2018/2089(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses the need for real-life testing sites across the EU in order to thoroughly test and develop new technologies; urges each of the Member States to designate, by 2020, urban and extra-urban areas where autonomous research vehicles can be tested in real-life traffic conditions, ~~while~~provided that the vehicle and/or technology is in the final stages of development and when it has already been proven during track tests that the automated vehicle drives safely, while also safeguarding road safety in those areas;

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

Gesine MEISSNER, Tonino PICULA, Ulrike RODUST, Jozo RADOŠ, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Younous OMARJEE, Catherine BEARDER, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Tiemo WÖLKEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Takes note of the good practice of Operation Clean Sweep and the Port of Antwerp’s ‘zero pellet loss’ initiative; believes there is scope to replicate this initiative at EU and global level, as well as throughout the entire plastic supply chain to prevent pellet loss across the supply chain, to tackle the second largest direct source of microplastic pollution in the EU;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Gesine MEISSNER, Tonino PICULA, Ulrike RODUST, Jozo RADOŠ, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Younous OMARJEE, Catherine BEARDER, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Research and Innovation

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Gesine MEISSNER, Tonino PICULA, Ulrike RODUST, Jozo RADOŠ, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Younous OMARJEE, Catherine BEARDER, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Stresses that sufficient funding of research and innovation is key to understand the source, quantification and impact of macro-, micro- and nanoplastics on the marine ecosystems and to develop innovative solutions; and calls therefore for a budget of at least €120 billion for Horizon Europe in the Multiannual Financial Framework after 2020;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

2a. The Commission shall draw up technical guidelines concerning the harmonised higher standard management of high risk sites. Systematic road safety assessment and inspection of high risk sections shall be undertaken to support corrective interventions.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive 2008/96/EC

(f) pedestrian and cycling crossing facilityies on entry arm of minor road joining network.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Julia REDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) ~~accept upon request~~encourage actively the participation, in the training, of ~~employees~~staff with disabilities, as well as passengers with disabilities and with reduced mobility, and~~/or~~ organisations representing them.;

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Member States shall ensure that drivers of vehicles referred to in Article 3(a) are governed by national rules which provide adequate protection in terms of permitted driving times and mandatory breaks and rest periods. ~~Member States shall inform the Commission about the relevant national rules applicable to such drivers.;~~It is in the interests of drivers working conditions, as well as road safety and enforcement that Member States should provide parking and rest areas, free from snow and ice in the winter time, especially in the outermost and/or peripheral regions of the European Union.

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0122(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Gesine MEISSNER, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)

a) In Article 8(1), the following fourth intend is added: "- every time the autonomous driving system activates or deactivates"

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0122(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Regulation (EU) 165/2014
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

(1 a) In Article 8, paragraph 1, last subparagraph shall be amended as follows: ""For that purpose, vehicles ~~register~~produced for the first time 36 months after the entry into force of the detailed provisions referred to in Article 11 shall be fitted with a tachograph connected to a positioning service based on a satellite navigation system. ~~(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0165&from=EN)~~"" Or. en

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0122(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 9 – paragraph 1

(1 b) In Article 9, paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows: "" (1) In order to facilitate targeted roadside checks by the competent control authorities, tachographs installed in vehicles ~~register~~produced for the first time 36 months after the entry into force of the detailed provisions referred to in Article 11 shall be able to communicate to those authorities while the vehicle is in motion. ~~(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0165&from=EN)~~"" Or. en

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0121(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)

(14a) To effectively monitor the social rules and to tackle unfair practices in the road transport sector, Member States should use the advantage to combine the road side checks and checks at the premises of undertakings of Regulations 561/2006/EU and 165/2014/EU and Directive 2002/15/EC with Directives 96/71/EC and 2014/67/EU respectively.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0121(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 b (new)

(14b) Rules to safeguard good social conditions across the European road haulage market should be respected by all partners in the supply chain. In order to create an economically and socially sustainable European internal market, a chain of responsibility that covers all actors in the logistical chain should be established and implemented. Enforcing transparency and liability and increasing social and economic equality will increase the attractiveness of the driver as a profession and promote healthy competition.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0121(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Merja KYLLÖNEN

7. Complainants, interested parties~~, the Member State(s) concerned~~ and the representatives of the third country or third country entity concerned may consult all information made available to the Commission, except for internal documents that are for the use of the Commission and the administrations, provided that such information is not confidential within the meaning of Article 6 and provided that it has addressed a request in writing to the Commission. All information made available to the Commission may be consulted by the Member State(s) concerned.

2018/01/24
Committee: TRAN

2017/0017(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) Given that the voluntary nature of ICAO scheme is insufficient alone, it is important that the Single European Sky is speedily implemented as the current fragmentation of European air space results in increased CO2 emissions.

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/0017(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 b – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the relevant ICAO standards and recommended practices (SARPs), ICAO Council approved recommendations relevant to the global market-based measure or other legal instruments as well as on domestic measures taken by third countries to implement the global market- based measure to be applied to emissions from 2021, and on other relevant international developments. This reporting shall be done by 1 January 2018, 1 January 2019 and regularly afterwards in accordance with the ICAO´s standard- making procedures.

2017/06/08
Committee: TRAN

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Silvia COSTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Carlos COELHO, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Gérard DEPREZ, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Lara COMI, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Tokia SAÏFI, Julie WARD

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

–1a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the growing importance of life cycle emissions, including from energy supply, manufacturing and end-of-life, by bringing forward holistic proposals that guide manufacturers towards optimal solutions, in order to ensure that upstream and downstream emissions do not erode the benefits related to the improved operational energy use of vehicles;

2017/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the introduction of the new WLTP; underlines the need, however, to develop a more transparent and realistic on-road test procedure to reflect real fuel consumption and CO2 emissions complemented by fuel consumption meters on vehicles; reminds that the inverse correlation between CO2 and NOX emissions, and CO2 and PM emissions can be avoided or at least reduced;

2017/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)

Calls on the Commission to recognise the growing importance of life-cycle emissions, including from energy supply, manufacturing and end-of-life, by bringing forward holistic proposals that guide manufacturers towards optimal solutions, in order to ensure that upstream emissions do not erode the benefits related to the improved operational energy use of vehicles.

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that even the new WLTP test cycle will have a 20% gap with real world and will remain open to test optimisation and manipulation; therefore urges the Commission to introduce a complementary on-road test (similar to RDE for air pollutants) to deter lab optimisation which allows 110% not-to- exceed value of the WLTP measured results; calls on this RDE value to be used for vehicle labelling to provide accurate consumer information;

2017/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to urgently introduce and improve CO2 standards for all road transport as ~~a matter of urgency; points out that~~ cost- effective vehicle standards ~~probably~~ represent the most effective measure for improving energy efficiency in the EU in the period up to 2030. Efficiency gains should be achieved on a level playing field basis for all transport modes in the period up to 2030 and addressing all CO2 reduction potentials besides new vehicle technology, including efficient transport and fuel infrastructure and better use of existing vehicles (e.g. ecodriving, optimised logistics, ITS applications);

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Commission to review the Clean Power for Transport Directive (2014/94/EU) and to come forward with a draft regulation on CO2 standards for the car fleets coming onto the market from 2025 onwards, with the inclusion of Zero- Emission Vehicles (ZEV) and Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) mandates that impose a stepwise increasing share of zero- and ultra-low-emission vehicles in the total fleet with the aim of phasing out new CO2 -emitting cars by 2035;

2017/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to introduce and improve CO2 standards for all road transport as a matter of urgency; points out that cost-eff~~ective~~icient vehicle standards probably represent the most effective measure for improving energy efficiency in the EU in the period up to 2030;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to review the EU approach to aviation connectivity; stresses that connectivity should focus on connecting remote and disadvantaged regions of the Union; underscores that this should be combined with ~~investments in~~promotion of green alternatives such as cross-border (night) trains;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a transparent pan-EU labelling system, which would provide consumers with comparable data on the fuel consumption ~~and CO2~~, life cycle CO2 emissions and pollutant emissions of cars placed on the market;

2017/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Encourages national and local authorities to create strong incentives in order to promote low-emission taxi and last mile delivery fleets;

2017/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that clearer price signals to reflect better the polluter-pays, across all sectors emitting CO2, and user- pays principles are essential in ensuring fairness and a level-playing field for different transport modes in Europe;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Urges~~Notes that HDVs will be responsible for 40% of total road transport CO2 emissions if no additional measures are taken by 2030; urges therefore the Commission to come up with a proposal on the certification, monitoring and reporting of heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) by the end of 2017 and ambitious 2025 CO2 targets by the beginning of 2018;

2017/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines that emission reduction and air quality targets require actions that will concern also older vehicles and reminds in this regard, that retrofitting is the fastest and the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions and pollutants from older fleet as systematic implementation of advanced diesel exhaust after treatment systems allows older heavy-duty vehicles, such as buses and trucks to operate in an environmentally friendly manner, meeting even the strictest emission requirements and achieving maximum reduction in NOx, NO2 and PM reductions; calls therefore on the Commission to come up with common EU guidelines in order to encourage the Member States to fully deploy the possibilities of retrofitting solutions and also ensure the eligibility for funding in context of EU financial instruments aiming to decarbonisation of transport system;

2017/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
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;deleted

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Subheading 3

Type Approval and Market Surveillance

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)

Recognises that logistics can play a crucial role in reducing transport´s carbon impact through environmentally- friendly collaborative strategies addressing supply chain integration, multi-modal transport, consolidation of deliveries and reverse logistics; considers that digital technologies are critical to these objectives;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Regrets, in this regard, the adoption of high conformity factors for NOx emissions and urges the Commission to review the conformity factors in 2017 and bring them down to 1 by 2021 at the latest; calls for a swift and ambitious adoption of the last packages of RDE including its extension to cover CO2 emissions and fuel efficiency;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that autonomous vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of road, rail, maritime and air transport; insists, however, that autonomous vehicles should be electric/hybrid, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
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~~low- or zero-emitting, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the aviation sector should contribute effectively to achieving the 2030 climate targets and the objectives of the Paris Agreement and hence contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of Climate Action;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
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 mobility as a service~~concepts of mobility as a service and synchronised intermodality (“synchromodality”). To further enhance mobility management and mobility as a service the contribution of Intelligent Transport Management Systems (ITS), development of ICT capabilities, interoperability of systems and sharing services should be adequately considered within future regulation;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Considers the 2020 ICAO agreement ~~inadequate, in particular the provision of carbon-neutral growth targets and its voluntary nature~~, given its voluntary nature, to be insufficient alone; urges therefore the speedy implementation of the Single European Sky, as the current fragmentation of European air space results in increased CO2 emissions;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes efforts to ensure comprehensive and interoperable infrastructure for ~~electric vehicle charging~~alternatively powered vehicles electric vehicle charging and calls on the Commission to take ambitious and coordinated actions supporting the market uptake of alternatively powered vehicles and puts forward guiding recommendations to Members States to fully transpose and implement the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure directive (COM 2014/94);

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that, in addition to an adequate distribution infrastructure for alternative maritime fuels, such as LNG, it is essential also to encourage the shipping sector to invest in vessels using low-emission energies; stresses that in this respect it is necessary to consider instruments at national and EU level for speeding up investment in green fleet;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Reminds that reducing black carbon emissions of maritime transport, especially in the arctic region, is essential in reducing global warming;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Recalls that the energy efficiency should be considered as the best alternative energy and thus all measures to improve the energy efficiency in a cost- effective way and to reduce the energy demand should be prioritised and promoted, and duly integrated into transport policy and European climate action;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for a more ambitious approach for renewables in transport than proposed in the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive in order to achieve long- term decarbonisation of the transport sector;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15

15. Invites the Commission to favour biofuels with high GHG-efficiency, while taking into account indirect land use change and the objectives of EU biodiversity strategy and ensuring that existing investments are protected; calls the phase out of the fossil fuel subsidies to facilitate the transition to the low carbon economy;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16

16. Encourages greater market penetration of those advanced biofuels which comply with the principle of cascading use and waste hierarchy as part of the circular economy and which respect strong environmental and social sustainability criteria in order to avoid the same issues that occurred with first- generation biofuels;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to take immediate measures to phase vegetable oils including palm oil as a component of biofuels, that drive deforestation and increase competition for land for the production of food and feed, put at risk our ecosystems or do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as soon as possible but at latest by 2020

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for the contribution of transport fuels from palm oil and its derivatives to the share of renewables in transport to be limited until global peatland conversion is halted.

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the Commission 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; recalls, therefore, the immediate need to renew the criteria of allocation of different EU funds to foster the decarbonisation and energy-efficiency measures to guarantee that EU funding will not be allocated to projects which are not compliant with CO2 reduction targets and policies; asks the Commission to establish a fostered and transparent methodology for evaluation of the environmental performance of the applications.

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to take measures to phase out the use of vegetable oils, that drive deforestation, including palm oil as a component of biofuels as soon as possible but at latest by 2020 and to take account of all the CO2 emissions generated by the production, processing and transport of palm oil;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines the role that natural gas, in particular bio-methane and synthetic methane, in short term could play in the transition towards the decarbonisation of the transport sector, especially with regard to shipping, aviation and HDVs; reminds that when discussing liquefied natural gas (LNG) it is also necessary to ensure that there is an infrastructure for liquefied biogas (LBG), to promote its adoption and to ensure that its systems are interoperable.

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines the role that natural gas~~, in particular bio-methane~~ (e.g. CNG, LNG) bio and synthetic methane, could play in the transition towards the decarbonisation of the transport sector~~, especially with regard to shipping, aviation and HDVs.~~

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission to follow closely the development regarding the hydrogen technology and commit to a feasibility study concerning the role and possibilities of hydrogen in European transport system;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Stresses the importance of exchanging best practices and lessons learned in the sector of low-emission mobility among the Member States and requests the Commission to provide platforms for such activities; stresses also that research and development activities play an essential role in the development of low-emission mobility; calls on the Commission to provide research and vehicle technology development funding for low-emission mobility and urges the Member States to make use of the available funding and ensure that SMEs can also take advantage of research and development funding;

2017/06/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls for local and regional authorities to take full consideration the continued assurance of commercial transport and delivery services in their planning of urban transport policy;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for the Commission to strengthen the networks of front-runners among cities and to share success stories in both GHG emission reductions and clean air strategies; stresses the importance of exchanging best practices and lessons learned in the sector of low-emission mobility among the Member States and requests the Commission to provide platforms for such activities; stresses also that research and development activities play an essential role in the development of low-emission mobility;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for the Commission to strengthen the networks of front-runners among cities and to share success stories in both GHG emission reductions and clean air strategies and to encourage local, regional and national authorities to fully integrate the needs and procedures of transport, housing and land-use planning in order to better achieve the climate policy goals;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Encourages national and local authorities to create strong incentives in order to promote low-emission taxi and last-mile delivery fleets;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Expects the Commission to come forward with a proposal for CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) for 2025 without further delay, as well as for CO2 certification to allow for differentiation in road-user charging; calls on the Commission to come up with a proposal how should the energy and emission savings achieved by platooning be taken into account in this differentiation;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Underlines that emission reduction and air quality targets require action that will concern also older vehicles and reminds in this regards, that the retrofitting is the fastest and the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions and pollutants from older fleet as systematic implementation of advanced diesel exhaust after treatment allows older heavy-duty vehicles, such as buses and trucks, to operate in an environmentally friendly manner, meeting even the strictest emission requirements and achieving maximum reduction in terms of NOx, NO2 and PM strains; calls therefore the on the Commission to come up with common EU guidelines in order to encourage the Member States to fully deploy the possibilities of retrofitting solutions and also ensure the eligibility for funding in context of EU financial instruments aiming to decarbonisation of transport system.

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Asks the Commission to improve aviation efficiency, ~~including by means of the proposal on landing fees and CO2 standards beyond those enshrined in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) agreement;~~especially by enhancing the speedy implementation of the Single European Sky, as the current fragmentation of European air space results in increased CO2 emissions.

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that, in order to ~~address current market barriers to ship efficiency and lower emissions, transparency and the real transport work data in~~ensure an effective global reduction of GHG emissions from international shipping with the aim of meeting the 2 degrees' target of the COP21 Paris Climate Agreement the EU Monitoring, Reporting, Verification (MRV) system should be consistently amended preserved i~~f and when~~n case the EU decides to align its system with the International Maritime Organisation’'s (IMO) Data Collection System (DCS);

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2274(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
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 technologies supported by European standards (e.g. alternative fuels infrastructure);

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2274(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
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~~and European Standardisation Organisations to develop appropriate standards to harmonise, when deemed necessary, conditions at national level with the aim to remove any possible barriers to the internal market; 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);

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2274(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages the Commission and the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to further promote ~~‘open standards’~~standards for open ICT systems, developed in a transparent and inclusive standardisation process as a pillar of the Single European Transport Area architecture.

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2274(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Strongly believes that, especially in the transport sector, open data remains an essential element in order to reap the full benefits of the Digital Single Market and stresses therefore that more legal certainty, mainly in terms of ownership and responsibility, is needed; calls therefore on the Commission to publish, without any further delay, a roadmap to harmonised standards for public-funded transport data and programming interfaces in order to boost the data- intensive innovations and provision of new transport services;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point c

(c) reduce transport costs, such as maintenance costs, and i~~ncrease~~mprove the efficiency of the use of existing transport infrastructure capacity (e.g. platooning);

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point f a (new)

(fa) diminish the problems related to information asymmetry in the transport market;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need to mobilise and attract 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; underlines also the need to provide adequate financial tools for small and medium-sized enterprises;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas good accessibility is a prerequisite to enable sustainable and competitive economic development in the northern growth centres to better connect the rural areas with the rest of the European Union, given the increasing attention by investors and stakeholders because of the untapped resources and its role as a focal point of ecological concern;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas balanced combination of the industrial Arctic expertise and specialisation and commitment to the environmentally friendly and sustainable development goals have the potential for ecological innovation, industrial symbioses and effective waste management in the area, maintaining the pristine Arctic environment with a potential for new and emerging business opportunities and job growth in the European Arctic, hence contributing positively also to the youth employment and the ageing of the population;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union; encourages the Member States to ratify the Paris Agreement in order to proceed with the ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and measures on both the emission trading and effort- sharing sectors, bearing in mind the target of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C by 2100;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Member States to ban fossil fuel subsidies that lower the cost of fossil fuel energy production, trying thus to discourage the exploitation and the use of fossil fuels; urges the Commission and the Member States to work in the international forums towards a total ban of Arctic oil and gas extraction in the long run to achieve the goal of low carbon economy;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take a stronger role in the effective implementation of international conventions such as ~~the Paris Agreement, the Minimata Convention,~~ the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, the Gothenburg Protocol, the Stockholm Convention ~~and the Convention on Biological Diversity~~; asks the Commission to pay special attention to the ongoing international process by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to further restrict the use of persistent organic pollutants;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts within the EU legislative framework by agreeing on ambitious reduction targets in the negotiations on the National Emission Ceilings Directive, by reducing local pollution levels through the Clean Air Package, and by negotiating ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and measures on both the emission trading and effort-sharing sectors, bearing in mind the target of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C by 2100;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to affirm their role in the efficient implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and related international agreements; considers important that the strategic plan, agreed upon in Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol, regarding identifying and prioritizing harmful alien species which threaten ecosystems and their expansion routes, the most harmful invasive species are being controlled or wiped out, and measures are targeted on their expansion routes to eliminate the transfer and invasion of harmful alien species, including also Arctic areas;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to work on the implementation of the IMO Guidelines for Ships Operating in Polar Waters to be part of the normal Arctic activities; stresses the importance of developing a single EER (Escape, evacuation and rescue) system of offshore personnel that can be uniformly applied for all Arctic platform and vessel conditions;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Highlights the role of good accessibility of the Arctic region to the TEN-T network, its planned core network corridor extension of the North Sea - Baltic and Scandinavian - Mediterranean corridors as well as second level access routes as the key transport structure to enable sustainable economic growth;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2228(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Stresses, that accessible, interconnected, safe and sustainable tourism in the rural and scarcely populated areas in the European Arctic has an increasing potential for business activities, which in turn contributes to the number of jobs in the small and medium sized businesses and the overall positive development in the regions; highlights therefore that tourism in the area should be promoted with respect to its related social and environmental impacts infrastructure and research, education and training;

2016/11/14
Committee: AFET ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Consumer Goods Forum representing 400 retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other stakeholders across 70 countries has adopted a public resolution to halve food waste from their members´ own operations by 2025, five years ahead of SDG 12.3;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the FUSIONS project concluded that there are very few measurements of waste in agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, fisheries or other primary production activities; whereas this prevents a good assessment of the actual size of food loss and waste in Europe;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas a WRAP study in the UK indicated that at least 60% of the household food waste is avoidable and could have been eaten if it had been managed better1a ; _________________ 1aWRAP, 2015. Household Food Waste in the UK, 2015.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the Food Loss and Waste Protocol is a multi-stakeholder effort that has developed a global accounting and reporting standard (known as the FLW Standard) for quantifying food and associated inedible parts removed from the food supply chain2a; _________________ 2aFood Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard, 2016.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas a distinction needs to be made between edible food waste and inedible parts of waste in order to avoid misleading conclusions and ineffective measures; whereas the focus of reduction efforts should be on avoiding edible food waste;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the waste management hierarchy established by the Waste Framework Directive12 (prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal) cannot be applied in full to food waste; whereas currently there is no specific hierarchy for the management of unconsumed food at EU level; _________________ 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).deleted

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas countries may also adopt national voluntary guidelines for food donations, such as the one prepared by the food safety authorities in Finland, which is aimed at reducing avoidable food waste;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas food packaging makes an important contribution to food waste reduction and sustainability by extending products´ life and protecting products; whereas food packaging that is recyclable and derives from renewable raw materials can further contribute to environmental and resource efficiency objectives;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for a binding food waste reduction target of 50 % by 2030 and reiterates its call for a binding food waste reduction target of at least 30 % by 2025, with a focus on edible food waste;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt a common methodology to measure food waste, in line with global existing methodologies such as the Food Loss and Waste Standard;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to include food losses in the agricultural sector in its measurements;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines the important role of safe food packaging materials in preventing food waste and recalls that fresh wood fibres produce packages that are strong, clean and safe for direct food contact;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Points out that relevant food contact material legislation should enable a maximum level of consumer protection for all packaging material, including imported material from third countries; therefore, calls upon the Commission to present EU harmonised rules for food contact materials and to prioritise the drawing-up of specific EU measures for paper and board in line with Parliament´s Resolution of 6 October 2016 on the implementation of the Food Contact Materials Regulation (EC) No 1953/2004;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote ~~consumer~~ understanding of food waste, food safety, and good practices in relation to their management and consumption of food;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Emphasises the role of packaging in food waste prevention and stresses that paper and board, the leading food packaging material, is recyclable, derives from renewable sources and therefore presents various environmental benefits;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Points out, however, that food donations cannot be seen as a self-evident measure to solve the core problems of poverty; thus unrealistic expectations cannot be set on food donations to mitigate social problems on one hand, and prevent food waste on the other; therefore calls on the Commission to take more determined actions in prevention of poverty;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Supports the promotion of bio- based packaging as an environmentally friendly solution that effectively contributes to limiting food waste; thus, calls upon the Commission and Member States to encourage measures to increase the use of bio-based packaging that is appropriate for direct contact with food;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe,1a _________________ 1a OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p.1.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. There are large discrepancies between the NOx emissions of most Euro 3-6 diesel cars measured during the type- approval process with the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) laboratory test, which meet the legal emission limit, and their NOx emissions measured in real driving conditions, which substantially exceed the limit. Those discrepancies affect most diesel cars and are not limited to Volkswagen vehicles equipped with prohibited defeat devices.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. The existence of the discrepancies, and their significant negative impact on attaining air quality ~~objective~~standards, in particular with regard to urban areas, had been known to the Commission, to the responsible authorities of the Member States and to many other stakeholders since at least 2004-2005 when the Euro 5/6 Regulation was being prepared. The discrepancies have been confirmed by a large number of studies by the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and other researchers since 2010-2011.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Before September 2015, the discrepancies were generally attributed to the inadequacy of the NEDC laboratory test, which is not representative of real world emissions, and to the optimisation strategies put in place by car manufacturers to pass the laboratory test~~, not to the use of prohibited~~. The discrepancies were not recognised to originate from the use of prohibited defeat devices because there were no authorities looking into the illegal use of defeat devices.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. The excessive length of the process leading to the introduction of regulatory RDE tests can be explained only in part by the complexity of the development of a new test procedure, the time needed for the technological development of PEMS, and the length of the decision-making and administrative processes at the EU level. The delays were ~~also due to choices of political priorities, such as the focus of~~mainly the result of lobby influence, and of the political priority given by the Commission and the Member States ton avoid~~ing~~ burdens on industry ~~in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis~~.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. The car industry put considerable pressure on the European Commission and Member States and that is why they delayed action on reducing toxic emissions by passenger vehicles.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. It is justified to propose a lower NOx emission limit for diesel cars since there are standards in the world that are much more demanding than the current European standards and because the technology already exists to reduce the NOx emissions since EU car manufacturers are placing diesel cars on the US market that have to comply with much lower NOx emission limits.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. The Commission in its initial draft for the second RDE package had proposed to the TCMV conformity factors towards the lower end of the 1.6-2.2 range for the first phase and of the 1.2-1.6 range for the second phase. The initial proposal was based on conformity factors identified at the lower end of identified ranges and thus corresponded to the strongest environmental objectives.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Notwithstanding the reasons mentioned the Commission lacked the political will and decisiveness to act upon the seriousness of the high NOx emissions and to give priority to the protection of public health of citizens that was at stake;

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. The Member States’ failure to take an active part in the “Real Driving Emissions - Light Duty Vehicles” (RDE- LDV) working group constitutes maladministration. With the exception of a few Member States, such as the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Denmark and Spain, the vast majority did not participate in the RDE-LDV working group, despite voicing criticisms of the Commission’s proposals. Given the lead role played by the Member States in the enforcement of the Regulation, and given the known discrepancies in the NOx emissions of diesel vehicles and their significant negative impact on air quality objectives, Member States should have participated in the group’s proceedings. This would also have helped to achieve a better balance ~~with~~in the ~~other participants in the working group~~working group instead of having a central role played by the overrepresented industry.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. The Member States contravened their legal obligation to monitor that the manufacturers equip vehicles so that the components likely to affect emissions are designed, constructed and assembled so as to enable the vehicle, in normal use, to comply with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. The Commission ~~did not use all possibl~~failed to use the means at its disposal, at the level of the TCMV and of the RDE-LDV working group, to advance the decision making process and ensure a timely adaptation of the type-approval tests to reflect real world conditions, as required by Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Better coordin~~Coordination and cooperation between the different Commission ~~departments involved~~services, including the JRC, was unstructured and neglectful. Better coordination could have been instrumental in accelerating the process of adapting the tests.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Over half of the RDE-LDV working group participants consisted of experts from car manufacturers and other automotive industries. This can inter alia be attributed to the lack of sufficient technical expertise in the Commission departments. While the Commission consulted a wide range of stakeholders and ensured open access to the RDE-LDV group, it leading to imbalanced composition of the working group where research institutes, civil society and NGO's were heavily underrepresented. The Commission should have taken further steps to “as far as possible, ensure a balanced representation of relevant stakeholders, taking into account the specific tasks of the expert group and the type of expertise required”, as required by the horizontal rules for Commission expert groups of 10 November 2010.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Defeat devices were generally not considered among the possible reasons behind the discrepancies between laboratory and on-road NOx emissions and it was not generally suspected that they could be in actual use in any passenger car produced in the EU before the Volkswagen revelations in September 2015. However, the Commission and the Member States were informed about the possibility of the use of defeat strategies under normal conditions of use ever since the conclusions of the JRC's 2013 report titled "A complementary emissions test for light-duty vehicles" were presented to them.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. After the warnings of the JRC in 2013 regarding the possibility of the use of defeat strategies under normal conditions of use, the Commission should have taken additional measures to monitor and ensure that Member States carry out all necessary checks and that there is no infringement of EU legislation.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. The Commission had no legal basis to search for defeat devices itself, but had the legal obligation to oversee the Member States’ enforcement of the ban on defeat devices. However, in spite of the awareness of, and communication between the relevant Commission services on, possible illegal practices by manufacturers, the Commission neither undertook any further technical or legal research or investigation on its own nor requested any information or further action from the Member States to verify whether the law may have been infringed. This constitutes maladministration.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Even if there was no concrete evidence that indicated cheating in emissions tests, the Commission should have launched an investigation to check if the car manufactures were using defeat devices in contravention with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and should have taken measures to prevent the fraud.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. The Commission failed to monitor the development of national policies and the enforcement of the EU legislation by national authorities ensuring that there is no infringement of EU legislation. This constitutes maladministration.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)

22 c. The Commission failed to give a mandate to the JRC to investigate the possible illegal use of defeat devices as a possible explanation for the discrepancies between the laboratory and road emissions.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. The Commission should have ensured that the JRC’s research findings and concerns discussed among the Commission services with regard to possible illegal practices by manufacturers reach the level of the hierarchy and lead to actions needed to correct the situation. Altogether, the Commission's lack of action constitutes maladministration.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. The level of technical expertise and human and financial resources may vary substantially between type-approval authorities and technical services, and the fact that car manufacturers are free to choose any of the existing type-approval authorities combined with a lack of a harmonised interpretation of the rules ~~can~~ leads to competition among them, especially since the authorities act in this respect as commercial parties and not as bodies serving only the public interest. Car manufacturers are, in principle, free to address the type-approval authority and technical service with the most flexible and least stringent interpretation of the rules, as well as the lowest fees.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. There is an evident lack of control after type-approval~~, which is partly due to the current rules and partly due to uncertainty as to which authority is in charge of market surveillance~~. Effective conformity of production, in-service and end-of- lifecycle conformity checks to uncover cases where production vehicles and vehicles in use do not conform to the type- approved vehicle are often not in place or verified only through documents instead of physical tests carried out in the presence of the authorities.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. The Member States should have ensured that their type-approval authorities have sufficient human and financial resources to either perform in-house testing or purchase reliable testing services. They should have not relied on tests performed in the car manufacturers’ certified laboratories under the supervision of technical services. The potential conflicts of interest arising from the contracting of technical services by car manufacturers for carrying out tests is a direct result of the current system set out in the EU type- approval framework directive and cannot therefore be considered maladministration. The Commission proposal for a new market surveillance and type-approval regulation addresses this weakness by proposing a fee structure for the financing of type-approval tests, although under the system proposed by the Commission it remains possible for car manufacturers to choose the testing service and type approval authority of their preference in any of the Member States. It is regrettable that the Commission did not consider a complete overhaul of the system by eliminating competition among testing services and among type approval authorities by making it obligatory for car manufacturers to use the national testing services and national type approval authorities.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. ~~However, w~~Where technical services also offer consultancy services to car manufacturers on obtaining type-approval, as is the case in certain Member States, a potential conflict of interest arises due to the existence of an additional financial link between technical services and car manufacturers related to the provision of advice on how to successfully acquire type-approval. Member States should have investigated such potential conflicts of interests. This constitutes maladministration.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. The Member States should have ensured that type-approval authorities adequately audit technical services. This constitutes maladministration. TUnfortunately, the choice of the technical service is primarily the choice of the car manufacturer, and the role of the type- approval authority is often just to validate the procedure at the end. The possibility available to type-approval authorities to audit technical services and to challenge the choice of technical service is very rarely used.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. The Member States’ failure to organise an efficient and reliable market surveillance system constitutes a contravention of EU law. The verification of the conformity of production and in- service conformity of light-duty vehicles is often based only on laboratory tests performed on the car manufacturers’ premises.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)

37 a. In particular, the Commission should have examined how competition among type approval authorities and among testing services worked out in practice and should have submitted alternatives for this type of unnecessary and harmful competition.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)

37 b. The Commission failed to make use of the provision of Regulation (EC) No 692/2008, to request Member States type approval authorities for information on the functioning of emission technology at low temperatures.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. The governance structure in place in the automotive sector, where the EU merely has regulatory power and the responsibility to implement EU law on car emission measurement lies primarily with the Member States, prevents the efficient enforcement of EU legislation. The enforcement powers of the Commission are limited to initiating infringement procedures against Member States where a Member State has failed to apply EU law correctly.deleted

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)

38 a. The initial test results performed by the national authorities in the framework of the diesel emissions screening campaign give credence to suspicions that Volkswagen case is not the only violation but the emissions scandal is more widespread and prevents the efficient enforcement of EU legislation.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. The majority of the Member States did not launch or participate to any investigations. Some Member States were very reluctant to share the results of their investigations and the technical test data with the Commission and this committee of inquiry. or they published only parts of their findings.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)

46 a. Furthermore, the Member States have not taken up their role to actively inform and support consumers to claim their rights in respect of the Volkswagen emissions case and possible involvement of other car-brands.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Following a strict interpretation of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, the Commission considered that it is the sole duty of the Member States, and not part of its responsibility as guardian of the Treaties, to investigate the possible illegal use of defeat devices. On this basis, the Commission did notThe Commission failed to undertake ~~further~~any technical research, ~~did not~~ request additional information from the Member States ~~and did not ask~~or request the responsible national type-approval authorities to undertake further investigative and corrective actions regarding the possible illegal use of the defeat devices.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)

48 a. The Commission should have asked for the emissions tests to be done in real driving conditions as set in the Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 since it was known that there was a difference between the results of the emissions in the laboratory and in the real driving conditions.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

53. ~~The participation of s~~Some former Commissioners ~~was further complicated by~~refused to cooperate and contribute to the research of this committee of inquiry using as an excuse the lack of a clear obligation in the current Code of Conduct for Commissioners that former Commissioners must cooperate with ongoing inquiries and ~~in general~~ remain accountable for actions undertaken during their term in office.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Cornelia ERNST, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

60. The requirement to produce an interim report six months after the start of the committee’s work, as per its mandate, was superfluous, as this timeframe was insufficient to gather evidence which could represent a sound basis for conclusions.deleted

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Dennis de JONG, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

61. Given the temporary nature of committees of inquiry, collecting evidence in an efficient and timely manner is essential. The approach taken by the committee to devote the first months of its mandate to hearing technical experts before moving on the political level proved successful. Ideally, the hearings should start only once the first phase of evidence collection, including receiving all the relevant documents from the parties under inquiry, is concluded.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2148(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of national general transport plans and their coordination at supranational and EU level for the effective spending of funds;

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2148(INI)

Stelios KOULOGLOU, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Karima DELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to use European Structural and Investment Funds in synergy with the Connecting Europe Facility and the European Fund for Strategic Investments to complement the gaps that exist between completed infrastructure projects, particularly in cross-border regions;

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2148(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the need to provide professional support to Member States during planning and implementation of the most capital-intensive infrastructure projects. observes that knowledge of the EU’s funding instruments and of the associated application procedures in the Member States ought to be improved with the Commission’s assistance in order that funding can be distributed on an equal footing and effectively;

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2148(INI)

Stelios KOULOGLOU, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Karima DELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that completion of the core TEN-T network is a European transport policy priority and that structural and investment funds are an important tool in the implementation of this p~~roject;~~olicy priority

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2148(INI)

Stelios KOULOGLOU, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Karima DELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that funding under the cohesion policy is exceptionally important for the development of transport infrastructure in ~~the~~all 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;

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2148(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that major administrative barriers to accessing European Structural and Investment Funds exist, particularly for SMEs; stresses that the Structural and Investment Funds are of particularly great importance for the purpose of facilitating small and medium-sized local and regional infrastructure investments which are important for people’s everyday lives;

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2148(INI)

Stelios KOULOGLOU, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Karima DELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that major administrative barriers to accessing European Structural and Investment Funds exist, particularly for SMEs; calls for simple and effective implementation tools

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2148(INI)

Stelios KOULOGLOU, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Karima DELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the broader inclusion of local and regional authorities and active participation of transport unions in the processes of designing national general transport plans and allocating resources for infrastructure projects.

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2140(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Miriam DALLI, Roberta METSOLA, Carlos COELHO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regards to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the General Comment no. 16 of the UN Committee on the Rights of Child,

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Miriam DALLI, Roberta METSOLA, Carlos COELHO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, physical and sexual harassment, to precarious work;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Miriam DALLI, Carlos COELHO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas children's rights are an integral part of human rights and ending child labour should remain an imperative; whereas the work of children requires specific regulations with regards to age, working time and types of work;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Miriam DALLI, Roberta METSOLA, Carlos COELHO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector aligned with OECD guidelines and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, protection from sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy; gender equality, children's rights, supply-chain due diligence reporting; awareness raising; notes, however, with concern that a lot more needs to be done and urges the Commission to take further actions which have a direct impact on workers’ lives;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Miriam DALLI, Roberta METSOLA, Carlos COELHO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions, in particular ILO Conventions 138 and 182, and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Miriam DALLI, Roberta METSOLA, Carlos COELHO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including through a strong gender and children focus; calls on the Commission to make gender equality and children's rights a central focus of its flagship legislative initiative;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Miriam DALLI, Roberta METSOLA, Carlos COELHO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair trade schemes, and of ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the Children's Rights and Business Principles developed by UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children, and the upcoming OECD due diligence guidance for the garment and footwear sector;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2100(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
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 would bring additional benefits to business and industry and would improve the situation of workers;

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Recognises the advances in digital technologies in the transport and tourism sectors, which promote competition, create jobs and benefit the consumer~~Stresses that digitalisation will bring significant changes in the operating environment, revenue generation model and market of the transport and tourism sectors, and will create opportunities, particularly for small undertakings, to operate in a wider market; underlines the need to invite new operators in the area to a dialogue;

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. WBel~~comes the Commission’s intention to negotiate~~ieves that the EU’s 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;

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes a speedy conclusion to the negotiations on the Fourth Railway Package and believes th~~is should further open up the railway sector to competition~~at the implementation of this package will improve the efficiency and attractiveness of European rail transport.

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2099(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Encourages the EIB to continue to support sustainable, ~~safe,~~ climate-friendly, safe and innovative transport; underlines that it is the European Parliament’s priority to provide sufficient funding for projects with European added value, including the cross- border transport links; stresses the need to reform the principles of funding so that it is possible to target the promotion not only of infrastructure but also of progressive transport services and environment-friendly means of propulsion, which in turn will alleviate the capacity problems of the transport system and reduce damage to the environment;

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2099(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that an innovative and effective economy needs an advanced transport system and infrastructure and that t~~ransport infrastructur~~hese should be among the priorities, with a special focus on innovative multimodal ~~infrastructure~~transport solutions; s~~uch as short multimodal tunnels or bridges in sparsely populated areas or local communi~~tresses the need to develop project evaluation procedures so as to ensure that funding targets projects which will improve readiness to meet environmental and climate objectives;

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2099(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance in combating climate change of the goals set by COP 21 with regard to 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 and modern services for transport;

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Notes with concern the Opinion 2/2016 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 1316/2013 and 2015/1017 adopted by the European Court of Auditors on 11 November 20161a, concluding that at this stage there is little evidential base for proposing an extension and increase of EFSI, namely because: (i) the proposal for the extension is launched without a comprehensive impact assessment and too soon for the economic, social and environmental impacts to be measured and to enable a conclusion whether EFSI is achieving its objectives; (ii) it does not respect the better regulation principles; (iii) there is a clear risk of exaggerating the achieved results and impacts; (iv) there is a risk of creating incentives to use unnecessarily complex financing structures or to allocate a risk profile that does not correspond to the real risk of the operation; (v) there is a recognized need to act on geographical imbalances and sectorial concentration; (vi) there is a recognized need for increasing the transparency and clarity both in the EFSI governance and in the selection of EFSI operations; _________________ 1aOpinion pursuant to Article 287(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The full text of the Opinion is available in the European Court of Auditors website: http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocIt em.aspx?did=39677

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1 a. Believes that it is a matter of legislative responsibility not to carry forward a Proposal for a Regulation that does not have enough evidential base and has received such an overall negative assessment by the European Court of Auditors;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1 b. Considers that the serious risks and weaknesses pointed out by the European Court of Auditors must be taken into account and deeply regrets that, when proposing to extend and increase the EFSI Funds without clear evidence of its pertinence, its achieved results and its potential impacts, the Commission has incurred in an example of bad regulation;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1 c. Calls on the Commission to withdraw the proposal on the extension of the duration of EFSI and properly take into consideration the findings of the European Court of Auditors, including the need of a comprehensive and cross- sectorial assessment of the EFSI economic, social, environmental and geographical impacts before carrying on any new legislative action;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)

-1 d. Asks the Commission to take also into account the remarks made by the European Parliament in the present implementation report when making the assessment and drafting the new legislative proposal;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)

-1 e. Expresses doubts about the final added value of creating unnecessarily complex financing instruments and structures and requiring many financial intermediates that inevitably absorb part of the available funding; calls on the Commission to properly assess this cost, explore alternative policy options and only deliver a new proposal for the extension of EFSI if such an added value can be objectively proved, taking into account the current context of limited financial resources;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes the establishment of the EFSI bodies and the transparent selection procedure for members of their governance structure~~Notes that there is an urgent and important need for increasing transparency and clarity both in the EFSI governance structure and in the selection of EFSI operations;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Deplores that the current definitions of "additionality" and "risk" are mostly focused on financial aspects and believes that these definitions need to be reviewed for better reflecting the overall goal of supporting investments that are fully consistent with cross-sector Union policy priorities, namely high quality employment, resource efficiency, climate change adaptation, emissions reduction, sustainable infrastructures and research & innovation;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Specifically calls on the Commission to introduce a mandatory climate action compatibility check applying to every operation prior to its approval;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Recalls that the results for the scoreboard assessment of both approved and rejected operations shall be made public on a transparent and accessible way and on a regular basis;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Expresses doubts about the additionality of some of the ~~first~~ transport projects selected as they could most probably have been financed without the EFSI;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls that transport sector is not only a major greenhouse gas emitter but also the fastest growing sector in energy consumption since 1990; believes that in order to meet international commitments and Union targets, it is crucial to ensure that transport operations funded under the EFSI are clearly aligned towards shifting to sustainable transport modes, improving the energy-efficiency and reducing the high carbon-dependency of the sector; therefore stresses that the EFSI support to airport and motorways infrastructure must be minimized and always accompanied by the investments necessary to mitigate its negative environmental impact; on the other hand, stresses that attention must be paid to the proper maintenance of the comprehensive transport network and to strategic small investments with a high social and territorial added value;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Underlines the promising start to~~Acknowledges that, in view of the extremely high sector and geographical concentration of investments so far, the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) must improve its overall performance; calls on the EIAH to increase its presence in countries in which the EFSI has had difficulties taking hold and where there is a lack of administrative capacity to submit viable projects, in particular in cohesion countries; calls on the EIAH, furthermore, to provide specific advice in order to help specific transport projects wherever there is high risk aversion or the risk is fragmented among investors (such as cross border/multinational projects, long term/revenue infrastructure projects);

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Deplores the lack of data available on the total amount of the signed operations under ‘SME Window’ of the EFSI and related investments, especially with regard to the transport supply chain, in aeronautics and in the railway sector, and the fact that this makes the verification of projects, results, success stories and benchmarks difficult; Recalls that the SMEs are not a sector, so the fact of supporting SMEs must be treated as a key added value to other concurrent specific sector and Union policy requirements;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to the conclusions of the high-level conference "A Social Agenda for Transport" on 4 June 2015 in Brussels,[1] [1] http://ec.europa.eu/transport/media/events /2015-06-04-social-agenda-for- transport_en.htm

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
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 while reinforcing the social agenda and creating high quality jobs in aviation; believes that, in a longer-term perspective, a further holistic and ambitious approach should be embraced;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the European aviation sector can fit into a competitive global environment by further building on and developing its assets~~; believes that competition from third countries, if fair, should be seen as an opportunity to develop further a European aviation model~~ while ensuring a level playing field and fair competition including respect to universally recognized ILO standards;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that public and private financing in the aviation sector is vital to guarantee territorial cohesion, foster innovation and maintain or regain European leadership of our industry; recalls that all financing must respect EU state aid guidelines and competition law; maintains that when granting public support it has to be ensured that the investment in question will be cost- effective and fit for purpose;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that public and private financing in the aviation sector is vital to guarantee territorial cohesion, foster innovation, create quality jobs and maintain or regain European leadership of our industry; recalls that all financing must respect EU state aid guidelines and competition law;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
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 by developing alternative fuels and lighter aircraft, and 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 reducing emissions of operational activities from, to and within airports should be encouraged; acknowledges that biofuels use in aviation need further incentives;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Insists that the aviation sector is contributing, directly and indirectly, to the creation of jobs; believes that maintaining and enhancing decent working conditions and preventing unfair practices ~~contribute to~~is a precondition of the sustainability of the aviation sector; ~~acknowledges the necessity to bring clarity on the ‘home base’ criterion, and~~calls on the Commission to support the European social dialogue in order to reduce the risk of industrial conflicts and to present concrete proposals in order to bring clarity on the ‘home base’ criterion and the definition of 'principal place of business', as well as ensuring equal treatment of third-country nationals on board of EU-registered airplanes; welcomes the Commission’s decision to have guidelines issued on the applicable labour law and competent courts; insists on the need to fight any forms of social dumping and forum shopping;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its analysis of the new business models in aviation and their possible effects on safety, including precarious and atypical employment forms such as two-tier employment contracts, agency work, zero-hour contracts, bogus self- employment, pay-to-fly or public flight cost sharing; (to be a new paragraph 18)

