7 Amendments of Jean-François JALKH related to 2018/0332(COD)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Whereas, in 18 years, no serious assessment has been carried out by the Commission - despite numerous warnings – of the harmful effects of the half-yearly clock changes.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Whereas most of the objective work carried out on this matter points towards the same conclusion: namely, that summer time is harmful for the health of humans, animals and probably also plants.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Whereas many studies show that summer time has a harmful effect on human, animal and plant organisms; and in particular that our internal clocks run on a daily cycle of 24 hours and 12 minutes, rather than 24 hours. This difference means that all human beings have to re-adjust every day. This is much more difficult to do with summertime.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Whereas the latest studies on plant electrophysiology suggest that there should be the maximum number of hours of sunlight, and that this should occur during first hours of the day.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 c (new)
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Whereas polls indicate that 76% of respondents are in favour of summer time. It should be noted that most of them are urban, service sector workers, and their answers are only concerned with leisure activities.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may still apply a seasonal change of their standard time or times in 2019, provided that they take into account the impact on the health and well-being of the population and on the economy and provided that they do so at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 27 October 2019. The Member States shall notify this decision in accordance with Article 2.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 1, Member States shall remain free to decide whether or not to make the seasonal time change; if a Member State decides to change its standard time or times in any territory under its jurisdiction, it shall notify the Commission at least 6 months before the change takes effect. Where a Member State has made such a notification and has not withdrawn it at least 6 months before the date of the envisaged change, the Member State shall apply this change.