2161 Amendments of Marco AFFRONTE
Amendment 16 #
2018/2597(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 17 #
2018/2597(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the importance of the LIFE programme to contribute to the development of EU environmental and climate policy notwithstanding the criticisms examined in the mid-term evaluation. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to enhance the role of the LIFE programme in the European agenda and to face correctly the lack of efficiency and effectiveness of the programme by improving its functioning mechanics and procedures;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2597(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that LIFE has played a significant role in implementing Natura 2000 and the Birds and Habitats Directives in the Member States, and in increasing the general level of awareness concerning biodiversity at regional and local level; stresses that LIFE only receives 0.3% of the entire EU budget while its absorption rate is close to 100%, which suggest that the potential benefits of LIFE are largely limited by lack of funding and the Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directive as well as the Special Report No 1/2017 by the European Court of Auditors have shown that both directives and the Natura 2000 network as such need to be better financed. Emphasizes that a substantial increase in LIFE post 2020 to 1% of the EU budget is needed for innovation and experimental approaches for biodiversity and climate protection, however, LIFE has to be complimented by a dedicated nature and biodiversity instrument within the next CAP in order to tackle large scale biodiversity decline and loss with the long-term measures needed for the protection and management of the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2597(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Agrees with the report that ‘after- LIFE’ plans are a positive improvement and that a systematic follow-up of all projects to identify best practices, cost- saving measures and a comprehensive customised support for the most promising ones could allow the replication/sustainability potential to further elaborate; notes that, in order to increase project transferability, it is essential to target obstacles preventing activities continuing after the project ends (such as lack of financial resources and capacity/human resources for investment planning), thereby developing a pipeline of projects for investment from other Union and private sector sources;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2597(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the grant management procedures, in particular the application and reporting processes not only need to be simplified but also significantly accelerated; welcomes the Commission’s decision to introduce a two- stage application in the Environment sub- programme. Stresses that Projects targeting priority species should be awarded higher scores in the application procedure;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2597(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the national contact points need a stronger role to ensure a minimum level of service across Member States and a more proactive approach;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2597(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for further evidence of the effectiveness and efficiency of the projects, especially with regard to costs and savings, as theybenefits deriving from the good implementation of EU environment and climate action objectives, as the projects are expected to provide value for money;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas lost and discarded fishing gear constitutes the bulkis one component of marine plastic litter;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the revised Port Reception Facilities Directive is intended to implement the MARPOL convention which prohibits the disposal of garbage at sea also defines an exception to "accidental loss of fishing gear from a ship provided that all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent such loss" neither the prohibition of garbage or a list of reasonable precautions have been carried over into the revised directive;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Article 48 in the Fisheries Control Regulation is a step in the right direction, containing measures designed to promote the retrieval of lost fishing gear, it is too limited in scope as Member States are allowed to exempt the vast majority of fishing vessels from this obligation;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas discarded plastic and microplastics releases into the water toxic compounds that are ingested and that can poison and kill fish, turtles, marine mammals and seabirds;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas plastic is a valuable material which has a useful place in our society and economy in many applications, while creating major problems in other applications;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas bans on the use of microplastics in specific personal care products have been put in place in the United States and Canada; whereas several EU Member States have notified the Commission of draft laws to ban microplastics in certain cosmetics; whereas the Council also has called on the Commission to take measures on microplastics, especially from cosmetics and detergents.
Amendment 37 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Commission is committed to developing, where appropriate, product requirements under the Ecodesign Directive that take account of microplastics and it also has developed criteria to improve recyclability of plastics in its Ecolabel and Green Public Procurement criteria.