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategy to support the use for a transitional period of LNG as an alternative fuel for transport where it replaces more polluting conventional fuels and does not take the place of renewable energy sources; points out that when discussing liquefied natural gas (LNG) it is also necessary to ensure that there is an infrastructure for liquefied biogas (LBG), to promote its adoption and to ensure that its systems are interoperable;

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the European Union and its Member States should first of all focus on ~~their renewable resources~~energy efficiency and derive maximum benefit ~~from their~~in as sustainable a way as possible from renewable energy production capacity; stresses that this should not prevent efforts being made to extract added value from other segments of the energy markets, such as LNG, provided that this is done in a sustainable manner that is fully consistent with the EU’s environmental protection principles;

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Lays emphasis on environmentally friendly and socially sustainable LNG production methods;

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the use of LNG in heavy-duty vehicles and shipping can reduce emissions of various pollutants (SOx, NOx and particulate matter) and, in the case of shipping, can allow the sector to meet the requirements of environmental legislation by decreasing the sulphur and nitrogen ~~content in marine fuels used~~emissions in the shipping sector in the Emission Control Areas; notes that LNG, and in particular CNG, is also a viable solution for public transport which helps to reduce air and noise pollution;

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the EU’s domestic production will continue to decline in the coming decades, and further diversification of the EU’s natural gas supply therefore remains a key objective, while nevertheless underlining its role as a short ~~and medium-~~ -term solution, bearing in mind the European commitment to the objective of decarbonisation set out in the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050;

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Member States to ensure implementation of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, within the prescribed time limits, in particular as regards the establishment of LNG refuelling points, at least along the existing TEN-T Core Network, to ensure that LNG heavy-duty motor vehicles can circulate throughout the Union, and at maritime and inland ports to enable LNG inland waterway vessels or sea-going ships to circulate throughout the TEN-T Core Network; recalls that Member States should assess, in their national policy frameworks, in close cooperation with their regional authorities, the need to install refuelling points for LNG in ports outside the TEN-T Core Network; urges national and regional operators to cooperate closely in the transport and energy sectors, with the aim of enhancing the multifunctionality and exploitability of the LNG infrastructure.

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points to the need to ensure close cooperation at local, regional, national, and EU level in order to couple energy and transport sectors together with a view to enhancing the multifunctionality, exploitability, and efficiency of LNG infrastructure; points out that when dealing with liquefied natural gas (LNG) it is also necessary to consider the distribution infrastructure for liquefied biogas (LBG) with a view to encouraging the adoption of that resource and making its systems interoperable;

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that, in the transport sector, in addition to an adequate distribution infrastructure, it is essential also to address measures to encourage the shipping sector to invest in vessels using LNG; stresses that in this respect it is necessary to consider instruments at national and EU level for speeding up investment in vessels;

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the need to set out common technical specifications for LNG refuelling points for sea-going ships, inland waterway vessels and motor vehicles, where simultaneous bunkering and cargo operations are possible, and the need for appropriate and harmonised safety rules and training for LNG storage, bunkering and on-board use.

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the need to set out common technical specifications for LNG refuelling points for sea-going ships, inland waterway vessels and motor vehicles, and the need for appropriate and harmonised safety rules and training for LNG storage, bunkering and on-board use, also in respect of harbours.

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 b (new)

60 b. stresses that the Parliament and the Council, in order to create long term savings in the Union budget, must address the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as requested by the large majority of this Parliament in several resolutions;

2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2016/2041(INI)

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to lay down sustainability criteria for each renewable energy source, treating them separately and covering the whole of their life cycle in the context of its circular economy policy;

2016/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2016/2041(INI)

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
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; calls to reinforce environmental impact assessments for renewable energy generation and distribution projects;

2016/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2016/2041(INI)

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Urges Member States to make better use of geothermal-sourced heat and cooling energy;

2016/04/13
Committee: ITRE

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Notes that, if postal undertakings have the opportunity to develop and expand their production innovatively, particularly in peripheral areas, this should also have the effect of promoting employment.

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/0411(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point a

-1 In Article 13, paragraph 3, point (a) is replaced by the following: “(a) the Community air carrier demonstrates to the satisfaction of the competent authority that all safety, security, competition and environmental standards equivalent to those imposed by Community or national law are met~~; and (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008R1008&from=EN)~~. In addition, the competent authority shall check and ensure that, for aircrew, the social and legal obligations in force in the third country where the wet leasing aircraft is registered are equivalent to those imposed by Community or national law, taking into consideration a balance between those obligations and the protection of the rights and interests of passengers; and” Or. en

2018/04/04
Committee: TRAN

2016/0411(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b

unless otherwise provided for in an international ~~agreement concluded by the Union~~wet-lease agreement signed by the Union that includes reciprocal rights and obligations for both parties, and that is based on an existing Air Transport Agreement, which has been signed before 1 January 2008, one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

2018/04/04
Committee: TRAN

2016/0411(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2

~~2. Regional operational centres shall submit to the Agency and to the regulatory authorities of the system operation region the data resulting from their continuous monitoring at least annually.~~deleted

2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI

Merja KYLLÖNEN

9. The ENTSO for Electricity, or where so decided in the priority list pursuant to paragraph 2, the EU DSO entity, shall convene a drafting committee to support it in the network code development process. The drafting committee shall consist of representatives of the ENTSO for Electricity, the Agency, the EU DSO entity, where appropriate of nominated electricity market operators and representatives of a limited number of the main affected stakeholders, such as the consumers. The ENTSO for Electricity or where so decided in the priority list pursuant to paragraph 2 the EU DSO entity, shall elaborate proposals for network codes in the areas referred to in paragraph 1 upon a request addressed to it by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 8.

2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2016/0379(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 10

10. The Agency shall revise the network code and ensure that the network code is in line with the relevant framework guideline and contributes to market integration, non-discrimination, effective competition, and the efficient functioning of the market and , submit the revised network code to the Commission within six months of the day of the receipt of the proposal . In the proposal submitted to the Commission, the Agency shall take into account the views provided by all involved parties, in particular the consumers´ ones, during the drafting of the proposal led by the ENTSO for Electricity or the EU DSO entity and shall formally consult the relevant stakeholders on the version to be submitted to the Commission.

2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2016/0375(COD)

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. When preparing the national plans referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall take into account the interlinkages between the five dimensions of the Energy Union and they shall use consistent data and assumptions across the five dimensions where relevant. Member States shall also ensure that the preparation of the national plans will not result in an increase in administrative burden or costs for the concerned stakeholders. Member States shall also ensure that the preparation of the national plans will not result in an increase in administrative burden or costs for the concerned stakeholders.