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Activities of Norbert ERDŐS related to 2013/0443(COD)

Plenary speeches (3)

2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0443(COD)

2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0443(COD)

2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0443(COD)

Amendments (20)

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) Farmers are already contributing to the reaching of the EU’s environmental objectives, including the reduction of pollutant emissions, in a way that goes beyond food producing and indirect market value. Cross-compliance, greening and other sectoral legislations (e.g. the Nitrates Directive) set strict requirements for the European farmers. Therefore sustainable farming must be recognised in the EU’s environmental policy and farmers shall be rewarded for their efforts with which they contribute to the reduction of the pollutants under this Directive. Therefore this Directive does not contain specific farming requirements for the farmers.

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) In order to promote cost-effective achievement of the national emission reduction commitments and of the intermediate emission levels, Member States should be entitled to account for emission reductions from international maritime traffic if emissions from that sector are lower than the levels of emissions that would result from compliance with Union law standards, including the sulphur limits for fuels set in Directive 1999/32/EC of the Council.21 Member States should also have the possibility to jointly meet their commitments and intermediate emission levels regarding methane (CH4) and of making use of Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for so doing.22 For the purpose of checking compliance with their national emission ceilings, emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels, Member States could adjust their national emission inventories in view of improved scientific understanding and methodologies regarding emissions. The Commission could object to the use of any of these flexibilities by a Member State, should the conditions set out in this Directive not be met. __________________ 21 Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13). 22Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136__________________ 21 Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13).

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) In order to take into account technical developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the reporting guidelines set out in Annex I, as well as Part 1 of Annex III and Annexes IV and V to adapt them to technical progress. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.deleted

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), and particulate matter (PM2,5) ~~and methane (CH4)~~ in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

1. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall take all the necessary measures not entailing disproportionate costs to limit their 2025 anthropogenic emissions of SO2, NOx, NMVOC~~, NH3, PM2,5 and CH4~~ and PM2,5. The levels of those emissions shall be determined on the basis of fuels sold, by a linear reduction trajectory established between their emission levels for 2020 and the emission levels defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030.

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2

(2) Member States may jointly implement their methane emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels referred to in Annex II, provided that they meet the following conditions: (a) they comply with all applicable requirements and modalities enacted under Union legislation, including under Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. (b) they have adopted and implemented effective provisions in order to ensure a proper operation of joint implementation.deleted

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3

(3) Member States may establish adjusted annual national emission inventories for SO2, NOx, ~~NH3,~~ NMVOC and PM2,5 in accordance with Annex IV where non- compliance with their national emission reduction commitments or their intermediate emission levels would result from applying improved emission inventory methods updated in accordance with scientific knowledge.

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7

~~(7) The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 13 in order to adapt Part 1 of Annex III to technical progress.~~

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 9

~~(9) The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 13 in order to adapt Annex I in relation to reporting deadlines and Annex IV to technical and scientific progress.~~

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3

(3) Member States shall report their national emissions and projections for CH4 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.31 __________________ 31Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 13).deleted

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2

(2) The delegation of power referred to in Articles 6(7), 7(9) and 8(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a~~n in~~ determinate period of time of five years from the date of entry into force of this Directive.

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

(1) Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive [forty-eight~~een~~ months after the entry into force - date to be inserted by OPOCE] at the latest.

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table A – row 3

Total national - CH4 Annual, from 2005 15/02**** emissions by source to reporting year category minus 2 (X-2) –––––––––––––––––– **** Re-submissions due to errors shall be provided within four weeks at the latest and include a clear explanation of the changes made. deleted

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table C – row 4

Projected emissions - CH4 Biennial reporting, 15/03 by aggregated covering every year source category from year X up to 2030 and, where available, 2040 and 2050 deleted

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b – title

b) Emission reduction commitments for ~~ammonia (NH3),~~ fine particulate matter (PM2,5) ~~and methane (CH4)~~. Fuels sold, base year 2005.

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1

1. Member States shall establish a national advisory code of good agricultural practice for reducing ammonia emissions, based on the 2001 UNECE Framework Code for Good Agricultural Practice for Reducing Ammonia Emissions,3 covering at least the following items: a) nitrogen management, taking into account the full nitrogen cycle; b) livestock feeding strategies; c) low-emission manure spreading approaches; d) low-emission manure storage systems; e) low-emission manure processing and composting systems; f) low-emission animal housing systems; g) low-emission approaches for mineral fertilizer application. __________________ 3 Decision ECE/EB.AIR/75, paragraph 28adeleted

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 3

3. Member States shall reduce ammonia emissions from inorganic fertilizers by using the following approaches: a) use of ammonium carbonate fertilizers shall be prohibited; b) urea-based fertilizers shall as far as possible be replaced by ammonium nitrate based fertilizers; c) where urea-based fertilizers continue to be applied, methods shall be used that have been shown to reduce ammonia emissions by at least 30% compared with the use of the reference method, as specified in the Ammonia Guidance Document; d) inorganic fertilisers shall be spread in line with the foreseeable requirements of the receiving crop or grassland with respect to nitrogen and phosphorus, also taking into account the existing nutrient content in the soil and the nutrients from other fertilizers.deleted

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 4

4. Member States shall by 1 January 2022 reduce ammonia emissions from livestock manure by using the following approaches: a) reduce emissions from slurry and solid manure application to arable land and grassland, by using methods that reduce emissions by at least 30 % compared with the reference method described in the Ammonia Guidance Document and on the following conditions: i. manures and slurries shall only be spread in line with the foreseeable nutrient requirement of the receiving crop or grassland with respect to nitrogen and phosphorous, also taking into account the existing nutrient content in the soil and the nutrients from other fertilizers. ii. manures and slurries shall not be spread when the receiving land is water saturated, flooded, frozen or snow covered; iii. slurries spread to grassland shall be applied using a trailing hose, trailing shoe or through shallow or deep injection; iv. Manures and slurries spread to arable land shall be incorporated within the soil within four hours of spreading; b) reduce emissions from manure storage outside of animal houses, by using the following approaches: i. for slurry stores constructed after 1st January 2022, low emission storage systems or techniques shall be used which have been shown to reduce ammonia emissions by at least 60% compared with the reference method described in the Ammonia Guidance Document, and for existing slurry stores at least 40%; ii. for stores for solid manure, the stores shall be covered; iii. farms shall have sufficient manure storage capacity to spread manure only during periods that are suitable for crop growth; c) reduce emissions from animal housing, by using systems which have been shown to reduce ammonia emissions by at least 20% compared with the reference method described in the Ammonia Guidance Document. d) Reduce emissions from manure, by using low protein feeding strategies which have been shown to reduce ammonia emissions by at least 10% compared with the reference method described in the Ammonia Guidance Document.deleted

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section C – point 1

1. In taking the measures outlined in sections A and B above, Member States should e~~nsure that impacts on~~xempt small and micro farms ~~are fully taken into account. Member States may, for instance, exempt them from those measures where possible and appropriate in view of the applicable reduction commitment~~from those measures.

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI

Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1

For the pollutants referred to in Annex I, ~~other than CH4,~~ Member States shall establish emission inventories, adjusted emission inventories, projections and informative inventory reports using the methodologies adopted by Parties to the LRTAP Convention (EMEP Reporting Guidelines) and are requested to use the EMEP/EEA Guidebook referred to therein. In addition, supplementary information, in particular the activity data, needed for the assessment of the inventories and projections shall be prepared in accordance with the same guidelines.

2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI