, including in the areas of competition and unfair commercial practices, and the application of such laws. Upon request from business users or another provider of online interdiction services, or on its own initiative, the Commission should actively and promptly assess the legality of such restrictions against Union law.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Providers of online intermediation services should bear a reasonable proportion of the total costs of the mediation, taking into account all relevant elements of the case at hand. To that aim, the mediator should suggest which proportion is reasonable in the individual case. However, that proportion should never be less than half of those costs. In exceptional cases where business users are large undertakings benefitting from their own online trading channel and where the mediator identifies an apparent abuse of the mediation procedure at the detriment of the providers of online intermediation services, business users should bear a higher proportion of the costs.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Codes of conduct, drawn up either by the service providers concerned or by organisations or associations representing them, can contribute to the proper application of this Regulation and should therefore be encouraged. When drawing up such codes of conduct, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, account should be taken of the specific features of the sectors concerned as well as of the specific characteristics of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The Commission should assess the compliance of the codes of conduct with Union law.
Amendment 164 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Business users shall share with providers of online intermediation services an accurate description of the characteristics of the goods and services offered to consumers.
Amendment 184 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Upon request from business users or another provider of online interdiction services, or on its own initiative, the Commission shall promptly and actively assess the legality of such restrictions against Union law.
Amendment 196 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Providers of online intermediation services shall bear a reasonable proportion of the total costs of mediation in each individual case. A reasonable proportion of those total costs shall be determined, on the basis of a suggestion by the mediator, by taking into account all relevant elements of the case at hand, in particular the relative merits of the claims of the parties to the dispute, the conduct of the parties, as well as the size and financial strength of the parties relative to one another. However, pProviders of online intermediation services shall in any case bear at least half of the total cost, except in cases where the mediator has identified an apparent abuse of the mediation procedure at the detriment of the providers of online intermediation services.
Amendment 208 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall verify the compliance of the codes of conduct with Union law.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The first evaluation of this Regulation shall be carried out, in particular, with a view to assessing the compliance with, and impact on the online platform economy of, the obligations laid down in Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8, and whether additional rules, including regarding enforcement, may be required to ensure a fair, predictable, sustainable and trusted online business environment within the internal market. As part of this evaluation, an assessment shall also be made of whether this Regulation had any impact in the transport sector, in particular towards the achievement of the Single European Transport Area.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The relevant rules should apply to business conduct by larger, that is to say non-small and medium-sized, operators in the food supply chain as they are the ones who normally possess stronger relative bargaining power when trading with small and medium-sized suppliers.
Amendment 130 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) A supplier should be able to require that their trading arrangement with the buyer in agricultural and food chain such as delivery of products be subject to a written contract with all the relevant aspects of the trading arrangement including elements according to Articles 148(1a) and 168(1a) of Regulation No (EU) 1308/2013.
Amendment 138 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions laid down in this Directive, Member States should designate an authority that is entrusted with their enforcement. The authority should be able to act either on its own initiative or by way of complaints by parties affected by unfair trading practices in the agriculture and food supply chain. Where a complainant requests that his identity remain confidential because of fear of retaliation, the enforcement authorities of the Member States should honour such a request in accordance with national law.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibition of unfair trading practices, the designated enforcement authorities should dispose of all necessary resources, staff and expertise.
Amendment 162 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The enforcement authorities of the Member States should have the necessary powers that enable them to effectively gather any factual information by way of information requests. They should havensure the power to order thefair and proper functioning of agricultural and good supply chain and promptly termination ofe a prohibited practice, where applicable. The existence of a deterrent, such as the power to impose fines or other sanctions and the publication of investigation results, can encourage behavioural change and pre- litigation solutions between the parties and should therefore be part of the powers of the enforcement authorities. Repeated infringements should be taken into account when determining the sanctions to be applied. The Commission and the enforcement authorities of the Member States should cooperate closely so as to ensure a common approach with respect to the application of the rules set out in this Directive. In particular, the enforcement authorities should provide each other mutual assistance, for example by sharing all relevant information and assisting in investigations which have a cross-border dimension.
Amendment 163 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) The exercise of the powers conferred by this Directive on enforcement authorities should be subject to appropriate safeguards which meet the standards of general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 210 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterprise, as well as to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small-sized enterprise to a buyer that is at least a medium-sized enterprise.
Amendment 308 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitute prohibited trading arrangements:
Amendment 349 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a buyer unilaterally and retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, timing or volume of the supply or delivery, the quality standards or the prices of the agricultural and food products;
Amendment 468 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitue prohibited trading arrangements, if they are not agreed in clear and unambiguous terms at the conclusion of the supply agreement:
Amendment 505 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 1 (new)
- Where a complaint relating to a practice referred in paragraph 2 is submitted to an enforcement authority, the burden of proof that the supply or trading arrangement covers the trading practise at issue in clear and unambiguous terms shall be on the buyer.
Amendment 512 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 constitute overriding mandatory provisions of trading arrangements which are applicable to any situation falling within their scope, irrespective of the law otherwise applicable to the supply agreement between the parties.
Amendment 523 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
A supplier may require that their trading arrangement shall be subject to a written contract including all relevant aspects of the trading arrangement.
Amendment 529 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The designated authorities shall have the necessary resources to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions of unfair trading practices, in terms of qualified staff able to conduct proficient legal and economic assessments, financial means, technical and technological expertise and equipment including adequate information technology tools.
Amendment 548 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A supplier may submit a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the supplier is established. The enforcement authority of that Member State shall forward the complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established. The enforcement authorities shall facilitate the dialogue and play an active role in the dispute resolution.
Amendment 568 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Producer organisations or associations of producer organisations whose member(s) or member(s) of their members consider(s) that they are affected by a prohibited trading practice shall have the right to submit a complaint and to be properly involved in the procedures.
Amendment 594 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to proactively initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint;
Amendment 601 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to take a decision, within the framework of applicable national law, establishing an infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 and require the buyer to terminate the prohibited trading practice. The authority may abstain from taking any such decision, if such decision would risk revealing the identity of a complainant or disclosing any other information in respect of which the complainant considers disclosure harmful to his interests, provided that the complainant has identified that information in accordance with Article 5(3);
Amendment 606 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine or other sanctions on the author of the infringement. The fine in accordance with the national law. The fine and the other sanctions shall be effective, proportionate to the harm caused and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity and possible repetition of the infringement;
Amendment 622 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Member states shall ensure that the exercise of those powers is subject to appropriate safeguards in respect of rights of defence, in accordance with the general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including where the complainant requests confidential treatment of information pursuant to Article 5(3).
Amendment 625 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) The Member States may decide that the fines or other sanction are initiated by the enforcement authority and imposed by competent national courts, while ensuring that those fines are effective and have an equivalent effect to administrative fines imposed by enforcement authorities. In any event, other sanctions imposed shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration, gravity and possible repetition of the infringement.
Amendment 648 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
To ensure a higher level of protection, Member States may provide for rules designed to combat unfair trading practices going beyond those set out in Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7, which are stricter than those set out in this Directive, provided that such national rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 655 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Proceedings in relation to Article 6 (c-e) shall respect the administrative and legal proceedings and principles in the specific Member State.
Amendment 656 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
This Directive shall be without prejudice to national rules aimed at combating unfair trading practices that are not within the scope of this Directive, provided that such rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Test Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is an evidence-based process that allows competent authorities to determine the relative effectiveness of new or existing technologies. HTA focuses specifically on the added value of a health technology in comparison with other new or existing health technologies.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order that the harmonised procedures fulfil their internal market objective, Member States should be required to take full account of the results of joint clinical assessments and not repeat those assessments. Compliance with this obligation does not prevent Member States from carrying out additional clinical analyses to the extent that they are missing from the joint clinical assessment and are deemed necessary within the national health technology assessment context. Member States remain free to carry out non-clinical assessments on the same health technology, or from drawing conclusions on the added value of the technologies concerned as part of national appraisal processes which may consider clinical as well as non-clinical data and criteria. It also does not prevent Member States from forming their own recommendations or decisions on pricing or reimbursement.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a uniform approach to the joint work provided for in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission tothe Coordination Group shall establish a common procedural and methodological framework for clinical assessments, procedures for joint clinical assessments and procedures for joint scientific consultations. Where appropriate, distinct rules should be developed for medicinal products and medical devices. In the development of such rules, the Commission should take into account the results of the work already undertaken in the EUnetHTA Joint Actions. It should also take into account initiatives on HTA funded through the Horizon 2020 research programme, as well as regional initiatives on HTA such as the Beneluxa and Valletta Declaration initiatives. Implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish procedures for joint clinical assessments and procedures for joint scientific consultations. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.13 _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 80 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The designated sub-group shall requesmeet relevant health technology developers to submit documentationagree on the scope of the assessment and on documentation from relevant sources including clinical trials but also inter alia patient registries, databases or European Reference Networks, containing the information, data and evidence necessary for the joint clinical assessment.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 13
Article 6 – paragraph 13
13. The assessor shall ensure the removal of any information of a commercially sensitive nature from the approved joint clinical assessment report and the summary report. The assessor shall consult the developer on the report before its publication. The developer shall have a period of 7 working days to point out which information it considers confidential and to justify the commercially sensitive nature of that information.
Amendment 94 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) not carry out a clinical assessment or an equivalent assessment process on a health technology included in the List of Assessed Health Technologies or for which a joint clinical assessment has been initiated; Member States shall have the right to complement the clinical evidence in the joint clinical assessment report according to their national context. Additional clinical evidence cannot deny the conclusions reached in the joint clinical assessment report.
Amendment 100 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) select medicinal products referred to in Article 5(1)(a) for joint clinical assessment based on the selection criteria referred to in Article 5(2).following cumulative criteria: (a) Unmet medical needs; (b) Potential impact on patients, public health, or healthcare systems; (c) Significant cross-border dimension; (d) Major Union-wide added value; (e) The available resources;
Amendment 104 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) The application of the selection criteria referred to in Article 10 (a) (ii)
Amendment 113 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the consultation of patients, health professionals, clinical experts and other relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 119 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) Health professionals
Amendment 120 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the provision of additional evidence necessary to support health technology assessments, including computer modeling and simulation data.
Amendment 127 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) methodologies used to formulate the contents and design of clinical assessments, based on the common tools and methodologies for cooperation developed after many years of cooperation through EUnetHTA Joint Actions, BeNeLuxA and Valletta.
Amendment 135 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) facilitate cooperation with the European Medicines Agency on the joint work on medicinal products including the sharing of confidential information; The sharing of confidential information needs to be proportionate to and aligned with the requirements for the joint clinical assessments and be discussed and agreed by the health technology developer or other relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 144 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) 3.Common rules on Data a) The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 concerning data collection, interoperability of data and the comparability of data. b) The confidential handling of data shall be safeguarded at all times
Amendment 18 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to equip the Union with the computing performance needed to maintain its research at a leading edge and in order to harness the added value of joint action on Union level the Member States investment in High Performance Computing should be coordinated and the industrial take-up of High Performance Computing technology have to be reinforced. The Union should increase its effectiveness in turning the technology developments into High Performance Computing systems that are procured in Europe, establishing an effective link between technology supply, co-design with users, and a joint procurement of world- class systems.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Joint Undertaking should address clearly defined topics that would enable academia andbut also European industries at large to design, develop and use the most innovative technologies in High Performance Computing, and to establish an integrated infrastructure across the Union with world-class High Performance Computing capability, high- speed connectivity and leading-edge applications and data and software services for its scientists and for other lead users from industry, including SMEs and the public sector. The Joint Undertaking should make efforts to reduce the specific HPC-related skills gap. The Joint Undertaking should prepare the path towards building the first hybrid High Performance Computing infrastructure in Europe, integrating classical computing architectures with quantum computing devices, e.g. exploiting the quantum computer as an accelerator of High Performance Computing threads. Structured and coordinated financial support at European level is necessary to help research teams and European industries remain at the leading edge in a highly competitive international context by producing world- class results and their integration in competitive systems, to ensure the fast and broad industrial exploitation of European technology across the Union generating important spill-overs for society, to share risk-taking and joining of forces by aligning strategies and investments towards a common European interest. The Commission could consider, upon notification by a Member State or group of Member States concerned, that the Joint Undertaking’s initiatives qualify as Important Projects of Common European Interest, provided that all relevant conditions are met in accordance with the Community Framework for state aid for research and development and innovation25. __________________ 25 Communication from the Commission — Criteria for the analysis of the compatibility with the internal market of State aid to promote the execution of important projects of common European interest, OJ C 188, 20.6.2014, p. 4.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Provision of financial support to activities from Connecting Europe Facility programme or other relevant programs should comply with rules of this programme.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) All calls for proposals and all calls for tender under the Joint Undertaking should take into account the duration of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and Connecting Europe Facility Programme, as appropriate, except in duly justified cases. For the period not covered by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and the Connecting Europe Facility Programme, appropriate adjustments should be made taking in to account the MFF for the period after 2020, with the aim at continuing the activities of the Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 78 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to enable synergies and provide added value of cooperation between Participating Member States and other actors.
Amendment 111 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
(1) By 30 June 2022 the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of the Joint Undertaking, which shall assess in particular the level of participation in, and contribution to, the actions by the Participating States, the Private Members and their constituent entities and affiliated entities, and also by other legal entities. The evaluation should also identify possible other policy needs, including assessment of the situation for specific sectors on their possibility to fully access and use the possibilities enabled by High Performance Computing. The Commission shall prepare a report on that evaluation which includes conclusions of the evaluation and observations by the Commission. The Commission shall send that report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31 December 2022.
Amendment 10 #
2017/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the total budget for Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport is 24.05 billion Euros for the period 2014-2020, of which 11.305 billion is made available specifically for projects located within the territories of Member States that are eligible for the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Member States face the common challenge of financing transport infrastructure with a very tight budget and creating a network that better integrates and connects the different transport modes;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes theat still limited progress is to be made in the completion of the strategic TEN-T networks through projects planned under the ERDF and the CF, with a very low rate of project selection; invites the Commission to investigate how present limitations in implementation could be overcome;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that manyseveral Member States are still lagging behind as regards meeting basic EU common transport policy targets, especially when comparing central and eastern Member States with western ones; points out that their specific needs are not always aligned with the EU’s investment priorities and calls, therefore, for the necessary flexibility in financing transport projects under the ERDF and the CF;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for continued and balanced support to the TEN-T core, comprehensive networks and horizontal priorities, taking into account the need to upgrade and renovate existing infrastructure and to better integrate national transport networks, including road infrastructure; stresses in this context the need for adequate budget envelopes and clearly structured funding programmes under the transport and cohesion policies post 2020;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Invites the Commission and Member States to use fully the potential of the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund for European cross-border infrastructure projects, in order to complete the core and comprehensive Trans-European Transport Network;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2285(INI)
4. Supports a wider application of the blending approach; calls, however, for an increase in the exchange of best practice, technical assistance and preparatory toolkits for Member States to disseminate information on financial instruments; also recalls that financial instruments are not always appropriate to finance railway, inland waterways or cross-border projects and that smaller countries face difficulties in implementing PPPs; stresses, therefore, the need to reinforce the grant part of the EU funds as grants remain an essential tool in attracting private financing and closing gaps between Member States.
Amendment 47 #
2017/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Invites the Commission and Member States to continuing co-financing projects in the next programming period with the principle of "use it or lose it";
Amendment 88 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no realt sufficient commitment to IPM practices, which are the cornerstone of the directive; underlines the fact that rigorous implementation of IPM is one of the key measures to reduce dependency on pesticide use in sustainable agriculture, which is environmentally friendly, economically viable and socially responsible and contributes to Europe’s food security while strengthening biodiversity and human and animal health, boosting the rural economy and reducing costs for farmers by facilitating the market uptake of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives; stresses that additional financial incentives are needed to strengthen the uptake of IPM practices by individual farms;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of the availability of low-risk pesticides, adequate research and the sharing of best practices within and among Member States to fully utilise the potential of integrated pest management.
Amendment 95 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Acknowledges the willingness of farmers to use IPM, but understands that farmers are reluctant to apply new methods for pest management if they face an unacceptably high risk to their economic viability in case these methods do not work;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the common agriculture policy (CAP), in its current form, is not sufficiently capable of reducing farms’ dependency on pesticides; considers that specific policy instruments in the post- 2020 CAP are required in order to help change farmers’ behaviour as regards pesticide use, such as fiscal measures at national level, cross- compliance between IPM and CAP direct payments etc.;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Encourages more focus on risk reduction, as extensive use of low-risk substances might be more harmful than limited use of high-risk substances;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Regrets that in some Member States the training and certification requirements of the Directive are not fully met; underlines the importance of training of users to ensure the safe and sustainable use of PPPs; considers it fitting to distinguish between professional and amateur users, given that they are not subject to the same obligations; emphasises that professional and non- professional users of PPPs should receive adequate training; stresses that PPPs are not only used in agriculture, but also for weed and pest control in urban areas, including public parks and railways;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Highlights that sustainable and responsible use of pesticides is a precondition for the authorisation of plant protection products;
Amendment 196 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recommends to give Member States the flexibility to apply IPM as part of the greening measures under the CAP;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that investing in and developing connectivity and infrastructure lessens the disparities between regions and peripheral areas and must be taken with high priority.
Amendment 62 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that cohesion policy investments provide European added value by contributing to European public goods and to the Treaty objective of reducing disparities;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the particular structural social and economic situation of the outermost regions justifies specific measures, in accordance with Article 349 TFEU, and stresses the need to improve the specific measures for these regions by adjusting them whenever necessary; calls on the Commission to take the judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU of 15 December 2015 as the basis for ensuring that Article 349 TFEU is properly applied as regards the conditions governing access to the Structural Funds; suggests in particular extending the specific allocation for the outermost regions to the social component and better tailoring the thematic concentration;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the introduction of integrated strategies for sustainable urban development has been a success and should be replicated in other sub-regional territories, for example by setting an integrated territorial objective alongside the thematic objectives;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that social and fiscal convergence help to foster cohesion while improving the functioning of the single market; takes the view that divergent practices in this area may run counter to the objective of cohesion and are liable to cause further problems for territories which are lagging behind or are the most vulnerable to globalisation; considers thatInvites the Commission to further explore in the European Semester how cohesion policy couldan contribute to the promotion of socialeconomic and fiscsocial convergence by providing incentives; calls on the Commission to take better account of this aspect in the European Semester;building on investments and structural reforms
Amendment 166 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports a strong thematic concentration on a limited number of priorities linked to major European political objectives, leaving managing authorities the task of drawing up their territorial strategies on the basis of their needs; stresses that employment, innovation, support for SMEs, climate change and, the circular economy and digital and transport infrastructure should constitute priority areas for cohesion policy in future;
Amendment 183 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that future cohesion policy should focus more on protecting and supporting communities and territories adversely affected by globalisation (plant relocations, job losses); calls for the scope for coordination between the Structural Funds and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to be explored;Commission to explore the mainstreaming and integration of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in the future European Structural and Investment Funds
Amendment 218 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Advocates stepping up integrated approaches, and stresses that the ESF must remain an integral component of European regional policy, by virtue of its essential territorial dimension;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that financial instruments can be an effective lever and that they should be promoted if they generate added value; stresses, however, that their effectiveness hinges on many factors (nature of the project, of the territory or of the risk) and that all regions, regardless of their level of development, must be freeincited to determine the most appropriate method of financing; opposes any binding targets for the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 238 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the conditions governing the use of financial instruments to be simplified and for the coordination of these instruments with grants to be facilitated; emphasises the importance of the complementary role played by national development banks and institutions in implementing financial instruments tailored to local needs; regards it as essential to harmonise the rules on financial instruments as much as possible, however they are managed;
Amendment 243 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Believes that it is both legitimate and necessary to establish a link between cohesion policy and the guarantee of an environment conducive to investment, effectiveness and the proper use of funds, while stressing that cohesion policy is not meant to be reduced to an instrument for serving priorities without reference to its objectives; expresses its support for a balanced link with economic governance where this helps to maximise the impact of ESI Funds; calls on the Commission to overhaul the European Semester to strengthen its territorial dimension and take account of other factors which contribute to the achievement of cohesion objectives, such as real convergence;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the smart specialisation strategies to be continued, and acknowledges the importance of ex-ante conditionalities, which have proved their worth, but stresses that they have been a source of complexity and delays in the development and launching of programming; calls on the Commission to reduceand the nuMember of ex ante conditionalities and, in this field, to improve compliance with the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity, makingStates to make use to a maximum useextent of existing strategic documents which could fulfil future ex ante conditionalities;
Amendment 275 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that the quality of public administration is a decisive factor in regional growth and the effectiveness of ESI funds; emphasises the need to increase administrative capacitiesmprove the quality of governance;
Amendment 286 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need to provide a framework which guarantees legal stability through simple, clear and predictable rules, particularly as regards management and checks; calls, in the next programming period, for a reduction in the volume of legislation and guidelines, for the relevant documents to be translated into all the EU languages and for any retrospective application and interpretation of rules to be banned;
Amendment 327 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that cohesion policy can help to meet new challenges, such as security or the integration of refugees under international protection, with due regard for the sovereignty of the Member States; stresses, however, that cohesion policy cannot be the solution to all crises, and opposes the use of cohesion policy funds to cover short-termthe use of ESIF should be based on the principles of cohesion policy and not to financinge needs outside its scope;.
Amendment 6 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas decarbonisation of transport and the use of low-emission technologies offer opportunities for the future of mobility and sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘Europe on the Move: an agenda for a socially fair transition towards clean, competitive and connected mobility for all’, which recognises that the mobility sector is undergoing profound changes and stresses that the digital mobility revolution should lead to a more innovative, integrated, sustainable, fairer and more competitive road transport sector;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the digital revolution will reshape the automotive industry value chain, investment priorities and technological choicopportunities, with implications for its global competitive position;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that automated driving would ultimately raise questions on the interpretation of existing EU legislation on driving time and rest periods; calls on the Commission to continuously monitor if legislative action is needed.
Amendment 51 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that Europe is a world leader in both manufacturing and transport operations and stresses that it is of crucial importance that the European transport sector continues to develop, invest and renew itself in a sustainable manner, in order to maintain its technological leadership and competitive position;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that research at EU level, notably through Horizon 2020, will be key to delivering results, as demonstrated by projects such as the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, and calls for further financial support for the development of batteries and battery cell production and recycling, as the advancement of these technologies will play a key role in the future of clean mobility;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines that connectivity among autonomous vehicles and between vehicles and infrastructure will be crucial in order to ensure an unobstructed traffic flow; calls therefore on the Commission to address issues of data use and management while stressing the importance of data protection;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines the importance of adequate safety legislation in order to achieve a safer road transport sector; calls upon the Commission to deliver on the announced legislation on road safety in a timely manner;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for legislative solutions that will assist farmers in reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, with the aim of prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials; insists that such legislative solutions must address prophylactic and metaphylactic use; endeavours to keep the additional administrative burden as small as possible;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for further research and development into new antimicrobials and encourages alternatives, such as vaccines, to be investigated, including the development of more sustainable farming systems based on less intensive farming modelsand animal friendly farming models to ensure adequate animal husbandry;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that disease prevention must be the first step for legislation tackling AMR in agriculture, both to ensure a high standard of animal welfare and reduce the need to resort to antibiotics; believedemands that antibiotics should never be used as compensation for poor hygiene or inadequate animal husbandry;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate funding for6. Believes that on-farm investments, such as in quality housing, ventilation, cleaning, disinfection, vaccination and bio-security, probiotics, prebiotics, gen- selection and bio-security must be encouraged and should not be undermined in the future CAP;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the crucial role of education and training programmes, based on the latest scientific developments, in raising awareness about antimicrobial resistance and the prudent use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine for farmers and those involved in livestock farming;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to change the business culture employed by veterinary medicine producers, which encourages the use and overuse of certain medicines in order to generate profitslosely cooperate with veterinary medicine producers in order to diminish the use of certain medicines with high AMR-Impact; emphasizes that public-private partnerships are essential for the One- Health approach;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in food-producing animals has been banned in the EU since 2006; calls on the Commission to enforce this ban as a conditionality to all food imports from third countries through Free Trade Agreements;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, in 2016, the operational costs (Title 3) represented 87,8 % of the overall S2R JU budget including the expected un-used appropriations not required in the year (Title 4); further notes that, for the operational budget, the S2R JU attained a rate of implementation of 100 % for the commitment appropriations and a rate of payment appropriations of 86,6 % ; notes that the payment appropriations were used for the pre-financing of the grants resulting from the 2015 and 2016 calls for proposals;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the S2R JU has set up a risk management policy but has not yet performed a specific anti-fraud assessment, nor has it established an action plan for the implementation of its own anti-fraud strategy; notes also that, since only pre- financing of projects has been paid in 2016, no ex-post controls have been carried out; encourages the S2R JU to adopt, as soon as possible, an ex-post control strategy; asks the S2R JU to provide details on the risk management system, and in particular on how to avoid conflicts of interest;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned that in its procedure for the procurement services, S2R JU sets a maximum contract budget, which does not seem to be based on a cost estimation process and a reasonable market price reference system; asks the S2R JU to put in place appropriate cost estimation processes before launching procurement procedures in order to ensure the cost-effectiveness of its multi-annual service contracts, as experience shows that most of the bids received were close to the maximum budget;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the importance of research and innovation in the rail sector in order to achieve a significant reduction of the life-cycle cost of the railway transport system and to achieve significant increases in capacity of the railway transport system, in reliability and punctuality, as well as in order to remove the remaining technical obstacles to interoperability and to reduce the negative externalities linked to transport; highlights also that the objectives of the S2R JU are to achieve a Single European Railway Area and to enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of the European railway system;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that in its procedure for procurement services, the Joint Undertaking sets a maximum contract budget, which does not seem to be based on a cost estimation process and a reasonable market price reference system; asks the Joint Undertaking to put in place appropriate cost estimation processes before launching procurement procedures, in order to ensure the cost-effectiveness of its multi-annual service contracts;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the publication of the “SESAR European Drones Outlook Study” in November 2016; considers that a variety of innovations, including technologies related to Air Traffic Management, are required to safely integrate drones into European airspace; notes with interest its overview of the development of the European drone market to 2050 and the huge potential for Europe and its global competitiveness, as well as the actions that need to be taken in the coming 5 to 10 years to unlock that potential, including support for research and development acheieved by setting up, at Union level, an ecosystem that encompasses both a regulatory framework and technology, and that brings together all key public and private stakeholders, and results in the provision of increased levels of Union funding;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. RNotes that European airspace management remains fragmented and the Single European Sky as a concept has not yet been achieved; reiterates the vital role of the Joint Undertaking in coordinating and implementing research into the SESAR project, which is a pillar project of the Single European Sky;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2162(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that corrective actions related to the Court’s comments of 2013 regarding the double location of the Agency in Lille and Valenciennes have not yet been implemented; further regrets that in the absence ofstresses that it is likely that costs could be reduced if all operations were centralised in one location; points out that the reduction of costs might also facilitate a comprehensive seat agreement with the host Member State - which would have the effect of clarifying the conditions under which the Agency and its staff operate - the costs of operations are likely to be higher than necessary;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2162(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the results of the annual benchmarking exercise focusing on the efficiency of internal resources showing a decrease of the percentage of staff assigned to administrative tasks (from 23 % to 18 %) and an increase in the percentage of staff assigned to operational task (from 65 % to 70 %), while the staff assigned to control and financial tasks was around 12 %; regrets, however, that the evolution of percentage is mainly due to a correction in the assignment of staff into the various categories; points out that such reduction is not in line with the 5 % staff cut communicated by the Commission on the programming of resources for decentralised agencies;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2162(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the Agency's role in ensuring the safety and interoperability of European rail system in order to contribute to creating a more competitive European railway sector; supports the Commission’s vision of a European railway system that leads the world on safety performance;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2162(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in 2016, the Agency continued the implementation of the action plan defined in the Agency Antifraud Strategy, by organising tailor made training sessions on fraud prevention; welcomes that a comprehensive revision of the Agency's rules on Conflict of Interest (Col) has been carried out in 2017; further notes that, within the framework of the policy on conflict of interest for the Administrative Board (AB), the Agency published the CVs and the declaration of interest of AB Members; notes, however, that some CVs and declarations of interest are missing; requests that CVs and declarations of interests are published without delay after the appointment of AB Members;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the need to ensure the independence of Agency’s staff and external experts; in this context welcomes the ongoing efforts to ensure proper prevention and management of conflicts of interest, taking into account remarks by the Parliament; notes that the Agency provided relevant training to its staff, maintains a Conflict of Interest Register and continues the review of its “Policy on impartiality and independence: prevention and mitigation of Conflict of Interest” in order to further improve the internal process for the completion, review and update of Declarations of Interest for the Agency’s staff members; welcomes the fact that more than 80% of EASA staff were trained on anti-fraud matters by the end of 2016, and encourages the Agency to aim for training 100% of EASA staff; also notes that the Agency produced a Code of Conduct including a policy on Conflict of Interest and a declaration of interest for the external experts supporting the work of the Agency;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the results of the third benchmarking exercise on the Agency’s posts, which showed that 12,5 % of the jobs were dedicated to administrative support and coordination, 81,0 % to operational tasks and 6,4 % to neutral (finance/control and linguistics) tasks; is pleased that a breakdown of staff by category and sector, as well as by source of funding for their activities (fees and charges versus Union subsidies), has been included in the 2016 Annual Report, which shows that that 60,4 % of posts, including 50,1 % of operational posts, are funded from fees and charges and 33,8 % of posts are funded from the Union subsidy; notes that for the second consecutive year the Agency has achieved full occupancy of all posts according to the establishment plan; notes a discrepancy in this establishment plan between the different AD and AST posts authorised under the EU budget and the posts actually filled, and calls upon the Agency to address this imbalance;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that the revision of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 envisages broadening the scope of competence of the Agency and that, accordingly, the role played by new technologies, such as remotely piloted aircraft systems, must be taken fully into consideration when new competences are assigned; stresses the importance of allocating adequate funding to the Agency to ensure the successful uptake of these new responsibilities, as well as adequate staffing in order to fulfil additional tasks; notes, however, that the Agency should amend its Financial and Fees and charges regulations to better formalise the treatment of an accumulated surplus, in order to potentially reduce the Union subsidy; _________________ 1 Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 7 #
2017/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes the political agreement on the revision of the common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency1a, as agreed in November 2017 by the Parliament, the Council and Commission; urges the Commission and Member States to provide necessary resources for the new and reinforced competences concerning, among others, risks to civil aviation arising from conflict zones, environmental related topics and the certification and registration of unmanned aircraft; _________________ 1aRegulation COM(2015) 613: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Safety Agency, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 8 #
2017/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Welcomes the active role of the Agency in the call for proposals under the Horizont 2020 programme; urges the Agency to remain active in the field of research and development;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Supports the establishment of a working group to look into the potential risks and impact of Brexit; recommends the Agency to work closely together with the other European Institutions regarding this matter; proposes that the Agency presents the outcomes of this working group to the European Parliament in due time;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that for, at the area of "Competitiveness for growth and employment", to which transport belongstime when the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is under preparation, the Court did not provide any comprehensive information regarding the audits performed for transport sector under the area of “Competitiveness for growth and employment”, in particular regarding the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF);
Amendment 4 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Takes note of the Court’s observation as concerns the risk of backlog of unpaid claims in the final years of the current MFF and in the early years of the next MFF; invites the Commission to present to the Parliament and the Council an assessment of the implications with sector-specific recommendations;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the fairly limited progress made in the completion of the TEN-T strategic networks planned under the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund; asks the Commission to investigate how problems related to implementation rates and imbalance between Member States could be improved; invites the European TEN-T Coordinators to conduct a thorough assessment of the projects completed and the improvements achieved along the TEN-T corridors under the current programming period, and to present it to the Commission and the Parliament;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. RegretNotes that the number of financial instruments has increased considerably, which allows for new blending opportunities in the transport sector, while at the same time creating a complex web of arrangements around the Union budget; is concerned that these instruments alongside the Union budget could risks undermining the level of accountability and transparency, as reporting, audit and public scrutiny are not aligned; regrets furthermore that with the use of the EFSI funds, implementation powers are delegated to the EIB with more limited public scrutiny than for other instruments supported by the Union budget;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls upon the Commission to clearly present for the sector of transport an assessment of the impact of EFSI on other financial instruments, in particular with regard to the CEF as well as on the coherence of the CEF Debt Instrument with other Union initiatives in good time before the proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and for the next CEF; requests that this assessment presents a clear analysis on the geographical balance of investments in the transport sector; recalls, however, that the amount of money spent under a financial instrument should not be considered as the only pertinent criteria to assess its performance; invites, therefore, the Commission to deepen its assessment of the achievements completed under Union funded transport projects and measure their added-value;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that research and innovation accounts for 59% of spending of the MFF sub-heading "Competitiveness for growth and jobs"; is concerned that the level of errors is high (4,1%); emphasises that innovation is a cornerstone to ensure sustainability of transport; calls on the Commission to put forward further simplification measures and ensure that a technical and financial support is provided so that funding is adequately used and more participants, in particular SMEs, would profit from Union funds; reiterates the need to secure enough Union funds in the form of grants in the next MFF for research and innovation;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the implementation of the Regulation is notshould be in line with related EU policies, including in the field of pesticides;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the available evidence shows that the practical implementation of the three main instruments of the Regulation – approvals, authorisations and enforcement of regulatory decisions – is unsatisfactory and does not ensure the fulfilment of the purpose of the Regulationcould be improved;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 27 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Considers that the burden of proof should remain on the applicant, so as to ensure that public money is not spent on studies which can eventually benefit private interests; at the same time, stresses that transparency must be ensured at each step of the authorisation procedure fully in line with intellectual property rights while ensuring that good laboratory principles are consistently upheld throughout the Union;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there are concerns associated with the practical implementation of the established evaluation approach; whereas in particular there are major concerns associated with the incomplete harmonisation of data requirements and methodologies used in some scientific fields that may hinder the evaluation process and thus may lead to direct negative effects on public health and the environment;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the performance of national competent authorities was found to be a major factor influencing the evaluation of active substances; whereas there are substantial differences among Member States as regards available expertise and staff; whereas the Regulation and relevant supporting legal requirements are not uniformly implemented across Member States with relevant health and environment implications;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas transparency in all stages of the approval procedure is insufficient and leads to negative effects on health and the environment and provokescould be improved, which would lead to increased public mistrust in the system regulating pesticide substances; whereas the transparency of the authorisation related activities of competent authorities iscould also unsatisfactorybe improved; welcomes the proposed changes to the General Food Law to address this problem;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of a regulatory framework on plant protection products at EU level, that protects the environment and human health, and also stimulates research and innovation in order to develop effective and safe plant protection products;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that special attention should be given to the role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the development of new plant protection products, as SMEs often lack the significant resources that are necessary it develop new substance;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 73 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Emphasises that special attention and support should be given to plant protection products for minor uses, as there is currently little economic incentive for companies to develop these products;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the objectives and instruments of the Regulation and its implementation are not in always sufficiently streamlined with EU policies in the fields of agriculture, food security, water quality, climate change, sustainable use of pesticides and maximum residue levels of pesticides in food and feed;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned by the steadily increasing use and identified cases of misuse of emergency authorisations granted under Article 53; Considers that further efforts are needed to ensure that both Union and national agencies have sufficient capacities to process applications for PPP authorisations in order to avoid frequent use of emergency authorisations; Is concerned that Article 53 has been misused for the authorisation of plant protection products;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that the incomplete harmonisation of data and testing requirements in some scientific fields may lead to direct negative effects on health, the environment and agricultural producthe evaluation of plant protection products has not been fully achieved, leading to inefficient working methods, lack of trust among national authorities, and unnecessary delays of authorisations;
Amendment 120 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that, in some cases, the PPPs available on the market and their application by users do not necessarily comply with the relevant authorisation conditions as regards their composition and usage; underlines the importance of training for professional users; emphasizes that non-professional use should be limited when possible in order to reduce misuse;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the added value of biological products to the market of plant protection products; acknowledges the need for more research into these products as their composition and functioning is radically different from conventional products; underlines this also includes the need for more expertise within EFSA to evaluate these biological active substances; and more expertise in the national competent authorities to evaluate these products;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that many authorised PPPs have not been evaluated against EU standards for more than 15 years, as a consequence of delays in the authorisation procedures;
Amendment 191 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to limit the authorisations granted under better implement the national authorisation procedures, in order to limit derogations usingnder Article 53 of the Regulation;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that it is crucial for the EU farming sector to support a new generation of environmentally conscious and global minded young farmers in tackling the many challenges ahead, such as climate change, preserving natural resources (soil, water and air), increasing biodiversity and promoting sustainable agricultural production;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that current common agricultural policy (CAP) instruments for young farmers should be improved in the future; notes that these tools must be targeted to young farmers’ specific needs, including their economic and social needs, and promote projects with the highest added value for farmers and underlines that the administrative procedures for young farmers should be efficient and simple in order to minimize the administrative burden on applicants and public authorities; notes that these tools must be targeted to young farmers’ specific needs, including their economic and social needs, and promote projects with the highest added value for farmers; believes that the use of the environmentally-friendly and climate-smart innovative solutions and technologies in order to strengthen farming competitiveness and long-term food security is a key issue;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that young farmers must be trained and skilled to enable them to find the ever-more complex solutions required to face current and future environmental challenges, including the use of the latest technological developments in farming; therefore advanced training and exchange between young farmers across the European Union is needed;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that the support to the ‘Young Farmer Scheme’ should continue and the maximum level of national funding allocation be increased beyond 2 % in order to encourage generational renewalbe reviewed within the framework of the CAP reform;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the creation of an agricultural guarantee instrument, proposed by the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in March 2015, which should make it easier for young farmers to access credit; recommends that access to finance be improved through subsidised interest rates on loans for new entrants; calls for improved cooperation with the EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to foster the creation of financial instruments dedicated to young farmers across all Member States;
Amendment 146 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that most newly set-up farms are placed in a competitive environment with fast-changing conditions; recommends giving EU farmers more flexibility to respond to changing conditions on the markets in their business plans; urges a result-driven approach which stimulates the development of new innovations and better resource management thereby empowering motivated young farmers; believes that changes in the payment instalments should be considered;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges a result-driven approach which stimulates the development of new innovations and better resource management thereby empowering motivated young farmers;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
Amendment 206 #
2017/2088(INI)
Amendment 15 #
2017/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that more consumer products are included within the scope of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC); emphasises that priority should be given to ICT products, which are sold in large numbers and replaced frequently; highlights, in particular, the urgent need to improve the sustainability of mobiles/smartphonesthe Commission should carefully assess and evaluate such product groups and indicate those with the highest potential;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been an important tool for the energy efficiency of products and believes that future coordination with initiatives connected to circular economy could enhance this further; calls therefore for an ambitious plan concerning ecodesign and the circular economy which will provide both environmental benefits and a unique opportunity for job development;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to be broadened to include resource efficiency, the circular economy and health aspects of products; considers it necessary to combine resource efficiency and circularity of materials with continuous energy savings; stresses that energy should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for both energy consumption and material use; believes that focusing on thedeveloping criteria ofn durability, upgradability, reparability and recyclability will also provide a unique opportunity for job developmentmust be given priority;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that a broader scope including more criteria must be developed in a way that drives innovation and does not create unnecessary administrative burden; the inclusion of new products must be done gradually in order to develop the necessary expertise to set verifiable and enforceable criteria; in this regard other measures such as producer responsibility schemes should also be considered as long as they can be properly monitored;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to optimise and safeguard the decision-making process; emphasises that ecodesign measures should be adopted individually and within the deadlines; calls on the Commission to justify delays and to set aside the necessary resources for implementation; believes, in addition, that voluntary agreements should no longer be given priority;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas one of the priority objectives of the General Union Environmental Action Programme to 2020 (7th EAP) is to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy; whereas the EAP states that the Union policy framework should ensure that priority products placed on the Union market are ‘eco- designed’ with a view to optimising resource and material efficiency;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the EU action plan for the Circular Economy includes the commitment to emphasise circular economy aspects in future product design requirements under the Ecodesign Directive by systematically analysing issues such as reparability, durability, upgradability, recyclability, or the identification of certain materials or substances;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas the Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1,5°C above pre-industrial levels; whereas the EU is committed to contributing its fair share towards these goals through emissions reductions in all sectors;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency and has resulted in a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and in net economic gains for consumers;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the Ecodesign Directive improves the functioning of the EU internal market through the definition of common product standards in an area where otherwise diverging national standards would be inevitable; therefore calls on the Commission to maintain an ambitious approach to the setting of new standards and the update of existing standards in order to reap the full potential of the Directive’s scope and objectives;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the development of structuralproper funding so that Member States can ensure adequate monitoring of policy development, undertake market surveillance, consult at national level and design proactive communication strategies.
Amendment 90 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the need to base the eco-design requirements on solid technical analysis and impact assessments taking the best-performing products or technologies on the market and the technological development in each sector as a reference;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Is concerned that the resources devoted by the Commission to the implementation of the Directive does not fully correspond to its importance and its technical challenges; calls on the Commission to deploy sufficient resources, including staff in the relevant DGs, to the eco-design process given the significant EU added value of the legislation;
Amendment 168 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new)
– that national authorities be required to draw up specific plans for their market surveillance activities in the area of ecodesign, to be notified to other Member States and to the Commission as set up under Regulation (EC) 765/20081a; _________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products.
Amendment 179 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
– that coherence is applied with the European Commission’s Goods Package proposal on enforcement and compliance in the EU single market, which scope includes ecodesigned products;
Amendment 192 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that the use of materials of critical importance, such as Rare Earth Elements (REE), or substances of very high concerns, such as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and endocrine disrupters, shall be considered under the broadened ecodesign criteria in order to restrict their use or at least to ensure the possibility of extracting them at end-of- life, to take into account the objective on non-toxic materials cycles as laid down in the 7th Environmental Action Programme;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the installation of driver assistance systems in vehicles for persons of restrictwith reduced mobility and the elderly enables their safe, active participation in road traffic;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas intelligent driving systems reduce congestion, warn drivers of hazards on their route, and consequently help to lower the risk of causing an accident;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that nearly half of all pedestrians and cyclists killed on the road deaths resulting from traffic accidents are aged over 65, and calls on Member States to make it possible for older people to use the roads safely by developing programmes to avert age-specific risks of accidents;improve the conditions for all pedestrians and cyclists to safely use the roads.
Amendment 67 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Observes that relatively fastnew means of transport, such as e-bikes and also electric unicycles, are becoming increasingly popular, and calls on the Commission therefore to examine the safety requirements for them without delay and to make proposals relating to safety, taking due account of subsidiarityand the Member States to initiate steps for their safe integration on the road;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that some 95% of all accidents are due to human error and that therefore it should be compulsory to incorporate driver assistance systems which promote safety, a requirement that should apply only to those driver assistance systems which improve road safety significantly, as demonstrated by scientific evidence, and which have a favourable cost- benefit ratio and which have attained market maturity., that is to say, the resulting purchase price increases would not be so inordinate that the intended customers for given vehicles could not afford to buy them;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for incentives for measures to promote road safety based on insurance or taxation aspects, such as the installation of additional safety-relevant driver assistance sysNotes that financial incentives, e.g. tax or insurance-based, can facilitate the market uptake of vehicles with advanced safety features and invites Member Statems or driver trainingto consider putting into place such mechanisms;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that a high level of data protection as required by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the General Data Protection Regulation and by the right to protection of privacy and personal data should be ensured, as should high IT security, so that the possibility of new accident risks due to remote manipulation of on-board systems or conflicts of compatibility is excluded;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a fully functioning and competitive internal energy market is essential for further stimulating R&D and maximising the market uptake of new technologies across all EU regions by providing economies of scale and regulatory and investment certainty, thereby enabling the EU to reap the full potential of energy innovation and fostering efficiency, a sustainable and efficient technology-neutral use of indigenous sources, and storage and transport solutions;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s energy policy and financing instruments should primarily focus on a gradual transition to high- efficiency, low-emission systems and avoid setting technology-specific benchmarks that distort market mechanisms and limit the use of subsidies to that of a temporary instrument facilitating the market-uptake of new technologies;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas innovation is driven first and foremost by innovators and market demand; in that sense calls on the Commission to focus its efforts primarily on creating an enabling framework for innovators, ranging from simplifying access to research financing to turning knowledge into commercially viable products; partnerships between researchers and relevant industrial partners can be helpful in that regard;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas energy-related research and innovation was recognised as a priority area under FP7 and Horizon 2020, and should continue to be so in the upcoming EU Framework Programme;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the successful deployment of energy innovation is a multidimensional challenge that encompasses supply chain, value chain, human capital, market dynamics, regulation, innovation and industrial policy issues; stresses that this challenge requires the engagement of citizens – consumers and prosumers –, as well as a wide ecosystem of stakeholders, including academia, research and technology organisations (RTOs), start- ups, energy and construction companies, mobility providers, service suppliers, equipment manufacturers, IT and telecoms companies, financial institutions, public authorities at all levels, NGOs, educators and opinion leaders;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Calls on the Commission to set up a dedicated inter-service team that would, inter aliaIn order to make the existing financing instruments at EU and Member State level more comprehensible, highlight investment opportunities and maximize the uptake of new technologies, calls on the Commission to:
Amendment 95 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b
Paragraph 9 – point b
(b) reinforceidentify existing stakeholder fora on energy research and innovation and establish new ones where necessary; provide tools for inter-sectoral, inter- disciplinary and inter-regional exchanges, including on energy innovation projects, national and local long-term energy innovation policies, joint investment opportunities, the appropriation of the energy transition by citizens and grass-root initiatives;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates Parliament’s call for an increased overall budget of EUR 120 billion for FP9 and urges the Commission to increase by 50 % the proportion ofset an ambitious target for energy- related financing under FP9 from the corresponding H2020 level, so as to ensure sufficient funding to support effective implementation of the Energy Union;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that citizen-driven energy innovation opens untapped opportunities for innovation financing; calls on the Commission to explore effective ways to promote energy innovation crowdfunding and to consider the setting up of a clean energy innovation crowd equity fund;, for example through crowdfunding; however citizen-driven innovation can only take place if barriers for market entry are lowered.
Amendment 161 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises the need for systemic education and engagement schemes designed to enable society to fully engage in the transformation of the energy system and enable Europeans of all ages to gradually progress from awareness and understanding to active involvement and taking a guiding role; calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the private sector to promote conscious consumer choices and energy-related citizens’ engagement through, inter alia, EU-supported awareness campaigns, comprehensive information on energy bills and price comparison tools, the promotion of cooperative sharing schemes, participatory budgets for energy-related investments, tax and investment incentives, as well as by steering technological solutions and innovations; however, the effective implementation of this transformation can only happen if the internal energy market is an open, transparent and level- playing field characterised by fair competition;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the combination of C-ITS and environmentally-friendly cars will lead to a higher level of sustainability;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the European Union, for the sake of economic growth and competitiveness, to support its leading global position in the field of C-ITS through the promotion of European standards at international fora; encourages all stakeholders to speed up the deployment of C-ITS technologies; underlines, in this respect, the need for high-quality, safe, competitive, accessible, continuous and reliable services throughout the Union;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on car manufacturers to inform consumers adequately and in a clear manner about their rights as well as the benefits and limits of new C-ITS technologies in terms of safety; calls furthermore on them never to sell, keep, use or process for any other purpose in- car data without explicit prior consent;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2067(INI)
14a. Stresses the need to develop a common policy on the security of C-ITS communications, including strict security standards, in order to protect the transport system against hacking and cyber-attacks;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the importance of technology neutrality, backward compatibility, technical harmonisation and standardisation of data and definitions regarding C-ITS;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers interoperability to be essential for both safety and consumer choice; asks the Commission together with the competent authorities of the Member States to ensure a successful roll- out and interoperability at all levels;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the strategy’s focus on user involvement; encourages the Commission to facilitate the exchange of best practices; underlines the need for dedicated cross-border C-ITS pilots, supported by adequate funding; encourages Member States to join urgently the C-Roads Platform, to jointly work on interoperability;
Amendment 169 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to adopt a global approach to technical harmonisation and standardisation of data, in order to ensure the compatibility of cooperative intelligent transport systems, economies of scale for manufacturers and improved consumer comfort;
Amendment 172 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the importance of opening a dialogue with the social partners at an early stage in order to establish an atmosphere of transparency and confidence and ensure that there will be nofinding a proper balance between positive and negative effects on social and employment conditions;
Amendment 176 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the Commission proposal for the extension of the time frame of the mandate to adopt delegated acts under the ITS Directive 2010/40/EU;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
- having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/11511a, Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) 661/20091b, Commission Regulation No. 692/20081c and UNECE Regulation 39. _________________ 1aCommission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (OJ L 175, 7.7.2017, p. 1). 1bRegulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1). 1c Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 199, 28.7.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 15 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the second-hand car market in the European Union, which is two to three times larger than the market of new cars, has the lowest consumer trust among goods markets2 and odometer tampering seriously contributes to the loss of consumers’ trust in second-hand dealers and thus distorts the functioning of the internal market and fair competition; _________________ 2 Consumer Markets Scoreboard, European Commission 2014
Amendment 24 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas some Member States have already introduced instruments to minimise odometer manipulation like “Car-Pass” in Belgium and “Nationale AutoPas” (NAP) in the Netherlands; whereas both use a database collecting odometer readings at every maintenance, service, repair or periodical inspection of the vehicle, without collecting any personal data and have both almost eradicated odometer fraud in their domains within a short timeframe;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas neither Directives 2007/46/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 on type approval, nor UNECE Regulation 39 take account of mileage fraud and tamper-proof odometers; whereas the General Safety Regulation (EC) 661/2009 makes a reference to UNECE Regulation 39 regarding approval requirements for the speedometer, there are no requirements for the odometer or its essential characteristics;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to pursue the overall goal of creating legal, technical and operational barriers to make odometer manipulations either impossible or so time consuming, difficult and expensive that it is no longer lucrative;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to thoroughly monitor the implementation of Regulation 2017/1151 regarding the requirements on technology security for odometers, adjust those requirements if necessary, within the shortest timeframe possible and to report to the Parliament about the effectiveness of the regulation;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers a shorter period for the first mandatory PTI more usefuleffective and suggests to includemake mandatory odometer readings not only from PTIs, but also inspections and other garage visits;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. EmphasiseConsiders that shifting to a blockchain based solution could be more cost-effective while providing high quality and security; therefore calls on the Commission to explore the possibleassess the potential benefits of establishment ofing a European odometer blockchain network;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States to improve their legislation - or in case they do not have any, to create a specific one - on odometer fraud in order to make it a criminal offence;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework, within a timeframe of twelve months after the adoption of this report by the European Parliament, for Member States to set up national data collection mechanisms, based on best practices; these mileage data collection should be mutually compatible, exchanged and interconnected between Member States, within the existing framework of EUCARIS;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 4 a (new)
Consumers should be able, before buying a second-hand vehicle, to verify the accuracy of the odometer reading of the vehicle, based on the collected mileage data from that vehicle regardless of the Member State in which it was previously registered;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 5
Annex I – paragraph 5
Blockchain and connectivity as potential and complementary long-term solutions
Amendment 121 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 7
Annex I – paragraph 7
The blockchain technology could offers a reliable tool to secure data in a network and successfully prevent manipulation of data entries. Combining those developments and technology could be a long-term solution to odometer fraud.
Amendment 123 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 8 – indent 1
Annex I – paragraph 8 – indent 1
- assess the potential costs and benefits of establishing a European blockchain network for odometer readings;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 8 – indent 2
Annex I – paragraph 8 – indent 2
- create the legal and regulatory framework for an automated transmission of odometer readings of cars that are equipped with connectivity functions to complete mileage recordings taken from manual entries at PTI and other sources;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2064(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 8 – indent 3
Annex I – paragraph 8 – indent 3
- include the additional optionmake mandatory to transmit odometer readings from PTI, garage visits and inspections and thus integrating but advancing from the database system;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Insists on the strategic importance of the MFF for sectors relying on long- term investment such as the transport sector; calls therefore on the Commission to put forward a proposal and to engage urgently with the Council and the European Parliament to define the MFF after 2020;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that transport infrastructures are the backbone of the single market and crucial to ensuring the four fundamental freedoms pertaining to persons, capital, goods and services; notes that accomplishing a single European transport area connectedconnection to neighbouring countries requiresby means of major transport infrastructure to be treated as a keyis a priority for the EU’s competitiveness and for territorial, economic and social cohesion;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of the goals set by COP 21 (“Paris Agreement”) with regard to transport in order to combat climate change; underlines that financial means should be available to ensure a modal shift from road to rail as well as waterborne and inland waterway transport and encouraging Member States to invest in smart, sustainable, integrated public transport; recommends also paying attention to noise and vibration reduction in transport to provide citizens with an environment of high quality;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that European added value can be achieved in transport infrastructure projects only if the EU has the capacity to include in its next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) a regulatory framework and funding commensurate with its ambitions;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that EU funding should primarily focus on areas and projects with clear added European value that should lead to fostering of internal market, re-industrialisation and real innovation;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) should allow for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, for projects which contribute, in particular, to the completion of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) core network and its corridors; considers that cohesion policy’s share of the total EU budget should be maintained post-2020, as the Cohesion Fund makes a major contribution to closing infrastructure gaps between regions;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Invites the Commission to explore, in the next MFF, new possibilities to facilitate and encourage synergies between the European structural and investment funds (ESIF), CEF and Horizon 2020 for transport related projects, especially with a view to support those projects in cross border regions and along the TEN-T;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) should allow for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, for projects which contribute, in particular, to the completion of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) core network and its corridors; rReiterates that financial instruments cannot replace grants for TEN-T projects, as only grants can maximise output on the ground; considers, furthermore, that better coordination of EU instruments related to transport, including blending of grants and innovative financial instruments, can facilitate project implementation and catalyse private financing; stresses the desirability of establishing, as part of the funding supported in the Union, a coordination system to optimise the linkage by projects of grants and financial instruments (blending);
Amendment 38 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that funding should be guaranteed for the new industrial policy strategy so that the EU can become the world leader inould reflect the ever increasing competition and innovation, boom in digitisalization and decarbonisation, greening in other parts of the world and gradually become the world leader; calls for the necessary financial programme to be safeguarded through a dedicated investment programme that facilitatesas well as funding and guarantee facilities that would contribute to the development of a comprehensive industrial strategy;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Invites the European Coordinators to conduct a thorough assessment of the projects completed and the improvements achieved along the TEN-T Corridors under the current programming period, and to present it to the Commission and the European Parliament; calls on the Commission to reflect upon this assessment in preparing the next MFF;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next MFF period should make provision for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, in order to deepen the integration of the EU energy market, especially for key energy infrastructure projects such as projects of common interest (PCIs); attention should also be paid to integrating, wherever appropriate, these projects with transport projects;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that Brexit will not only have a general impact on the budget but also particularly sizable direct and indirect effects on European transport policy, especially in aviation and sea transport;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that strengthening the governance of EU macro-regional strategies, such as in the Danube, Black Sea, Baltic, Adriatic, Atlantic Arc and Ionian regions, will contribute to developing EU added value projects;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses, in the context of what is nothing short of a global revolution in the field of transport (the energy shift, driverless and connected cars), the absolute necessity for the EU to invest in research and development and infrastructure in order not to become completely uncompetitive in a globalised world; considers adequate financing to be an absolute must in the next MFF;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which covers all modes of transport, including road infrastructure, and focuses on interconnections, is necessarRecalls the success of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), and stresses the effectiveness of the governance structure established by the Regulation, but emphasises the needs that exist, which in practice extend to all modes of transport, including road infrastructure, and interconnections; stresses that, in the case of transport, this fund has been supplied primarily by reallocating EUR 8 billion from the TEN- T Executive Agency and 10 billion from the Cohesion Fund; calls for the next MFF to renew the CEF and assign it more funding, drawing on additional budgetary resources, not only diverted from funds that were previously devoted to transport policy;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the specific problem of transport in policies on the environment and climate, and emphasises the need for the MFF to include sufficient funding, in particular, for research and development, modal shift, the low-carbon energy transition and horizontal infrastructure in the sectors of transport, energy and IT;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that funding for completing the single European rail area should be safeguarded and stresses the importance of renovating and maintaining secondary rail connections, which feed the national central networks and the European corridors; stresses further that the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) should be brought forward in order to further implement common technical standards and maximise the benefits in terms of interoperability;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the importance of enabling the full usethe full implementation of the Single European Sky as a crucial step forward for European airspace; stresses the need for adequate funding to implement the components of Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) in order to ensure the deployment of ATM functionalities;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Further stresses the need to better coordinate EU instruments relating to investment in SMEs, start-ups, information and communication technology and energy infrastructure, and considers that a combination of grants and innovative financial instruments could facilitate project implementation and stimulate private financing;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that the revision of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 envisages broadening the scope of competence of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA);stresses the importance of allocating adequate funding to the EASA to ensure the successful uptake of these new responsibilities;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates the importance of securing appropriate funding for Joint Undertakings, among others SESAR, SHIFT2RAIL and CLEAN SKY; considers that SHIFT2RAIL Joint Undertaking should prioritise interoperability projects and maximise the benefits for interoperability in the Single European Rail Area; considers it to be important to allocate funding that will enable infrastructure to be maintained and quality criteria to be respected, in order to guarantee greater consumer protection and safety;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of secured funding to achieve an integrated maritime policy, as a flagship initiative for cross-sectoral and trans-national governance, as well as for optimising multimodal connections and shifting to digital transport services and, promoting the use of alternative fuels with low emissions of pollutants and the transition to sustainable transport modes, including inland waterways;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the need to continue with Horizon 2020 and to provide it with at least the same higher share of funding asthan at present in order to respond to societal challenges and secure Europe’s global competitiveness and industrial leadership in innovation; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings, on supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEs have better access to risk capital;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the role of European transport agencies in harmonising and integrating the various modes of transport in the European (economic) area; calls, in view of the ever greater role and workload entrusted to them by legislation, for their operational resources to be negotiated accordingly in the future budgetary framework;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of shifting towards a sustainable tourism sector, which requires better coordination between tourism and infrastructure projects, as recalled at the high-level conference on tourism at the European Parliament on 27 September 2017; considers that a specific heading for tourism should be created in order to move towards a genuine European tourism policy;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 175 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the opinion that the decision on the duration of the MFF should strike the right balance between two seemingly conflicting requirements: on the one hand, the need for several EU policies – especially those under shared management, such as agriculture and cohesion – to operate on the basis of the stability and predictability of a commitment of at least seven years, and, on the other hand, the need for democratic legitimacy and accountability that results from the synchronisation of each financial framework with the five-year political cycle of the European Parliament and the European Commission;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines, therefore, the need for the MFF’s duration to move progressively towards a 5+5 period with a mandatory mid-term revision; calls on the Commission to elaborate a clear proposal setting out the methods of the practical implementation of a 5+5 financial framework;
Amendment 184 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 207 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls, in particular, for a substantial increase in the financial envelope of the Flexibility Instrument of up to an annual allocation of at least EUR 2 billion; recalls that the Flexibility Instrument is not linked to any specific policy field and can thus be mobilised for any purpose that is deemed necessary; considers, therefore, that this instrument can be mobilised to cover any new financial needs as they occur during the MFF;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Points to the role of the Emergency Aid Reserve in providing a rapid response to specific aid requirements for third countries for unforeseen events, and stresses its particular importance in the current context; calls for a substantial increase in its financial envelope of up to an annual allocation of EUR 1 billion;
Amendment 213 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes, in particular, the significant mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance in a number of serious natural disasters with substantial budgetary consequences; stresses also the positive impact that this instrument has on public opinion; proposes the reinforcement of its financial envelope to an annual allocation of EUR 1 billion;
Amendment 233 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 255 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Considers that better spending, i.e. the efficient use of every single euro of the EU budget based on critical assessment of current expenditure, can be achieved not only by directing EU resources towards actions with the highest European added value and the greatest increase in the performance of the EU’s policies and programmes, but also by achieving greater synergies between the EU budget and the national budgets, and by ensuring the tangible improvement of the spending architecture;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Reiterates that focus should equally be put on the relationship between spending and performance of the EU budget; supports the recommendations of the 2016 Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors, for an efficient measurement framework of indicators for the spending programmes, more streamlined and balanced reporting on performance, and an easier access to the assessment results.;
Amendment 263 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Underlines that the ‘health check’ of EU spending cannotshould provide for a reduction in the level of EU ambition or a sectoralisation of EU policies and programmes, nor should it lead to a replacement of grants by financial instrumentsn opportunity to re-prioritize with a view to generating some savings, as the great majority of actions supported by the EU budget are not suitable to be funded by the latter;
Amendment 278 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Questions the justification and added value of establishing instruments outside the Union budget; considers that decisions to set up or maintain such instruments are in reality driven by attempts to conceal the real financial needs and to bypass the constraints of the MFF and own resources ceilings; deplores that they often also result in bypassing Parliament in its triple responsibility as legislative, budgetary and control authority and lead to less transparency towards the general public and beneficiaries;
Amendment 318 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Believes, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings requires some improvements, but is against any unjustified radical changes; proposes, as a result, the following structure for the MFF post-2020; Heading 1: A stronger and sustainable economy Including programmes and instruments supporting: under direct mcalls on the Commission to propose a new structure for the MFF post-2020; transport, digitalisation, energy environment and climate chanagement: - research and innovation - industry, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises - large-infrastructure projects - - adaptation - - - supporting investments in Europe (possible umbrella agriculture and rural development maritime affairs and fisheries horizontal (financial) instrument at EU level, incl. EFSI) Heading 2: Stronger cohesion and solidarity in Europe Including programmes and instruments supporting: - cohesion (under shared management): investments in innovations economic, social and territorial education and life-long learning culture, citizenship and health and food safety asylum, dmigitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation employment, social affairs and social inclusion - - communication - - justice and consumers - national administrations Heading 3: Stronger responsibility in the world Including programmes and instruments supporting: - development - - - - - external relations facilities Heading 4: Security, peace and stability for all Including programmes and instruments supporting: - - - policy - Heading 5: An efficient administration at the service of Europeans - - equipment of EU institutionsration and integration, support to and coordination with international cooperation and neighbourhood enlargement humanitarian aid trade contribution to EU trust funds and security crisis response and stability common foreign and security defence financing EU staff financing the buildings and
Amendment 333 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Highlights the importance of completing the European research area, the energy union, the Single European Transport Area and the digital single market as fundamental elements of the European single market and reiterates the need for appropriate funding of the Connecting Europe Facility as strategic tool to support the attainment of these objectives;
Amendment 422 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Affirms that the common agricultural policy is fundamental for food security and autonomy, the preservation of rural populations, sustainable development and the provision of high-quality and affordable food products for Europeans; points out that food requirements have increased, as has the need to develop environmentally friendly farming practices and the need to tackle climate change; recognises the role of sustainable agriculture and forestry as key components of EU´s work in tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and furthering environmental sustainability; recalls that the next MFF should steer the CAP post-2020 towards a fair, effective efficient farming policy which has as its core objective to the facilitate the transition towards sustainable food and farming system in Europe and stresses that sufficient funding for reaching the targets must be provided; welcomes the Commission's strategic approach presented in the communication The Future of Food and Farming to provide more flexibility to the Member States to find appropriate means to steer their agricultural sector towards reaching the common environmental targets in the most effective way; underlines that the CAP is one of the most integrated policies and is mainly financed at EU level and, therefore, replaces national spending;
Amendment 427 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Affirms that the common agricultural policy is fundamental for food security and autonomy, the preservation of rural populations, sustainable development and the provision of high-quality and affordable food products for Europeans; stresses the need to secure agricultural production in all parts of the EU as well as in the areas of natural constraints; points out that food requirements have increased, as has the need to develop environmentally friendly farming practices and the need to tackle climate change; underlines that the CAP is one of the most integrated policies and is mainly financed at EU level and, therefore, replaces national spending;
Amendment 443 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Expects the global amount of direct payments to be kept intact under the next MFF, as they generate clear EU added value and strengthen the single market by avoiding distortions of competition between Member States; opposes any renationalisation and any national co- financing in that respect; while bearing in mind the importance to maintain the variety of measures, including voluntary coupled support, available to Member States to maintain the production on sectors vital for vulnerable areas without distortion effect on internal market stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors, to create new instruments that can mitigate price volatility and to increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI); concludes, therefore, that the CAP budget in the next MFF should be at least maintained at its current level for the EU-27;
Amendment 452 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Expects the global amount of direct payments to be kept intact under the next MFF, as they generate clear EU added value and strengthen the single market by avoiding distortions of competition between Member States; opposes any total renationalisation and any national co- financing in that respect; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors, to create new instruments that can mitigate price volatility and to increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI); concludes, therefore, that the CAP budget in the next MFF should be at least maintained at its current level for the EU-27receive an adequate funding for the EU-27 based on an analysis of the needs and taking into account the evaluation of the implementation of the policy;
Amendment 549 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Emphasises in particular the continuous need to fight unemployment, especially among young people, and calls, therefore, for a doubling of the Ysubstantial strengthening of initiatives to boost youth Eemployment Initiative envelope in the next programming period; considers that investment to boost education and training, especially the development of digital skills, remains one of the top priorities of the EU; insists that the Union's resources in support of these initiatives result in a net increase in the funds available for NEETs (young people not in employment, education or training) and shall not replace expenditure previously financed by national budgets.
Amendment 673 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
Paragraph 96
96. Welcomes initiatives by the institutions, bodies and agencies to further enhance efficiency through increased administrative cooperation and the pooling of certain functions, thereby generating savings to the Union budget; highlights that, for certain agencies, further efficiency gains could be made, especially through increased cooperation among agencies with similar tasks, such as in the field of the financial market supervision and of agencies with multiple locations; calls, in a more general way, for a thorough assessment of the strategic interest and tasks of all agencies and the possibilities of grouping agencies according to the strategic nature of their mission and their result;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. NRejects Council cuts of 4,5% in commitment appropriations and 1,4% in payment appropriations in budget lines related to the remit of ITRE Committee under Heading 1a of the Union budget 2018 compared to the Commission’s proposal; notes the increase of 5,5 % in commitment appropriations and 5,3 % in payment appropriations in budget lines related to the remit of ITRE Committee under Heading 1a of the Union budget 2018 compared to 20167; welcomes the focus of 2018 budget on the success of young generations; calls on and on the creation of stable and high-quality jobs put forward by the Commission to provid; notes the new increased levels of support for young researchers proposed by the Commission; in this context disapproves Council cuts in funding of the entrepreneurship programmes provided by the EIT;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. IDeeply regrets the significant Council cuts in commitment appropriations of 0.5 billion EUR and of 120 million EUR in payment appropriations in the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation with an overwhelmingly negative impact on Horizon2020; notes that these cuts are a contradiction to current lack of R&D investments of approximately 150 billion EUR per year; therefore intends to completely reverse the cuts proposed by the Council; is concerned that insufficient funding for Horizon 2020 has resulted in a low success rate for applications; calls the Commission to respect the breakdown of Horizon 2020 budget as described in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 1291/2013;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reminds that the goals of the Energy Union and the European climate goals are among the current main legislative priorities; calls on the Commission to provide the necessary financial resources for investments in this field; in this regard is concerned by the cuts proposed by the Council in commitments and payments appropriations of CEF-Energy;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the goals of the Digital Single Market need to be achieved to promote digital inclusion for our economy, public sector and our people and that for this, legislative initiatives such as WIFI4EU are crucial;calls on the Commission to provide sufficient funding for related budget lines and to keep its investment commitment for WIFI4EU between 2017 and 2020;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Reminds that shift to a more circular economy will only happen with the right legislative framework, incentives and initiatives at the EU level;the Commission should in this regard provide the necessary financial resources for cooperation at the EU level and financing programmes which could spread the knowledge and promote best practices;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that, in light of the recent initiatives from the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to give a priority to loans and new financial tools, it is important to provide sufficient resources for grants, as grants remain an appropriateessential financing tool in some areas or for some types of projects, especially thosethe transport sector, especially for infrastructure and for other projects where an absence of private investments is foreseen ; highlights the importance of synergies between different funding schemes such as CEF, EFSI and ESIF in order to maximise the impact of Union funds;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators(ACER) is provided with sufficient resources to be able to cope with the extension of their mandate; notes that the number of additional posts for European GNSS Agency and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology remains insufficient to fulfil the new tasks conferred to it by Union’s legislation;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the importance of the European transport agencies for the good-functioning of the European transport area;considers that they should be allocated with adequate budgetary resources, in accordance with recent or foreseeable changes in their responsibilities;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Reminds that Russian import ban has still negative market impact on European agriculture and particularly on the dairy sector for those producers, which exported significantly to Russian market before the ban; Calls then on the Commission to provide additional support to those dairy farmers most affected from the Russian import ban;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 44 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri- food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate and enhance innovation and smart solutions in the agricultural and rural development sectors;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
— having regard to its previous resolutions on Cuba, in particular the ones of 17 November 2004 on Cuba, of 2 February 2006 on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government, of 21 June 2007 on Cuba and of 11 March 2010 on prisoners of conscience in Cuba,
Amendment 5 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the findings of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances on Cuba issued on 17 March 2017,
Amendment 7 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human rights;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas pursuant to Article 21 of the Treaty of the European Union, the external action of the Union should be guided by the principles of democracy, rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and the respect for the principles of the UN Charter and the international law;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the historical, economic and cultural ties linking Europe and Cuba are characterised by their depth and strength;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Union maintains relations with the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean and there is broad consensus among its 33 member states on the desira possibility of expanding relations between the European Union and Cuba;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Cuba was the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean with which the EU had not signed any type of agreement; whereas 20 of its Member States have signed various types of bilateral agreements and maintain good relations with the island;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2036(INI)
E. whereas what is known as the ‘cCommon pPosition of the EU’, adopted in 1996, has been superseded by the bilateral agreements with Cuba that have been signed during this period by 20 EU Member States96/697/CFSP was repealed by Council decision (CFSP) 2016/2233 of 6 December 2016;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas closer political and economic relations with Cuba could help advancing political reforms in the country in accordance with the aspirations of all its citizens;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas in particular the protection of the universality and indivisibility of human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights is one of the main objectives of the European Union, both internally and in its relations with third countries; whereas in this sense the full compliance with human rights and the defence of democracy and the rule of law, should be the aspiration of the EU in its relations with Cuba;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the human rights dialogue between the EU and Cuba, led by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, began in 2015; whereas no tangible results have been achieved on human rights in Cuba, despite the setup of the Human rights dialogue;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the political dialogue between the EU and the Cuban Government, must neither forget nor neglect the direct 'intensive dialogue with civil society and the peaceful opposition' without any restriction, and should follow the EU's 'views on democracy, universal human rights and fundamental freedoms' such as freedom of expression, assembly and political association, as well as its 'worldwide policy of support to human rights defenders';
Amendment 45 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas independent journalists, peaceful dissidents and human rights defenders, mostly members of the democratic opposition, are still persecuted, arbitrarily detained or being held in jail in Cuba for exercising the basic rights of expression, assembly and political association;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas throughout March 2017 the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation verified at least 432 arbitrary detentions of peaceful dissidents in Cuba; whereas 11 cases of physical assaults and 8 cases of harassment by secret political police and para-police agents, of which peaceful opponents were also victims, were also documented;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas a humane treatment must be ensured for the political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in Cuba; whereas on 24 February 2017, political prisoner Hamel Santiago Maz Hernández, a member of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), died in the great prison of Havana, known as Combinado del Este; whereas since 3 June 2016 he was in jail accused of disrespect to any government official, without being subjected to any trial;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L d (new)
Recital L d (new)
Ld. whereas on 20 March Eduardo Cardet Concepción, leader of the opposition Christian Liberation Movement was sentenced to 3 years in prison after publicly criticizing the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro; whereas Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the Cuban economic system is in need of trade liberalization, economic and financial investments, technological innovation and overall market freedoms that would allow the island to modernize its economy;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas this economic and trade liberalization should enable the country to overcome the limitations to the population in the provision of goods and services and bring inevitably a progressive move towards free social spaces, coexistence, technology and communication, that the Cuban population appreciate and demand;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas Cuba is a signatory to 11 of the 18 United Nations human rights conventions and has ratified eight of them; whereas Cuba has not ratified the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convenant on Economic, social and cultural rights;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas the need for Cuba to launch a process of political transition to multi-party democracy, with participation and decision-making open to all Cubans on the basis of an open-ended dialogue that excludes no-one;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas on three occasions the European Parliament have awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Cuban activists, Oswaldo Payá in 2002, the Ladies in White in 2005 and Guillermo Fariñas in 2010;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V b (new)
Recital V b (new)
Vb. whereas Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament decided to send a delegation to Cuba to ascertain the situation without any positive response from the Cuban authorities yet; whereas some political groups are facing the same situation despite several attempts to visit Cuba;
Amendment 80 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the signing in Brussels, on 12 December 2016, of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Cuba and states that it constitutes an instrument that will offer an appropriate new framework for relations, in keeping with the EU’s interests in its relationship with Cubabetween the EU and Cuba; stresses that this agreement depends on its full compliance;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the factUnderlines that the Council of the EU understood the nagreed to establish a new framework for relations with Cuba and took the decision to embark on negotiations and conclude them successfully within a significantly brief timeframe;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RecogniStresses the high level of commitment thatresponsibility of the Republic of Cuba is undertaking with the European Union in a wide range of fields and through a sophisticated system of political dialoguewhen fulfilling the engagements included in the agreement;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Cuban government to redefine its policy on Human rights aligning with the provisions of the Charters, declarations and international instruments to which Cuba is a signatory; insists that the persecution and imprisonment of dissidents for their ideals and their peaceful political activity is contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Cuban authorities to immediately release all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, arbitrarily detained solely for exercising their freedom of expression and assembly and condemns again such detentions; urges the authorities to stop harassing, persecuting and intimidating independent journalists, peaceful dissidents and human rights defenders and to hold those responsible accountable;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Reminds the Cuban authorities that these acts and detentions constitute an attack on the most basic human rights in particular freedom of expression, assembly and political association; Urges the EEAS and its delegation in Cuba to take the necessary actions in order to seek the release of the above individuals, to ensure that an immediate stop is put to the harassment of political opponents and human rights defenders as well as to assist and protect them;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Affirms the European Parliament’s aspiration to see relations between the EU and Cuba develop to the greatest possible extent, with full respect for the independence and autonomy of the partiesStresses that the political future of Cuba must rest on the sole will of its citizens; Recalls that reconciliation and mutual understanding must include all Cubans who are willing to work peacefully for freedom, democracy and harmony;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RecognisNotes the efforts made by Cuba to incorporate the United Nations fundamental principles on human and labour rights into its national legislation, and calls on Cuba to ratify the United Nations human rights conventions still pending, specifically the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports the findings of the UN Committee on enforced disappearances in Cuba of 17 March 2017 urging Cuba to take the necessary measures to guarantee the full independence of its judicial system as well as to set up an independent National Institution of Human Rights in lines with the Paris Principles;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomesTakes notes of the process of normalising relations that has been achieved between Cuba and the United States of America with the restoration of diplomatic ties in 2015;
Amendment 133 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates that the objectives of the European Union's policy towards Cuba has to continue to be the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, encouragement of a process of transition to a pluralist democracy and a lasting economic recovery aimed at improving the living standards of the Cuban population;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the European institutions and the Member States to assist the economic and political transition in Cuba, encouraging the evolution towards a fully democratic regime that respects the basic rights of all its citizen; supports the use of the various EU's foreign policy instruments, and in particular the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) in order to reinforce EU's dialogue with Cuba's civil society and those who support a peaceful transition in Cuba;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the HR/VP Federica Mogherini to recognise the existence of a political opposition to the Cuban Government;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the PDCA, as the first agreement between the EU and Cuba, will mark a turning point in bilateral relations between the two Parties; welcomes the fact that both Parties have agreed to develop this relationship in a structured manner, mutually subscribing to an agenda and obligations that are binding for both signatories;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the EU to promote and provide guarantees for the work of the human rights defenders and the active participation of civil society actors including peaceful dissidents without any exclusion, in this process;
Amendment 155 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the PDCA includes a provision for suspension of the agreement in case of violation of the provisions on human rights; in this sense calls on the EU to closely follow the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba when implementing the PDCA;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that the PDCA should contribute to improving the living conditions and social rights of Cuban citizens, reaffirming the importance of working systematically in promoting the values of democracy and human rights, including freedom of expression, association and assembly;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Takes note of the measures that the Cuban authorities have adopted to encourage free enterprise and economic liberalization in general, in the recent months, while emphasizing that the development of strong foreign investment to improve the physical and technological infrastructure of the country and build a competitive Cuban production system will require many other economic and financial measures with regulations that give legal certainty and economic stability to the country;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that the agreement will serve to promote dialogue and economic cooperation, facilitating a predictable and transparent business environment and the development of a stronger, more stable framework in the future where it is ensured that Cubans can participate in investments jointly with companies and individuals from the European Union;
Amendment 173 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Voices its profound solidarity with the entire Cuban people and its support for them in their progress towards democracy and respect and promotion of fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 174 #
2017/2036(INI)
22b. Confirms its decision to send an official delegation of the Foreign Affairs committee of the European Parliament to Cuba, and urges the Cuban authorities to allow the entry of such a delegation and have an unimpeded access to its interlocutors; regrets the Cuban authorities' refusal to allow some EP political groups visiting Cuba and calls on the authorities to alter their position;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the emergence of the collaborative economy in transport and tourism services, acknowledging that, with an appropriate regulatory framework in place, it has potential to provide more varied and affordable services to customers and, to boost new forms of cooperative exchanges between citizens and to actively promote the development of sustainable forms of mobility in the EU;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Member States’' response to the development of collaborative business models has so far been very fragmented and prevents the emergence of European champions, hampers the development of new initiatives and harms the interest of all actors (of supply and demand); welcomes in this regard the Commission communication on a European agenda for the collaborative economy, but regrets that it fails to establish an explicit harmonised legal framework for the collaborative economy and considers that a coordinated overall European-level action is needed;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need for harmonisation between the collaborative economy and traditional economic forms in the field of training, professional qualifications and fiscal and social obligations;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. StresEmphasises that, in the context of the collaborative economy, issues related to consumer protection, liability allocation, insurance schemes, social protection of workers (whether they are employed or self-employed) and data protection are the most urgent ones, and expects a regulatory intervention in that regard; emphasises that a regulatory framework a regulatory framework for the collaborative economy should create a level playing field, foster innovations and contribute to the overall development and fulfilment of the EU transport policy goals, such as transport decarbonisation, territorial cohesion, affordability, accessibility and safety. Stresses that a regulatory framework should address, where necessary, issues related to consumer protection, liability allocation, insurance schemes, social protection of workers (whether they are employed or self-employed) and data protection;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the potential of collaborative economy models to improve the efficiency of the transport system and reduce undesired externalities of traffic such as congestion and emissions; emphasises the need to fullyhave an integrated transport system where collaborative transport services into the conventional transport system andare one amongst several services, beside to small transport undertakings who maintain an important role to play, to avoid administrative systems or legislative measures which might lead to the exclusion of collaborative transport services from transport planning and operations, with a view to enabling the creation of smooth complete travel chains and the provision of new forms of sustainable mobility;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Believes that collaborative business models constitute a major resource for the sustainable development of connections in outlying, moutainous and rural regions, while these areas are not naturally conducive to the development of the collaborative economy;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Invites the Commission to integrate the collaborative economy into its work on new technologies in transport (connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, integrated digital ticketing, intelligent transport systems) because of their strong interactions and natural synergies;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Stresses, in the field of transport, the significant contribution of the collaborative economy to safety and security (clear identification of the parties, reciprocal evaluation, trusted third parties, verification of the specifications)
Amendment 112 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the need to clearly distinguish between legitimate ride- sharing and the provision of commercial transporting services (i.e. ‘non- professional’ vs ‘professional’ service provision) in EU terminologycost-sharing services and commercial transporting services in EU terminology to facilitate compliance by all parties with their fiscal and social obligations and ensure consumer protection, and urges the Commission to come up with proposals to adapt Union legislation accordingly; considers the monetary threshold to be one advisable way to make this distinction;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Warnselcomes the fact that intermediation platforms have brought into play the idea of challenging each other, the existing operators and the corporatist structures and undermining existing monopolies; warns however of the danger that, without an appropriate legal framework, intermediation platforms might serve as a suitable seedbed for new monopolies, and therefore asks the Commission to monitor the development of the market and, where needed, to propose measures to protect the competitiveness of European companies in a European market;
Amendment 155 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6 b) Indicator parameters have no direct public-health impact. However, they are important indicators of water quality and of how water production and distribution facilities are functioning. Indicator parameters can help identify water treatment deficiencies and they also play an important role in increasing and maintaining consumer confidence in water quality. Therefore, these parameters should be monitored.
Amendment 191 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The risk-based approach should gradually be applied by all water suppliers, including small water suppliers, as the evaluation of Directive 98/83/EC showed deficiencies in its implementation by those suppliers, which were sometimes due to the cost of performing unnecessary monitoring operations. When applying the risk-based approach, security concerns should be taken into account.
Amendment 207 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its reply to the European citizens’ initiative ‘Right2Water’ in 201483 , invited Member States to ensure access to a minimum water supply for all citizens, in accordance with the WHO recommendations. It also committed to continue to "improve access to safe drinking water […] for the whole population through environmental policies"84 . This is in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 and the associated target to "achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all". The concept of equitable access covers a wide array of aspects such as availability (due for instance to geographic reasons, lack of infrastructure or the specific situation of certain parts of the populations), quality, acceptability, or financial affordability. Concerning affordability of water, it is important to recall that, when setting water tariffs in accordance with the principle of recovery of costs set out in Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States may have regard to the variation in the economic and social conditions of the population and may therefore adopt social tariffs or take measures safeguarding populations at a socio-economic disadvantage. This Directive deals, in particular, with the aspects of access to water which are related to quality and availability. To address those aspects, as part of the reply to the European citizens' initiative and to contribute to the implementation of Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights85 that states that "everyone has the right to access essential services of good quality, including water", Member States should be required to tackle the issue of access to water at national level whilst enjoying somenecessary discretion as to the exact type of measures to be implemented. This can be done through actions aimed, inter alia, at improving access to water intended for human consumption for all, for instance with freely accessible fountains in cities, and promoting its use by encouraging the free provision of water intended for human consumption in public buildings and restaurants. Member States should be free to determine the right mix of such instruments with regard to their specific national situation. _________________ 83 COM(2014)177 final 84 COM(2014)177 final, p. 12. 85 Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (2017/C 428/09) of 17 November 2017 (OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10).
Amendment 217 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The 7th Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’90 , requires that the public have access to clear environmental information at national level. Directive 98/83/EC only provided for passive access to information, meaning that Member States merely had to ensure that information was available. Those provisions should therefore be replaced to ensure that up-to-date information is easily accessible, for instance on a website whose link should be actively distributed. The up- to-date information should not only includeon results from the monitoring programmes, but also additional information that the public may find useful, such as information on indicators (iron, hardness, minerals, etc.), which often influence consumers' perception of tap water. To that end, the indicator parameters of Directive 98/83/EC that did not provide health-related information should be replaced by on-line information on those parameters should include information on parameter values listed in Annex I, Part Ba that the public may find particularly useful since they often influence consumers' perception of tap water. For very large water suppliers, additional information on, inrelated to water qualia, energy efficiency, management, governance, cost structure, andty on, inter alia, treatment applied, should also be available on-line. It is assumed that better consumer knowledge and improved transparency will contribute to increasing citizens' confidence in the water supplied to them. This in turn is expected to lead to increased use of tap water as drinking water, thereby contributing to reduced plastic litter and greenhouse gas emissions, and a positive impact on climate change mitigation and the environment as a whole. _________________ 90 Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 171).
Amendment 225 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) For the same reasons, and in order to make consumers more aware of the implications of water consumption, they should also receive information (for instance on their invoice or by smart applications)in an easily accessible manner on the volume consumed, the cost structure of the tariff charged by the water supplier, including the distribution of variable and fixed costs, as well as on the price per litre of water intended for human consumption, thereby allowing a comparison with the price of bottled water.
Amendment 263 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1 a. all water used in food production companies for the manufacture, processing, preservation or marketing of products or substances intended for human consumption, unless the competent national authorities are satisfied with a food operators demonstration that the water quality cannot affect the hygiene of the end food products, in line with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1).
Amendment 337 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the supply, treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption is subject to a risk-based approach, composed of thewith a clear and appropriate division of responsibilities with regard to its following elements:
Amendment 354 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Supply risk assessments shall be carried out by very large water suppliers and large water suppliers by [3 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive], and by small water suppliers by [6water suppliers by [5 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. They shall be reviewed at regular intervals of no longer than 6 years, and updated where necessary.
Amendment 361 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Articles 4 to 8, Member States shall ensure that their competent water authorities perform a hazard assessment is performed covering the bodies of water used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption that provide more than 10 m3 a day as an average. The hazard assessment shall include the following elements:
Amendment 374 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) other relevant pollutants, such as microplastics, or river basin specific pollutants established by Member States on the basis of the review of the impact of human activity undertaken in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2000/60/EC and information on significant pressures collected in accordance with point 1.4 of Annex II to that Directive.
Amendment 421 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that a domestictheir competent authorities perform an internal distribution risk assessment isn performedriority premises as defined in Article2(7), comprising the following elements:
Amendment 429 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
regular monitoring of the parameters listed in Annex I, part C, in priority premises where the potential danger to human health is considered highest. Relevant parameters and premises for monitoring shall be selected on the basis ofspecific risks have been identified during the assessment performed under point (a).
Amendment 470 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act according to Article 19 in order to supplement this directive by adopting a methodology to measure microplastics listed in the watch list set out in Annex Ia. The delegated act should be adopted no later than [1 year after entry into force of this directive].
Amendment 479 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 507 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 9 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States shall take all necessary measures to improve access for all to water intended for human consumption and promote its use on their territory. This shall include all of the following measures:
Amendment 532 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 557 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall take measures to promote water intended for human consumption.This shall include, for example, the following measures: a) launching campaigns to inform citizens about the quality of such water; b) encouraging the provision of such water in administrations and public buildings; c) encouraging the free provision of such water for customers in restaurants, canteens, and catering services, acknowledging the providers' right to charge a fee covering the actual cost of the service.
Amendment 579 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that all persons supplied receive regularly and at least once a year, and in the most appropriate form (for instance on their invoicand easily accessible for by smart applications)m without having to request it, the following information:
Amendment 594 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
Amendment 604 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 611 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
Amendment 617 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
Amendment 643 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the volume consumed by the household, at least per year or per billing period, together with yearly trends of consumption, only if this data is available to the water supplier;
Amendment 649 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) comparisons of the yearly water consumption of the household with an average consumption for a household in the same category, only if this data is available to the water supplier;
Amendment 655 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) a link to the website containing the information on water quality set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 731 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a Table 1 – substances included on the watch list Endocrine disruptors (including nonylphenol, beta-estradiol (50-28-2) and bisphenol A); Microplastics, monitoring shall be applicable according to the methodology to measure microplastics laid down by the delegated act referred to in Article 11.5a (new) by [6 months after its adoption]
Amendment 768 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) the most recent monitoring results for parameters listed in Annex I, parts A, B and Ba(new), including frequency and location of sampling points, relevant to the area of interest to the person supplied, together with the parametric value set in accordance with Article 5. The monitoring results must not be older than:
Amendment 824 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 6
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) advice to consumers including on how to reducuse water consumpresponsibly according to local conditions;
Amendment 834 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Amendment 842 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Amendment 855 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Amendment 862 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e
Amendment 874 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point g
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point g
Amendment 20 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Directive seeks to address the remaining obstacles to the completion of the internal market in natural gas resulting from the non-application of Union market rules to gas pipelines to and from third countries. The amendments introduced by this Directive will ensure that the rules applicable to gas transmission pipelines connecting two or more Member States, are also applicable to pipelines to and from third countries within the Union. This will establish consistency of the legal framework within the Union, and provide for necessary reflection of strategic interests of Member States, while avoiding distortion of competition in the internal energy market in the Union. It will also enhance transparency and provide legal certainty as regards the applicable legal regime to market participants, in particular investors in gas infrastructure and network users.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 2 – point 17
Article 2 – point 17
(17) ‘interconnector’ means a transmission line which crosses or spans a border between Member States or between Member States and third countries up to the border of Union jurisdiction, including territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones of the Member States;
Amendment 94 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 36 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – second sentence
Article 36 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – second sentence
Where the infrastructure in question is also under the jurisdiction of one or more third countries, the national regulatory authorities of the Member States shall, after receiving the approval of the Commission, consult the relevant authorities of the third countries prior to adopting a decision with a view to ensuring, as regards the concerned infrastructure, that the provisions of this Directive are applied consistently up to the border of Union jurisdiction.;
Amendment 116 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
In respect of gas pipelines to and from third countries completed before [PO: date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States may decide to derogate from Articles 9, 10, 11 and 32 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) for the sections of such pipelines between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point, provided that the derogation would not be detrimental to competition on or the effective functioning of the internal market in natural gas in the Union, or the security of supply in the Union. Any such derogation shall be approved by the Commission.
Amendment 122 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
The derogation shall be limited in time and may, shall cease to apply by ... [PO: 3 years after the date of entry into force of this amending Directive] at the latest and shall be subject to conditions which contribute to the achievement of the above conditions.
Amendment 140 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any derogations from the application of the main provisions of this Directive shall be limited to three years and shall be subject to approval by the Commission.
Amendment 74 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In addition, in view of the uncertainties inherent in future technological and sociological developments in the sector, rather than prioritising radically, at an early stage, one or more technical options which may prove to be generally less relevant in the future, it is preferable to explore the potential, and the possible synergies, of the various technologies currently available. In that regard, it is appropriate to recall the fundamental principle of technological neutrality to which the EU is committed and by which it is required to abide.
Amendment 76 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) This revision of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 aims to significantly reduce the use of carbon-based energy for the propulsion of light private vehicles and light commercial vehicles. This revision therefore has a threefold purpose: an environmental purpose, namely to combat climate change and minimise emissions harmful to human health, a sustainability purpose, namely to reduce the use of fossil fuels, and an economic purpose, namely to improve the competitiveness of the European automotive industry without causing irreversible damage to the industry.
Amendment 77 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Although, in comparison with the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), the introduction of the new WLTP test procedure can be expected to reduce the gap between reported CO2 emission values and actual emissions from vehicles, such a gap will nonetheless persist; it is therefore essential to continue the efforts to develop and establish tests to be performed both in the laboratory and elsewhere which reflect reality as completely as possible by measuring actual energy consumption and emissions under real driving conditions; to this end, the Commission should include such tests in the regulatory framework as soon as they have been developed.
Amendment 79 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) It is essential that this revision amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 on the establishment of requirements for the reduction of CO2 emissions should aim for continuity and seek to maintain a certain stability and predictability for the various players in the industry in the Union, particularly car manufacturers, for the whole of their fleets of new cars and new light commercial vehicles within the territory of the Union. The aim should therefore be to continue efforts so as to improve elements of the original regulation whilst adapting them to environmental needs and the new technological potential of the industry, in such a way as not to unbalance major sectors in the Union but, on the contrary, to promote European competitiveness and innovation.
Amendment 86 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The current Commission proposal only addresses the new vehicles, but the average age of the vehicles in the EU keeps growing and is close to 11 years today, the renewable energy can play a key role in reducing GHG emissions from European transport, it is thus vital taking into consideration all forms of renewable energy and less-carbon intensive fuels and create incentives that can effectively contribute to the decarbonisation of the EU transport sector and retrofitting on- road vehicles. In the Commission proposal CO2 content measured at the exhaust of the vehicle does not take into account the renewable energy content of the liquid and/or gaseous road transport fuels used, since no distinction is made at the measuring stage between CO2 originating from non-renewable and renewable energy carriers. The development of a methodology to allow taking into account the renewable energy content of the liquid and/or gaseous road transport fuels in the determination of the specific emissions of CO2 for new cars and new light commercial vehicles needs to be developed.
Amendment 88 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
Amendment 100 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Adequate deployment of recharging and refuelling infrastructure for alternative fuels is essential for the development of the market for zero- and low-emission vehicles; in this connection, it is vital that investment in its deployment should be continued and increased. In this context, it is important to underline that the issue of refuelling is intrinsically linked to the very autonomy of vehicles – the more the latter increases, the less frequent refuelling will need to be – and that the Commission should therefore take account of technological developments, in particular with regard to the autonomy of batteries, which affect the deployment of infrastructure.
Amendment 115 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The aim of this Regulation is to create incentives for the automotive industry to invest in new technologies while remaining technology neutral. This Regulation actively promotes eco- innovation and provides a mechanism that should be able to acknowledge future technological development. Experience shows that eco-innovations have successfully contributed to the cost- effectiveness of Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 and to the reduction of real world CO2 emissions. This modality should therefore be maintained and the scope should be extended to incentivise efficiency improvements in air-conditioning systems.
Amendment 129 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Manufacturers’ compliance with the targets under this Regulation should be assessed at Union level. Manufacturers whose average specific emissions of CO2 exceed those permitted under this Regulation should pay an excess emissions premium with respect to each calendar year. The amounts of the excess emissions premium should be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union and be earmarked for the European road transport sector, to attain the goals pursued by the EU for a transition to low- carbon mobility.
Amendment 134 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) Although this Regulation aims to reduce CO2 emissions from light duty vehicles, it must not lose sight of the overall carbon balance in the ‘manufacture – use – scrapping’ cycle of the vehicles concerned and the ‘extraction/production – transportation – consumption’ cycle of the fuel used (well- to-wheel). In this respect, the Commission should develop a harmonised methodology for reporting the carbon balance of the life-cycle of such vehicles and the energy consumed in order to obtain a full picture of their environmental impacts and thus ensure consistency of the means deployed in pursuit of the Union’s climate objectives.
Amendment 136 #
2017/0293(COD)
(42a) Although it is difficult to include in such a regulation, the ‘social’ performance of emissions is very important: ‘x g CO2/km’ do not have the same implications in the case of a different load transported (whether in terms of number of passengers or tonnes of freight). This being so, in order to ensure the coherence and effectiveness of the arrangements put in place in order to attain the climate targets pursued by the EU, the Commission should consider the creation of a harmonised methodology of the type ‘x g CO2/km per passenger/per tonne of goods’ and the various possibilities available to it, on the basis of those results, to reduce empty runs by light vehicles, whether carrying goods or passengers.
Amendment 197 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In order to ensure harmonisation and surveillance of the market, the Commission should set up a European agency for surveillance of the road transport market to monitor the conformity of the results and CO2 emission tests under real conditions of use and to coordinate national market surveillance authorities.
Amendment 198 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Type approval authorities shall without delay report to the European agency set up for the purpose, or, if no such agency exists, the Commission deviations found in the CO2 emissions of vehicles in service as compared to those values indicated in the certificates of conformity as a result of verifications performed in accordance with the procedure referred to in [Article 11a] of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.
Amendment 200 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The European Road Transport Monitoring Agency, or, if no such agency exists, the Commission shall take those deviations into account for the purpose of calculating the average specific emissions of a manufacturer.
Amendment 201 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The European Road Transport Monitoring Agency, or, if no such agency exists, the Commission may adopt detailed rules on the procedures for reporting such deviations and for taking them into account in the calculation of the average specific emissions. Those procedures shall be adopted by way of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).
Amendment 214 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union and may be used only in pursuit of the low-carbon mobility targets of European road transport policy.
Amendment 237 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. For that purpose, the Commission shall ensure the availability, from manufacturers or national authoritiesmake publicly available and in digitally searchable format, as the case may be, of robust non-personal data on real world CO2 emissions and energy consumption of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, from manufacturers or national authorities.
Amendment 240 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. To ensure that CO2 emissions are genuinely reduced as referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, the WLTP tests shall be used to determine emission levels until the Commission develops tests under real driving conditions which are more in line with reality to replace them.
Amendment 258 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall by the end of 2020 and by means of an delegated act, determine the correction methodology of the specific emissions of CO2 based on the renewable energy content of the liquid and/or gaseous road transport fuels used on the market.
Amendment 33 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Innovation of new technologies helps to lower vehicle emissions, supporting the decarbonisation of the transport sector. An increased uptake of low- and zero-emission road vehicles is likely to reduce emissions of CO2 and certain pollutant emissions (particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and non-methane hydrocarbons) and to promote competitiveness and growth of the European industry in the increasing global markets for low- and zero-emission vehicles. Moreover the principle of technological neutrality has to be the very basic principle of any effort in order to ensure and stimulate a competitive environment and encourage further research and innovation in this field.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extending the scope of the Directive by including practices such as lease, rental and hire-purchase of vehicles, as well as contracts for public road transport services, special purpose road transport passenger services, non- scheduled passenger transport and hire of buses and coaches with drivers as well as specific postal and courier services and waste refusal services ensures that all relevant procurement practices are covered, with keeping in mind the possibility to extend its scope to the rail sector in the future. However the existing contracts should not be retroactively affected by this directive.
Amendment 58 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) There is widespread support from key stakeholders for a definition of clean vehicles taking account of reduction requirements for greenhouse gases and air pollutant emissions from light- and heavy- duty vehicles. To ensure that there are adequate incentives to supporting market- uptake of low- and zero-emission vehicles in the Union, provisions for their public procurement under this amendment should be aligned with provisions of Union legislation on CO2 emission performance of cars and vans for the post-2020 period26 . Action carried out under the amended Directive will contribute to compliance with the requirements of these standards. A more ambitious approach for public procurement can provide an important additional market stimulus. _________________ 26The accounting of CO2 emissions should be based on a well-to-wheel approach in order to do justice to the entire fuel supply chain from the extraction phase to the tailpipe. This will provide a more accurate account of the overall emissions of a particular vehicle. Therefore, the Commission should establish the methodology for recording well-to-wheel emissions by 1 January 2022 at the latest, and adjust tables 2 and 3 accordingly. _________________ 26 COM(2017) 676 final COM(2017) 676 final
Amendment 75 #
2017/0291(COD)
(12) Setting minimum targets for clean vehicle procurement by 2025 and by 2030 at Member State level should contribute to policy certainty for markets where investments in low- and zero-emission mobility are warranted. The minimum targets support market creation throughout the Union. They provide time for the adjustment of public procurement processes and give a clear market signal. The Impact Assessment notes that Member States increasingly set targets, depending on their economic capacity and how serious the problem is. Different targets should be set for different Member States in accordance with their economic capacity (Gross Domestic Product per capita) and exposure to pollution (urban population density). Considering that these parameters are quite often not uniform within a Member State, an assessment of their reliability will be necessary so that the methodology can eventually be complemented. Minimum procurement targets should be complemented by the obligation of the contracting authorities, entities and operators to consider relevant energy and environmental aspects in all their procurement procedures. The Territorial Impact Assessment of this amended Directive illustrated that the impact will be evenly distributed among regions in the Union.
Amendment 81 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The maximum impact can be achieved if public procurement of clean vehicles is targeted in areas that have a relatively high degree of air pollution. Public authorities in Member States are encouraged to particularly focus on those areas when concluding the implementation of their domestic minimum targets and to reflect related action in their reporting under this amended Directive. In order to avoid disproportionate burden and optimise the potential results of this Directive, appropriate technical assistance should be provided to the public authorities.
Amendment 114 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 1
Article 1
(1a) Article 1(1) is amended as follows: "This Directive requires contracting authorities, contracting entities as well as certain operators to take into account lifetime energy and environmental impacts, including energy consumption and emissions of CO2 and of certain pollutants, when purchasing, leasing, renting or hire- purchasing road transport vehicles with the objectives of promoting and stimulating the market for clean and energy-efficient vehicles and improving the contribution of the transport sector to the environment, climate and energy policies of the Community. Union." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32009L0033&from=FR)
Amendment 127 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – point 4 – point a
(a) a vehicle of category M1 or M2 powered by alternative fuels complying with Article 2 of Directive 2014/94/EU and with a maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO2g/km and real driving pollutant emissions below a percentage of the applicable emission limits as referred to in Table 2 in the Annex , or;
Amendment 140 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 – point 4 – point b
Article 4 – point 4 – point b
(b) a vehicle of category N1 powered by alternative fuels complying with Article 2 of Directive 2014/94/EU and with a maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO2g/km and real driving pollutant emissions below a percentage of the applicable emission limits as referred to in Table 2 in the Annex, or;
Amendment 197 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall submit a report on the application of this Directive and on the actions taken by individual Member States for the effective implementation of this Directive to the European Parliament and to the Council every three years starting on 1 January 2027, following the reporting from Member States. This report shall be integrated in the overall assessment of the transport, environment, climate and energy policies of the Union. The Commission shall submit an intermediary report by 1 January 2024 on the steps undertaken to implement this Directive, following reporting by Member States.
Amendment 198 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
(aa) Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Those reports shall assess the effects of this Directive, especially of the options referred to in Article 5(3),Article 5, in promoting and stimulating the market for clean and energy efficient vehicles and the need for further action, and include proposals, as appropriate. In those reports, the Commission shall compare the nominal and relative numbers of vehicles purchased, leased, rented or hire-purchased corresponding to the best market alternative in terms of lifetime energy and environmental impacts, within each of the categories of vehicles listed in Table 3 of the AnnexArticle 4 (4), to the overall market for these vehicles and estimate how the optionminimum targets referred to in Article 5(3) have affected the market in the Union as a whole and in each of the Member States. Additionally, the Commission shall assess the effects of this Directive on the European industry. The Commission shall assess the need for further action and include proposals, as appropriate. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32009L0033&from=FR)
Amendment 199 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a b (new)
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 10 – Paragraph 3
Article 10 – Paragraph 3
(ab) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. No later than the date of the first report, the Commission shall examine the optionMember States compliance with the minimum targets referred to in Article 5(3), present an evaluation of the methodology uset out in Article 6d to define these targets and propose appropriate adjustments, if necessary. of either the methodology or the targets, if necessary." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32009L0033&from=FR)
Amendment 205 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. No later than at the date of the first report, the Commission shall examine the feasibility and the potential of extending the scope of this Directive to rail transport, in particular taking into account the latest technological development in the sector, and eventually include concrete proposals supported by a thorough impact assessment.
Amendment 60 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Directive 92/106/EEC has contributed to the development of the Union's policy on combined transport and has helped shift a considerable amount of freight away from road. Shortcomings in the implementation of that Directive, notably ambiguous language and outdated provisions, and the limited scope of its support measures, have significantly reduced its impact. There has also been a failure to implement TEN-T priority projects within schedule.
Amendment 63 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Directive 92/106/EEC should be simplified and its implementation improved by reviewing the economic incentives to combined transport, with the aim of encouraging the shift of goods from road transport to modes which are more environmentally friendly, safer, more energy efficient and cause less congestion while simplifying the administrative burden.
Amendment 75 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The outdated usage of stamps in proving that a combined transport operation has occurred prevent the effective enforcement or the verification of eligibility for the measures provided for in Directive 92/106/EEC. The evidence necessary to prove that a combined transport operation is taking place should be clarsimplified as well asnd the means by which such evidence is provided clarified. The use and transmission of electronic transport information, which should simplify the provision of relevant evidence and its treatment by the relevant authorities, should be encouraged. The format used should b by providing access to electronic documents in order to phase out the use of paper in the future, while reducing the administrative burden. This would give more reliableility and authentication to the used format used. The regulatory framework and initiatives simplifying administrative procedures and the digitalisation of transport aspects, should take into consideration developments at Union level.
Amendment 81 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The scope of the current economic support measures defined in Directive 92/106/EEC is very limited, consisting of fiscal measures (namely the reimbursement or reduction of taxes) which concern only combined rail/road transport operations. Such measures should be extended to combined transport operations covering inland waterways and maritime transport. Other relevant types of measures, such as infrastructure investment support measures that maintain coherence with the TEN-Ts or different economic support measures, should also be supported. An analysis should first be made to establish whether existing capacity is being used before creating new infrastructure that could distort the market.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The main infrastructure bottleneck hampering the shift from road freight to other modes of transport is at the lack of coherent implementation of the TEN-Ts and consequently transhipment terminal levels. The current distribution and coverage of transhipment terminals in the Union, at least along the existing TEN-T Core and Comprehensive network, is insufficient yet the capacity of existing transhipment terminals is reaching its limit and will need to develop in order to cope with overall freight traffic growth. Investing in transhipment terminal capacity mayhe implementation of the projects approved at European level will make it possible to invest effectively in transhipment terminals with the aim of bringing about a modal shift and reduceing overall transhipmenport costs, and hence produce a derived modal shift, as demonstrated in some Member States. Member States should therefore ensure, in coordination with the neighbouring Member States and with the Commission, that more combined transport transhipment terminals and transhipment capacity are constructed or made available to transport operators. This would incentivise the use of freight transport alternatives and increase modal shift, thus making combined transport operations more competitive than road transport alone. The increased coverage and capacity of transhipment terminals should, at the very minimum, be established along the existing TEN-T Core and Comprehensive networks. There should be on average at least one suitable transhipment terminal for combined transport located no further than 150 km as the crow flies from any shipment location in the Union except in peripheral and outermost regions, where geographical constraints mean that this would be impossible or that investment in infrastructure would be excessive in relation to the Directive’s objective of promoting a shift in goods transport from road to more environmentally friendly modes of transport.
Amendment 88 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States should implement additional economic support measures in addition to the existing ones, targeting the various legs of a combined transport operation, in order to reduce the road freight and to encourage the use of other modes of transport such as rail, inland waterways and maritime transport, thereby reducing air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, road traffic accidents, noise and congestion, as well as encouraging action to boost and implement the digitalisation of the sector and the European internal market. Such measures may include the reduction of certain taxes or transport fees, grants for intermodal load units effectively transport in combined transport operations, or the partial reimbursement of transhipments cost, among other measures.
Amendment 101 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Since the objectives of this Directive to further promote the shift from road transport to more environmentally friendly modes of transport by developing multimodality, and hence reduce the negative externalities of the Union transport system, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the primarily cross- border nature of freight combined transport and interlinked infrastructure, and of the problems this Directive is intended to address, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives
Amendment 48 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) An independent and impartial regulatory body, issuing binding opinions, should be designated in each Member State to ensure the proper functioning of the road passenger transport market. That body may also be responsible for other regulated sectors such as rail, energy or telecommunications.
Amendment 54 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Commercial regular service operations should not compromise the economic equilibrium of existing public service contracts. For this reason, the regulatory body should be able to carry out an objective economic analysis and should have the authority, where appropriate, to propose the measures necessary to ensure that this is the case.
Amendment 81 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Administrative formalities should be reduced as much as possible without abandoning the controls and penalties that guarantee the correct application and effective enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009. The journey form constitutes an unnecessary administrative burden and should therefore be abolished.
Amendment 95 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation shall apply to national road passenger services for hire or reward operated on a temporary basis by a non-resident carrier as provided for in Chapter V.
Amendment 141 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 1
Article 3 a – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall designate a single national regulatory body for the road passenger transport sector. That body shall be an impartial authority which is, in organisational, functional, hierarchical and decision making terms, legally distinct and independent from any other public or private entity. It shall be independent from any competent authority involved in the award of a public service contract. Its opinions shall be binding.
Amendment 200 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 5 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Where a terminal operator refuses a request for access, it shall indicate any viable alternatives of which it is aware.
Amendment 353 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where the regulatory body carries out an economic analysis, it shall inform all interested parties of the results of that analysis and its conclusions wias soon as possible, and no later thian six week3 months following receipt of all relevant information. The regulatory body may conclude that the authorisation is to be granted, is to be granted subject to conditions or is to be rejected.
Amendment 65 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 85 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Users’ rights to rail services include the receipt of information regarding the service both before and, during and after the journey. Whenever possible, rRailway undertakings and ticket vendors should provide this information in advance and as soon as possible. That information should be provided in accessible formats for persons with disabilities or persons with reduced mobility.
Amendment 94 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The increasing popularity of cycling across the Union has implications for overall mobility and tourism. An increase in the use of both railways and cycling in the modal split reduces the environmental impact of transport. Therefore, railway undertakings should facilitate the combination of cycling and train journeys as much as possible, in particular by allowing the carriage of bicycles on board trains. The carriage of bicycles may be refused on the ground of safety and good functioning of rail operation services.
Amendment 101 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Railway undertakings should facilitate the transfer of rail passengers from one operator to another by the provision of through-tickets, whenever possible. In particular, through-tickets should be considered whenever, according to the time schedules, known at the time of the purchase of the ticket, there is time for the passenger to transfer between one service to another.
Amendment 121 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Railway undertakings and station managers should take into account the needs of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, through compliance with the TSI for persons with reduced mobility. and the Directive XXX when complementing TSI In addition , in accordance with Union public procurement rules, in particular Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , all buildings and rolling stock should be made accessible through the progressive elimination of physical obstacles and functional hindrances when acquiring new material or carrying out construction or major renovation work. _________________ 26 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65).
Amendment 123 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) It is desirable that this Regulation create a system of compensation for passengers in the case of delay which is linked to the liability of the railway undertaking, on the same basis as the international system provided by the COTIF and in particular CIV Uniform Rules thereto relating to passengers' rights. In the event of a delay of a passenger service, railway undertakings should provide passengers with compensation based on a percentage of the ticket price. Compensation rates should reflect the need to mitigate delays and to reduce passengers’ dissatisfaction. Passengers should be able to use a Union standardised complaint form for submitting a complaint in their own Union languages if they prefer, and it should be equally valid to a complaint format provided by the railway undertakings, ticket vendors, railway station or infrastructure manager involved in the complaint process. Railway undertakings, ticket vendors should be encouraged to develop an automatic compensation system, like a passenger account or a Smartcard, to claim compensation for delay or cancellation, both to avoid a complex and cumbersome process for the passenger and to speed up the payment of the compensation.
Amendment 134 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) This Regulation should not restrict the rights of railway undertakings, ticket vendors, railway station or infrastructure manager to seek compensation from any person, including third parties, in accordance with applicable national law.
Amendment 136 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Rail passengers should be able to submit a complaint to any railway undertaking, ticket vendor, railway station or infrastructure manager involved regarding the rights and obligations conferred by this Regulation, and be entitled to receive a response within a reasonable period of time.
Amendment 143 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) the minimum information to be provided to the passengers by railway undertakings and ticket vendors, including the conclusion of transport contracts, and the issuing of tickets, as laid out in Annex II Part I and Part II.
Amendment 145 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) non-discrimination between passengers with regard to transport and ticketing conditions;
Amendment 147 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 153 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the filing and handling of complaints;
Amendment 159 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 185 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Articles 5, 10, 11, 12 and 25 and Chapter V shall apply to all rail passenger services referred to in paragraph 1, including services exempted in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2.
Amendment 194 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘ticket vendor’ means any retailer of rail transport services concluding transport contracts and selling tickets on behalf of a one or more railway undertakings or for its own account;
Amendment 197 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) “ticket” means a valid evidence that entitles the passenger to rail transport, regardless of its form, paper, e- Ticket, Smartcard, travel card;
Amendment 201 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘through-ticket’ means a ticket or separate tickets representing a single transport contract for successive railway services operated by one or more railway undertakings;, , forming part of an end-to- end journey,
Amendment 217 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to social tariffs, railway undertakings or ticket vendors shall offer contracttransport contract and ticketing conditions and tariffs to the general public without direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of the final custompassenger’'s nationality or residence, or the place of establishment of the railway undertaking or ticket vendor within the Union or the means through which passengers bought the ticket.
Amendment 228 #
2017/0237(COD)
Passengers shall be entitled to take bicycles on board the train, where appropriate for a reasonable fee. They shall keep their bicycles under supervision during the journey and ensure that no inconvenience or damage is caused to other passengers, mobility equipment, luggage or rail operations. The carriage of bicycles may be refused or restricted for safety or operational reasons, provided that railway undertakings, ticket vendors, tour operators and, where appropriate, station managers inform passengers, at the latest when purchasing the ticket, of the conditions for such a refusal or restriction in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 454/2011.
Amendment 240 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors offering transport contracts on behalf of one or more railway undertakings shall provide the passenger, upon request, with at least the information set out in Annex II, Part I in relation to the journeys for which a transport contract is offered by the railway undertaking concerned. For this purpose, railway undertakings shall provide this information to ticket vendors and other railway undertakings, selling their service. Ticket vendors offering transport contracts on their own account, and tour operators, shall provide this information where available.
Amendment 248 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Railway undertakings and, where possible, ticket vendors shall provide the passenger during the journey , including at connecting stations, with at least the information set out in Annex II, Part II. The same shall apply to ticket vendors except in cases where they do not have the possibility to connect with the passenger and inform him/her. For the purpose of this paragraph, railway undertaking shall provide information set out in Annex II, Part II to ticket vendors and other railway undertakings, selling its service.
Amendment 280 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors shall offer tickets and, where available, through-tickets and reservations. They shall make all possible efforts to offer through-tickets, including for journeys across borders and with more than one railway undertaking reservations. They shall offer through-tickets, including for journeys across borders and with more than one railway undertaking, where according to the time schedules known at the time of the purchase of the ticket, there is time for the passenger to transfer between one service to another. Ticket vendors and railway undertakings shall make available to station managers, infrastructure managers, and each other the data concerning sold tickets and the related passengers on a real-time basis in a non- discriminatory way, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 1a. _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, OJ L 119, 4.5.2016.
Amendment 313 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Where there is no ticket office or accessivailable ticketing machine in the station of departure, passengers shall be permitted to buy tickets on board the train, or upon their arrival at no extra cost. The same applies to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility shall be permitted to buywhere there is no tickets on board the train at no extra costffice or accessible ticketing machine.
Amendment 326 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Where a passenger receives separate tickets for a single journey comprising successive railway services operated by one or more railway undertakings, his rights to information, assistance, care and compensation shall be equivalent to those under a through-ticket and cover the whole journey from the departure to the final destination, unless the passenger is explicitly informed otherwise in writing. Such information shall in particular state that when the passenger misses a connection, he or she would not be entitled to assistance or compensation based on the total length of the journey. The burden of proof that the information was provided shall lie with the railway undertaking, its agent, tour operator or ticket vendor.
Amendment 351 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of point (b) of paragraph 1, cin case of missed connection due to delay or cancellation, of an earlier leg of the passenger’s journey, the passenger shall be allowed to take the next service available in order to reach his/her final planned destination. Comparable re-routing may be operated by any railway undertaking and may involve the use of transport of a higher class and alternative modes of transport without generating additional costs to the passenger. Railway undertakings shall make reasonable efforts to avoid additional connections. The total travel time when using an alternative mode of transport for the part of the journey not completed as planned shall be comparable to the scheduled travel time of the original journey. Passengers shall not be downgraded to transport facilities of a lower class unless such facilities are the only re-routing means available.
Amendment 367 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 25 % of the ticket price for a delay of 630 to 1159 minutes,
Amendment 378 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of the ticket price for a delay of 120 minutes or more.60 to 89 minutes,
Amendment 382 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) 75% of the ticket price for a delay of 90 to 119 minutes,
Amendment 384 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) 100 % of the ticket price for a delay of 120 minutes or more.
Amendment 390 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 also applies to passengers who hold a travel pass or season ticket. If they encounter recurrent delays or cancellations during the period of validity of the travel pass or season ticket, they may request adequate compensation in accordance with the railway undertaking’s compensation arrangements. These arrangements shall state the criteria for determining delay and for the calculation of the compensation. Where delays of less than 630 minutes occur repeatedly during the period of validity of the travel pass or season ticket, the delays shall be counted cumulatively and passengers shall be compensated in accordance with the railway undertaking’s compensation arrangements.
Amendment 402 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The compensation of the ticket price shall be paid within one month after the submission of the request for compensation. The compensation may be paid in vouchers and/or other services, or through an automatic compensation system where in place, if the terms are flexible (in particular regarding the validity period and destination). The compensation shall be paid in money at the request of the passenger.
Amendment 434 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) meals and refreshments for safety concerns, in reasonable relation to the waiting time, if they are available on the train or in the station, or can reasonably be supplied taking into account criteria such as the distance from the supplier, the time required for delivery and the cost;
Amendment 481 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. On departure from, transit through or arrival at, a staffed railway station of a person with disabilities or a person with reduced mobility, the station manager or the railway undertaking or both shall provide assistance free of charge in such a way that that person is able to board the departing service, or to disembark from the arriving service for which he or she purchased a ticket, without prejudice to the access rules referred to in Article 20(1). Any booking of assistance shall always be free of charge, irrespective of the method of communication used.
Amendment 495 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Amendment 505 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 511 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assistance shall be providedon board and on the station shall be provided during all time when rail services operate on condition that the railway undertaking, the station manager, the ticket vendor or the tour operator with which the ticket was purchased is notified by the passenger or, if applicable, by the ticket vendor of the person’s need for such assistance at least 483 hours before the assistance is needed. Where a ticket or season ticket permits multiple journeys, one notification shall be sufficient provided that adequate information on the timing of subsequent journeys is provided. S; such notifications shall be forwarded to all other railway undertakings and station managers involved in the person’s journey;
Amendment 561 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure that, upon recruitment, all new employees directly dealing with travelling public, receive disability-related training and that personnel attend regular refresher training courses.
Amendment 566 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) accept upon requestencourage the participation, in the training, of employees with disabilities, passengers with disabilities and with reduced mobility, and/or organisations representing them.
Amendment 574 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. All railway undertakings, ticket vendors, station managers and infrastructure managers of stations handling more than 10 000 passengers per day on average over a year shall each set up a complaint-handling mechanism for the rights and obligations covered in this Regulation in their respective field of responsibility. They shall make their contact details and working language(s) widely known to passengers.
Amendment 582 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Details of the complaint handling procedure shall be easily available to passengers and accessible to persons with disabilities and with reduced mobility.
Amendment 583 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall adopt a standardised EU complaint form that passengers may use to apply for compensation in accordance with this regulation.
Amendment 43 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The Agency should contribute towards raising the awareness of the public about risks related to cybersecurity and provide guidance on good practices for individual users aimed at citizens and organisations. The Agency should also contribute to promote best practices and solutions at the level of individuals and organisations by collecting and analysing publicly available information regarding significant incidents, and by compiling reports with a view to providing guidance to businesses and citizens and improving the overall level of preparedness and resilience. The Agency should furthermore organise, in cooperation with the Member States and the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies regular outreach and public education campaigns directed to end-users, aiming at promoting cybersecurity education, safer individual online behaviour and raising awareness of potential threats in cyberspace, including cybercrimes such as phishing attacks, botnets, financial and banking fraud, as well as promoting basic authentication and data protection advice. The Agency should play a central role in accelerating end-user awareness on security of devices.
Amendment 46 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) To ensure that it fully achieves its objectives, the Agency should liaise with relevant institutions, agencies and bodies, including CERT-EU, European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, European Defence Agency (EDA), European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems (eu- LISA), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and any other EU Agency that is involved in cybersecurity. It should also liaise with European and national authorities dealing with data protection in order to exchange know-how and best practices and provide advice on cybersecurity aspects that might have an impact on their work. Representatives of national and Union law enforcement and data protection authorities should be eligible to be represented in the Agency’s Permanent Stakeholders Group. In liaising with law enforcement bodies regarding network and information security aspects that might have an impact on their work, the Agency should respect existing channels of information and established networks.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In view of the above, it is necessary to establish a harmonised European cybersecurity certification framework laying down the main horizontal requirements for European cybersecurity certification schemes to be developed and allowing certificates for ICT products and services to be recognised and used in all Member States. The European framework should have a twofold purpose: on the one hand, it should help increase trust in ICT products and services that have been certified according to such schemes. On the other hand, it should avoid the multiplication of conflicting or overlapping national cybersecurity certifications and thus reduce costs for undertakings operating in the digital single market. The schemes should be non-discriminatory and based on international and / or Union standards, unless those standards are ineffective or inappropriate to fulfil the EU’s legitimate objectives in that regard.
Amendment 69 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency shall increase cybersecurity capabilities at Union level in order to complement and support the action of Member States in preventing and responding to cyber threats, notably in the event of cross- border incidents.
Amendment 94 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Increased digitisation and connectivity lead to increased cybersecurity risks, thus making society at large more vulnerable to cyber threats and exacerbating dangers faced by individuals, including vulnerable persons such as children. In order to mitigate this risk to society, all necessary actions need to be taken to improve cybersecurity in the EU to better protect network and information systems, telecommunication networks, digital products, services and devices used by citizens, governments and business – from SMEs to operators of critical infrastructures – from cyber threats. In this respect the Digital Education Action Plan published by the European Commission on 17 January 2018 is a step in the right direction, in particular the EU-wide awareness-raising campaign targeting educators, parents and learners to foster online safety, cyber hygiene and media literacy as well as the cyber-security teaching initiative building on the Digital Competence Framework for Citizens, to empower people to use technology confidently and responsibly.
Amendment 105 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Businesses as well as individual consumers should have accurate information regarding the level of security of their ICT products. At the same time, it has to be understood that no product is cyber secure and that basic rules of cyber hygiene have to be promoted and prioritized.
Amendment 108 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It is recognised that, since the adoption of the 2013 EU Cybersecurity Strategy and the last revision of the Agency's mandate, the overall policy context has changed significantly, also in relation to a more uncertain and less secure global environment. In this context and in the context of the positive role the Agency has played over the years in pooling of expertise, coordination, capacity building and within the framework of the new Union cybersecurity policy, it is necessary to review the mandate of ENISA to define its role in the changed cybersecurity ecosystem and ensure it contributes effectively to the Union's response to cybersecurity challenges emanating from this radically transformed threat landscape, for which, as recognised by the evaluation of the Agency, the current mandate is not sufficient.
Amendment 112 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The role of the Agency should be subject to continuous assessment and timely review, in particular its coordinating role vis-à-vis the Member States and their national authorities, the eventual possibility of acting as a One- Stop-Shop for Member States and EU bodies and institutions. The Agency´s role in the avoidance of fragmentation of the internal market and the possible introduction of mandatory cybersecurity certification schemes, should the situation in the future require such a shift, should also be assessed as well as the Agency´s role in respect of the assessment of third country products entering the EU market and the possible blacklisting of companies which do not comply with EU criteria.
Amendment 116 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Agency should assist the Member States and Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies in their efforts to build and enhance capabilities and preparedness to prevent, detect and respond to cybersecurity problems and incidents and in relation to the security of network and information systems. In particular, the Agency should support the development and enhancement of national CSIRTs, with a view of achieving a high common level of their maturity in the Union. The Agency should also assist with the development and update of Union and Member States strategies on the security of network and information systems, in particular on cybersecurity, promote their dissemination and track progress of their implementation. The Agency should also offer trainings and training material to public bodies, and where appropriate "train the trainers" with a view to assisting Member States in developing their own training capabilities. The Agency should also serve as a contact point for Member States and Union institutions, who should be able to request an assistance of the Agency within the competences and roles assigned to it.
Amendment 129 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The Agency should contribute towards raising the awareness of the public about risks related to cybersecurity and provide guidance on good practices for individual users aimed at citizens and organisations. The Agency should also contribute to promote best practices and solutions at the level of individuals and organisations by collecting and analysing publicly available information regarding significant incidents, and by compiling reports with a view to providing guidance to businesses and citizens and improving the overall level of preparedness and resilience. The Agency should furthermore organise, in line with the Digital Education Action Plan and in cooperation with the Member States and the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies regular outreach and public education campaigns directed to end-users, aiming at promoting safer individual online behaviour and raising awareness of potential threats in cyberspace, including cybercrimes such as phishing attacks, botnets, financial and banking fraud, as well as promoting basic authentication and data protection advice. The Agency should play a central role in accelerating end-user awareness on security of devices.
Amendment 161 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Conformity assessment is the process demonstrating whether specified requirements relating to a product, process, service, system, person or body have been fulfilled. For the purposes of this Regulation, certification should be considered as a type of conformity assessment regarding the cybersecurity features of a product, process, service, system, or a combination of those ("ICT products and services") by an independent third party, other than the product manufacturer or service provider. Certification cannot guarantee per se that certified ICT products and services are cyber secure. It is rather a procedure and technical methodology to attest that ICT products and services have been tested and that they comply with certain cybersecurity requirements laid down elsewhere, for example as specified in technical standards. Undertakings should also ensure the security by design and by default of their ICT products and services taking into account the state of the art.
Amendment 164 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48 a) Despite the fact that it is not possible to foresee future technology and market developments, producers should take into account all known threats when developing their products. Producers should also be liable for the quality of a product put on the EU market, including cyber resilience. At the same time, consumers should assume their share of responsibility by following basic rules of cyber hygiene, which could significantly reduce the number of human errors in the field of cybersecurity.
Amendment 166 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Currently, the cybersecurity certification of ICT products and services is used only to a limited extent. When it exists, it mostly occurs at Member State level or in the framework of industry driven schemes. In this context, a certificate issued by one national cybersecurity authority is not in principle recognised by other Member States. Companies thus may have to certify their products and services in several Member States where they operate, for example with a view to participating in national procurement procedures. Moreover, while new schemes are emerging, there seems to be no coherent and holistic approach with regard to horizontal cybersecurity issues, for instance in the field of the Internet of Things. Existing schemes present significant shortcomings and differences in terms of product coverage, levels of assurance, substantive criteria and actual utilisation. Mutual recognition and trust among Member States is a key element in this respect. ENISA has an important role to play in helping the Member States develop a solid institutional structure and expertise in protection against potential cyber attacks.
Amendment 172 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53 a (new)
Recital 53 a (new)
(53 a) The Agency and the Commission should make the best use of already existing certification schemes on the EU and / or international level. ENISA should be able to assess which schemes already in use are fit for purpose and can be brought in the European legislation in cooperation with EU standardisation organisations and, as far as possible, internationally recognised. Existing good practices should be collected and shared among Member States.
Amendment 204 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) lays down a framework for the establishment of European cybersecurity certification schemes for the purpose of ensuring an adequate level of cybersecurity of ICT products, processes and services in the Union. Such framework shall apply without prejudice to specific provisions regarding voluntary or mandatory certification in other Union acts.
Amendment 228 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘European cybersecurity certificate’ means a document issued by a conformity assessment body attesting that a given ICT product, process or service fulfils the specific requirements laid down in a European cybersecurity certification scheme;
Amendment 237 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Amendment 241 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Agency shall assist Member States and Union institutions in establishing policies and practices for the responsible management and coordinated disclosure of vulnerabilities in ICT products and services that are not publicly known.
Amendment 247 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall assist the Union institutions, agencies and bodies, as well as Member States, in developing and implementing policies related to cybersecurity and raising awareness among citizens and businesses.
Amendment 261 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The Agency shall promote the use of certification, including by contributing to the establishment and maintenance of a cybersecurity certification framework at Union level in accordance with Title III of this Regulation, with a view to increasing transparency of cybersecurity assurance of ICT products and services, reducing fragmentation of the internal market and thus strengthen trust in the digital internal market.
Amendment 271 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The Agency shall assist and advise Member States and Union institutions in establishing policies and practices for the responsible management and coordinated disclosure of vulnerabilities in ICT products and services that are not publicly known, inter alia, by establishing government vulnerability disclosure review processes and coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies.
Amendment 273 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. assisting Member States to implement consistently the Union policy and law regarding cybersecurity notably in relation to Directive (EU) 2016/1148, including by means of opinions, guidelines, advice and best practices on topics such as secure software and systems development, risk management, incident reporting and information sharing, technical and organisational measures, in particular the establishment of coordinated vulnerability disclosure programmes, as well as facilitating the exchange of best practices between competent authorities in this regard;
Amendment 277 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2 a. proposing a blueprint which establishes the roles, responsibilities and legal obligations of vendors, manufacturers, CERTs and CSIRTs, and which further clarifies the legal rights and protections of information security researchers in the context of a coordinated vulnerability disclosure programme, in particular in cases of multi-party vulnerability disclosures that affect multiple vulnerability finders and vendors in different Member States
Amendment 286 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2 a (new)
(2 a) the development and promotion of policies that would sustain the general availability or integrity of the public core of the open internet, which provide the essential functionality to the Internet as a whole and which underpin its normal operation, including, but not limited to, the security and stability of key protocols (in particular DNS, BGP, and IPv6), the operation of the Domain Name System (including those of all Top Level Domains), and the operation of the Root Zone
Amendment 288 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) Members States and Union institutions in establishing and implementing coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies and government vulnerability disclosure review processes, whose practices and determinations should be transparent and subject to independent oversight.
Amendment 306 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The Agency shall prepare, together with the EEAS, a regular global Cybersecurity Situational Report on incidents and threats towards individuals, including towards vulnerable users outside the EU such as lawyers, journalists, or human rights defenders, in order to help the Union institutions respond to external needs and uphold its human rights responsibilities abroad
Amendment 311 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point e a (new)
(e a) assisting and advising Member States on establishing and implementing coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies and government vulnerability disclosure review processes.
Amendment 340 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) facilitate the establishment and take-up of European and/ or international standards for risk management and for the security of ICT products and services, as well as draw up, in collaboration with Member States, advice and guidelines regarding the technical areas related to the security requirements for operators of essential services and digital service providers, as well as regarding already existing standards, including Member States' national standards, pursuant to Article 19(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/1148 and share this information among Member States;
Amendment 344 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) support and promote the development and implementation of coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies and government vulnerability disclosure review processes
Amendment 390 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a Consultation Forum The Commission, together with the Agency ,shall ensure that, in the conduct of its activities, it observes, in respect of each implementing measure, a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all interested parties concerned with the product or product group in question, such as industry, including SMEs, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer and end- user organisations. These parties shall meet in a Consultation Forum. The outcome of this forum may lead to an impetus for proposal of a candidate scheme. The rules of procedure of the Forum shall be established by the Commission.
Amendment 391 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a Request to the Agency 1. The Agency should establish and manage a single entry point through which requests for advice and assistance falling within the Agency’s objectives and tasks shall be addressed. These requests should be accompanied by background information explaining the issue to be addressed. Agency should draw up the potential resource implications, and, in due course, follow-up to the requests. If the Agency refuses a request, it shall give a justification. 2. Requests referred to in paragraph 1 may be made by: a) the European Parliament b) the Council c) the Commission d) any competent body appointed by a Member State, such as a national regulatory authority defined in Article 2 of Directive 2002/21/EC. 3. The practical arrangements for applying paragraphs 1 and 2, regarding in particular submission, prioritisation, follow-up and information, shall be laid down by the Management Board in the Agency’s internal rules of operation.
Amendment 426 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. When preparing candidate schemes referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, ENISA shall consult all relevant stakeholders as requested under Article 20 a and closely cooperate with the Group. The Group shall provide ENISA with the assistance and expert advice required by ENISA in relation to the preparation of the candidate scheme, including by providing opinions where necessary.
Amendment 443 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Adopted schemes shall be reviewed and if necessary updated on regular basis in cooperation with relevant stakeholders and the Group within the structure established under this regulation.
Amendment 484 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) certificate assurance level basic shall refer to a certificatcorrespond to the iassued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, which provides a limited degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or service, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to decrease the risk of cybersecurity incidentsessment by a third party that the basic risks of cyber incidents for ICT processes, products or services are covered;
Amendment 490 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) This assessment shall include the review of the technical documentation of the ICT product, service or process;
Amendment 494 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) certificate assurance level substantial shall refer to a certificatcorrespond to the iassued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, which provides a substantial degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or service, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to decrease substantially the risk of cybersecurity incidentsessment by a third party that the substantial risks of cyber incidents for ICT processes, products or services are covered;
Amendment 499 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) This assessment shall include the review of the technical documentation and the testing of the security functionalities implemented, in accordance with the requirements set out in the technical documentation;
Amendment 503 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) assurance level high shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, wcertification assurance hicgh provides a higher degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or service than certificates with the assurance level substantial, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to prevent cybersecurity incidents.shall correspond to the assessment by a third party that high risks of cyber incidents for ICT processes, products or services are covered;
Amendment 509 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) This assessment shall include the review of the technical documentation, the testing of the security functionalities implemented, in accordance with the requirements set out in the technical documentation and the assessment of the resistance of the ICT processes, products or services to skilled attackers having significant to unlimited resources, through penetration testing.
Amendment 511 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The methodology to distinguish between the different assurance levels should be guided by a test which assesses the resistance of the security functionalities against attackers that have significant to unlimited resources.
Amendment 519 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) detailed specification of the cybersecurity requirements against which the specific ICT products and services are evaluated, for example by reference to Union and / or international standards or technical specifications. Already existing international standards should be taken into account;
Amendment 525 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) where applicable, one or more assurance levels taking into account inter- alia a risk-based approach;
Amendment 534 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) rules concerning how previously undetected cybersecurity vulnerabilities in ICT products and services are to be reported and dealt with; requiring vulnerabilities in ICT products and services that are not publicly known to be reported expeditiously by the appropriate authorities to relevant vendors and manufacturers using a coordinated vulnerability disclosure process.
Amendment 540 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(ma) rules concerning how and when Member States must inform each other when they acquire knowledge of a vulnerability that is not publicly known in an ICT product or service that is certified under this certification scheme.
Amendment 546 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Certification schemes may be in particular created for those product groups mentioned in Annex I of this regulation.
Amendment 615 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. (g) to establish a peer review process. This process shall have regard in particular to the required technical expertise of NCSAS in the fulfilment of their tasks, as described in article 48 and 50, and include when necessary the development of guidance and best practice documents to improve compliance of the NCSAs with this Regulation.
Amendment 617 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. (h) to supervise the surveillance and maintenance of a certificate.
Amendment 625 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 4 a (new)
Title 4 a (new)
ANNEX 1 new Upon launching the EU cybersecurity certification framework it is likely that attention focuses on areas of imminent interest to rise to the challenge posed by emerging technologies. The area of the Internet of Things is of particular interest as it cuts across consumer as well as industry requirements. The following priority list for adoption into the certification framework is proposed: (1) Certification of cloud service provision. (2) Certification of IoT devices including: a. devices at individual level, such as smart wearables; b. devices at community level, such as smart cars, smart homes, health devices; c. devices at society level such as smart cities and smart grids. (3) Industry 4.0 involving intelligent, interconnected cyber-physical systems that automate all phases of industrial operations, spanning from design and manufacturing to operation, supply chain and service maintenance. (4) Certification of technologies and products exploited in every-day life. Such an example could be networking devices, such as home internet routers.
Amendment 62 #
2017/0128(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive lays down the conditions necessary to ensure the interoperability of electronic road toll systems and to facilitate the cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union . It applies to the electronic collection of all types of road fees, and all unpaid road tolls including those not under the ETC system, on the entire Union road network, urban and interurban, motorways, major and minor roads, and various structures such as tunnels, bridges and ferries.
Amendment 88 #
2017/0128(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'electronic toll domain' means a road, a road network, a structure such as a bridge or a, tunnel, or ferry, where road fees are collected using, exclusively or partially, automatic detection mechanisms such as communication with on-board equipment inside the vehicle or automatic number plate recognition;
Amendment 160 #
2017/0128(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
- an assessment of the need to further facilitate the cross-border enforcement of the payment of road fees in the Union by establishing a mechanism of assistance by the Member State of registration to the Member State in whose territory there was a failure to pay a road fee in the recovery of road fees and fines. The assistance by the Member State of registration to the Member State in whose territory there was a failure to pay would be necessary, particularly where the use of automatic debit systems are being promoted, as is the case with free-flow technologies.
Amendment 142 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
(i) point (a) is deletedreplaced by the following: (a) undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles or combinations of vehicles the permissible laden mass of which is lower than 2,8 tonnes; (aa) undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles or combinations of vehicles the permissible laden mass of which is lower than 3,5 tonnes that are engaged exclusively in national transport operations;
Amendment 187 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 5 – point a
Article 5 – point a
(a) have premises in which it keeps its core business documents, or secures access to them, either in written or electronic form, in particular its commercial contracts, accounting documents, personnel management documents, labour contracts, documents containing data relating to driving time and rest and any other document to which the competent authority must have access in order to verify compliance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation;;
Amendment 197 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 5 – point c
Article 5 – point c
(c) conduct effectively and continuously its administrative and commercial activities with the appropriate administrative equipment and facilities at premises referred to in point (a) situated in that Member State;;
Amendment 203 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 5 – point d
Article 5 – point d
(d) manage effectively and continuously the transport operations carried out with the vehicles referred to in point (b) with the appropriate technical equipment situated in that Member State;;
Amendment 235 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 6 – point b – point xii a (new)
Article 6 – point b – point xii a (new)
(xii a) cabotage
Amendment 298 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Amendment 309 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall reply to requests for information from all competent authorities of other Member States and, where necessary, carry out checks, inspections and investigations concerning compliance with the requirement laid down in Article 3(1)(a) by road transport operators established in their territory. Requests for information by competent authorities of Member States shall be duly justified and reasoned. To this end, requests shall include credible indications of possible infringements of Article 3(1)(a).
Amendment 314 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
4. Where the requested Member State considers that the request is insufficiently reasoned, it shall inform the requesting Member State accordingly within tenfive working days. The requesting Member State shall further substantiate the request. Where this is not possible, the request may be rejected by the Member State.
Amendment 318 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. Where it is difficult or impossible to comply with a request for information or to carry out checks, inspections or investigations, the Member State in question shall inform the requesting Member State accordingly within tenfive working days, with reasonsduly justifying that difficulty or impossibility. The Member States concerned shall discuss with each other with a view to finding a solution for any difficulty raised. In the event of any persisting problem in the exchange of information, or of a permanent refusal to supply information, the Commission, being informed, may take all necessary measures to remedy the situation, including, if appropriate, investigating the matter, issuing a recommendation or starting infringement procedures.
Amendment 322 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. In response to requests under paragraph 3, Member States shall supply the requested information and carry out the required checks, inspections and investigations within twenty-fivefifteen working days from the receipt of the request, unless another time limit is mutually agreed between the Member States concerned or unless they have informed the requesting Member State that the request is insufficiently reasoned or of the impossibility or the difficulties pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5. and no solution for those difficulties has been found.
Amendment 345 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c
(1a) in paragraph 5, point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) carriage of goods in motor vehicles the permissible laden mass of which, including that of trailers, is lower than 2,8 tonnes;
Amendment 376 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) no 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Once the goods carried in the course of an incoming international carriage from another Member State or from a third country to a host Member State have been delivered, hauliers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allowed to carry out, with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, cabotage operations in the host Member State or in contiguous Member States. The last unloading in the course of a cabotage operation shall take place within 57 days from the last unloading in the host Member State in the course of the incoming international carriage. At the end of the 7 days, the haulier having completed the cabotage operations, or another haulier using that same vehicle, shall not be allowed to carry out cabotage operations until a new international carriage originating from the Member State where the undertaking is established has been performed;
Amendment 379 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 9 a (new)
(c a) In Article 8, the following paragraph shall be added: "9a. Paragraph 8a of this Article shall not apply in Member States where the revised 2013 TEN-T guidelines and the ITS Directive2010/40/EU have not been fully implemented, which respectively requires Member States to provide rest areas approximately every 100 km with an appropriate level of safety and security, and requires Member States to share and exchange data related to these parking areas. The Commission shall conduct an assessment of the implementation of this provision on an annual basis."
Amendment 439 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
(-1) In Article 3, paragraph 4 is amended as follows: "15 years after newly registered vehicles are required to have a tachograph as provided in Articles 8, 9 and 10, vehicles operating in a Member State other than their Member State of registration shall be fitted with such a tachograph. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0165&rid=1)In the meantime vehicles not fitted with such tachograph shall maintain the use of logbook." Or. en
Amendment 114 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link of a driver with a territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a time threshold should be established, beyond which the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shall apply in case ofbetween the transport operation and the Member State of employment of the driver. Therefore, it should be established that only international carriage operations beginning and ending in the Member State of employment should be exempt from the application of points (b) and (c) of Directive 96/71 EC. All other international transportcarriage operations. This time threshold should not apply to and cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/200918 and (EC) No 10732/200919 since the entire transport operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply to cabotage irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver. _________________ 18 Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliamenhould be covered by points (b) and (c) of Directive 96/71 EC. In order to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens only one host Member State should be pointed out for each individual operation. The individual operation should begin and end with the loading of goods. Unloading should not aend of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the intindividual operation and as a consequence the individual opernational road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19 should comprise unladen journeys as defined by Regulation (EC) No 10732/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules. In order to point out only one host Member State for eaccess to the inth opernational market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88) the decisive criterion is the place of unloading.
Amendment 192 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
(5b) In Article 7 the following paragraph 3b is added: ‘By 2022 at the latest, the Commission shall introduce a single standardised model for posting declarations.’
Amendment 194 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 3 d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 d (new)
(5d) In Article 7 the following paragraph 3d is added: ‘Until the European one-stop shop is brought into operation, transport undertakings shall register prior declarations of posting with the competent agencies or authorities in the Member States using the procedure laid down by the Commission.’
Amendment 204 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1
Member States shall submit the information requested by other Member States pursuant to paragraph 1(b) of this Article within 25ten working days from the receipt of the request i. In cases requiring in- depth examination or involving checks at premises of the undertakings concerned, reasons shall be given to justify this circumstance and the time limit shall be 20 days. A shorter time limit may be mutually agreed between the Member States. In urgent cases or cases requiring simple consultation of registers, such as of a risk rating system, the requested information shall be submitted within three working days.
Amendment 209 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
Where the requested Member State considers that the request is insufficiently reasoned, it shall inform the requesting Member State accordingly, giving the reasons, within 10five working days. The requesting Member State shall further substantiate the request. Where this is not possible within five days. If this deadline is not met, the request may be rejected by the Member State. If the information is received, the requested Member State shall resolve it within ten days.
Amendment 215 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 3
Where it is difficult or impossible to comply with a request for information or to carry out checks, inspections or investigations, the Member State in question shall inform the requesting Member State accordingly within 10five working days, giving reasons. The Member States concerned shall discuss with each other with a view to finding a solution for any difficulty raised.
Amendment 216 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b (new)
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 3 a (new)
In the event that the difficulties continue, the Commission, after being informed, may take the necessary measures to resolve the situation, investigate the matter, issue a recommendation or start infringement proceedings.
Amendment 233 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall establish a common approach to recording and controlling periods of other work, including the form and specific cases, as defined in point (e) of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, and periods of at least one week during which a driver is away from the vehicle and is unable to carry out any activities with that vehicle, by implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(2).
Amendment 281 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performing international carriage operations as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 where the period of posting to international carriage operation eitheir territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 3 daysbegins or ends in the Member State where the place of business through which the during a period of one calendar monthver was engaged is situated.
Amendment 308 #
2017/0121(COD)
When the period of posting is longer than 3 days, Member States shall apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC for the entire period of postas conditions to drivers in the road transport sector, when performing to otheir territory during thkinds of international carriage operiod of one calendar month referred to in the first subparagraphations or cabotage operations as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1072/2009 and 1073/2009.
Amendment 342 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purposes of the calcudetermining the relevant Member State in relation tof the periods of posting referred toapplication of points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC and type of operation in paragraph 2:
Amendment 353 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a daily working The individual operatiodn shorter than six hours spent all determine the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as half a day;ms of which Member State in relation to points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC that shall be applied.
Amendment 374 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a daily working period of six hours or more spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as a full day;The loading of goods shall mark the beginning of an operation and discontinuation of previous operations.
Amendment 379 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) breaks and rest periods as well as periods of availability spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as working periodFor the operation in question, the terms applicable shall be those of the Member State in which the unloading is supposed to take place. This shall not apply to the first subparagraph of paragraph 2.
Amendment 408 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Directive 2006/22/CE
Article 2 paragraph 4 point a
Article 2 paragraph 4 point a
(a) an obligation for the road transport operator established in another Member State to send a posting declaration to the national competent authorities at the latest at the commencement of the posting, in electronic form, in anEuropean one-stop shop in electronic form, in which the transport undertakings shall register the prior declaration of posting, following a single standardised model posting declaration which shall be made available in all the official languages of the host Member State or in English,Union, requiring transport undertakings to ensure that their posted drivers carry a copy of the aforementioned duly registered declaration containing only the following information:
Amendment 469 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an obligation for the driver to keep and make availableroad transport operator to ensure that the driver has at his disposal, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the posting declaration and evidence of transport operation taking place in the host Member State, such as an electronic consignment note (e-CMR) or evidence referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 501 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
d) an obligation for the driver to keep and make available, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the employment contract or an equivalent document within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/533/EEC20, translated into prior declaratione of the official languages of the host Member State or into English; _________________ 20 Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32).posting, as set out in Article 2(4)a of Directive 2006/22/EC;
Amendment 518 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) an obligation for the driver to make available, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of payslips for last two monthsthe prior declaration of posting, as set out in Article 2(4)a of Directive 2006/22/EC; during the roadside check, the driver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may provide this copy;
Amendment 544 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that infringements of rules on posting of drivers shall be considered as infringements for the purpose of assessment of good repute as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation 1071/2009.
Amendment 585 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by […] [The time limit for transposition will be as short as possible and, generally, will not exceed twoone years] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 25 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Union air carriers are at the centre of a global network connecting Europe internally and with the rest of the world. They should be enabled to compete against third countries air carriers in an environment of open and fair competition between all air carriers. This would contribute to maintaining conditions conducive to a high level of Union's connectivity.
Amendment 29 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) However, in spite of continued efforts by the Union and some third countries and the Union, principles of fair competition have not yet been defined through specific multilateral rules, notably in the context of the ICAO nor of World Trade Organization ('WTO') agreements, from the scope of which air transport services have largely been excluded19 . _________________ 19 Marrakech Agreement, Annex 1B General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), Annex on Air Transport Services.
Amendment 32 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Fair competition between air carriers should preferably be addressed in the context of air transport or air services agreements with third countries. However, most air transport or air services agreements concluded between the Union or its Member States or both, on the one hand, and third countries on the other do not so far provide for corresponding rules. Efforts should therefore be strengthened to negotiate the inclusion of fair competition clauses in existing and future air transport or air services agreements with third countries without delay.
Amendment 43 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) ECompetitiveness of the Union aviation sector can only be maintained through a complementary set of policies. Union air carriers should be encouraged to innovate and the Union should engage in constructive dialogue with third countries and guarantee the basis for fair competition. In this respect, effective, proportionate and dissuasive legislation remains necessary in order to maintain conditions conducive to a high level of Union connectivity and to ensure fair competition with third countries air carriers. To that end, the Commission should be entrusted with the power to conduct an investigation and to take measures where necessary. Such measures should be available either where relevant obligations under an agreement to which the Union is a party are violated, or where practices affecdistorting competition cause or threaten to cause injury to Union air carriers.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Where the Union is party to an air transport or air services agreement with a third country, the violation of international obligations enshrined therein should be addressed within the context of this agreement, in particular through the application of the fair competition clause where it exists, and, where relevant, dispute settlement.
Amendment 54 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Air agreements and this Regulation should be complementary and facilitate dialogue with the third country concerned in order to efficiently resolve disputes and restore fair competition. Neither the existence of a fair competition clause in the agreement, nor on-going negotiations on the basis of this clause should preclude the right of the Commission to initiate an investigation. Wherever a satisfactory agreement has been found between the Union and the third country concerned, the Commission should terminate the proceedings without adopting redressive measures.
Amendment 57 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is important to ensure that the investigation can extend to the widest possible range of pertinent elements. To this effect, and subject to the consent ofin cooperation with the third country and third country entity concerned, the Commission should be enabled to carry out investigations in third countries. For the same reasons and to the same end, Member States should be obliged to support the Commission to the best of their abilities. The Commission should conclude the investigation on the basis of best available evidence.
Amendment 67 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Proceedings should not be initiated or should be concluded without redressive measures under this Regulation where the adoption of the latter would be against the Union interest, having regard to their impact on other persons, notably consumers or undertakings in the Union. The need to maintain a high level of Union connectivity should be considered with priority. Proceedings should also be concluded without measures where the requirements for such measures are not, or no longer met.
Amendment 70 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) When determining whether or not the Union interest calls for intervention, the Commission should take into account the views of all interested parties. In order to organise such consultations and to give an opportunity to all interested parties to be heard, time-limits for providing information or for requesting a hearing should be specified in the notice of initiation of the investigation. Interested parties should be aware of the conditions of disclosure for the information they provide and should be entitled to respond to other parties’ comments.
Amendment 74 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) For reasons of administrative efficiency and in view of a possible termination without measures, it should be possible to suspend the proceedings where the third country or third country entity concerned has taken decisive steps to eliminate the relevant practice affecdistorting competition or the ensuing injury or threat of injury. (Replacing ˝practice affecting competition˝ by ˝practice distorting competition˝ applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 76 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Redressive measures in respect of practices affecdistorting competition are aimed at offsetting the injury that occurs ordue to those practices or at preventing the injury that is threatening to occur due to those practices. They should therefore take the form of financial duties or of other measures which, representing a measurable pecuniary value, are capable of achieving the same effect. This may include measures consisting in the suspension of concessions, of services owed or of other rights of the third country air carrier, provided that this does not lead to a violation of an air transport or air services agreement concluded with the third country concerned. In order to comply with the principle of proportionality, measures of any kind should be confined to what is necessary to offset the injury or threat of injury identifiedidentified or to prevent the threat of injury identified from developing into an actual injury.
Amendment 80 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In line with the same principle, redressive measures in respect of practices affecdistorting competition should remainbe in force only from, as long as, and to the extent that, it is necessary in view of such practice and the ensuing injury or threat of injury. Consequently, a review should be provided for where circumstances so warrant. In order to ensure constructive and continuous dialogue between the Union and third countries, the third country or third country entity concerned should have the opportunity to request the Commission to proceed to a review. Interested parties should also have the possibility to request a review when they consider redressive measures are no longer in the Union interest. The Commission should decide whether or not to actually conduct a review.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Situations investigated under this Regulation and their potential impact on Member States may differ according to the circumstances. Redressive measures may therefore apply, according to the case, to one or more Member States or, may be limited to a specific geographical area or limited in time or may be set to apply from a later date when it is possible to determine a precise moment when the threat of injury would develop into an actual injury.
Amendment 84 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) The Commission should inform the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of this Regulation on an annual basis. This report should include information about the application of redressive measures, the termination of investigations without redressive measures, investigations, reviews and cooperation with Member States, interested parties and third countries. This report should be treated with the appropriate level of confidentiality.
Amendment 115 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Amendment 119 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An investigation shall be initiated following a written complaint submitted by a Member State, aone or several Union air carriers or an association of Union air carriers in accordance with paragraph 2, or on the Commission's own initiative, if there is prima facie evidence of either of the following:
Amendment 176 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission mayshall seek all the information it deems necessary to conduct the investigation and mayshall verify the accuracy of the information it has received or collected with the Union air carrier(s) concerned, or with the third country or third country entity concerned.
Amendment 192 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The proceedings shall be concluded within two years. That period may be prolonged in duly justified caseinvestigation shall be concluded within one year and the entire proceedings shall be concluded within a maximum of eighteen months. The investigation period may be prolonged for another six months in duly justified cases and the entire proceedings shall be concluded within a maximum of two years.
Amendment 244 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. A finding of a threat of injury requires that it be clearly foreseeable and imminent that a particular situation is likely to develop into actual injury. Any such determination shall be based on evidence and take account of all relevant factors, in particular:
Amendment 246 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The totality of the factors considered shall be such as to lead to the conclusion that the foreseeable evolution is imminent and that, unless protective action is taken, actual injury will occur. In the event where the situation under scrutiny develops into an actual injury before the end of the proceeding, the Commission shall proceed in accordance with paragraph 1 and take into account the newest evidence at its disposal.
Amendment 279 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The redressive measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed what is necessary to offset the injury or threat ofto the Union air carrier(s) concerned or to prevent the threat of injury from developing into an actual injury to the Union air carrier(s) concerned. To this effect measures referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 may be limited to a specific geographic area or may be limited in time.
Amendment 289 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The redressive measures referred to in Article 13 shall remainbe in force only from, as long as, and to the extent that, it is necessary in view of, the persistence of the practice affecdistorting competition and the ensuing injury or threat of injury. To this end, the review procedure set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall apply.
Amendment 295 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Where circumstances so warrant, the need for the continued imposition of redressive measures in their initial form may be reviewed, either on the initiative of the Commission or of the complainant or upon a reasoned request by the third country or the third country entity concerned or an interested party.
Amendment 302 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Report 1. The Commission shall, with due regard to the protection of confidential information within the meaning of Article 6, present an annual report on the application and implementation of this Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council. Where relevant, the report shall include information about the application of redressive measures, the termination of investigations without redressive measures, investigations, reviews and cooperation with Member States, interested parties and third countries. 2. The European Parliament may, within one month of the Commission presenting the report, invite the Commission to an ad hoc meeting of its responsible committee to present and explain any issues related to the implementation of this Regulation. 3. No later than six months after presenting the report to the European Parliament and to the Council, the Commission shall make the report public.
Amendment 90 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) All heavy duty vehicles have significant impact on road infrastructure and contribute to air pollution, while light duty vehicles are at the source of the majority of the negative environmental and social impacts from road transport related to emissions and congestion. In the interest of equal treatment and fair competition, it should be ensured that vehicles so far not covered by the framework set out in Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 in respect of tolls and user charges are included into this framework. The scope of that Directive should therefore be extended to heavy duty vehicles other than those intended for the carriage of goods and to light duty vehicles, including passenger cars. Charges for personal vehicles could be adjusted so as to avoid excessive penalisation of those using short sections of the network for daily travel to and from work. _________________ 15 Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 42).
Amendment 158 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) To help safeguard the automobile heritage, Member States should place vehicles of historical interest in a special category for the purposes of adjusting the various charges payable under this Directive.
Amendment 181 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Road charges can mobilisare resources that contribute to the financing of the maintenance and development of high quality transport infrastructure. It is therefore appropriate to incentivise Member States toMember States must therefore use revenues from road charges accordingly and, to this end, to require that they adequately report on the use of such revenues. That should in particular help identifying possible financing gaps, and raising the public acceptance of road charging.
Amendment 241 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Directive 1999/62/CE
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20a) 'vehicle of historical interest' a vehicle that is considered to be of historical interest under the terms of Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC.
Amendment 275 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may provide for reduced toll rates or user charges, or exemptions from the obligation to pay tolls or user charges for heavy duty vehicles exempted from the requirement to install and use recording equipment under Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council*, and in cases covered by the conditions set out in, Article 6(2)(a), (b) and (c) of this Directive, and for vans operating only within a 100 km radius from the base of the undertaking if their use is justified for safety or environmental reasons.
Amendment 276 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 280 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Without prejudice to paragraph 9, from 1 January 2018, Member States shall not introduce user charges for heavy duty vehicles. User charges introduced beBy [the date of entry into force of that date may be maiis Directive], the Commission shall lay out, by means of an implementained until 31 December 2023g act, the conditions for pre-existing concession contracts to be continued at the latest until their end.
Amendment 288 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. From [the date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States shall not introduce user charges for light duty vehicles. User charges introduced beBy [the date of entry into force that date shall be phased out by 31 December 2027. of this Directive], the Commission shall lay out, by means of an implementing act, the conditions for pre-existing concession contracts to be continued at the latest until their end.
Amendment 316 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States may maintain or introduce an external-cost charge, related to the cost of traffic-based air or noise pollution or both, including on sections of the networks which are not subject to infrastructure charges.
Amendment 323 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Member States can apply derogations which allow external-cost charges to be adjusted for historic vehicles.
Amendment 339 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 d a – paragraph 1
Article 7 d a – paragraph 1
1. Member States may, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex V, introduce a congestion charge on any section of their road network which is subject to congestion, regardless of whether it is subject to an infrastructure charge. The congestion charge may only be applied on those road sections which are regularly congested and only during the periods when they are typically congested.
Amendment 343 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 d a – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 d a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States may apply derogations which allow congestion charges to be adjusted for historic vehicles.
Amendment 363 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 f – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 f – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. A Member State may derogate from the set of variations stipulated in paragraphs 1 to 5 for the current concessions contracts should the coherence and consistency of the toll systems in its territory be seriously compromised.
Amendment 403 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g a – paragraph 2
Article 7 g a – paragraph 2
2. From 1 January 2022 Member States shallmay vary tolls and, in the case of user charges, at least annual charges, according to the CO2 and pollutant emissions of vehicles in accordance with the rules set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 417 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 i – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 i – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) such discounts or reductions do not exceed 13 % of the infrastructure charge paid by equivalent vehicles not eligible for the discount or reduction."; In the case of private vehicles used for a daily commute, such discounts or reductions may reach 50 % of the infrastructure charge paid by equivalent vehicles not eligible for the discount or reduction.;
Amendment 422 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 i – paragraph 3
Article 7 i – paragraph 3
3. Subject to the conditions provided for in Article 7g(1)(b) and (5), toll rates may for specific projects of high European interest identified in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, be subject to other forms of variation in order to secure the commercial viability of such projects where they are exposed to direct competition with other modes of transport. The resulting charging structure shall be linear, proportionate, made public, and available to all users on equal terms and shall not lead to additional costs being passed on to other users in the form of higher tolls.";
Amendment 427 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 j – paragraph 1 – second sentence
Article 7 j – paragraph 1 – second sentence
"To that end, Member States shall cooperate in establishing methods for enabling road users to pay tolls and user charges 24 hours a day, at least at major sales outlets, using common or electronic means of payment, inside and outside the Member States in which they are applied.";
Amendment 20 #
2017/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive 2006/1/EC does not enable undertakings to fully benefit from the advantages of using hired vehicles. That Directive allows Member States to restrict the use by their undertakings of hired vehicles with a maximum permissible laden weight of more than six tonnes for own account operations. Moreover, Member States are not required to allow the use of a hired vehicle on their respective territories if the vehicle has been registered or put into circulation in compliance with the laws in a Member State other than the one of establishment of the undertaking hiring it. These restrictions need to be lifted in order to improve the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 27 #
2017/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The level of road transport taxation still differs considerably within the Union. Therefore, certain restrictions, which also indirectly affect the freedom to provide vehicle hiring services, remain justified in order to avoid fiscal distortions. Consequently, Member States should have the option to limit, under conditions, the length of time a vehicle hired in a Member State other than the one of establishment of the undertaking hiring it can be used within their respective territories.
Amendment 47 #
2017/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2006/1/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a
1a. Where the vehicle is not registered or put into circulation in compliance with the laws of the Member State where the undertaking hiring the vehicle is established, Member States may limit the time of use of the hired vehicle within their respective territories. However, Member States shall in such a case allow its use for at least four consecutive months in any given calendar year. Member States may limit the number of hired vehicles that can be used by any undertaking, provided that they allow use of a minimum number of vehicles at least corresponding to twenty-five percent of the overall vehicle fleet owned by the undertaking. Where the fleet consists of less than four vehicles, the use of at least one hired vehicle should be allowed.
Amendment 39 #
2017/0111(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) TRelevant technical data essential for determining the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption performance of a vehicle should be publicly available to ensure maximum transparency for transport companies, increase the transparency of the vehicle specifications and the related performance, and to foster competition among manufacturers. Only data that are sensitive on the grounds of personal data protection and fair competition should not be published. However, it is clearly in the public interest that technical data essential for determining the performance of vehicles ishe performance capabilities of vehicles and relevant technical data are available. Such data should therefore not be exempt from public access.
Amendment 51 #
2017/0111(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall keep a central register for the data reported in accordance with Articles 4 and 5. The register shall be publicly available with the exception of data entries 1, 24, 25, 32, 33, 39 and 40 specified in Part B of Annex I4, 5, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39 and 40, 42, 45, 48, 52, 53, 54 and 55 specified in Part B of Annex I. Before the data are published, the Commission should inform the Member States and the producers about the data to be published. The Member States and producers should have the opportunity to correct mistakes within three months of notification.
Amendment 29 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The administrative burden on businesses and in particular on small and medium sized enterprises should be as limited as possible taking into account to the extent possible other data sources than surveys. For the purpose of alleviating the burden on enterprises it should be possible to establish different data requirements depending on the size and importance of the business economies of Member States.
Amendment 39 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) In order to reflect ever wider use of innovative technologies and to minimise the possible impact on businesses, the responsible national statistical authorities should make use of these technologies and should be encouraged to implement innovative approaches.
Amendment 40 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) While maintaining the principle of providing business statistics on the entire economy, the data requirements should take into account to the extent possible, simplifying measures for alleviating the burden on business economies of Member States which are relatively small, in accordance with the principle of proportionality. Additional requirements should not pose a disproportionate administrative burden to respondents.
Amendment 43 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) When referring to national statistical business registers and the EuroGroups Register, this Regulation shall apply only to units which, wholly or partially, exercise an economic activity and economically inactive legal units, which are part of an enterprise in combination with economically active legal units. For the purposes of the European network of statistical business registers any activity comprising the offer of goods and services on a given market shall be regarded as an economic activity. Holding assets and/or liabilities may also be considered to be an activity. In addition, non-market services contributing to the GDP, as well as direct and indirect holdings of active legal units shall be regarded as economic activities for the purposes of the European network of statistical business registers. Economically inactive legal units are part of an enterprise only in combination with economically active legal units.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. In order to produce statistics on international trade in goods and to improve the quality of those statistics, the national statistical authorities of the Member States concerned mayshall exchange data received from their customs authorities related to the exports or imports of goods, in particular where those exports or imports involve the customs authorities of more than one Member State.
Amendment 71 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) delegated acts are adopted at least 158 months before the end of the reference period of the data except for the topics of "Innovation" and "ICT usage and e- commerce" for which the delegated acts shall be adopted at least six and twelve months respectively before the end of the reference period of the data.
Amendment 79 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 90 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), at its request, any relevant information with regard to the implementation of this Regulation in the Member States. Such a request should not pose a disproportionate administrative burden or costs to the Member States concerned.
Amendment 103 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. It shall apply from 1 January 2019the first day following the year after entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 104 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. However, Articles 11 to 15 shall apply from 1 January 2020the first day following the second year after entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 123 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Subject area 1. Short term business statistics – line 3
Annex II – Subject area 1. Short term business statistics – line 3
Topics Periodicity Prices monthly; quarterly for services producer price indices and producer price indices for new residential buildingsQuarterly
Amendment 124 #
2017/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Subject area 1. Short term business statistics – line 4
Annex II – Subject area 1. Short term business statistics – line 4
Topics Periodicity Outputs and performance monthly; quarterly for small countries for NACE Section FQuarterly
Amendment 20 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The European Parliament has set up a special committee to look into the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides in the EU in order to identify possible conflicts of interest in the approval procedure and to look at the role of Union agencies, and whether they are adequately staffed and financed to fulfil their obligations. The final report of its factual findings and recommendations, to be approved by the full house, should be taken into account to improve the system established by Regulation (EC) No 182/2011.
Amendment 22 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The system established by Regulation (EC) No 182/2011 has, overall, proven to work well in practice and struck an appropriate institutional balance as regards the roles of the Commission and the other actors involved. That system should therefore continue to function unchanged except for certain targeted amendments concerning specific aspects of procedure at the level of the appeal committee. These amendments are intended to ensure wider political accountability and ownership, in particular by the Member States, of politically sensitive implementing acts without, however, modifying the legal and institutional responsibilities for implementing acts as organised by Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 31 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to increase the added value of the appeal committee its role should therefore be strengthened by providing for the possibility of holding a further meeting of the appeal committee without delay whenever no opinion is delivered. The appropriate level of representation at the further meeting of the appeal committee should be at an appropriate political level, such as at ministerial level, to ensure a political discussion. To allow the organisation of such a further meeting the timeframe for the appeal committee to deliver an opinion should be extended.
Amendment 41 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Commission should have the possibility, in specific cases, to ask the Council to indicate its views and orientation on the wider implications of the absence of an opinion, including the institutional, legal, political and international implications. The Commission should take account of any position expressed by the Council within 3 months after the referral. In duly justified cases, the Commission may indicate a shorter deadline in the referral. The European Parliament should be immediately properly informed of the outcome of the referral to the Council.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 3 – paragraph7
Article 3 – paragraph7
Where no opinion is delivered in the appeal committee pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 6(3), the chair may decide that the appeal committee shall hold a further meeting, at ministeri without a delay, at the appropriate political level. In such cases the appeal committee shall deliver its opinion within 3 months of the initial date of referral. ;
Amendment 71 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the voting results including, in the case of the appeal committee, the votes expressed by the representative of each Member State; expressed by the representative of each Member State, both in the committees and in the appeal committee, accompanied by a justification, including the cases of abstentions.;
Amendment 9 #
2017/0024(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Council Regulation (EU) 560/2014 (37 ) established the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (‘BBI Joint Undertaking’) with the aim of increasing investment in the development of a sustainable bio-based industry sector in Europe. _________________ 37 Council Regulation (EU) No 560/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (OJ L 169, 7.6.2014, p. 130).
Amendment 13 #
2017/0024(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The objective of the BBI Initiative to carry out activities through collaboration of stakeholders along the entire bio-based value chains, including SMEs, research and technology centres and universities can be achieved only by enabling BIC and its constituent entities to deliver the financial contribution not only as payments to the BBI Joint Undertaking but also as financial contributions to indirect actions funded by the BBI Joint Undertaking. This new delivery mode will ensure that the financial contributions become more commercially viable for BIC and its constituent entities, which in turn should facilitate the fulfilment of their financial obligations within the set deadline.
Amendment 11 #
2017/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
Amendment 30 #
2017/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Commission should report to the European Parliament and to the Council on actions for the implementation of the GMBM taken by Member States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation, including information, with regard to the use of revenues, submitted by Members State in accordance with Article 17 of regulation (EU) No 525/2013.
Amendment 34 #
2017/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The success of the CORSIA will largely depend on geographically wide scope of application, avoiding overlapping regional schemes and thus creating a true level playing field in the aviation sector.
Amendment 47 #
2017/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Directive 2003/59/CE
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
(a b) point c) is replaced by the following: " (c) vehicles undergoing road tests for technical development, repair or maintenance purposes, or of new or rebuiltd vehicles which have not yet been put into service; content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32003L0059&qid=1498658676377&from=EN), or of vehicles without passengers driven back to and/ or out of their depot by maintenance personnel " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
Amendment 80 #
2017/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point c
Directive 2003/59/EC
Annex 1 – Section 4 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Section 4 – paragraph 1
Compulsory periodic training courses must be organised by an approved training centre. Their duration must be of 35 hours every five years, given in periods of at least seven hours which may be split over a period of three days maximum. Such periodic training may be provided, in part, on top-of-the-range simulators and by use of information and communication technology tools such as e- learning, while ensuring the quality of the training. At least one of the seven hour periods shall cover a road safety related subject. The content of the training shall take into account training needs specific to the transport operations carried out by the driver and relevant legal and technological developments. The seven hour periods shall cover different subjects.
Amendment 84 #
2017/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point c
Directive 2003/59/EC
Annex I – Section 4 – paragraph 2 (new)
Annex I – Section 4 – paragraph 2 (new)
Completed specific training as required under Directive/2008/68/EC for driving of dangerous goods may count as two of the seven hour periods. Completed specific training as required under other Union legislation may count as one of the seven hour periods. This includes, but is not restricted to, training required under Directive 2008/68/EC for driving of dangerous goods, training on animal transport under Regulation (EC) 1/2005, and for the carriage of passengers training on disability awareness under Regulation (EU) 181/2011.;
Amendment 157 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Publicly available directories of end-users of electronic communications services are widely distributed. Publicly available directories means any directory or service containing end-users information such as phone numbers (including mobile phone numbers), email address contact details and includes inquiry services. The right to privacy and to protection of the personal data of a natural person requires that end-users that are natural persons are asked for consent beforehave the possibility of objecting to their personal data arebeing included in a directory. The legitimate interest of legal entities requires that end-users that are legal entities have the right to object to the data related to them being included in a directory.
Amendment 160 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) If end-users that are natural persons give their consendo not object to their data being included in such directories, they should be able to determine on a consentmake an objection on basis which categories of personal data are included in the directory (for example name, email address, home address, user name, phone number). In addition, providers of publicly available directories should informprovide accessible information to the end-users of the purposes of the directory and of the search functions of the directory before including them in that directory. End-users should be able to determine by consenobject on the basis of which categories of personal data their contact details can be searched. The categories of personal data included in the directory and the categories of personal data on the basis of which the end-user's contact details can be searched should not necessarily be the same.
Amendment 286 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Publicly available directories of end-users of electronic communications services are widely distributed. Publicly available directories means any directory or service containing end-users information such as phone numbers (including mobile phone numbers), email address contact details and includes inquiry services. The right to privacy and to protection of the personal data of a natural person requires that end-users that are natural persons are asked for consent beforehave the possibility of objecting to their personal data arebeing included in a directory. The legitimate interest of legal entities requires that end-users that are legal entities have the right to object to the data related to them being included in a directory.
Amendment 289 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) If end-users that are natural persons give their consendo not object to their data being included in such directories, they should be able to determine on a consentmake an objection on basis which categories of personal data are included in the directory (for example name, email address, home address, user name, phone number). In addition, providers of publicly available directories should informprovide accessible information to the end-users of the purposes of the directory and of the search functions of the directory before including them in that directory. End-users should be able to determine by consenobject on the basis of which categories of personal data their contact details can be searched. The categories of personal data included in the directory and the categories of personal data on the basis of which the end-user’s contact details can be searched should not necessarily be the same.
Amendment 330 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) it is necessary for providing an information society service requested by the end-user especially in order to secure the integrity, security and access of the information society service, to enhance user experience or for measures to protect against unauthorised use or access to the information society services in agreement with the terms of use for making available the service to the end-user; or
Amendment 338 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) if it is necessary for web audience measuring, provided that such measurement is carried out by the provider of the information society service requested by the end-user.ement, including measurement with the purposes of determining collective rights, remuneration or other payment systems or
Amendment 385 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The definition of and conditions for consent provided for under Articles 4(11) and 7Article 7 (1), (2), and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679/EU shall apply.
Amendment 393 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, where technically possible and feasible, for the purposes of point (b) of Article 8(1), consent may be expressed by using the appropriate technical settings of a software application enabling access to the internet or by the continued use of the information society service after having been provided with accessible and comprehensive information about this action of the end-user.
Amendment 407 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 447 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The providers of publicly available directories shall obtain the consent ofoperators of electronic communication shall provide the option to end- users who are natural persons to includeobject to their personal data being included in the directory and, consequently, shall obtain consent from these end-users forprovide to these end-users the option to object to the inclusion of data per category of personal data, to the extent that such data are relevant for the purpose of the directory as determined by the provider of the directory. Providers shall give end- users who are natural persons the means to verify, correct and delete such data.
Amendment 453 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The providers of a publicly available directory shall informprovide accessible and intelligible information to end-users who are natural persons whose personal data are in the directory of the available search functions of the directory and obtain end-users’ consent before enablingprovide the end-users' the option to disable such search functions related to their own data.
Amendment 454 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The providers of publiclyoperators of electronic communication services available directories shall provide end-users that are legal persons with the possibility to object to data related to them being included in the directory. ProvideThe operators shall give such end-users that are legal persons the means to verify, correct and delete such data. Natural persons who act for a commercial or economic purpose, such as freelancers, one-man businesses and individual professionals shall be considered legal persons.
Amendment 497 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The independent supervisory authority or authorities responsible for monitoring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall alsoEach member state shall determine which relevant supervisory authority should be responsible for monitoring the application of this Regulation. Chapter VI and VII of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall apply mutatis mutandis. The tasks and powers of the supervisory authorities shall be exercised with regard to end-users.
Amendment 533 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) it is necessary for providing an information society service requested by the end-user especially in order to secure the integrity, security and access of the information society service, to enhance user experience or for measures to protect against unauthorised use or access to the information society services in agreement with the terms of use for making available the service to the end-user; or
Amendment 551 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) if it is necessary for web audience measuring, provided that such measurement is carried out by the provider of the information society service requested by the end-user.ement, including measurement with the purposes of determining collective rights, remuneration or other payment systems or
Amendment 611 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The definition of and conditions for consent provided for under Articles 4(11) and 7Article 7 (1), (2), and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679/EU shall apply.
Amendment 625 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, where technically possible and feasible, for the purposes of point (b) of Article 8(1), consent may be expressed by using the appropriate technical settings of a software application enabling access to the internet or by the continued use of the information society service after having been provided with accessible and comprehensive information about this action of the end-user.
Amendment 656 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Upon installation, the software shall inform the end-user about the privacy settings options and, to continue with the installation, require the end-user to consent to a setting.Such software shall ensure that a consent given by an end user under Article 8 (1) point (b) prevails over the privacy settings chosen at the installation of the software.
Amendment 662 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The software shall not block data processing wich is legally allowed to Art. 8 (1) a), c) or d) or (2) a), irrespective of the browser settings.
Amendment 700 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The providers of publicly available directories shall obtain the consent ofoperators of electronic communication shall provide the option to end- users who are natural persons to includeobject to their personal data being included in the directory and, consequently, shall obtain consent from these end-users forprovide to these end-users the option to object to the inclusion of data per category of personal data, to the extent that such data are relevant for the purpose of the directory as determined by the provider of the directory. Providers shall give end- users who are natural persons the means to verify, correct and delete such data.
Amendment 708 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The providers of a publicly available directory shall informprovide accessible and intelligible information to end-users who are natural persons whose personal data are in the directory of the available search functions of the directory and obtain end-users’ consent before enablingprovide the end-users' the option to disable such search functions related to their own data.
Amendment 714 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The providers of publiclyoperators of electronic communication services available directories shall provide end-users that are legal persons with the possibility to object to data related to them being included in the directory. ProvideThe operators shall give such end-users that are legal persons the means to verify, correct and delete such data. Natural persons who act for a commercial or economic purpose, such as freelancers, one-man businesses and individual professionals shall be considered legal persons
Amendment 785 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The independent supervisory authority or authorities responsible for monitoring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall alsoEach member state shall determine which relevant supervisory authority should be responsible for monitoring the application of this Regulation. Chapter VI and VII of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall apply mutatis mutandis. The tasks and powers of the supervisory authorities shall be exercised with regard to end-users.
Amendment 3 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to its Resolution of 9 July 2015 on “Implementation of the 2011 White Paper on transport”1a; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0310
Amendment 5 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU1a, __________________ 1a OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
Amendment 6 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to Communication from the Commission COM(2016)766, A European strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems, a milestone towards cooperative, connected and automated mobility,
Amendment 20 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas road transport is responsible for over 70 % of overall gplays a significant role in climate change, accounting for some 23.2% of EU Greenhouse gGas total emissions in transport and much of air pollution, and whereas action is mainly needed in this area, while efforts should be intensified in all sectors of, and road transportation for 72.8% of the EU transport to reduceGHG emissions in 2014;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas direct emissions from the aviation sector accounts for about 3% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions and more than 2% of global emissions;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas ambitious low-emission strategies, in among others China and India, illustrate that it offers major economic opportunities;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the shift towards low- emission mobility offers major opportunities for carvehicle manufacturers, suppliers and for innovative energy and service providers;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that the implementation of new innovative technologies, in a market-driven approach, is a key element to achieve an effective reduction of the GHG emissions within the transport sector;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Encourage the Commission to act as the leading actor for global, harmonised measures, with regards to more sustainable and efficient transport;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the need for a clear change in transportation demand management in order to make the necessary shift to an inter multimodal approach; reiterates that transport should be seen as a service and not a goal as such; supports to this end the full implementation of Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T);
Amendment 63 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance of Research & Development for tackling technological challenges regarding low- emission mobility; urges the Commission to continue its strong support for research programmes, such as CleanSky and SESAR;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to ensure full implementation of existing legislation and to come forward with a ‘transport and climate’ legislative package with a view to achieving the climate objectives, covering all modes, including urban mobility;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review the EU approach to aviation connectivity and explore the possibility of developing a connectivity index; stresses that air connectivity should focus on connecting remote and disadvantaged regions of the Union; underscores that this should be combined with investments in green alternatives such as cross-border (night) trainsbe comprehended in the context of an integrated, modern and complementary transport network and take into account territorial continuity, network integration and the availability of alternative modes of transport; underscores that this should be combined with investments in smart technologies aiming at reducing emissions in the aviation sector;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the potential benefits of light-weighting and of a more efficient use of the current infrastructure, including better distribution of traffic and enhanced inter-modal solutions;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts at developing standards for inter- operable electronic tolling systems in the EU and the forthcoming revision of the Eurovignette Directive, which should include distance-based charging and differentiation on the basis of carbon dioxide emissions; calls for the extension of distance-based charging to cover all passenger cars and vans, and for the principle to be extended to urban areas;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that kerosene taxation needs to be introduced for aviation, which represents the mode furthest away from internalising its external costs; calls, furthermore, for the removal of the VAT exemption on air passenger tickets; encourages Member States to introduce or retain flight ticket taxes and/or levies in the interim, building on the momentum of the adoption of the global market-based measure (GMBM) during the 39th Assembly of ICAO, the EU should actively engage with its international partners and seek a common basis for environmental charges and taxes;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that autonomous vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, that autonomous vehicles should be electric, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports initiatives on mobility management for achieving more efficient and environmentally friendly intermodal transport services and smart mobility, which can be key to promoting the shift from car ownership to and to increase the promotion of mobility as a service;
Amendment 192 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Encourages the shift towards Cooperative Connected and Automated mobility, and supports the Commission’s European Strategy in this regard;
Amendment 207 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes efforts to ensuredeploy comprehensive and interoperable infrastructure for electric vehicle chargingsupplying energy and/or sustainable alternative fuels for vehicles;
Amendment 220 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that an obligation for fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of energy supplied through renewable electricity, sustainable advanced biofuels or synthetic fuels, and more generally through positive carbon balance energy sources, would be the most effective approach for reducing the climate impact of road transport;
Amendment 267 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. UrgWelcomes the Commission's and the Member States to limit European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Trans- European Transport network (TEN-T), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) financing to initiatives that contribute to climate action' initiative to introduce financial incentives for projects which contribute to climate action in the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and Connecting Europe Facility (CEF);
Amendment 270 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 18 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that research and development are vital to attaining the Union’s objectives in terms of decarbonisation of transport and clean mobility; calls on the Commission, in its Horizon 2020 research programme, to pursue its efforts to encourage European innovation and the new technologies in all areas of transport;
Amendment 296 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the opportunities of Green Public Procurement for more sustainable transport, in particular for (sub)urban buses;
Amendment 390 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 26 – point 1 (new)
(1) Endorses the priority given by the Commission to investments in rail infrastructure, in particular regarding missing links and cross-border connections; recalls in this context that for freight transport in particular, rail is an efficient and sustainable mass transport system;
Amendment 406 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 419 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Recalls that airspace is also part of the EU single market, and that any fragmentation resulting from its inefficient use, as well as diverging national practices (concerning, for instance, operational procedures, taxes, levies, etc.), causes longer flight times, delays, extra fuel burn, and higher levels of CO2 emissions, in addition to negatively impacting the rest of the market and hampering the EU's competitiveness; urges therefore the Council and Member States to make swift progress for the completion of the Single European Sky;
Amendment 438 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that the EU should implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for IWelcomes the agreement reached by the 39th Assembly of ICAO on 6 October 2016, with the adoption of a Global Market-Based Measure to reduce international Aaviation (CORSIA) through the Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), while allowing for 50 % of the journeys to be excluded, provemissions, and considedrs that the destination is implementing CORSIA through national measures; proposes that the EU ETS should be retained for flights within the European Economic Area (EEA)EU should implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation and should be fully engaged within ICAO to define its operationalization;
Amendment 441 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Asks the Commission to continue promoting and financing programmes such as Clean Sky and SESAR and to encourage Member States and the industry to fully benefit from European satellite-based technologies such as EGNOs and Galileo which allow more efficient navigation and approach procedures;
Amendment 447 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Invites the Member States and the aeronautic industry to encourage the development of further measures to promote smart initiatives aiming at reducing emissions in the aviation sector, from, to and within airports;
Amendment 459 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses that, in the absence of an international agreement on an emissions reduction objective for the shipping sector and IMO measures to mitigate emissions in the international maritime sector, the Union shoulde need for the Union, in the framework of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), to secure an international agreement on maritime emission reduction targets inc orporate international shipping into thder to significantly reduce Eemissions Trading System from 2023in this sector;
Amendment 466 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Underlines that innovative financing solutions and the use of the EU investment support facilities available from the European Investment Bank should provide useful tools to help ship- owners to shoulder/cover the initial cost in order to reduce GHG.
Amendment 7 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the The Hague Manifesto on Space Policy of June 2016;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the benefits of space for society are manifold and can lead to a more competitive economy for Europe, through developing many new products and services and supporting agriculture, forestry, fisheries and maritime transport; whereas satellite technology can lead to better access to communication technologies, high-resolution Earth Observation systems that allow for the exchange of information in real-time, a rapid response to natural disasters and more effective border and security controls;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas space technologies, data and services can support a variety of EU public policies and key political priorities, such as boosting the Digital Single Market, stimulating the European economy and tackling climate change;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reminds the Commission that continuity in EU space programmes is imperative, in particular in order to create a positive and predictable investment climate in the downstream sector; considers that this can only be achieved if public funding of the respective infrastructure and services is guaranteed in the long term, including in areas with significant private sector involvementspace flagship programmes and a downstream data infrastructure is guaranteed in the long term possibly through Public-Private Partnerships;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that it is necessary to evaluate the governance of the Galileo and Copernicus programmes before the presentation by the Commission of its new legislative proposals as part of the next MFF; considers that this evaluation should address amongst other matters the future role of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) in Galileo and a potential role in Copernicus, how to simplify the GSA’s relationship with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the current split between the Agency’s core and delegated tasks;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to review the adequacy of resources allocated to the GSA, taking into consideration its current and future tasks and the risks of conflicts of interest resulting from the outsourcing of tasks, in cooperation with ESA, to study different options by which the complicated institutional landscape in European space governance can be simplified, improving effectiveness and cost efficiency; stresses that a multiplicity of agencies and organisations does not lead to better space policy;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission for a fast implementation of the space strategy to allow the transport sector to benefit immediately from improved maritime surveillance, multimodality, passenger experience and parcel delivery; believes that GALILEO and EGNOS can greatly contribute to the proper enforcement of EU transport legislation;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to accelerate the full economic exploitation of the Galileo and Copernicus programmes by setting adequate targets for market uptake and by simplifyroving the access to and the processing of Copernicus data in order to enable enterprises and SMEs in particular to develop applications based on space data;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to support the EU space sector in anticipating the full deployment of GALILEO and to incentivise the development of compatible products such as chipsets and receivers; asks the Commission to encourage investments in space activities for transport through smart financing (e.g. EFSI);
Amendment 48 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission's actions in procuring cloud platforms for Earth Observation data, to ensure that Europe reaps the full economic benefit of its flagship space programmes and to establish sustainable user access and competence building; urges the Commission to speed up its work in this area so that the first data platforms can be operational in 2018; believes that all tenders for these platforms should be open to private actors;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the Commission's intention to take concrete measures, including regulatory ones, to ensure Galileo market up-take and insists that these measures should cover all transport modes; shares the view of the Commission on the necessity to further facilitate and promote the use of Copernicus data;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the need for 'space proof' legislation; calls on the Commission to remove barriers to use of space technologies by the public sector, e.g. for monitoring compliance with new and existing European legislation; Believes that public policy can be improved considerably by using space technology; asks the Commission and Member States to stimulate uptake of space technology by European, national, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Acknowledges the potential of EGNOS-based landing procedures for aircrafts, which are more precise, resulting in better efficiency, higher air traffic capacity, safety benefits as well as reduced flight cancellations and noise;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the widespread use of the Galileo signal is a precondition for the development of a strong downstream market for space-based applications and services and that adequate measures, including regulatory ones, should be taken in order to make full compatibility with Galileo and EGNOS the standard for devices sold in the EU;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the ability of satellites to provide uninterrupted very high capacity connectivity, in particular in remote areas and outermost regions, which will be essential for the development of 5G networks, enabling services such as autonomous drivinghigh- speed networks and the expansion of the Internet of Things, enabling services such as autonomous driving; emphasizes the complementarity of terrestrial and space- based technologies for delivering Very High Capacity networks; asks the Commission to recognize this and to ensure a technology neutral communication technology mix; stresses also the need to reserve adequate frequency bands for the operation of these satellite services; calls for this to be addressed in legislative work on telecommunication networks;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of a European space strategy for a comprehensive EU maritime policy, in particular of a more coordinated use of satellites to facilitate maritime research and to improve maritime surveillance.
Amendment 100 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that SMEusers such as SMEs and local and regional authorities are still not sufficiently aware of funding opportunities, including those by the EIB, for projects with a link to Galileo or Copernicus, and that the targeted dissemination of information about these opportunities has to be urgently improved;
Amendment 101 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the announcement of the Commission to aggregate its demand for launchers and launching servicein space-based services and infrastructures to mutualize costs and risks and to help reach a critical mass allowing economies of scale; believes that this should happen on a cross-DG basis; calls on the Commission to ensure fair treatment of EU enterprises vis-à-vis enterprises from third countries in public procurement, specifically by working towards a global level playing field, and by taking into consideration the prices that companies charge to other customers worldwide; welcomes the Commission proposal to strengthen use of innovative procurement schemes;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes a lack of visibility as to the continuation of the launch vehicle programme in Europe beyond the next 3 to 4 years (Ariane 6 and Vega C) and as to the financial situation for this programme; expresses concern at the lack of any mid- to long-term launch programme; urges the Commission to come forward with a work programme for launch vehicles in Europe for the next 20 years;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to act as a 'launching customer' for the European space sector, for example by buying European Earth Observation data for policy objectives or Galileo-enabled smartphones for EU-officials;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Emphasises that cyber crime is a very fast going sector worldwide; underlines that a large part of our economy is relying on space-related services and that cyber attacks therefore pose a large threat; asks the Commission to ensure that all the relevant agencies have contingency plans in place for possible cyber attacks;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes the increased use of small satellites, which are frequently operated in constellations; stresses the importance of the availability of smallsat-launchers as well, so that Europe will have cost- efficient methods to launch small satellites; asks the Commission to become more active in stimulating R&D&I projects in this regard;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines that space is traditionally a sector where good international cooperation is taking place; emphasises the importance of international cooperation on all non- sensitive space issues, such as placing dedicated Copernicus servers in third countries for exchanging data, as long as the principle of reciprocity is assured;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Asks the Commission to examinemonitor existing private sector ambitions in the area of space mining and to work towards a respective international agreement in order to avoid a race for depletable resources in space;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Considers that democratic support is important for investing in space; Calls on the Commission to present a well- designed and comprehensive communication strategy about the benefits of space technologies for citizens and businesses; Urges the Commission to implement three pillars in its this strategy, in order to more effectively address three important groups of people: 1. Raising awareness with the general public of the necessity of investments in space; 2. Informing SMEs and entrepreneurs about the opportunities of the Space flagship programmes; 3. Including space in education in order to close the skills gap; Asks the Commission to present the European Parliament with a roadmap on the creation of this communication strategy as soon as possible;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Insists that within the current international technological race, achieving a dynamic European Gigabit Society is indispensable to maintain competitiveness and prosperity of the EU, as well as to unleash the potential for innovation and transformation in the transport sector;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 5Gthe Gigabit Society and Very High Capacity (VHC) networks will be an engine for innovation in Europe, bringing disruptive change across industries and creating new use cases, high-quality services and products, revenue streams and business models, boosting the competitiveness of industries and consumer satisfaction; whereas 5G will be a key building block of the Gigabit Society, representing the standard for the future in mobile communication technologies;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees that deployment of 5G networks is a necessary condition for the development and the uptake of existing and new business opportunities and models in the transport sector; underlines that effective use of the potential of very high-capacity internet networks is key to the process of digitisation of transport modes and services and the wide use of innovative means of transport for people and goods, such as increasingly connected and autonomous vehicles or drones;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas policy actions related to the Gigabit Society and 5G should be demand-driven, based on sound analysis of the current and future needs of consumers and businesses;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas a technology neutral approach will ensure that an optimal combination of the best technologies is deployed to deliver the Gigabit Society to European users across regions and sectors;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that progress in the building of the European Gigabit Society can only be made with appropriate high levels of investment in network infrastructure in all the Member States; doubts whether financing models based only or primarily on investment funds will be sufficient to upgrade infrastructure where necessary and will help fill existing gaps in the level of development of network infrastructure, and even out differences in the availability of high- capacity internet connections in border and outlying areas, as well as in non-urban areas; highlights in this respect the added value of blending of financial instruments to trigger the necessary additional private investments;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the development of the Gigabit Society and VHC-networks is a necessity for the transition to a modern, data-driven economy for Europe by enabling, inter alia, the Internet of Things and cloud computing;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission to pay more attention, in the development of the European Gigabit Society, to the issues of data privacy, cybersecurity and cybercrime and their specificities in the transport sector; notes that any progress in this area cannot be made without giving adequate priority to the security of users of digitised transport systems;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission to consider adjustclarifying the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EUEU guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to the rapid deployment of broadband networks, in order to facilitate construction of high-speed internet networks;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that, in parallel with the development of 5G, the general introduction of the internet of things will have a major impact, inter alia, on goods transport and logistics;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 2 (new)
(2) Recalls that the gigabit society and 5G will definitively transform postal activity and more generally material exchanges (letters and parcels);
Amendment 64 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly supports efforts towards ensuring access to the 5G network in public transport facilities and vehicles, in transport hubs and on all major transport routes by 2025, and expects that a full access all over the EU will follow; notes the important role of internet technology for the development of multimodal, user- friendly and safe infrastructure and transport services;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that sector players should benefit from a level playing field and should enjoy the flexibility to design their own networks, choosing their investment model and the most appropriate technology, including fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), Wi-Fi, G.fast, 2G, cable, satellite, novel 5G technologies such as Massive MIMO or any other rapid development technologies that will help connect all Europeans to VHC networks;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Emphasizes that technology neutrality should be a fundamental principle in the construction of the Gigabit Society; stresses that a 'one size fits all' technology approach should be avoided because each region and sector is unique; calls on all relevant actors to assess the appropriateness of different technologies and infrastructures in their specific situations and geographical locations; underlines that FTTH and 5G mobile communications must be complemented by technologies like satellite communications and high-speed Wi-Fi;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Stresses that fair competition and a level playing field for market participants are key necessities for the deployment of the Gigabit Society by market participants; believes that the principle of 'same services, same risk, same rules' should apply in this respect;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that 5G should be instrumental inthe Gigabit Society should tacklinge the digital divide and in improving internet take-up, especially in rural and remote areas; stresses that satellite technologies have the potential to bring high-speed connectivity to such remote and rural areas;
Amendment 134 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the European Commission to pay special attention to indoor coverage in its 5G Action Plan, considering that a large part of 5G applications will be used inside homes and offices; recalls the poor building penetration of higher frequency networks; recommends the assessment of additional technologies to ensure good indoor coverage, such as Massive MIMO, indoor repeaters and WiGig high speed Wi-Fi applications;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2305(INI)
11. Believes that 5G will enable new high-quality services, connect new industries and ultimately improve the customer experience for increasingly sophisticated and demanding digital users; highlights that 5G can offer solutions to important societal challenges through its ability to significantly cut the energy use of mobile devices and through its transformative potential of sectors like health and transport;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses that policies on the Gigabit Society and 5G should be proportionate, frequently revised and in accordance with the 'Innovation Principle', so that potential effects on innovation will be part of the impact assessment;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the best path towards the gigabit society lies in a technology- inclusive neutral approach supported by a broad range of investment models such as public- private or co-investments; notes that co- investment in very high capacity networks can help to pool resources, enable different flexible frameworks and lower deployment costs;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Underlines the importance of cooperation between academia, research institutions, the private sector and the public sector on research & development concerning 5G mobile communications; points to the 5G PPP as a positive example in this regard and encourages the European Commission to continue involving all relevant sectors in the process;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly encourages increased experimentation with 5G technologies; supports the development of integrated solutions and tests followed by cross- industry trials of large-scale pilots in response to demand for services in the gigabit society; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure sufficient unlicensed frequency bands to stimulate experiments conducted by the industry; asks the Commission to consider setting a concrete and appealing target, such as the Euro 2020 football championship, as a framework for private sector experimentation with 5G technologies and products; points in this regard to the example of the 2018 Olympic Games with regard to South Korean 5G-endeavours;
Amendment 232 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that SMEs would benefit greatly from access to 5G solutions; calls on the Commission to detail its action plans to facilitate SME participation in experimentation with 5G technologies and to ensure SME access to the 5G Participatory Broadband Platform;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the 'ICT sector Guide on implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights' published by the Commission in June 2013,
Amendment 30 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the e-Commerce Directive exempts intermediaries from liability for content only if they play a neutral, merely technical and passive role in relation to the hosted content, which implies that the intermediary has neither knowledge of nor control over the information which is transmitted or stored; whereas a number of recent proposals by the Commission, in particular the proposal for a directive on copyright in the digital single market, create a conflict with the e-Commerce Directive and contradict the approach taken by the Commission in its communication on 'Online Platforms and the Digital Single market - Opportunities and Challenges for Europe' ;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas numerous online platforms not only provide access to goods and services, but also play a more active role in relation to consumers and other actors, in particular to improve access to the underlying service on their platform or to remove illegal content; whereas the courts have defined the active role of the platforms on the basis of their knowledge and control over the content stored on the platform;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the current shift towards increasing requirements on online platforms to police the content without due process and the diverging interpretations of EU law on secondary liability of platforms are highly detrimental to innovation and citizens' fundamental rights;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the different initiatives already proposed under the Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe; regrets, however, the lack of coordination and consistency between some of these initiatives; considers that achieving a digital single market is essential for fostering the EU’s competitiveness and the growth of the digital economy in Europe;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, although many pieces of EU legislation apply to online platforms, it is frequently the case that they are not enforced properly or have not been adapted to the online worldare interpreted in a different manner by Member States; calls on the Commission to ensure proper enforcement of EU legislation;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that there is currently no consensus on thone single definition of online platforms due to the multitude of different types of platforms, which may lead to fragmentation of the EU’s internal market and therefore platforms are best defined in sectorial legislation on the basis of the service they provide;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s ongoing work on online platforms, including consultations of stakeholders and carrying out an impact assessment; notes that the results of this consultation have shown a broad support for the current framework on online platforms liability;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that, although online B2C platforms operate within a highly diverse range of activities, such as e-commerce, the media, search engines, the distribution of cultural content, the collaborative economy and social networks, certain common features which can be used to identify these entities exist nevertheless;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that certain features often characterise B2C online platforms, such as but not limited to operating in multi-sided markets, enabling parties belonging to two or more distinct user groups to enter into direct contact by electronic means, offering online services based on the classification or referencing of content, goods or services proposed or put on-line by third parties, the bringing together of several parties with a view to the sale of a good, the provision of a service or the exchange or sharing of content, goods or services;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers however that a clear difference should be made between B2C and B2B platforms, in light of the emerging B2B online platforms, key to the development of the industrial internet such as cloud based services or data sharing platforms enabling communication between internet of things products; calls on the Commission to address barriers in the single market hindering the growth of such platforms, in particular by putting an end to data localisation requirements;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Clarifying the implementation of the limited liability of intermediaries
Amendment 192 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the EU intermediary liability is one of the main concerns in the ongoing debate on online platformsmited liability regime is a crucial pillar of the EU's digital economy and is the result of a balanced approach between the fight against illegal content and the protection of freedom of speech and information;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that a clear-cut and level playing field is neededhowever that a robust implementation framework is needed at European level in order to allow online platforms to comply with their responsibilities and the rules on liability while respecting due process;
Amendment 223 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. WelcomNotes the updateongoing work ofn the AVMS Directive and the Commission’'s intention to propose measures for video- sharing platforms concerning their liability in terms of the protection of minors and the prevention of hate speech; regrets, however, protection of minors and the take down of content related to hate speech; considers that the incitement of terrorism should not be covered under the AVMS Directive as already regulated under the recently adopted Directive on combatting terrorism; reminds Member States of their positive obligation under the Charter of Fundamental Rights to ensure that the absebalance of references to content relating to the incitement of terrorismincentives for online platforms covered by this Directive is such that legal content, including content that can offend, shock or disturb, can still be communicated while respecting legitimate restrictions to freedom of speech as set out in the Charter;
Amendment 237 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the liability rules for online platforms should allow the tackling of issues related to illegal and harmful content in an efficient manner, for instance by respecting the duty of care , while maintaining a balanced and business- friendly approach ;
Amendment 240 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need for online platforms to prevent illegal and inappropriate content and unfair practices through regulatory, effective self-regulatory or hybrid measurecontent through effective self-regulatory measures, for instance through clear terms of use and appropriate mechanisms to identify repeated offenders; stresses the importance of online platforms playing a proactive role in tacklking illegal and inapprmmediate action to remove illegal content; stresses however that removal of illegal content, when related to for instance copyriate content and taking immediate action to remove illegal or inappropriate content if such content slips through prevenghted works or harmful content often relies upon subjective interpretation and arbitration of platform providers; calls therefore on the Commission to propose a legal instrument supplementing the e- Commerce Directive delivering a due process architecture for the notice and take down actions of platforms, including appropriate response times and a robust counter-notivce monitoringechanism through judicial redress;
Amendment 258 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 282 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to ensure a level playing field forand foster competition between online platforms; stresses that regulatory certainty is essential to creating a thriving digital economy; notes that competitive pressures vary between different sectors and therefore ‘'one-size- fits-all’' solutions are rarely appropriate;
Amendment 298 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Draws attention to the fact that the size of online platforms varies from global giantmultinationals to micro-enterprises; stresses the importance of fair and effective competition between online platforms to avoid the creation of monopolies that distort the markets; stresses that facilitating the switching between online platforms or online services is an essential measure in preventing market failures;
Amendment 303 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines that possible reforms of the existing regulatory framework should concentrate on the harmonisation of rules and reducing regulatory fragmentation; emphasises the need to avoid over- regulation; stresses the importance of technology neutrality and having the same rules apply online and offline where possible and necessary;
Amendment 318 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines that the Internet of the future cannot succeed without users’' trust in online platforms, greater transparency, better control of ranking systems and advertising, over ranking systems, advertising and other automated systems, and better control of users over their personal data and online platforms respecting all applicable legislation;
Amendment 373 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to assess the need for and the principles in relation to criteria, which could set the conditions under which online platforms may be made subject to further monitoring and assisted in order for them toprovide the necessary guidance for online platforms to facilitate their complyiance with existing obligations and guidelines in a timely manner, in particular in the realm of consumer protection,;
Amendment 382 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to assess the current Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement Directive6 , in order to ascertain how to contribute more effectively to the fight against counterfeiting by adopting proactive, proportionate and effective measures; _________________ 6 and how to prevent intentional misuse of reporting processes; _________________ 6 OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 16. OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 16.
Amendment 399 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 412 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that a fair and innovation- friendly environment as well as investments in research and development are vital for generating new ideas and innovations; underlines the importance of open data, open standards, and to the extent possible open application programming interfaces for the development of new online platforms and innovation ;
Amendment 418 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that, in relWelcomes the proactive actions of the Commission on enforcement of competition law in the digital world, including the recent public consultation ton this specific business model, the traditional reasoning inherent in EU competition law may no longer be fit for purposee role of data in competition issues, to ensure that market analyses take due account of the new realities of the digital world; stresses the need for the Commission to take timely decisions in competition cases in light of the fast moving pace of the digital sector;
Amendment 424 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Is concerned about problematic B2B practices by online platforms, such as a lack of transparency (e.g. in search results) and possible abuor possible unilateral changes in terms and conditions for instance in payment solutions, software updates, in particular in cases of the dual role of platforms as intermediaries and competitors;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the transport sector has been at the forefront in the development and deployment of standards that are necessary for the creation of the Single European Transport Area;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that open, voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effective;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. Improving safety by further supporting automation and boosting the efficiency of transport traffic management systems, such as the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), the River Information Services (RIS), Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), the Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS) and the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR);
Amendment 13 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that effective standardisation in support of digitisation is crucial for the transformation to a modern data-driven economy and the development of the Digital Single Market; calls for increased cooperation between the European standardisation organisations, especially concerning the ICT priority areas of cyber security, 5G communications, cloud computing, the Internet of Things and data technologies;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. Increasing the attractiveness and, accessibility and quality of transport and tourism services for all passengers and consumers;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls on the Commission to support an EUthe presence in international ICT foraof European standardisation organisations in international standardisation bodies such as ISO, IEC and ITU;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that innovation in the transport sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation, such as Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and the development of transport applications within the EU Satellite Navigation Systems (Galileo and EGNOS);
Amendment 33 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that ICT standardisation will be beneficial for the development of transport and tourism-related services; calls on the Commission to attach greater importance to this development when implementing its priority action plan for ICT standardisation and of multimodal transport solutions; calls on the Commission, together with the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs), to attach greater importance to this development when implementing its priority action plan for ICT standardisation, and in particular to explore a potential role of standardisation to support the technological changes and new business models emerging in the tourism sector, and to take swift action to promote the development of integrated and smart ticketing and new mobility concepts such as Mobility-as-a- Service;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote, facilitate financing for and expedite the deployment of the necessary infrastructure for the market uptake of new standards (e.g. alternative fuels infrastructure); highlights that infrastructure is a long term investment and therefore its standardisation should enable maximum interoperability to allow future technological developments and their application;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that differences between national standards, such as in the freight and logistics sector, remain a barrier to the internal market, and therefore calls on the Commission to mandate the drawing up of appropriate standards and, where necessary, to make them legally binding; points out, moreover, that standardisation can significantly contribute to reducing the administrative burden and transport costs for all businesses (e.g. e-documents) and can facilitate the proper enforcement of EU legislation (e.g. digital tachographs, electronic toll systems); underlines in this respect the need to seek a cross-modal harmonisation of standards;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to rationalise the number of platforms and coordination mechanisms and to involve the existing recognized European standardisation bodies, such as ETSI, CEN and CENELEC, in new initiatives; stresses the strategic importance of developing global standards;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. EBelieves that 'open standards' in ICT prevents lock-in of consumers, reduces costs, fosters competition and innovation and guarantees interoperability; encourages the Commission and the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to further promote ‘'open standards’' as a pillar of the Single European Transport Area architecture.
Amendment 57 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes note of the cybersecurity concerns and the specificities of the threats in the transport sector; urges the Commission, when adopting by the end of 2017 its anticipated Recommendation on standards for cybersecurity, to address these specificities, as a first step towards a comprehensive strategy on cybersecurity in the transport sector;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the European adoption of thea Reference Architecture Model for Idigitising industry 4.0;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the fact that the FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) system of licensing strikes an important balance between innovators and technology users, by guaranteeing access to, and efficient licensing of, standard essential patents; stresses that essential R&D contributions to standardisation will be stimulated by maintaining a balanced standardisation framework;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the uptake of innovative solutions for data-intensive public services, such as the use of cloud services, is still slow and fragmented; recalls that services like INSPIRE generate large volumes of data, which require higher computing capacity; welcomes in this regard the Commission's "European Cloud Initiative" and considers that the user base of the European Open Science Cloud should be extended to the public sector;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Highlights the importance of raising awareness among citizens regarding available e-government tools and services; believes that digital inclusion can be further increased through a user-centric and needs based- approach for e-government services; therefore welcomes the principle of inclusiveness and accessibility in the Action Plan;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas digitalisation has already contributed to the transformation of the transport sector, allowing in particular the gradual automation of transport modes and facilitation of transport services;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication on Digitising European Industry, but regrets that, as its focus on the transport sector is limited to connected and automated driving, it does not address sufficiently all existing challenges; recalls that, although connected and automated driving is one of the most exciting digital transformations in the sector, there is potential for digitalisation in all modes of transport, and also throughout the value chain from manufacturers to passengers where results can be expected in the near future; asks the Commission to focus on digital transformations in all modes of transport, including transport and tourism related services;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the digitalisation process has not been beneficial to the same extent throughout the transport sector, which has created a detrimental fragmentation within the internal market both between different modes of transport and within the same mode; believes that developing a coordinated Industrial Digitalisation Strategy (IDS) for the EU could help overcome this fragmentation; stresses that the objective should not be just another policy paper but a real strategy reflecting innovation trends and market potential, the implementation of which would be continuously evaluated;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point a
Paragraph 3 – point a
(a) improve the overall safety, quality and environmental performance of the transport sector;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the development of the Internet of Things is central to the automation of manufacturing processes; whereas this development can only be scaled up through investment in high- speed connectivity, High Performance Computing and mass data storage facilities;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is widespread concern as regards the labour market effects of digitalisation in industrial manufacturing as well as its possible effects on workplace democracy and regional developmentdigitisation in industrial manufacturing will change labour market demand in Europe; whereas, in order to meet this change in demand, digital skills in the society as a whole should be increased;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point e
Paragraph 3 – point e
(e) facilitate the proper and harmonised enforcement of EU legislation, through the development of traffic management systems, intelligent transport systems, digital tachographs, electronic toll systems, etc.;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point f
Paragraph 3 – point f
(f) cut administrative burdens for the smallest transport operators, for instance in the freight and logistics sector by simplifying administrative procedures, providing for cargo tracking and tracing, and optimising schedules and traffic flows;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets the great fragmentation of Internet coverage within the EU; points out that uninterrupted and high performance connectivity is a precondition for further digitalisation of the transport sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to meet their commitment to provide such a type of connectivity for main transport paths and hubs no later than 2025 and to initiate full coverage all over the EU;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to mobilise and attract public and private investments in order to adequately finance the transition towards digital processes and support the development of associated infrastructure; believes that better use could be made of existing EU funds, in particular the European Fund for Strategic Investments, which has so far not delivered sufficiently on projects of a truly innovative nature;
Amendment 105 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the digital transformation in the transport and tourism sectors, in particular the development of the on-demand and the collaborative economies, contributes to considerably reshaping passengers and consumers behaviour as regards mobility and tourism as well the need for infrastructure adaptation; invites the Commission to further unleash the potential of this societal change;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Acknowledges the contribution of start-ups and SMEs to the digitalisation process, and stresses the importance to provide them with the adequate support and to ensure the application of their innovations, and favour their integration into the market;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of an EU governance structure for the digitalisation of industry that facilitates the coordination of national initiatives and platforms on industrial digitalisation; calls on the Commission to consider setting a non-binding orientation target, that allows the EU to remain a global industrial leader; underlines the importance of advancing digitalisation particularly in those regions that are lagging behinddigitalisation of industry for maintaining the EU's position as a global industrial leader; calls on the Commission to give concrete substance to its ambition of reaching the 20% of GDP manufacturing target; emphasizes, in this light, the re- shoring potential of digitising industry by decreasing production costs; recalls that an enabling regulatory framework and the build-up of a state-of-the-art European digital infrastructure are the best ways of stimulating digitisation of industry; expects that, besides industry leaders and social partners, stakeholders from academia, the standardisation community, trade unions, policy-makers and civil society as well as industry leaders, especially SMEs, will also be invited to play an active role;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to establish a specific industrial foresight unit thatcontinue its important work in examinesing manufacturing and digitalisation trends, studiesying pertinent developments in other regions, identifiesying new key technologies and ensuresing that European leadership in these areas is maintained and new trends are integrated into policies and actions; calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with national Research and Technology Organisations in this regard;
Amendment 138 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that its industry policies are in concordance with the 'Innovation Principle', so that potential effects on research and innovation will be part of the impact assessment;
Amendment 139 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the importance of technology neutrality in all levels of industry policy and legislation; calls on the Commission to safeguard and promote the principle of technology neutrality in all its actions regarding the digitisation of European industry;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Highlights that industrial value chains are increasingly distributed across Europe and that EU-coordination is therefore justified and necessary; calls on the Commission to facilitate cross- fertilisation between the different national initiatives in digitising industry, such as Industrie 4.0 in Germany, Industrie du Futur in France, Smart Industry in The Netherlands and many more; calls for the exchange of best practices in this regard;
Amendment 155 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights in this context the need to advance investment in high-speed connectivity, for example through 5G and, fibre optics and satellite communications, as an instrument for convergence and ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry;
Amendment 166 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the importance of High Performance Computing for a future- proof European digital infrastructure; stresses that HPC can increase the competitiveness of European industry by allowing access to supercomputer calculating speed for e.g. modelling or simulation; highlights the potential of HPC for SMEs and believes the development of HPC competence centres and the Fortissimo initiative of the European Commission are positive examples in this regard; calls on the Commission and the Member States to maintain high HPC-ambitions and to realise exascale computing for Europe by 2020;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the importance of cloud computing for a future-proof European digital infrastructure; stresses that the Cloud can provide European industry with mass data storage capacities and high processing speed at low costs; calls on the Commission to increase industrial awareness of the benefits of cloud computing, so that a market-led extension of its user base may be attained;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses the high potential of satellite technologies for digitising industry, notably by establishing high- speed connectivity, also in remote areas, and by facilitating the Internet of Things through positioning services; highlights in this respect the key importance of satellite technology for Highly Automated Driving; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that European industry can benefit to the full extent from the European flagship programmes Galileo and Copernicus;
Amendment 174 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Takes note of the large opportunities of Distributed Ledger Technology for European industry, for example in the areas of intercompany transactions, traceability during the manufacturing process and recycling; calls on the Commission and national Research and Technology Organisations to identify possible obstacles to the deployment of DLT;
Amendment 195 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the establishment of the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation and particularly the Commission’s proposal for Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) to strengthen industrial digitalisation and digital innovation for SMEs; calls on the Commission to increase the funding for the DIH and to facilitate a 'sand box' approach in which cross-sectorial experiments in a controlled environment will not be blocked by standing regulation;
Amendment 205 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the transformative nature that Highly Automated Driving can have for transport in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together with the transport industry to address legal and technical questions surrounding HAD and identify its obstacles to its cross-border development in the Union;
Amendment 247 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the role of cybersecurity within the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; considers cyber-resilience as crucial and cybersecurity as a core sector for European digitalisation effortdesign parameter in all digital innovations; believes that producers are responsible for ensuring safety and security standards on the basis of the available state of the art technology; notes that cybersecurity requirements for the Internet of Things (IoT) and IT security standards must strengthen European cyber-resilience; believes that European standardisation bodies have a special role to play in this respect;
Amendment 265 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need for monitoring of data sovereignty; believes that industrial data protection and data ownership, especially b2b, require special attention; notes that open data and open standards can promote new technologies as well as new applications;
Amendment 280 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that European leadership in industrial digitalisation requires a strong standardisation strategy; emphasises the important and unique make-up of Europe’s standardisation bodies, including their inclusive approach; calls on the Commission to promote the development of open standards and welcomes its intention to guarantee access to, and efficient licensing of, standard essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory) conditions; stresses that essential R&D contributions to standardisation will be safeguarded by maintaining a balanced standardisation framework; calls for an EU coordinated approach towards international fora and consortia such as the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC);
Amendment 1 #
2016/2195(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Points out that to ensure the proper deployment of SESAR, and in the interest of achieving global interoperability, a specific and ambitious budget, other than the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget, should be allocated for its implementation;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2195(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the successful delivery of the work mandated by the European Commission concerning the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Definition phase; underlines the importance of a preliminary agreement with the wider Aviation industry on prerequisites for the safe integration of drones into civilian air space; notes also that a “"Drones outlook study”", intended to form the basis for the proper coverage of RPAS activities in the ATM Master Plan was kicked off in December 2015;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2173(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the Agency's vital role in ensuring the highest possible level of aviation safety throughout Europe; stresses that a proper coordinated alert system and information structurecommon European assessment and alerting system is needed in Europe, in particular in the context of flights over conflict zones; stresses that, in the context of a fast-developing civil aviation sector, the Agency should be given the necessary financial, material and human resources to perform its regulatory and executive tasks successfully, in the fields of safety and environmental protection, without compromising its independence and impartiality;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the adoption by the Administrative Board of a Fraud prevention and detection strategy, based on the methodology and guidance of OLAF and on the Anti-fraud strategy of DG MOVE, and expects it to be fully and speedily implemented;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores that the creation of the EFSI and of the Guarantee Fund with a 50% target rate has limited the budgetary flexibility in the 2014-2020 MFF by reducing the unallocated margins under the MFF expenditure ceiling and that the planned budget for CEF has been reduced; is concerned with the proposal ofconsiders as irresponsible that the Commission proposes to prolong EFSI without any impact assessment nor a thorough and convincing evaluation regarding this instrument;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the EIB’'s evaluation report notes geographical imbalances and sectoral concentrations in the Infrastructure and Innovation Window portfolio (IIW) and that financing under the IIW is concentrated (63%) in three Member States; calls on the Commission to urgently assess the impact of EFSI for the Union as a whole; regrets that EFSI is not sufficiently used for the financing of infrastructure for more sustainable modes, such as for rail, sustainable inland waterways, cycling and walkingnovative transport projects in all modes of transport, for instance to promote sustainable means of transport or to further encourage the digitalisation process as well as barrier-free accessibility;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the Commission (DG MOVE) has not yet established a formalised consolidated strategic document for the supervision on the TEN-T core network corridors development; encourages the Commission to adopt such strategic document regarding supervision activities; further encourages the Commission to focus in this regard on transparency for large projects with a cost of more than 1 billion euros and to guaran and transparency; recalls that transparency and consultation with all stakeholders contributee the participation of representative citizens’ organisations in decision makingo the success of transport projects;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that transport projects in 2014-2020 will be financed from several sources, including the CEF, the Cohesion Fund, the European Fund for Regional Development and the EFSI; calls on the Commission, therefore, to develop synergies that will enable these different sources of funding to allocate the funds available more efficiently, as well as the blending of these resources; calls on the Commission to annually deliver and publish, inter alia on its websites, easily accessible lists of transport, including modal share percentages, and tourism projects, that are co-financed through the mentioned funds;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the Commission should ensure totalfurther improve transparency in the management of funds, ensuring that the public interest is protected and always, in all circumstances, takes precedent over any private interest; insists that Public Private Partnerships should not lead to privatising profits whilst socialising losses;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that appropriations for sustainable and accessible tourism are not yet adequate to support the development of the sector, also with a view, in particular to promote the development of sustainable and accessible tourism projects, and to support SMEs and, micro-enterprises as well as the new sharingdevelopments in the collaborative economiesy;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the significant contribution made by the European Structural and Investment Funds to the construction of an efficient and safe European transport network; Stresses the importance of synergies and complementarity between the various funds, programmes and instruments, in order to obtain the maximum added value of the investments effected;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of national general transport plans as well as sustainable urban mobility plans for the effective spending of funds;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to use European Structural and Investment Funds to complement the gaps that exist between completed infrastructure projects, particularly in cross-border regions; recalls that ESI Funds can be used for investments in smart mobility and intelligent transport systems (ITS), and in particular sustainable public transport in cities and regions;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Points out that the ESI Funds play an important role in facilitating the shift towards a low-carbon economy and combating climate change;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that funding under the cohesion policy is exceptionally important for the development of transport infrastructure in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe; calls for the necessary resources to be secured and for the level of financing to be maintained in the next multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that work on standardisation in cloud computing should be accelerated; emphasizes that better standards and interoperability will enable communication between different cloud-based systems and will avoid vendor lock-in effects for cloud products and services; calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with commercial cloud providers in developing open standards for this domain;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that creating more awareness of the benefits of cloud computing is crucial, as demand for cloud services is still too low in Europe; points out that cloud computing will lead to economic growth as a result of its cost- efficiency and scalability; reiterates that SMEs are Europe's most important engine for jobs and growth; underlines that cloud benefits can be particularly substantive for SMEs as they frequently lack the resources to invest in extensive on-site physical IT systems;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Emphasizes that the European Open Science Cloud should be accompanied by a comprehensive cyber security strategy, because the scientific community has a need for a reliable data infrastructure that can be used without exposing research work to data loss, corruption or intrusion; calls on the Commission to take into account cyber security issues from the very first stage of all its IT initiatives;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Is concerned by the 4.7 billion Euro financing gap of the European Cloud Initiative; calls on the Commission to identify appropriate financing mechanisms for the European Open Science Cloud and the European Data Infrastructure; further calls on the Commission to provide sufficient resources for this policy area in Horizon 2020 and in its proposal for the Ninth Framework Programme;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Believes that the private sector should be involved in the user base of the European Open Science Cloud from the beginning, for example through offering Software as a Service (SaaS); points out that European business is expected to contribute to closing the 4.7 billion Euro financing gap of the European Cloud Initiative; notes that it is unlikely that businesses will invest in the programme if they will be unable to reap its benefits as well;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Underlines that a state-of-the-art supercomputing infrastructure is crucial for the EU's competitiveness; calls on the Commission to realise the availability of operational exascale computers in Europe by the year 2022;
Amendment 1032 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Rule 116 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Parliament shall establish a register of Parliament documents. Legislative documents and certain other categories of documents shall, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, be made directly accessible through the register, in an open and accessible format to allow for the reuse of content. References to other Parliament documents shall as far as possible be included in the register.
Amendment 1072 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136
Rule 136
Amendment 3 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to show greater political will towards completfurther developing and strengthening the single market for transport and establishing an equal level playing field, in order to ensure open and fair competition between public and private operators in the transport, postal and tourism sectors;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that EU transport legislation is often poorly implemented by Member States; believes that proper implementation of existing EU legislation, which the Commission should be enforcing more strictly, would bring additional benefits to business and, industry and consumers;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RecognisWelcomes the advances in digital technologies in the transport and tourism sectors, which promote competition,in particular for facilitating the development of the collaborative economy, for bringing into play new operators and for challenging existing monopolies to the benefit of consumers; points out that an appropriate and crleate jobs andr legal framework is required to grasp the benefits of the consumer; digitalisation process and calls on the Commission to monitor its development so that it does not give rise to dominant market positions;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’'s intention to negotiate external aviation agreements with several key countries and regions in the world; believes that these will not only improve market access, but will also provide new business opportunities for a world-beating European aviation sector, creating jobs and benefiting consumers; stresses that the European parliament has an important role to play in these negotiations;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that increased competition brought about by the gradual opening up of the EU road haulage market can bring benefits to consumers, but expresses concern that certain measures being applied by some Member States are undermining the integrity of the single market in this field; welcomes the readiness of the Commission to confront such protectionist measures;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that postal services and especially cross-border parcel delivery are of fundamental importance for the development of the e-commerce sector across the EU; welcomes the Commission antitrust inquiry into the e-commerce sector and encourages it to continue monitoring the development of the parcel and postal markets;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas transport is the largest sector in which the European Investment Bank (EIB) has been active since its foundation, with more than a trillion euros invested in transport projects since 1958;, with more than a trillion euros invested in the transport sector thanks to the support of the EIB since its foundation in 1958, this is the sector in which the EIB has been most active.
Amendment 8 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas decarbonising transport is a major challenge, and significant reductions in CO2 emissions from transport are needed if the EU is to achieve its long-term climate goals; whereas congestion and air pollution are major problems in developing urban mobility and protecting human health;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the plan to review the Regulation on the European Fund for Strategic Investments announced by Commission President Juncker’s plan, which aims to increase the capacity of the Investment Plan for Europe from EUR 315 billion to EUR 630 billion until 2022; underlines, however, that it should not lead to a reduction in well-functioning sources of transport infrastructure funding;effective sources that are indispensable to the appropriate funding of transport infrastructure, such as subsidies under the Connecting Europe Facility.
Amendment 37 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the EIB to continue to support sustainable, safe, climate-friendly and innovative transport; underlines that it is the European ParliamentUnion’s priority to providensure sufficient funding for projects with European added value, including the cross- border transport links;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that an innovative and effective economy needs advanced infrastructure and that transport infrastructure should be among the priorities, with a special focus on innovative multimodal infrastructure solutions such as short multimodal tunnels or bridges in sparsely populated areas or local communities;solutions.
Amendment 48 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the need for European investment policy to pay more attention to horizontal issues, particularly as regards future means of transport, which will require the simultaneous and coherent development of alternative energy and telecommunications networks.
Amendment 55 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 62 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls onSupports the Commission in its attempt to drevelop new common EU regulations onise the current Financial Regulation, and in particular its provisions concerning the use of innovative financial instruments such as public-private partnerships or project bonds;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance in combating climate change of the goals set by COP 21 with regard to road, rail and inland waterway transport; underlines that the financial means should be available to bring about a modal shift from road to rail and waterborne and inland waterway transport; insists also that attention should be paid to investment in clean power for transport; proposes, to this end, increasing the capacities of financing tools that are specialised for this purpose, such as the European Clean Transport Facility (ECTF);
Amendment 81 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the importance of optimising the Union’s investment policies by harmonising the various investment support tools (EFSI, ESIFs, CEF, projects bonds, the various funds, etc.); calls for a coordination structure to be set up between the EIB and the Commission in order to optimise the joint use of these various tools on a project-by- project basis so that loans, subsidies and guarantee mechanisms can be mixed for the same project under the best possible conditions.
Amendment 7 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2016 'Towards a Digital Single Market'8a , __________________ 8a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0009
Amendment 70 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas CCIs are a driving force for innovation and development of ICT in Europe; whereas the digital transformation of the industry offers new possibilities for the development of new business models and market expansion, but also poses challenges to the traditional sectors of the CCIs;
Amendment 153 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that technology and infrastructure rely on the content provided by creators; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish ahighlights that the revised legal framework for the value chaincopyright in the digital age thatshould takes into account the specificities of the sector and leads to an improvement in the remuneration of authors and creatorsshould ensure for authors and creators to be fairly remunerated for the use of their work on the internet without hampering innovation;
Amendment 174 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. AskWelcomes the Commission, in view of the upcoming copyright reform, to create legal solutions which will suit creators, right holders and consumers alike in order to make clear that liability exemptions can only apply to genuinely neutral and passive online service providers and not to servi's commitment to modernize the current copyright framework to adapt it to the digital age; believes that any adjustment should strike the right balance between the inherent value and appreciation of creative and artistic content with consumer rights and consumer access that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising content at the expense of creatorso diverse and legal content;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that piracy and counterfeiting remain a serious concern for CCIs and citizens alike; stresses that these illicit activities can cause safety and health concerns that need to be addressed;
Amendment 218 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that the cultural and creative industries are characterised by a small enterprise size, with more than 95% of the businesses employing less than 10 people1a; calls therefore on the Commission to develop an innovation- friendly business environment for SMEs in the CCIs by reducing administrative burdens and to support the development of new business models; __________________ 1aStudy on "Boosting the competitiveness of cultural and creative industries for growth and jobs"
Amendment 239 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Digitisation of the cultural and creative industries
Amendment 240 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that the digital era offers new possibilities for CCIs through platforms, development of new business models and the use of innovative digital tools to access cultural content; reminds that this transformation also poses challenges to the traditional sectors such as book publishing and print media; highlights that CCIs are not yet tapping all potential of the digitisation and are not making full use of digital tools;
Amendment 241 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to ensure a modernized legislative framework in order to encourage the adoption of digital technologies and ensure that CCIs adapt successfully to digital changes; stresses in this regard that the Commission's "Digitising the industry" plan should fully take the specific characteristics of the CCIs into account;
Amendment 242 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Highlights the growing importance of platforms for the CCIs; calls on the Commission to maintain an innovation- friendly policy and foster competition between online platforms; highlights in this regard the importance of transparency, interoperability between and access to platforms;
Amendment 243 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls on the Commission to promote the development and usage of free and open source software and open standards in order to foster innovation and growth in CCIs;
Amendment 244 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the digitisation of cultural content, such as digital libraries, thus providing European citizens with broad access to content and promoting cultural and media literacy;
Amendment 263 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that a lack of business skills still poses a major challenge for many entrepreneurs within CCIs; highlights in this regard the importance to strengthen the business, financial, marketing and management skills of creative entrepreneurs and to better integrate creative with entrepreneurial education;
Amendment 333 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that participation in all EU funded programmes is open to CCIs, but that this participation should still to be considered below its potential; asks the Commission as a first step to create a one stop shop – e.g. a website – highlighting different funding opportunities for CCIs, as this would increase awareness and accessibility of funding for CCIs; stresses the need to increase the knowledge among financial investors and institutions regarding the specificities and different challenges of the CCIs;
Amendment 345 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the importance of alternative funding options for CCIs, such as crowdfunding and crowd-investment;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the investment mobilised by EFSI to date, which, which on 31 January 2017 amountsed to EUR 169.98.8 billion (the total approved EIB financing being EUR 31.5 billion) and accounts for 524% of the total target investment to be mobilised by 2018;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the linadequacky of officialthe real- time information on the amount of used guarantee; notes, however, that unofficial inform that several evaluations indicates a multiplier of 14.1; calls onleverage effect of 14.1; points out that the EIB tohas makde the exact multiplier public and to use the OECD calculation methodology; 14; __________________ 1d http://www.eib.org/attachments/strategies/ efsi_2015_report_ep_council_en.pdf.
Amendment 24 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that as at 31 January 2017 the main beneficiaries awere, per volume: the UK, Spain, France, Germany and Italin absolute terms: Italy, Spain, France, the UK and Germany (73% of the total mobilised investment), per capita: Finland, Ireland, Estonia, Spain, and Italy, and Luxembourg, and, per share of GDPin terms of GDP (in EUR m): Estonia, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, Italy and GreeceLithuania and Portugal;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, according to the EY 2016 independent evaluation covering the period from July 2015 to June 20161 a, EU-15 received over 90% of EFSI support and the 13 new Member States received about 9%; points out that the volume of EFSI operations has changed greatly since then; recalls that three Member States should not account for more than 45% of the total EFSI funding under the EFSI Infrastructure and Innovation Window1 b at the end of the first investment period (mid-2018) and therefore calls on the EFSI Steering Board to continuously monitor sectoral and geographical spread; __________________ 1aAd-hoc audit of the application of the Regulation 2015/1017. 1b Strategic Orientation adopted by the EFSI Steering Board in December 2015: http://www.eib.org/attachments/strategies/ efsi_steering_board_efsi_strategic_orient ation_en.pdf.
Amendment 37 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that only 10 projects under the IIW and two under the SMEW, corresponding to nine Member States, benefited fromConsiders that blending EU grants with financial instruments can also make for the necessary additionality and encourage investors to submit projects that might not have bleended EFSI/ESIF funding; encourages a timely adoption of the Financial Regulation and Omnibus Regulation revision that would allow the simplification of the combined ESIF and EFSI funds in order to avoid competition and overlaps and to ensure complementarity carried out otherwise; calls on the EIB and the Commission to promote the use of EU grants (under various EU arrangements, for instance the CEF, Horizon 2020, and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF)) in combination with EFSI in order to improve the financial profile of infrastructure projects providing European added value;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. In order to improve the performance of the EFSI at both national and regional level, there is a need to step up cooperation between the EIB, which steers the EFSI, and the national and regional promotional banks.
Amendment 41 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that only 11 projects under the IIW and two under the SMEW, corresponding to nine Member States, benefited from blended EFSI/ESIF funding; encourages a timely adoption of the Financial Regulation and Omnibus Regulation revision that would enable EFSI to be combined more simply and to optimum effect with all other EU grant arrangements (for example ESIF, the CEF, and H2020) in order to avoid competition and overlaps and to ensure complementarity;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, under the two windows, 310% of the EFSI funding was used for SMEs, 223% forin the energy projsectsor, 21% for RDI and 10% for the digital sector; regrets, however, the lack of information regarding the additionality of the projects fundedin the RDI sector and 10% in the digital sector;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for European added value to be considered a major criterion in the selection procedure and for EFSI to be in line with EU policy goals;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that National Promotional Banks are not well established in all Member States and that their limited geographical spread poses additional barriers to the EFSI geographical coverage; considers that the establishment of National Promotional Banks should be a high EFSI priority in order to address regions where support is needed; calls on the EIB and the Commission to ensure that National Promotional Banks are high in the priorities of the European Advisory Investment Hub; calls on the Commission to encourage and support the establishment of National Promotional Banks in regions where their presence is limitedMaintains that, in order to improve EFSI’s performance at both national and regional level, there needs to be closer cooperation between the EIB, which runs EFSI, and National and Regional Promotional Banks;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes, however, that National Promotional Banks are not well established in all Member States and that their limited geographical spread poses additional barriers to the EFSI geographical coverage; considers that the establishment of National Promotional Banks should be a high EFSI priority in order to finance the support that some regions need;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CPoints to the promising start to the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH); calls on the EIAH to increase its presence in countries in which the EFSI has had difficulties in taking hold and which lack the administrative capacity to submit viable projects, and in cohesion countries in particular; calls on the EIAH, furthermore, to provide specific advice in order to aid given projects wherever there is a high degree of risk aversion or the risk is fragmented among investors (as can be the case with, for example, cross-border/multinational projects or long-term infrastructure/revenue-generating projects); calls on the Advisory Hub to collaborate with the appropriate national institutions in order to achieve more balanced geographical and sectorial coverage; calls on the EIB to strengthen its advisory capacity and to enhance communication and dissemination efforts to increase the uptake of EFSI in all Member States and regions;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. RegretNotes that the investment platforms are slow to emerge and not yetprovided for under the EFSI Regulation need more time to become operational, hampering and that the development of cross-border projects; is meanwhile being hampered; points out, however, that 21 platforms have been set up to date1 c; __________________ 1c EIB.