Amendment 52 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement a port reception scheme for end-of-life nets, for waste produced on board, and for waste and litter collected at sea during fishing operations, and to use the recommendations of the Best Practice Framework for the Management of Fishing Gear, liaising closely with the fishing sector to fight ghost fishing; invites the Commission to assess the viability of using biodegradable fishing nets;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to encourage and finance "Fishing for litter" projects:
Amendment 68 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to encourage and initiate fishermen education projects in order to enhance awareness on the subject
Amendment 70 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Invites the Commission to assess the viability of using biodegradable fishing nets and biodegradable materials for aquaculture, including "socks" used as substrate in mussels farms; invites the Commission to evaluate the possibility to forbid the widely used Styrofoam boxes on boats;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to, in line with the MARPOL convention, prohibit disposal of waste produced on board and for waste and litter collected by sea during fishing operations;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the current political momentum should be used to shift to a sustainable, non-toxic circular plastics economy;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. BelievStresses that preventing the generation of plastic waste upfront and boosting our plastics recycling performance are both key, including the reduction of the content of hazardous substances in plastics, should be the first priority in line with the waste hierarchy; considers furthermore that it is important to boost plastics recycling; calls on all stakeholders to consider the recent Chinese import ban on plastic waste as an opportunity to invest in state-of-the-art recycling capacity in the EU;
Amendment 108 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to support the development of innovative solutions which prevent microplastics from reaching the seas by introducing mandatory requirements for microplastic filters in the review of the ecodesign measures for industrial and household washing machines and washer dryers as well as in waste water treatment plants;
Amendment 113 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission, in line with the principle of substitution and with the REACH procedures for restricting substances that pose a risk to the environment or health, as part of the plastic strategy, to urgently follow through with the process requested by the Council to restrict the use of intentionally added microplastics, by requesting the European Chemicals Agency to review the scientific basis for taking regulatory action at EU level to ban the use of microplastics in certain product categories such as personal care products, cosmetics, detergents and paints.
Amendment 115 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that the plastics strategy should also serve as a lever for stimulating new, smart and, sustainable and non-toxic circular business, production and consumption models covering the entire value chain; calls on the Commission to foster clear linkages between the Union’s waste, chemicals and product policies to this end;
Amendment 123 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to establish a post-2020 policy for the circular economy based on internalisation of external costs and a strong research and innovation pillar, and to ensure that the necessary commitments will be available in the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF);
Amendment 127 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In this context welcomes the Commission's proposal for a Council decision on the system of own resource of the European Union to include a national contribution calculated on the amount of non-recycled plastic packaging waste as an important driver to reduce packaging waste and stimulate Europe's transition towards a circular economy;
Amendment 159 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to ensure that the entire waste acquis is fully implemented and enforced;
Amendment 162 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to propose in the context of the revision of the essential requirements of the packaging waste directive due by 2020 that all plastics packaging can be reused or recycled in a cost-effective manner already in 2025, rather than 2030; calls furthermore on the Commission to propose effective substitution of hazardous substances in all packaging material by 2025;
Amendment 173 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all industry stakeholders to deliverstart taking concrete actions now to ensure that all packaging plastics are reusable or recyclable by 203025 as well as free from hazardous substances, to couple their brand identity to sustainable and non-toxic circular business models and to use their marketing power to promote and drive sustainable and non-toxic circular consumption patterns;
Amendment 179 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that civil society should be able to hold industry accountable for its commitments and obligations, as well as its impact on the environment; recalls the importance of the Aarhus Convention; asks the Commission to take this into account in the upcoming ‘New Deal for Consumers’;
Amendment 190 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to come forward with awhen update ofing the essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, as required following its revision, to addressing in particular prevention, including the reduction of hazardous substances, design for circularity and over-packaging;
Amendment 202 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make ‘non-toxic circularity first’ an overarching principle, also for non-packaging plastic items, by developing product standards and, revising the eco-design legislative framework, and by rolling out the Product Environmental Footprint to measure environmental performance throughout the lifecycle of a product;
Amendment 207 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes can play an important role in promoting eco-design, provided that there is a significant modulation of fees based on durability, repairability, re-usability, recyclability and the presence of hazardous substances;
Amendment 211 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Considers that there is a need to reduce the diversity of plastics used in short-lived products so as to facilitate recycling;
Amendment 212 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Considers PVC to be an unsustainable material, as it is chlorine- based and depends on the use of hazardous additives; PVC recycling is notoriously low and PVC creates significant pollution over its entire life- cycle; calls on the Commission to propose at least a phase-out of soft PVC as well as of any short-lived PVC applications;
Amendment 220 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to come forward swiftly with quality standards in order to build trust and incentivise the market for secondary plastics; urges the Commission to develop various grades of recycling which are aligned with the functionality of different products, while safeguarding public health, the environment and food safety;
Amendment 239 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that mandatory rules on recycled content for specific products may bare needed in order to drive the uptake of secondary raw materials; considers that by 2025, plastic products should contain a minimum of 50% of recycled plastic, while allowing for exceptions where necessary to ensure necessary performance characteristics;
Amendment 260 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to consider introducing a modulatreduced value- added tax (VAT) for products containing recycled content;
Amendment 275 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to optimise controls on imported materials and products in order to ensure and enforce compliance with EU chemicals and product legislation;
Amendment 283 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the presence of a substance of concern should not be a blanket justification for precluding the recycling of waste streams for specific, well-defined andRefers to the separate Parliament resolution on the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation; Reiterates that moving towards a circular economy requires applying strictly the waste hierarchy and phasing out substances of concern where possible, in particular where safer applications, since this could stifle innovation and discourage recycling potential in favour of incineration; lternatives exist or will be developed, so as to ensure the development of non-toxic material cycles, which are essential for the sound development of a functioning secondary raw materials market;
Amendment 315 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes note of actions already taken in some Member States and therefore supports the Commission in coming forward with a specific legislative framework onto restrict single-use plastics with the aim of halting the generation of marine litter in the EU and thereby contributing to the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds;
Amendment 317 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Is convinced that the restriction of single-use plastic should take a comprehensive perspective of circular economy and not be limited to addressing marine litter; stresses that in light of the upcoming obligation to separately collect bio-waste pursuant to the revised waste framework directive, it is important to avoid the contamination of bio-waste inter alia by single-use plastic items so as not to jeopardize high-quality composting (e.g. plastic teabags, fruit stickers);
Amendment 321 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses that bio-based content, biodegradability or recyclability of plastic products should not legitimize unnecessary single use applications; recalls that prevention and reuse take priority over recycling according to the waste hierarchy;
Amendment 354 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that fiscal policy remains a Member State competence and opposes the introduction of an EU-wide plastics tax as a potential own resource stream for the EU; Supports the introduction of a national contribution based on non- recycled plastic packaging waste as an own resource for the EU and as a means towards internalizing the external costs of non-recycled plastic packaging;
Amendment 360 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to go one step further and to propose an EU tax on virgin plastics, differentiated based on their recyclability and content of hazardous materials and substances so as to move towards internalisation of external costs caused by plastics over their life-cycle;
Amendment 382 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the potential role for bio-plastics compared to conventional plastics, provided that they are sustainably sourced; points to the importance of proper lifecycle assessments in order to demonstrate a reduced environmental impact ofor all bio-plastics;
Amendment 391 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that biodegradable plastics can help support the transition to a circular economy, but are not a universal remedy against marine litter; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a list of useful products and applications composed of biodegradable plastics, together with clear criteria;
Amendment 395 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises that bio-based plastics offer potential for partial feedstock differentiation and calls for further R&D investment in this regard; considers it important that the plastic strategy promotes the transition away from fossil-based plastics to sustainable bio-based plastics;
Amendment 397 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for a ban on oxo-degradable plastic, as this type of plastic does not safely biodegrade and, is not compostable, and negatively affects the reforecycling of conventional plastic, and fails to deliver a proven environmental benefit;
Amendment 409 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ban on micro-plastics which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and for which viable alternatives are available;
Amendment 456 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission to support research and innovation in traceability, sorting and recycling technologies for plastic products in general, not just for packaging;