Amendment 10 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission proposal of 7 December 2015 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council,
Amendment 20 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU Single Aviation market is the most successful example of regional liberalisation of air transport that strongly contributed to unprecedented levels of air connectivity by broadening travel opportunities within and outside Europe while lowering prices;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the aviation sector is a fundamental part of the European transport network, indispensable to ensure connectivity and regional cohesion within the EU and worldwide, and a driver with multiplier effect for growth and jobs creation;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’'s Communication on an Aviation Strategy for Europe and its effort to identify sources to boost the sector by finding new market opportunities and dismantling barriers, and for its proposals to meet and anticipate new challenges by developing modern regulatory frameworks (e.g. revised Basic Regulation for common rules in the field of civil aviation safety); believes that, in a longer-term perspective, a further holistic and ambitious approach should be embraced;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to rethink on-going initiatives and propose alternatives to remove the deficiencies of the aviation sector resulting from the late and incomplete implementation of EU legislation such as the Single European Sky (SES); urges the Member States finally to make progress on other essential dossiers such asstresses that to provide legal clarity and certainty, although helpful, the publication of guidelines does not substitute the proper revision of existing regulations, in this respect urges the Council and the Member States finally to make progress on other essential dossiers such as the Recast of the Regulation on the Implementation of the Single European Sky and the revision of the Slot Regulation and the Passenger Rights Regulations;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the European aviation sector can fit into a competitive global environment by further building on and developing its assets;Welcomes the Commission's proposal to revise Regulation 868/2004 addressing unfair practices and to issue guidelines on ownership and control; stresses however that nor arising protectionism nor measures to ensure fair competition alone will guarantee the competitiveness of the EU aviation sector; believes that the European aviation sector can fit into a competitive global environment by further building on and developing its assets, such as, for example high safety standards, the role of EASA, geographical positioning, innovative industry, social and environmental goals; strongly believes that competition from third countries, if fair, should be seen as an opportunity to develop further a European aviation model that has the potential to provide a unique and competitive response to the specificities of competitors;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the initiative to negotiate at EU-level air transport agreements and bilateral aviation safety agreements with third countries representing emerging and strategic markets (China, Japan, ASEAN, Turkey, Qatar, the UAE, Armenia, Mexico, China, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi- Arabia) and encourages fast negotiations; calls on the Commission and the Council, in respect of Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to fully involve and inform the European Parliament at all stages of negotiations;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that air space is also part of the EU single market, and that any fragmentation resulting from diverging national practices (e.g.: taxes, levies, etc.) has an impact on the rest of the market and hampers EU competitiveness;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly believes that the aviation sector should fully rely on European satellite-based technologies, such as EGNOS and Galileo, which allow safer and more efficient navigation and approach procedures while enabling the full deployment of SESAR; Therefore insists on the need for a wide implementation of these technologies;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that many of the limits to growth, both in the air and on the groundAcknowledges the existing connectivity gap within the EU and the importance of regional connectivity; Believes that many of the limits to growth, both in the air and on the ground (e.g. capacity crunch, under and over utilization of infrastructures, different ANSP or limited investments), can be addressed by taking connectivity as the main indicator when assessing and planning actions in the sector;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that connectivity should not only be limited to number, frequency and quality of air transport services, but should also be assessed within an integrated transport network and extended to other criteria, such as time, network integration increases, affordability and environmental cost, in order to reflect the actual added value of a route; calls, therefore, on the Commission to explore the possibility of developing an EU indicator based on other existing indices and the exploratory work already carried out by Eurocontrol and the Airport Observatory;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that such a type of connectivity index, without undermining the EU objective of territorial cohesion to be enhanced by the forthcoming interpretative guidelines on the Public Service Obligations' rules, can serve the overall strategic planning by distinguishing economically viable opportunities from unprofitable projects, in order to favour for instance profitable specialisation of airports and to avoid ghost airports, and by identifying intermodal and cost- efficient solutions;
Amendment 196 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that the TEN-T corridors are the backbone for the development of multimodal options where airports are core hubs; regrets that multimodal initiatives across Europe are fragmented and limited in number; calls on both the Commission and the Member States to give greater priority to the multimodal objective within the TEN-T corridors while removing bottlenecks; calls on the Commission promptly to present its proposal for a multimodal approach to transport, with the aviation sector fully integrated;
Amendment 233 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the Commission's evaluation of the Airport Charges Directive should help clarifying whether the current provisions are an effective tool to promote competition against the risk of abuse of monopoly power and to further the interests of European consumers and promote competition, or whether a reform is needed;
Amendment 244 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the whole aviation value chain has the potential to be a strategic sector for investments, which needs to be further exploited by setting long-term objectives and by granting incentives to smart initiatives fulfilling those objectives such as greener airports or aircrafts, noise reduction, connection between airport facilities and public transport; invites the Commission and the Member States to look into further measures to promote such initiatives, including through the use of the European Fund for Strategic Investments, and to continue promoting and financing programmes such as Clean Sky and SESAR;
Amendment 252 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note of the CO2 emissions generated by the aviation sector; stresses the wide range of actions already taken to achieve carbon neutral growth from 2020, both technically by developing alternative fuels and lighter aircraft, and politically by abiding to international agreements; welcomes the Commission’'s intention to review EU measures to reduce CO2 emissions from aviation in light of the outcome of the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO); is of the opinion that, in view also of the Commission’'s Circular Economy Package, further initiatives aiming at increasing environmental capacity and at reducing emissions ofand noise from operational activities from, to and within airports should be encouraged, for example by labelling "green airport" and "green way-to-airports" and by achieving the most efficient logistics management;
Amendment 272 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges the substantial costs spent on security measures; stresses that security challenges, including cybersecurity, posed to the aviation sector will only be greater in the future, requiring an immediate shift to a more intelligence- based and reactive security system, and an improvement of the security of airports’' facilities so that they can adapt to evolving threats without requiring constant updates, in this respect welcomes the Commission's proposal for a EU certification system for aviation security screening equipment; insist on the need for a consistent implementation of the existing regulation regarding staff recruitment and training; calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of deepening the one-stop security concept, and of developing a EU pre-check system allowing pre-registered EU travellers to go through a lighter and faster screening; urges the Member States to commit to share intelligence systematically and to exchange best practices on airport security systems; also underlines that security concerns arising from non-cooperative military flights with no active transponders and from conflict zones overflight must continue to be addressed;
Amendment 290 #
2016/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that relative to other transport modes, the aviation sector is already well ahead in putting the benefits of digitalisation, information and communication technologies, and open data to use, and encourages the sector to continue to take a lead in this process, while ensuring interoperability of systems and neutrality and transparency of access to information for consumers; welcomes the Commission’'s proposal for an aviation big data project and asks for clarification on its implementation;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the 2030 Energy strategy, "A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030" (COM(2014)15),
Amendment 2 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission Energy Efficiency Communication (COM(2014)520),
Amendment 6 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
- having regard to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21),
Amendment 21 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gas is expected to continue tocan play an important role in the EU energy system for decades, especially in industrial production and asthe coming decades, as source of heat in buildingsupport to renewable energy, while the EU meets its ambitious targets on greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency and renewables and makes the transition to a low-carbon economy, where the role of gas will gradually decrease in favour of clean energies;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas European gas import dependency in the upcoming years is expected to grow and in certain Member States has already reached 100 % in cases where there are no or limited numbers of alternative suppliers or supply routand boosting renewable energy and improving energy efficiency represent an opportunity to reduce gas demand in these countries;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU, as the second largest LNG importer in the world, should exploit more opportunities in the international energy diplomacy arena to require from LNG producing countries to comply with high environmental standards in all stages of the gas life-cycle to avoid harmful methane leakage;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU is still not able to fully exploit the benefits of an integrated internal energy market due to a lack of key gas infrastructure that would properly connect the marketsufficient interconnections and due to incomplete implementation of the Third Energy Package;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the current LNG infrastructure in Europe works at 25% of its capacity, according to the 2016 LNG report by IGU, and in some Member States there is infrastructure that has not been used since its construction;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that in order to avoid stranded assets, a careful analysis of LNG supply alternatives and options, including renewables and energy efficiency, in a regional perspective should be carried out before deciding about new infrastructure in order to guarantee the most efficient use of existing infrastructure;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of regional cooperation when building new LNG terminals and interconnections and underlines that Member States with access to the sea should cooperate closely with landlocked countries to avoid over- investment in unnecessary or uneconomic projects;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that finding cost efficient solutions should be a key principle in reaching the EU and regional optimum and calls on the Commission, the Member States and national regulatory authorities to allocate the limited available resources to the development of critical infrastructure that corresponds to real demand, as established by independent forecasts, or to well-justified geo-strategic reasons;
Amendment 228 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes the emerging global trend for increasing liquefaction capacity and its expectedpotential positive effect on the European gas markets;
Amendment 237 #
2016/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the necessity of eliminating all barriers to global free trade of LNGapplying a system of quality control on LNG imports that guarantees the elimination of methane leakage during all stages of the gas life-cycle; uUrges, in this context, US policy makers to increase investment certainty by introducing clear criteria and deadlines in the authorisation process for gas exports to non-FTA countries; the European Commission and the External Action Service to ensure that production conditions meet the high standards required in the European Union and Members States, that the producing countries, many of them outside the OECD, are subject to independent audits and quality controls, and not to favour LNG that is not compliant with these high standards;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) did not produce the expected results as regards transport infrastructureneeds to be improved in order to effectively support highly innovative market-based projects; stresses therefore that cuts in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) should not be further used to finance EFSI, as both instruments serve distinct purposes; strongly requests that the cuts in CEF to finance the EFSI programme are restored within the framework of the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework or are at least earmarked for transport infrastructure projects with European added value;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the conclusion ofTakes note that the fourth railway package; underlines the foresees a greater role ofor the European Railway Agency in terms of certification and technical infrastructure development, which must therefore be adequately financed; believes that continuous efforts should also be put on research and innovation in the rail sector and calls on adequate funding for the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the revision of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 envisages broadening the scope of competence of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); stresses the importance of allocating adequate funding to the EASA to ensure the successful uptake of these new responsibilities;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that efficient logistics management across all transport modes in the Union can greatly contribute to decongesting of traffic and a reducing CO2 emissions; draws attention to the fact that Motorways of the Seas are cornerstones in logistics and that ports are main nodes for multi-modal transport schemes;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the key role of digital technologyies in the development of safe, efficient and sustainable transport; encourages the Commission to support innovation and the development of innovative solutions fordigitalisation and automation across all transport sectormodes to the benefit of all Union citizens and, tourists and businesses;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the political importance of addressing the refugee and migrant issue and the contribution the European Maritime Safety Agency can makeNotes that the mandate of the European Safety Agency (EMSA) has been broadened to enhance its cooperation with national authorities and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; emphasises the importance of adequate funding to ensure optimal use of state-of- the-art technology, information sharing and staff training;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that ensuring security of the transport means and infrastructures is of high priority and that adequate funding must be safeguarded to this purpose.
Amendment 18 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the development of renewable energy must ensureprovides opportunities for tackling climate change, improving air quality increasing energy sovereignecurity, eliminateing energy poverty and fostering economic development in the EU;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas respect for ownership rights is important when promoting renewable energy;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that the national regulation of electricityimportance of an EU legislative proposal on energy market rules, as a more integrated markets is a key factor inor the dieverging advancelopment of renewables, differentand for reducing energy costs for families and for industry and different levels of energy dependency;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 169 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the targets already agreed for 2020 must be taken as the baseline when revising the Renewables Energy Directive after that date; underlines that the EU 2030 renewable energy target requires collective achievement; stresses that Member States should develop their national plans timely and that the Commission needs enhanced oversight capacities;
Amendment 172 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the potential for Europe in the development of renewable energy and underlines the importance for long- term and favourable conditions for all market actors in this regard;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of public consultation and participation in the planning of new energy infrastructure projects, in particular as regards new interconnections;
Amendment 215 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need for a differential treatmentimportance of taking into account the differences between micro, small and large producers; stresses the importance of ensuring financial and administrative facilities for ‘prosumers’ (households, micro and small businesses, cooperatives, public administrations and non-commercial entities that engage in energy production);
Amendment 237 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that renewable electricity production should be better integrated with the electric distribution and transmission systems, considering the changes towards a more decentralised model for energy;
Amendment 249 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the Commission’'s strategy to increase demand-response mechanisms; stresses that this should not create an additional financial burden fordemand-response mechanisms could provide an opportunity for energy costs reductions for businesses and citizens;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that certain consumers (such as energy-poor households) have rigid consumption patterns and may be negatively affected by enhanced price- based efficiency mechanisms; stresses in this regard the importance of energy efficiency policies in Member States focused on consumers in a vulnerable situation;
Amendment 279 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the indirect taxation on energy should be closely linked to green energy policies and should take into account its distributional, social and economic effects, with automatic compensatory measures for vulnerable families and sectorsStresses that Member States are responsible for ensuring the right policy mix (targeted efficiency measures, social and fiscal policies) for supporting consumers in a vulnerable situation;
Amendment 299 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the need to facilitate a transition towards renewable heating devices, while ensuring adequate financial support for energy-poor citizensstable and predictable support schemes for those technologies that haven't reached market maturity;
Amendment 317 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes the failure of theimportance of sustainability criteria for the use of biofuel-based renewable strategy forenergy in transport;
Amendment 329 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Draws attention to the need to limit biofuel land-use tofor assessments of alreas where they do not compete with feedy existing EU sustainability policies in regards tock produ its function and to develop next-generation biofuels using biomass or waste that do not compete with other agricultural producemarket implications and assessments of the appropriateness of any additional sustainability criteria;
Amendment 334 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Points out the need for an improved regulatory environment and long-term conditions in order to support development for renewable energy in the aviation and shipping sectors;
Amendment 338 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the need for a shift from liberalisation to sustainable mobility regulationpolicies, including sustainable logistic systems and sustainable urban policies that minimise overall energy consumption in transport;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the 2017 Budget should focus on initiatives that contribute to knowledge-based, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth across the EU and providing an incentive for future innovation related spending and investments;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets in this context the considerable negative impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the level of financing for Horizon 2020 and CEF; is deeply concerned that the shortage of funds in Horizon 2020 has contributed to a drop in the success rate from 20%-22% in the 7th Framework Programme to 13%-14% in Horizon 2020, which endangers the establishment of the European Research Area; reiterates the view that budget lines for Horizon 2020 and CEF should be restored as much as possible in the 2017 budget, in order to reach EU´s 2020 research & development and innovation targets;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the proposed funds are also adequately allocated to the new Circular Economy Package (CEP), and that the recipients, conditions, mechanisms and timeframe for their allocation are clarified; highlights that the funds should be used not solely for recycling technologies but also for increasing the use of secondary raw materials and for creating new business models capable of delivering on the objectives of the circular economy; recalls the importance of the CEP as a tool to enable the transition of the EU’s economy and sustainable use of resources;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is provided with sufficient resources to be able to execute the additional tasks delegated to it by EU legislation, particularly by the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive; is concerned that failing to provide adequate resources would seriously hamper the competitiveness of the EU´s businesses and the EU’s ability to ensure proper functioning of the Digital Single Market that delivers essential digital services to all EU citizens;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to consider extension of programmes ensuring access to finance for SMEs including start-ups; recalls in this context that particular focus should be given to a risk-financing, which remains a challenge for many SMEs;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas, in order to further reinforce the transparency of the legislative process, Parliament revised its Rules of Procedure so as to adapt its rules on interinstitutional negotiations during the ordinary legislative procedure, building on the provisions introduced in 2012; whereas, while all of Parliament’s negotiating mandates are public, the same does not hold true of the Council’s mandates; whereas the Parliament find this situation highly unsatisfactory;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the commitment made by the Commission, before adopting a proposal, to consult widely and encourage, in particular, the direct participation of SMEs, civil society and other end-users in consultations; notes with satisfaction that the Commission’s revised Better Regulation Guidelines take such a direction;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2018(INI)
27. Welcomes the commitments made by the Commission as regards the scope of the explanatory memorandum accompanying each of its proposals; expresses particular satisfaction at the fact that the Commission will also explain how the measures proposed are justifiabled in the light of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; underlines in this regard the importance of a strengthened and comprehensive assessment and justification regarding compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and the European added value of the measure proposed;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the three Institutions’ commitment to exchanging views on modifications of the legal basis, as referred to in paragraph 25 of the new IIA; stresses the role and the expertise of its Committee on Legal Affairs in verifying legal bases31 ; recalls Parliament’s position that it will resist any attempt to undermine the legislative powers of Parliament by means of unwarranted modifications of the legal basis; invites the Council to pursue the dialogue with Parliament in case of disagreement over the proposed legal basis; _________________ 31 See Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, Annex V, point XVI.1.
Amendment 101 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Deplores the fact that the examination procedure has frequently been used to take political, rather than technical decisions; recalls that the decision of Parliament – as co-author of a legislative act – to accept an implementing act and thus to vest the examination committee with certain powers, pursues the sole aim of alleviating the legislator from overly technical decisions which should be assessed and taken by experts with profound scientific knowledge; points out, at the same time, that Parliament does not wish to give away any political power when agreeing on an implementing act; stresses in this context that the Parliament's prerogatives must not be undermined during the examination procedure, which takes place in the presence of the Commission and representatives of the Member States, but not the Parliament as co-author of the basic act; believes that the current implementation procedure needs thorough revision in order to preserve Parliament’s prerogatives and to remain a useful procedure for technical issues to be harmonised at EU level;
Amendment 105 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Notes with appreciation the fact that the Commission in paragraph 28 of the new IIA agreed to ensure that Parliament and the Council have equal access to all information on delegated and implementing acts, so that they will receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts; welcomes the fact that experts from Parliament and the Council will systematically have access to the meetings of Commission expert groups to which Member States’ experts are invited and which concern the preparation of delegated acts; calls on the Commission to abide by this commitment genuinely and consistently; notes that such access has already improved significantlbut is still not satisfactory;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the rapid development of the sharing economy, particularly in the transport and tourism sectors, and calls on the Commission to clarify if these activities are services that fall under the scope and the application of the directive. If they do so, the liability of the online platform connecting service providers and customers’ needs to be defined for acts of discrimination;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses serious concern that cases of sexual harassment often occur on both public transport, but are also reported in the context of the sharing economy, and on-demand transport and underlines the need for a proper definition of liability for such acts., including in the context of the sharing economy;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for a deeper legal debate into the responsibility of internet service providers for the prevention and suppression of harassment cases on virtual relationship platforms and the role they can play in improving such prevention and suppression.
Amendment 14 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the use of ICT has been continuously boosting the postal services sector by providing opportunities for innovation and allowing the market to expand;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that obligations of independence can only be fulfilled if NRAs’ regulatory functions are separated from activities associated with ownership or control of a postal operator; considers that senior NRA officials should not be permitted to work for the public postal operator or other interested parties immediatelywithin at least six months after leaving the NRA, with a view to preventing conflicts of interest;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to use State aid tools, only in exceptional cases, State aid tools in accordance with State Aid Rules, in a transparent and non- discriminatory manner and to ensure that customers continue to have access to postal services, by maintaining a minimum number of services at the same access point;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work on a harmonised definition of universal service which stipulates a minimum level of service for consumers; maintains, however, given that each market has its own specific constraints, that operators should be allowed a measure of flexibility to organise the universal service; calls on the Member States to further harmonise licensing procedures in order to reduce unjustified barriers within the internal market;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work on a harmonised definition of universal service which stipulates a minimum level of service for consumers; calls on the Member States to further harmonise licensing procedures in order to reduce unjustified barriers within the internal market, without creating any unnecessary administrative burden;
Amendment 121 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 158 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that operators are endeavouring to improve their network interconnections and in that way boost online trade on a Europe-wide scale;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that parcel delivery is a highly competitive, innovative and fast- growing sector, and; notes that opening this sector up to competition has thus boosted the development of value-added services such as track-and-trace, pick-up/drop-off locations, the possibility of choosing a delivery time, and suitable return procedures; consequently believes that any new regulation in the parcel delivery market must therefore be proportionate and supported by sound economic evidence;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Member States and the Commission to improve transparency as regards pricing conditions and service performance (delivery options, final delivery, reliability), especially when it comes to e-commerce; stresses the importance of affordable cross-border delivery prices in closing the gap betweenand supports measures that increase consumer awareness and capacity to compare domestic and cross- border prices structure; calls on the Commission to explore why prices on some cross-border routes are higher in one direction than the other;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Maintains that complaint procedures and dispute settlement arrangements need to be simple and effective and apply on a cross-border basis;
Amendment 218 #
2016/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Supports the principle of compiling statistics on the parcel delivery market in order to gain a clearer picture of the leading market players, the competition pattern, and market trends;
Amendment 25 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Providers shall have the right to paper- based in addition to fully electronic handling and processing of the procedures for the application, issue and update of a European services e-card as well as to fully electronic formalities in accordance with Articles 6(1), 6(3) and 7.
Amendment 26 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt technical specifications for the paper-based and for the electronic handling and processing of the procedures referred to in paragraph 1 by means of implementing acts, including measures to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and accuracy of the information, as well as the conditions and the procedures for the holder of a European services e-card to download such information, to allow third parties to access such information and for those third parties to verify that same information.
Amendment 31 #
2016/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Administrative cooperation between home and host Member State authorities should ensure observance of conditions of validity of a previously issued European services e-card. To further ensure no European services e-card misrepresents the situation of its holder at any given moment, its holder and competent authorities should be obliged to inform, at a recurring date to be determined by the competent authorities of the host Member State, the coordinating authority who issued it of changes in the situation of the holder which may impact the validity of the e-card.
Amendment 41 #
2016/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
A European services e-card shall be valid for an indefinite duration, unless suspended, revoked or cancelled, in accordance with Articles 15 to 17. issued for an initial trial period of 36 months and automatically renewed for an indefinite duration without any further procedure required from of the e-card holder unless suspended, revoked or cancelled, in accordance with Articles 15 to 17. The e-card holder will be notified of the automatic renewal, if that is the case, via the IT-platform offered for cross- border exchange of information and mutual assistance under that Directive.
Amendment 44 #
2016/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
During this initial trial period of 36 months, Member States are advised to perform checks, inspections or investigations, in accordance with Union law and in particular Article 17(5) of this Directive, in order to ascertain the occurrence of any event that may, as prescribed by Articles 15 and 16, determine a suspension or revocation of a European services e-card.
Amendment 111 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XI – point 104 – paragraph 3 – point 1
Annex I – part XI – point 104 – paragraph 3 – point 1
Directive 97/70/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
The amendments to the international instrument referred to in Article 2(4) may be excluded from the scope of this Directive, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council*Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 8a, amending this Directive in order to exclude from its scope any amendment to the international instrument referred to in Article 2(4) if, on the basis of an evaluation by the Commission, there is a manifest risk that the international amendment will lower the standard of maritime safety, of prevention of pollution from ships or of protection of shipboard living and working conditions established by Union maritime legislation, or be incompatible with the latter.
Amendment 113 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XI – point 105 – paragraph 3 – point 3
Annex I – part XI – point 105 – paragraph 3 – point 3
Directive 2009/59/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13a, amending this Directive in order to exclude from its scope any amendments to the international instruments referred to in Article 2 may be excluded from the scope of this Directive pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council*if, on the basis of an evaluation by the Commission, there is a manifest risk that the international amendment will lower the standard of maritime safety, of prevention of pollution from ships or of protection of shipboard living and working conditions established by Union maritime legislation, or be incompatible with the latter.
Amendment 115 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XI – point 106 – paragraph 3 – point 2
Annex I – part XI – point 106 – paragraph 3 – point 2
Directive 2001/96/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15a, amending this Directive in order to exclude from its scope any amendments to the international instruments referred to in Article 3 may be excluded from the scope of tif, on the basis of an evaluation by the Commission, there is a manifest risk that the international amendment will lower the standard of maritime safety, of prevention of pollution from ships Directive, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002or of protection of shipboard living and working conditions established by Union maritime legislation, or be incompatible with the latter.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XI – point 129 – paragraph 3 – point 4
Annex I – part XI – point 129 – paragraph 3 – point 4
Directive 2009/18/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Amendments to the IMO Code for the Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents may be excluded from the scope of tThe Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18a, amending this Directive in order to exclude from its scope any amendment to the IMO Code for the Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents if, on the basis of an evaluation by the Commission, there is a manifest risk that the international amendment will lower the standard of maritime safety, of prevention of pollution from ships Directive pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002.or of protection of shipboard living and working conditions established by Union maritime legislation, or be incompatible with the latter.
Amendment 111 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The ambition set in the Paris Agreement and the technological development, including cost reduction for investments in renewable energy should be taken in to account.
Amendment 171 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) When developing support schemes for renewable sources of energy, Member States should take into account principles of the Circular Economy and the EU waste hierarchy. Waste prevention and recycling of waste should be the priority option. Member States should avoid creating such support schemes, which would be contradictory to targets on treatment of waste and would lead to inefficient use of recyclable waste. Member States should also ensure that measures introduced under this regulation will not be contradictory to objectives of the Directive 2008/98/EU.
Amendment 176 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Member States should promote and prefer use of indigenous renewable resources, to the extent possible, and avoid distortive situations resulting in extensive import of resources from third countries. Life-Cycle-Approach should be taken into account and promoted in this respect.
Amendment 221 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Lengthy administrative procedures constitute a major administrative barrier and are costly. The simplification of permit-granting processes, associated with a clear time-limit for the facilitation of a final decision to be taken by the respective authorities regarding the construction of the project should stimulate a more efficient handling of procedures thus reducing administrative costs.
Amendment 309 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) The promotion of low carbon fossil fuels that are produced from fossilgaseous waste streams can also contribute towards the policy objectives of energy diversification and transport decarbonisation. It is therefore appropriate to include those fuels in the incorporation obligation on fuel suppliers.
Amendment 325 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 97 a (new)
Recital 97 a (new)
(97a) This directive can hardly prejudge development and innovation in the field of renewable energy, smart systems or use of natural resources. Therefore the principle of technology neutrality should apply throughout this directive. This Directive should not create a lock-in effect for future technologies which can help to achieve Union´s goals.
Amendment 348 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘'energy from renewable sources’' means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and, geothermal energy, ambient heat ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases and recovered heat from buildings and processes;
Amendment 352 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ‘'ambient heat’ means heatenergy' means ´thermal energy at a useful temperature level which is extracted or captured by means of heat pumps that need electricity or other auxiliary energy to function, and which can be stored in the ambient air, beneath the surface of solid earth or in surface water. The reported values shall be established on the basis of the same methodology used for the reporting of heat energy extracted or captured by heat pumps;
Amendment 372 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘'district heating’' or ‘'district cooling’' means the distribution of thermal energy in the form of steam, hot water or chilled liquids, from a central or decentralized sources of productionthermal energy through a network to multiple buildings or sitecustomers, for the use of space or process heating or cooling;
Amendment 391 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
(y) 'waste heat or cold' means heat or cold which is generated as by-product in industrial or power geninstallations or in teration installationsary sector and which would be dissipated unused in air or water without access to a district heating or cooling system;
Amendment 405 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
(aa) ‘renewable self-consumer’ means an active customer as defined in Directive [MDI Directive] who consumes and may store and sell renewable electricity which is generated within his or its premises, including a multi-apartment block, a commercial or shared services site or a closed distribution system, provided that, for non-household renewable self- consumers, those activities do not constitute their primary commercial or professional activity. The consumption of the renewable electricity shall be via a direct link to the generator or via closed distribution system;
Amendment 446 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
(ff) ‘gaseous waste-based fossil fuels’ means liquid and gaseous fuels produced from waste streams of non-renewable origin, including waste processing gases and exhaust gasesbeing gaseous effluents which the holder is required to discard and which are generated as an unavoidable and not intended consequence of production or manufacturing of products whose intended purpose is commercial sale and/or use;
Amendment 499 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 518 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to State aid rules, in order to reach the Union targets set in Article 3(1), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be design, including the financing of the scheme, shall be competitive and market-based, so as to avoid unnecessarythe distortions of electricity markets and ensure that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraint. Member States may consider specific characteristics of different renewable energy technologies in the design of support schemes.
Amendment 585 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall assess the effectiveness of their support for electricity from renewable sources at least every four years. Decisions on the continuation or prolongatThe assessment shall also take in to account the effect on investment and the effect possible changes to the support schemes might have on investments. Long-term planning governing the decisions of the support and design of new support shall be based on the results of the assessments.
Amendment 600 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall every three years report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the rules concerning support schemes with specific emphasise on market access of small actors, the level of incentive for investment and supporting long-term high realisation-rate. The first of these reports shall be submitted 2021 fully reflecting the post-2020 State-aid guidelines.
Amendment 613 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, through implementation of article 9-13 pursue regional cooperation, e.g. in the form of opening support for electricity generated from renewable sources to generators located in other Member States under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States may limit their support to installations in Member States to which there is a direct connection via interconnectors.
Amendment 649 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 720 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that investors have sufficient predictability of the planned support for energy from renewable sources. To this aim, Member States shall define and publish a long-term schedule in relation to expected allocation for support, covering as much detail as possible at least the following threefour years and including for each scheme the indicative timing, the capacity, the budget expected to be allocatedmain parameters, as well as a consultation of stakeholders on the design of the support.
Amendment 726 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall introduce in their building regulations and codes appropriate measures in order to increase the share of all kinds of energy from renewable sources in the building sector. For this purpose more specific rules are in place in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
Amendment 736 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall, in their building regulations and codes or by other means with equivalent effect, require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in new buildings and in existing buildings that are subject to major renovation, reflecting the results of the cost-optimal calculation carried out pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States shall permit those minimum levels to be fulfilled, inter alia, through district heating and cooling produced using a significant proportion of renewable energy sources. and/or waste heat or cold.
Amendment 745 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 750 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Amendment 759 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall remove administrative barriers to corporate long- term power purchase agreements to finance renewables and facilitate their uptake. The assessment made according to paragraph 8 shall specifically assess needed changes in order to facilitate the usage of corporate long-term purchase agreements. For public buildings Member States shall also promote renewable energy procurement commitments.
Amendment 774 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State, in collaboration with the single administrative contact point, in collaboration with transmission and distribution system operators, shall publish a manualset up a single online information platform with all the relevant information ofn procedures for renewable project developers, including for small scale projects and renewable self- consumers projects. If the Member State decides to have more than one single administrative contact point the information platform shall guide the applicant to the contact point relevant for the applicant’s application.
Amendment 778 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The permit granting process referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed a period of three years, except for the cases set out in Article 16(5) and Article 17. Member States shall endeavour to reduce the time for the granting process below the limit set in this paragraph especially for small scale installations.
Amendment 792 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shallmay facilitate the repowering of existing renewable energy plants by, inter alia, ensuring a simplified and swift permit granting process, which shall not exceed one year from the date on which the request for repowering is submitted to the single administrative contact point.
Amendment 840 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that no guarantees of origin are issued to a producer that receivesing financial support from a support scheme for the same production of energy from renewable sources. Member States shall issue such guarantees of origin and transfer them, shall have the support adjusted taking in to account the value of the issued guarantees of origin in order to avoid double compensation. Where support is provided through systems which, in virtue of their structure, already take into account the value of the guarantees of origin when establishing the level of support, or where the value of the guarantees of origin is insignificant, issuing guarantees to a producer that receives financial support shall be considered not to be a source of over compensation. Member States may transfer any guarantees of origin not claimed by the producers to the market by auctioning them. The revenues raised as a result of the auctioning shall be used to offset the costs of renewables support.
Amendment 869 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 8
Article 19 – paragraph 8
8. Where an electricity supplier is required to prove the share or quantity of energy from renewable sources in its energy mix for the purposes of Article 3 of Directive 2009/72/EC, it shall do so by using guarantees of origin. Likewise, guarantees of origin created pursuant to Article 14(10) of Directive 2012/27/EC shall be used to substantiate any requirement to prove the quantity of electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration. Member States shall ensure that transmission losses are fully taken into account when guarantees of origin are used to demonstrate consumption of renewable energy or electricity from high efficiency cogeneration.
Amendment 909 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to their assessment included in the integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Annex I of Regulation [Governance], on the necessity to build new infrastructure for district heating and cooling produced from renewable energy sources in order to achieve the Union target referred to in Article 3(1) of this Directive, Member States shall, where relevant, take steps with a view to developing a district heating infrastructure to accommodate the development of heating and cooling production from large biomass, solar and geothermal facilitiesambient energy facilities and waste heat or cold.
Amendment 941 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) are not considered as energy suppliers according to Union or national legislation in relation to the renewable electricity they feed into the grid not exceeding 10 MWh for households and 500 MWh for legal persons on an annual basis, however the rules on supervision and technical requirements regarding connection to the grid/networks would still apply; and
Amendment 950 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) receive a remuneration for the self- generated renewable electricity they feed into the grid which reflects the market value of the electricity fed in, they should be able to sell it to at least market value, this could also be done via power purchase agreements.
Amendment 972 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The renewable self-consumer's installation may be managed by a third party for installation, operation, including metering, and maintenance provided that the economic risk connected to the operation of the installation remains with the renewable self consumer.
Amendment 989 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
For the purposes of this Directive, a renewable energy community shall be an SME or a not-for-profit organisation, the shareholders or members of which cooperate in the generation, distribution, storage or supply of energy from renewable sources, fulfilling at least four out of the following criteria:.
Amendment 992 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 998 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1002 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1005 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Amendment 1010 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Amendment 1038 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the penetration of renewable energy and/or waste heat or cold in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable energy and/or waste heat or cold supplied for heating and cooling by at least 1 percentage point (pp) every year, expressed in terms of national share of final energy consumption and calculated according to the methodology set out in Article 7.
Amendment 1056 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) physical incorporation of renewable energy and/or waste heat or cold in the energy and energy fuel supplied for heating and cooling;
Amendment 1062 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) direct mitigation measures such as installation of highly efficient renewable heating and cooling systems in buildings or renewable energy and/or waste heat or cold use for industrial heating and cooling processes;
Amendment 1068 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) other policy measures with an equivalent effect such as for example national fiscal measures, financial incentives, urban planning or voluntary agreements with industry or local authorities.
Amendment 1081 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the total amount of renewable energy and/or waste heat or cold supplied for heating and cooling;
Amendment 1084 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) the share of renewable energy in the total amount of energy and/or waste heat or cold supplied for heating and cooling; and
Amendment 1088 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) the type of renewable energy and/or waste heat or cold source.
Amendment 1098 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1110 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to allow customers of those district heating or cooling systems which are not 'efficient district heating and cooling' within the meaning of Article 2(41) of Directive 2012/27/EU to terminate the contract with the district heating or cooling supplier and then possibly disconnect from the system in order to produce heating or cooling from renewable energy sources themselves, or to switch to another supplier of heat or cold which has access to the system referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 1119 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may restrict the right to terminate the contract with the district heating or cooling supplier and then disconnect or switch supplier to customers who can prove that the planned alternative supply solution for heating or cooling results in a significantly better energy performance. The performance assessment of the alternative supply solution may be based on the Energy Performance Certificate as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1122 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to ensure non- discriminatory access to district heating or cooling systems for heat or cold produced from renewable energy sources and for waste heat or cold. This non- discriminatory access shall enable direct supply of heating or cooling from such sources to, when it is technically feasible and cuostomers connected to -efficient for bothe district heating or cooling system by suppliers other than the operator of the district heating or cooling systemoperators and customers.
Amendment 1136 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. An operator of a district heating or cooling system may refuse access to suppliers where the system lacks the necessary capacity due to other supplies of waste heat or cold, of heat or cold from renewable energy sources or of heat or cold produced by high-efficiency cogeneration. Member States shall ensure that where such a refusal takes place the operator of the district heating or cooling system provides relevant information to the competent authority according to paragraph 9 on measures that would be necessary to reinforce the system including economic consequences of the measures.
Amendment 1144 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 7
Article 24 – paragraph 7
7. The right to terminate the contract and possibly disconnect or switch supplier may be exercised by individual customers, by joint undertakings formed by customers or by parties acting on the behalf of customers. For multi-apartment blocks, such disconnection may only be exercised at whole building level.
Amendment 1149 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 9
Article 24 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall designate one or more independent authorities to ensure that the rights of consumers and the rules for operating district heating and cooling systems in accordance with this Article are clearly defined and enforced. Based on the work done by the designated authorities the Commission shall do a report every four years summarizing the implementation of the provision in this article and specifically the setting of non- discriminatory criteria.
Amendment 1167 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from gaseous waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 1197 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, gaseous waste -based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 1215 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
To determine the share of renewable electricity for the purposes of paragraph 1 either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Member State where the electricity is supplied, as measured two years before the year in question, may be used. Provided that additionality of electricity can be proven, fully renewable electricity can be accounted for as such. The Commission shall provide guidance in order to establish the procedure to prove additionality. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 1241 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to further specify the methodology referred to in paragraph 3(b) of this Article to determine the share of biofuel resulting from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common process, to specify the methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emission savings from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin and gaseous waste-based fossil fuels and to determine minimum greenhouse gas emission savings required for these fuels for the purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 1245 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2025, in the context of the biennial assessment of progress made pursuant to Regulation [Governance], the Commission shall assess whether the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 effectively stimulates innovation and promotes greenhouse gas savings in the transport sector, and whether the applicable greenhouse gas savings requirements for biofuels and biogas are appropriate. The assessment shall also analyse if the provisions in this article affectively avoids double accounting of renewable energy. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a proposal to modify the obligation laid down in paragraph 1.
Amendment 81 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union is committed to developing a secure, competitive and decarbonised energy system by 205012 . To meet this goal, Member States and investors need milestones to ensure that buildings are decarbonised by 2050. In order to ensure this decarbonised building stock by 2050, Member States should seek a cost-efficient equilibrium between decarbonising energy supplies and reducing to maximum final energy consumption, and identify the intermediary steps to achieving the mid- term (2030) and long-term (2050) objectives. __________________ 12 Communication on an Energy roadmap 2050, (COM(2011) 885 final).
Amendment 100 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) To facilitate the cost-effective achievement of the Union's climate and energy goals as well as cost-efficient renovations in buildings, national long- term renovation strategies should integrate considerations for reducing air pollution and improvements to health and indoor climate, including by combining renovation with the removal of asbestos and other harmful substances, thus preventing the illegal removal of harmful substances, and facilitating compliance with existing legislative acts such as Directive 2009/148/EC.
Amendment 104 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) To ensure the attainment of renovation targets, and promote a more holistic approach to renovation, the provisions on long-term renovation strategies should be updated to offer clear guidelines for the establishment of national strategies.
Amendment 113 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The agendas of the Digital Single Market and the Energy Union should be aligned and serve common goals. The digitalisation of the energy system is quickly changing the energy landscape, from the integration of renewables to smart grids and smart-ready buildings. This offers new opportunities for energy savings, notably by providing consumers with more accurate information about their consumption patterns, and empowering them to optimise their energy use, and by enabling the system operator to better manage the grid. In order to digitise the building sector, and benefit from these opportunities, targeted incentives should be provided to promote smart-ready systems and digital solutions in the built environment.
Amendment 114 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The agendas of the Digital Single Market and the Energy Union should be aligned and serve common goals. The digitalisation of the energy system is quickly changing the energy landscape, from the integration of renewables to smart grids and smart-ready buildings. In order to digitise the building sector and promote a systemic development of smart cities, targeted incentives should be provided to promote smart-ready systems and digital solutions in the built environment.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to adapt this Directive to the technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers ofn the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Unioncommon European Union scheme for rating the smart readiness of buildings should be delegatconferred ton the Commission to supplement it by defining the smartness indicator and enabling its implementation. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The smartness indicator should be used to measure buildings’ capacity to use ICT and electronic systems to optimise operation and interact with the grid. The smartness indicator will raise awareness amongst building owners and occupants of the value behind building automation and electronic monitoring of technical building systems and will give confidence to the occupant about the actual savings of these new enhanced- functionalities. The use of the scheme for rating the smart readiness of buildings should be voluntary for Member States.
Amendment 138 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) This directive can hardly prejudge development and innovation in the field of electronic mobility, buildings or smart systems. Therefore the principle of technology neutrality should apply throughout this directive.
Amendment 163 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To ensure their best use in building renovation, financial measures related to energy efficiency should be linked to the depth of the renovation, which should be assessed by comparing energy performance certificates (EPCs) issued before and aftebefore and after the renovation. Such a comparison shall be done on the basis of energy performance certificates or other renovationlevant, transparent and proportionate method used in the Member State.
Amendment 193 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) As residential and non-residential building renovations provide numerous benefits for the building owner, tenant, user and society in general, cost-benefits should consider not only economical and financial aspects but should also include improved air quality and comfort, health, well-being and productivity. The Commission should ensure that those non-energy benefits are part of the broader guidance for the EU cost- optimality calculations.
Amendment 197 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The objectives of this Directive, namely to reduce the energy needed to meet the energy demand associated with the typical use of buildings, cannot be adequately achieved by the Member States acting alone. The objectives of the Directive can be more effectively ensured by acting at Union level because this guarantees consistency shared objectives, understanding and political drive. Therefore, the Union adopts measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as also set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives. Certain aspects related to the energy efficiency, such as energy poverty, should be addressed at national level. Creation of EU-wide strategies which don´t respect national specifics and differences between Member States may be misleading and counterproductive. Best practices may be considered.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In buildings with improved building envelope space heating, space cooling and ventilation energy demand varies dynamically. It is necessary to use holistic approach to reach energy performance in practice.
Amendment 201 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21 b) While the pay back of the low- capital investment in control of individual room temperature is of short time limit, most of the current residential and non- residential buildings in use lack such a feature.
Amendment 202 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 c (new)
Recital 21 c (new)
(21 c) The Commission should further promote wide-spread sharing of best practices in regard to public and private financing schemes for energy efficiency as well as the bundling of small and medium size deep energy renovation projects into larger frameworks. It should further expand spread of information on financial advantages that encourage and speed up deep renovation.
Amendment 212 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
3. ‘technical building system’ means technical equipment for space heating, space cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, built-in lighting, building automation and control, solar shading, on- site electricity generation, on-site infrastructure for electro-mobility, or a combination of such systems, including those using energy from renewable sources, of a building or building unit;;
Amendment 214 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
3. ‘technical building system’ means technical equipment for space heating, space cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, built-in lighting, escalators and elevators, building automation and control, on-site electricity generation, on-site infrastructure for electro-mobility, or a combination of such systems, including those using energy from renewable sources, of a building or building unit;;
Amendment 237 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 – point 15 a (new)
Article 2 – point 15 a (new)
(1a) In Article 2, the following point is added: ‘(15a) ´heat generator’ means the part of a technical building system/technical equipment for space heating including related control system and circulation pump(s) that generates heat for space heating using one or more of the following processes: (a) the combustion of fuels in, for example, a boiler; (b) the Joule effect, taking place in the heating elements of an electric resistance heating system; (c) capturing heat from ambient air, ventilation exhaust air, water or ground heat source(s) using a heat pump;’
Amendment 250 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) the firstollowing paragraph consists of Article 4 of the Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency16 , other than its last subparagraph; __________________ 16 OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 13is inserted: ‘1. Member States shall establish a long-term strategy for mobilising investment in the renovation of the national stock of residential and commercial buildings, both public and private. This strategy shall encompass: (a) an overview of the national building stock based, as appropriate, on statistical sampling; (b) identification of cost-effective approaches and actions to stimulate technology neutral renovations relevant to the building type and climatic zone, considering relevant trigger points in the life-cycle of the building; (c) policies and actions to stimulate holistic deep renovations of buildings, including staged deep renovations; (d) policies and actions to increase the uptake of smart-ready systems and digital solutions in the built environment; (e) policies and actions to target all public buildings, including social housing; (f) an overview of national initiatives to promote skills and education in the construction and energy efficiency sectors; (g) a forward-looking perspective to guide investment decisions of individuals, the construction industry, public institutions including municipalities, and financial institutions; (h) an evidence-based estimate of expected energy savings and wider benefits, including non-economic benefits such as health and reduced air pollution.’
Amendment 251 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 1
Article 2 a – paragraph 1
(a) the firstollowing paragraph consists of Article 4 of the Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency16 , other than its last subparagraph; __________________ 16is inserted: ‘1. Member States shall establish a long-term strategy for mobilising investment in the renovation of the national stock of residential and commercial buildings, both public and private. This strategy shall encompass: (a) an overview of the national building stock based, as appropriate, on statistical sampling; (b) identification of cost-effective approaches and actions to stimulate technology neutral renovations relevant to the building type and climatic zone, considering relevant trigger points in the life-cycle of the building; (c) policies and actions, including the introduction of building renovation passports, to stimulate cost-effective deep renovations of buildings, including staged deep renovations; (d) policies and actions to target all public buildings, including social housing; (e) an overview of national initiatives to promote skills and education in the construction and energy efficiency sector; (f) a forward-looking perspective to guide investment decisions of individuals, the construction industry, public institutions including municipalities, and financial institutions; (g) an evidence-based estimate of expected energy savings and wider benefits, including non-economic benefits such as health and reduced air pollution.’ OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 13
Amendment 253 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 1
Article 2 a – paragraph 1
(a) the firstollowing paragraph consists of Article 4 of the Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency16 , other than its last subparagraph; __________________is inserted: ‘1. Member States shall establish a long-term strategy for mobilising investment in the renovation of the national stock of residential and non- residential buildings, both public and private. This strategy shall encompass: (a) an overview of the national building stock based, as appropriate, on statistical sampling; (b) identification of cost-effective approaches to renovations relevant to the building type and climatic zone; (c) policies and measures to stimulate cost-effective deep renovations of buildings, including staged deep renovations; (d) a forward-looking perspective to guide investment decisions of individuals, the construction industry and financial institutions; (e) an evidence-based estimate of expected energy savings and wider benefits; (f) Member States shall continuously take measures related to adaptation of buildings to climate change impacts.’ OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 163
Amendment 269 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
‘2. In their long-term renovation strategy referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall set out a roadmap with clear milestones and measures to deliver on the long-term 2050 goal to decarbonise their national building stock by 85-90% compared to 1990 also by reducing its energy demand by 60%, with specific milestones for 2030.
Amendment 286 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In addition, the long term renovation strategy shallcould also contribute to the alleviation of energy poverty.
Amendment 295 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 2 a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the aggregation of projects and possible funding schemes, to make it easier for investors to fund the renovations referred to in points (b) and (c) in paragraph 1;
Amendment 297 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 2 a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) de-reducing the perceived risking of energy efficiency operations for investors and the private sector; and
Amendment 330 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
(a) in paragraph 1, the second subparagraph is deleted;replaced by the following: Member States shall ensure that during planning process alternative highly effective and efficient solutions, such as district heating and cooling shall be considered systematically while taking into account local energy system.
Amendment 344 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
‘2. Member States shall ensure that their National policy frameworks within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure contains national indicative target for the number of recharging points (within the meaning of above referred Directive) in all new non-residential buildings and in all existing non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation with more than twenty parking spaces, at least one of every twenty is equipped with a recharging point within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure17 , which is capable of starting and stopping charging in reaction to price signals. This requirement shall apply to all new non- residential buildings and in all existing non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than twenty parking spaces, as of 1 January 2025. __________________ 17 OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1
Amendment 391 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that newly built residential buildings and those undergoing major renovations, with more than twenty parking spaces, include the pre- cabling or pre-tubing to enable the installation of recharging points for electric vehicles for every parking space.
Amendment 425 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 supplementing this Directive with ashall, in consultation with the relevant sectors, adopt a voluntary common European Union scheme for rating the smart readiness of buildings. This scheme will include the definition of ‘a smart readiness indicator’ and with the conditions under which the ‘smartness indicator’ would be provided as additional in, will establish a methodology to calculate it and will provide technical input on the modalities for its effective implementation at national level. Member States may recognise or use the scheme by adapting it to national circumstances. The scheme form ration to prospective new tenants or buyerng the smart readiness of a building shall be voluntary for both building owners and Member States.
Amendment 463 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
‘6. Member States shall link their financial measures for energy efficiency improvements in the renovation of buildings to the energy savings achieved due to such renovation. These savings shall be determined by comparing energy performance certificates issued before and after renovation.’;
Amendment 467 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 6a
Article 10 – paragraph 6a
‘6a. When Member States put in place a database for registering EPCs it shall allow tracking the actual energy consumption of the buildings covered, regardless of their size and category. The database shall contain the actual energy consumption data of buildings frequently visited by the public with useful floor area of over 250 m² which shall be regularly updated. The administrative burden should be strictly proportionate to the envisaged benefits.
Amendment 490 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
‘1. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to establish a regular inspection of the accessible parts of systems used for heating buildings, such as the heat generator, control system and circulation pump(s)the heat generator, for non-residential buildings with total primary energy use of over 250MWh and for residential buildings with a centralised technical building systemheat generator of a cumulated effective rated output of over 100 kW. That inspection shall include an assessment of the boileheat generator efficiency and the boiler sizing compared with the heating requirements of the building. The assessment of the boileheat generator sizing does not have to be repeated as long as no changes were made to the heating system or as regards the heating requirements of the building in the meantime.’;
Amendment 517 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) with continuous electronic monitoring functionality that measures systems' efficiency and inform building owners or managers when it has fallen significantly and when system servicing is necessary, and
Amendment 547 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 565 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 19
Article 19
(9) in Article 19, ‘2017’ paragraph 1 is replaced by ‘2028’;the following: Before 1st January 2027, and thereafter every 5 years, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee an evaluation report on the application of this Regulation accompanied where appropriate by a proposal for its review.
Amendment 581 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall in particular provide information to the owners or tenants of buildings on energy performance certificates, their purpose and objectives, on cost-effective ways to improve the energy performance and indoor environmental quality of the building and, where appropriate, on financial instruments available to improve the energy performance of the buildingfor such improvements.;
Amendment 67 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Consumers are essential to achieving the flexibility necessary to adapt the electricity system to variable, distributed renewable generation. Technological progress in grid management and renewable generation has unlocked many opportunities for consumers, and healthy competition on retail markets will be essential to ensuring the market-driven deployment of innovative new services that cater to the consumers' changing needs and abilities, while increasing system flexibility. By empowering consumerHowever, the lack of real time or near real time information provided to consumers about their energy consumption, in particular due to the slow roll-out of smart meters, has prevented them from being active participants in the energy market and the energy transition. By empowering consumers and providing them with the tools to participate in the energy market more, and participate in new ways, citizens should benefit from the internal market in electricity and the Union's renewable targets should be attained.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) This directive can hardly prejudge development and innovation in the field of smart systems or innovative technologies. Therefore, the principle of technology neutrality should apply throughout this directive.
Amendment 92 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) All consumers should be able to benefit from directly participating in the market, in particular by adjusting their consumption according to market signals and in return benefit from lower electricity prices or other incentive payments. The benefits of this active participation are likely to increase over time when electric vehicles, heat pumps and other flexible loads become more competitive. Consumers should be enabled to participate in all forms of demand response and therefore should have the possibility to benefit from the full roll-out of smart metering systems, and in cases where such a roll out has been negatively assessed, they should be able to opt for having a smart metering system and a dynamic electricity pricing contract . This should allow them to adjust their consumption according to real time price signals that reflect the value and cost of electricity or transportation in different time periods, while Member States should ensure a reasonable exposure of consumers to the wholesale price risk. Member States should also ensure that those consumers who choose not to actively engage in the market are not penalised but instead their informed decision making on the options available to them should be facilitated in the manner that is the most suitable for domestic market conditions.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Distributed energy technologies and consumer empowerment have made community energy and energy cooperatives an effective and cost-efficient way to meet citizens' needs and expectations regarding energy sources, services and local participation. Community energy offers an inclusive option for all consumers to have a direct stake in producing, consuming or sharing energy between each other, on the basis of open and voluntary participation, within a geographically confined community network that may operate in an isolated mode or be connected to the public distribution network. Community energy initiatives focus primarily on providing affordable energy of a specific kind, such as renewable energy, for their members or shareholders , contributing to bringing benefits to local communities and to representing local interests, and rather than prioritising profit- making like a traditional energy company. By directly engaging with consumers community energy initiatives are demonstrating their potential in facilitating the up-take of new technologies and consumption patterns, including smart distribution grids and demand response, in an integrated manner. Community energy can also advance energy efficiency at household level and help fight energy poverty through reduced consumption and lower supply tariffs. Community energy also enables certain groups of household consumers to participate in the energy market who otherwise might not have been able to do so. Where they have been successfully operated such initiatives have delivered economic, social and environmental value to the community that goes beyond the mere benefits derived from the provision of energy services. Local energy communities should be allowed to operate on the market on a level-playing field without distorting competition. Household consumers should be allowed to voluntarily participate in a community energy initiative as well as to leave it, without losing access to the network operated by the community energy initiative or their rights as consumers. Access to a local energy community's network should be granted on fair and cost- reflective terms.
Amendment 107 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) When it comes to deciding at national level on the smart metering deployment , it should be possible to base this on an economic assessment. This economic assessment should take into account the long term benefits of smart metering deployment for the whole value chain, in particular for better network management, more precise planning and identification of network losses. Should that assessment conclude that the introduction of such metering systems is economically reasonable and cost- effective only for consumers with a certain amount of electricity consumption, Member States should be able to take that into account when proceeding with implementation. This assessment should however be reviewed regularly and at least every two years in light of the fast evolving technological developments.
Amendment 109 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to assist consumers' active participation in the electricity market, the smart metering systems to be deployed by Member States in their territory should be interoperable, not represent a barrier to switching of supplier, and should be equipped with fit-for-purpose functionalities that allow consumers to have real time or near-real time access to their consumption data, modulate their energy consumption and, to the extent that the supporting infrastructure permits, offer their flexibility to the network and to energy services companies, be rewarded for it, and achieve savings in their electricity bill.
Amendment 111 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Currently different models for the management of data have been developed or are under development in the Member States following the deployment of smart metering systems. Independently of the data management model it is important that Member States put in place transparent rules under which data can be accessed and exchanged under non-discriminatory conditions and in an effective manner and ensure the highest level of data integrity, cybersecurity and data protection as well as the impartiality of the entities which handle data. Member states should also ensure that consumers remain in control and owners of the consumption data, in particular by being able to identify themselves, give or withdraw consent in an easy manner in accordance with Union data protection legislation.
Amendment 113 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Member States should take the necessary measures to protect vulnerable and energy poor customers in the context of the internal market in electricity. Such measures may differ according to the particular circumstances in the Member States in question and may include social or energy policy measures relating to the payment of electricity bills, investment in residential energy efficiency or consumer protection such as disconnection safeguards. Where universal service is also provided to small enterprises, measures to ensure that such universal service is provided may differ according to whether they are aimed at household customers or small enterprises.
Amendment 115 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Member States which are affected by energy poverty and which have not yet done so should therefore develop national action plans or other appropriate frameworks to tackle this problem, aiming at decreasing the number of people suffering such situation. Low income, Certain aspects related to the energy market, such as energy poverty, should be addressed at national level. Creation of EU-wide strategies whigch energy expenditure, and poor energy efficiency of homes are relevant factors in designing indicators for the measurement of energy poverty. In any event, Member States should ensure the necessary energy supply for vulnerable and energy poor customers. In doing so, an integrated approach, such as in the framework of energy and social policy, could be used and measures could include social policies or energy efficiency improvements for housing. At the very least, this Directive should allow national policies in favour of vulnerable and energy poor customersdon´t respect national specifics and differences between Member States may be misleading and counterproductive. Best practices may be considered.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘active customer’ means a final customer or a group of jointly acting final customers who consume, store or sellgenerated electricity generated on their premises and sell surplus electricity, including through aggregators or suppliers or traders, or participate in demand response or energy efficiency schemes provided that these activities do not constitute their primary commercial or professional activity;
Amendment 155 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. 'local energy community' means: an association, a cooperative, a partnership, a non-profit organisation or other legal entity which is effectively controlled by local shareholders or members, generally value rather than profit-driven, involved in distributed generation from renewable energy sources and in performing activities of a distribution system operator, supplier or aggregator at local level, including across borders;
Amendment 161 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
8a. ´Billing´ means a written statement of the money owed for goods or services and containing the minimum information defined in Annex II.1.
Amendment 162 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
8b. ´Billing information´ means information on consumer´s consumption for given period and the price of supplied electricity which may be stated on the electricity bill or provided to customer separately. For the purposes of this directive, separately providing consumer with billing information shall not be considered as a request for billing.
Amendment 164 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
9a. ´Electricity service providers´ is an undertaking active in commodity, technology and service electricity supply or aggregation.
Amendment 206 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 47
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 47
47. 'energy storage' means, in the electricity system, deferring an amount of the electricity that was generated to the moment of use, either as final energy or converted into another energy carrier.
Amendment 236 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Members States shall ensure that no undue barriers exist for market entry and market exit of electricity generation, energy storage, demand-response and electricity supply undertakings.
Amendment 270 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 304 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) the assessment of alternatives, such as demand-response solutions and energy storage, to the construction of new generating capacity ;
Amendment 417 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member states shall aim at reducing the share of fixed components in final customers electricity bills.
Amendment 435 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that a customer wishing to change supplier, while respecting contractual conditions, is entitled to such change within three weeks. The technical process of switching supplier shall be possible on any working day and shall be done as soon as possible without undue delay.
Amendment 472 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, where a final customer wishes to conclude a contract with an aggregator, such engagement shall not require the consent of the final customer's supplier. Supplier shall be duly informed in case the customer enters into contract with an aggregator.
Amendment 473 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, final customers are entitled to conclude a contract with an aggregator, and that where a final customer wishes to conclude a contract with an independent aggregator, such engagement shall not require the consent of the final customer's supplier.
Amendment 545 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) are subject to cost reflective, transparent and non-discriminatory network charges, which reflect both the costs and benefits to the network of consumer participation and the fair distribution of costs between active and non-active consumers, accounting separately for the electricity fed into the grid and the electricity consumed from the grid, in line with Article 59(8).
Amendment 559 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The energy installation required for the activities of the active customer may be managed by a third party for installation, operation, including metering and maintenance provided that the economic risk connected to the operation of the installation remains with the active consumer.
Amendment 731 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that bills fulfil the minimum requirements for billing and billing information as set out in Annex II. The information contained in bills shall be correct, clear, concise, user- friendly and presented in a manner that facilitates comparison by consumers.
Amendment 785 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. In order to promote energy efficiency and empower customers , Member States or, where a Member State has so provided, the regulatory authority shall strongly recommend that electricity undertakings and aggregators optimise the use of electricity, inter alia by providing energy management services, developing innovative pricing formulas, orand introducing interoperable smart metering systems orin particular with consumer energy management systems, smart grids, and where appropriate. smart appliances and 'smart homes'
Amendment 790 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Member States that proceed with smart metering deployment shall adopt and publish the minimum functional and technical requirements for the smart metering systems to be rolled out in their territories in line with the provisions laid down in Article 20 and Annex III. Member States shall ensure the user-centricity of smart metering systems, the interoperability of these smart metering systems as well as their connectivity with consumer energy management platforms. To this respect, Member States shall have due regard to the use of relevant available standards including those enabling interoperability, best practices and the importance of the development of data exchange, future and innovative energy services, the deployment of smart grids and the internal market in electricity.
Amendment 797 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. Member States that proceed with smart metering deployment shall ensure that final customers contribute to the associated costs of the roll-out in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner while taking into account the long-term benefits for the whole value chain. Member States shall regularly monitor this deployment in their territories to track the evolution of costs and benefits for the whole value chain, including the delivery of net benefits to consumers.
Amendment 800 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. When the deployment of smart metering is negatively assessed as a result of cost-benefit assessment referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall ensure that this assessment is revised periodically and at least every two years in response to changes in the underlying assumptions and to technology and market developments. Member States shall notify to the responsible Commission services the outcome of their updated economic assessment as it becomes available.
Amendment 817 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the privacy and data protection of final customers is ensured in compliance with relevant Union data protection and privacy legislation; It shall in particular be possible for the final customer to have access to whom and when other parties access their personal data in order to be able to enforce their rights under Union data protection legislation ;
Amendment 818 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) if final customers request it, metering data on their electricity input and off-take shall be made available to them, via a local standardised communication interface and/or remote access, or to a third party acting on their behalf, in an easily understandable format as provided for in Article 24, allowing them to compare deals on a like-for-like basis. It shall equally be possible for final customers to download their metering data or transmit it to another party in accordance with their right to data portability under Union data protection legislation ;
Amendment 834 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. When setting up the rules regarding the management and exchange of data, Member States or, where a Member State has so provided, the designated competent authorities shall specify the eligible parties which may have access to data of the final customer with their explicit consent in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council44 . For the purpose of this Directive, data shall include metering and consumption data as well as data required for consumer switching, automated energy efficiency programmes, demand response and energy management services.. Eligible parties shall include at least customers, suppliers, transmission and distribution system operators, aggregators, energy service companies, and other parties which provide energy or other services to customers. __________________ 44 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 835 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall organise the management of data in order to ensure efficient data access and exchange, data protection, data security, transparency, neutrality and data integrity. Independently of the data management model applied in each Member State, the party or parties responsible for data management shall provide to any eligible party with the explicit consent of the final customer, access to the data of the final customer. Eligible parties should have at their disposal in a non-discriminatory manner and simultaneously the requested data. Access to data shall be easy, while relevant procedures shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 840 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. No additional costs shall be charged to final customers for access to, download and portability of their data. Member States shall be responsible for setting the relevant costs for access to data by eligible parties. Regulated entities which provide data services shall not profit from that activity.
Amendment 844 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall define a common data format to enable interoperability and facilitate exchange of data and a transparent procedure for eligible parties to have access to the data listed under Article 23 (1), in order to promote competition in the retail market and avoid excessive administrative costs for the eligible parties.
Amendment 889 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29
Article 29
Amendment 951 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) other parties, following an open and transparent tendering procedure supervised by the national regulatory, have not expressed their interest to own, develop, manage or operate recharging points for electric vehicles;
Amendment 966 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that all eligible parties have non-discriminatory access to data under clear and equal terms. In Member States where smart metering systems have been implemented according to Article 19 and distribution system operators are involved in data management, compliance programmes as set in Article 35(2)(d) shall include specific measures in order to exclude discriminatory access to data from eligible parties as provided for in Article 23. Where distribution system operators are not subject to Article 35(1), (2) and (3), Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the vertically integrated undertaking do not have privileged access to data for the conduct of its supply activity, if necessary by requiring the creation of a central data management platform to be managed by the transmission system operator or another neutral entity.
Amendment 984 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may allow distribution system operators to own, develop, manage or operate storage facilities only if thewo of following conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 985 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) other parties, following an open and transparent tendering procedure, have not expressed their interest to own, develop, manage or operate cost-efficient storage facilities and the national regulatory authorities has granted it approval;
Amendment 987 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) other parties, following an open and transparent tendering procedure, supervised by the national regulatory authority, have not expressed their interest to own, develop, manage or operate storage facilities;
Amendment 994 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the regulatory authority has assessed the necessity of such derogation taking into account the conditions under points (a) and (b) and has granted its approval.
Amendment 1003 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 4
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. Regulatory authorities shall perform at regular intervals or at least every five years a review on the ability for existing storage facilities to be tendered and where appropriate a public consultation in order to re-assess the potential interest of market parties to invest, develop, operate or manage energy storage facilities. In case the review or the public consultation indicates that third parties are able to own, develop, operate or manage such facilities, Member States shall ensure that distribution system operators' activities in this regard are phased-out. .
Amendment 1012 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) standardisation, in cooperation with distribution system operators, of relevant data formats and protocols to facilitate crossborder exchange of data ;
Amendment 1099 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 54 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) other parties, following an open and transparent tendering procedure, supervised by the national regulatory authority, have not expressed their interest to own, control, manage or operate such facilities offering storage and/or non- frequency ancillary services to the transmission system operator;
Amendment 1106 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 54 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) such facilities or non-frequency ancillary services are necessary for the transmission system operators to fulfil their obligations under this Directive for the efficient, reliable and secure operation of the transmission system, in particular as an alternative to investments in new grid lines, and they are not used to sell electricity to the market; and
Amendment 1119 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 4
Article 54 – paragraph 4
4. The transmission system operatorregulatory authority shall perform at regular intervals or at least every five years review on the ability for these storage facilities to be tendered and where appropriate a public consultation for the required storage services in order to assess the potential interest of market parties to invest in such facilities and terminate its own storage activities in case third parties can provide the service in a cost-effective manner, develop, operate or manage in such facilities. Where the review or the public consultation indicates that third parties are able to provide a viable proposition to own, develop, operate or manage specific storage facilities, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators' activities in this regard are phased-out .
Amendment 1185 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point s
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point s
(s) ensuring non-discriminatory access to customer consumption data, the provision, for optional use, of an easily understandable harmonised format at national level for consumption data, and prompt access for all customers to such data pursuant to Articles 23 and 24 ;
Amendment 1222 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) approve the cooperative and inclusive decision- making process;
Amendment 1341 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 2
Annex III – point 2
2. Such assessment shall take into consideratibe based on the methodology for a cost- benefit analysis and the minimum functionalities for smart metering defined in the Commission Recommendation 2012/148/EU as well as best available techniques for ensuring the highest level of cybersecurity and data protection. The Commission shall ensure that this methodology is used in a consistent manner across the Union.
Amendment 132 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In the past, electricity customers were purely passive, often buying electricity at regulated prices which had no direct relation to the market. In the future, customers need to be enabled to fully participate in the market on equal footing with other market participants and be empowered to manage their energy consumption. To integrate growing shares of renewable energy, the future electricity system should make use of all available sources of flexibility, particularly demand response and storage and of digitalisation through the integration of innovative technologies with the electricity system. To achieve effective decarbonisation at lowest cost, it also needs to encourage energy efficiency.
Amendment 140 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The decarbonisation of the electricity sector, with renewable energy becoming a major part of the market, is a core objective of the Energy Union. As the Union moves towards the decarbonisation of the electricity sector and increasing penetration of renewable energy sources, it is crucial that the market removes existing barriers to cross-border trade and encourages investments into supporting infrastructure, for example, more flexible generation, interconnection, demand response and storage. To support this shift to variable and distributed generation, and to ensure that energy market principles are the basis for the Union's electricity markets of the future, a renewed focus on short- term markets and, scarcity pricing as well as technology neutral approach is essential.
Amendment 141 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Short-term markets will improve liquidity and competition by enabling more resources to participate fully in the market, especially those that are more flexible. Effective scarcity pricing will encourage market participants to be available when the market most needs it and ensures that they can recover their costs in the wholesale market. It is therefore critical to ensure that, as far as possible, administrative and implicit price caps are removed to allow scarcity prices to increase up to the value of lost load. When fully embedded in the market structure, short-term markets and scarcity pricing will contribute to the removal of other measures, such as capacity mechanisms, to ensure security of supply. At the same time, scarcity pricing without price caps on the wholesale market should not jeopardize the possibility for reliable and stable prices for final customers, in particulaboth for households and SMEs well as industrial consumers.
Amendment 146 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Derogations to fundamental market principles such as balancing responsibility, market-based dispatch, or curtailment and redispatch reduce flexibility signals and act as barriers to the development of solutions such as storage, demand response or aggregation. While derogations are still necessary to avoid unnecessary administrative burden for certain actors, in particular households and SMEs, bBroad derogations covering entire technologies are not consistent with the objective of achieving market-based and efficient decarbonisation and should thus be replaced by more targeted measures.
Amendment 174 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Detailed rules for facilitating effective cross-border participation in capacity mechanisms other than reserve schemes should be laid down. Transmission system operators across the borders should facilitate interested generators wanting to participate in capacity mechanisms in other Member States. Therefore, they should calculate capacities up to which cross-border participation would be possible, enable participation and check availabilities. National regulatory authorities should enforce the cross-border rules in the Member States.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The coordination between transmission system operators at regional level has been formalised with the mandatory participation of transmission system operators in regional security coordinators, which should be complemented by an enhanced institutional framework via the establishment of regional opercoordinational centres. The creation of regional opercoordinational centres should take into accountbe based on existing regional coordination initiatives and support the increasingly integrated operation of electricity systems across the Union, ensuring their efficient and secure performance.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The geographical scope of regional opercoordinational centres should allow them to play an effective coordination role by optimising the operations of transmission system operators over larger regions. Geographically balanced representation and equitable treatment between members should be ensured.
Amendment 183 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Regional opercoordinational centres should carry out functions where their regionalisation brings added value compared to functions performed at national level. The functions of regional opercoordinational centres should cover the functions carried out by regional security coordinators as well as additional system operation, market operation and risk preparedness functionstask of regional importance. The functions carried out by regional opercoordinational centres should exclude real time operation of the electricity system.
Amendment 189 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Regional opercoordinational centres should primarily act in the interest of system and market operation of the region over the interests of any single entity. Hence, rRegional opercoordinational centres should be entrusted with decision-making powers to act and to direct actions to be taken by transmission system operators of the system operation region for certain functions and with an enhanced advisory role for the remaining functionshave an enhanced advisory role.
Amendment 193 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to raise efficiencies in the electricity distribution networks in the Union and ensure close cooperation with transmission system operators and ENTSO for electricity, a European entity of distribution system operators in the Union ("EU DSO entity") should be established. The tasks of the EU DSO entity should be well-defined and its working method should ensure efficiency, transparency, independence and representativeness amongst the Union distribution system operators. The EU DSO Entity should closely cooperate with ENTSO for Electricity on the preparation and implementation of the network codes where applicable, on the need for standardisation to facilitate crossborder data exchange between transmission system operators and distribution system operators, and should work on providing guidance on the integration inter alia of distributed generation and storage in distribution networks or other areas which relate to the management of distribution networks.
Amendment 204 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency, in close cooperation with the national regulatory authorities and the ENTSO for Electricity, shall monitor and analyse the performance of regional opercoordinational centres, taking into account the reports provided for in [Article 43 paragraph 4 recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2].
Amendment 207 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) setting fundamental principles for well-functioning, integrated electricity markets, which allow non-discriminatory market access for all resource providers and electricity customers, empower consumers, enable demand response and energy efficiency, enable global competitiveness of the EU economy, facilitate aggregation of distributed demand and supply, and contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy by enabling market integration and market- based remuneration of electricity generated from renewable sources;
Amendment 214 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) request information from regional opercoordinational centres where appropriate pursuant to Article 43 of [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2];
Amendment 216 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) issue opinions and recommendations to regional opercoordinational centres.
Amendment 264 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) customers shall be enabled to benefit from market opportunities and increased competition on retail markets and be empowered to act as participant in the energy market and the energy transition;
Amendment 264 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Decisions of the Administrative Board shall be adopted on the basis of a simpletwo-thirds majority of the members present, unless provided otherwise in this Regulation. Each member of the Administrative Board or, in his absence an alternate shall have one vote.
Amendment 318 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The Board of Regulators and sub- committees pursuant to Article 7 shall act by a simpletwo-thirds majority of the members present, with one vote for each member, except for the opinion pursuant to paragraph 5(b) which shall be taken on the basis of a two-thirds majority of its members present.
Amendment 320 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. All market participants shall aim for system balance and shall be financially responsible for imbalances they cause in the system. They shall either be balance responsible parties or delegate their responsibility to a balance responsible party of their choice. From 1 January 2025, no exemption to balance responsibility shall be allowed.
Amendment 325 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States may provide for derogation from balance responsibility in respect of: installations benefitting from support approved by the Commission under Union State aid rules pursuant to Articles 107 to 109 TFEU, and commissioned prior to [OP: entry into force], against appropriate compensation. Member States shall, subject to Union state aid rules, incentivize market participants which are fully or partly exempted from balancing responsibility to accept full balancing responsibility against appropriate compensation.
Amendment 330 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 332 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 342 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 351 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 364 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. All prequalified market participants shall have access to the balancing market, be it individually or through aggregation. Balancing market rules and products shall respect the need to accommodate increasing shares of variable generation as well as increased demand responsiveness and the advent of new technologies.
Amendment 384 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Amendment 402 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Fees shall be due to the Agency for the following: (a) requesting an exemption decision pursuant to Article 11(1) and fortaking decisions on cross border cost allocation provided by the Agency pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 347/201339. __________________ 39; (b) requesting registration as reporting party pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014 and ongoing supervision of registered reporting parties by the Agency. __________________ 39 OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39. OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39.
Amendment 407 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The fees referred in paragraph 1(b) shall cover all necessary and legitimate administrative costs incurred by the Agency for assessment, registration and on-going supervision of a particular reporting party and shall be kept at the lowest possible level.
Amendment 409 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Article 5 – paragraph 10
10. Transmission system operators shall publish close to real-time information on the current balancing state of their control areas, and the imbalance price andestimate of the balancing energy price.
Amendment 486 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Dispatching of power generation facilities and demand response shall be non-discriminatory and market based unless otherwise provided under paragraphs 2 to 4.
Amendment 490 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Dispatching of power generation facilities and demand response shall be transparent, non-discriminatory and market based unless otherwise provided under paragraphs 2 to 4.
Amendment 492 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 494 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 507 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 517 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 530 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 534 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 537 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 540 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 551 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. GBy way of derogation from paragraph 1, generating installations using renewable energy sources or high- efficiency cogeneration which have been commissioned prior to [OP: entry into force] and have, when commissioned, been subject to priority dispatch under Article 15(5) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council or Article 16(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council35 shall remain subject to priority dispatch. Priority dispatch shall no longer be applicable from the date where the generating installation is subject to significant modifications, which shall be the case at least where a new connection agreement is required or the generation capacity is increased. _________________ 35 Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16).
Amendment 736 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Tariffs shall grant appropriate incentives to transmission and distribution system operators, over both the short and long term, to increase efficiencies, including energy efficiency, foster market integration and, security of supply and global competitiveness, and support investments and the related research activities. Tariffs should avoid directly or indirectly punishing energy storage, demand-side response or self-generation.
Amendment 771 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 8
Article 16 – paragraph 8
8. Regulatory authorities shall provide incentives to distribution system operators to procure services for the operation and development of their networks and integrate innovative solutions in the distribution systems. For that purpose regulatory authorities shall recognise as eligible and include all relevant costs in distribution tariffs and introduce performance targets in order to incentivise distribution system operators to raise efficiencies, including energy efficiency, digitalisation and flexibility, in their networks.
Amendment 817 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
If the revenues cannot be efficiently used for the purposes set out in points (a) or (b) of the first subparagraph., they shall be placed on a separate internal account line for future use on these purposemay be used for reduction of tariffs.
Amendment 826 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 830 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Transmission system operators shall clearly establish beforehand how any congestion income will be used, and report on the actual use of thatreport on use of the congestion income. On an annual basis, and by 31 July each year, the national regulatory authorities shall publish a report setting out the amount of revenue collected for the 12-month period ending on 30 June1 December of the same year and how that revenue was used, including the specific projects the income has been used for or the amount placed on a separate account line, together with verification that that use complies with this Regulation and the methodology developed pursuant to paragraph 3.
Amendment 839 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall monitor resource adequacy within their territory based on the European resource adequacy assessment pursuant to Article 19 and on adequacy assessment having a regional and national geographical scope that includes territory of the Member State and follows the methodology as defined in Article 19.
Amendment 853 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Where the European resource adequacy assessment identifies a resource adequacy concern Member States shall identify any market failures and/or regulatory distortions that caused or contributed to the emergence of the concern.
Amendment 872 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall publish a timeline for adopting measures to eliminate any identified regulatory distortions. When addressing resource adequacy concerns Member States shall in particular consider removing regulatory distortions, enabling scarcity pricing, self-generation, developing interconnection, energy storage, demand side measures and energy efficiency.
Amendment 891 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The European resource adequacy assessment as well as regional adequacy assessment shall cover the overall adequacy of the electricity system to supply current and projected demands for electricity for a ten-year period from the date of that assessment, in a yearly resolution.
Amendment 909 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point h – indent 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point h – indent 2 a (new)
- "level of reliable capacity needed to ensure adequacy"
Amendment 910 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point i
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point i
(i) identifies the sources of possible resource adequacy concerns, in particular whether it is a network or a resource constraint, or bothmarket failures.
Amendment 911 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point i a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point i a (new)
(ia) Respecting real network development.
Amendment 940 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. When applying capacity mechanisms Member States shall have a reliability standard in place indicating their desired level of security of supply in a transparent manner.
Amendment 960 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Mechanisms other than strategic reserves shall be open to direct participation of capacity providers located in another Member State provided there is a network connection between that Member State and the bidding zone applying the mechanism.
Amendment 1043 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Capacity mechanisms shall not create unnecessarybe designed in a way which does not create market distortions and not limit cross- border trade. The amount of capacity committed in the mechanism shall not go beyond what is necessary to address the concern.
Amendment 1056 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1102 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Capacity mechanisms shall be designed in a way which allows for their effective phase-out once the adequacy concern is not present anymore. To this aim, capacity mechanisms shall contain a specific exit clause.
Amendment 1108 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Member States applying capacity mechanisms on [OP: entry into force of this Regulation] shall adapt their mechanisms to comply with Articles 18, 21 and 23 of this Regulation within [two] years after entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 1136 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The ENTSO for Electricity shall report to the Agency on shortcomings identified regarding the establishment and performance of regional operational centres.coordination centres. (This amendment applies throughout the text.Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 1154 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: twelve months after entry into force], all transmission system operators shallof a system operation region shall submit to the regulatory authorities of the region for a review a proposal for the establishment of regional opercoordinational centres in accordance with the criteria set out in this chapter. Regional operational centres shall be established inThe proposal shall include the following information: (a) Member State where the regional coordination centre will be located; (b) the organisational, financial and operational arrangements necessary to ensure the efficient, secure and reliable operation of the interritory of one of the Member States of the region where it will operateconnected transmission system; (c) an implementation plan for the entry into operation of the regional coordination centres; (d) the statutes and rules of procedure of regional coordination centres; (e) a description of cooperative processes in accordance with Article 35; (f) a description of the arrangements concerning the liability of regional coordination centres in accordance with Article 44.
Amendment 1160 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Regional opercoordinational centres shall complement the role of transmission system operators by performing functions of regional relevance. They shall establish operational arrangements in order to ensure the efficient, secure and reliable operation of the interconnected transmission system operators shall be responsible for managing electricity flows and ensuring a secure, reliable and efficient electricity system in accordance with Article 40 of the [recast of Directive 2009/72/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 864/2]. Effective operation of the transmission system shall be the responsibility of each transmission system operator.
Amendment 1231 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The day-to-day operation of regional opercoordinational centres shall be managed through cooperative decision- making with active involvement of transmission system operators of the region. The cooperative-decision making process shall be based on:
Amendment 1235 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a procedure for consulting, in an efficient and inclusive manner, the transmission system operators of the system operation region in the exercise of its operational duties and tasks, in accordance with Article 37;
Amendment 1240 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a procedure for the adoption of decisions andand revision of recommendations in accordance with Article 38;
Amendment 1241 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1250 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. Regional opercoordinational centres shall ensure that the working arrangements contain rules for the notification of parties concerned.
Amendment 1259 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Regional operational centresThe transmission system operators of a system operation region shall develop a procedure for the adoption and revision of drecisions and recommendationsommendations put forward by regional coordination centres in accordance with the criteria set out in paragraphs 2 and 3.
Amendment 1270 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Regional opercoordinational centres shall adopt binding decisrecommendations addressed to the transmission system operators in respect of the functions referred to in points (a), (b), (g) and (q) of Article 34(1). Transmission system operators shall implement the binding decisions issued by the regional operational centres except in cases when the safety of the system will be negatively affecteddo their utmost to follow those recommendations.
Amendment 1277 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1281 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where the transmission system operator does not implement the binding decision in accordance with Article 38 (2), it shall submit a detailed justification to the regional coordination centre and other transmission operators in the region.
Amendment 1284 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
Article 39
Amendment 1306 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. The management board shall be composed of members representing the transmission system operators and of observers representing the regulatory authorities of the system operation region. The representatives of the regulatory authorities shall have no voting rightsComposition of the management board shall be geographically balanced.
Amendment 1311 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 40 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) developing and endorsing the cooperative and inclusive decision-making processes in accordance with Article 35.
Amendment 1326 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Regional opercoordinational centres shall be equipped with all the human, technical, physical and financial resources necessary for fulfilling their obligations under this Regulation and carrying out their functions, ensuring in particular geographically balanced representation and equitable treatment between members.
Amendment 1355 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. Transmission system operators shall publish relevant data on aggregated forecast and actual demand, on availability and actual use of generation and load assets, on availability and use of the networks and interconnections, and on balancing power and reserve capacity and on the availability of flexibility. For availability and actual use of small generation and load units, aggregated estimate data may be used.
Amendment 1387 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. Within two months of receipt, the Agency, after formally consulting the organisations representing all stakeholders, in particular distribution system users, shall provide an opinion to the Commission on the draft statutes, the list of members and the draft rules of procedure, taking into account in particular the rules related to the independence of the EU DSO entity from its members, to the prevention of conflicts of interests, and to the necessity to ensure geographically- balanced representation and equitable treatment between its Members, in particular for small or independent Distribution system operators.
Amendment 1422 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) digitalisation of distribution networks including deployment of smart grids and intelligensmart metering systems ;
Amendment 1423 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) data managementguarantee non-discriminatory and neutral access to data regardless of the data management model, and promote standardization, cross-border data exchange, in particular with ENTSO for Electricity where relevant to facilitate data exchange, cyber security and data protection;
Amendment 1432 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) cooperate effectively with ENTSO for electricity on the monitoring, the Agency and national regulators to facilitate the monitoring by the Agency and where relevant the national regulatory authorities of implementation of the network codes and guidelines which are relevant to the operation and planning of distribution grids and the coordinated operation of the transmission and distribution networks and which are adopted pursuant to this Regulation;
Amendment 1490 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, after consulting the Agency, the ENTSO for Electricity and the other relevant stakeholders, establish a priority list every three years, identifying the areas set out in paragraph 1 to be included in the development of network codes. If the subject-matter of the network code is directly related to the operation of the distribution system and less relevant for the transmission system, the Commission may require the EU DSO entity for electricity instead of the ENTSO for Electricity to convene a drafting committee and submit a proposal for a network code to the agency. The EU DSO entity shall ensure that the drafting committee convened has a geographically-balanced representation, including small or independent distribution system operators and is subject to rules related to independence and the prevention of conflict of interests.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0378(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Due to the close interconnection of the Union electricity grid and the increasing need to cooperate with neighbouring countries to maintain grid stability and integrate large volumes of renewable energies, regional opercoordinational centres will play an important role for the coordination of transmission system operators. The Agency should guarantee regulatory oversight over the regional operational centres where necessary.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0378(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Agency provides an integrated framework which enables national regulatory authorities to participate and cooperate. That framework facilitates the uniform application of the legislation on the internal markets in electricity and natural gas throughout the Union. As regards situations concerning more than one Member State, the Agency has been granted the power to adopt individual decisions. That power should under clearly specified conditions cover technical and regulatory issues which require regional coordination , notably concerning the implementation of network codes and guidelines, cooperation within regional opercoordinational centres, the regulatory decisions necessary to effectively monitor wholesale market integrity and transparency, decisions concerning electricity and natural gas infrastructure that connects or that might connect at least two Member States and, as a last resort, exemptions from the internal market rules for new electricity interconnectors and new gas infrastructure located in more than one Member State.
Amendment 28 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Well-functioning markets and systems with developed and technologically modern electricity interconnections as well as national connections, ensuring free flow of energy across borders are the best guarantee of security of supply in the Union. However, even where markets and systems function well, the risk of an electricity crisis (as a result of extreme weather conditions, malicious attacks or a fuel shortage) can never be excluded. The consequences of crisis situations often extend beyond national borders. Even where incidents start locally their effects can rapidly spread across borders. Some extreme circumstances, such as a cold spell, a heat wave or a cyber-attack, may affect entire regions at the same time.
Amendment 31 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In a context of interlinked electricity markets and systems, crisis prevention and management cannot be considered a purely national responsibility and the potential of more efficient and less costly measures through regional cooperation should be better exploited. A common framework of rules and better coordinated procedures are needed, to ensure that Member States and other actors cooperate effectively across borders in a spirit ofand increase transparency, trust and solidarity between Member States.
Amendment 35 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The System operation guidelines24 and the Network code on emergency and restoration25 constitute a detailed rulebook governing how transmission system operators and other relevant actors should act and cooperate to ensure system security. These technical rules should ensure that most electricity incidents are dealt with effectively at operational level. This Regulation focuses on electricity crisis situations that may have a larger scale and impact. It sets out what Member States should do to prevent such situations and what measures they can take should system operational rules alone no longer suffice. Even in crisis situations, however, system operation rules should continue to be fully respected and consistency between the provisions laid out in this Regulation and the Network code on emergency and restoration should be ensured. _________________ 24 Commission Regulation (EU) …/…of XXX establishing a guideline on electricity transmission system operation, OJ [...] 25 Commission Regulation (EU) …/…of XXX establishing a network code on electricity emergency and restoration, OJ [...].
Amendment 36 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation sets out a common framework of rules on how to prevent, prepare for and manage electricity crisis situations, bringing more transparency in the preparation phase and during an electricity crisis and ensuring that, even in a crisis, measures are taken in a coordinated and effective manner and electricity is delivered where it is needed most. It requires Member States to cooperate at regional level, in a spirit of solidarity. It also sets out a framework for an effective monitoring of security of supply in Europe via the Electricity Coordination Group. This should result in better risk preparedness at a lower cost and with optimization of resources. It should also strengthen the internal energy market by enhancing trust and confidence across Member States and ruling out inappropriate state interventions in crisis situations, in particular avoiding non-market measures and undue curtailment of cross-border flows, thus reducing the risk of negative spill-over effects on neighbouring Member States.
Amendment 40 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To facilitate prevention, information exchange and ex-post evaluation of electricity crises, Member States should designate one competent national governmental or regulatory authority as a contact point. This may be an existing or new entity.
Amendment 43 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A common approach to crisis prevention and management requires, above all, that Member States use the samecommon methods and definitions to identify risks relating to the security of electricity supply, and are in a positionllowing them to effectively to compare how well they and their neighbours perform in that area. The Regulation identifies two indicators to monitor the security of electricity supply in the Union: 'expected energy non served' (EENS), expressed in GWh/year, and 'loss of load expectation' (LOLE), expressed in hours/year. These indicators are part of the European resource adequacy assessment carried out by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO- E), pursuant to [Article 19 of the proposed Electricity Regulation]. The Electricity Coordination Group shall carry out regular monitoring of the security of supply based on the results of these indicators. The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (Agency) should also use these indicators, when reporting on Member States' performance in the area of security of supply in its annual electricity market monitoring reports, pursuant to [Article 16 of the proposed ACER Regulation].
Amendment 45 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) To ensure the coherence of risk assessments that builds trust between Member States in a crisis situation a common approach to identifying risk scenarios is needed. Therefore, ENTSO-E should develop and regularly update a common methodology for risk identification in cooperation with the Agency, with ENTSO-E proposing the methodology and its updates and the Agency approving it.
Amendment 55 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The [proposed Electricity Regulation] prescribes the use of a common methodology for the medium to long-term European resource adequacy assessment (from 10 year-ahead to year ahead), with a view to ensuring that Member States' decisions as to possible investment needs are made on a transparent and commonly agreed basis. This assessment has a different purpose than the short-term adequacy assessments which are used to detect possible adequacy related problems in short time-frames, namely seasonal outlooks (six months ahead) and week-ahead to intraday adequacy assessments. Regarding short-term assessments, there is a need for a common approach to the way possible adequacy- related problems are detected. The ENTSO-E is to issue winter and summer outlooks to alert Member States and transmission system operators to security of supply related risks that might occur in the following six months. To improve these outlooks, they should be based on a common probabilistic methodology proposed by ENTSO-E and approved by the Agency and updated on a regular basis. In order to reinforce the regional approach to assessing risks, ENTSO-E should be able to delegate tasks related to seasonal outlooks to regional operational centres.
Amendment 59 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure a common approach to crisis prevention and management, the competent authority of each Member State should, on the basis of the regional and national electricity crisis scenarios identified, draw up a risk-preparedness plan, after consulting relevant stakeholders. The plans should describe effective, proportionate and non- discriminatory measures addressing all identified crisis scenarios. Plans should provide transparency especially as regards the conditions in which non-market measures can be takenare considered necessary to mitigate crisis situations. All envisaged non-market measures should comply with the rules set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Plans should be updated regularly and made public, while ensuring confidentiality of sensitive information. To ensure that the plans are always up-to- date and effective, the competent authorities of each region should organise annual simulations in cooperation with regional operational centres to test their suitability.
Amendment 72 #
2016/0377(COD)
(29) An electricity crisis might extend beyond Union borders comprising also Energy Community countries, EEA countries and Switzerland. In order to ensure an efficient crisis management on borders between the Member States and, the Contracting Parties, EEA countries and Switzerland, the Union should closely cooperate with the Energy Community Contracting Pse parties when preventing, preparing for and handling an electricity crisis.
Amendment 79 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) 'competent authority' means a national governmental authority or a regulatory authority designated by a Member State to ensure the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation
Amendment 87 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of the name and the contact details of the competent authority, once designated and any changes thereto.
Amendment 91 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that all risks relating to security of electricity supply are assessed in accordance with the rules set out in this Regulation and Article 18 of the Electricity Regulation [proposed Electricity Regulation]. To this end, they shall cooperate with ENTSO-E and, the regional operational centres, transmission system operators, national regulatory authorities and other stakeholders, if necessary.
Amendment 103 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: twofour months after entry into force of this Regulation], ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a proposal for a methodology for identifying the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios in a regional context.
Amendment 124 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: ten months after entry into force of this Regulation] and on the basis of the methodology adopted pursuant to Article 5, ENTSO-E shall identify the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios for each region. It may delegate tasks relating to the identification of regional crisis scenarios to the regional opercoordinational centres.
Amendment 135 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: twelven months after entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall identify the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios at the national level.
Amendment 139 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: twelven months after entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall inform the Electricity Coordination Group and the Commission about possible risks they see in relation to the ownership of infrastructure relevant for security of supply, and any measures taken to prevent or mitigate such risks, with an indication of why such measures are considered necessary and proportionate.
Amendment 145 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By [OPOCE to insert exact date: twofour months after entry into force of this Regulation], ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a proposal for a methodology for assessing short-term adequacy, namely seasonal adequacy as well as week-ahead to intraday adequacy, which shall cover at least the following:
Amendment 166 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the regional and national electricity crisis scenarios identified pursuant to Articles 6 and 7, the competent authority of each Member State shall establish a risk-preparedness plan, after consulting the electricity and gas undertakings, the relevant organisations representing the interests of household and industrial electricity customers and the national regulatory authority (where it is not the competent authority).
Amendment 177 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. The Member States shall make public details of the plans public, while ensuring that the confidentiality of sensitive information is preserved, notably information on measures relating to the prevention and mitigation of malicious attacks.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) identify possible non-market measures to be implemented in electricity crisis situations, specifying the trigger, conditions and procedures for their implementation, assessing the degree to which the use of such measures is necessary in dealing with a crisis and indicating how they comply with the requirements set out in Article 15;
Amendment 186 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) describe the national measures necessary to implement and enforce the regional measures agreed on according to Article 12
Amendment 195 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The regional measures to be included in the plan shall be agreed by the competent authorities of the Member States in the region concerned before incorporation in the respective national plans. At least eight months before the deadline for the adoption or the updating of the plan, the competent authorities shall report on the agreements reached to the Electricity Coordination Group. If the competent authorities concerned were not able to reach an agreement, they shall inform the Commission of the reasons for such disagreement. In such case the Commission may request the Agency to facilitate the conclusion of an agreement in consultation with ENTSO-E.
Amendment 202 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Where necessary and possible Member States shall offer each other assistance to prevent or mitigate an electricity crisis. Such assistance shall be subject to reasonable compensation., covering at least the cost of electricity supplied into the territory of the requesting Member State and all other relevant costs incurred when providing assistance, including, if appropriate, assistance prepared without effective activation;
Amendment 212 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. As soon as possible and no later than six weeks after declaring anthe electricity crisis situation has ended, the competent authorities concerned, in consultation with their national regulatory authority (where it is not the competent authority) shall provide the Electricity Coordination Group and the Commission with an detailed evaluation report.
Amendment 219 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authorities concerned shall present the results of the evaluation to the Electricity Coordination Group. and the results shall be reflected in the updates of the risk-preparedness plans;
Amendment 224 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Member States and, the Energy Community Contracting Parties, EEA countries and Switzerland are invited to closely cooperate in the process of the identification of electricity crisis scenarios and the establishment of risk-preparedness plans so that no measures are taken that endanger the security of supply of Member States, Contracting Parties or the Unregion. In this respect, Energy Community Contracting Parties, EEA countries and Switzerland may participate in the Electricity Coordination Group upon invitation by the Commission with regard to all matters by which they are concerned.
Amendment 229 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 3 – subpart 3.1 – point e a (new)
Annex I – part 3 – subpart 3.1 – point e a (new)
(e a) describe the national measures necessary to implement and enforce the regional measures agreed on according to Article 12
Amendment 108 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council of October 2014 set a 27 % energy efficiency target for 2030, to be reviewed by 2020 'having in mind an Union level of 30 %'. In December 2015, a small majority of the European Parliament called upon the Commission to also assess the viability of a 40 % energy efficiency target for the same timeframe. It is therefore appropriate to review and consequently amend the Directive to adapt it to the 2030 perspective.
Amendment 113 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Commission and the Member States should ensure that the reduction in energy consumption results from greater energy efficiency and not from macro- economic circumstances. The main focus of this Directive is to achieve real energy efficiency gains, regardless of the macro- economic circumstances. Therefore flexibility in the calculation of the target should be provided for key influencing para-meters such as economic growth, technological developments, variations of industrial production, structural changes of the economy and significant climate variations, in order to maintain a level of energy efficiency ambition and avoid a cap on in-dustrial growth.
Amendment 132 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There are no binding targets at national level in the 2030 perspective. The need for the Union to achieve its energy efficiency targets at EU level, expressed in primary and final energy consumption, in 2020 and 2030 should be clearly set out in the form of an bindingcative 30 % target. This clarification at Union level should not restrict Member States as their freedom is kept to set their national contributions based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity. Member States should set their national indicative energy efficiency contributions taking into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has toshould be no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy. This means that primary energy consumption should be reduced by 23 % and final energy consumption should be reduced by 17 % in the Union compared to 2005 levels. A regular evaluation of progress towards the achievement of the Union 2030 target is necessary and is provided for in the legislative proposal on Energy Union Governance.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order not to undermine the price signal within the EU ETS due to energy efficiency targets, the intake rates of the market stability reserve should be agreed. Measures adopted pursuant to this Directive should lead to more free allowances being available under the ETS to ensure effective carbon leakage protection.
Amendment 140 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The Commission should ask Member States that overachieve targets and thereby cause an increase in the carbon market surplus and a decrease in certificate prices, to withhold and later cancel allowances in a volume sufficient to neutralise the market surplus and price decrease.
Amendment 169 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Long term energy efficiency measures will continue delivering energy savings after 2020 but i. In order to contribute to the next Union 2030 energy efficiency target, those measures should deliver new savings after 2020. On the other hand, energy savings achieved after 31 December 2020 may not count towards the cumulative savings amount required for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
Amendment 172 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) New savings should be additional to business as usual, so that savings that would have occurred in any event may not be claimed. In order to calculate the impact of measures introduced only net savings, measured as the change of energy consumption that is directly attributable to the energy efficiency measure in question, may be counted. To calculate net savings Member States should establish a baseline scenario of how the situation would evolve in the absence of the policy in question. The policy intervention should be evaluated against this defined baseline. Member States should take into account that other policy interventions may be undertaken in the same time frame which may also have an impact on energy savings, so that not all changes observed since the introduction of the policy intervention being evaluated can be attributed to that policy measure only. The actions of the obligated, participating or entrusted party should actually contribute to the achievement of the savings claimed to ensure the fulfilment of the materiality requirement.
Amendment 193 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Improvements to the energy efficiency of buildings should benefit in particular consumers affected by energy povertyall EU citizens, in particular low-income social groups. Member States canmay already require obligated parties to include social aims in energy saving measures, in relation to energy poverty, and this possibility should now be extended to alternative measures and transformed into an obligation while leaving full flexibility to Member States with regard to the size, scope and content of such measures. In line with Article 9 of the Treaty, the Union's energy efficiency policies should be inclusive and therefore also ensure accessibility of energy efficiency measures for energy poor consumers.
Amendment 199 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) It is crucial to raise awareness and provide accurate information about benefits of increased energy efficiency and its possible implementation to all EU citizens. Increased energy efficiency is also crucial for geopolitical position and security of the EU through lowering EU´s dependency on import of fuels from third countries.
Amendment 203 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The costs and benefits of all energy efficiency measures taken, including pay-back periods, should be made fully transparent to consumers.
Amendment 208 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Energy generated on or in buildings from renewable energy technologies reduces the supplied fossil energy. The reduction of energy consumption and the use of energy from renewable sources in the buildings sector are important measures to reduce the Union’s energy dependency and greenhouse gas emissions, especially in view of ambitious climate and energy objectives set for 2030 as well as the global commitment made in the Conference of the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) held in Paris in December 2015. For the purposes of the energy savings obligation in Article 7 Member States should therefore be able to take into account a certainthe amount of renewable energy generated on or in buildings for own use into account to satisfy their energy savings requirements. For this purpose Member States should be allowed to use calculation methodologies established under Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 219 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As part of the measures set out in the Commission's Communication New Deal for Energy Consumers, in the context of the Energy Union and the Heating and Cooling strategy, consumers' minimum rights to clear and timely information about their energy consumption need to be strengthened. Articles 9 to 11 and Annex VII of Directive 2012/27/EU should be amended to provide for frequent and enhanced feedback on energy consumption when this is technically feasible and cost- efficient in view of the measurement devices in place. The cost-efficiency of sub-metering depends on whether the related costs are proportionate in relation to the potential energy savings. It should also be clarified that rights relating to billing and billing or consumption information apply for consumers of heating, cooling or hot water supplied from a central source even where they have no direct, individual contractual relationship with an energy supplier. The term 'final customer' should be understood to include only natural or legal persons purchasing energy based on a direct, individual contract with an energy supplier. Therefore, for the purposes of these provisions, the term 'final user', should coverin addition to final customers purchasing heating, cooling or hot water for their own use as well acovers occupants of individual units of multi-apartment or multi-purpose buildings where such units are supplied from a central source and where the occupants have no direct or individual contract with the energy supplier. The term 'sub- metering' should refer to measuring consumption in individual units of such buildings. By 1 January 2020 newly installed heat meters and heat cost allocators should be remotely readable to ensure cost-effective, frequent provision of consumption information. The new Article 9a is intended to apply only to heating, cooling and hot water supplied from a central source.
Amendment 227 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the scope of this Directive should mean enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million, in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
Amendment 263 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure that the Union’s 2020 20 % headline targets and its 2030 30 % bindingcative headline targets on energy efficiency are met and paves the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond those dates. It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and provides for the establishment of indicative national energy efficiency targets and contributions for 2020 and 2030.;
Amendment 302 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) that the Union’s 2020 energy consumption has toshould be no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy;
Amendment 304 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) GDP evolution and forecast and economic structural change;
Amendment 306 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) technological evolution and forecast;
Amendment 311 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point d
(d) development of all sources of renewable energies, nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage and efficient energy generation such as cogeneration of heat and power; and
Amendment 319 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess progress achieved and whether the Union is likely to achieve energy consumption of no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy in 2020.
Amendment 330 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Each Member State shall set indicative national energy efficiency contributions towards the Union's 2030 target referred to in Article 1 paragraph 1 in accordance with Articles [4] and [6] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union]. When settThe contributions shall be reviewed on basis of economic development and assumed energy consumption projections. When setting and reviewing those contributions, Member States shall take into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has toshould be no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy. Member States shall notify those contributions to the Commission as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with the procedure pursuant to Articles [3] and [7] to [11] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union].;
Amendment 344 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall request Member States that overachieve their targets and thereby cause an increase in the carbon market surplus and a decrease in certificate prices to withhold and cancel allowances in sufficient volume to ensure that the surplus increase and price decrease are neutralised.
Amendment 408 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of point (b), and without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, Member States may count only those energy savings that stem from new policy measures introduced after 31 December 2020 or policy measures introduced during the period from 1 January2014 to 31December 2020before that date provided it can be demonstrated that those measures result in individual actions that are undertakendeliver savings after 31 December 2020 and deliver savings.
Amendment 423 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The sales of energy, by volume, used in transport may be partially oeither fully excluded from bothese calculations of the target or fully included in both.
Amendment 441 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) count energy savings resulting from individual actions newly implemented since 31 December 2008 that continue to have an impact in 2020 and beyond and which can be measured and verified, towards the amount of energy savings referred to in paragraph 1; and
Amendment 445 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 460 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. All the options chosen under paragraph 2 taken together must amount to no more than 25 35% of the amount of energy savings referred to in paragraph 1. Member States shall apply and calculate the effect of the options chosen for the periods referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 separately:
Amendment 475 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall ensure that when savings resulting from individual actions come at the end of their expected or reported lifetime, they are within the same year replaced by the same amount of new savings.
Amendment 495 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 4
Article 7a – paragraph 4
Amendment 506 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) shallmay include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring a share of energy efficiency measures to be implemented as a priority in households affected by energy povertylow income according to national standards and in social housing;
Amendment 532 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7b – paragraph 2
Article 7b – paragraph 2
2. In designing alternative policy measures to achieve energy savings, Member States shall take into account the effect on households affected by energy povertylow income households compared to national average.
Amendment 535 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 552 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Article 9a – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that final customers for district heating, district cooling and domestic hot water are provided with competitively priced meters that accurately reflect the final customer’s actual energy consumption, provided that it is financially reasonable and proportionate to the expected energy savings.
Amendment 557 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Article 9a – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Where heating and, cooling or hot water areis supplied to a building from a central source servicing multiple buildings or from a district heating andor cooling network, a heat or hot water meter shall always be installed at the heat exchanger or point of delivery.
Amendment 564 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In multi-apartment and multi-purpose buildings with a central heating or cooling source or supplied from district heating and cooling systems, individual meters shall be installed to measure the consumption of heat or cooling or hot water for each building unit, where technical feasible and cost-efficient in relation to the potential energy savings.
Amendment 571 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the use of individual meters is not technically feasible or where it is not cost- efficient and proportionate to the expected energy savings to measure heating or cooling in each building unit, individual heat cost allocators shall be used to measure heat consumption at each radiator unless it is shown by the Member State in question that the installation of such heat cost allocators would not be cost efficient. In those cases, alternative cost-efficient methods of heat consumption measurement may be considered. The conditions of technical non-feasibility and non-cost effectiveness shall be clearly set out and published by each Member State.
Amendment 579 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
In new buildings of the kind referred to in the first sub-paragraph or when such a building undergoes major renovation, as set out in Directive 2010/31/EU, individual meters shall always be provided, provided that it is technically feasible, financially reasonable and proportionate to the expected energy savings.
Amendment 587 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of this Article, as of 1 January 2020, newly installed meters and cost allocators installed shallshall, where cost efficient, be remotely readable devices.
Amendment 648 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point b
Annex – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the savings must be shown to be additional to those that would have occurred in any event without the activity of the obligated, participating or entrusted parties and/or implementing authorities. To determine what savings can be claimed as additional Member States shall establish a baseline that describes how energy consumption would evolve in the absence of the policy measure in question. The baseline shall reflect at least the following factors: energy consumption trends, changes in consumer behaviour, technological progress and changes caused by other measures implemented at national and EU level compared to the status quo;
Amendment 652 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point b
Annex – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 658 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point b
Annex – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
(c) credit may only be given for savings achieving or exceeding the following levels:
Amendment 662 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point b (new)
Annex – point 1 – point b (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) Energy savings resulting from policy measures promoting the installation of small-scale renewable energy technologies on or in buildings are eligible, in so far as these contribute towards a reduction in energy sales to final customers in the building or to the extent of the volume of primary energy saved, provided the calculation of savings complies with the requirements of this Annex;
Amendment 666 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point b (new)
Annex – point 1 – point b (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point h
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the calculation of energy savings shall take into account the lifetime of measures. This may be done by counting the savings each individual action will achieve between its implementation date and 31 December 2020 or 31 December 2030 as appropriate. Measures implemented before 31 December 2020, which continue to generate cumulative energy savings after that date, shall be proportionally counted towards the target for 31 December 2030. Alternatively, Member States may adopt another method that is estimated to achieve at least the same total quantity of savings. When using other methods, Member States shall ensure that the total amount of energy savings calculated using these other methods does not exceed the amount of energy savings that would have been the result of their calculation when counting the savings each individual action will achieve between its implementation date and 31 December 2020 or 31 December 2030 as appropriate. Member States shall describe in detail in their Integrated National Energy and Climate plans under the Energy Union Governance the other methods they have used and which provisions have been made to ensure they meet this binding calculation requirement.
Amendment 434 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Should the ambition of integrated national energy and climate plans or their updates be insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, for the first period, in particular the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, the Commission should take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'ambition gap'). Should progress made by the Union towards these objectives and targets be insufficient for their delivery, the Commission should, in addition to issuing recommendations, take measures at Union level or Member States should take additional measures in order to ensure achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'delivery gap'). Such measures should take into account early ambitious contributions made by Member States to the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency when sharing the effort for collective target achievement. In the area of renewable energy, such measures can also include financial contributions by Member States to a financing platform managed by the Commission, which would be used to contribute to renewable energy projects across the Union. Member States' national renewable energy targets for 2020 should serve as baseline shares of renewable energy from 2021 onwards. In the area of energy efficiency, additional measures can in particular aim at improving the energy efficiency of products, buildings and transport.
Amendment 526 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 201920 and every ten years thereafter, each Member State shall notify to the Commission an integrated national energy and climate plan. The plans shall contain the elements set out in paragraph 2 and Annex I. The first plan shall cover the period from 2021 to 2030. The following plans shall cover the ten- year period immediately following the end of the period covered by the previous plan.
Amendment 623 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
i. with a view to achieving the Union's binding target of at least 27% renewable energy in 2030 as referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767], a contribution to this target in terms of the Member State's share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030, with a linear trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards based on Member State´s choice;
Amendment 654 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
the indicative national energy efficiency contribution to achieving the Union's bindingcative energy efficiency target of 30% in 2030 as referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 3(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761], based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity.
Amendment 668 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 2
Member States shall express their contribution in terms of absolute level of primary energy consumption andor final energy consumption in 2020 and 2030, with a linear trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards based on Member State´s choice. They shall explain their underlying methodology and the conversion factors used;
Amendment 778 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the Union’'s 2020 energy consumption ishould be no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy, the Union’'s 2030 energy consumption ishould be no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy for the first ten- year period;
Amendment 838 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 20189 and every ten years thereafter Member States shall prepare and submit to the Commission a draft of the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 939 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the objectives and contributions put in place are likely to affect, and to what extent, the supply-demand balance of ETS allowances.
Amendment 947 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 20234, and every 10 years thereafter, Member States shall submit to the Commission a draft update of the latest notified integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3 or confirm to the Commission that the plan remains valid.
Amendment 955 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. By 1 January 20245, and every 10 years thereafter, Member States shall notify to the Commission an update of the latest notified integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3, unless they have confirmed that the plan remains valid pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 1046 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 23, by 15 March 20213, and every two years thereafter, each Member State shall report to the Commission on the status of implementation of the integrated national energy and climate plan by means of integrated national energy and climate progress reports covering all five key dimensions of the Energy Union.
Amendment 1066 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 15 March 20213, and every two years thereafter, Member States shall report to the Commission information on:
Amendment 1076 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 March 20213, and every two years thereafter, Member States shall report to the Commission information on their national climate change adaptation planning and strategies, outlining their implemented or planned actions to facilitate adaptation to climate change, including the information specified in Part 1 of Annex VI.
Amendment 1078 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By 15 March 20213 and every year thereafter (year X), Member States shall report to the Commission information on:
Amendment 1114 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
(1) the trajectory for primary andor final energy consumption from 2020 to 2030 as the national energy savings contribution to achieving the Union-level 2030 target including underlying methodology;
Amendment 1163 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) national objectives with regards to energy poverty, including the number of households incost-competitive energy povertyrices;
Amendment 1190 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 15 March31 July 2021, and every year thereafter (year X), Member States shall report to the Commission:
Amendment 1217 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The interaction of implementing the policies and measures set out in integrated national energy and climate plans and the EU ETS, and shall transparently analyse the implications of various policies on the level of demand for EU allowances and its consequences on the supply-demand balance of the EU- ETS.
Amendment 1236 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. In the area of renewable energy, as part of its assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess the progress made in the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption on the basis of a linear trajectory starting from 20% in 2020 and reaching at least 27% in 2030 as referred to in Article 4(a)(2)(i).
Amendment 1336 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, in the area of renewable energy, without prejudice to the measures at Union level set out in paragraph 3, the Commission concludes, based on its assessment pursuant to Article 25(1) and (2) in the year 2023, that the linear Union trajectory referred to in Article 25(2) is not collectively met, Member States shall ensure by the year 2024 that any emerging gap is covered by additional measures, such as:.
Amendment 1340 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1348 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1355 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1375 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1379 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1401 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. If, in the area of energy efficiency, without prejudice to other measures at Union level pursuant to paragraph 3, the Commission concludes, based on its assessment pursuant to Article 25(1) and (3), in the year 2023 that progress towards collectively achieving the Union’s energy efficiency target mentioned in the first subparagraph of Article 25(3) is insufficient, it shall take measures by the year 2024 in addition to those set out in Directive 2010/31/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016) 765] and Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016) 761] to ensure that the Union's binding 2030 energy efficiency targets are met. Such additional measures may in particular improve the energy efficiency of:
Amendment 23 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the light of experience gained in past proceedings, it is appropriate to clarify the circumstances in which significant distortions may be deemed to exist, which affecting to a considerable extent free market forces may be deemed to exisprices or costs of the exporters in the country of export. In particular, it is appropriate to clarify that this situation may be deemed to exist, inter alia, when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials, are not the result of free market forces because they are affected by government interventionstate intervention at any level, including central, regional and provincial level. It is further appropriate to clarify that in considerdetermining whether or not such a situation exists regard may be had, inter alia, to, the potential impact, inter alia, of the following should be taken into account: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country; significant state presence in firms allowing the state to interferethe market or enterprises or state ownership or control of the means of production or the allocation of resources allowing the distortion of free market forces with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; andor access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives. It is further appropriate to provide that the Commission services mayshould, in a timely manner, preferably before the date on which this Regulation enters into force, issue a report describing the specific situation concerning these criteria for significant market distortions in a certain country or a certain sector; that such report and the evidence on which it is based mayshould be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector; that that such a report and the evidence on which it is based takes due account of all reliable, secure and timely information and data available and will be updated by Commission services on a regular basis as appropriate; and that interested parties should have ample opportunity to comment on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used.
Amendment 35 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is further appropriate to recall that costs should normally be calculated on the basis of records kept by the exporter or producer under investigation. However, where there are significant distortions in the exporting country with the consequence that costs reflected in the records of the party concerned are artificially low, and do not reflect actual market values; such costs may be adjusted or established on any reasonable basis, including information from other representative markets or from international prices or benchmarks. In the light of experience gained in past proceedings, it is appropriate to further clarify that, for the purposes of applying the provisions introduced by this regulation, due account should be taken of all relevant evidence, including relevant assessment reports regarding the circumstances prevailing on the domestic market of the exporting producers and the evidence on which they are based, which has been placed on the file, and upon which interested parties have had an opportunity to comment.
Amendment 44 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point a
(a) In case it is determined, when applying this provision or any other relevant provision of this Regulation, that it is not appropriate to use domestic prices and costs in the exporting country due to the existence of significant market distortions, the normal value shall be constructed on the basis of costs of production and sale reflecting undistorted prices or benchmarks. For this purpose, the sources that may be used include undistorted international prices, costs, or benchmarks, or corresponding costs of production and sale in an appropriate representative country with a similar level of economic development as the exporting country, provided the; an appropriate representative country should be selected in a not unreasonable manner, provided that reliable information and relevant cost data are readily available at the time of selection. The constructed normal value shall include a reasonable amount for administrative, selling and general costs and for profitsinclude a reasonable profit margin.
Amendment 50 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point b
(b) Significant distortions for the product concerned within the meaning of point (a) may be deemed to exist, inter alia, when reported prices or costs by the exporter in the exporting country, including the costs of raw materials, are not the result of free market forces as they are affected by governmentstate intervention. In consider at any level. In determining whether or not significant distortions exist regard mayshall be had, inter alia, to the potential impact of the following: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country; state presence in firmthe market or enterprises or state ownership or control of the means of production or the allocation of resources allowing the state to interfere into the free market forces with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; and access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point c
(c) When appropriate and in a timely manner, the Commission services mayshall issue a report describing the specific situation concerning the criteria listed in point (b) in a certain country or a certain sector. Such report and the evidence on which it is based mayshall, if appropriate, be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector. Interested parties shall have ample opportunity to supplement, comment or rely on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used. The determinations made shall take into account all of the relevant evidence on the file.relevant evidence on the file, based on reliable, secure and timely information and data available; such report or the evidence on which it is based shall, if appropriate, be updated by Commission services on a regular basis;
Amendment 64 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) On 23 December 2014, a group of 19 countries of the Mediterranean Area submitted to the Commission a proposal for a Joint Programme initiative 'Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area' (PRIMA). Among these countries, 14 countries have agreed to jointly undertake the PRIMA initiative by committing financial contributions: Cyprus, Czech RepublicGermany, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and Spain, Member States of the Union; Israel and Tunisia, third countries associated to Horizon 2020; Egypt, Lebanon and Morocco, third countries not associated to Horizon 2020.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) PRIMA aims at implementing a joint programme for the development and the adoption of innovative and integrated solutions for improving the efficiency, safety, security and sustainability of food production and water provisionagro- food systems as well as minimization of food losses and agro-food waste and water provision including reuse and treatment of waste water in the Mediterranean area. PRIMA should contribute to the achievement of the recently-agreed Sustainable Development Goals and to the forthcoming European Sustainable Development Strategy.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure the joint implementation of PRIMA, an implementation structure should be set up ('PRIMA-IS'). The PRIMA-IS should be the recipient of the Union’s financial contribution and it should ensure the efficient and transparent implementation of PRIMA.
Amendment 78 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) A ceiling should be established for the Union’s contribution in PRIMA with funding from Horizon 2020. Within that ceiling, the Union contribution should be equal to the contribution of the Participating States to PRIMA in order to achieve a high leverage effect and ensure a stronger integration of the Participating States' programmes. It should be possible to use a limited part of the Union contribution to cover administrative costs of the PRIMA-IS. An efficient administration of the programme should be ensured and administrative costs should be kept at minimum.
Amendment 92 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) As regards the nature of the research and innovation entities, participation in the programme should be non-discriminatory. Participation of clusters of universities, research centres and SMEs should be promoted.
Amendment 94 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Calls for proposals and reasoned decisions regarding the selection of projects managed by the PRIMA-IS should also be published on the single portal for participants, as well as through other Horizon 2020 electronic means of dissemination managed by the Commission.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The PRIMA-IS should be continuously measuring the effects of projects implemented.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to protect the Union's financial interests, the Commission should have the right to reduce, or suspend or terminate the Union’s financial contribution if PRIMA is implemented inadequately, partially or late, or if the Participating States do not contribute, or contribute partially or late, to the financing of PRIMA.
Amendment 103 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) For the purpose of simplification, administrative burden should be reducedstrictly proportionate to the foreseen effects for all parties. Double audits and disproportionate documentation and reporting should be avoided. Harmonised methodology for data collection from the participating states should be set. When audits are conducted, the specificities of the national programmes should be taken into account, as appropriate.
Amendment 106 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The objective of this Decision is to strengthen the integration and alignment of research and innovation systems and activities in the Mediterranean countries in the fields of water provision and food systemsagro-food systems, minimisation food losses and agro-food waste and water provision including reuse and treatment of waste water. The scale of the research and innovation necessary to address the challenges in the Mediterranean area is immense due to the systemic character of the major bottlenecks. The scope of research and innovation is complex, multidisciplinary and requires a multi-actor and cross-border approach. A collaborative approach with a wide set of Participating States can help to increase the required scale and scope, by pooling financial and intellectual resources. Since the objective can therefore be better achieved at Union level by integrating national efforts into a consistent Union approach, by bringing together compartmentalised national research programmes, by helping design common research and funding strategies across national borders, and by achieving the critical mass of actors and investments required, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 109 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall participate in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area ('PRIMA') jointly undertaken by [Cyprus, Czech RepublicGermany, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia] ('Participating States'), in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Decision.
Amendment 117 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of PRIMA is to develop the fully piloted and demonstrated common innovative solutions for water provision and food systemsincluding reuse and treatment of waste water and agro-food systems as well as minimization of food losses and agro-food waste in the Mediterranean region, to make them more climate resilient, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable, and to contribute to solving nutrition, health, well-being and migration problems upstream.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the formulation of a stable, long- term, common strategic agenda in the area of water provision and food systemsincluding reuse and treatment of waste water and food systems as well as minimization of food losses and agro-food waste;
Amendment 187 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where financial guarantees are provided by the Participating States, each one of them shall be liable for a maximum amount less or equal to its financial commitment to the PRIMA programme. The total recovery shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 200 000 000.
Amendment 529 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 92 a (new)
Article 92 a (new)
Article 92a Intra-Union calls 1. Providers of publicly available number based interpersonal communication services shall not apply tariffs to intra-Union fixed and mobile communications services terminating in another Member State which are higher from tariffs for services terminating in the same Member State, unless it is justified by the difference in mobile termination rates. 2. Where providers of publicly available number based interpersonal communication services apply different tariffs to intra-Union fixed and mobile communications services terminating in another Member State than to services terminating in the same Member State, the surcharge shall not be higher than the difference between mobile termination rate of the Member State where the call is terminating and mobile termination rate of the Member State where call is originating.
Amendment 830 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all relevant competitive constraints, including at retail level, irrespective of whether the sources of such constraints are deemed to be electronic communications networks, electronic communications services, or other types of services or applications which are comparable from the perspective of the end-user, and irrespective of whether such constraints are part of the relevant market;
Amendment 846 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Where a national regulatory authority determines that, in a relevant market the imposition of regulatory obligations in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article is justified, it shall identify any undertakings which individually or jointly have a significant market power on that relevant market in accordance with Article 61. The national regulatory authority shall impose on such undertakings appropriate specific regulatory obligations in accordance with Article 66 or maintain or amend such obligations where they already exist if it considers that one or more retail markets would not be effectively competitive in the absence of those obligations.
Amendment 861 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 6
Article 66 – paragraph 6
6. National regulatory authorities shall consider the impact of new market developments, such as in relation to commercial agreements, including co- investment agreements, which have been concluded or unforeseeably breached or terminated affecting competitive dynamics. If these developments are not sufficiently important in order to determine the need to undertake a new market analysis in accordance with Article 65, the national regulatory authority shall assess whether it is necessary to review the obligations imposed on operators designated with significant market power in order to ensure that such obligations continue to meet the conditions in paragraph 4. Such amendments shall only be imposed following consultation in accordance with Articles 23 and 32.
Amendment 877 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. A national regulatory authority may, in accordance with Article 66, where it considers that denying access or setting conditions with a similar effect would hinder the emergence of a highly competitive market and would not be in the end-user´s interest: a. impose obligations on operators to meet reasonable requests for access to, and use of, civil engineering including, without limitation, buildings or entries to buildings, building cables including wiring, antennae, towers and other supporting constructions, poles, masts, ducts, conduits, inspection chambers, manholes, and cabinets, in situations where the market analysis indicates that denial of access or access given under unreasonable terms and conditions having a similar effect would hinder; b. impose obligations of access to, and use of, specific entire physical network elements and associated facilities, including unbundled access to the metallic local loop and sub-loop as well as unbundled access to fibre loops and fiber terminating segments; c. impose obligations to share with third parties specified network elements, including shared access to the emergence of a sustainable competitive market at the retail level and would not be in the end-user's interesttallic local loop and sub-loop as well as shared access to fibre loops and fibre terminating segments including wavelength division multiplexing and similar sharing solutions.
Amendment 893 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. National regulatory authorities may impose obligations on an operator to provide accessshall take account in particular of the following factors: (a) the technical and economic viability of using or installing competing facilities, in the light of the rate of market development, taking into accordance with this Article, irrespectiveunt the nature and type of interconnection and/or access involved, including the viability of wheother the assets that are affected by the obligation are part of the relevant market in accordance with the market analysis, provided that the obligation is necessary and proportionate to meet the objectives of Article 3upstream access products such as access to ducts; (b) the technological evolution affecting network design and management (c) the feasibility of providing the access proposed, in relation to the capacity available; (d) the initial investment by the facility owner, taking account of any public investment made and the risks involved in making the investment; (e) the need to safeguard competition in the long term, with particular attention to economically efficient infrastructure- based competition; (f) where appropriate, any relevant intellectual property rights; (g) the provision of pan-European services.
Amendment 903 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Only where a national regulatory authority concludes that the obligations imposed in accordance with Article 70 would not on their own lead to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3, it may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 66, impose obligations on operators to meet reasonable requests for access to, and use of, specific network elements and associated facilities, in situations where the national regulatory authority considers that denial of access or unreasonable terms and conditions having a similar effect would hinder the emergence of a sustainable competitive market at the retail level, and would not be in the end-user's interest.:
Amendment 914 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) to give third parties access to specified network elements and/or facilities, as appropriate including access to network elements which are either not active or physical and/or active or virtual unbundled access to the local loopon-physical network elements including active services;
Amendment 941 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When nNational regulatory authorities are considering the appropriateness of imposing any of the possible specific obligations referred in paragraph 1, and in particular when assessing, in conformity with the principle of proportionality, whether and how such obligations should be imposed, they shall analyse whether other forms of access to wholesale inputs either on the same or a related wholesale market, would already be sufficient to address the identified problem at the retail level. The assessment shall include existing or prospective commercial access offers, regulated access pursuant to Article 59, or existing or contemplated regulated access to other wholesale inputs pursuant to this Article. They shall take account in particular of the following factors:
Amendment 950 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the expected technological evolution affecting network design and management
Amendment 956 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the initial investment by the facility owner, taking account of any public investment made and the risks involved in making the investment with particular regard to investments in and risk levels associated with very high capacity networks;
Amendment 963 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the need to safeguard competition in the long term, with particular attention to economically efficient infrastructure- based competition and to sustainable competition based on co-investment in networks;
Amendment 30 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Amongst measures to support the vision of European connectivity, it promotes the deployment of local wireless access points through simplified planning procedures and reduced regulatory obstacles. Such access points, including those ancillary to the provision of other public services or non-commercial in character, can make an important contribution to the improvement of current andbut should especially contribute to the deployment of future generations of wireless communications networks by facilitating more granular coverage in line with evolving needs.
Amendment 38 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Support of this kind should encourage entities with a public mission such as public authorities and providers of public services to offer free local wireless connectivity as an ancillary service to their public mission so as to ensure that local communities can experience the benefits of very high-speed broadband in the centres of public life. Such entities could include municipalities and other local public authorities, libraries and hospitals, hospitals and other publicly accessible places with a certain cumulation of people.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Free local wireless connectivity should contribute amongst other to higher territorial and social cohesion, especially in places with limited access to internet.
Amendment 46 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Local wireless connectivity should only qualify as free of charge and free from restrictions where it is provided without corresponding remuneration, whether by direct payment or other types of consideration, including, but not limited to, advertising and the provision of personal data, and free from restrictions, subject to a nature of public premises. An applicant for funding should be permitted to consider limitation of the connection in order to ensure smooth functioning and fair-use of resources to all users.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Given the non-commercial nature of this intervention and the small scale of individual projects foreseen, the administrative burden should be limited to a minimum and should be strictly proportionate to the envisaged benefit. Therefore, the intervention should be implemented by the most appropriate forms of financial assistance, notably grants, available under the Financial Regulation, now or in future. The intervention should not rely on financial instruments.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
2 a) encourages the better integration of local communities in the Digital Single Market and boost the development of innovative digital services and applications - offered by local SMEs and transport and tourism businesses;
Amendment 68 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) The Commission and the relevant authorities in the Member States should do their utmost as concerns creating necessary awareness of this programme.
Amendment 71 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Due to the limited reach of any single local wireless access point and the small value of individual projects covered, access points benefitting from financial assistance under this Regulation are not expected to challenge commercial offers. In order to further ensure that such financial assistance does not unduly distort competition, crowd out private investments or create disincentives for private operators to invest, the intervention should be limited to projects that do not duplicate already existing private or public offers of similar characteristics in the same area. This should not exclude additional support to deployments under this initiative from public or private sources of funding, on the contrary, such a blending should contribute to a more significant effect which should lead to incentives for private investments and leverage of the internet connection to a wider audience.
Amendment 125 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Annex – section 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex – section 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Projects financed under this section shall be in operation and closely monitored by the European Commission for at least 3 years. The monitoring of the project by the European Commission should continue beyond the operational period to provide an overview of functionality of this project and possible input for future initiatives.
Amendment 198 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to ensure the consistent application of legislation throughout the Union, a consistency mechanism for cooperation between the national regulatory authorities should be established through BEREC. That mechanism should in particular apply where a national regulatory authority intends to adopt a measure intended to produce legal effects which may create a barrier to the internal market or create a lack of legal certainty on the common interpretation of Union legislation. It should apply where any national regulatory authority concerned requests that such matter should be handled in the consistency mechanism, in cases of crossborder disputes or on the basis of a complaint by an undertaking operating crossborder and impacted by such measures. That mechanism should be without prejudice to any measures that the Commission may take in the exercise of its powers under the Treaties.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) BEREC should be allowed if necessary toIn light of the increasing convergence between sectors providing electronic communication services and the horizontal dimension of regulatory issues related to their development, BEREC should coordinate the work, and cooperate with, and without prejudice to the role of, other Union bodies, agencies, offices and advisory groups, in particular the Radio Spectrum Policy Group29 , the European Data Protection Board30 , the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services31 and, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security32 , the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network, and European standardisation organisations ; as well as with existing committees (such as the Communications Committee and the Radio Spectrum Committee). It should also be allowed to cooperate with competent authorities of third countries, in particular, regulatory authorities competent in the field of electronic communications and/or groups of those authorities, as well as with international organisations when necessary for the performance of its tasks. _________________ 29 Decision 2002/622/EC establishing a Radio Spectrum Policy Group (OJ L 198, 27.7.2002, p. 49). 30 Established under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p.1). 31 Directive [...]. 32 Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 concerning the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p.41).
Amendment 203 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Compared to the situation in the past where both a Board of Regulators and a Management Committee were running in parallel, having a single board giving general orientations for the activities of BEREC, deciding on regulatory and operational as well as on administrative and budgetary management matters should help improving the efficiency, coherence and performance of the agency. To this end, the Management Board should carry out the relevant functions and should consist, in addition of two representatives of the Commission, of the Head, or otherwise a member of the collegiate body, of each NRA, who are protected by dismissal requirements. In addition, the Commission, with two representatives, shall have the right to participate in the activities and meetings of the management board, with voting rights restricted to administrative and budgetary management matters.
Amendment 218 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Experience has shown that most of BEREC’s tasks are better carried out through working groups, therefore the Management Board should be in charge of setting up working groups and appointing their members. In order to ensure a balanced approach, the working groups should be coordinated and moderated by members of the BEREC staff. Lists of qualified experts should be prepared in advance to ensure a quick set-up of certain working groups, in particular those related to internal market procedures for draft national measures on market regulation and on assignments of rights of use for radio spectrum, due to the time limits of those procedures. Lists of qualified expert members of working groups, together with their declaration of interests, should be made publicly available.
Amendment 239 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to carry out its tasks effectively, BEREC should have the right to request all necessary information from the Commission, the NRAs and, as a last resortwhere necessary to perform its tasks, other authorities and undertakings. Requests for information should be proportionate and not impose an undue burden on the addressees. For that purpose, BEREC should establish a common information and communication system to avoid duplication of information requests and facilitate communication between all authorities involved. NRAs, which are closest to the electronic communications markets, should cooperate with BEREC and have a timely and accurate provision of information to ensure that BEREC is able to fulfil its mandate. BEREC should also share with the Commission and the NRAs the necessary information based on the principle of sincere cooperation.
Amendment 247 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. BEREC shall pursue the same objectives as those of national regulatory authorities (‘NRAs’) referred to in Article 3 of the Directive. In particular, BEREC shallas primary objectives ensure a consistent implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications within the scope referred to in paragraph 2 and thereby contribute to the development of the internal market. It shall also, thereby contributing to the objectives referred to in Article 3 of the Directive of promoteing access to, and take-up of, very high capacity data connectivity;, competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities;, and the interests of the citizens of the Union.
Amendment 250 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assist, advise and cooperate with the Commission as well as NRAs, on request or on its own initiative, on any technical matter within its mandate, and assist and advise the European Parliament and the Councilprovide an opinion or a recommendation to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on request or on its own requestinitiative on any of the issues relating to the purpose for which it has been established ;
Amendment 261 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 a (new)
– on regulatory issues that may create a barrier to the internal market or subject to divergences in the implementation of the legislative framework referred to in article 1 (2), by the national regulatory authorities or by other competent authorities , only : (a) in cases of crossborder disputes where competent national regulatory authorities have not been able to reach an agreement within a period of 3 months, after the case in question was referred to the last of those regulatory authorities (b) upon a request from a competent national regulatory authority (c) upon a complaint lodged by an undertaking providing electronic communications networks or services A decision shall be adopted in the shortest possible time frame and in any case within four months, except in exceptional circumstances, from the referral of the subject matter by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Board. The decision referred to in subparagraph 1 shall be reasoned and addressed to the national regulatory authorities concerned and binding on them. The Chair of the Board shall notify, without undue delay, the decision referred to in subparagraph 1 to the national regulatory authorities. It shall inform the Commission thereof. The decision shall be published on the website of BEREC without delay.
Amendment 266 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) monitor and coordinate the action of NRAs in applying Regulation (EU) No 531/2012, in particular as regards the provision of regulated retail roaming services at domestic prices in the interests of end-users, the evolution of retail and wholesale charges for roaming services and on transparency and comparability of tariffs in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012;
Amendment 267 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) monitor market developments, evaluate the needs for regulatory innovation and coordinate actions between national regulatory authorities to enable the development of new innovative electronic communication services and ensure convergence, in particular in the area of standardisation, numbering, and spectrum allocation;
Amendment 269 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
– on the evolution of retail and wholesale charges for roaming services and on transparency and comparability of tariffs in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012, and where necessary, make recommendations to the Commission ;
Amendment 270 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) provide a framework within which national regulatory authorities can cooperate, and promote cooperation between the national regulatory authorities in those areas which are still not harmonised at Union level. BEREC shall take due into account of the outcome of such cooperation when formulating its opinions, recommendations and decisions. Where BEREC considers that binding rules on such cooperation are required, it shall make the appropriate recommendations to the Commission ;
Amendment 272 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) launch a data innovation initiative to modernise, coordinate and standardise the collection of data by national regulatory authorities. Without prejudice to intellectual property rights and the required level of confidentiality, this data shall be made available to the public in an open, reusable and machine-readable format on the BEREC website and the European data portal ;
Amendment 273 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) cooperate with the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network and relevant national competent authorities, as regards matters related to the provision of electronic communication services which may affect consumers' interests in several Member States ;
Amendment 303 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Management Board shall be composed of one representative from each Member State and two representatives of the Commission, all with voting rights. Each NRA shall be responsible for nominating its respective representative amongst the Head or members of the collegiate body of the NRA. The representatives of the Commission shall take part in the deliberations, with the right to vote on administrative matters and without the right to vote on regulatory matters as referred to in Article 2.
Amendment 310 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The list of Members of the Management board, together with their declaration of interest, shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 314 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) adopt and proceed with an assessment of the consolidated annual activity report on BEREC’'s activities and send both the report and its assessment, by 1 July each year to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors. The annual report on Berec's activities shall be presented to the Parliament and Council by the Executive Director during a public session. The consolidated annual activity report shall be made public;
Amendment 330 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a Independence 1. Members of the Management Board, when carrying out the tasks conferred upon them, shall act independently and objectively in the interest of the Union as a whole, regardless of national or personal interest. 2. Without prejudice to the powers of the Commission or national regulatory authorities, Members of the Management board shall not seek or take instructions from the institutions or bodies of the Union, from any government of a Member State or from any other public or private body. Members of the Board shall, in particular, carry out the tasks conferred upon them free from undue political influence and from commercial interference that would affect their personal independence.
Amendment 419 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 10 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The fundamental budgetary principles should be maintained. Derogations from those fundamental principles for specific areas such as research, external actions and structural funds should be reviewed and simplified as far as possible, taking into account their continuing relevance, their added-value for the budget, and the burden they impose on stakeholders. In particular, the Structural Funds should be able to be used in joint financing mechanisms to enable a project of high European added value in the field of transport infrastructure to be carried out in all categories of region including the most developed regions and transition regions.
Amendment 12 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 239
Recital 239
(239) In order to increase the efficiency of the intervention, a blending facility or blending facilities may be established under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Such blending facilities should finance blending operations which are actions combining non-reimbursable forms of support and/or financial instruments from the Union budget, including combination of CEF equity and CEF debt financial instruments, and financing from EIB Group (including EIB financing under EFSI) development or other finance institutions as well as investors.private investment and innovative financing in order to better leverage scarce Union resources;
Amendment 13 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 152 a (new)
Recital 152 a (new)
(12a) The financing of the EIB's guarantee fund under the EFSI is provided by the EU budget. The EIB should therefore be able to intervene systematically to provide first loss guarantees in the joint financing mechanisms for operations already supported by the EU budget (CEF, EFSI, etc.) in order to allow and facilitate additionality and the participation of private co-investors.
Amendment 15 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 240
Recital 240
(240) A blending facility under CEF should aim to enhance the multiplier effect of Union spending by attracting additional resources from private investors., thus ensuring a maximum degree of private investor involvement; In addition, it should ensure that the actions supported become economically and financially viable. and help to avoid a lack of investment leverage;
Amendment 16 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 242
Recital 242
(242) Only grants and procurement may currently be used to support actions in the area of Digital Service Infrastructures. In order to ensure that the Digital Service Infrastructures function as efficiently as possible, other financial instruments which are currently used under CEF, including innovative financial instruments, should also be made available to support these actions .
Amendment 17 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 239
Recital 239
(239) In order to increase the efficiency of the intervention, a blending facility or blending facilities may be established under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Such blending facilities should finance blending operations which are actions combining non-reimbursable forms of support and/or financial instruments from the Union budget, including combination of CEF equity and CEF debt financial instruments, European structural and investment funds and financing from EIB Group (including EIB financing under EFSI) development or other finance institutions as well as investors.
Amendment 20 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 240 a (new)
Recital 240 a (new)
20a. In the context of this blending under the CEF and noting that the financing of the EIB guarantee fund under the EFSI is provided by the EU budget, the EIB should be able to intervene systematically to provide first loss guarantees in these mechanisms in order to allow and facilitate additionality and the participation of private co- investors.
Amendment 29 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 272 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 272 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Article 16 a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16 a – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the context of this blending under the CEF and noting that the financing of the EIB guarantee fund under the EFSI is provided by the EU budget, the EIB is studying the possibility of systematically providing first loss guarantees in these mechanisms in order to allow and facilitate additionality and the participation of private co-investors.
Amendment 33 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The strict implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact needs to be respected as it affects in no way the ability to utilise EFSI.
Amendment 40 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In its EFSI-supported special activities the EIB makes systematic use of participation in risk-sharing instruments with its co-investors. The EIB is therefore called upon, as part of those activities, to intervene by providing first loss guarantees, where necessary and relevant, in order to optimise the additionality of the EFSI facility and mobilise more private funds.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The EFSI, implemented and co- sponsored by the EIB Group, is firmly on track to deliver the objective of mobilising at least EUR 315 billion in additional investments in the real economy by mid- 2018. TheIt is already clear, however, that market absorption has been particularly quicker under the SME Window, where the EFSI is delivering well beyond expectations, than under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window because of the different nature of such projects. In July 2016 the SME Window was thus scaled-up by EUR 500 million within the existing parameters of Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017. A larger share of financing to be geared towards SMEs given the exceptional market demand for SME financing under the EFSI: 40% of the increased risk bearing capacity of the EFSI should be geared towards increasing access to financing for SMEs.
Amendment 47 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) On 28 June 2016, the European Council concluded that “The Investment Plan for Europe, in particular the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), has already delivered concrete results and is a major step to help mobilise private investment while making smart use of scarce budgetary resources. The Commission intends to soon put forward proposals on the future of the EFSI, which should be examined as a matter of urgency by the European Parliament and the Council.” Furthermore, taking into consideration the remaining low-risk appetite of investors, the Commission should undertake others ambitious initiatives to help mobilise private investment and proceed with the introduction of the necessary regulatory transformations in order to allow financial institutions to take more infrastructure projects into their portfolios, including further financing of SMEs, while making smart use of scarce budgetary resources.
Amendment 47 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to improve the performance of the EFSI at both national and regional level, there is a need to step up cooperation between the EIB, which steers the EFSI, and the national promotional banks.
Amendment 55 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The extended EFSI should address remaining market failures and sub-optimal investment situations and continue to mobilise private sector financing in investments crucial for Europe’s future job creation – including for the youth –, growth and competitiveness with strengthened additionality. They include investments in the areas of energy, environment and climate action, social and human capital and related infrastructure, healthcare, research and innovation, cross- border and sustainable transport, as well as the digital transformation. In particular, the contribution of operations supported by the EFSI to achieving the Union’s ambitious targets set at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) should be reinforced. Energy interconnection priority projects and energy efficiency projects should also be increasingly targeted. Similarly, in the digital sector, a priority to develop new infrastructure should be given in order to ensure that the Union will be a global pioneer in the digital economy. Moreover, a criterion for the success of the EFSI could be the assistance provided to policy areas that suffered from cuts in investments in order to fund the EFSI, such as research grants, especially for low technology readiness levels. In addition, EFSI support to motorways should be avoided, unless it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross-border transport projects involving at least one cohesion country. For reasons of clarity, although they are already eligible, it should be explicitly laid down that projects in the fields of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture come within the general objectives eligible for EFSI support.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The extended EFSI should address remaining market failures and sub-optimal investment situations and continue to mobilise private sector financing in investments crucial for Europe’s future job creation – including for the youth –, growth and competitiveness with strengthened additionality. They include investments in the areas of energy, including alternative energy sources (for vehicles), environment and climate action, social and human capital and related infrastructure, healthcare, research and innovation, cross- border and sustainable transport, as well as the digital transformation. In particular, the contribution of operations supported by the EFSI to achieving the Union’s ambitious targets set at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) should be reinforced. Energy interconnection priority projects and energy efficiency projects should also be increasingly targeted. In addition, EFSI support to motorways should be avoided, unless it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross-border transport projects involving at least one cohesion country. For reasons of clarity, although they are already eligible, it should be explicitly laid down that projects in the fields of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture come within the general objectives eligible for EFSI support.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) It should be noted that in its EFSI- supported special activities the EIB makes systematic use of participation in risk- sharing instruments with its co-investors. The EIB should therefore intervene - as a matter of course where blending is concerned and where necessary in other cases - by providing first loss guarantees for the activities concerned in order to optimise the additionality of the EFSI facility and mobilise more private funds.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) It should be borne in mind that the leading global powers have all created military-industrial complexes in order to stay ahead of the competition in technological and scientific terms. It is therefore imperative that the EU do the same by allocating large sums - in particular through the EFSI - to the creation of a European defence industry which, as a result of its research and development work, will have a significant civil and economic impact.
Amendment 71 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 75 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to improve the performance of the EFSI at both national and regional level, there is a need to step up cooperation between the EIB, which steers the EFSI, and the national promotional banks.
Amendment 76 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) It should be noted that the rules in force on flexibility and the implementation of the stability and growth pact1a restrict the Member States’ capabilities – under the preventive, and particularly the corrective, arm of the pact – to co-finance projects that are also co- financed by the EFSI. There needs to be a general interinstitutional debate on whether or not to change the way in which those indirect national contributions are treated in the Commission’s application of the pact. __________________ 1a COM(2015)12 final
Amendment 105 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point 1 – point a
Annex – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Annex II – section 2 – point b – subparagraph 1 a
Annex II – section 2 – point b – subparagraph 1 a
'EFSI support to motorways shall be avoided, unlessmay be considered if it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross-border transport projects involving at least one cohesion country or if it is necessary to upgrade and maintain, improve road safety, develop ITS, improve the impact of road transport on the environment or guarantee the standard and integrity of existing motorways on the trans- European transport network.;'
Amendment 122 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The EIB shall intervene - as a matter of course where blending is concerned and where necessary and relevant in other cases - by providing first loss guarantees for the special activities referred to in the first subparagraph in order to optimise the additionality of the EFSI facility and mobilise more private funds.
Amendment 135 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point l a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point l a (new)
(iia) the following point is added: ‘(la) defence’.
Amendment 144 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
(aa) in paragraph 2, the following point is added: ‘(ia) support for EU initiatives in the defence sector, in particular via: (i) research and development at EU level; (ii) the development of the EU’s defence capabilities; (iii) SMEs and mid-caps in the field of defence.
Amendment 158 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(da) in paragraph 7, the following subparagraph is added: Notes that the rules in force on flexibility and the implementation of the stability and growth pact1a restrict the Member States’ capabilities – under the preventive, and particularly the corrective, arm of the pact – to co-finance projects that are also co-financed by the EFSI. Calls for a general interinstitutional debate on whether or not to change the way in which those indirect national contributions are treated in the Commission’s application of the pact. __________________ 1a COM(2015)12 final
Amendment 38 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) This Regulation, including the available flexibilities, should provide an incentive for emission reductions consistent with other Union climate and energy legislation for sectors that are covered by this Regulation, including in the area of energy efficiency.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In order to reduce emissions of the agricultural sector, Member States should include in their emissions roadmap actions aimed at improving the mitigation potential of this sector, including the promotion of organic farming and anaerobic digestion of manure.
Amendment 57 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 2020 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3 and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation. Such greenhouse gas emissions limit shall not exceed the limit set for each Member State by 2020 in Decision No 406/2009/EC.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In respect of the years 2021 to 2025, a Member State may borrow a quantity of up to 10% from its annual emission allocation for the following year. In respect of the years 2026 to 2029, a Member State may borrow a quantity of up to 5% from its annual emission allocation for the following year.
Amendment 73 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State whose greenhouse gas emissions for a given year are below its annual emission allocation for that year, taking into account the use of flexibilities pursuant to this Article and Article 6, may bank that excess part of its annual emission allocation to subsequent years until 2030. That excess part may be partly or totally used in any subsequent year until 2030 without exceeding 5% of the annual allocation emission.
Amendment 83 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall be able to use credits from projects issued pursuant to Article 24a (1) of Directive 2003/87/EC for compliance under Article 9, without any quantitative limit and while avoiding double-counting. Member States shall encourage private sector participation in such projects.
Amendment 88 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 2020 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3 and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation. Such greenhouse gas emissions limit shall not exceed the limit set for each Member State by 2020 in Decision No 406/2009/EC.
Amendment 28 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The coherence between this Regulation, Regulation [(EU) ... on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change], Directive [(EU)... to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments] and the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement should be ensured.
Amendment 30 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) On 10 June 2016 the Commission presenThe Paris agreement was ratified by the council on 5 October 2016 aftedr the proposal for the EU to ratify the Paris agreementconsent of the European Parliament on 4 October 2016 and the agreement entered in to force on 4 November 2016. This legislative proposal forms part of the implementation of the Union's commitment to economy- wide emission reductions as confirmed in the intended nationally determined reduction commitment of the Union and its Member States submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ('UNFCCC') on 6 March 2015.10 _________________ 10 http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/indc/S ubmission%20Pages/submissions.aspx
Amendment 34 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement, inter alia, sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In order to achieve this goal, the Parties should prepare, communicate and maintain successive nationally determined contributions. The Paris Agreement replaces the approach taken under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol which will not be continued beyond 2020. The Paris Agreement also calls for a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century, and invites Parties to take action to conserve and enhance, as appropriate, sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, including forests. The agreement emphasises the role of sustainable forest management in reaching the target of balancing emissions and removals.
Amendment 39 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The LULUCF sector can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, and maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks and substituting fossil or carbon-intensive raw materials and energy. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, sustainable forest and resource management and the long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential.
Amendment 40 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The LULUCF sector can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, and maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, the long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential. In the long run, a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fiber or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained mitigation benefit.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Advanced and sustainable management practices can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the LULUCF sector. Promoting the sharing of best practices in this field can help Member States in reaching their targets under this Regulation.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Decision No 529/2013/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council,11 as a first step, set out accounting rules applicable to greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the LULUCF sector and thereby contributed to policy development towards the inclusion of the LULUCF sector in the Union’s emission reduction commitment. This Regulation should build on the existing accounting rules, updating and improving them for the period 2021- 2030. It should lay down the obligations of Member States in implementing those accounting rules and the obligation to ensure that the overall LULUCF sector would not generate net emissions. It should not lay down any accounting or reporting obligations for private parties. and such obligations must be avoided by Member States during implementation of this regulation. _________________ 11 Decision No 529/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities relating to land use, land-use change and forestry and on information concerning actions relating to those activities (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 80)
Amendment 59 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Natural disturbances, such as wildfires, insect and disease infestations, extreme weather events and geological disturbances that are beyond the control of, and not materially influenced by, a Member State, may result in greenhouse gas emissions of a temporary nature in the LULUCF sector, or may cause the reversal of previous removals. As reversal can also be the result of management decisions, such as decisions to harvest or plant trees, this Regulation should ensure that human- induced reversals of removals are always accurately reflected in LULUCF accounts. Moreover, this Regulation should provide Member States with a limited possibility to exclude emissions resulting from disturbances that are beyond their control from their LULUCF accounts. However, the manner in which Member States apply those provisions should not lead to undue under-accounting. or discourage Member States from taking preventive actions such as investments in order to reduce the risk of the occurrence of natural disturbances.
Amendment 63 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Emissions and removals from forest land depend on a number of natural circumstances, age-class structure, as well as past and present management practices that differ between Member States. The use of a base year would not make it possible to reflect those factors and resulting cyclical impacts on emissions and removals or their interannual variation. The relevant accounting rules should instead provide for the use of reference levels to exclude the effects of natural and country- specific characteristics. In the absence of the international review under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, a review procedure should be established to ensure transparency and improve the quality of accounting in this category.
Amendment 80 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Natural disturbances, such as wildfires, insect and disease infestations, extreme weather events and geological disturbances that are beyond the control of, and not materially influenced by, a Member State, may result in greenhouse gas emissions of a temporary nature in the LULUCF sector, or may cause the reversal of previous removals. As reversal can also be the result of management decisions, such as decisions to harvest or plant trees, this Regulation should ensure that human- induced reversals of removals are always accurately reflected in LULUCF accounts. Moreover, this Regulation should provide Member States with a limited possibility to exclude emissions resulting from disturbances that are beyond their control from their LULUCF accounts. However, the manner in which Member States apply those provisions should not lead to undue under-accounting. and should not discourage Member States from investing in and taking preventative measures that reduce the risk of the occurrence of natural disturbances.
Amendment 84 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Depending on national preferences, Member States should be able to choose adequate national policies for achieving their commitments in LULUCF, including the possibility of compensating emissions from one land category by removals from another land category. They should also be able to cumulate net removals over the period 2021-2030. Trading among Member States should continue as an additional option to help compliance. Following the practice in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, there should also be a possibility for a Member State to use its overachievement under Regulation [] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change in order to ensure its compliance with its commitment under this Regulation without compromising the overall ambition level of Union greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure efficient, transparent and cost-effective reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and removals and of other information necessary to assess compliance with Member States' commitments, reporting requirements should be included in Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013 by this Regulation, and compliance checks under this Regulation should take these reports into account. Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly. These provisions may further be streamlined to take into consideration any relevant changes in respect of the integrated governance of the Energy Union for which a proposal is foreseen by the end of 2016 in the Commission’s work programme.
Amendment 123 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting plan shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of currentcurrent sustainable forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009documented per forest type and per age class in national forests, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 129 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall demonstrate consistency between the methods and data used to establish the forest reference level in the national forestry accounting plan and those used in the reporting for managed forest land. The data used should be the most recent verified accounts of the land use and forest conditions. At the latest at the end of the period from 2021 to 2025 or from 2026 to 2030, a Member State shall submit to the Commission a technical correction of its reference level if necessary to ensure consistency.
Amendment 155 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Before the adoption of a delegated act, the Commission shall consult and achieve a common position with experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.
Amendment 160 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall ensure coherence between the Union's climate related legislations. For the purpose of this legislation the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 28 February 2024 and every five years thereafter on the operation of this Regulation, its contribution to the EU's overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and its contribution to the long term goals of the Paris Agreement, and may make proposals if appropriate.
Amendment 166 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) reference levels shall also contribute to maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fiber or energy from the forest
Amendment 172 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Amendment 220 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall use the best available data on land use and forest conditions and demonstrate consistency between the methods and data used to establish the forest reference level in the national forestry accounting plan and those used in the reporting for managed forest land. At the latest at the end of the period from 2021 to 2025 or from 2026 to 2030, a Member State shall submit to the Commission a technical correction of its reference level if necessary to ensure consistency.
Amendment 232 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2019 with a view to the period 2021-2025, and by 31 December 2024 with a view to the period 2026-2030, adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the reviewassessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member State forest reference levels as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
Amendment 267 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall ensure coherence between this Regulation, Regulation [(EU) ... on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change], Directive [(EU)... to enhance cost- effective emission reductions and low- carbon investments] and the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. To this end, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 28 February 2024 and every five years thereafter on the operation of this Regulation, its contribution to the EU's overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and its contribution to the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, and may make proposals if appropriate.
Amendment 277 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point B – point f
Annex I – point B – point f
(f) forharvested wood products from afforested land and managed forest land: harvested wood products.
Amendment 71 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The average wholesale charge that the visited network operator may levy on the roaming provider for the provision of a regulated roaming call originating on that visited network, inclusive, among others, of origination, transit and termination costs, shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 0.043 per minute as of 15 June 2017 and shall, without prejudice to Article 19, remain at EUR 0.043 until 30 June 20225
Amendment 76 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The average wholesale charge referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply between any pair of operators and shall be calculated over a 12-month period or any such shorter period as may remain before the end of the period of application of a maximum average wholesale charge as provided for in paragraph 1 or before 30 June 20225.
Amendment 82 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. With effect from 15 June 2017, the average wholesale charge that the visited network operator may levy on the roaming provider for the provision of a regulated roaming SMS message originating on that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 0.01 per SMS message and shall, without prejudice to Article 19, remain at EUR 0.01 until 30 June 20225.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. With effect from 15 June 2017, the average wholesale charge that the visited network operator may levy on the roaming provider for the provision of regulated data roaming services by means of that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 0.0085 per megabyte of data transmitted and shall, without prejudice to Article 19,. The safeguard limit shall, on 1 July 2018, decrease to EUR 0.004 per megabyte of data transmitted, on 1 July 2019 to EUR 0.003 per megabyte of data transmitted, and, without prejudice to Article 19, on 1 July 2020, to EUR 0.002 per megabyte of data transmitted, and on 1 July 2021, to EUR 0.001 per megabyte of data transmitted. It shall remain at EUR 0.00851 per megabyte of data transmitted until 30 June 2022. 5.
Amendment 109 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – sentence 1
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – sentence 1
In addition, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council by 15 June 2019 and every two years thereafter 15 June 2017and, if appropriate, a review of the wholesale charges for regulated roaming services laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 122 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
(6a) In Article 22, the second paragraph is replaced by the following: "It shall expire on 30 June 20225." lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:172:0010:0035:EN:PDF)Or. en (http://eur-
Amendment 96 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to improve the affordability of cross-border parcel delivery services, especially for usersindividuals and small businesses, including in remote or sparsely populated areas, it is necessary to improve the transparency of public lists of single piece tariffs for a limited set of cross-border parcel delivery services offered by unparcel deliversaly service providers, which are mostly used by small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals. Transparency of public lists is also necessary to address the issue of high tariffs of cross-border delivery services and to reduce, where applicable, unjustified tariff differences between national and cross-border parcel delivery services.
Amendment 100 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) Standard single piece parcel is part of the universal service in every Member State and is also the service the most frequently used by individuals and small businesses. Improving the transparency and the affordability of single piece tariffs is necessary for the further development of e-commerce.
Amendment 115 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Therefore, it is important to provide a clear definition of parcel, parcel delivery services and parcel delivery service provider and to specify which postal items are covered by thatose definitions. This concerns in particular postal items, other than items of correspondence, which because of their weight are commonly used for sending goods and merchandise. This Regulation should therefore cover, in line with consistent practice, postal items weighing up to 31.5 kg, as heavier items cannot be handled by a single average individual without mechanical aids. In line with current practice and Directive 97/67/EC, each step in the postal chain, i.e. clearance, sorting and delivery should be considered parcel delivery services. Transport alone that is not undertaken in conjunction with one of those steps should fall outside the scope of parcel delivery services as it can in this case be assumed that this activity is part of the transport sector. Undertakings involved only in the self provision of services which forms part of the sales contract as defined by point 5, Article 2 of Directive 2011/83/EU should fall outside the scope of parcel delivery service provider.
Amendment 125 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Terminal rates are based on multilateral and bilateral agreements between unparcel deliversaly service providers and ensure that the destination unparcel deliversaly service provider is remunerated for the costs of the service provided to the originating unparcel deliversaly service provider. Terminal rates should be defined in such a way that it includes both terminal dues, as defined in point 15 of Article 2 of Directive 97/67/EC that are applied for letter mail items and inward land rates that are applied to parcels.
Amendment 129 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) When providing information to the national regulatory authority, it should be taken into account that parcel delivery service providers may have already provided certain information to the same national regulatory authority. Parcel delivery services are important for small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals and they should be able to compare easily between different providers. Therefore, the services for which tariffs should be provided by unparcel deliversaly service providers operating cross- border should be clearly defined. Those tariffs should be published by the Commission on a dedicated webpage and should, together with the confidential regular provision of the underlying terminal rates, constitute the basis for the national regulatory authorities to objectively assess the affordability of tariffs for cross-border parcel delivery services. Parcel delivery service providers other than universal service providers may voluntarily provide, in a comparable form, their national regulatory authority with the tariffs for the same items provided that such items are delivered at the home or the premises of the addressee.
Amendment 138 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) When national regulatory authorities annually assess the affordability of tariffsat tariffs are affordable, they should base themselves on objective criteria, such as the domestic tariffs of the originating universal service providers and the destination universal service providers and the level of terminal rates. Those common criteria may be complemented by other criteria of particular relevance for explaining the tariffs in question, such as specific transportation or handling costs and bilateral volumes between different cross- border parcel delivery service providers.
Amendment 141 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Uniform tariffs for cross-border deliveries to two or more Member States may be important in the interest of protecting regional and social cohesion. In this context it should be considered that e- commerce offers new opportunities for sparsely populated areas to participate in the economic life. It is therefore necessary to take any uniform tariffs fully into account when assessing the affordabilitytariffs of parcel delivery services.
Amendment 145 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Significant differences between domestic and cross-border tariffs for parcel delivery services should be justified by objective criteria, such as additional costs for transport and a reasonable profit margin. Universal service providers providing parcel delivery services should be required to provide such justification without delaParcel delivery service providers shall provide such justification without delay whenever it is requested by the National Regulatory Authority.
Amendment 155 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Universal service providers providing parcel delivery services may conclude multilateral and bilateral agreements on terminal rates and may set up other programmes to facilitate the interconnectivity of their delivery networks. For reasons of non- discrimination, competing parcel delivery service providers shall be granted equal access to the terminal rates applicable between parties under multilateral agreementsor bilateral agreements. Universal service providers may refuse or limit the access. In this case they must notify the National Regulatory Authority and justify their decision based on objective criteria in order for the National Regulatory Authority to assess it. It may be justified that terminal rates payable by third-party parcel delivery service providers, in some cases, exceed those payable by universal service providers that are parties to such agreements. This may be the case where the parties to a multilateral or bilateral agreement on terminal rates are able to demonstrate that the cost of setting up, operating and administering the agreement, the extra cost incurred by accepting and handling items from non-designated parcel delivery service providers and other such costs are not covered by the terminal rates payable by the third-party service provider in the originating Member State.
Amendment 161 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of thestablish the specific obligations for all parcel delivery service providers to submitwith regard to the provision of information to the national regulatory authorities, implementing powersthe power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be conferrdelegated ton the Commission to establish ain respect of the form for the submission of suchthe information. Those powers should be exercised in acc provided by parcel delivery service providers to the national regulatory authorities. It is of particular impordtance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council50 . _________________ 50 Regthat the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultation (EU) 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 - 18)s be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making*. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 181 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) “parcel” means a postal item other than an item of correspondence with a weight not exceeding 31,5 kg;
Amendment 189 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) “parcel delivery services” means services involving the clearance, sorting, transport or distribution of postal items other than items of correspondencearcels; transport alone shall not be considered a parcel delivery service; delivery of such items exceeding 31,5 kg shall not be considered a parcel delivery service;
Amendment 195 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) “parcel delivery service provider” means an undertaking that provides one or more parcel delivery services, with the exception of undertakings involved only in the self provision of services which forms part of the sales contract as defined in point 5 of Article 2 of Directive 2011/83/EU;
Amendment 214 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. In case of any change concerning information referred to in the first subparagraph 1, parcel delivery service providers shall inform the national regulatory authority of this change within 30 days.
Amendment 224 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the number of postal items other than items of correspondence and not exceeding 31,5 kgarcels handled in the Member State in which the provider is established in the previous calendar year, broken down into national, incoming and outgoing cross- border postal items.
Amendment 227 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a establishing a form for the submission of the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to ins 1, 2 and 3 of this Article 9.
Amendment 232 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The national regulatory authorities may impose information requirements additional to those referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 23 where they are necessary to ensure conformity with this Regulation.
Amendment 241 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Transparency of single piece tariffs and terminal rates
Amendment 248 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. UnAll parcel deliversaly service providers providing cross-border parcel delivery services shall provide the national regulatory authority of the Member State in which they are established with the public list of single piece tariffs applicable on 1 January of each calendar year for the delivery of postal items falling within the categories listed in the Annex. That information shall be provided by 31 January of each calendar year at the latest.
Amendment 266 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. UnAll parcel deliversaly service providers providing cross-border parcel delivery services shall provide the national regulatory authority with the terminal rates applicable on 1 January of each calendar year to postal items originating from other Member States. That information shall be provided by 31 January of each calendar year at the latest.
Amendment 278 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Assessing affordability ofsingle piece tariffs
Amendment 288 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The national regulatory authority shall assess the affordability of, within 3 months of receipt of that information, shall objectively assess that cross- border tariffs included in the public lists of tariffs obtained in accordance with Article 4(1) within 3 months of receipt of that informationare affordable. In that assessment, in particular the following elements shall be taken into account:
Amendment 313 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where the national regulatory authority concludes that cross-border tariffs referred to in paragraph 1 are not affordable, it shall request further necessary information and/or justification in relation to the level of those tariffs from the universal service providerprovider referred to in Article 4(1).
Amendment 321 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The universal service providerprovider referred to in Article 4(1) shall provide the national regulatory authority with the information and/or justification referred to in paragraph 2 within 15 working days of receipt of the request.
Amendment 347 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Whenever universal service providers providing cross border parcel delivery services conclude multilateral or bilateral agreements on terminal rates they shall meet all reasonable requests for access to all network elements and associated facilities as well as relevant services and information systems, necessary for the provision of cross-border parcel delivery services.
Amendment 349 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Any refusal or limitation of access by the universal service provider shall be expressly justified according to objective criteria, in order for the national regulatory authority to be able to review said refusal or limitation of access.
Amendment 367 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Bey ... [two years after the entry into force XX/XX/2019of this Regulation], and thereafter every fourtwo years, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee an evaluation report on the application of this Regulation accompanied where appropriate by a proposal for its review.
Amendment 369 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) (a) whether the transparency of cross-border tariffs and the affordability of cross- border parcel delivery services hasve improved, including for usersindividuals and small businesses, especially for those located in remote or sparsely populated areas;
Amendment 380 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Amendment 381 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1
Annex I – subheading 1
Amendment 421 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2
Annex I – paragraph 2
(*) The tariffs corresponding to the postal items shall not contain any special discounts on the basis of volumes or on any other special treatment and shall be for single piece tariff.
Amendment 22 #
2016/0047(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is necessary to revise the rules on the competencies and on the composition of the Advisory Groups and of the Technical Groups, to make the relevant stakeholders aware of the deliberations in these groups, notably as regards the nature and influence exerted of the experts appointed by the Commission, to ensure increased transparency as well as compliance and coherence with the framework for the Commission expert groups, and contribute, as far as possible, to a balanced representation of relevant areas of expertise and areas of interest as well as to an optimal gender balance. It is however necessary to respect the latest decisions by the European Commission on horizontal rules on Commission expert groups and the resolution by the European Parliament on this issue.
Amendment 24 #
2016/0047(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is appropriate to consider simpler fundingsupport the overall participation of SMEs in the RFCS Programme by inter alia, simplifying the rules to ease the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the RFCS Programme and to permit the use of 'unit costs' to calculate eligible staff costs for SME owners and other natural persons not receiving a salary.
Amendment 129 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Natural gas (gas) remainis an essential component of the energy supply of the Union. A large proportion of such gas is imported into the Union from third countrThis makes security of gas supply a key element of the Union's overall energy security, with relevance to the Union's competitiveness and growth. Even though more than 50 % of gas consumption in the Union and the rest of the European Economic Area is currently covered by domestic production, a growing proportion of gas is imported from third countries. Enhancing the Union's energy security and making its gas market more resilient thus requires creating a stable, market-based regulatory framework for developing gas production from domestic sources, increasing energy efficiency as well as addressing by diversification of suppliers dependence on dominant external suppliers.
Amendment 144 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) A major disruption of the gas supply can affect all Member States, the Union as a whole and Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the Energy Community, signed in Athens on 25 October 2005. It can also severelypotentially under certain circumstances damage the Union economy and can have a major social impact, particularly on vulnerable groups of customers.
Amendment 161 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Commission Communication 'Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy'14 from February 2015, highlights the fact that the Energy Union rests on solidarity and trust, which are necessary features of energy security. This regulation should aim to boost solidarity and trust between the Member States and should put in place the measures needed to achieve these aims, thus paving the way forcontributing to implementing the Energy Union. __________________ 14 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank, COM(2015) 80 final.
Amendment 168 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) An internal gas market that operates smoothly is the best guarantee of security of energy supply across the Union and to reduce the exposure of individual Member States to the harmful effects of supply disruptions. Where a Member State's security of supply is threatened, there is a risk that measures developed unilaterally by that Member State may jeopardise the proper functioning of the internal gas market and damage the gas supply to customers in other Member States. To allow the internal gas market to function even in the face of a shortage of supply, provision must be made for solidarity and coordination in the response to supply crislong term severe supply shortages, as regards both preventive action and the reaction to actual disruptions of supply. These goals have to respect to the highest degree possible market economy principles.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The Union and the Member States should aim at diversification of energy sources, supply routes and suppliers fully in line with the EU law and policies and thus avoid projects which, while maybe addressing the interests of some Member States, have negative implications on energy security of other Member States, the Union and its partners. Projects not meeting these objectives should not be financed by the EU.
Amendment 181 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In a spirit of respect to market economy principles, solidarity, regional cooperation, which involvinges both public authorities and natural gas undertakings, should be is the guiding principle of this Regulation, towith the aim of identifying the relevant risks in each region and, optimiseing the benefits of coordinated measures to mitigate them and to implement the most cost-effective measures for Union consumer, while ensuring that the measures are cost-effective for customers. Regional cooperation should gradually be complemented with a stronger Union perspective, allowing recourse to all available supplies and tools in the entire internal gas market. This could be facilitated by providing in-depth analysis and forecast at Union level on the relevant current and future Emergency Supply Corridors, based on gas supply sources common for a group of Member States.
Amendment 193 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Responsibility for security of gas supply should be shared by natural gas undertakings, Member States, acting through their competent authorities; and the Commission, within their respective remits. Such shared responsibility requires very close cooperation between these parties. However, customers using gas for electricity generation or industrial purposes may also have an important role to play in security of gas supply, as they can respond to a crisis by taking demand-side measures such as interruptible contracts and fuel switching, which have an immediate impact on the supply/demand balance. In the case of certain gas-fired power plants of critical importance, the potential impact of their loss to the electricity system should be thoroughly assessed.
Amendment 203 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 requires transmission system operators to enable permanent bi-directional capacity on all cross-border interconnections unless an exemption has been granted from this obligation. It aims to ensure that the possible benefits of permanent bi- directional capacity are always taken into account when a new interconnector is planned. However, bi-directional capacity can be used to supply gas both to the neighbouring Member State and to others along the gas supply corridor. The benefits for security of supply of enabling permanent bi-directional capacity thus need to be seen in a broader perspective, in a spirit of solidarity and enhanced cooperation. A cost-benefit analysis that takes account of the whole transportation corridor should therefore be conducted when considering whether to implement bi- directional capacity. The competent authorities should accordingly be required to re- examine the exemptions granted under Regulation (EU) 994/2010 on the basis of the results of the regional risk assessments. The overall objective should be to have a growing bi-directional capacity and keep one-directional capacity future cross- border projects to the minimum.
Amendment 214 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) A regional approach to assessing risks and defining and adopting preventive and mitigating measures enables efforts to be coordinated, bringing significant benefits in terms of the effectiveness of measures and optimisation of resources. This applies particularly to measures designed to guarantee a continued supply, under very demanding conditions, to protected customers, and to measures to mitigate the impact of an emergency. Assessing correlated risks at regional level, which is both more comprehensive and more precise, will ensure that Member States are better prepared for any crises. Moreover, in an emergency, a coordinated and pre-agreed approach to security of supply ensures a consistent response and reduces the risk of negative spill-over effects that purely national measures could have in neighbouring Member States. Responsibility of the Member States for their national security of supply standards should however not be impeded by taking the regional approach.
Amendment 219 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The regions are toshould be defined, on a bottom up basis as far as possible, on the basis of existing regional cooperation structures set up by the Member States and the Commission, in particular the regional groups set up under Regulation (EU) 347/2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure17 (the TEN-E Regulation). However, since this Regulation and the TEN-E Regulation have different aims, the respective regional groups may differ in size and design. __________________ 17 Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (OJ EU L 115 of 25.4.2013, p. 39).
Amendment 231 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) For the purpose of this Regulation, the following criteria should therefore be taken into account when defining the regional groups: supply patterns, existing and planned corridors, interconnections and interconnection capacity between Member States, market development and maturity, existing regional cooperation structures, and the number of Member States in a region, which should be limited to ensure that the group remains of a manageable size.
Amendment 243 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) When conducting a comprehensive risk assessment to be prepared at regional level, competent authorities should assess natural, technological, infrastructural, commercial, financial, social, political and market- related risks, and any other relevant ones, including, where appropriate, the disruption of the supplies from the single largest supplier. All risks should be addressed by effective, proportionate and non-discriminatory measures to be developed in the preventive action plan and the emergency plan. These plans should be subject to a consultation process with the industry. The competent authorities should consider also the opportunities offered by decentralized, sustainable and affordable solutions, including biogas, as well as the EU-wide energy efficiency targets. The results of the risk assessments should also contribute to the all hazard risk assessments foreseen under article 6 of Decision No 1313/2013/EU18 . __________________ 18 Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 24).
Amendment 268 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Whenever Member States as a last resort plan to introduce non-market-based measures, such measures should be accompanied by a description of their economic impact and a mechanism of compensation to the operators. This ensures customers have the information they need about the costs of such measures and ensures that the measures are transparent, especially as regards their share in the gas price.
Amendment 304 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) To assess the security of supply situation of a given Member State or region or of the Union, access to the relevant information is essential. In particular, Member States and the Commission need regular access to information from natural gas undertakings regarding the main parameters of the gas supply as a fundamental input in the design of the security of supply policies. Under duly justified circumstances, irrespective of a declaration of emergency, access should also be possible to additional information needed to assess the overall gas supply situation. That additional information would typically be non-price-related gas delivery information, e.g. minimum and maximum gas volumes, delivery points or supply margins. It could, for example, be requested in the event of changes in the pattern of the gas supply to a given buyer or buyers in a Member State which would not be expected if the markets were functioning normally and which could affect the gas supply of the Union or parts of it. If the information provided is considered by the provider as one containing commercial secrets, the information will be treated as such.
Amendment 328 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Since gas supplies from third countries are central to the security of the Union gas supply, the Commission should coordinate action with regard to third countries, work with supplying and transit countries on arrangements to handle crisis situations and ensure a stable gas flow to the Union. The Commission should be entitled to deploy a task force to monitor gas flows into the Union permanently and in crisis situations especially, in consultation with the third countries involved, and, where a crisis arises from difficulties in a third country, to act as mediator and facilitator.
Amendment 339 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) To allow for a swift Union response to changing circumstances as regards security of gas supply, 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 amendment of regions and templates for risk assessment and plans. It is particularly important that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. When preparing and drawing up delegated acts, it should ensure that relevant documents are simultaneously sent to the European Parliament and the Council, in good time and in the appropriate mannerthe Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016 is fully respected.
Amendment 348 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) 'protected customer’' means a household customer connected to a gas distribution network and, in addition, where the Member State concerned so decides, may also mean one or more of the following:, an essential social service or a district heating installation to the extent that it delivers heating to household customers and essential social services, which is connected to a gas distribution network;
Amendment 358 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 – point a
(a) a small or medium-sized enterprise, provided that it is connected to a gas distribution network, or an essential social service, provided that it is connected to a gas distribution orand transmission network, and provided that such enterprises or services do not represent jointly more than 20 % of the total annual final gas consumption in that Member State;installation is not able to switch to other fuels, or an absolutely essential social service.
Amendment 363 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 – point b
Amendment 375 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 2
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 2
(2) ‘absolutely essential social service' means a healthcare, emergency, important social or security service;
Amendment 390 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. The measures to ensure the security of supply contained in the preventive action plans and in the emergency plans shall be clearly defined, to the highest degree possible market based, transparent, proportionate, non-discriminatory and verifiable, shall not, undulyless absolutely unavoidable, distort competition and the effective functioning of the internal market in gas and shall not endanger the security of gas supply of other Member States or of the Union as a whole.
Amendment 406 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 and strictly in line with the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016 to amend Annex I based on the criteria set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph if the circumstances warrant a need for a change of a region.
Amendment 419 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. In so far as an investment for enabling or enhancing permanent bi- directional capacity is not required by the market and where that investment incurs costs in more than one Member State or in one Member State for the benefit of another Member State, the national regulatory authorities of all Member States concerned shall jointly decide on cost allocation before any investment decision is taken and explore the possibility and viability of EU funding. The cost allocation shall in particular take into account the proportion of the benefits of the infrastructure investments for the increase of security of supply of the Member States concerned as well as investments already made in the infrastructure in question.
Amendment 439 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
No later than 31 March 2017 Member States shall notify the Commission their definitionlist of protected customers, the annual gas consumption volumes of the protected customers and the percentage they represent of the total annual final gas consumption in that Member State. Where a Member State includes in its definitionlist of protected customers the categories referred to in point (a) or (b) of Article 2 (1) it shall specify in the notification to the Commission the gas consumption volumes corresponding to consumers belonging to those categories and the percentage that each of those groups of consumers represents in terms of the annual final use of gas.
Amendment 458 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When meeting the obligations under this Article, natural gas undertakings shall subscribe the capacity necessary to the physical delivery of gas.
Amendment 468 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities of each region as listed in Annex I shall jointly and in consultation with relevant stakeholders make an assessment at regional level of all risks affecting the security of gas supply. The assessment shall take into account all relevant risks such as natural disasters, technological, commercial, social, political and other risks. The risk assessment shall be carried out by:
Amendment 492 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission may share experience gained in conducting a risk assessment in one region with other regions, wherever appropriate, and thereby contribute to ensuring also a cross regional focus.
Amendment 588 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) assessment of opportunities offered by decentralized, sustainable and affordable solutions, including biogas, as well as the EU-wide energy efficiency targets.
Amendment 674 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 686 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
As long as the supply to households, absolutely essential social services and district heating installations in the Member State having declared the emergency is not satisfied, despite the application of the measure in paragraph 1, the gas supply to customers other than households, essential social services and district heating installations in any other Member State, directly connected to the Member State which declared the emergency, shall not continue to the extent necessary to supply the households, essential social services and district heating installations in the Member States having declared the emergency.
Amendment 697 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The competent authorities shall adopt the necessary measures, so that gas not supplied to customers other than households, essential social services and district heating installationprotected customers in their territory in the situation described in paragraph 2 can be supplied to the Member State in the emergency situation described in the same paragraph for the supply to households, essential social services and district heating installations in that Member State.
Amendment 701 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The technical, legal and, financial and commercial arrangements for the application of paragraph 3 shall be agreed among the Member States which are directly connected to each other and described in the emergency plans of their respective regions. Such arrangements may cover, among others, gas prices to be applied at a level reflecting the disruption to the functioning market, use of interconnectors, including bi-directional capacity, gas volumes and the coverage of compensation costs. It should be clear from the guiding principles in the arrangements between the Member States that the solidarity mechanism is a mechanism of a last resort and its consequences should not be harmful to involved market parties. Market-based measures such as auctions shall be preferred for the implementation of the obligation laid down in paragraph 3. The above mentioned gas prices and compensation costs and mechanisms should be reviewed regularly. In case the technical, legal and financial arrangements necessary to apply paragraph 3 are amended, the relevant emergency plan shall be updated accordingly.
Amendment 723 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. In duly justified circumstances irrespective of a declaration of emergency, the competent authority may require gas undertakings to provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 or additional information necessary to assess the overall situation of the gas supply in the Member State or other Member States, including contractual information. The Commission may request from the competent authorities the information provided by natural gas undertakings. The Commission in doing so will refrain from unnecessary administrative burden and will not disclose commercially sensitive information.
Amendment 752 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
Article 13 – paragraph 7
Amendment 2 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that total recovery of funds redeployed from the Connected Europe Facility (CEF) to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), which has different nature, beneficiaries and objectives, should be one of the key priorities for the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020 (MFF);
Amendment 12 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises, in this context, the vital importance of adequate EU funding for the projects identified in the TEN-T Core Network Corridor Work Plans; highlights that this also requires enhanced coverage of transport policy related areas such as multi-modality and efficient logistics, intelligent transport systems and clean fuel equipment for the better integration of urban nodes and their sustainable development within the transport system;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Draws attention to the fact that the shares of financial means allocated to CEF and Horizon 2020 are far too low and inappropriate in comparison to the funds allocated in the MFF to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP);
Amendment 23 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that the EFSI makes a worthwhile contribution to the financing of TEN-T projects, provided that grantsbut that it cannot replace grants, which remain a vital and necessary funding source for projects generating little or no income but which contribute to the achievement of EU policy goals; underlines, in particular, that grants could be combined together with innovative financial instruments and the EFSI to facilitate the implementation of additional projects and catalyse private finance (blending); is concerned that almost no funds remain available for new projects in the remaining four years of the MFF;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the substantial and permanent investment deficit in Europe, particularly in major transport infrastructure, and stresses that this risks undermining the competitiveness of the EU as a whole; notes that investment needs relate not only to the creation of infrastructure but also to its maintenance and modernisation;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that, through various forms of financial support (grants, financial instruments), the EU budget has played a decisive role in launching or relaunching numerous projects in the transport sector; believes that any revision of the MFF must now make it a priority;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. CBearing in mind that the cohesion Member States may not utilize the financial means under the CEF by the end of 2016, calls on the Commission to make appropriate proposals for prolonging the deadline to 31 December 2017; calls for redistribution of the money not used by cothesione Members States under the CEFby the end of 2017 and encourages calls for proposals, including on the subject of cross-border connections;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that tourism is a key potential growth area of the European economy and a driver of a substantial amount of employment; considers that appropriate and increased budgetary funds should be allocated to developing a genuine European tourism policy.
Amendment 75 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that all EU budgetary instruments which support investment and innovation should be maintained and further developed, and that there is no need to favour one of these instruments to the detriment of the others; notes the essential role of the EU budget in providing an incentive for future spending and in supporting cohesion and effective implementation of policies within the EU.
Amendment 3 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 194 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union specifically upholds the right of a Member State to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy resourcesir energy mix, whilst also upholding regard for solidarity and environmental protection;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas indigenous sources of oil and gas contribute significantly to Europe's current energy needs and are crucial at present for our energy security and energy diversityover the period from 2003 to 2013 the production of renewables increased by 88.4% while the production levels for the other primary sources of energy fell over this period, the largest reductions being recorded for crude oil (- 54.0 %), natural gas (-34.6 %) and solid fuels (-24.9 %);
Amendment 54 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that any changes to the EU-legislation regarding offshore operations need to take into consideration the strategic geopolitical importance of natural resources, and the implication on security policy.
Amendment 55 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 56 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Encourages the Commission to clarify how EU-legislation takes into consideration the potential risks of sabotage or attacks on offshore operation installations.
Amendment 66 #
2015/2350(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that following the Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, maritime ports of the TEN-T Core Network need to provide LNG bunkering facilities for vessels and seagoing ships by 2025 and inland ports need to do so by 2030;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2350(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls that staff on ferries and cruise ships need to be qualified to effectively assist passengers in case of an emergency;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2350(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation which sets harmonised standards for the qualification of crew members and boatmasters in order to improve labour mobility in inland navigation;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2350(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Proposes that a European inland navigation agency be established to bring about the ‘single area for waterborne passenger transport’ and to strive to converge the governance and regulatory systems that already exist for the Rhine, the Danube and other inland waterways to bring about the 'single area for waterborne passenger transport' by closely involving the existing River Commissions;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas small undertakings have added value particularly in remote and densely-populated areas, thanks to their excellent knowledge of the local market, their proximity to the customer and/or their agility and ability to innovate, have added value both in densely- populated areas as well in remote areas, being capable to provide tailored services reflecting the multiple needs of customers;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the exponential grow in the penetration of smart mobile devices as well the comprehensive coverage of high- speed wide-band network have brought the new digital tools for both transport service providers and customers, reducing the transaction costs and also diminishing the significance of the physical location of the service providers allowing them to be widely connected in order to provide services, not only regionally but also globally, via digital networks also from the remote areas;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the complex nature of the transport sector, which is characterised by multi-level (local, national, European and global) governance still largely compartmentalised by mode of transport, and is subject to heavy regulation, particularly regarding access to the profession and the use and marketing of transport services (exclusive rights, capping of the number of licenses); deplores that the issues of safety and security, which are of paramount importance for the transport sector, are sometimes used as a pretext to erect artificial barriers;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to put an end to over-regulation, which is often linked to protectionist and corporatist instincts that give rise to fragmentation, complexity and rigidity within the single market, thus increasing inequality;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the anti-competitive practices resulting from inequality in theconsistent application of the EU rules, notably between residents and non-residents, in particular as regards pay and social security systems, across the Member States which may lead to distortions such as social dumping;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the development of collaborative business models permits the optimisation of vehicle and infrastructure use, which while it contributes tohelps meeting these objectives demand for mobility in a more sustainable fashion, it is not a sufficient solution in itself; notes that the growing exploitation of user-generated data could eventually result in the added value created in the transport chain ending in the hands of digital operators, which could have an adverse effect both on the fair distribution of profits and onincome and on balanced participation in infrastructure investment, which takes place in the real world;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for efforts to be continued with a view to completing the single European transport area; takes the view that any legislation which imposes new requirements on small businesses, particularly tax-related, social and environmental measures, should be proportionate and accompanied by the necessary (regulatory and/or financial)incentives;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that the EFSI was established in order to contribute to highly innovative market-based projects and therefore considers it is an essential instrument for SMEs of the transport sector to develop new mobility solutions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to speed up its implementation and increase assistance to SMEs and start-ups when preparing such projects;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to do more to combat anti- competitive practices by large integrated groups; underlines the need to include new and potential market entrants into the stakeholders' dialogue and impact assessment procedures;
Amendment 183 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that this objective requires a convergence of models which is based on a clear definition of 'intermediaries' and 'service providers' and permits the creation of a framework in which small businesses contribute to the social cost of transport in line with the specific features of the mode(s) of transport in which they operate; ; Calls for a distinction to be made between non-profit intermediary platforms, which generate no profits for this users, and for- profit intermediary platforms, which connect a service provider and a customer, with or without an employer- employee relationship; suggests that such platforms should be required to provide the national authorities with whatever information they deem necessary for all parties to fulfil their tax and social security obligations, and that the data generated should be processed in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; 1a _________________ 1 aDirective95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).
Amendment 200 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the Member States’ response to the development of collaborative business models has so far been very fragmented, and considers that a coordinated, overall European level approach is indispensable; noturges the Commission’s reasonable apMember States to harmonize their proach to this ‘new business model’ and eagerly awaits the publication of its guidelines on this topictices as recommended in the Commission Communication on "The European Agenda for Collaborative Economy";
Amendment 213 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. WondersIs of the opinion that legislative requirements should be proportionate to the nature of business and size of the company; wonders however whether the exemption granted by many European regulations to light commercial vehicles is still justified, given their major expansion in the field of goods transport; while there is not always a direct link between the weight of a vehicle and the size of the associated business;
Amendment 227 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights that SMEs in transport sector often refrain from expansion because of the increased risks involved in cross-border business due to the divergence of legal systems of different (member) states; calls on the Commission, in co-operation of national, regional and local authorities in Member States, to develop co-operation and communication platforms in order to advise and train SMEs on different funding schemes, grants and internationalisation; asks Commission to exploit further the existing support programmes for SMEs and to give them more visibility among the transport sector actors, in the context of synergies between different EU funds;
Amendment 232 #
2015/2349(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on Commission to closely monitor, by enhanced co-operation among its Directorate-Generals, the development of the digital economy and the impacts on the "Digital Agenda" legislative initiatives to the transport sector;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the White Paper - Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system (COM(2011)144);
Amendment 4 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to Commission Communication on Strengthening European Investment for jobs and growth: towards a second phase of the European Fund for Strategic Investment and a new European External Investment Plan (COM 2016/581);
Amendment 6 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on Accelerating Europe's transition to a low-carbon economy (COM(2016)0500),
Amendment 7 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Corridor Work Plans, drawn up by the European TEN-T Coordinators,
Amendment 27 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of ensuring free movement of persons, goods and services, including by an efficient and sustainable freight transport system, for the development of the internal market, prosperity and economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that a seamlessn EU infrastructure system will onlythat is seamlessly implemented and consistent with the TEN-T already adopted will deliver its benefits to the logistics sector if the Union’s agreed legislation is properly transposed into national law, avoiding additional legal requirements tha; urges the Member States to transpose legislation correctly into national law without hampering the free exchange of goods; calls on the Member States to refrain from introducing new barriersapply and abide by European legislation, and urges the Commission to bring to the Court of Justice Member States that delay the implementation of EU law;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 4
Paragraph 4 – indent 4
- aimed at accelerating uptake of new technologiepplying innovative technical and technological solutions that will strengthen the sector’s performance;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the further implementation of the core TEN-T network must serve to boost integrated multimodal freight transport in the EU, in particular its core network corridors to be completed by 2030within the time- frames laid down, completed by 2030, will eliminate bottlenecks, improve interoperability between the various modes of transport and national, regional and local infrastructure and will deliver integrated multimodal freight transport in the EU, and also the national planning included inof the comprehensive network in line with the core network, which will have to be completed by 2050;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that while the comprehensive network is mainly a responsibility of the Member States, both layers are crucial to EU logistics, bringing capillarity to the core network, feeding the corridors with traffic, and performing last- mile distribution; takes the view that secondary networks should not be left outside the European purview, including in terms of financing and regulatory measures, in particular those pertaining to access to the network, slot allocation and charges;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the distribution of a large number of nodes and freight traffic in the TEN-T network follows highly populated areas in cross-border zones and dense networks that share capacity with passenger traffic; considers it necessary to rethink howimplement freight infrastructure should be shaped in the TEN-T, in particular in highly congested areas; calls on the Commission to reassess the methodology for establishing freight networks and to pay increased attention to alternative freight routes linking less congested nod, in coordination with the European coordinators, to assess progress in the implementation of the projects and to urge Member States, terminals and portso deliver;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that too often Member States’ national infrastructure plans are decided without reference to the TEN-T objectives; urges the Commission to increase coordination between the two levels of planning and suggests adding to the European Semester a chapter on supervising its coherence with appropriate corrective measures; calls on the Commission not to prioritise Member State projects that are not in line with the TEN-T programming;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that Member States experiencing economic and budgetary difficultiAdvocates the optimal use of the public and private funding schemes, are unable to co-finance freight projects as a result of a strict interpretation of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP); advocates a more flexible application of the SGP by excluding genuine European infrastructure projects (i.e. Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) projects) frlso in the light of blending Connecting Europe Facility and Horizon 2020 with the European Fund for Strategic Investments and other financial instruments; welcomes the promotion of more sustainable investments across sectors to further meet COP21-targets and help delivering on the transition to a resource efficient, circular and zero- carbon economy; calls on the Commission to assess the main challenges and to present a road map to overcome the calculation of the public debt;ose, concerning investments in transport and infrastrucure.
Amendment 104 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that an efficient EU logistics system requires further coordination beyond physical connectivity and an operational TEN-T network; calltween the coordinators onf the Commission to appoint a TEN-T European logistics coordinator that could effectively complement, coordinate and give coherence to the ongoing work of the coordinators in the area of multimodalityEuropean priority projects and the national, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the urgency of a greater simplification of documents and administrative and customs procedures across all modes; calls on the Commission and the Member States, under the ‘better regulation’ agreement to analyse redundant EU legislation on transport and mobility and additionally to monitor national, regional and local rules that could be in contradiction with EU law;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to propose a digital framework for electronic information exchange and transport management in multimodal transport (e- freight) in order to facilitate a simplified, paperless, seamless, transparent information flow among businesses and authorities;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the importance of innovation in the use of new technologies, such as digitalisation, access to data and data exchange as enablers for more efficient transport and logistics solutions, provided interoperability and equal and non- discriminatory access are ensured;
Amendment 134 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the need to further develop information and communication systems, fully deploying Galileo and related traffic management and information systems in all modes, providing access to all available financial tools to encourage private investment;
Amendment 142 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need to ensure enough EU funding for the implementation of the TEN-T beyond the present MFF; expects the Commission to present the CEF mid-term review in 2017, proposing streamlining of measuresresources for the implementation of the priority projects in good time; insists on the ‘use it or lose it’ principle, whereby unspent CEF funds are made available for upcoming calls for proposals; suggests launchingurges the Commission to assess a proposal for a specific call on logistics in 2017, including multimodal transport and freight solutions in urban nodes;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the fact that soft measures such as interoperable rolling stock (low wagons, multi-gauge locomotives, etc.) can significantly alleviate interoperability constraints; urges, an aim that will be achieved through the application of the interoperability directive by all Member States; suggests that Shift 2Rail toshould analyse the EU market, as well as future developments, and toshould incentivise the availability of soft multi- operable infrastructure and rolling stock solutions to increase multimodal and combined transport;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that further measures are needed to make road transport more efficient and environmentally friendly in the logistics chain; calls for the possibility to be introduced in the core network corridors of allowing loaded HCVs running on clean alternative fuels compliant with the highest emissions, noise, safety and social standards to circulate without restrictions 365 days a year; insists that the core-network corridors be provided at least with alternative filling stations and safe truck parking areas;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of improving the provision of and access to information on EU multimodal and logistics services, in particular to SMEs that have limited access to this information; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with network operators, to present a handbook on multimodal transport in the EU that includesfacilitate the exchange of current agreements, tools, conventions, legislation and best practices on multimodal transport in the EU;
Amendment 196 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes with concern that the logistics sector will face a shortage of workforce in the coming years and that slow adaptation of its workforce to new technologies, including digital technologies, could undermine the sector’s performance; calls on the Commission to identify training and learning needs at EU level, and working conditions, costs and barriers that discourage the workforce from entering the transport sector, and to propose as a matter of urgency measures to make it more attractive to young people and to future generations; regards this as an opportunity to increase the proportion of women and new entrants on the transport labour market, for example EU migrants;
Amendment 207 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into considerationnote of the recent EP recommendations on fighting ‘social dumping’ insocial-economic aspects of the transport sector;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Central and Eastern Europe is an essential part of the European single market with potential to attract investment and contribute to economic growth in the entire EU;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Member States in Central and Eastern Europe, likewise in other part of the EU, have not always maximised their use of EU funding for various reasons, including insufficient preparation and efficiency;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of coordinated project planning by Member States based ontaking into account as much as possible national master plans, while conducting realistic assessment of transport needs, cost-benefit analysis and stakeholder consultation;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the completion of the initial TEN-T core corridor work plans of 2015; stresses that the implementation of the core network should also stimulate the development of the comprehensive network, in particular for connections that have cross-border relevance and effecthave an impact on the consolidation of corridors;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that enhancing the coherence of the economic development of the Member States in the western, central and eastern parts of the EU requires large investments; underlines that the coordination required at European level must take account of the specific challenges in the Member States and the differences in their economies, social security systems and traditions;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States and the Commission to ensure synergies inand mutual complementarity of funding under the Connecting Europe Facility, the European Structural and Investment Funds and instruments of the EIB and EBRD when implementing transport infrastructure projects in the central and eastern EU; recalls the need to use to significantly improve their utilisation and diversification; recalls the importance of using the means of the European Fund for Strategic Investments in a timely manner to advance such projects in the short termcommercially viable market- based projects;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that, following efforts to build up east-west transport infrastructure corridors, there is a need to boost the development of equal attention should be paid to east-west and north-south transport corridors within the European TEN-T network, which can contribute to the economic development of the participating countries by creating new opportunities for employment in SMEs, start-ups, trade exchange, science, research and technologies;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to further exploensure the integration of the Western Balkans accession countries into the TEN- T network and the cooperation on transport links with Ukraine and other neighbouring countries;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that improvements to the transport infrastructure and connectivity in the central and eastern EU are an important tool in strengthening the stability and security of the Union’'s eastern border and in the Western Balkans;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of the Schengen system for an efficient transport system in the EU based on the free movement of goods, services and persons across open internal borders;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines that safety and sustainability of the transport sector are key priorities when developing infrastructures; Calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to further encourage digitalisation and automation in all modes of transport;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the need to ensure fair road chargInvites the Commission to re- explore the advantages and difficulties of an integrated tolling systems in the EU; points out that flexibilities should be kept for Member States, owing to their particular characteristics, when establishing such systems and eventually submit, on the basis of a thorough impact assessment, an appropriate proposal;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the urgent need to enhance the road infrastructure network along the eastern border of the EU, starting in Estonia, passing through Latviawherever it is underdeveloped, Lwithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and B a particulgaria and ending in Greece; considers that such efforts should build on the long-standing planning done already under the Via Carpatia project; believes that the possibility of opening the Rhine-Danube corridor to the north of the EU through the Via Carpatia should be exploited attention to accessibility of cities;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that efforts should build on the long-standing planning done already under the Via Carpatia project; believes that the possibility of opening the Rhine-Danube corridor to the north of the EU through the Via Carpatia should be exploited;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Criticises the underinvestment in cross-border railway lines and the low level of passenger rail services in many border areas; calls on the Member States to (re-)establish missing connections and accelerate the deployment of ERTMS on the TEN-T core network corridors;
Amendment 157 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage cross-border projects of high speed railway connections throughout the TEN-T corridors;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2347(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages the Member States to increase their efforts to restore and maintainupgrade and achieve class IV navigability of other inland waterway infrastructures, in particular river sections in the TEN-T core network; Stresses that an important upgrading of the Elbe River is needed to allow full navigability, which is essential for the Orient/East-Med corridor;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication entitled "An EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling" (COM(2016)51),
Amendment 11 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the ongoing energy transition is resulting in a move away from a centralised, inflexible, fossil fuel-based energy system to one which is more decentralised, flexible and renewables- baseddiversified and therefore more competitive;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges in this context the need to arrive at an agreement on a new energy market design as soon as possible;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point c
Paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 52 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d
Paragraph 3 – point d
d. protect consumers from abusive, uncompetitive and unfair practices by suppliers and enable them to fully exercise their rights;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that, as a general principle, the energy transition should result in a more decentralised and democratic energy system which benefits society as a whole, increases the involvement of citizens and local communities, and empowers them to own or share in the ownership of the production, distribution and storage of energy, while at the same time protecting the most vulnerable;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the aim of the Third Energy Package to provide a truly competitive and consumer-friendly retail energy market has not yet been realisa one that is far from being implemented, as evidenced by low levels of consumer switching and satisfaction across the EU, persistent high levels of market concentration, and the failure to reflect falling wholesale costs in retail prices; a problem to be addresses in this context is a high level of taxation;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
a. Recommends improving the frequency of energy bills and their transparency and clarity of bills, which should include information on the final price, with an explanation of the different taxes, levies and tariffs, together with information on the different energy sources and complaint handling, clear indication of contact points, and information on switching and energy efficiency measures; insists that clear language must be used, with technical terms either avoided or clearly explained; requests the Commission to identify minimum standardcommends to enhance the exchange of best practices in this respect;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 152 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c
Paragraph 6 – point c
c. Recommends developing rulEU-guidelines for price comparison tools to ensure that consumers can access independent, up-to- date and understandable comparison tools; believes Member States should develop accreditation schemes covering all price comparison tools, in line with CEER guidelines;
Amendment 161 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point d
Paragraph 6 – point d
d. Recommends that there should be a limited range of standardised tariffs, in order to facilitate comparison between different suppliers and tariffs and avoid a confusing array of different tariffs for the same product;eleted
Amendment 176 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e
Paragraph 6 – point e
e. Recommends that consideration be given to requiring energy suppliers to automatically placeenergy suppliers should continuously inform customers onabout the most advantageous tariffs available, where possible, based on historic consumption patterns; notes, given that switching rates are low throughout Europein many Member States, that many households, especially the most vulnerable, are not engaged in the energy market and are stuck on outdated expensive tariffs;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point f
Paragraph 6 – point f
f. Recommends measures to enable retail prices to better reflect wholesale prices and thus reverse the trend of an increasing proportion of fixed elements in energy bills, in particular network charges, taxes and levies and in some cases network charges, which are often regressive elements; recommends that such elements be applied progressively or, where, possible funded from alternative sources;
Amendment 213 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 231 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 243 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that local authorities, communities and individuals should form the backboneare a part of the energy transition and should be actively supported to help them become energy producers and suppliers on an equal footing with other players;
Amendment 264 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that access to capital, high upfront investment costs and long repayment periods represent barriers to the take-up of self-generation and energy efficiency measures; calls, therefore, for the development of new business models and innovative financial instruments to incentivise self-generation, consumption and energy efficiency for all consumers; suggests that this should become a priority for the EIB, EFSI and therecommends in this regard that Member States and other market actors make full usage of funds available, such as EIB, EFSI, Horizon 2020 and Structural Funds;
Amendment 282 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 295 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends reducing to an absolute minimum the administrative barriers to new self-generation capacity, and suggests replacing lengthy authorisation procedures with a simple notification requirement; sSuggests that the revision of the renewable energy directive could include specific provisions to remove barriers and promote community/cooperative energy schemes;
Amendment 310 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 325 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that consumers should have easy and timely access to their consumption data in both volume and monetary termand related costs, to help them make informed decisions; notes that only 16 Member States have committed to a large-scale roll-out of smart meters by 2020; believes that where smart meters are rolled out there should be a solid legal framework to ensure an end to back-billing and a rollout that is efficient and affordable for all consumers and is free of charge forincluding energy-poor consumers; insists that efficiency savings from smart meters should be shared on a fair basis between grid operators and users; stresses that compliance with the Commission’s recommendations on consumer-oriented functionalities of smart meters as well as attention to interoperability is needed in order for consumers to enjoy full benefits;
Amendment 340 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that the development of smart technologies plays a key role in the energy transition and can help customers reduce their energy costs and improve energy efficiency; calls therefore for the rapid deployment of ICT, including mobile applications, online platforms and online billing; stresses, however, that this development must not leave the most vulnerable or less engaged consumers behind, nor see bills rise;
Amendment 367 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the processing and storage of citizens’ energy-related data should be managed by neutral entities, which have to ensure non-discriminatory access to meter data and should comply with the existing EU legislation, which lays down that the ownership of all data lies with the citizen and that data should only be provided to third parties by explicit consent; considers that, in addition, citizens should be able to exercise their rights to correct and erase information;
Amendment 376 #
2015/2323(INI)
21. Calls foron the development of a strong EU framework to fight energy poverty, including a broad, common but non- quantitative definition of energy poverty, focusing on the idea that access to affordable energy is a basic social right; urges the Commission to prioritise measures to alleviate energy poverty in upcoming legislative proposals and to present a dedicated action plan by mid- 2017Member States to enhance the exchange of best practices on tackling energy poverty as well as better exchange of information and increased collaboration on how to adequately protect the most vulnerable;
Amendment 397 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 410 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that energy efficiency measures are central to any strategy to address energy poverty and are much cheaper in the long run than tackling the issue exclusively through social security policiesconsumer vulnerability; calls for action to ensure that energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings gives priority toadequately targets energy-poor citizens in the context of the review of the EPBD; suggests that an objective of reducing the number of energy- inefficient homes by 2030 should be considered, with a focus on rental properties and social housing;
Amendment 423 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 440 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that well-targeted social tariffs are vital for low-income, vulnerable citizens, and should therefore be promotedinformation and support mechanisms are needed for low-income, vulnerable citizens; highlights the importance of an independent single point of contact in every Member State, which is accessible also to consumers with a lack of access to new media, such as the internet;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission’s planned transformation ofs with regard to the electricity market must lead to real market transformation and contribute to efficiency and security of supply;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas other positive experiences of common power markets as for example the Nordic electricity market between Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark or market coupling within the Central/Eastern Europe (4M, CZ-SK-HU- RO) should be taken into account;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas national duties, high taxation costs, fixed prices, subsidies, feed-in priorities and lack of interconnectors prevent a functioning internal market in electricity and thus delay the full market integration of largely CO2- free energy sources;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, subject to the findings of impact assessments, a medium-term increase in interconnection between the Member States to 15% or more could improve security of supply;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the transformation of the energy market and endorses the view that the transformed electricity market and thorough implementation of existing legislation should enhance regional cooperation on security of energy supply and should focus on more market and less regulation;
Amendment 145 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the best way towards integrated EU-wide electricity market is to strategically determine the necessary level of integration which should be achieved, restore confidence among the market players and especially ensure proper implementation of existing legislation;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that a European internal market in electricity is possible on the basis of stronger price incentives; is aware, however, of the risks of unpredictable price surges and calls for meaningful pilot projects to be carried out before introducing prices that reflect the actual scarcity of supplies;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of a common analysis of system management at regional level and calls for the transmission system operators of neighbouring markets to devise a commonordinated methodology to that end;
Amendment 261 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that network expansionefficient use of interconnections as well as national networks and their further expansion and development in particular is indispensable with a view to completing the internal market in electricity with a growing share of renewables; regrets that there are still large gaps in the interconnections between Member States, leading to network bottlenecks and significantly impairing operational security and cross-border energy trading; calls for the electricity interconnection objectives to be differentiated by region and aligned with the ENTSO-E ten-year network plan;
Amendment 276 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that rapid network expansion and the removal of network bottlenecks are also essential if uniform price zones are to be retained, and that the splitting of bidding zones c, often having negative implications on neighbouring countries which are not part of such zones, would be a sensible market economy approach to reflect actual electricity shortages in certain regions; takes the view that in closely integrated electricity networks the allocation of price zones should be decided together with all neighbours concerned in order to prevent both the inefficient use of networks and the reduction of cross-border capacities, which is incompatible with the internal market;
Amendment 288 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is sceptical of capacity mechanisms on the grounds of high cost for end consumer and the risk of market distortions, and stresses that national capacity markets are subject to the EU rules on competition and state aid;
Amendment 304 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for national capacity mechanisms only to be authorised as a last resort, where a detailed adequacy analysis of the production and supply situation at regional level has been carried out in advance and a bottleneckmade public and a bottleneck, given by specific geographical and network conditions, has been identified and which cannot be eliminated by less stringent measures such as a strategic reserve or covered by already existing sources;
Amendment 327 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Insists that national capacity markets should be open to cross-border participation, technology-neutral (open to generation, demand response and energy storage), open to new and existing plants, market- based and should only creatensure the capacity strictly necessary for security of supply;
Amendment 339 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need to promote the deployment of energy storage systems and to create a level playing field on which energy storage can compete with other flexibility options, based on technology- neutral design of the energy market;
Amendment 393 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the expectation of future price surges can create incentives for producers and investors to invest in production capacity, particularly in high- efficiency modern gas-fired power stations (both gas engines and turbines), urges politicians not to intervene in the market even in the event of large price surges and calls, in the medium term, for the complete abolition of regulated final consumer prices;
Amendment 405 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses in this respect that for properly functioning energy-only-market the EU has to ensure a ban on all price caps for wholesale and retail market and invite the governments to allow scarcity pricing at the energy market;
Amendment 438 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that the Member States must meet specific quantitative objectives for the share of renewables in energy consumption, irrespective of the market situation, and therefore stresses the importance of promoting renewables in a way that focuses on competition and cost efficiency; therefore regards the EU-ETS as the most effective tool, and promotion of investment as more compatible with the market than current feed-in priorities and fixed prices;
Amendment 476 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for operators of renewable power plants to be held strictly responsible for balancing within their areas as that could create a level playing field and stresses that, in the event of departure from the schedule announced by the operator, an appropriate compensatory energy price should be charged;
Amendment 479 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls, with the subsidiarity principle in mind, for coordinated action by Member States at regional level in connection with the further expansion of renewables, in order to boost the economic efficiency of the energy market; Unilateral decision of a Member State with a substantial impact on neighbouring states shouldn´t be taken without broader discussion at a regional or EU level;
Amendment 512 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that, for a medium- term transitional period, national responsibility for the energy mix cannot be questioned and therefore that both nuclear power, which is largely CO2-neutral, and the use of national energy reserves together with high-efficiency gas-fired power stations and coal-fired electricity generation using the latest technology, can make vital contributions to the integration of renewables;
Amendment 577 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Takes the view that the transfer of responsibility for system security to supranational bodies would involve considerable regulatory effort which is not reflected in any worthwhile efficiency gain for the transmission and distribution system operators, and that the necessary legal framework would require several years to put in place;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the dual-use capacity of Galileo and Copernicus, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus security service; believes this capacity should be fully developed in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and better precision, and encryptionuthentication, encryption, continuity and integrity (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; considers that SST should become an EU programme with its own limited budget; invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry; emphasises that the private sector should be enabled to play an important role in further developing and maintaining the non-sensitive part of the SST system, for which the two-sided governance structure of Galileo could serve as an example;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the Member States, to coordinate planned institutional needs, so that industry can anticipate demand, as well as on the other hand generate its own demand as concerns business driven utilization, to support launch infrastructure and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough technologies;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the strategic importance of stimulating space innovation and research for security and defence; acknowledges the large potential of critical space technologies such as the European Data Relay System, which enables real-time and persistent earth observation, the deployment of mega- constellations of nanosats and, lastly, building up a responsive space capacity; underlines the need for innovative big data technologies to make use of the full potential of space data for security and defence; invites the Commission to incorporate these technologies in its Space Strategy for Europe;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to provide sufficiently for critical space technologies for security and defence during the mid- term review of Horizon 2020;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Identifies the dangers of cyber warfare for European space programmes, taking into account that spoofing or jamming can disturb military missions or have far- reaching implications for daily life on earth; believes that cyber security requires a joint approach by EU, Member States, business and internet specialists; calls on the Commission, therefore, to include space communication in its cyber security programmes;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EU space capacities, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of security, including data security; considers that EU space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre., which should be incorporated in a cost- efficient manner into one of the existing EU bodies, such as the European GNSS Agency, the EU Satellite Centre or the European Defence Agency, taking into account the capabilities already offered by those agencies;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in the transport sector, security, safety of passengers and high working conditions are interlinkedcertain working conditions may impact safety of passengers;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas equal work, equal rightdecent working conditions and fair competition must bare at the heart of a well- functioning single market;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to swiftfully implement all relevant social legislation covering the transport sector; strongly urges the Commission to monitor more closely the implementation and proper enforcement of the existing legislation;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the economic growth and thus job-creating potential in the EU transport and tourism sectors; firmly believes that employment in the EU transport sector should be made more attractive for future generations; considers in particular that women’s participation must be boostencouraged;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to enhanceand the Member States to support enhancement of social dialogue in the transport sector as a whole;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend suchfight socially problematic business practices as precarious contracts (bogus self-employment, zero-hour contracts, pay-to-fly-schemes, etc.), letter-box companies and flags of convenience in order to ensure the social protection of workers;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the introduction of appropriate control devices, using modern technology, for all transport modes for professional use so as to monitor working and rest time effectively, with a view to ensuring proper implementation of existing legislation; microcompanies, which have a limited range of operation and for whom this could lead to disproportionate costs, may be exempted;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need forEncourages the Commission to treat social aspects as a major priority of the road package, including measures to ensure legal clarity and better implementation of rules governing working conditions, social and welfare rights, wages and social responsibility and social rights;
Amendment 139 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU and the Member States to cooperate across borders in relation to enforcement information, to givfacilitate monitoring authorities access to data registered in the Member States’ national electronic registers and in the European Register of Road Transport Undertaking (ERRU) and to consolidate the list of infringements leading to the loss of good repute of road transport operators by including illegal cabotage and non- compliance with Community social and labour legislation;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls foInvites to consider the creation of a European independent administrative authority, which could become a European Road Transport Agency, to ensure proper implementation of EU legislation and promote standardisation across all Member States, including the social dimension, such as working conditions and labour issues in road transportcooperation between all Member States on these issues;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the social dimension of the Aviation Package published by the Commission must be strengthened as employment and working conditions are directly linked to the maintenance ofmay impact the safety and security of both passengers and staff; underlines furthermore, in this connection, the need for the Commission and the Member States to monitor and ensure proper enforcement of national social legislation and collective agreements for airlines having operational bases on EU territory;
Amendment 191 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. StressUrges the need for a new groundhandling regulation, that will provideCommission to evaluate as soon as possible the groundhandling services directive and if the need be propose a revision with the aim to provide the necessary social protection for workers; calls for an improved Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 to ensure binding application of national labour legislation for airlines having European operational bases and to improvereview the definition of ‘homebase’ for crew members;
Amendment 207 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, in the maritime sector, the Commission should ensure the full implementation of social legislation, including the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention, and promote the recruitment and retention of skilled European-based seafarers to stopminimise European officers being replaced by crew from third countries; considers furthermore that the Commission should create provisions enabling EU-controlled tonnage to be returned to flags of EU Member States;
Amendment 220 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, without prejudice to national and Union law, including collective agreements between social partners, the competent authority should require the designated provider of port and railway services to establish staff working conditions on the basis of binding national, regional or local social standards and to implement the compulsory transfer of staff in the event of a change in service provider;
Amendment 226 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 36 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) to promote negotiations on regulation that address issues such as transparency, deadlines, due process, unnecessary burdens, non-discrimination and redress, while continuing to require that foreign companies wishing to offer transport or delivery services within the European Union comply with existing regulatory standards;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point vi a (new)
(via) to address and remove current restrictions on maritime transport services and to strive for reciprocity as EU companies are very often hindered to access certain market segments abroad that in contrast are open in the EU for foreign companies, for instance in the short sea and cabotage sector;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the Paris Agreement made in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UNFCCC,
Amendment 17 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas increased energy efficiency and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection and supply security and strengthening economic competitiveness; whereas the Energy Efficiency Directive provides an important basis in this connection;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is making good progress towards its environmental targets for 2020 according to projections which assume full implementation of all relevant legislation by 2020, (reducing CO2 emissions, increasing the share of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency) and is playing a leading role at world level;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Energy Efficiency Directive only inadequately implemented – savings targets achieved nonethelesprovides framework for delivering energy savings
Amendment 52 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States; considers, therefore, that one reason why the energy efficiency targets are being achieved lies in the fact that citizens and undertakings themselves have an interest in low energy consumption and cutting costs;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the directive’s flexibility has allowed many Member States to embark on energy efficiency measures; notes that the directive's flexibility has been a factor in the underachievement of its targets; demands that loopholes in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, should be removed, while keeping flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures; notes in particular that phasing in and early actions under Article 7.2 are no longer valid and that the 25% flexibility has reduced the effectiveness of the 1.5% p.a. energy savings requirement; insists that alternative measures under Article 7.9 must be better defined;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that 2416 Member States have made use of the possibility of alternative measurestaken measures towards delivering end-use energy savings according to the energy efficiency obligation scheme (Article 7), and 18 Member States have preferred alternative measures to the renovation quota (Article 5)s made possible by the Energy Efficiency Directive; criticises the fact that seven Member States have still not introducnot established energy audits (Article 8);
Amendment 97 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that somemany key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (including smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans) need more time in order to givea collective framework beyond 2020 to spur administrations and undertakings an opportunity to launch projects and innovations with a long term perspective;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the Energy Efficiency Directive became an Energy Saving Directive aNotes that a clear energy saving targets are vital in achieving our climate goals and result of political decisions; calls for the focus of the directive to be turned more towards energy efficiency consideratducing our dependence on third country energy suppliers; notes that buildings account for 40% of energy use in the EU and that 50% of energy is used for heating and cooling purposes; stresses that improved energy efficiency in buildings is therefore of paramount importance in reducing CO2 emissions;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Energy legislation needs to be more coherent and more flexible
Amendment 222 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in manysome Member States; considers the flexibility of the rules to be a major factor in guaranteeing their acceptance; asks that the calculation of certification schemes andnotes the importance of ensuring that certified savings correspond to real- life energy- saving measures should not be hampered by overly restrictive interpretations and time limitss and are not just savings on paper;
Amendment 245 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that more flexibility is needed in order to reach the EU’'s climate protection and efficiency targets; calls for ‘target flexibility’ for Member States; takes the view that rebates should be available for targets relating to energy saving and increasing the share of renewable energy sources (Article 3 of the Energy Efficiency Directive) where for example the CO2 targets have been exceeded must be mutually reinforcing, and that binding requirements for energy efficiency are vital in achieving a maximum degree of ambition and effort in Member States, and to allow sufficient flexibility for the mix of tools and instruments to be tailored at national level;
Amendment 254 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be adapted in line with the EU’'s climate protection targets for 2030 and the COP21 Paris agreement to achieve the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees and pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°;
Amendment 258 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to review the conversion factor for electricity in annex IV of the directive, to better reflect the ongoing transition of electricity generation;
Amendment 284 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for an exchange of ideasWelcomes the increased professional assistance from the Commission to ensure efficient and timely implementation of the EED; Calls for a further close cooperation among Member States on the saving obligations and, building and renovation plans (Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7) with the aim of applying existing instruments (tax incentives, support programmes, model contracts) more quickly; calls for Commission guidelines for future national planmore rapidly; calls for binding templates for national plans to ensure transparency and comparability, and integration of energy efficiency policies from all levels;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2179(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the high number of outputs (240) and key performance indicators (41) in the Agency's work Programme 2014 and annual report; supports the view that a reporting system based on the Agency's impacts on the railway sector would enhance transparency and visibility on mission delivery by the Agency;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2175(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the Agency’'s vital role in ensuring the highest possible level of aviation safety throughout Europe; recognises that 2014, due to the disappearance of MH370, the dramatic accident of MH17, the crash of Air Asia QZ8501 and the radar interferences over Central Europe has been challenging for the Agency and for aviation safety in general, including implementing and supervising new provision on flight time limitations; in the context of a fast- developing civil aviation sector, stresses that the Agency should be given the necessary financial, material and human resources to perform its tasks successfullregulatory and executive tasks successfully, in the fields of safety and environmental protection, while not compromising its independence and impartiality;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that for the area of "Competitiveness for growth and employment", to which transport belongs, the estimated level of error was 5,6% in 2014, caused to a large extent by reimbursement of ineligible costs; calls on the Commission to carry out carefullytake all appropriate measures to rectify this situation (including by carrying out more thorough ex ante checks in order to detect and correct errors before reimbursement);
Amendment 24 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that, in regard of EU funds, the "use it or lose it" principle can induce Member States to propose low impact projects for selection; Is concerned that in the past, poor project selection led to some low value-for-money EU-funded transport investments; Welcomes the new legal framework for 2014-2020 which strengthens the cost-benefit assessment and review process for projects;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that whilst it is impossible to hold back the digital revolution, it is possible to shape its course; digital technologies bring tremendous opportunities for productivity gains, growth and job-creating leading to quality employment; acknowledges the importance of the digital revolution as fuel for enterpreneurship, digital transformation of industry, the development of new business models, ideas and innovative start-ups; stresses that according to the European Commission, The Digital Single Market has the potential to generate Euro 250 billion in additional growth in Europe thereby creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs; stresses that productivity gains historically have resulted in overall employment growth and increased wealth and that the ultimate beneficiary of digital transformation of industry will be the consumer;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the digitisation of the transport sector provides Europe with new business opportunities and jobs; points to strong growth in the ITS sector, with an expected global annual growth rate of 16.4 % for the period 2014 - 2019; emphasises therefore the need to develop appropriate infrastructures and simplify the access to finance for innovative SMEs and start- ups of the transport and tourism sector; Believes that the EFSI should play a major role in the digitisation of the sector;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the importance of well- defined and transparent passenger rights in transport; urges therefore the Commission to bring forward a proposal for a Charter of Passengers' Rights covering all forms of transport, including a clear and transparent protection of passengers' rights in the multimodal context;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to put forward measures aimed at the simplification, and the more affordable and transparent pricing, of cross-border parcel delivery;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to undertake a thorough assessment of the impact which digitalisation will have on the number and types of jobs available and to gather informin cooperation with Member States and consultation with regional and local authorities and the social partners to identify new forms of employment and required skills in the digitally-driven economy and to develop recommendations on new forms of employment, such as crowdsourcing and crowdworkinghow to better match skills and jobs in the digital economy; stresses in this regard the importance of vocational training as a tool proven to increase the match between skills with jobs;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that confidence and solid data protection are prerequisites for creating the Digital Single Market; emphasises, in this context, the need to ensure high standards as regards data capacity, accessibility and security by providing a comprehensive, reliable and interoperable data infrastructure and by ensuring the security and credibility of data collection, processing, usage and storagethe growing digitisation of transport entails a threefold challenge: confidence, connectivity and capacity; calls therefore for the establishment of an effective data protection system; stresses the need to develop standards capable of ensuring interoperability between countries, but also between services and industry, and to ensure the security and credibility of data collection, processing, usage and storage; underlines the importance of having the necessary infrastructure to manage the quantity of new data flows generated, which will require investment in broadband, full exploitation of the possibilities offered by Galileo and more efficient use of frequencies;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the fact that the digitisation of the transport sector enables further development of the concept of Mobility as a Service; Acknowledges that it may lead to structural changes in the transport sector; Encourages therefore the Commission to start an in-depth analysis of the prospects of the concept of Mobility as a Service, as regards for instance consumers behaviours, transport infrastructures and urban planning;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the transport and tourism sectors will only benefit fully from the digital revolution if many more wi-fi access points are created, and calls on the Member States to respect their commitments to ending roaming charges in Europe;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that as job and skills profiles become more complex, new demands are being placed on training, vocational training and further education; emphasises the importance of social dialogue in efforts to bring course content up to date andensure a better match between skills and jobs; is concerned that according to the Commission 47 % of the EU- workforce lack sufficient digital skills and that this skills-shortage might cause up to 900.000 unfilled vacancies until 2020; calls on the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to develop a skills strategies-strategy which can meet this skills-shortage through education for the younger part of the population, vocational training, exchange of best practices and through training in partnership with the social partners for the older part of the population;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the transport sector will become one of the largest fields of implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT).; thus underlines the importance of foresight and ex ante impact assessment in decision-making both for the regulation and infrastructure investments to build an applicable foundation for automatized transport;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. recalls, as written in the report on delivering multimodal integrated ticketing in Europe, the need to ambitiously promote the multi-modal travel information, planning and ticketing services with the vision of seamless door- to-door mobility;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the establishment of the Europe-wide grand coalition for digital jobs, and encourages businesses to jointhe social partners' active participation with the aim of realizing the potential of the digital economy to create growth and new jobs leading to quality employment; encourages the Europe-wide grand coalition for digital jobs to develop recommendations for new forms of learning, i.e. online learning, employer- designed short-courses etc., to keep pace with the evolving digital technology and changes; encourages additionally educational institutions to respond to the opportunities in the digital economy by developing flexible learning profiles including enhanced opportunities for vocational training which match the demands of the labour market;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that freedom of association must apply in the context of new forms of employmentis a fundamental freedom that must apply in all sectors in all parts of the EU;
Amendment 168 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to develop employee data protection measures whichat the Digital Single Market and EU privacy and data regulations should provide a covher new forms of data collection (relations between humans and robots)ent and stable framework to facilitate innovation, trade and entrepreneurship while ensuring adequate protection of data;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that better regulation should help to examine policy through a digital lens and facilitate the adaptation of legislation and enforcement frameworks in the light of new technologies and new business models to prevent fragmentation of the single market; calls on the Commission to apply a technology neutral innovation principle to all future legislation in order to make sure this legislation will provide room for innovation; calls on the Commission to present a strategy on reviewing existing legislation according to the same innovation principle;
Amendment 246 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised regulatory framework fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, improved access to finance for start-ups and SMEs, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation;
Amendment 286 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to further develop initiatives to boost entrepreneurship that range from changing the mind-set on how success is defined to promoting an entrepreneurial and innovation culture, including business model innovation; believes, in addition, that the diversity and specific attributes of the different national innovation hubs could be turned into a real competitive advantage for the EU if they are effectively interconnected;
Amendment 394 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that cross-border E- commerce and a digital economy can only flourish if non-digital trade barriers are also successfully addressed in the internal market, such as rules regarding labelling or warranty terms;
Amendment 399 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance for consumers to be better informed of the use of their data, in particular in the case of free services;
Amendment 494 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for an ambitious enforcement framework for the Services Directive; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure the full and correct implementation of existing rules, including developing enforcement guidelines to ensure, in particular ,uniform application of the mutual recognition principle in the field of services and fast-track infringement procedures whenever incorrect or insufficient implementation of the directive is identified;
Amendment 510 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that accessible, affordable, efficient and high-quality delivery services are an essential prerequisite for thriving cross-border e-commerce; supports the proposed measures to improve competition, price transparency, interoperability and regulatory oversight that should target both the smooth functioning of cross-border parcel delivery markets and compliance with relevant social and labour rights, allowing enough flexibility for the delivery market to evolve and adapt to technological innovations;
Amendment 672 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Reminds the commitment of Member states to at least reach by 2020 the broadband targets of full deployment of superfast speeds (30 Mbps); calls on the Commission to evaluate if the current broadband targets meet the conditions to the development of a data-driven economy and if investments in Member States are part of a long term and future-proof investment strategy;
Amendment 687 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of a successful implementation of EFSI in targeting projects with higher-risk profiles to maximise investments in digital infrastructure and better attract private investments for innovative companies; a particular focus should be given to information and support of innovative entrepreneurs, at the different funding stages of development of the company;
Amendment 723 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition among services to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to more regulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competition and ensure fair access to the networks;
Amendment 770 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the uniform enforcement of the Connected Continent package, including the end of roaming surcharges and the net neutrality principle, requires the establishment of a single European telecommunications regulatornet neutrality principle and the end of roaming surcharges, is essential to the functioning of the single market ;
Amendment 791 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission, in order to deepen the internal market for telecommunications, to establish a single European telecommunications regulator through a strengthening of the role and decisions of BEREC, in particular in enforcement of EU telecommunication rules, oversight of the single market and crossborder disputes ;
Amendment 858 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission’s initiative to analyse the role of platforms in the Digital Economy as part of the upcoming Internal Market StrategyDigital Single Market Strategy that should aim at identifying specific and defined problems within specific business areas; Stresses that taking a "one size fits all" approach in light of the diversity of platforms, and the growth potential in particular of B2B platforms, could seriously impede innovation;
Amendment 926 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers, in order to ensure trust in digital services, that increased resources from the public and private sector are required to strengthen the security of IT systems and online networks and the encryption of communication, to improve cyber-attack prevention and to increase knowledge of basic security processes among users of digital services; in addition, requirements should be set for companies to have basic levels of security such as encrypting data and updating software;
Amendment 940 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses the need of reducing administrative burdens for all participants in the Digital Single Market, including telecom operators; consequently calls on the Commission, in line with the better regulation agenda, to assess whether the e-Privacy Directive, which applies to the telecoms providers only, will be made redundant by the soon to be adopted General Data Protection Regulation that will cover all online services;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 5 February 2014 on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies,1 a __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0094
Amendment 31 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States aran enhanced coordination and oversight of national policies with regard to energy within the Member States is vital, while respecting the exclusively competentce for defining their national energy mix, and the Commission must not encroach upon this competence by passing EU laws that discriminate against certain energy resources to the advantage of othin order to ensure a fully functional internal energy market, strengthen energy security and deliver cost competitive energy to consumers;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas a sound and stable regulatory framework is indispensable for delivering new investments in energy infrastructure;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas many countries are heavily reliant on a single and often unreliable supplier, including some that rely entirely on Russia for their natural gas and others that heavily rely on Northern Africa, which leaves them vulnerable to supply disruptions, whether these are caused by political or commercial disputes, or infrastructure failure;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the 2006, 2009, 2014 and 200915 gas disputes between Russia and transit- country Ukraine left many EU countries with severe shortages;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas ex-post assessment and verification of all energy-related agreements as regards compliance with EU law is already possible through, inter alia, competition and energy regulations; whereas insufficient ex-ante compliance checks at national and EU level lead to severe market distortions; whereas the Commission has recognised these shortcomings and has undertaken to strengthen the levels of oversight of such IGAs between Member States and third countries;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas the EU energy retail market does not function properly at present; whereas in many member states monopoly networks remain active and many consumers have too little choice between energy suppliers;
Amendment 205 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas better interconnection levels and upgrading of national networks for electricity and gas will increase energy security while balancing supply and demand between the Member States;
Amendment 234 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas diversification of supplies, the completion of the internal energy market, energy efficiency as a contribution to moderation of demand, more efficient energy consumption, the development of indigenous energy resources and R&D activities are the key drivers of the Energy Union;
Amendment 256 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘'A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy'; Notes the 5 pillars of Energy Union outlined by the Commission; Insists that policies pursued under these pillars, must always contribute to ensuring security of energy supply, decarbonisation and long term sustainability of the economy, and delivering affordable and competitive energy prices;
Amendment 279 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to actively pursue the diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes); to this end, calls on the Commission to promote the construction of the relevant energy infrastructure priority corridors, as specified in Annex I to the trans-European energy networks (TEN-E) regulation and Part II of the Annex I to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) regulation, such as the Southern Gas Corridor, and to facilitate the interconnection of existing gas hubs with constructed pipelines such as the Eastring;
Amendment 295 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that all EU infrastructure projects aimed at diversifying energy sources, suppliers and routes must be fully in line with EU legislation and EU energy security priorities; Believes that the development of renewable energy sources is central to the Energy Union, taking into consideration energy costs; stresses the importance of developing cross-border infrastructure and of enhancing research and innovation in developing smarter energy grids and new energy storage solutions as well as flexible generation technologies for the integration of renewables;
Amendment 314 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that it is of upmost importance to the EU to end the isolation of some Member States from the internal energy market, as demonstrated by the gas stress tests carried out by the Commission; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to carry out such tests every two years; Recommends that the Commission consider carrying out "electricity stress tests", in order to build an overview of the resilience of the entire energy market situation; Highlights that such stress tests should identify in particular the status, capacity and durability of the entire national transmission network as well the level of interconnection and cross border capacity, and that subsequent recommendations based on such stress tests must include full impact assessments of both national plans and union objectives in addressing any action points arising from them;
Amendment 326 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in the context of the future Energy Union, security of energy supply is one of the most pressing issues and that Member States mustas such must be coordinated on EU level, complementary coordinateion and cooperateion in this respect with theiramong neighbours when developing their energy policies is also vital; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to examine how the current architecture of national preventive and emergency response measures could be streamlined at both regional and EU level;
Amendment 331 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in the context of the future Energy Union, security of energy supply isand European competitiveness are the most pressing issues and that Member States must coordinate and cooperate in this respect with their neighbours when developing their energy policies; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to examine how the current architecture of national preventive and emergency response measures could be streamlined at both regional and EU level;
Amendment 353 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support those Member States that wish to negotiate energy contracts on a voluntary basis by introducproposing a common negotiating mechanism, and stresses that the functioning of such a mechanism must be subject to compliance with the EU internal market acquis and with EU competition and World Trade Organisation rules and provide for protection of commercially sensitive information;
Amendment 365 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that greater transparency of intergovernmental agreements could be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involving one or more Member States and third countries, including by having the Commission participate in those negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier; notes that furthermore the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-posimpact assessments and draw up- while fully respecting commercially sensitive information and suggest both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and destination clauses;
Amendment 375 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that all future intergovernmental energy agreements with non-EU parties must be discussed with the Commission ahead of signing in order to make sure that they comply with EU legislation, in particular with the Third Energy Package; Highlights that such discussion and consultation must serve as a tool for strengthening the negotiating power of EU member states and companies, while fully respecting commercially sensitive information, and does not in any way prejudice the substance and content of such agreements, but serves to ensure that such agreements are compliant with all relevant Union law and are in the best interests of the companies and member states concerned;
Amendment 386 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to enhance the transparency of commercial gas contracts in order to effectively remove abusive clauses and ensure better ex-ante compliance checks with EU law and energy security provisions; Underlines that such enhanced transparency will increase the negotiating power of Member States and their commercial enterprises, and will help to ensure a more market based approach to international energy agreements, while fully respecting commercially sensitive information;
Amendment 390 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to prepare draft contract templates and guidelines including an indicative list of abusive clauseclauses relevant to Union interests in order to create a reference for competent authorities and companies in their contracting activities; Calls on the Member States to increase their cooperation on the information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with third countries in the field of energy, in order to increase transparency and leverage their negotiating power vis- à-vis third countries, thereby securing more affordable energy for European consumers;
Amendment 393 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 400 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 433 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the Union can reduce its dependency on particular suppliers and fuels by maximising its use of indigenous sources of energy, including conventional and unconventional low-emission fossil fuels and renewables, and therefore stresses that no fuel or technology including indigenous non-renewable primary energy sources contributing to energy security and climate goals should be discriminated against;
Amendment 464 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that indigenous resources, both conventional and unconventional, which have the potential to increase the EU's energy security of supply should be fully tapped while considering specificities of Member States and cost-effectiveness, and that unnecessary regulatory burdens on the entities willing to invest in these fields must be avoided;
Amendment 478 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the effective use of existing EU funding schemes, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments, so as to support investment in the development of Europe's indigenous energy resources, based on a technology-neutralfull cost-benefit approach;
Amendment 496 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, and in particular DG TRADE, to continue to press for a dedicated energy chapter within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with a view to removing US export restrictions on both crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and eliminating protectionist measures, which could contribute to developing a more competitive environment for European business by reducing the discrepancy in energy costs on both sides of the Atlantic;
Amendment 506 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the Energy Community through, inter alia, better implementation and enforcement of EU law, in particular through better governance, streamlining of procedures and better use of IT tools aimed at reducing administrative burden, enhancing its institutions and implementing key infrastructure projects in order to ensure better integration with the EU energy market and security of supply mechanisms;
Amendment 526 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recognises that there is currently no single market for energy in Europe, and that the resulting fragmentation within the EUs energy markets is deeply harmful to Europe's competitiveness and energy security;
Amendment 529 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that, in order to assess real efficiency and cost effectiveness, it is necessary to consider direct and external costs of the different energy sources, as well as the impact of all sorts of public interventions on their relative competitive position;
Amendment 545 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the backbone of the future Energy Union must be a fully functioning internal energy market that delivers secure, competitive and sustainable energy to enable EU companies and consumers to access gas and electricity in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible; Stresses in this respect that electricity interconnections should be designed for cross-border trading on a daily basis and not only to cover peak loads ;
Amendment 546 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the backbone of the future Energy Union must be a fully functioning internal energy market that delivers secure, competitive and sustainable energy to enable EU companies and consumers to access gas and, electricity, heating and cooling in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible;
Amendment 550 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the positive impact that market integration has had on wholesale prices, and eventually retail prices, in the electricity sector; Considers that the review of the electricity market design needs to better link wholesale and retail markets, contributes to removing barriers in retail and wholesale markets and to providing choices between energy suppliers for consumers;
Amendment 569 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Reiterates the importance of ownership unbundling as put forward by the Third Energy Package; calls on the Commission to assess to which degree national regulatory authorities (NRAs) enforce the conditions described in the opinions given by the Commission on the certification of transmission system operators (TSOs);
Amendment 572 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce the competences and independence of ACER, ENTSO-E and ENTSO-G to ensure that they have the appropriate tools to oversee the functioning of the internal market, the free flow of energy across borders and to ensure infrastructures are built in an EU-wide perspective of crossborder trading;
Amendment 594 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for full implementation and enforcement of existing EU energy legislation, the removal of derogations to the third energy package, and for a swift adoption and implementation of ambitious European network codes and guidelines, which must go hand in hand with strengthening the competences of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSO-G);
Amendment 595 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for full implementation and enforcement of existing EU energy legislation and for a swift adoption of ambitious European network codes and guidelines, which must go hand in hand with strengthening the competences of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) in cross-border affairs in line with the EU primary legislation, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSO-G);
Amendment 610 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that a properly designed future model of the electricity market in the EU must aim at a more market-based and optimal, from the point of view of network security, integration of renewable energy sources; Notes in this regard the need for common standards for smart grids, as a key element in ensuring a stable supply and free flow of energy across borders and contributing to energy security; Furthermore, highlights the role that developing smarter energy grids and new energy storage facilities can play increasing the level of RES on a European scale and ensuring that such infrastructure is developed in conjunction with regional RES hubs;
Amendment 629 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take investment in smaller scale gas and electricity interconnectors linking neighbouring regions equally serious as larger PCIs; calls on the Commission and Member States to work closely together with regional authorities when developing these interconnectors;
Amendment 632 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Reminds that Energy Union must help increase the availability of finance for infrastructure projects; Highlights in this regard the role that the EFSI (Juncker package), must play in ensuring that energy infrastructure projects are attractive to private investors with stable regulatory conditions and clearly identifiable medium to long term pay-off, particularly by minimising bureaucracy and encompassing an expedient application and approval process;
Amendment 633 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Welcomes the European Council's proposal for a minimum level of electricity interconnection between Member States of 10 % by 2020 and 15 % by 2030; Underlines the importance of Member States' policies acting in a complementary manner to better functioning of the internal market and strengthening interconnection of transmission networks; Emphasises that attention must be given also to the internal capacity and durability of national transmission networks as well the level of interconnection and cross- border capacity in order to ensure that member states are not made vulnerable by under capacity or outdated technology in transmission and distribution systems in neighbouring and transit countries; Reiterates that subsequent recommendations must include full impact assessments of both national plans and union objectives in this regard;
Amendment 651 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to concentrate their efforts on driving projects of common interest (PCIs) forward, with a view to achieving a pan- European ‘'super grid' with the capacity to transmit power across EU countries from multiple sources and therefore capable of diverting energy from surplus to deficit areas, thereby allowing the market to instantly respond to interruptions of supply wherever they occur; Further stresses that such efforts must focus particularly on resolving the problems arising from existing energy islands;
Amendment 661 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls on the EU institutions to improve business and investment conditions on the Internal Market also via better, smarter and more simple regulation;
Amendment 665 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Stresses that the Energy Union should also contribute towards an "Energy Investment Union", ensuring that the more than €1trillion of investment required in the coming years in order to revitalise Europe's economy must come predominantly from private investors, and as such represents opportunities for large investors, as well as individual consumers and private citizens; Notes that in order to create an environment which facilitates and makes the best use of private finance, investor certainty is key; Insists that such a stable framework can only be achieved through a strong governance system which guarantees a level playing field, stable regulatory conditions, and fosters confidence in the private sector;
Amendment 667 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Believes that in view of the vast investment needs for ageing and inadequate distribution grids and the majority of renewable energy sources being connected at distribution grid level, specific initiatives to foster DSO investments including financial instruments should be considered by the Commission and the Member States; Strongly recommends that such investments be prioritised by Member States;
Amendment 700 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that in order to successfully balance the internal market, investment is needed not only in interconnectors but also in, inter alia national networks, storage capacity, such as LNG terminals and smart grids, in order to cope with enhanced renewable and distributed generation;
Amendment 713 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need to create a legislative framework that empowers consumers and makes them active participants in the market as investors and stakeholders; notes that consumers' involvement can be strengthened through, inter alia, energy cooperatives and micro-generation and enhanced transparency of prices and consumer choices; points out that such initiatives could contribute to reducing energy prices and help address serious social problems, such as fuelenergy poverty;
Amendment 728 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Emphasises the role that decentralised smart energy technologies, such as cogeneration, in particular micro- CHP, and smart grids can play in reducing CO2-emissions;
Amendment 896 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Stresses that achieving the decarbonisation goals depends on the right market conditions for investment in energy efficiency, renewables and smart infrastructures; the Energy Union should prioritise market-based instruments for the promotion of low-carbon energy sources as a means to ensure that the energy transition takes place in the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly way;
Amendment 945 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 c (new)
Paragraph 38 c (new)
38c. Is convinced that the promotion of a circular economy and greater resource efficiency can lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, thereby making a vital contribution to meeting climate and energy challenges;
Amendment 963 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Recognises that indigenous energy sources such as nuclear, clean coal technologies and fossil fuelhigh efficiency fossil fuel technologies with carbon capture and storage (CCS) would make a fundamental contribution to EU energy security and decarbonisation, with shale gas facilitating the transition to a low- emission economy; believes, in this respect, that the Energy Union must reflect the need for the EU to use all low and lower emission sources at Member States' disposal;
Amendment 1022 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake common efforts in order to bring down wholesale andend-user retail gas and energy prices by 20 % by 2020;
Amendment 1038 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Notes that improved vehicle performance standards and fuel efficiency are crucial for both reducing EU oil dependency and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore calls on industry, Member States and the Commission to continue and accelerate their efforts in this field; for the period beyond 2020 asks the Commission to review the CO2 emission standards for cars and vans; notes, however, that the long-term solution for cutting transport emissions and ensuring energy demand reduction and diversification of supply lies in alternative fuels and in electrification with renewable electricity and in promotion of more sustainable modes of transport;
Amendment 1093 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Believes that greater effort in developing innovative low-emission and energy efficiency technologies and solutions can bring significant long-term benefits in terms of reduced generation costs and reduced energy demand;
Amendment 1097 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Believes that greater effort in developing innovative low-emission technologies and solutions, such as CCS, micro-CHP and smart grids, can bring significant long-term benefits in terms of reduced generation costs and reduced energy demand;
Amendment 1104 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Stresses the added value of integrating ICT in the energy systems to maximize energy efficiency, moderate demand, and lower prices for consumers ; Considers that the digital transformation of the industry as well as the emergence and take up of new ICT technologies such as "Big data" should be part of the EU energy efficiency policy;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU's leadership on climate change mitigation and adaption, including the creation of skills, jobs and growth that it brings; notes the crucial need for a globaln ambitious and global legally binding agreement to be concluded in Paris and stresses that continued EU leadership requires the full commitment of all parties to this agreement; insists on a regular, transparent performance review based on the most up- to-date science, data and technology;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Paris ProEuropean Union to col to include GHG reduction targets that are consistent with a global carbon budget in line with the 2 degree objective for international aviation and maritime shippingntinue working proactively with ICAO and IMO so that these two organisations act to effectively regulate emissions from international shipping and aviation;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the EU is now well on track to meet the 2020 targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction and renewable energy and significant improvements have been made in the intensity of energy use thanks to more efficient buildings, products, industrial processes and vehicles, while at the same time the European economy has grown by 45% since 1990; stresses that the 20/20/20 targets for greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and energy savings have played a key role in driving this progress and sustaining the employment of more than 4.2 million people in various eco-industries 1 a , with continuous growth during the economic crisis. __________________ 1a Eurostat data on the environmental good and services sector quoted in A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030 (COM (2014) 15 final)
Amendment 19 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the commitment of the G7 Leaders regarding the decarbonisation of the global economy in the course of this century and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the upper end of the range from 40 to 70% by 2050 compared to 2010 levels.
Amendment 28 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that 94% of transport – mainly road, air and shipping sectors – is dependent on fossil fuel and therefore urgently need measures to accelerate progress towards early achievement of the White Paper targets by 2030; Globally agreed rules within the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the International Maritime Organisation are required in order for aviation and maritime CO2 emission reductions to be achieved, without affecting the competitiveness of European industries;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that should other major competitors of the EU's energy-intensive industries fail to make similar commitments on GHG reductions, carbon leakage provisions will be maintained in the long term and strengthened where necessary; Stresses that the most energy- efficient companies in every sector exposed to a high trade intensity and a high share of carbon costs should be fully protected from carbon leakage; considers it vital that sustainable European agribusiness is protected against carbon leakage;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission, in order to maintain a level playing field for EU industry and the energy sector, to promote links between the EU ETS and other emission trading systems, with the aim of creating a future world emissions trading market to significantly reduce global emissions and increase industrial competitiveness; welcomes in this regard the development of emissions trading systems globally, including 17 emissions trading systems that are in operation across four continents, accounting for 40% of global GDP;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the focus of EU financial instruments especially on those projects in the transport sector which will have a positive environmental impact, while not excluding any mode of transport;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for setting aside a number of EU ETS allowances for financial support to the least developed countries for financing climate mitigation and adaptation measures.
Amendment 47 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the EU needs to play its leadership role responsibly and acknowledges that if its ambition and goals are not shared in other regions of the world, the EU competitiveness could be hampered.
Amendment 61 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to fully comply with the Commission's State Aid Guidelines for Environmental Protection and Energy 2014-2020, and to opt for a market-based approach if providing public support;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the serious negative consequences of non-action - climate change affects all regions around the world in different ways, through melting polar ice shields, rising sea levels, more frequent extreme weather events such as floods, heat waves, forest fires and droughts, resulting in migration flows and losses of lives as well as economic, ecological and social losses; stresses that a concerted global political and financial push for clean energy innovation is crucial to meeting our climate goals and to facilitate growth in EU green-economy sectors; highlights the need to preserve existing copyright and intellectual property rights in technology and knowledge transfer to third countries;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that stimulating innovation in technologies and business models can drive both economic growth and emissions reduction, stresses that technology will not automatically advance in a low-carbon direction, that it will require clear policy signals, including the reduction of market and regulatory barriers to new technologies and business models, and well-targeted public expenditure; encourages the Member States to increase investments in public research and development in the energy sector to help create the next wave of resource-efficient, low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Encourages the Commission to better take advantage of the fact that Horizon 2020 is fully open to third countries' participation, especially in the fields of energy and climate change;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the enormous carbon storage potential of the bioenergy sector; calls for bioenergy, together with grassland and forestry, to be recognised for their emission-mitigating qualities; notes in this regard, that total carbon emissions from forests decreased by more than 25 percent between 2001 and 2015 1 c , mainly due to a slowdown in global deforestation rates; __________________ 1cAccording to estimates published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Amendment 6 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that renewable energy and increased energy efficiency and sustainable energy mix leading to energy savings are critical means for a stable, secure, and independent and democratic energy system for the EU, which contributes to generatesing high-quality jobs and wealth within a future-oriented sustainable economy; underlines that a higher degree of electricity interconnectivity and smart grids are necessary for developing such a system;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that developed and technologically modern electricity interconnection is aone of the preconditions for completfurther developing and integrateding EU internal electricity market, which, if well designed, will also help to achieve our competitiveness and climate objectives and improve the EU's geopolitical position through greater energy security and independence, as well as reduce energy isolation; stresses that the electricity interconnectors also need to be tackled, planned and execuconstructed through strong coordinated regional cooperation;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the 10 % target – to be achieved by 2020 – as a valuable target and a step in the right direction; considers, however, that it does not always reflect the market situation and has not been established on the basis of scientific evidence; recalls that the 10 % target was first set in 2002 on the basis of the installed electricity generation capacity that existed at that time; therefore it needs to be stressed that insufficient progress has been made so far and EU-wide efforts will have to be increased; acknowledges that, although the 10 % target is important, it describes neither the quantity of electricity flowing between countries nor the quality, such as the availability of the existing interconnection infrastructure or of the existing national infrastructure between the interconnectors; believes, therefore, that a one-size-fits-all interconnection target based on installed electricity generation capacity is not on its own appropriate for all Member States; emphasis should be put particularly on those Member States which have an especially low level of connectivity;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the frequently congested transmission networks might be linked to cross-border lines but might also be due to weak internal grids; insists that a holistic approach should be taken when assessing the need for, and the priority of, reinforcement / extension, taking into account both cross-border and national connections, in particular the real use of the existing interconnection lines and the availability of existing national infrastructure. Investment into interconnections and national connections have to be balanced and complementary;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the lack of a transparent decision-making process leading to the establishment of the projects of common interest (PCI) list; regrets further the predominant role of ENTSO-E, transmission system operators (TSOs) and project promoters in the development of a harmonised cost-benefit analysis methodology, in preparing the ten-year network development plans and the network codes, and in evaluating the costs and benefits of each project; recalls the need to provide complete assessments including economic, social and environmental impacts; calls on the Commission, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and national regulators to play a more proactive role in order to develop a more neutral, transparent and democratic consultative process, including the effective participation of Parliament and giving voting status to civil society representatives; calls on the Commission to assess the situations in which the use of best available technology (BAT) could be established as a precondition for granting EU funds to projects;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that projects on the PCI list benefit from preferential regulatory treatment, fast-track planning, a binding, still rather long, time limit of 3.5 years for the granting of a permit and faster environmental assessment procedures, and may also be eligible for extra funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF);
Amendment 104 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises that public awareness and support is essential to ensure fast implementation of interconnector projects; acknowledges that democrthorough consultaticon processes and environmental standards must not be undermined when building new power lines is therefore indispensable; calls on the project promoters to use BAT for new interconnectors in order to reduce conflicts between project investments in the grids and environmental impact;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the Commission's recommendation that the CEF be concentrated on a few key projects; special attention should be given especially to those which would improve connectivity that is currently well below 10%; considers that adequate EU financing should also be made available beyond 2020 to support the implementation of non- commercial electricity connection projects necessary to ensure the functioning of the internal energy market; stresses the importance of the EIB in supporting investors in commercially viable electricity infrastructure projects; notes the establishment of the European Fund for Strategic Investments and encourages the Commission to ensure that the fund effectively attractssupport investments in electricity interconnection projects;
Amendment 139 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission, furthermore, to: 1) encourage investments in the best available technology, which, while costlier, offers considerable financial advantages as well as time savings in the long run; 2) conduct a review of the financing rules with the aim of streamlining the existing mechanisms and highlighting the principle that wealthier Member States are responsible for projects involving their countries, while EU financial support should be used in countries facing greater challenges; and 3) strengthen incentives for further investments in the grid by, inter alia, introducing a requirement for profits made from transmission congestion rent to be reinvested in additional interconnectors;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that planned interconnectors are expected to allow the Baltic States to reach the 10 % goal by 2015; is concerned that the Baltic States' networks are still synchronised with and dependent on the Russian electricity system, which is an impediment for a truly integrated and properly functioning European electricity market; calls for a grapiddual synchronisation of the Baltic States' electricity networks with the Continental European Network in order to ensure full integration in the EU internal electricity market and a higher security of electricity supply; stresses the importance of a coherent electricity infrastructure allowing for electricity to flow freely across borders within the Union; highlights the common Nordic power market as a best practice for cooperation between Member States; acknowledges the importance of higher interconnectivity between Poland and the Nordic electricity market in order for Poland to reach its 10 % target;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that Europe's energy system has evolved since 2002, when the 10 % electricity interconnection target was originally set – in particular, renewable energy sources have been developed across the continent; questions in this context a 15 % target based on installed capacity for 2030 and seeks even higher ambition subject to impact assessment; asks the Commission, therefore, to assess the setting of regional, complementary targets and to find better qualitative and quantitative benchmarks, such as peak flows and bottlenecks, that highlight how much interconnection is needed;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to take into account the wider global context; calls for a set of measures to improve the investment climate, attracting capital flows into the EU and restoring the international competitiveness ofinternational regulatory context; in particular when it comes to the timing and substance of legislative proposals to safeguard the international competitiveness of the EU´s financial sector, improve the investment climate of and attract capital flows into the Union;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the envisaged diversification of funding channels, which should be complementary to the existing ones and promote instruments which have proved their usefulness; underlines the need to reduce administrative burdens and foster the application of the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality, coherence and practicability in EU legislation, in the interests of efficient, liquid and cost- effective capital markets;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the launch of consultations on the review of the Prospectus Directive and the efforts being made to remove regulatory barriers to access to securitisation; underlines, in particular, the need to open up financial markets to SMEs and Midcaps; supports broadening the funding options available for SMEs and Midcaps; calls in this respect to consider 'SME benchmarks' enabling banks to compare and price credit, instead of the less realistic SME credit registry; calls for improved access to long-term financing and for the development of a pan-European private placement market promoting venture capital, as well as alternative instruments such as peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding; asks the Commission to embed the 'Funding Escalator' concept within Capital Markets Union, addressing the diversity of companies' financing needs throughout their stages of development;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WSupports broadening the funding options available for SMEs; therefore welcomes the launch of consultations on the review of the Prospectus Directive and the efforts being made to remove regulatory barriers to access to securitisation; underlines, in particular, the need to open up financial markets to SMEs; supports broadening the funding options available for SME; calls for an ambitious effort to revive securitisation markets, which requires the avoidance of an overly prescriptive and detailed definition of simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitisations; calls for improved access to long-term financing and for the development of a pan-European private placement market promoting venture capital, as well as alternative instruments such as peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to propose a coherent framework to enhance the quality and practicability of legislation, which should ensure greater and structural participation of ESAs during the level 1 phase and sufficient opportunity for ESAs to review as well as respond to unintended consequences that may arise during and following the implementation phase;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade and investment policies mustshould be aimed at creaontributing to sustainable economic growth and high-quality, decent jobcreation of high-quality jobs in decent working conditions, and that future trade agreements should be drawn up in such a way as to form part of an to be in line with the re-industrial strategy based on fair competition and reciprocity;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the growing importance of services for international trade and the stronger inter-linkages between services, manufacturing and foreign direct investment as global value chains become ever more significant; believes that this interconnectivity has to be considered in all trade negotiations for the European industry to enjoy full benefits;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of SMEs to trade and investment, given that there are more than 600 000 SMEs in the EU, which account for one third of EU exports; the importance of start-ups is equally growing and should be appropriately reflected;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 41 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of preventing the EU’s trading partners from engaging in anti-competitive practices, including social or environmental dumping, or the dumping of cheap products in Europe, as this could de-stabilise European industryall kinds of dumping as well as protectionist and discriminatory measures, as this could de-stabilise European industry; calls on the Commission to make use of all measures available to fight unfair trading practices from third countries and to modernise its trade defence instruments in order to improve their reactivity and effectiveness;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that forward-looking trade and investment policies can play a role inare fundamental to the development of the telecoms market, copyright and digital seconomytor in Europe and bring clear benefits to EU consumers and businesses; stresses, however, that trade strategies must ensure that non-EU companies do not take advantage of the fragmentation of the EU market, in light of the global nature of the digital economy and digital innovation, to bring clear benefits to EU consumers and businesses; therefore calls on the Commission to remove digital trade barriers and enable cross-border data flow within and outside the EU, within a stable and high standards framework on international data transfers; Underlines in this respect that data localisation requirements are affecting trade negatively and should be avoided; stresses, however, the urgent need to end the fragmentation of the EU market which undermines the competitiveness of the EU at global level;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, given the EU’s reliance on foreign energy supplies, to promote the diversification of energy suppliers, routes and sources through the development of renewables, as well as promoting energy efficiency;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Declaration of Amsterdam of the Council, of 14-15 April 2016, on Cooperation in the field of connected and automated driving,
Amendment 4 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the to the European Parliament's resolution of 29 October 2015 on safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), commonly known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in the field of civil aviation,
Amendment 8 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. takes view that the impact of automated vehicles on enhancing transport safety might potentially be a major one, since human errors are currently responsible for about 90% of road accidents; notes however that it will be impossible for automated vehicles to eliminate all accidents, which raiseswithout an appropriate internal market regulatory framework it will be difficult to decrease the risk of accidents involving automated vehicles, This raises liability issues and questions of responsibility for car accidents;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. welcomes the numerous developments concerning robotics in all modes of transport, such as self-driving cars, ships and drones;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. stresses the importance of supporting further innovation in robotics, such as connected and automated vehicles and drones, to strengthen the global market position of Union industry;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. notes that automated vehicles, vessels and aircraft systems can play an important role in developing sustainable transport (for example, through the potential for making savings in emissions) and calls on the Commission and Member States to pay attention to upcoming technical progressfully and timely reflect technical progress and promote innovation;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. underlines that automated carvehicles, vessels and aircraft systems will require a high level of safe interaction with thecorresponding and developing transport infrastructure and that the high volume of data will need to be securely transferred in real time between automated vehicles and such infrastructure, while ensuring privacy and data protection;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. underlines that it is necessary to focus on ensuring and strengthening the security of IT regarding automated carsmodes of transport;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. calls on the Commission to propose a single roadmap forin due time concrete measures with the aim of creating an appropriate legal and policy framework for safely integrating automated and connected vehicles and otheinto regular transportation and for closer collaboration of all relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Underlines that the current refugee crisis has, among other, serious negative implications on transport, from and into the EU. Comprehensive measures with which the EU will be tackling the multi- dimensional problems of this crisis should take due account of this and thus decrease the negative impacts;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that in the period 1 January until 31 May 2015, in which a total of 47 265 migrants were rescued at sea in the Mediterranean Sea, 13 475 were rescued by merchant vessels; takes note that in these five months, 302 merchant vessels were asked to re-route and change course to assist in rescue operations, of which 104 vessels actively rescued and and that, owing to the urgency of the situation, 104 of the vessels were obliged to disembarked migrants;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the migration crisis in the Mediterranean has put the commercial maritime sector under great pressure, increasing its share of burden and the risk to the crew safety;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises, therefore, that, while primary responsibility lies with the Member States, merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points outwelcomes the establishment of procedures for dealing with this type of situation, but acknowledges the fact that merchant vessels have not beendo not have the equippedment and their staff havedo not been trainhave the training required to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take part in such frequent, large-scale rescue operations ;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that without vessels and their crew being sufficiently prepared, the situation will result in accidenCalls for the continuation of the efforts being made by the sector to prepare vessels and their crews for operations of this kind, with a view to preventing further lives being lost as a result of a situation brought about by instability in certain parts inof the Mediterranean Sea that might lead to loss of human lives and also entail environmental risksworld and by the activities of people smugglers, while at the same time addressing maritime safety risks in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘A European agenda on migration’ (COM (2015)0240) and strongly calls for adequate and immediate measures to be taken at both Member States and EU level to prevent further human miseries in the Mediterranean Sea and to ensure that international and ethical obligations are fulfilled in accordance with the principles of solidarity and shared responsibility; The measures at EU level have to be comprehensive and lead to a controlled, manageable, safe and legal migration;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that assistance to rescue operations offered by private ships should not replace the assistance to migrants at sea which should continue to be carried out by competent Member State authorities, Frontex and Europol; stresses that measures should be created in order to make sure private ship operators are not at a loss when fulfilling their international obligations inscribed in paragraph 1 of this opinion;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the capacities and competences of Frontex have to be strengthened speedily;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages EU authorities and Member StatMSA, Frontex, Europol, the EASO and competent Member States’ authorities to fully deploy the existing vessel traffic monitoring and information systems in the Mediterranean Sea, to gather up-to- date information on vessels transiting across EU coastlines, and to further develop the collaboration between the different maritime authorities, such as transport safety, naval and coastal guard authorities, in order to better coordinate and put into operation effective maritime safety functions and maintain a real-time situational overview to support rescue operationf necessary by means of enhanced cooperation under article 20 TEU and article 329 (1) TFEU, in order to better coordinate and put into operation effective maritime safety functions contributing to the dismantlement of smuggler networks and seizure of boats pertaining to this networks and to maintain a real-time situational overview to the rescue, take up and relocation operations of refugees and migrants;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the 2016 budget should focus on initiatives that contribute to smart, innovative, sustainable and inclusive growth across the Union and that programmes contributing directly to these objectives, and also supporting start-ups, should be given priority when budgetary decisions are made;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the considerable impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the 2016 budget; believes that the objectives of the EFSI can only be achieved if the level of financing for Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) ishas to be fully maintained and must in no way be affected by the funding of EFSI;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the formation of the Juncker Commission was delayed owing to the late nomination by some Member States of their candidate commissioner, while an acceptable degree of gender balance was only achieved at the last minute thanks to Parliament’s firm insistence that the new Commission must contain at least the same number of women as the outgoing Commission; considers that such a situation could be prevented in future by setting a deadline by which Member States have to nominate their candidates, and by encouraging Member States to propose at least two nominees – one male and one female – for consideration by the President-electcandidates for consideration by the Commission President-elect. The President-elect would thus have a choice and could accept the candidate which would meet his needs best, eventually also providing for a better gender balance;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Further suggests that - in case a candidate is rejected - a deadline should be set for the designation of a new candidate;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that when a vice-president of the Commission has responsibilities which are primarily horizontal, the hearing could exceptionally be carried out in a different format, such as a meeting of the Conference of Committee Chairs, provided that such a meeting would be open to all Members, or a joint meeting of the relevant committees;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Believes that the designated Commissioner should be required to clearly set out the programme priorities for the considered portfolio in his or her opening statement;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the questions during the hearing should - at least partly - be answered in a language different from the mother tongue of the Commissioner- designate;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that if the evaluation shows no clear majority, or if there is a majority but not a consensus against the candidate, the coordinators should - as a next step - request an additional 1.5 hour hearing;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the recent initiatives of the Commission and encourages Member States to tackle furtherintensify tackling tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, promoting cleartransparent and fair tax rulings, combatting aggressive tax planning and re- launching gradual and two-step establishment of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base scheme,; stressinges the importance to of avoid aning unnecessary increase inof administrative burdens and cost of compliance;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that fiscal policies and corporate taxation should be used as a tool to boost growth, jobs and development; believes that the Union must, by a more efficient, significantly less evasive, more transparent and fairer tax treatment for all companies, promote an attractive, competitive and balancedstable business environment that would allow businesses, including small and medium- sized enterprises, family businesses and self- employed people to operate simpler across the borders within the Union;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that taxes must be paid where profits are made or value is created and where public services and infrastructures are used;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Requires that the prospective proposed measures against corporate tax avoidance reward those businesses which are not engaged in tax avoidance practices and which publish their country-by-country reports on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 73 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Requires that the access to the information on ultimate beneficial owner(s) of companies present in the EU under Directive (EU) No 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing1 a include also information on global effective corporate tax rate of companies on the basis of financial accounts established and published under Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings1 b and that access to those information is direct, online, without unnecessary formalities and provided in a language easily understandable to the relevant public authorities; ___________ 1a OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73 1b OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19
Amendment 83 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Invites to establish a rule that public entities, including the EU, Member States and enterprises owned by them, cannot pay out public money to companies that have not disclosed their ultimate beneficial owner(s), global effective corporate tax rate and country-by-country reports;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transport and logistics industry represents a driving force of the EU economy, employing around 10 million people and accounting for about 5 % of GDP, which should remain a frontrunner in generating further economic growth and job creation as well as in boosting businesses, including SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the need for new rules for the governance of rail infrastructure managers, including the independence of infrastructure management from the interests of dominant railway operators, to avoid monopolistic systems and to ensure equal access to infrastructure, also for smaller operators, SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the development of passenger and freight transport is largely dependent on the effective use of the various modes of transport, and that European transport policy should therefore bethat mobility is to be considered a holistic system of interconnected transport modes and that European transport policy should therefore aim to establish a level-playing field between the different modes of transport, based on efficient co-modality; believes that this will lead to an optimal reallocation between the different transport modes, and will provide for interoperability within and between the modes, promote more sustainable transport and logistics chains and enhance seamless traffic flows across modes and nodes;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to provide for the internalisation of the external costs of all modes of freight and passenger transport, applying common principles and taking into account the specificity of each mode; calls for concrete measures to ensure a wider application of the ‘user pays’ and ‘polluter pays’ principles, and a level playing field between transport modes, including - where relevant - environmentally harmful tax subsidies;
Amendment 149 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the completion of the Trans-European Transport Network remains one of the preconditions for a more sustainable and efficient transport system and a more balanced distribution of freight and passengers among transport modes; stressespoints out that global competitors are making investments in rail transport a basic part of their strategies since 2014 while Europe is behind; stresses that the EU´s investment in transport should be stepped-up and that the selection of projects eligible for EU funding must focus on innovative transport solutions, the completion of missing links, the upgrading of existing infrastructure - including real- time planning and information systems - and the development of multimodal terminals, putting greater emphasis on European added value; considers that any EU funding must reflect the real investment needs for building up the core network until 2030 and that the Connecting Europe Facility instrument and other means of financing should stimulate investment in rail and inland waterways as a priority; emphasises that co-funded projects should reflect the need for infrastructure that minimises the impact on the environment, that is resilient to the possible impact of climate change and that improves the safety of users; stresses also the need for proper maintenance of the existing infrastructure;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) proposed by the Commission as part of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe should give priority to transport and logistics infrastructure projects that- particularly in industrial centres and urban agglomerations - that have a European added-value, deliver high societal and economic value, and target projects that promote job creation, long-term growth and competitiveness; underlines that the process for the selection of projects to be funded by EFSI should be transparent and that it should involve relevant stakeholders from the public and private sector;
Amendment 205 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the importance of advancing in the development of integrated multimodal information, travel planning and ticketing systems in order to improve mobility, foster the competitiveness of the EU Single Market, contribute to the achievement of a Single European Transport Area and boost European businesses; calls on the Commission to take appropriate regulatory action and to create a comprehensive framework that encourages and facilitates the efforts being made by stakeholders and competent authorities already;
Amendment 227 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of promoting electro-mobility and electric public transport systems, coupled with the introduction of renewable energy sources in the electricity sector, giving priority to the electrification of the rail network, small vessels, tramways, electric cars and e- bikes; stresses the potential of modern aerial tramways (cable cars), as an inexpensive and easy-to-build means of transportation, to expand the capacity of urban public transport systems;
Amendment 255 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the behaviour of transport users is key to the development of a more sustainable transport system; calls for initiatives that motivate users, especially young people, to choose more sustainable means of transport (walking, cycling, public transport, car sharing), taking into account the crucial role of access to digital information with regard to journey planning; calls therefore on the Commission to identify best-practice examples for the combination of multiple modes of transport with a potential to be implemented in other urban agglomerations;
Amendment 260 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Asks the Commission to include an EU-Roadmap for cycling in its next Work Programme;
Amendment 286 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
– a review of the rules on tProfessional Drivers Training and qQualifications of professional driver Directive with the aim of clarifying the provisions,
Amendment 312 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to complete the established legislative framework for passenger rights, especially for modes other than air transport, and with measures covering passengers on multimodal journeys; calls for initiatives to promote integrated traveller information and intermodal ticketing; asks for measures to improve the quality of transport for elderly people, passengers with reduced mobility and disabled passengers, including better accessibility of infrastructure, also for the carriage of bicycles, sports equipment, music instruments and baby carriages;
Amendment 321 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls, with regard to establishing the framework for a European multimodal passenger transport system, for the creation of an EU roadmap in order to deploy a seamless passenger multimodal transport system; this roadmap should identify key European multimodal passenger corridors under the existing TEN-T network, bring together public and private resources, align existing initiatives and concentrate EU funding support; the Commission should fund research to provide empirical data and relevant information to define the roadmap;
Amendment 355 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Insists that bureaucratic hurdles should be reduced for all forms of transport and calls, therefore, for greater simplification and harmonisation of administrative documents in the transport and logistics documentssector; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for establishing an electronic framework for multimodal transport of goods (e-Freight), achieving paperless, seamless information flows along the whole transport logistics chain, taking into account existing and well-functioning tools and synergies;
Amendment 377 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for an enhanced research and technology agenda for the transport sector to drive innovation; considers that this agenda should be drawn up in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders in order to understand the needs of the sector and, accordingly, improve the allocation of EU funding; takes the view that priority should be given to projects with a clear European added-value and which aim to decarbonise transport, increase the transparency of the supply chain, enhance transport safety and security, improve traffic management and reduce administrative burdens;
Amendment 398 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
Amendment 422 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new)
- completion of the internal market for aviation removing barriers introduced by Member States in case of Community carriers wishing to operate from their Member State of registration to a third country via another EU Member State,
Amendment 429 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 3 a (new)
- speeding-up the process for the conclusion of important international aviation agreements;
Amendment 431 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 3 a (new)
- negotiations with third countries advancing the specific interests of air cargo services to facilitate further liberalisation of market access, particularly with respect to all cargo operations, with a view to catering to the distinct features of such services and to a globalised market environment,
Amendment 450 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 a (new)
- a thorough preparation and swift adoption of a comprehensive Aviation Package, including a new regulatory framework on civil drones that ensures safety, security and fundamental rights standards while taking into account and fostering the economic potential that civil drones offer to European businesses, especially SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 458 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
– national policy frameworks aimed at the development of the market as regards alternative fuels (natural gas, hydrogen, sustainable biofuels, including molasses- based ethanol) and electric carvehicles of all types, and the deployment of the relevant refuelling/recharging infrastructure,
Amendment 490 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 5 a (new)
- measures to ensure the compliance of national provisions with EU law in the field of cross-border transport,
Amendment 520 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1
Paragraph 27 – indent 1
– the opening-up of the domestic rail passenger market, while ensuring qualita high level of quality and efficiency of services and public service obligations,
Amendment 528 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
- advancing the interoperability of the different national railway systems with the aim to reduce costs, facilitate travelling and contribute to the establishment of a Single European Transport Area,
Amendment 588 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 3
Paragraph 28 – indent 3
– setting a binding targetglobal target agreed upon IMO- level, in order to reach the objective of the White Paper for an at least 40 % reduction in CO2 emissions from maritime bunker fuels by 2050, to be accompanied by concrete measures including market-based mechanismswhile ensuring a global level playing field; the target should be accompanied by concrete measures including actions to ensure the compatibility of the EU Monitoring Reporting and Verification Regulation with the global measures agreed at international level,
Amendment 602 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 5
Paragraph 28 – indent 5
– actions supporting the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in sea and inland ports, including the use of shore- side electricity,
Amendment 46 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, this Directive seeks to ensure full respect for the rights of persons with disabilities to benefit from measures designed to ensure their independence, social and occupational integration and participation in the life of the community and to promote the application of Article 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
Amendment 54 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
Amendment 57 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The Commission should encourage the relevant authorities, including at local level, to include barrier- free accessibility to urban transport services in their sustainable urban mobility plans.
Amendment 58 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Beyond the requirements laid down in this proposal, efforts should be made to implement and enforce the Union Regulations on the rights of passengers using air, rail, bus and inland-waterway transport; these efforts should focus on intermodal aspects with a view to promoting barrier-free accessibility, including facets such as infrastructure and transportation vehicles.
Amendment 73 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
Amendment 77 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 b (new)
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b) The determination of the scope of this Directive with regard to air, bus, rail and waterborne passenger transport services should be based on the existing sectoral legislation relating to passenger rights. Where this Directive does not apply to certain types of transport services, Member States should be able to encourage service providers to apply the relevant accessibility requirements provided for in this directive.
Amendment 87 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The obligation to ensure accessibility of the transport infrastructure on the Trans-European Transport Network is established in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.1a The accessibility requirements provided for in this Directive should also apply to certain elements of the transport infrastructure regulated by that Regulation, to the extent that the products and services covered by this Directive are concerned and the infrastructure and the built environment related to these services are intended to be used by passengers. __________________ 1a 46 Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 113 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
(ia) payment terminals
Amendment 119 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) air, bus, rail and waterborne passenger transport services; , mobility and the intermodal connection services provided in relation thereto, such as public urban transport – including underground systems – rail, tramway, trolleybus and bus systems, as regards: (i) self-service terminals, ticketing machines and check-in machines; (ii) website- and mobile device-based services, smart ticketing and real-time information; (iii) vehicles, the related infrastructure and the built environment; Member States shall ensure that, within their territory, fleets of taxis and hire cars include an adequate proportion of adapted vehicles.
Amendment 129 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) public contracts and concessions of all kinds which are subject to Directive 2014/23/EU42 Directive 2014/24/EU and Directive 2014/25/EU. __________________ 42 Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1)
Amendment 133 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) all tender procedures for contracts, including the direct award of public service contracts for public passenger transport services by rail and by road under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council.45 __________________ 45 Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) 1191/69 and 1107/70 (OJ L 315 of 3.12.2007, p.1).
Amendment 139 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may maintain or introduce measures in conformity with EU law which go beyond the minimum requirements for accessibility established by this Directive.
Amendment 143 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) barrier-free means perceivable, usable and understandable without encountering any specific obstacle, and not resulting in any reduced independence;
Amendment 145 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) “persons with functional limitations” means persons who have any physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment, reduced mobility, age -related impairment, or other human body performance related causes, permanent or temporary, which in interaction with various barriers result in their reduced access to products and services, leading to a situation that requires adaptation to their particular needs of those products and services;
Amendment 156 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The following self-service payment terminals: Aautomatic Tteller Mmachines, ticketing machines and check-in machines shall comply with the requirements set out in Section II of Annex I.
Amendment 169 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. Banking payment services, the websites, the mobile device-based banking payment services, self- service terminals, including Apayment terminals and automatic Tteller machines used for provision of banking servicepayment services and payment terminals shall comply with the requirements set out in Section VI of Annex I.
Amendment 187 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Accessibility requirements referred to in Article 3 apply to the extent that theyin a reasonable timeframe and do not impose a disproportionate burden on the economic operators concerned.
Amendment 208 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) When establishing the barrier-free accessibility requirements related to social, equality and quality criteria established by competent authorities in tender procedures for public passenger transport services by rail and by road under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007;
Amendment 213 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A disproportionate burden exists if a product or service is supposed to be replaced or modified, despite being still in use and fully functioning.
Amendment 215 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the estimated costs and benefits for the competent authorities or undertakings concerned in relation to the estimated benefit for persons with disabilities, taking into account the frequency and duration of use of the specific product or service;
Amendment 227 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. They shall apply those provisions from [… insert date - four years after the entry into force of this Directive], except the provisions relating to the built environment and to transport vehicles, which they shall be applied, where financially possible, from [... insert date - six years after the entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 264 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Application of sound safety management principles is essential for continuous improvement of civil aviation safety in the Union, anticipating emerging safety risks, and making best use of limited technical resources. It is therefore necessary to establish a common framework for planning and implementing safety improvement actions. To that end a European Plan for Aviation Safety and a European Aviation Safety Programme should be drawn up at Union level. Each Member State should also draw up a National Aviation Safety Programme in accordance with the requirements contained in Annex 19 to the Chicago Convention. That programme should be accompanied by a plan describing the actions to be taken by the Member State to mitigate the identified safety risks. The European Aviation Safety Programme and European Plan for Aviation Safety, as well as the National Aviation Safety Programmes and National Plans for Aviation Safety, shall be established with the involvement of relevant parties, affected by aviation safety.
Amendment 410 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘commercial air transport’ means an aircraft operation to transport passengers, cargo or mail, for remuneration or other valuable consideration between two different aerodromes;
Amendment 436 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the type, the complexity and performance of the aircraft involved;
Amendment 649 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the mandatory registration, marking and identification of unmanned aircraft;
Amendment 652 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the conditions and procedures under which the operator of an unmanned aircraft shall demonstrate the required competence through a license or a declaration as applicable;
Amendment 666 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 51 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
In all other cases, the national competent authority of the Member State where the natural person applying for the certificate or making the declaration resides, or, in case of legal persons, where the person has its primarynciple place of business, or is establishmented, shall be responsible for those tasks, unless the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 10 provide otherwise.
Amendment 776 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall coordinate at Union level the gathering, exchange and analysis of information on matters falling within the scope of this Regulation. For that purpose, the Agency may enter into administrative arrangements with legal and natural persons subject to this Regulation, or associations of such persons, on information gathering, exchange and analysis, through, as far as possible, existing channels, avoiding additional administrative burden.
Amendment 864 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 4
Article 75 – paragraph 4
4. In order to inform interested parties and the general public, the Agency shall, at least every three years, publish an environmental review, which shall give an objective account of the state of environmental protection relating to civil aviation in the Union. and make recommendations with the aim of achieving a higher level of environmental protection performance.
Amendment 882 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3
Article 76 – paragraph 3
3. To protect civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference, the Agency may take the necessary measures under Article 65(6) and Article 66(1)(i). Before taking such measures, the Agency shall obtain the agreement of the Commission and consult the Member States.:
Amendment 886 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) take the necessary measures under Article 66(1)(i) to address vulnerabilities in the design of products, parts and non- installed equipment;
Amendment 887 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
(b) determine corrective action to be taken by national competent authorities or legal and natural persons subject to the provisions of this Regulation by issuing binding directives or recommendations and disseminate relevant information to those authorities and persons, when the problem affects aircraft operations, including risks to civil aviation arising from conflict zones.
Amendment 888 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Before taking such measures, the Agency shall obtain the agreement of the Commission and consult the Member States. The Agency shall base these measures, where possible, on common Union risk assessments and take into account the need for rapid action in emergency cases.
Amendment 928 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 4
Article 85 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board shall establish an advisory body representing the full range of interested parties affected by the work of the Agency, which it shall consult prior to making decisions in the fields referred to in paragraph 2(c), (e), (f), (i), (t) and (iu). The Management Board may also decide to consult the advisory body on other issues referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The Management Board shall not, in any case, be bound by the opinion of the advisory body.
Amendment 940 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 4
Article 90 – paragraph 4
4. The Executive Board shall be composed of the Chairperson of the Management Board, two representatives of the Commission and six other members appointed by the Management Board from among its members with the right to vote. The Chairperson of the Management Board shall also be the Chairperson of the Executive Board. The Executive Director shall take part in the meetings of the Executive Board, but shall not have the right to vote. The Advisory Boarddy, referred to in Article 85, may appoint one of its members as observer.
Amendment 970 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 109 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Charges referred to in paragraph 1(f) shall be based on the division of ATM/ANS tasks assigned respectively to the Agency and Eurocontrol and shall apply under the oversight of Performance Review Body. Member States and Commission shall ensure that the tasks mentioned above are not double-charged.
Amendment 1007 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 123 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
2. A dry lease agreement to whichbetween a Community air carrier is a partyand a third country operator or a wet lease agreement under which the Community air carrier is the lessee of the wet-leased aircraft operated by a third country operator shall be subject to prior approval in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [XX/XXX reference to this Regulation to be inserted] and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof.
Amendment 1084 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – point 1 – point a
Annex IX – point 1 – point a
(a) A person operating theThe operator of an unmanned aircraft must be aware of the applicable Union and national rules relating to the intended operations, in particular with regard to safety, privacy, data protection, liability, insurance, security orand environmental protection. The opersonator must be able to ensure the safety of operation and safe separation of the unmanned aircraft from people on the ground and from other airspace users. This includes being familiar withadequate knowledge of the operating instructions provided by the manufacturer and withof all relevant functionalities of the unmanned aircraft and applicable rules of the air and ATM/ANS procedures.
Amendment 33 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) With the combination of recycling targets and landfill restrictions laid down in Directives 2008/98/EC and 1999/31/EC, the Union targets for energy recovery and the recycling targets for packaging waste laid down in Directive 94/62/EC are no longer necessary. However, energy recovery should still be an option when appropriate based on a life cycle analysis (LCA).
Amendment 47 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The calculation method should further strengthen the functioning of the internal market, hence flexibility for Member States in using this method should be limited, therefore the Commission should propose adjustments of the method including adjustments of the targets;
Amendment 50 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. The quality check report shall be drawn up in accordance with a harmonised format.
Amendment 76 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Such other measures may consist of national programmes, incentives through extended producer responsibility schemes to minimise the environmental impact of packaging or similar actions adopted, if appropriate, in consultation with economic operators, and designed to bring together and take advantage of the many initiatives taken within Member States as regards prevention. These measures may also involve environmental information aimed at the general public through educational or awareness raising activities, including digital solutions. They shall comply with the objectives of this Directive as defined in Article 1(1).
Amendment 87 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
(2a) Article 4 a is added: "When appropriate, member States shall encourage the use of materials causing low greenhouse gas emissions including bio-based materials for manufacturing of packaging through incentives and measures including improving market conditions for these materials and review existing regulations preventing the use of such materials.";
Amendment 140 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
(d) paragraphs 5, 8, and 9 are deleted; 8 is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall, taking into account individual circumstances in each member state, asses the implementation of this Directive with regards to the functioning of the internal market. This assessment should be conducted at a minimum every three years and a report on the assessment should be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council."
Amendment 164 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2a (new)
(5b) In Article 7, the following paragraph is added: "2a. Regarding the usage of extended producer responsibility schemes the member state shall put in place minimum requirements based on Article 8.1 in Directive 2008/98/EC and particular take into account (a) the safeguarding of the internal market (b) life-cycle approach of packaging and packaging products (c) the need to, based on EU- guidelines, to clearly define responsibilities of the actors participating in extended producer responsibility schemes including responsibility for costs (d) that cost paid by producers should take in to account the aggregated revenue from sales of secondary raw materials (e) that administrative reporting requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes should be proportionate.";
Amendment 175 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Directive 92/64/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b
3b. The data reported by the Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report and a report on the implementation of Article 6a(4). The quality check report shall be drawn up in accordance with a harmonised format.
Amendment 176 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 c
3c. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall cover an assessment of the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 180 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3d
Article 12 – paragraph 3d
3d. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting data in accordance with paragraph 3a and for the quality check report referred to in paragraph 3b. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 189 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of Articles 12(3d) and 19(1), the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee, established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC. That committee shall ensure that opinions of environmental/waste and industry experts from the Member States shall be taken into account. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).
Amendment 87 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should put in place adequate incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy, in particular, by means of financial incentives aimed at achieving the waste prevention and recycling objectives of this Directive, such as landfill and incineration charges, pay as you throw schemes, extended producer responsibility schemes and incentives for local authorities. In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States should make use of instruments or measures as contained in Annex VIa. Member States should take such measures which will help to achieve a high quality of sorted material.
Amendment 113 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
Amendment 148 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Littering has direct detrimental impacts on the environment and the wellbeing of citizens, and high clean-up costs are an unnecessary economic burden for society. Littering has to be seen as a societal problem of individual who is handling waste in improper or illegal way. The introduction of specific measures in waste management plans and proper enforcement by competent authorities should help eradicate this problem.
Amendment 154 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, which should be Eurostat, by deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Therefore, w quality check report should be drawn up in accordance with a harmonised format. When reporting on the achievement of the targets set out in waste legislation, Member States shall use the most recent methodology developed by the Commission and the national statistical offices of the Member States.
Amendment 166 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) It is essential to ensure that existing waste legislation is correctly implemented and enforced.
Amendment 167 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 b (new)
Recital 33 b (new)
(33b) This Directive has been adopted taking into account the commitments set out in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016 and it should be implemented and applied in accordance with the guidance contained in that Agreement.
Amendment 174 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Municipal waste as defined in this Directive is to be considered neutral regarding the private or public status of the operator managing waste.
Amendment 188 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Municipal waste constitutes approximately between 7 and 10% of the total waste generated in the Union; however, this waste stream is amongst the most complex ones to manage, and the way it is managed generally gives a good indication of the quality of the overall waste management system in a country. The challenges of municipal waste management result from its highly complex and mixed composition, direct proximity of the generated waste to citizens, and a very high public visibility. As a result, its management involves a need for a highly complex waste management system including an efficient collection scheme, an effective sorting system, tracing of waste streams, a need to actively engage citizens and businesses, a need for infrastructure adjusted to the specific waste composition, and an elaborate financing system. Countries which have developed efficient municipal waste management systems generally perform better in overall waste management. However, proper management of municipal waste alone is not enough to boost the transition to a circular economy where waste is considered a resource; a lifecycle approach to products and waste is necessary to ignite this boost.
Amendment 217 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
(3a) In Article 4, the following paragraph is added: “3a. In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of instruments or measures as contained in Annex VIa.”
Amendment 225 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Extended producer responsibility provisions in this Directive aim to support the design and production of goods which take fully into account and facilitate the efficient use of resources during the whole life cycle of the product including the repair, re-use, disassembly and recycling. Extended producer responsibility is an individual obligation on producers who should be accountable for the end-of-life management of products that they place on the market. Producers should be able, however, to shift their individual responsibility to a collective one by establishing and steering producer responsibility organisations and by entering into agreements with these.
Amendment 237 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extended producer responsibility schemes form an essential part of efficient waste management, but their effectiveness and performance differ significantly between Member States. Thus, it is necessary to set minimum operating requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes. Those requirements should reduce costs and boost performance, by measures such as facilitating better implementation of separate collection and sorting, ensuring better quality recycling, help secure cost- efficient access to secondary raw materials as well as ensure a level-playing field, including for small and medium sized enterprises, and avoid obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market. They should also contribute to the incorporation of end-of-life costs into product prices and provide incentives for producers to take better into account recyclthe principle of the waste hierarchy, including recyclability, reusability and reusparability when designing their product, based on a harmonised EU- approach, when designing their products. The implementation of the minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes should be without disproportionate burden to public bodies, other economic entities and consumers. The requirements should apply to both new and existing extended producer responsibility schemes. A transitional period is however necessary for existing extended producer responsibility schemes to adapt their structures and procedures to the new requirements.
Amendment 240 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Such measures may also include the establishment of extended producer responsibility schemes defining specific operational andor financial obligations for producers of products, in line with their role given by the national framework.
Amendment 251 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - introductory wording
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - introductory wording
1. In those Member States shall ensure thatwhere extended producer responsibility schemes are established in accordance with Article 8, paragraph 1, Member States shall:
Amendment 252 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 1
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 1
- define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of producers of products placing goods on the market of the Union (i.e. any natural or legal person and/or platform who develops, produces, processes, treats, sells or imports products on professional basis), organisations implementing extended producer responsibility on their behalf, private or public waste operators, local authorities and, where appropriate, recognised preparation for re-use operators;
Amendment 257 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should take measures to promote prevention of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving food wasteper capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels by 2030. These measures should aim to prevent food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, inand at restaurants and food services as well as in householdil and consumer levels. Having regard to the environmental and economic benefits of preventing food waste, Member States should establish specific food waste prevention measures and should measure progress in food waste reduction. To facilitate exchange of good practice across the EU both between Member States and between food business operators, uniform methodologies for such measurement should be established. Reporting on food waste levels should take place on a biennial basis.
Amendment 258 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 4
Article 8 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 4
- ensure equal treatment and non- discrimination between producers of products and waste and recycling operators and with regards to small and medium enterprises.
Amendment 260 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 4 a (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 4 a (new)
- promote open and fair competition in waste management, separate collection systems and recycling markets.
Amendment 269 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a –paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 - point d – indent 3a (new)
Article 8a –paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 - point d – indent 3a (new)
- the aggregated revenue from sales of secondary raw materials.
Amendment 274 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to help achieve the targets of this Directive and to boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communications platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 280 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 - point a – indent 1
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 - point a – indent 1
- costs of separate collection, sorting and treatment operationsoperations in preparation for recycling required to meet the waste management targets referred to in paragraph 1, second indent, taking into account the revenues from re-use or sales of secondary raw material from their products;
Amendment 287 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 - point b
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 - point b
(b) are modulated on the basis of the real end-of-life cost of individual products or groups of similar products, notably by taking into account their re-usability and recyclability;
Amendment 305 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 3
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 3
- encourage the setting up of systems, including in particular digital informational platforms, promoting reuse activities, including in particular for electrical and electronic equipment, textiles and furniture;
Amendment 306 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure the reliability of the data gathered on preparation for re-use it is essential to establish common rules for reporting. Similarly, it is important to lay down more precise rules on how Member States should report what is effectively recycled and can be counted towards the attainment of the recycling targets. To that effect, as a general ruleCalculation of recycled municipal waste should be based on one solid harmonised method which will prevent Member States from reporting discarded waste as recycled waste. To that end, the reporting on the attainment of the recycling targets must be based on the input to the final recycling process. In order to limit administrative burdens, Member States should be allowed,add to the reliability of the data gathered and to better under strict conditions, to report recycling rates on the basisand the different waste streams, Member States should also gather data ofn the output of sorting facilities and ensure that waste streams are tracked. Losses in weight of materials or substances due to physical and/or chemical transformation processes inherent to the final recycling process should not be deducted from the weight of the waste reported as recycled.
Amendment 310 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 3 a (new)
- encourage to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with a special attention to micro enterprises, start-ups and other relevant endeavours that spread the awareness about, advertise, promote or directly provide services related to maintenance of aging products, use of recycled materials, and prevention of waste in general in line with the waste hierarchy and concept of the Circular Economy;
Amendment 322 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Compliance with the obligation to set up separate collection systems for paper, metal, plastic and glass is essential in order to increase preparing for re-use and recycling rates in Member States. In addition bio-Bio- waste should be collected separately to contribute to an increase in preparing for re-use and recycling rates and the prevention of contamination of dry recyclable materials. In addition, research into possible collection and recycling systems for also other streams and new materials should be encouraged and intensified.
Amendment 334 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) To avoid contamination of municipal waste with hazardous substances which could lower recycling quality and hamper the take-up of secondary raw materials, Member States should set up separate collection or reception systems for hazardous waste from households.
Amendment 335 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives economic operators and Member States a clear direction for the investments needed to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure and the circular economy by large, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds byand devise their national strategies and investment plans so that they are geared primarily to promoting waste prevention, and re-use and, followed by recycling, in line with the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 340 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Certain raw materials are of a high importance to the economy of the Union and their supply is associated with a high risk. In order to ensure security of supply of those raw materials and in line with the Raw Materials Initiative and the objectives and targets of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials, Member States should take measures to achieve the best possiblpromote the re-use management of wasted recycling of products containing significant amounts of thosecritical raw materials and to ensure that they are managed efficiently, taking economic and technological feasibility and environmental benefits into account. The Commission has established a list of critical raw materials for the EU18. This list is subject to regular review by the Commission. __________________ 18 COM(2014) 297. COM(2014) 297.
Amendment 397 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – point b
Article 3 – point 1a – point b
(b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources that is comparablesimilar to household waste in nature, and composition and comparable in quantity.
Amendment 408 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 11a – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall address the issues of bottom ash by assessing appropriateness of calculating a cleaned and recycled bottom ash towards the targets laid down in Article 11 (2) (c) and (d) and Article 11 (3).
Amendment 414 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2 a (new)
The definition of municipal waste in this Directive is neutral with the regard to the public or private status of the operator managing waste.
Amendment 421 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
(aa) The following point is inserted: "1b. "commercial waste" means mixed wastes and separately collected wastes from commercial activities and/or premises. Commercial waste does not include municipal waste, construction and demolition waste and waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge;";
Amendment 422 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
(ab) The following point is inserted: "1c. "industrial waste" means mixed wastes and separately collected wastes from industrial activities and/or premises. Industrial waste does not include municipal waste, construction and demolition waste and waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge;"
Amendment 431 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
4. "bio-waste" means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, comparable waste from food processing plants and other waste with similar biodegradability properties that is comparable in nature, composition and quantity;
Amendment 431 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure the separate collection of bio-waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to ensure theand relevant quality standards for compost and to attain the targets set out in Article 11(2)(a), (c) and (d) and 11(3).
Amendment 454 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a – point ii
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) measures to combat all forms of littering and to clean up all types of litterincluding in a way of raising awareness among public and to clean up all types of litter while considering littering to be an act of individual handling waste in improper or illegal way.
Amendment 466 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 17a
Article 3 – point 17a
17a. "final recycling process" means the recycling process which begins when no further mechanical sorting operation is needed and waste materialssorting operation in the recycling process chain is needed in order for waste materials and the waste considered to have ceased to be waste in accordance with Article 6 to enter a production process and be effectively reprocessed into products, materials or substances and when waste materials and the waste considered to have ceased to be waste enter a production process andin which they are effectively reprocessed into products, materials or substances;
Amendment 467 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report, which shall be drawn up in accordance with a harmonised format, and a report on the measures taken pursuant to Article 11a(4).
Amendment 468 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall assess the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 488 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
(25a) Annex VII is added in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Amendment 494 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex VIa (new)
Annex VIa (new)
Amendment 529 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy in order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive. Annex IVa provides examples of such instruments and measures.
Amendment 538 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
(3a) In article 4, the following paragraph 3a is inserted: ‘3a. Member States shall encourage the exchange of information and sharing of best practices with regard to the instruments and incentives used in accordance paragraph 3 in order to boost the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 4.’
Amendment 611 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(-a) in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "1. In order to strengthen the re-use and the prevention, recycling and other recovery of waste, Member States mayshall take legislative or non-legislative measures to ensure that any natural or legal person who professionally develops, manufactures, processes, treats, sells or imports products (producer of the product) has extended producer responsibility."
Amendment 642 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such measures may encourage, inter alia, the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, that are technically durable and easily repairable and that are, after having become waste, suitable for and been preparationed for re- use andor recyclinged, suitable to be placed on the market in order to facilitate proper implementation of the waste hierarchy. The measures shouldall take into account the impact of products throughout their life cycle and the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 647 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. Member States shall encourage the exchange of information and sharing of best practices in order to boost the achievement of the objectives laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2.";
Amendment 808 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 819 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 6
Article 8a – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall name or establish a platform tor by other means ensure a regular dialogue between the stakeholders involved in the implementation of extended producer responsibility, including producers and distributors, private or public waste operators, local authorities and, where applicable, repair and re-use networks and recognised preparation for re-use operators.'
Amendment 836 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. Member States shall take measures to prevent waste generation. These, including measures shallto:
Amendment 847 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- encourage the use of products that are resource efficient, durable, reparable, re-usable and recyclable;
Amendment 860 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- encourage the uptake of secondary raw materials and measures to the creation of markets for secondary raw materials;
Amendment 984 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall take measures to promote high quality recycling and, to this end, shall set up separate collection of waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriateand sorting systems of waste and to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors and to attain the targets set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 1010 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
(ba) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph 4a is inserted: "Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures in order to incentivise the uptake of secondary raw materials."
Amendment 1014 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 1078 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 2(d) and the progress towards achieving it with a view to increasing it, and considering the setting of targets for other waste streamsbest practices and the measures used by Member States to reach this target. To this end, a report of the Commission, accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 1097 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the weight of the municipal waste recycled shall be understood as the weight of the input waste entering the final recycling process; , excluding the combined weight of contaminants in the input waste;
Amendment 1108 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11a – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Waste materials entering the final recycling process shall uphold quality standards. The Commission shall promote the development of European Standards on the quality of materials entering the final recycling process.
Amendment 1118 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 3
Article 11a – paragraph 3
Amendment 1136 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 4
Article 11a – paragraph 4
Amendment 1142 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 1168 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 11b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) examples of best practices referred to in Article 11(4) that are used throughout the Union and that could provide guidance for progressing towards achieving the targets laid down in points (c) and (d) of Article 11(2) and in point (c) of Article 11(3).
Amendment 1169 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11b – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11b – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where necessary, the reports referred to in paragraph 1 may address the implementation of other requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 1184 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(12a) In Article 20, the following subparagraph is inserted: 'Member States shall set up separate collection streams or reception systems for hazardous waste from households and ensure that hazardous waste is treated correctly and that it does not contaminate other municipal waste streams.';
Amendment 1209 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure the separate collection of bio-waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to ensure the relevant quality standards for compost and to attain the targets set out in Article 11(2)(a), (c) and (d) and 11(3)(c). By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States may exclude sparsely populated areas or other areas where it is demonstrated that separate collection does not deliver the best overall environmental outcome taking into account life-cycle thinking and the overall impacts of the generation and management of bio-waste. Member States shall notify the Commission of the intention to make use of this derogation. The Commission shall review and assess whether the derogation is justified, taking into account the objectives of this Directive. Where the Commission has raised no objections within nine months, the derogation shall be considered to be accepted. Where the Commission objects it shall adopt a decision and inform the Member State of this.
Amendment 1261 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall name or set up an electronic registry or coordinated registries to record the data on hazardous waste referred to in paragraph 1 covering the entire geographical territory of the Member State concerned. Member States may establish such registries for other waste streams, in particular those waste streams for which targets are set in Union legislation. Member States shall use the data on waste reported by industrial operators in the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register set up under Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*).
Amendment 1271 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall assess the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 1282 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Commission may, in consultation with Member States, develop guidelines for the interpretation of the definitions of waste, prevention, re-use, preparing for re-use, recovery and disposal.
Amendment 1285 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to ensure adequate governance, enforcement, cross-border cooperation and the exchange of best practices, the Commission shall organise a regular exchange of information between Member States on the practical implementation of the requirements laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 1297 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
(24a) Annex IVa is inserted in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Amendment 1304 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex -I (new)
Annex -I (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
Amendment 41 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Council Directive 1999/31/EC14 setting landfill restrictions should be amended to make them better reflect the Union's ambition to move to a circular economy and make progress in the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative15 by reducing landfilling of waste destined for landfills for non-hazardous waste. __________________ 14 Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.07.1999, p. 1). 15 COM(2008) 699 and COM(2014) 297.
Amendment 49 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. The quality check report shall be drawn up in accordance with a harmonised format. Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparing the reports on compliance with the targets set out in Directive 19991/31/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recent methodology developed by the Commission and the national statistical offices of the Member States.
Amendment 55 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Many Member States have not yet completely developed the necessary waste management infrastructure. The setting of landfill reduction targets will furtherrequire investments to facilitate separate collection, sorting and recycling of waste and avoid locking potentially recyclable materials at the bottom of the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 60 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A progressive reduction of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reduction should as laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC. This progressive reduction of landfilling will require major change in waste management in Many Member States. With improved statistics on waste collection and treatment and improved traceability of waste streams it should be possible to avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union's long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such obligation should not lead to the creation of overcapacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction target defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 65 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to help achieve the objectives of this Directive, and to boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communication platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 90 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report. The quality check report shall be drawn up in accordance with a harmonised format.
Amendment 92 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall cover an assessment of the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 96 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting data in accordance with paragraph 1 and for the quality check report referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17(2) of this Directive.
Amendment 142 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 5 a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) examples of best practices that are used throughout the Union and that could provide guidance for progressing towards achieving the target laid down in Article 5.
Amendment 154 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
(5a) After Article 14, the following Article is inserted: “Article 14a Instruments to promote a shift to a circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex IIIa provides examples of such instruments and measures.”
Amendment 161 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Annex IIIa (new)
Annex IIIa (new)
(10a) After Annex III, the following Annex is inserted: 'Annex IIIa Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy. 1. Economic instruments: 1.1 progressive increase of landfill taxes and/or fees for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); 1.2 introduction or increase of incineration taxes and/or fees or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste; 1.3 progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems incentivising municipal waste producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; 1.4 measures to improve the cost efficiency of existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes; 1.5 extension of the scope of the producer responsibility schemes to new waste streams; 1.6 economic incentives for local authorities to promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes; 1.7 measures to support the development of the re-use sector; 1.8 measures to suppress subsidies not consistent with the waste hierarchy. 2. Further measures: 2.1 public procurement; 2.2 technical and fiscal measures to support the development of markets for re-used products and recycled (including composted) materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials; 2.3 measures to increase public awareness of proper waste management and litter reduction, including ad hoc campaigns to ensure waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate collection schemes; 2.4 measures to ensure an appropriate coordination, including by digital means, between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the involvement of other key stakeholders; 2.5 use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in order to finance the development of waste management infrastructure needed to meet the relevant targets; 2.6 creation of communication platforms to foster exchange of best practices between industries and Member States; 2.7 any relevant alternative or additional measures aiming at meeting the same purpose.'
Amendment 29 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. The data reported by the Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report which is based on a harmonised format.
Amendment 31 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based on reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when reporting on the achievement of the targets set out in these Directives, Member States shall use the common methodology developed by the Commission in cooperation with the national statistical offices of Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 33 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States should ensure that the separate collection of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is followed by proper treatment. To ensure a level playing field and compliance with waste legislation and the concept of the circular economy, the Commission should develop common standards for the treatment of WEEE, as mandated in Directive 2012/19/EU.
Amendment 34 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 37 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to help achieve the targets laid down in this Directive and to help boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communication platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 43 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
(-1) After Article 8, the following Article is inserted: "Article 8a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex IIa provides examples of such instruments and measures."
Amendment 44 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1b
Article 9 – paragraph 1b
1b. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report. The data reported by the Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report which is based on a harmonised format.
Amendment 45 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1c
Article 9 – paragraph 1c
1c. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall assess of the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 48 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1d
Article 9 – paragraph 1d
1d. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting data in accordance with paragraph 1a and for the quality check report referred to in paragraph 1b. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(2).
Amendment 54 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 62 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
(-1) After Article 21, the following Article is inserted: “Article 21a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex IVa provides examples of such instruments and measures.”
Amendment 68 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
(2a) After Annex IV, the following Annex is added: Annex IVa Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy. 1. Economic instruments: 1.1 progressive increase of landfill taxes and/or fees for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); 1.2 introduction or increase of incineration taxes and/or fees or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste; 1.3 progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems incentivising municipal waste producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; 1.4 measures to improve the cost efficiency of existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes; 1.5 extension of the scope of the producer responsibility schemes to new waste streams; 1.6 economic incentives for local authorities to promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes; 1.7 measures to support the development of the re-use sector; 1.8 measures to supress subsidies not consistent with the waste hierarchy. 2. Further measures: 2.1 public procurement; 2.2 technical and fiscal measures to support the development of markets for re-used products and recycled (including composted) materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials; 2.3 measures to increase public awareness of proper waste management and litter reduction, including ad hoc campaigns to ensure waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate collection schemes; 2.4 measures to ensure an appropriate coordination, including by digital means, between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the involvement of other key stakeholders; 2.5 use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in order to finance the development of the waste management infrastructure needed to meet the relevant targets; 2.6 creation of communication platforms to foster exchange of best practices between industries and Member States; 2.7 any relevant alternative or additional measures aiming at meeting the same purpose.
Amendment 75 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 5b
Article 16 – paragraph 5b
5b. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report. The data reported by the Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report which is based on a harmonised format.
Amendment 76 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 5c
Article 16 – paragraph 5c
5c. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall cover an assessment of the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 77 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
(-1) In Article 8 paragraph 5, subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: “5. For the purposes of environmental protection, Member States mayshall set up minimum quality standards for the treatment of the WEEE that has been collected.”
Amendment 78 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 79 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 94 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
(1c) After Article 17, the following Article is inserted: “Article 17a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex Xa provides examples of such instruments and measures.”
Amendment 61 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 63 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to maintain the high quality of the data provided by the Member States, 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, with a view to adjusting the thresholds that may apply to the natural gas market. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, w, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with then preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Councilinciples laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member states´ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 88 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
(4) The Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the quality of the transmitted data and the information provided in the quality reports and shall, once these are validated, prepare and disseminate a summary quality assessment report.
Amendment 89 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
(5) Where the Commission (Eurostat) identifies statistically significant anomalies or inconsistencies in data provided, it may request from the national authorities an appropriate breakdown of the data as well as the calculation or evaluation methods upon which the data provided are based, in order to assess the data and, if necessary request that any data or any information deemed to be inaccurate is corrected or amended and then resubmitted by the Member State concerned.
Amendment 92 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 94 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 95 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 96 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 98 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(1) The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this article. and the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.
Amendment 183 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Union is committed to building an Energy Union with a forward looking energy and climate policy. Energy efficiency is a crucial element of the European Union's 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework and is key to moderate energy demand.
Amendment 188 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Energy efficiency labelling allows consumers to make informed choices with regard to energy consumption of products and thereby promotes innovation and gives an incentive to producers to develop more energy efficient products.
Amendment 211 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The provision of accurate, relevant and comparable information on the specific energy consumption of energy-related products facilitates the customer's choice in favour of those products which consume less energy and other essential resources during use. A standardised mandatory label is an effective mean to provide potential customers with comparable information on the energy consumption of energy-related products. It should be supplemented with a product information sheet. The label should be easily recognisable, simple and concise. To this end the existing dark green to red colour scale of the label should be retained as the basis to inform customers about the energy efficiency of products. A classification using letters from A to G has shown to be most effective for customers. In situations where because of ecodesign measures under Directive 2009/125/EC products can no longer fall into classes 'F' or 'G', those classes should not be shown on the label. For exceptional cases this should also be extended to the 'D' and 'E' classes, although this situation is unlikely to occur given that the label would be rescaled once a majority of product models falls into the top two classeA uniform application of this A to G scale across products groups should raise transparency and understanding among customers.
Amendment 231 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Advances in digital technology allow for alternative ways of delivering and displaying labels electronically, such as on the internet, but also on electronic displays in shops. In order to take advantage of such advances, this Regulation should allow the use of electronic labels as replacement of or complementary to the physical energy label. In cases where it is not feasible to display the energy label, such as certain forms of distance selling and in advertisements and technical promotional material, potential customers should be provided at least with the energy class of the product.
Amendment 246 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Manufacturers respond to the energy label by creating ever more efficient products. This technological development leads to products populating mainly the highest classes of the energy label. Further product differentiation may be necessary to allow customers a proper comparison, leading to the need to rescale labels. For the frequency of such rescaling a timescale of approximately ten years would be appropriate, taking into account the need to avoid over burdening manufacturers and dealers. This Regulation should therefore lay down detailed arrangements for rescaling in order to maximise legal certainty for suppliers and dealers. A newly rescaled label should have empty top classes to encourage technological progress and enable ever more efficient products to be developed and recognised. When a label is rescaled, confusion to customers should be avoided by replacing all energy labels within a short and feasible timeframe.
Amendment 253 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In the case of a rescaled label, suppliers should provide both the old and the rescaled labels to dealers during a certain period. Due to different stock and shelve life of different products groups, it is appropriate for this period to be determined by way of a delegated act. The replacement of the existing labels on products on display, including on the Internet, with the rescaled labels should take place as quickly as possible after the date of replacement specified in the delegated act on the rescaled label. Dealers should not display the rescaled labels before the date of replacement.
Amendment 255 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to take the burden for dealers into account during the relabeling process, dealers will be allowed to have only one clearly visible rescaled label present for a group of identical products. This would apply in cases when the label is printed on the packaging, such as in the case of lightbulbs, or when products are displayed together in a large quantity;
Amendment 257 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is necessary to provide for a clear and proportionate distribution of obligations corresponding to the role of each operator in the supply and distribution process. Economic operators should be responsible for compliance in relation to their respective roles in the supply chain and should take appropriate measures to ensure that they only make available on the market products which are in conformity with this Regulation and its delegated acts. In order to ensure legal certainty, it is necessary to clarify that online sales platforms, which act as a technical conduit for goods offered by dealers, shall not be considered to be suppliers or dealers within the meaning of articles 2 and 3 of this Regulation and are consequently not responsible for ensuring their users' compliance with their obligations under this Regulation.
Amendment 266 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Market surveillance authorities should share the outcome of their test results. Where up until now only infractions were communicated to other member states and the Commission, they should also communicate when a test result did not prove an infraction. This should avoid unnecessary double testing and result in a more efficient use of scarce resources. Eventually a European market surveillance authority should be established to optimise market surveillance in a cost-efficient manner.
Amendment 270 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to facilitate the monitoring of compliance and to provide up-to-date market data for the regulatory process on revisions of product-specific labels and information sheets, suppliers should provide their product compliance information electronically in a database established by the Commission. The information should be made publicly available to provide information for customers and to allow for alternative ways for dealers to receive labels. Market surveillance authorities should have access to the information in the databaseThe Commission shall set up a publicly accessible database with a range of freely available information. This will be open data so as to give app developers and other comparison tools the opportunity to use this information.
Amendment 282 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission shall also set up and maintain an online portal that provides market surveillance authorities access to detailed product information on the servers of producers. The Commission and market surveillance authorities will have very targeted and narrowly defined access for specific queries, and they will not have the possibility to conduct open searches on these servers.
Amendment 291 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Energy consumption and other information concerning the products covered by product-specific requirements under this Regulation should be measured by using reliable, accurate and reproducible methods that take into account the generally recognised state-of- the-art measurements and calculation methods. These methods should simulate real-life use as close as possible. It is in the interests of the functioning of the internal market to have standards which have been harmonised at Union level. In the absence of published standards at the time of application of product-specific requirements the Commission should publish in the Official Journal of the European Union transitional measurement and calculation methods in relation to those product-specific requirements. Once a reference to such a standard has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union compliance with it should provide a presumption of conformity with measurement methods for those product- specific requirements adopted on the basis of this Regulation.
Amendment 331 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘Energy-related product’ means any good or system or service with an impact on energy consumption during use, which is placed on the market and put into service in the Union, including parts to be incorporated into energy-related products covered by this Regulation which are placed on the market and put into service; as individual parts for end-users and of which the environmental performance can be assessed independently;
Amendment 345 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘Label’ means a graphic diagram including, in printed or electronic form, including, amongst others, a classification using letters from A to G in seven different colours from dark green to red in order to show consumption of energy;
Amendment 351 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) 'Rescale' means a periodic exercise to make more stringent the requirements for achieving the energy class on a label for a particular product, which, for existing labels may imply the deletion of certain energy classes;
Amendment 356 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) 'Rescaled label' means a label based on a new design for a particular product that has undergone a rescaling exercise and is clearly distinguishable to the end-user from the previous label.
Amendment 409 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they shall display in a visible manner, including in online sales, the label provided by the supplier or otherwise made available for a product covered by a delegated act;
Amendment 410 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) they shall be allowed to sell energy- related products without a label or a rescaled label, only where a (rescaled) label has never been produced for a given product and the supplier of this product is no longer active on the market;
Amendment 438 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) they shall make reference to the energy efficiency class of the product in anyll visual advertisement or technical promotional material for a specific model of productss dedicated to the specific product, which provide the consumer with sufficient information to make a purchasing decision, in accordance with the relevant delegated act;
Amendment 459 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the introduction of labels including rescaled labels and product information sheets is accompanied by educational and promotional information campaigns aimed at promoting energy efficiency and more responsible use of energy by customers, if appropriate in cooperation with dealers. The Commission shall support cooperation and the exchange of best practices in relation to these campaigns.
Amendment 464 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall shall lay down the rules on penalties and enforcement mechanisms applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and its delegated acts, and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and relative to the economic advantage of incompliance. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by the date of application of this Regulation and shall notify without delay any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 466 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall assess used penalties and publish recommendations with the aim of creating a level playing field and having Member States impose penalties of the same impact to market players.
Amendment 488 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that an energy- related product covered by a delegated act under this Regulation presents a risk to aspects of public interest protection covered by this Regulation, they shall carry out an evaluation in relation to the energy- related product concerned covering all the requirements laid down in this Regulation and its relevant delegated acts. The supplier shall cooperate as necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose.
Amendment 503 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Where the mMarket surveillance authorities consider that non-compliance is not restricted to their national territory, they shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the results of the evaluation and of the actions which they have required the supplier to take.
Amendment 512 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Where, on completion of the procedure set out in paragraphs 4 and 5, objections are raised against a measure taken by a Member State, or where the Commission considers a national measure to be contrary to Union legislation, the Commission shall without delay enter into consultation with the Member States and the supplier and shall evaluate the national measure. On the basis of the results of that evaluation, the Commission shall decide whether the national measure is justified or not, and may decide on an appropriate alternative measure.
Amendment 523 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 548 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Labels shall be re-scaled periodicallywhen technological progress in the relevant product group makes it appropriate. The Commission shall carry out a preparatory study and shall consult the relevant stakeholders in advance with the aim of launching a label review process. It shall review the label once it: (a) estimates that 30 percent of the products sold within the Union market fall into the top energy class and further technological development can be expected soon; or (b) demonstrates that after the functioning of the existing label for eight years with the current division of classes, the conditions in point (a) are unlikely to be fulfilled within the following five years.
Amendment 568 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) suppliers shall provide both the current and the rescaled labels to dealers for a period of six months before the date specified in paragraph (b). for a period determined in the relevant delegated act
Amendment 580 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) dealers shall replace the existing labels on products on display including on the Internet with the rescaled labels within onetwo weeks following the date specified for that purpose in the relevant delegated act. Dealers shall not display the rescaled labels before that date.
Amendment 605 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall establish and maintain a product database including the information referred to in Annex I. Tublicly accessible product database. This database shall contain the information listed under point 1 of Annex I shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 612 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall also establish and maintain an online portal which gives market surveillance authorities and the Commission access to the compliance information listed under point 2 of Annex I. Producers will keep this information on their servers in a manner which makes it possible for market surveillance authorities and the Commission through specific and targeted queries. This access shall only be used for market surveillance purposes. The Commission will ensure a sufficient level of security and the Commission and the market surveillance authorities shall ensure the safeguarding of confidential information.
Amendment 635 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the Commission shall take into account relevant Union legislation and self-regulation, such as voluntary agreements, which are expected to achieve the policy objectives more quickly or at lesser expense than mandatory requirements.
Amendment 644 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the locations where the label shall be displayed, such as attached to the product (as long as this will not lead to any damage done to the product), printed on the packaging, provided in electronic format or displayed on line, taking into account different requirements for standard sized websites vis-à-vis mobile websites or applications;
Amendment 658 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) the specific indication of the energy class to be included in visual advertisements and technical promotional material, including requirements for this to be in a legible and visible form;
Amendment 663 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point m
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point m
(m) the format of any additional references, such as QR codes, on the label allowing customers to access through electronic means more detailed information on the product performance included in the product information sheet;
Amendment 671 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
No later than eight years after the entry into force, the Commission shall assess the application of this Regulation and transmit a report to the European Parliament and the Council. That report shall assess how effectively this Regulation has allowed customers to choose more efficient products, taking into account criteria such as its impacts on business, the impact on total energy consumption, the cost of the database and the impact on the effectiveness of market surveillance authorities control activities.
Amendment 687 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point b
Annex I – part 2 – point b
Amendment 53 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensureby ensuring an increased and easier access to financing for projects at all levels. It is intended that increased and easier access to financing - combined with a reduction of the administrative burden - should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises as well as start-ups. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 75 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Alongside the financing operations that will be conducted through the EFSI, a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') should be created. The EIAH should provide strengthened support to Member States and their authorities, private investors and investment platforms at all levels for project development and preparation across the Union, by building on the expertise of the Commission, the EIB, national promotional banks and the managing authorities of the European Structural and Investment Funds. This should establish a single point of entry for questions related to technical assistance for investments within the Union.
Amendment 85 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises, fast growing companies or companies with potential of growth, including start- ups. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 96 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises as well as start-ups, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('EFSI Agreement').
Amendment 104 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide for the creation of a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') within the EIB. The EIAH shall have as its objective to build upon existing EIB and Commission advisory services in order to provide advisory support to Member States and their authorities, private investors and investment platforms at all levels for investment project identification, preparation and development and act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union. This shall include support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, use of innovative financial instruments, use of public-private partnerships and advice, as appropriate, on relevant issues of EU legislation.
Amendment 111 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies,innovative and fast growing enterprises, including start-ups across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 126 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure; , maintenance and upgrading of transport and logistics infrastructure, particularly in industrial centres, including technological innovation in transport with the potential to attract private funding, such as integrated traffic management, planning and ticketing systems and the electrification of the transport system, in accordance with the guidelines set out in Regulation (EU) 1316/2013 (CEF) and Regulation (EU) 1315/2013 (TEN-T) as well as in the 2011 White Paper on Transport;
Amendment 137 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) energy, in particular energy interconnections; digital infrastructure;
Amendment 231 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall conclude annegotiate a draft agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the establishment of a European Fund for Strategic Investments ('EFSI') in line with the requirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 253 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The EFSI Agreement shall be open to accession by Member States, under the terms laid out in the EFSI Agreement. Subject to the consent of existing contributors, the EFSI Agreement shall also be open to accession by other third parties, including national promotional banks or public agencies owned or controlled by Member States, and private sector entities.
Amendment 257 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall be empowered to enter into the EFSI Agreement on behalf of the Union by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 17, provided that the EFSI Agreement meets the requirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 261 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation only, the following definitions apply: (a) 'national promotional banks or institutions' means legal entities carrying out financial activities on a professional basis which are conferred a mandate by a Member State, whether at central, regional or local level, to carry out public development or promotional activities; (b) 'investment platforms' means special purpose vehicles, managed accounts, contract-based co-financing or risk sharing arrangements or arrangements established by any other means via which entities channel a financial contribution in order to finance a number of investment projects; (c) 'small and medium-sized enterprises' or 'SMEs' means micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in Recommendation 2003/361/EC. (d) 'mid-cap companies' means legal entities having up to 3000 employees which are not SMEs. (e) 'EFSI Agreement' means the legal instrument whereby the Commission and the EIB specify the conditions laid down in this Regulation for the management of the EFSI. (f) 'EIAH Agreement' means the legal instrument whereby the Commission and the EIB specify the conditions laid down in this Regulation for the implementation of EIAH. (g) 'additionality' means the support by the EFSI of operations which address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations and which could not have been carried out in that period under normal EIB instruments without EFSI support or to the same extent during that period under EIF and EU instruments. The projects supported by the EFSI, while striving to create jobs and growth, shall typically have a higher risk profile than projects supported by normal EIB operations and the EFSI portfolio shall have overall a higher risk profile than the current portfolio of investments supported by the EIB under its normal investment policies.
Amendment 294 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Member States that become parties to the EFSI Agreement shall be able to provide their contribution, in particular, in the form of cash or a guarantee acceptable to the EIB. Other third parties shall be able to provide their contribution only in cash. The number of Members of the Steering Board shall be allocated between the Commission and the EIB based on the principle of parity.
Amendment 297 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Eligibility criteria for the use of the EU guarantee The EFSI Agreement shall provide that EFSI is to support projects which: (a) are consistent with Union policies, (b) are economically and technically viable, (c) provide additionality, and (d) maximise where possible the mobilisation of private sector capital.
Amendment 303 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 307 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
When other parties accede to the EFSI Agreement in accordance with Article 1(2), the number of members and votes within the Steering Board shall be allocated based on the respective size of contributions from contributors in the form of cash or guarantees. The number of members and votes of the Commission and the EIB, according to paragraph 2, shall be recalculated accordingly. , but the Commission and the EIB shall always jointly hold at least half of the seats and votes.
Amendment 309 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Managing Director shall report every quarter on the activities of the EFSI to the Steering Board and the European Parliament.
Amendment 332 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraphs 2 a, 2 b and 2 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraphs 2 a, 2 b and 2 c (new)
The experts of the Investment Committee shall be appointed following an open and transparent selection procedure. In appointing the experts to the Investment Committee, the Steering Board shall ensure that the composition of the Investment Committee is diversified, so as to ensure that it has a wide knowledge of the sectors covered in Article 2a and geographic markets within the Union. The Steering Board of the EFSI shall supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI’s objectives. When participating in the activities of the Investment Committee its members shall perform their duties impartially and in the interests of the EFSI. When implementing the guidelines adopted by the Steering Board and taking decisions on the use of the EU guarantee, they shall not seek nor take instructions from the EIB, the Union institutions, the Member States or any other public or private body. Adequate organisational arrangements shall be in place to ensure operational independence of the Investment Committee, without prejudice to the provision of analytical, logistical and administrative support by the staff of the EIB to the Investment Committee.
Amendment 376 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investment in education and training, health, research and development, including research infrastructure; information and communications technology and innovation;
Amendment 397 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) expansion of renewable and unconventional energy; and energy and resource efficiency;
Amendment 419 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) any project covered by the objectives set out in Article 3 and 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Amendment 420 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) any project covered by the objectives set out in Article 5 of Regulation(EU) No 1291/2013
Amendment 423 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In addition, the EU guarantee shall be granted for support of dedicated investment platforms, and national promotional banks, Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM), which manage alternative investment funds (AIFs) authorised in accordance with Directive 2011/61/EU, managers of collective investment undertakings authorised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 (qualifying venture capital funds) and managers of collective investment undertakings in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 (qualifying social entrepreneurship funds), via the EIB, that invest in operations meeting the requirements of this Regulation. In that case, the Steering Board shall specify policies regarding eligible investment platforms. , AIFs, qualifying venture capital and social entrepreneurship funds.
Amendment 484 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an assessment of the added value, the mobilisation of private sector resources, the estimated and actual outputs, outcomes and impact of EIB financing and investment operations at an aggregated basis;, and by project level where disclosure of data is allowed.
Amendment 494 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of the European ParliamenOn a quarterly basis or upon specific request, the Managing Director shall participate in a hearing of the European Parliament on the performance of the EFSI.
Amendment 519 #
Amendment 522 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the CEF for the period 2014 to 2020 is set at EUR 29 942 259 000 (*) in current prices. That amount shall be distributed as follows: (a) transport sector: EUR 23 550 582 000, of which EUR 11 305 500 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund; (b) telecommunications sector: EUR 1 041 602 000; (c) energy sector: EUR 5 350 075 000. These amounts are without prejudice to the application of the flexibility mechanism provided for under Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013(*). (*) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-20 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).rticle 19 deleted 1316/2013
Amendment 2 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the European cultural and creative industries are an engine for economic growth and job creation in the EU, as they employ more than 7 million people and generate more than 4.2 % of EU GDP; emphasises that culturalstresses that new business models and innovative services online have been created and that according to the European Parliament's Cost of Non- Europe, 223 000 jobs will be created by the Digital Single Market by 2020; emphasises that cultural, creative and innovative industries continued to create jobs during the economic crisis of 2008- 2012; ;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. AWelcomes the commitment of the Commission on further developing the EU Digital Agenda, including the objective of modernising copyright rules; acknowledges the need to review Directive 2001/29/EC in order to ensure appropriate remuneration for copyright holders and appropriate protection of these rights in a changing and constantly evolving technological environment, which brings both opportunities and challenges;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CUnderlines the importance of contractual freedom for all rightholders, who should be able to freely exercise and transfer their rights; considers it necessary to develop a legal framework to strengthen the negotiating and contractual position of authors and, performers and other creators in relation to other right holders and intermediaries, in particular in view of ensuring an equitable remuneration;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the need to promote greater interoperability in particular for software and terminal, as lack of interoperability hampers innovation, reduces competition and harms consumer; believes that lack of interoperability leads to market dominance of one particular product or service, which in turn stifles competition and limits consumer choice in the EU;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that any legislative change in this area should ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to products and services protected by copyright and related rights; in particular, urges the EU to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities which requires to have a mandatory exception for the non- commercial uses to the benefit of persons with a disability, which are directly related to the disability, to the extent required by the specific disability;
Amendment 105 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to propose an harmonised framework for exceptions and limitations to address the fragmented market, improve legal security and foster cross-border accessibility of copyright content, to allow equal access to cultural diversity across the EU and to conform to consumer expectations;
Amendment 111 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that when Member States provide for exceptions and limitations, they should ensure that the exceptions or limitations do not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work or subject-matter and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the rightholder;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to take into account the rapidly growing user-cre generated content on the internet and text and data mining when reviewing copyright rules; any new proposal should aim to find a fair balance between protecting IPRcopyrights and intellectual property rights and fostering a dynamic and creative internet.
Amendment 126 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledges that text and data mining is an emerging and promising practice, in particular for research; recalls that innovative licensing solutions are established, but that preferential treatment should be applied for non- commercial purpose;
Amendment 130 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Believes that common effort should be made in combatting copyright infringements in the EU in order to ensure the protection of copyright and fair remuneration; stresses the need to raise consumer awareness of the consequence of infringement of copyright and related rights;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, despite ongoing efforts, the aim outlined in Initiative 22 in the 2011 White Paper1 of enabling seamless multimodal door-to-door travel using intelligent systems for interoperable and multimodal scheduling, online reservation systems and smart ticketing hais not yet beenbeing realised; __________________ 1 Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system (COM(2011)0144).
Amendment 6 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas most travellers continue to prefer individual transport, and whereas, given that creating EU-wide journey planners will not in itself be enough to achieve better integration of the various modes of transport, each of these transport modes needs to become more efficient and user friendly, and that process will be significantly assisted by, inter alia, the adoption of the Fourth Railway Package and the Regulation on air passengers’ rights and the completion of the Single European Sky;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas new rules for the governance of infrastructure managers – including the independence of infrastructure management from the interests of dominant railway operators – are needed to ensure equal access to infrastructure, also for smaller operators, SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas global competitors are making investments in rail transport a basic part of their strategies since 2014 while Europe is behind;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that EU-wide integrated multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services provide European businesses, especially SMEs and start- ups, with opportunities for innovation and hence constitute a major contribution to a globally competitive European Single Market and the completion of a Single European Transport Area;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that EU-wide personal mobility is a prerequisite for the exercise of basic freedoms and that peopleconsumers should therefore be able to access comprehensive information about multimodal and cross- border transport links for seamless, facilitated door-to- door travel with high comfort standards and protection of passenger rights and to make the necessary reservations and payments online;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Sees the provision of comprehensive, easily accessible and reliable information for travellers as the first major step towards integrateproviding multimodal information, travel planning and ticketing services, and emphasises that, in order to ensure that measures to that end are fair, it is of prime importance that they be accompanied by the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that there is a basic need to define the ambition for the mid-term future and thus to clarify whether ´´integrated ticket´´ means having one ticket for one trip or rather the interoperability of systems and tickets;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is aware of the existing bottlenecks preventing the existence of integrated multimodal information, planning and ticketing services in the EU, such as the incompatibility of data layers, the diversity of and the missing interoperability between the ticketing systems, insufficient liberalization on the Internal Market, costs and financing, as well as the lacking level-playing field between the different modes of transport; urges the Commission to consider those carefully and to elaborate an adequate roadmap with the aim to address the problems without putting additional burden on the operators that might hamper innovation as well as to stimulate the private sector; calls on the Commission to ensure that any regulatory action keeps up with the rapid developments in the transport sector;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes efforts in both the public and private sectors to introduce journey planners but notes that many such services cover only specific regions or countries and that few are multimodal; calls therefore - as a first step - for all the stakeholders and regulators to build on existing synergies and to focus more closely on providing multimodal, cross- border journey planners with tailored ticketing arrangements linking long- distance and local transport - including the blind mile - e.g. by upgrading the different systems to develop their interoperability and enable communication between them; calls on the Commission to use the TEN-T corridors as a pilot project for the identification of passenger flows and the potential for multimodal information, travel planning and ticketing services;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, with regard to ticketing services, to confine itself to creating amultimodal information, planning and ticketing services, to create a comprehensive framework that supports and facilitates the efforts being made by the stakeholders, the competent authorities and the agreements they have already concluded; urges the Commission to consider the necessary distinction between public and commercial operators and stresses the crucial role the first can play in advancing multimodal information, planning and ticketing services; hence asks the Commission to focus on public transport service providers in its regulatory approach;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
– to introduce, by 2020 at the latest, national updated timetable information systems linking the timetables for regional and local urban public transport operated by both private and publicly owned companies, and to continue updateing such systems on a regular basis,
Amendment 64 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
– to make provision by 2024 at the latest for the national timetable information systems, with real-time information on local public transport operators’ timetables, to be networkedmade accessible to operators and consumers on a cross-border basis;
Amendment 66 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 3 a (new)
– to invest and to stimulate investment in the upgrading of different ticketing systems so as to improve the interoperability of those systems, also across borders;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Shares the Commission’s view that fair and equal access for service providersinformation, travel planning and ticketing service providers - including SMEs and start-ups - to comprehensive, multimodal real-time transport and travel data is a prerequisite for EU-wide multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services, and; hence calls on the Commission to circulate a proposal requiring all providers to make available, on fair and equal terms, all the information needed for putting in place more comprehensive services and therebyelaborate a framework proposal for the fair, equal and transparent provision by providers of public transport services of all the information needed for making comprehensive multimodal information, travel planning and ticketing services accessible to consumers and transport operators across Europe. This will enablinge travellers to choose between the most sustainable, best- value or fastest connections, without prejudice to the economic interests of the operators involved;
Amendment 79 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that, in line with the EU´s competition policy, it is incumbent on the Commission to identify and counter any potential danger of multimodal information and ticketing providers’ monopolising information;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 95 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Finds it regrettable thatUrges the Commission has noto responded to Parliament’s call, in its resolution on the 2011 Roadmap2 , for a Charter of Passengers’ Rights covering all forms of transport, and expects the Commission to br by bringing forward a proposal for such a Charter, taking account of the specific characteristics of each transport mode in the separate sections of multimodal journeys, by the end of 2017; __________________ 2 European Parliament resolution of 15 December 2011 on the Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system (2011/2096(INI)).
Amendment 102 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the crucial importance, in terms of social mobility and considering the demographic change in Europe, of transport being accessible, and calls for more attention to be paid to the needs of people with disabilities or limited mobility as well as to the special requirements of older people in relation to access to information before and during journeys;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that cycling is to be considered an integral part of any multi- modal journey - including the blind mile; bike rental systems should therefore be included in any information, travel planning and ticketing system; emphasises in this regard the need to strengthen passenger rights and to facilitate the carriage of bikes in all means of transport.
Amendment 109 #
2014/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the continuation of support for stakeholders for innovative problem solving, and therefore for the relevant sources of EU financing, e.g. the Shift2Rail Innovation Programme 4 under the Horizon 2020 programme and the Connecting Europe facility, to be maintained and developed; urges the European Investment Bank to make appropriate use of the European Fund for Strategic Investment in this regard;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Concept of Operations for Drones ´A risk based approach to regulation of unmanned aircraft´ of the European Aviation Safety Agency
Amendment 8 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas technology developed primarily for military purposes is now being applied commercially, pushing legislative boundaries; whereas today RPAS also provide significant benefits for different civil uses, such as safety inspections and monitoring of infrastructure (rail tracks, dams, and power facilities), for assessing natural disasters, precision farming operations and media use; whereas the use of RPAS also provide significant environmental benefits; whereas the rapid developments of new applications can be foreseen in the near future, which illustrates the innovative and dynamic nature of the RPAS industry;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas RPAS regulations exist or are being developed in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Spain and the UK1many members states; whereas many approved flying schools in Denmark, the UK and the Netherlands, and more than 500, and licenced RPAS pilots in the Netherlands and the UK are already operational; __________________ 1 http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=1 995&pageid=16012are already operational;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas all RPAS rules in place in Europe are tailored to assessing the risk of the operation; whereas such RPAS rules are ‘operator centric’ and do not take the ‘aircraft centric’ approach used in manned aviation; whereas the risk depends not only on the type of machine, but also on additional factors, such as the area overflown, the altitude, the expertise of the operator and the particular type of operation;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas all RPAS rules in place in Europe are tailored to assessing the risk of the operation; whereas such RPAS rules are ‘operator centric' and do not take the ‘aircraft centric' approach used in manned aviation; whereas the risk depends not only on the type of machinecharacteristics of the machine (weight, scope of operation and speed), but also on additional factors, such as the area overflown, the expertise of the operator and the particular type of operation;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the potential for growth in this industry, from the manufacturer to the end user, is immense, for both large businesses and the supply chain composed of thousands of SMEs alike; whereas it is imperative to maintain world class standards of manufacturing while promoting European leadership;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the potential for economic growth in this industry, from the manufacturer to the end user is immense, for both large businesses and the supply chain composed of thousands of SMEs alike as well as innovative start-ups; whereas it is imperative to maintain world class standards of manufacturing and standards of operations;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in recognition of the rapid development of this market, RPAS are rightly being incorporated into existing aviation programmes, such as the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking and Horizon 2020; whereas industry has already invested significant financial resources and would be encouraged to redouble its investment effort if SMEs, which make up its largest part, were able to obtain financing more easily;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in recognition of the rapid development of this market, RPAS are rightly being incorporated into existing aviation programmes, such as the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking and Horizon 2020; whereas industry has already invested significant financial resources; additional funding for further Research and Development (R&D) will be crucial to supporting this new industry and the safe and secure integration of RPAS into airspace.
Amendment 31 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas this nascent market offers significant opportunities for both investment, innovation and job creation across the supply chain, whilst recognising at the same time that the public interest must be safeguarded and a high level of safety of the airspace must be maintained;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the US is seen by many as the leading market for the use of RPAS, albeit for military operations; stresses however that Europe is the leader in the civilian sector with 2 500 operators compared to 2 342 operators in the rest of the world, and should do its utmost to boost its strong competitive position;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that because there are no harmonised rules at EU level, the development of a European drone market might be impeded, given that national authorisations are generally not mutually recognised among Member States;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the RPAS sector urgently requires competent authorities to create global rules in orEuropean rules in order to ensure cross-border RPAS development while fostering the set-up of global rules; considers that a clear European legal framework is neederd to ensure cross- border RPAS developmentinvestment and development of a competitive European RPAS sector; underlines the fact that if no action is taken promptly, there is a risk that the economic potential and positive effects of RPAS will not be fully realised;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that safety and security are paramount for any RPAS operations and rules; considers that the future European regulatory framework should be tailored to the specific risks associated with BVLOS flights (beyond the visual line of sight) without, however, acting as a deterrent to such flights;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the fact that the subject of data protection and privacy is key in order to promote broad public support for the use of civil RPAS, and is therefore also key in order to facilitate the growth and the safe integration of RPAS into civil aviation, in line with Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and therefore calls on the Commission to foster the development of standards on the concepts of privacy by design and privacy by default;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes thatRecognises the impact of RPAS on manned traffic is limited due to the small ratio of RPAS to manned aircraft; recognises, however,; notes that air traffic management (ATM) pressures may increase due to the welcome growth of sports and recreationalcivil use of RPAS, butand calls for this factor to be taken into account by the relevant authorities in order to ensure a continued efficient standard of ATM across Member States;
Amendment 66 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that a clear, global, harmonised and proportionate regulatory framework needs to be developed on a risk assessed basis, which avoids burdensomdisproportionate regulations for businesses that wouldmight deter innovation, investment and job creation; underlines the need for future rules to distinguish between RPAS for professional use and those for recreational use;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that a clear, global, harmonised and proportionate regulatory framework needs to be developed on a risk assessed basis, which avoids burdensome regulations for businesses that would deter investment and job creation; A thorough risk assessment should be based on the concept of operations categories established by EASA1 a and should take into account inner characteristics of the RPAS (weight, scope of operation, speed) and the nature of their use (recreational or professional); __________________ 1a EASA, Concept of Operations for Drones - A risk based approach to regulation of unmanned aircraft, published in May 2015
Amendment 77 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that rules at EU and national level should clearly indicate the provisions applicable to RPAS in relation to the internal market and, international commerce (production, sale, purchase, trade and use of RPAS) and the fundamental rights of privacy and data protection; believes also that privacy, data protection and any other applicable law, such as criminal, intellectual property, aviation and environmental law should be specified in a clear notice for purchasers;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that industry and regul, regulators and commercial operators must come together in order to avoid the ‘chicken-and-egg' problem, whereby industry is reluctant to invest in developing the necessary technologies without certainty about how they will be regulated, while regulators are reluctant to develop standards until industry comes forward with technologies for authorisation;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
19. Considers that future European rules on RPAS should address issues relating to:
Amendment 100 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 4
Paragraph 19 – indent 4
– owner/operator traceability, accountability;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that RPAS flying out of sight and at an altitude above 500 feet must be equipped with ‘see-and-avoid’ technology in order to detect aircraft using the same airspace, ensuring that RPAS do not put at risk the safety of manned aircraft, and in addition, take into account no-fly zones, such as airports and other critical infrastructure; proposes, for RPAS flying at a lower altitude, the use of information-sharing applications of the ‘inform to avoid’ type, which would be provided to all users of this airspace;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that RPAS must be equipped with ‘seedetect-and-avoid' technology in order to detect aircraft using the same airspace, ensuring that RPAS do not put at risk the safety of manned aircraft, and in addition, take into account no-fly zones, such as airports and other critical infrastructure;
Amendment 124 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that RPAS must be equipped with ‘see-and-avoid' technology in order to detect aircraft using the same airspace, ensuring that RPAS do not put at risk the safety of manned aircraft nor impose any additional burden on them, and in addition, take into account no-fly zones, such as airports and other critical infrastructure; Suggest that in the case of RPAS intended for recreational purposes, their technical characteristics could be defined so as to ensure their use cannot pose any threat to manned aircraft;
Amendment 125 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point a (new)
Paragraph 20 – point a (new)
(a) Notes that RPAS in line with a risk based approach should be equipped with an ID-chip and registered to ensure traceability, accountability and a proper implementation of civil liability rules;
Amendment 132 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point a (new)
Paragraph 21 – point a (new)
(a) Therefore supports the Concept of Operations for drones developed by EASA which defines three different categories of RPAS and corresponding rules;
Amendment 134 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point c (new)
Paragraph 21 – point c (new)
(c) Calls on the European Commission and Member States to ensure sufficient means of enforcement of RPAS legislation;
Amendment 144 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly believes that JARUS is, therefore, ideally placed to quickly and effectively draft global safety regulationstandards for RPAS operations; believes that JARUS and ICAO should ensure that any future EU rules will be compatible with international arrangements in other countries, through a process of mutual recognition;
Amendment 146 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that Members States' Data Protection Agencuthorities should work together in order to share data andbest practices, ensureing compliance with existing data protection guidance;
Amendment 150 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls that additional technology- specific data protection legislation for RPAS should not be necessary according to the Commission; bBelieves that Member States' data protection agencies should share existing specific data protection guidance for commercial RPAS, and calls on Member States to carefully implement data protection legislation in such a way that both fully addresses the public's concerns regarding privacy and does not lead to a disproportionate administrative burden on RPAS operators;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
- having regard to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 20104 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors5 , __________________ 5 OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1. OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Amendment 13 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas up to 80 % of EU citizens will soon live in urban areas, which offer the best opportunities for jobs, education, cultural activities and mobility;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas about 50 % of journeys in urban areas are shorter than 5 km and could therefore be made on foot or by bicycle or public/collective transport;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 84 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the provision of information to, and the participation of, EU citizens, retailers, freight transport operators and any other stakeholders involved in urban mobility are crucial for transparent planning, development and decision- making in respect of urban mobility projects;
Amendment 102 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites cities to define transport mode hierarchies based on the needs of pedestrians first and foremost, followed by cyclists, public transport, business and logistics, and private-car users, taking into account local condcarefully assess the needs of each mode in their sustainable urban mobility plans and foster a modal shift towards sustainable modes of transport to improve the quality of life in citiones;
Amendment 152 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member StatesReminds to the objective of the 2011 White paper on transport to reduce the use of cars running on traditional fuels in urban areas by 2030, and to ban them by 2050 on a gradual basis;
Amendment 160 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is convinced that air pollution has a local, regional, national and cross-border dimension and requires action by all levels of governance; therefore asks for a strengthening of the multi-level governance approach where all actors take the responsibility and measures that can and should be taken at that very level;
Amendment 177 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and national and local authoritiEncourages authorities within the Member States to draw up electric mobility plans which give priority to trams, urbansustainable modes of trains, sky ropes, electric bicycles and shared/pooled e-carsport, including electric mobility and the use of intelligent transport systems (ITS);
Amendment 206 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 216 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to defend ambitious measures and seek association with these measures by other participants at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), in particular with a view to reducing transport-related emissions, including in cities;
Amendment 228 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) arcould be the backbone of sustainable cities with adequate mobility provision for all citizens, including enhanced walking and cycling infrastructure and smoother and safer services networks;
Amendment 247 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of SUMPs for achieving EU targets in respect of CO2 emissions, noise, air pollution and accident reduction; considers that the development of SUMPs should be a precondition for financing EU projects in the area of urban transport;
Amendment 266 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that affordahighly developed and accessible public transport is an essential element for inclusive public services and for securing access to jobs;
Amendment 286 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that urban mobility mustay be integrated into the Connecting Europe Facility / Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) measures wherever appropriate and in line with TEN-T legislation, including support for urban nodes and the integration of mobility plans for cross-border cities;
Amendment 305 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to promote ‘Car-free Sunday' events each month and to organise an ‘EU Bicycle Day'raise awareness for cycling and alternative transport modes to contribute to a modal shift towards sustainable transport modes;
Amendment 313 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that innovative green urban logistics is of the utmost importance for solving congestion and environmental problems in cities, and that logistics should be based on sustainable modes of transport such as cargo bikes, electric vans, inland vessels, trams and buses;
Amendment 332 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that shopping centres are focal points for increased road traffic and congestion problems, and believes that they should be linked up to efficient public transport and home delivery services;
Amendment 340 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the Commission to develop policies to encourage the freight industry to clean upgreen its fleets and to encourage local authorities to provide incentives to operators to act in a more sustainable way; recalls that rail should be at the core of urban freight policies;
Amendment 367 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 404 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Commission to propose a framework of guidelines and criteria forReminds that urban road and parking pricing based on the non-discrimination, interoperability and polluter-pays principles can be part of an integrated urban mobility policy;
Amendment 415 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 446 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages the Commission to set aside at least 20 % of EU transport fundmake an appropriate use of EU-instruments for sustainable urban mobility projects when reviewing regional,the cohesion andpolicy and the European Fund for Strategic Investments budgets;
Amendment 449 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify efforts on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), including technological innovation in the field of highly automated vehicles and smart infrastructure. Harmonized data communication standards and protocols are essential preconditions to achieve the full potential of cooperative ITS in urban areas to improve traffic flows, road safety and sustainability;
Amendment 457 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Asks for the Commission when managing EU funded urban transport projects that: a) management tools will be put in place to monitor the quality of the service and the level of user satisfaction once projects are operational; b) urban transport projects are included in a sound mobility policy, and c) the above mentioned points are also addressed by the Member States' authorities;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas forecasts see numbers of international tourists arriving in the EU increasing by 140 million each year until 2025 and whereas statistics show that the majority of abroad trips by EU residents remains within the EU;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note that the Commission has reduced its staffing in the field of tourism dramatically and regards this decision to be inappropriate in the light ofas one casting doubt over the importance really attached to tourism as an essential factor of economic growth and jobs in Europe; criticisesexpresses its surprise of the fact that the subject of tourism is not listed visibly enough on the new DG GROW website;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls in particular for the creation of a ‘Brand Destination Europe’ with the aim of complementing and enhancing the promotional activities of Member States, national tourism organisations and the European tourism industry for the benefit of the visibility and competitiveness of European tourism destinations at national, regional and local level;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that public and private stakeholders should strengthen their efforts to develop new transnational European tourism products, while taking full account of the role of macro-regional strategies; in their development; notes that macro regions such as the Adriatic-Ionian macro-region offer distinctive natural, cultural and historical bases for development of such products;
Amendment 144 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes furthermore that targeted tourist products which offer a specific tourism experience (e.g. sports-related activities and events) are more promising in helping to overcome seasonality in Europe than tourism products targeting specific age groups (e.g. seniors and young people); calls on the Commission, therefore, to review the objectives for action under the COSME programme; and encourages the Member States to make an appropriate use of EU funds to develop such infrastructures and host related events;
Amendment 222 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that natural and cultural heritage and biodiversity protection are a precious capital for the tourism sector, and therefore supports the Member States and the regional authorities and tourism businesses in promoting eco- tourism and respecting EU environmental legislation when deciding on and executing infrastructure projects;
Amendment 256 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the responsible authorities and operators to make a stronger effort to promote the European cycling networks, such as the Iron Curtain Trail, in combination with all cross-border rail services, including high-speed and night trains; recalls that transport interoperability with other modes should also be always explored;
Amendment 262 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Emphasises that progress in integrated ticketing services would be a strong incentive to cross border tourism;
Amendment 283 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the opportunities brought by the sharing economy for start-ups and innovative companies in the tourism sector; Acknowledges the complementary of these services with other tourism offers as regards their location and the people they target;
Amendment 286 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that the current legislation is predicated upon the ownership-based economy and less suited to governing the sharing economy, and that local governments have started to investigate platforms and are trying to regulate their effects;
Amendment 294 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines that the reaction to the rise of the ‘sharing economy’ needs to be measurbalanced and appropriate, in particular on the part of public authorities in the area of tax and regulationflexible, in order to support both regulatory framework that secures the level playing field, as well as business environment that supports SMEs and innovation in the industry;
Amendment 317 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to define jointly with industry a roadmap of initiatives to encourage travel and tourism companies to adopt and use digital tools more efficiently; The Commission may make a concentrated effort on disseminating best practices in this respect;
Amendment 321 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Is aware of the fact that SMEs and start-ups in the tourism sector face considerable difficulties in promoting their services abroad and in adapting to the fast- changing market conditions; notes that new IT tools such as the Tourism-IT business support portal and the TourismLink platform will help them take advantage of the digital opportunities; Encourages further initiatives in this respect at local, national and European levels;
Amendment 339 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Member States to identify and support EU-wide initiatives that foster the use of the digital infrastructure (such as the elimination of roaming charges and access to Wi-Fi) and interoperability among different platformsand interoperability among different platforms; In this context calls upon Member States to abolish roaming charges by the end of 2016;
Amendment 348 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges the Member States to consider the development of access to high-speed broadband a priority for remote and mountainous areasural, remote, mountainous areas and other least favoured regions in order to enhance the growth of tourism businesses and to reduce the digital divide in the EU;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain the objective of including a specific energy chapter in the TTIP which could significantly increase the EU’s energy securityith the aim to create a competitive, transparent and non- discriminatory market, which ensures enhanced energy supply security for the EU, encourages trade and competitiveness and provides for affordable energy prices, while upholding existing high environmental standards;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Requests that the Commission ensure a policy of free trade with respect to fuels, including LNG and crude oil, crude oil and hard coal through eliminating export restrictions, facilitating market access and removing barriers to Foreign Direct Investment;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to work on transatlantic harmonisation of standards and regulations that define the principles of public support for different energy sources and/or in environment and energy sectors as such;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the huge differentials between the USA and the EU in energy prices but also in per capita CO2 emissions; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide energy-intensive and carbon-leakage sectors in the EU, including the chemicals industry, with appropriate measures maintaining current tariff rates over the longest possible period after the entry into force of the TTIP;
Amendment 133 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Expects that the priorities and concerns of SMEs will be fully addressed in a specific SME chapter; urges that the needs of SMEs will be fully taken into account as concerns regulatory coherence;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 2 (new)
(2) Furthermore, calls on the Commission to promote an establishment of a free of charge common information mechanism for SMEs to support their engagement in the transatlantic trade. Among other a hotline and a web portal should be considered, so that European SMEs would be getting similar kind of comfort and support as there is in the EU.
Amendment 137 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 3 (new)
(3) Calls on the Commission to ensure user friendly rules of origin (ROO) that can be easily applied by EU exporters and to minimise unnecessary obstacles to trade and red-tape created by ROO, especially for SMEs;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Requests that the Commission facilitate more active participation of EU firms in US public procurement as this can contribute to stimulating private-sector innovation and to the emergence of new, high-growth innovative companies and sectors;. If this facilitation is to be meaningful, the US Government has to guarantee free access not only on federal level but on the level of individual states too.
Amendment 156 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Expects the Commission to address in the negotiations the issue of „buy American", "Jones" and „domestic content" Act which in practice significantly handicap EU companies in access to the US market, especially in the dredging and engineering sector.
Amendment 163 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reminds the Commission, while welcoming the potential benefits of regulatory alignment and mutual recognition, including the establishment of common principles in standards and technical specifications in the area of ICT, about the importance of maintaining high levels of safety and security;. Encourages the Commission to work on seeking regulatory alignment in sectors that are of particular interest of the EU industry, such as automotive (final products and components), engineering (including highly sophisticated products) and chemical sectors. This should result, wherever appropriate, in the recognition of equivalence of existing regulations; (proposing to delete ,,in the area of ICT", as this should apply en bloc)
Amendment 182 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission to maintain a comprehensive and balanced approach on both tariff dismantling and regulatory harmonization. An unbalanced result in this respect would seriously hamper the competitiveness of European businesses.
Amendment 183 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls on the Commission to ensure that TTIP will create a climate in which innovators are encouraged to invest in research, development and commercialisation of new technologies, including efficient and innovative energy and environment technologies. This should be achieved through facilitating investments in innovation, reducing unjustified regulatory differences and unnecessary administrative burden and improve regulatory coordination in innovative sectors;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the responsibility for forestry rests solely with the Member States, that the principle of subsidiarity must be upheld, and that the differences in regional conditions, ownership models and priorities across the Member States must be respected, and that the EU should refrain from imposing any new market restrictions for forests and wood-based products in order to ensure the ownership principles and freedom of market for the participants in the forest value chain;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the EU has a role to play in supporting national policies aimed at achieving active, multifunctional and sustainable forest management, in strengthening cooperation in the face of increased cross-border threats such as forest fires, illegal logging and pests, and in ensuringstresses the importance of coherence on forest-related issues across EU policies such as, in particular those relating to agriculture, biodiversity, climate, renewable energy, water and soil, industry, research and innovation, energy efficiency, and resource efficiency;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the objective included in the EU Forest Strategy of enhancing the contribution of forests and the forest sector to rural development, sustainable growth and job creation must take full account of the economic, social, cultural and environmental goods and services sourced from forests, in particular the important role that forests play in reducing CO2 emissionswell-managed forests and wood- based material play in reducing CO2 emissions and moving towards a bioeconomy, which is anare important elements of EU climate policy;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the carrying out of a cost assessment of all EU legislation affecting the value chains of forest-based industries, with a view to cutting out all unnecessary and burdensome bureaucracy and increasing the industry’s long-term competitiveness in a sustainable manner., equally so, support the principle that every new legislative proposal should be thoroughly assessed by an impact assessment;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the important role of forestry and forest industry research and innovation in achieving smart and sustainable growth, in particular refined biofuels, industrial building in wood, the development of wood and cellulose-based products, as well as renewable materials replacing fossil fuel based chemical materials;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 28 May 2015 entitled 'European Energy Security Strategy (COM 2014/0330),
Amendment 22 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European base metals industry, in particular steel and aluminium, plays a key role in the EU economy, forming a backbone of European industry
Amendment 23 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the base metals industry is facing a significant drop in demand as well as strong global competition, mainly from third countries without the same high standards and strict regulations as in Europe;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas energy prices in Europe are higher than in a number of other economies, mainly due to insufficient energy market integration, rising taxes, levies and network costs and significantly restrict the competitiveness of the European base metals industry in the global market;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas production innovation has a positive effect on employment growth in all phases of the business cycle of industries;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas the European base metals industry faces serious investment leakage to third countries, mainly driven by comparably high energy prices and carbon cost;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the successive closures of European aluminium electrolysis plants show that Europe is facing rapidly deindustrialising when it comes to this metalation in this sector;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas when the emissions permits under the European emission allowance trading scheme (ETS) become more expensive, a full-blown competition crisis is liable to arise; nd as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, a number of industrial sectors in the EU will lose international competitiveness which may lead to carbon leakage, unless specific measures to prevent this risk are taken;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas when the emissions permits under the European emission allowance trading scheme (ETS) become more expensive, a full-blown competition crisis is liable to ariseEU environment policies can create a challenging business environment for the base metals industry, making it difficult for businesses to stay competitive on a global level; therefore the European emission allowance trading scheme (ETS) is in urgent need of reforms;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU base metals industry is locked in a race against time to meet the social and environmental challregain its global competitivenges it faces ands, which it must be address whileed, if the sector was to remaining a reference for the world in terms of the social and environmental responsibility of its operations;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU base metals industry is locked facing a race against time to meet the social and environmental challenges it faces and which it must address while remaining a reference for the world in terms of the social and environmental responsibility of its operations;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the exploitation of secondary metals is an imperative in an industrialised economy and must be developed as a competitive circular economy, but can by no means meet the base metals needs of European economies in terms either of quality or of quantity;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UStresses that a redesign of the current ETS system constitutes one of the most pressuring issues in order to ensure the competitiveness of the base metals industry; understands that the European Commission has launched discussions which will culminate in the reform of the ETS for the fourth period 2021-2028 and calls, in this connection, for the fight against climate change to focus on efficiencyreform to include the issue of carbon leakage and promote efficiency, industrial innovation and optimisingation of yields rather than on limiting production;
Amendment 97 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to amend the system for allocating emissions allowances via extensive application of the assessment used for the reference values applicable to industry, which are based on greenhouse gas emissions per tonne produced and not per facility, as it is the cleanest plants which are needed to produce more; Believes that, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, continued measures are needed to provide those EU industries which are at risk of carbon leakage with the appropriate levels of support; believes that the best performing installations in these industries should not face undue carbon costs leading to carbon leakage; calls in this regard for the allocation of allowances to be better aligned with changing production levels; at the same time incentives for innovation and emission reduction investments must be preserved, while not increasing administrative complexity;
Amendment 104 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls also for abolition of the application of the cross-sectoral correction factor to the industries concerned in order to promote the virtuous practices of industrialists and workers who have made the necessary efforts to achieve minimum emissions by adopting the best available techniquesin this context for a well-focussed carbon leakage approach which will prevent the need to apply a cross-sectoral correction factor for carbon-leakage industries as this imposes additional costs on those sectors that are genuinely exposed to carbon leakage;
Amendment 105 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls also for abolition of the applicain this context for the abolition of the cross-sectoral correction factor to the industries concerned in order to promote the virtuous practices of industrialists and workers who have made the necessary efforts to achieve minimum emissions by adopting the best available techniquesfor carbon-leakage industries as this imposes additional costs on even the most efficient installations in the EU;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that international climate action is the best recipe to prevent carbon leakage; looks forward in this regard to COP21 climate conference in Paris;
Amendment 113 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the two dimensions of competitiveness and emissions cuts are becoming complementary since, if European production becomes carbon- virtuous, preservation of its share of the European and world markets is an effective means of contributing to an overall limitation of greenhouse gas emissions of industrial origin; adds that the same applies to the production of imported goods, for which the same approach should be followedindustrial competitiveness, resource efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions are complementary objectives since reduced material and energy use will reduce costs and emission, and eco-innovations create new product markets; adds that as other economies are investing heavily in resource-efficient and low-carbon solutions and the demand for sustainably produced materials will increase, the EU should retain its first- mover advantage; emphasises in this context the large potential of product and material substitution and increasing the use of scrap metal in inter alia steel and aluminium production;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that energy prices in Europe are considerably higher than in third countries, especially the US, making energy-intensive industries such as the base metal sector less competitive on the global market; welcomes the Commission proposal on the European Energy Union; believes that a well-functioning internal energy market that delivers secure and sustainable energy and ensures adequate interconnections of Member States will help to lower energy prices for European industry and consumers; emphasises in this connection that an ambitious energy chapter in TTIP could contribute to increased energy security and affordable energy prices in Europe;
Amendment 130 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Understands that the Commission has launched discussions for a proposal on the promotion of the circular economy; stresses the importance of a life cycle approach in the EUs climate and energy policies; highlights in this context the positive impact of secondary metals, which help to significantly reduce energy and raw material input; calls therefore on the Commission to facilitate the development and functioning of secondary metal markets;
Amendment 133 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 134 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises firmly that, ever since the crethat the negotiations of the In an international Negotiating Committee that prepared the Rio Convention in 1992, the EU has been seeking to negotiate with third countries an international agreement aimed at protecting against climate change, but so far without successagreement against climate change, to be completed in Paris in December 2015, must lead to a legally binding agreement with economy-wide targets for all parties, respecting the agreed objective of limiting global warming to below 2°C; underlines that a comprehensive international agreement will level the playing field for industry and reduce the risk of carbon leakage from the EU;
Amendment 146 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the fact that an international agreement on combating climate change that creates circumstances of fair competition for all base metal producers would render considerations of a border adjustment unnecessary;
Amendment 150 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that by taking both imports and exports into account, the adjustment mechanism brings European regulation closer to a consumption-based territorial approach and that this kind of bottom-up approach has the advantage of offering a universal solution that enables each state to decide in a sovereign manner how ambitious its climate policy is to befurther considerations of options for carbon inclusion mechanisms on imported goods, based on thorough analyses, should be undertaken in case negotiations on an international agreement to curb CO2 emissions should fail; underlines that under no circumstances should such measures risk undermining the international efforts to reach a comprehensive global agreement;
Amendment 159 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. MUnderlines that any measures affecting trade must respect international trade agreements; maintains that the climate policy objectives of protecting the life and health of humans, animals and plants, and of the conservation of finite natural resources, are consonant with the exceptions set out in Article XX of the WTO Agreement; specifies that the global nature of the climate issue, and the fact that an atmosphere with a low carbon content (clean air) is a global public good, means that it is already viewed as a natural resource that can be exhausted;
Amendment 164 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that it would be possible to envisage partial reallocation of the revenue derived from auctions to the Green Fund provided for in the Cancún Agreements and other international climate finance instruments;
Amendment 166 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 170 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that knowing the carbon content, which is assessed on an industry- wide basis, is essential for building an international system for combating greenhouse gas emissions; points out that the establishing of border adjustment measures is thus the precursor of an international system to combat CO2 emissionsagreed standards on the calculation of the carbon content and the life-cycle emissions of products increases transparency and can facilitate the promotion of sustainable production and consumption, including in the metals industry;
Amendment 174 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that knowing the carbon content, which is assessed on an industry-wide basis, is essential for building an international system for combating greenhouse gas emissions; points out that the establishing of border adjustment measuresa global verification and monitoring scheme is thus the precursor of an international system to combat CO2 emissions;
Amendment 177 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Compensation for indirect emissions: unfair competition among European countries
Amendment 179 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that compensation for indirect costs has created a new factor in competitive inequality in Europe among producers in electricity-intensive sectors, who cansome of whom receive financial support from the authorities in their countries; adds that this compensation, which was devised as should be a transitional measure, should swiftly be reduced and, especially, be gran to be reduced over time and should strictly adhere to the applicable stated at European level in order not to distortid rules; takes the view that a more common approach to the payment of such competinsation among European producersMember States would minimise competition distortions in the internal market;
Amendment 183 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that compensation for indirect costs has created a new factor in competitive inequality in Europe among producers in electricity-intensive sectors, who can receive financial support from the authorities in their countries; adds that this compensation, which was devised as a transitional measure, should swiftly be reduced and, especially, be grantshould be harmonised at European level in order not to distort competition among European producers;
Amendment 194 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the fact that in case a border adjustment makes it possible to scrap compensation for indirecteasure is introduced in the future, it would replace the emxissions as a means of addressing carbon leakage, which is why this measure was adopted in the first placeting measures to address the risk of carbon leakage, in order to prevent double regulation;
Amendment 197 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the differentiated carbon impact on electricity prices arising from the energy mix of each supplier is a legitimate factor in competitiveness and depends inter alia on the choices made by each sovereign state;
Amendment 201 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 203 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that free allowances be allocated strictly on the basis of programmes for investment in new equipment, R&D and the training of workers, as soon as possible and at all events during the fourth stage, covering the period 2021-2028Supports the plans under the 2030 climate and energy framework to establish a facility (NER400) for carbon capture and storage, innovative renewables and low carbon innovation in industrial sectors as laid down in the Conclusions of the European Council of 23 October 2014; underlines the importance of the use of Member State revenues generated from an increased share of allowances to be auctioned to fund inter alia R&D;
Amendment 206 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that free allowances be allocated strictly on the basis of programmes for investment in new equipment, R&Dfor the most-efficient installations in the carbon- leakage sectors should promote further investment in clean, low-carbon technologies and the training of workers, as soon as possible and at all events during the fourth stage, covering the period 2021-2028;
Amendment 217 #
Amendment 220 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Suggests that the revenue obtained from the sale of emissions allowances should be traceable so that the public can see how it isUnderlines the importance of transparency in the use of allocation revenues by Member States; refers in this regard to the obligation of Member States to inform the Commission as to the use of ETS revenues; underlines that increased transparency would help citizens see how ETS revenues are being used by the national authorities;
Amendment 222 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Amendment 223 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests that any facility classified as subject to the ETS should make compEmphasises that installations and companies must respect all legal requirehmensive information available every year, including in respect of combating climate change and compliance with EU environmental directives, and that this be accessible tots on reporting in order to ensure equal and effective implementation of environmental regulations and ensure that competent authorities and stakeholders, including workers' representatives and to the representatives of the civil society from local communities; and local communities, have access to all relevant information; underlines the right of access to information in environmental matters as laid down in the Aarhus Convention and implemented in EU and national legislation, including Directive 2003/87/EC;
Amendment 235 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that it remains possible to conclude long-term contracts, under certain conditions, which must be compatible with a return on investment, the duration of which must be no less than 15 years in the case of highly capital-intensive industries;there is today no single market for energy in Europe and that a more integrated single market in energy could result in efficiency gains of some 50 billion euros1 a; urges to remove barriers to a well-functioning European energy market, so that energy costs for energy intensive sectors will be reduced; __________________ 1aStudy of the European Parliamentary Research Centre entitled 'Mapping the costs of non-Europe, 2014-19'
Amendment 242 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 253 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that the European base metals industry is exposed to tariff and non-tariff barriers to export markets in third countries as well as restrictive measures that protect domestic production of base metals; urges the Commission to continuously reduce trade barriers and improve market access to third countries for the European base metals industry; points out that an ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) can help to improve market access and lower trade barriers
Amendment 258 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission to make use of all measures available to fight unfair trading practices from third countries and in this regard improve the reactivity and effectiveness of the EU trade defence instruments;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2210(INI)
1. Emphasises that family businesses demonstrate a high degree of social responsibility towards their staff and that they generally take a more sustainable and longer-term approach to the economic future of the business (by acting as ‘honourable businessmen’) than non- family businesses and thus make an important contribution to Europe’s competitiveness and create and maintain jobs;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, because of their history, family businesses are very rooted in a particular location and thus also create jobs in rural and in less attractive areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to provide the necessaryconsider if specific infrastructure is needed in order to ensure the competitiveness of such businesses;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States, with this in mind, to ensure that national rules on the taxation of inheritance and gifts and on corporate taxation do notsupport rather than discriminate against equity financing which is so vital for family businesses; points out, in this connection, that in Hungary inheritance tax on business assets has been abolished;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that 35% of those companies that do not invest in foreign markets fail to do so because of their lack of knowledge of foreign markets and lack of experience with internationalisation much to their detriment; calls on the Commission and the Member States therefore to provide smaller family businesses in particular with information about opportunities for internationalisation and ensure that they have access to a better exchange of experience and good practices; calls on the Member States, furthermore, to provide support services for businesses that intend to invest internationally, for example by providing them with information or export credit guarantees and by removing trade barriers;
Amendment 144 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Notes that promoting entrepreneurship in schools and other educational settings is of key importance to develop more entrepreneurial mindsets; education should include specific family business issues such as ownership, succession and family governance, together with more general information such as the importance of innovation as a means to re-invent the business;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Stresses that family businesses’ contribution to innovation could be enhanced by promoting their participation in private-public partnerships and clusters and by fostering their collaboration with research institutions;
Amendment 171 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment of the extent to whichsider a revision of the European SME definition from 2003 would be possible, moving away from purely quantitative criteria to qualitative criteria that also take into account the ownership of a company, bearing in mind the interdependence of ownership, control and management and, generally, the personal aspect of running a business, and the consequences this could have on family businesses, for example, with regard to state aid and the eligibility of such businesses;
Amendment 188 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to establish a permanent working group internally that specifically addresses the needs and characteristics of family businesses, regularly reports to Parliament and the Member States and, acts as a contact at European level for family business for specific issues particularly relating to European legislation, encourages exchanges of best practices between Member States family business organisations and disseminates guidelines and standard texts and solutions for family business to overcome their specific problems;
Amendment 194 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to strive to strengthen entrepreneurship throughout the EU and to create an favourable environment for business excellence;
Amendment 97 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. SMEs can be expected to play an important role in the circular economy, providing sustainable, yet labour- intensive services such as repair, refurbishing and recycling. A tax shift from labour to natural resource use is a prerequisite for the long-term success of SMEs. The European Commission, the OECD, the IMF, the ILO, the European Parliament and the Eurogroup broadly support the principle of a tax shift from labour to natural resource use and consumption. Requests the Commission to assess the impact of a tax shift from labour to natural resource use, and come forward with initiatives for such a tax shift.
Amendment 112 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the important role of sector federations in providing appropriate information and advice on green technologies, funding possibilities and the relevant procedures; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fill the gap where this support is lacking. In cooperation with sector federations and companies further investigate what opportunities exist and accelerate sustainable solutions and invest in environmentally friendly technologies, resource efficiency and the recycling economy;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that, in order to tackle global challenges and the EU’s resource dependency, it is essential that energy and resource efficiency form the basis of European industrial renewal so that the EU can maintain its competitiveness in the future, recrestimulate manufacturing capacity and generate new jobs for highly skilled workers;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that better design, waste prevention, reuse and recycling could bring substantial net savings for EU businesses, estimated at EUR 600 billion, or 8 % of annual turnover, while also reducing total annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2- 4 %1 ; emphasises that increasing resource productivity by 30 % by 2030 could boost GDP by nearly 1 % and create 2 million additional jobs; __________________ 1 Commission communication of 2 July 2014 entitled ‘Towards a circular economy: a zero waste programme for Europe’ (COM(2014)0398). (This data comes from the EC Communication? This needs to be clarified, I would appreciate the source or I propose to delete this section.)
Amendment 33 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the Commission’s analysis which shows that adopting new waste targets would create 180 000 jobs, make Europe more competitive and reduce demand for costly scarce resources2 ; strongly regrets the withdrawal of the legislative proposal on waste3 , and calls for a more ambitious legislative proposal based on the Impact Assessment, addressing not only municipal but also industrial and commercial waste streams, to be put forward by 2015 as part of a more ambitious circular economy package (CEP), as announced by Vice-President Timmermans in Parliament’s plenary part- session of December 20144 ; __________________ 2 Commission staff working document of 2 July 2014 containing an executive summary of the impact assessment accompanying the proposal for a directive amending the waste directives (COM(2014)0397) (SWD(2014)0208). 3 Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2008/98/EC on waste, 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 1991/31/EC on the landfill of waste, 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (COM(2014)0397). 4 Verbatim plenary debate of 16 December 2014 on the Commission work programme 2015.
Amendment 53 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the CEP to ensure the implementation of existing legislation and to introduce a sustainable materials management policy at EU level, taking a life-cycle approach and aiming for eco- efficient and environmentally responsible use of materials, including during the extraction, design, production, consumption, and waste management phases;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the potential of reuse and repair policies for quality job creation, resource savings and the development of the social economy and social enterprisesentrepreneurship; calls for further incentives and other support for reuse, the consolidation of reuse, and repair infrastructures and networks;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the potential of reuse and repair policies for quality job creation, resource savings and the development of the social economy and social enterprises; calls for further incentives and other support for reuse, the consolidation of reuse, and repair infrastructures and networks;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points to the direct economic impact on businesses and consumers of food waste, owing to the costs of waste disposal and the economic losses caused by throwing away saleable or edible food; recalls that one euro spent on fighting food waste could prevent 250 kg of food, worth EUR 500, from being wasted; highlights the environmental and economic potential of a recirculation of nutrients between urban and rural and of ‘closing the loop’ between cities and the agricultural industry; urges the Commission to address these issue of food wastes within the CEP;
Amendment 80 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of creating industrial synergies for recyclingcircular economy and of helping companies to discover how their energy, waste and by-products can serve as resources for others; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote approaches such as those taken in the UK as part of the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the European Investment Bank to ensure that the Investment Plan for Europe is underpinned by resource and energy efficiency objectives, provides support for eco-sustainable and innovative SMEs in particular, and strengthens advisory services on resource efficiency; calls for funding for the EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) and Horizon 2020 to be more focused on developing eco-nvironmentally sustainable and innovative solutions and improving product design and process performance.
Amendment 98 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the European Investment Bank to ensure that the Investment Plan for Europe is underpinned by resource and energy efficiency objectives, provides support for eco-innovative SMEs, start-ups and companies with potential of growth in particular, and strengthens advisory services on resource efficiency; calls for funding for the EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) and Horizon 2020 to be more focused on developing eco-innovative solutions and improving product design and process performance.
Amendment 18 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication entitled 'Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050' COM (2011)112 final
Amendment 37 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 61 % of gas consumed inall imported gas into the European Union is used in buildings for heating purposes and 75% of these are residential buildings, any gas supply crisis is a heat supply crisis; whereas the EU is without a strategy on heat as it relates to supply security, decarbonisation or affordability and competitiveness; whereas any interruptions in heat gas supply leading to inadequate heating puts at risk the health and wellbeing of a large proportion of EU citizens;
Amendment 166 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that Europe's increasingly complex energy networks will increasingly be exposed to threats and security vulnerabilities related to their IT infrastructure; Highlights the increasing sophistication and availability of cyber- weapons which may be used against such infrastructure; Reminds in this regard the need for a well-coordinated and well- resourced response to European cyber- security as a part of the energy security approach, including appropriate allocations of resources and capacity to the European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) as well as agencies such as ENISA.
Amendment 186 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the Energy Union, in addition to ensuring security of supply, should adopt a comprehensive approach focusing on key pillars such as achievement of a fully integrated internal energy market, moderation of energy demand1 a, decarbonisation of the energy mix, and research and innovation; __________________ 1aThe English translation uses the expression 'moderation of energy demand', which could be taken to mean moderation of demand, this being the most accurate interpretation in this context. This also applies to paragraph 15.
Amendment 200 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that in order to deliver a genuine energy union building solidarity against external energy supply shocks, the EU must develop a fully integrated mechanism for the transmission of surplus energy across borders; In this regard Commission, Member States and Transmission Operators (TSOs) must focus on reforming the EU internal energy market architecture as well as focusing on specific infrastructure projects;
Amendment 206 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that Energy Union must help increase the availability of finance for infrastructure projects; Highlights in this regard the role that the EFSI (Juncker package), must play in ensuring that projects are attractive to private investors with stable regulatory conditions and clearly identifiable medium to long term pay-off, particularly by minimising bureaucracy and encompassing an expedient application and approval process;
Amendment 207 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for the proposed Energy Union to adopt the principle of 'energy efficiency first' whereby measures to moderate energy demand must be considered, and if cost-effective, taken, ahead of any measures to increase supply, and for future PCIs to feature integrated projects where energy demand-reduction and energy supply infrastructure are planned jointly;
Amendment 214 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the moderation of energy demand through energy efficiency is triply crucial, impacting positively on the EU’s energy security, competitiveness and sustainability;
Amendment 215 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the moderation of energy demand through energy efficiency, is triply crucial, impacting positively on the EU’'s energy security, competitiveness and sustainability; highlights in this regard, that according to the International Energy Agency, energy efficiency investments represent the best return on investment of any energy resource;
Amendment 230 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EU is not yet on track to meet its commitment of saving 20 % of energy (371 Mtoe) by 2020, and that over one thirdmuch of reduced energy consumption is actually attributable to lower levels of economic activity;
Amendment 245 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that energy demand in the use of building sectors1 a is responsible for about 40 % of energy consumption in the EU and a third of natural gas use, and that it is therefore necessary to speed up renovation of buildings in order to reduce energy demand while encouraging greater involvement of the European Investment Bank and promoting energy services for which EU funds can complement national financing schemes; __________________ 1aWhile the English version is more specific, a more satisfactory wording would be possible.
Amendment 261 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that the role of locmunicipal and regional authorities of European cities in increasing energy efficiency through cogeneration, modernisation of district heating systems, increasing the use of cleaner public transport, encouraging more active travel models and renovation of buildings is also undoubtedly an important contribution to energy independence;
Amendment 263 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that the role of local authorities of European cities in increasing energy efficiency, including through cogeneration, modernisation of district heating systems,, expansion and establishment of district heating systems which easily integrate sustainable decentralised energy sources, and small scale installations, as well as increasing the use of cleaner public transport, encouraging more active travel models, and the construction and deep renovation of buildings isare also undoubtedly an important contribution to energy independence;
Amendment 275 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that improved vehicle performance standards and fuel efficiency are crucial for both reducing EU oil dependency and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore calls on the Commission to continue and accelerate its efforts in this field, in particular by coming forward with robust post-2020 standards for cars and vans as well as new fuel efficiency standards for HDVs; Further requests that the Commission encourages and enables low-carbon transportation such as hybrid, electric, natural gas, biofuel and hydrogen vehicles, with support for EU-wide networks of charging stations;
Amendment 279 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that improvedhigher vehicle performance standards and fuel efficiency are crucial for both reducing EU oil dependency and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore calls on the Commission to continue and accelerate its efforts in this field, while consistently taking due account of statutory impact assessments;
Amendment 285 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to be ambitious in implementing EU energy efficiency legislation, in order to achieve the 2020 energy efficiency targets, focusing on BAT with short payback and thus to be prepared with national and regional measures for sharply reducing energy demand both before and in response to supply shocks; Calls on Member States in this regard to reinforce regulatory and public financial support to accelerate the renovation rate of buildings and the improvement in/roll-out of district heating systems, as set out in the Commission Strategy.
Amendment 335 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that investment to moderate energy demand, especially in buildings and industry, is a significant contribution to energy security and competitiveness and that this should be taken into account when considering financial allocations;
Amendment 356 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that a long-term strategy for developing indigenous energy sources should be further promoted increasing security of supply must include the development of sustainable indigenous energy sources within the EU;
Amendment 371 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 433 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the development of renewable energy sourceso ensure the integration of renewables in the current context and their subsequent development, with the objective of 20 % by 2020 and at least 27 % by 2030, is essentialt is important, taking into consideration energy costs; stresses the importance of, to developing smarter energy grids and new energy storage solutions for the integration of renewables;
Amendment 451 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Believes that in view of the vast investment needs for ageing and inadequate distribution grids and the majority of renewable energy sources being connected at distribution grid level, specific initiatives to foster DSO investments including financial instruments should be considered by the Commission and the Member States;
Amendment 454 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)
Paragraph 20 f (new)
20f. Underlines that significant electrification of the European heating and transport sectors remains crucial to significantly reducing fuel import in these sectors;
Amendment 456 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to introduce common standards forensure continued development of smart grids, since they ensure a stable supply and free flow of energy across borders and contribute to energy security;
Amendment 458 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to introduce common standards for smart grids, since they ensure a stable supply and free flow of energy across borders and contribute to energy security; highlights in this regard the role that developing smarter energy grids and new energy storage facilities can play increasing the level of RES on a European scale and ensuring that such infrastructure is developed in conjunction with regional RES hubs;
Amendment 466 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that a more decentralised energy system, with power and heat sources being placed closer to the point of usage, diminishes the risk of attacking vulnerable infrastructure and simultaneously provides business opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to facilitate further development of local renewable energy sources and of local distribution networks, including thermal grids (district heating)networks;
Amendment 496 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that effective use of research and technological innovations fosters the leadership of European industry and contributesstrengthens the competitive advantage and commercial viability of European business and industry while contributing to the main EU energy policy goals, including security of supply, competitiveness and sustainable development of energy production, transportation and consumption;
Amendment 527 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that the commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions must not undermine the EU economy’s global competitiveness and that, for that reason, the viability of future objectives should be evaluated by carrying out an in-depth impact assessment; considers, therefore, that a complex approach to climate change and competitiveness is needed;
Amendment 540 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use, for the purposes of increased energy security and the transition to a low-carbon economy, of the possibilities allowed for financing energy projects through state aid, as well as the financial instruments available through the European Regional Development Fund, Horizon 2020, the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument, and the investment facilities of the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and calls on the Commission to conduct a regular cost-effectiveness assessment of the EU's financial instruments1a; __________________ 1aIn the context of this paragraph, no reference needs to be made to public and private intermediaries;.
Amendment 582 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the development of well- integrated and competitive regional electricity and gas markets – including, where necessary, capacity markets – covering all parts of the Union; demands that the Commission act decisively against all instances of protectionism, anti- competitive behaviour and barriers to market entry and exit;
Amendment 650 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for the Projects of Common Interest (PCI) adopted inon the Commission to direct more resources to the CEF budget, especially for PCI projects in order to further develop interconnectedness of the national grids in Europe; highlights that the implementation of the PCIs and ENTSO-E's 10 year network development plan's "Projects of Pan-European Significance" should be the backbone of meeting the EU's interconnectivity objectives; Calls on the Commission to come forward with concrete proposals by March 20135 to be executed without delay; ensure key bottlenecks in the Iberian peninsula and the Baltic countries are addressed by 2020;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that REFIT represents a first important step towards reducing the administrative burdens of regulation on businesses and eliminating barriers to growth, competitiveness and job creation;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s commitment on cutting red tape and for providing better regulation; welcomes the effort of the Juncker Commission to a strengthened Better Regulation Agenda and calls for the need for it to deliver an efficient system and actual progress; believes that cutting red tape should aim to deliver proportionate, evidence-based protection for workers, while ensuring that businesses can grow, create jobs and boost competitiveness; notes that debetter regulation and better regulationhigh protection of employees are not mutually exclusive;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes efforts to identify genuine opportunities for simplification of legislationand adaptability of legislation whilst maintaining high standards; stresses the need for simpler, clearly-worded rules that remove complexity and can be implemented in a simple manner in order to improve compliance, particularly in the area of health, safety and employment legislation; recalls the importance of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the Commission’s indication that the maternity leave directive shcould be considered for withdrawal; underlines that any new proposal from the Commission in this area must be in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the SME test and reminds the Commission on the commitment it has made in the Small Business Act to implement the "think small first principle" in its policy-making and considers that there is still an important margin of progress to be completed; calls on the Commission to use lighter regimes for micro-enterprises, start-ups and SMEs and to consider exemptions for micro-enterprisesthem on a case-by-case basis, while not compromising on health, safety and employment standards;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reminds that Commissioner Biénkowska during her confirmation hearing committed the Commission to consider the withdrawal of any proposal that Members find that an impact assessment is flawed or that elements have not been considered in full, calls on the Commission to confirm its commitment to this in writing;
Amendment 105 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for further measures such as carrying out independent impact assessments throughout the legislative process, further strengthening the independence, objectivity and neutrality of impact assessments and the SME-test, further facilitating citizens participation in the EUs legislative process, ensuring the adaptability of legislators and increasing transparency of inter- institutional negotiations as well as monitoring the transposition of the EU- legislation into national laws by including national gold-plating in the EU Regulatory Scoreboard to check that legislation is doing what it was intended to do and to identify areas where there are inconsistencies and ineffective measures;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission and co- legislators to continue to improve the legislative cycle and to introduce sunset clauses when justified and useful in concrete cases to ensure that employment legislation is periodically reviewed;
Amendment 134 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to prioritise action in the fields of what have been identified as the ‘Top Ten’ most burdensome laws for SMEs, micro- enterprises and start-ups, including the working time and temporary agency directives as well as national legislation which fragments the European Single Market;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the committee responsible to systematically review Commission impact assessments and review IMPA’s analysis as early as possible in the legislative process, and to call for independent impact assessments on its own reports.
Amendment 32 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the potential for boosting cultural tourism in rural and island regions which offer intact nature and landscapes, traditional culture (folk arts, handcrafts, local festivals, gastronomic traditions), local products and authenticity; stresses, in this regard, the importance of intermodal connectivity - including integrated travel planning and ticketing services - as a means of enhancing the appeal of smaller and remote tourist destinations;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises, furthermore, the importance of developing interregional and cross- border tourist products, which are based on coordinated action, build on synergies, save resources, and strengthen the common cultural identity and the competitiveness of the entire region; calls on the Members States and the Commission to facilitate this process;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the creation of initiatives that valorise Europe’s common heritage, increase visibility of cultural sites and have a particular impact at local and regional level, such as the European cycle routes or pilgrimage rCultural Routes, the European Capitals of Culture, the Europa Nostra network, the ‘Natura 2000’ network, the European Heritage Label, the European Heritage Days and the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage; (Amendment refers to the European Cultural Routes as routes recognised by the Council of Europe.)
Amendment 79 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the creation of initiatives that valorise Europe’s common heritage, increase visibility of cultural sites and have a particular impact at local and regional level, such as the European cycle routes or pilgrimage routes, the European Capitals of Culture, the Europa Nostra network, the ‘Natura 2000’ network, the European Heritage Label, the European Heritage Days and, the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage; and the European Youth Capital title;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to initiate and to facilitate a European-wide dialogue between policymakers across all levels of governance, together with cultural and creative industries, networks of tourism operators, partnerships between private and public actors and also NGOs; recalls that cultural tourism can be improved through better cross-border transport links; calls therefore on the Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, to further improve cross-border transport connectivity, in particular in border regions;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates the important principle of sustainable and responsible tourism, and expresses its conviction that EU action should first of all encourage the prosperity of tourism in Europe; , but that it must also respond to concerns relating to possible negativthe effects of structural changes caused by tourism and risks to cultural heritage posed by mass tourism; emphasizes, however that the European cultural tourism should be promoted in a coordinated way to the potential tourists from new emerging markets;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the significant potential for the development of entrepreneurial activity in the tourism sector, in particular of tourism SMEs and start-ups, which contribute to the preservation, protection and promotion of Europe’s cultural heritage;; stresses that quality of service and high-level professional skills are key factors for the success and competitiveness of the European tourism sector;
Amendment 114 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls onTherefore urges the Commission to ensure that information about and access to EU funds related to cultural tourism is facilitated for stakeholders and SMEs, SMEs and start-ups; calls on the Commission to take measures regarding the reduction of the administrative burden through an adequate regulatory environment so as to boost businesses - especially SMEs and start-ups - in the tourism sector;
Amendment 120 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to ensure that information about and access to EU funds related to cultural tourism is facilitated for stakeholders and SMEs; calls on the Commission to further facilitate direct access to EU funds and reduce administrative burden for SMEs dealing with cultural tourism;
Amendment 133 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the Commission in its initiatives for the digitalisation of Europe’'s rich cultural heritage as an important contribution to the promotion of its unique cultural wealth worldwide, recalls that the best practices of digitalisation should be further fostered among SMEs dealing with cultural tourism.
Amendment 3 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is deeply concerned by the significant cuts in the Commission draft budget 2015 proposed by the Council notably in such key areas as innovation, research, infrastructures, SMEs and energy; considers the proposed cuts to be potentially detrimental to the EU’s competitiveness and growth, as well as Europe’s strategic interests, particularly energy security, which demands a high level of investment in energy efficiency measures, energy infrastructure, interconnection, and renewable energy production; is concerned by the fact that already now considerable sums are missing in the EU budget for payments and the proposed cuts will aggravate the situation even further; emphasises that all appropriate measures should be taken in order to meet the Union’s legal obligations and avoid delays in payments to the important stakeholders such as researchers, universities, SMEs and entrepreneurs; calls therefore for full restoration of the Commission draft budget in areas strategically important for competitiveness, growth and creation of jobs;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the EU budget should focus on infrastructure projects that will deliver high European added value, by removing bottlenecks and building/improving trans-border infrastructure, as well as upgrading existing infrastructure, such as rail links, in order to develop the EU's internal market and improve the competitiveness of the EU as a whole; notes that in the context of the current international situation on the EU's Eastern borders, it is of particular importance to connect Member States in the EU transport network with European technical parameters, including European standard gauge, so they can better integrate into the EU's common market.
Amendment 6 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Bearing in mind the limited financial capacity of CEF, the European Parliament calls upon the Commission to continuously evaluate the preparedness of individual projects and in case a risk of a project not being sufficiently and on time prepared would arise, take measures for timely reallocation of funds.
Amendment 19 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy, which is vital to achieving our climate goals whilst stimulating growth and jobs in the renewables and low-carbon technologies sectors, requires improved governance and closer coordination between the EU, the Member States and the regions; calls for the highest possible synergy between EU funds and financing instruments as well as between European and national expenditure;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for appropriate funding for all relevant EU bodies which contribute to Europe’s competitiveness and growth, for example the European Institute of Innovation and Technology amongst others, as well as for executive agencies to enable them to properly fulfil the tasks assigned to them by the legislative authority.
Amendment 8 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 11 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 11 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to facilitate the introduction of natural gas vehicles the current total hydrocarbons (THC) emission limit should be increased and the effect of methane emissions should be taken into account and expressed as a CO2 equivalent for regulatory and consumer information purposes.
Amendment 15 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 17 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 19 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to facilitate the introduction of natural gas vehicles the current total hydrocarbons (THC) emission limit should be increased and the effect of methane emissions should be taken into account and expressed as a CO2 equivalent for regulatory and consumer information purposes.
Amendment 24 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a concerning the detailed rules on the application of this Regulation to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehiclreference mass not exceeding 5 000 kg. The delegated acts may only specify the technical parameters of measuring and shall ensure in particular that at chassis dynamometer tests the actual operational mass of the vehicle is appropriately considered for determining the equivalent inertia as well as other default power and load parameters.
Amendment 32 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Amendment 36 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 38 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 40 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 43 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 2
Amendment 56 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 59 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 60 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 62 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 71 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 –point 5 – point a
Article 1 –point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 80 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Amendment 87 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 –point 5 – point b
Article 1 –point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 122 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) This Regulation does not impose a specific port management model to the managing bodies of ports. Provided that rules relating to market access and financial transparency are respected, existing port management models established at national level in the Member States can be maintained.
Amendment 129 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In accordance with Protocol 26 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union the provisions of this Regulation should not affect in any way the competence of Member States to provide, commission and organise the activities or services mentioned in this regulation as non-economic services of general interest.
Amendment 132 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The self-provision of service which entails shipping companies or providers of port services to employ staff of their own choice and to provide themselves port services is regulated in a number of Member States for safety or social reasons. The stakeholders consulted by the Commission when preparing its proposal highlighted that imposing a generalised allowance of the self-provision of service at Union level would require additional rules on safety and social issues in order to avoid possible negative impacts in these areas. It appearis therefore not appropriate at this stage not to regulate this issue at Union level and to leave iit should, for the time being, be left to the Member States to regulate the self- provision of port services or not. Therefore, this Regulation should only cover the provision of port services for remuneration.
Amendment 138 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In the interest of efficient, safe and environmentally sound port management, the managing body of the port should be able to require that port service providers can demonstrate that they meet minimum requirements to perform the service in an appropriate way. These minimum requirements should be limited to a clearly defined set of conditions concerning the professional qualifications of the operators, including in terms of training, and the equipment required and the availability of the service insofar as these requirements are transparent, non- discriminatory, objective and relevant for the provision of the port service.
Amendment 169 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Member States should retain the power to ensure an adequate level of social protection for the staff of undertaking providing port services. This Regulation shall not affect the application of the social and labour rules of the Member States, provided that these rules are in line with the EU Treaty rules. In cases of limitation of the number of port service providers, where the conclusion of a port service contract may entail a change of port service operator, it should be possible for the competent authorities to ask the chosen service operator to apply the provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses11 . __________________ 11 OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16. OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.
Amendment 188 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In many ports, the market access for providers of cargo-handling and terminal passenger services is granted by means of public concession contracts. This type of contracts will be covered by the Directive ..../…[concessions]. Consequently, Chapter II of this Regulation should not apply to the provision of cargo- handling and passenger services, but Member States should remain free to decide to apply nevertheless the rules of this Chapter to these two services. For other types ofIn any case, the Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that in contracts used by public authorities for granting market access to cargo handling and terminal passenger services, the Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that the competent authorities are bound by the principles of transparency and non-discrimination when concluding these contracts. These principles are fully applicable as regards the provision of any port service.
Amendment 201 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Port service charges applied by providers of port services which are not designated in accordance with an open, transparent and non-discriminatory procedure entail a higher risk of price abuse given their monopolistic or oligopolistic situation and the fact that their market cannot be contested. The same is true for charges levied by internal operators in the meaning of this Regulation. For those services, in the absence of fair market mechanisms, arrangements should be established to ensure thcharges set by providers of port services which are not exposed to effective competition within the meaning of Article 9(1) and Article 6(1), should not be disproportionate the charges they levy reflect the normal conditions of the relevant market and aro the economic value of the services provided and should be set in a transparent and non-discriminatory way.
Amendment 207 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The variation of port infrastructure charges should be allowed in order tomanaging body of the port can vary the port infrastructure charges as a part of its commercial strategy. Port infrastructure charges may vary in order to, for example, promote short sea shipping and to attract waterborne vessels having an environmental performance or energy and carbon efficiency of the transport operations, notably the off-shore or on- shore maritime transport operations, that is better than average. This shcould help to contribute to the environmental and climate change policies and the sustainable development of the port and its surroundings notably by contributing to reducing the environmental footprint of the waterborne vessels calling and staying in the port.
Amendment 209 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Adequate facilities should be in place toIt should be ensured that the users of the ports which are requested to pay a port infrastructure charge and/or a port service charge are regularly consulted when the port infrastructure charge and the port service charge are defined and changed. The managing bodies of the ports should also regularly consult other stakeholders on key issues related to the sound development of the port, its performance and its capacity to attract and generate economic activities such as the coordination of port services within the port area and the efficiency of the connections with the hinterland and of the administrative procedures in ports.
Amendment 218 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Port labour relations have a large influence on the working of the ports. Therefore the sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for ports gives the social partners a framework to establish results regarding work organisation and working conditions, such as health and safety, training and qualifications, EU policy on low sulphur fuels, attractiveness of the sector to young workers and female workers.
Amendment 335 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 354 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(d b) the availability of the service without interruption during the day, the night, the week and the year;
Amendment 375 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The managing body of the port shall grant or refuse the right to provide port services on the basis of the minimum requirements established in accordance with Article 4 within onetwo months from receiving a request for the granting of such a right. Any refusal shall be duly justified on the basis of objective, transparent, non- discriminatory and proportionate criteria.
Amendment 386 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the scarcity or reserved use of land provided that the managing body can demonstrate that the land constitutes an essential port facility to provide the port service anor waterside space provided that the limitation is in accordance with the formal development plan of the portdecisions or plans as agreed by the management body of the port and where appropriate any other public competent authorities according to the national legislation;
Amendment 391 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Having regard to the existing different models for the organisation of port services, in the cases referred to in Article 9, where the internal operator carries out an activity directly exposed to effective competition, the remaining provisions of this Article shall not apply;
Amendment 404 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The limitations applied according to paragraph 1 of this Article shall be proportionate to the grounds on which those limitations are put in place.
Amendment 417 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. When a managing body of a port or a competent authority provides port services itself or through a legally distinct entity which it directly or indirectly controls, the Member State may entrust the adoption of the decision limitingshall take necessary measures to avoid conflicts of interest. In the absence of such measures, the number of providers of port serviceshall not be less to han authority which is independent from the managing body of the port. If the Member State does not entrust the adoption of the decision limiting the number of providers of port services to such an authority, the number of providers shall not be less than twotwo, unless any of the reasons listed in paragraph 1 justifies a limitation to a single provider.
Amendment 489 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. IOnly in the cases provided for in Article 6 (1) (b),a) or in cases when the national legislation of a Member State already so permits, the managing body of the port or the competent authority may decide to provide a port service under public service obligations itself or to impose such obligations directly onhrough a legally distinct entity over which it exercises a control similar to that exercised over its own departments. In such a case, the port service provider shall be considered as an internal operator for the purpose of this Regulation.
Amendment 508 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall not affect the application of the social and labour rules of the Member States, provided these rules are in conformity with the EU Treaty rules.
Amendment 524 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Training 1. The employer shall ensure that its employees receive the necessary training to acquire appropriate knowledge of the conditions in which their work is conducted and that they are properly trained to perform the work. 2. In full respect of the autonomy of social partners, the EU-level Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Ports is invited to develop guidelines for the establishment of training requirements. Those guidelines would enable port workers to acquire the necessary skills to perform their tasks and would aim at ensuring the highest level of safety and health for port workers. Such training requirements shall be regularly updated in order to reduce on an ongoing basis the occurrence of accidents at the workplace.
Amendment 545 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The financial relations between public authorities and a managing body of the port thata port, or other entity that provides port services on its behalf, in receivespt of public funds shall be reflected in a transparent way in the accountsing system in order to clearly show the following:
Amendment 550 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where the managing body of thea port thatin receivespt of public funds provides port services itseor dredging, within the port area which falls into the legal competence of the managing body of the port, itself, or other entity provides port services or dredging, within the port area which falls into the legal competence of the managing body of the port, on its behalf, it shall keep the accounts of eachthat publicly funded port service activity or dredging separate from the accounts of its other activities, in such a way that:
Amendment 557 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The public funds referred to in paragraph 1 shall include share capital or quasi-capital funds, non-refundable grants, grants only refundable in certain circumstances, award of loans including overdrafts and advances on capital injections, guarantees given to the managing body of the port by public authorities, dividends paid out and profits retainedthe granting of financial advantages by forgoing profits and recovery of sums due or any other form of public financial support.
Amendment 561 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The managing body of the port shall make available to the Commission and the competent independent supervisory body, upon request,, or other entity that provides port services on its behalf, shall, in the event of a formal complaint and upon request, make available to the relevant national authority the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and any additional information that they deem necessary in order to complete a thorough appraisal of the data submitted and to assess compliance with this Regulation. The information shall be transmitted within two months from the date of the request.
Amendment 640 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Amendment 646 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that aneffective independent supervisory body monitors and supervisesmechanisms are in place to monitor the application of this Regulation and to handle complaints arising from the application of this Regulation in all the seaports covered by this Regulation on the territory of each Member State. To that end, the Member States shall designate one or several independent bodies.
Amendment 651 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The independent supervisory body shall be legally distinct from andhandling of complaints shall be carried out in a manner which excludes conflicts of interest and which is functionally independent of any managing body of the port or providers of port services. Member States tshat retain ownership or control of ports or port managing bodies shall ensull ensure that there anis effective structurfunctional separation between the functions rehandling of complating to the supervision and monitoring of this Regulation and the activities associated with that ownership or control. The independent supervisory body shall exercise its powersts on the one hand and the ownership and management of ports, provision of port services and port use on the other hand. The handling of complaints shall be impartially and transparently and withshall duely respect to the right to freely conduct business.
Amendment 654 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The independent supervisory body shall handle the complaints lodged by any party with a legitimate interest and the disputes brought before it arisMember States shall ensure that port users and other relevant stakeholders are informed of where and how to lodge a complaint, including, an indication of the authorities responsible for the handling inof connection with the application of this Regulationmplaints and relevant national authorities referred to in Articles 12(5), 13(3) and 14(7).
Amendment 658 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Amendment 662 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 665 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Amendment 668 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Amendment 671 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Amendment 680 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The independdifferent supervisory bodies designated pursuant to Article 17 shall exchange information about their work and decision-making principles and practices in order to facilitate a uniform implementation of this Regulation. For this purpose, they shall participate and work together in a network that convenes at regular intervals and at least once a year. The Commission shall participate, coordinate and support the work of the network. The Commission shall support and facilitate the cooperation. The confidentiality of the information that is being exchanged shall be respected.
Amendment 700 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
No later than three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning and effect of this Regulation, accompanied, if appropriate, by relevant proposals. Within two years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning and effect of Article 11 of this Regulation. If appropriate, this report shall be accompanied by relevant proposals. To this end, the Commission will consult all involved parties, including the users.