Amendment 1 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and in particular its article 8.2 that defines "the transfer, directly or indirectly, by the Occupying Power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory" as a war crime;
Amendment 3 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (hereinafter SFPA) establishes the fishing opportunities for 164 EU vessels, which are to catch only the allowable catch surplus referred to in Article 62(2) and (3) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, as identified in a clear and transparent mannerprimarily on the basis of available Moroccand scientific adviources;
Amendment 4 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the external, ex-post evaluation of the 2014-2018 FPA was based primarily on Moroccan sources; whereas its authors visited Morocco but not Western Sahara during the drafting of the evaluation; whereas only one NGO active in the fisheries or maritime sector contributed to the evaluation while all the other consulted stakeholders were EU- based or Moroccan professional associations or EU Member States representatives;
Amendment 5 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the SFPA provides for access to the fishing zones within the scope of the Agreement in exchange for financial contributions (compensation for access, sectoral support and fees payable by ship- owners) which serve to further the achievement of shared objectives set between the EU and Morocco; whereas the vast majority of the fishing to be carried out under the SFPA will take place in the waters of Western Sahara;
Amendment 14 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Court also held that, under the principle of the relative effect of treaties, a treaty may not apply to a territory without the consent of the peopulationle of that territory;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 20 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Council included in its proposal for a decision the further stipulation that the agreement should benefit the local populationsrt ruled that the consent of the people of Western Sahara was a core requirement and that it was unnecessary to determine whether the implementation of an agreement in relation to Western Sahara is likely to harm the people of that territory, or to benefit it; whereas the Council nonetheless included in its proposal for a decision the further stipulation that the agreement should benefit the local populations; whereas the notion of local population reflects, according to the Commission Staff Working Document, the "Moroccan interpretation" (page 11);
Amendment 23 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the SFPA isSFPAs are intended to ensure that fish stocks are exploited in a sustainable way and that the value of fisheries products is enhanced;
Amendment 26 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the SFPA establishes new legal, environmental, economic and social governance arrangements to support the development of the local fisheries sector, which is a major economic resource for the territories concerned in Western Sahara, which is owned and staffed primarily by Moroccan nationals who have settled into the territory recently;
Amendment 32 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that the EU and its Member States do not recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the territorial waters of Western Sahara; notes that the Court of Justice of the European Union has affirmed the separate and distinct status of the territory of Western Sahara, including its waters, in relation to any State, including the Kingdom of Morocco;
Amendment 33 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Insists on the importance that this agreement does not imply any recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the territorial waters of Western Sahara;
Amendment 38 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Commission did "not challenge the capacity as representative of the Saharawi people enjoyed by the Front Polisario which was recognised by the UN General Assembly" during the legal proceedings in front of the Court of Justice of the EU (T-512/12); notes that the Front Polisario, as the recognized representative of the people of Western Sahara, did not express its consent to the SFPA;
Amendment 44 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the fact that the former EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement had been applied illegally to the waters of Western Sahara and consequently that over 90% of the catches under this Agreement originated in the latter and that very substantial amounts of EU funding were allocated to the government of Morocco without a legal basis; calls on the Commission to establish the exact amount of EU funds illegally granted to the government of Morocco and to ensure its reimbursement to the EU budget; warns that the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) should assess this situation in the absence of corrective action on the part of the Commission;
Amendment 47 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes this clarification and the legal certainty that it providesDeplores that the application by the Commission of the former EU- Morocco Fisheries Agreement to the waters of Western Sahara without a legal basis has, among others, led fishing operators in France to face legal proceedings by the Front Polisario, and other EU-based operators might be at risk of further legal action; believes that the proposed agreement fails to provide the necessary clarification and the legal certainty for EU operators fishing in the waters in question;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores that the Commission and the EEAS did not travel to the part of Western Sahara that is under the control of the Front Polisario, nor to the Saharawi refugee camps in Tinduf, Algeria, when negotiating this agreement;
Amendment 50 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that the coastal area of Western Sahara between Guerguerat and Lagouira and the adjacent territorial waters are under the control of the Polisario Front, as well as a third of Western Sahara in the eastern and southern part of the territory; notes that this area is excluded from the application of the agreement; expects the Commission to ensure that any current or potential fishing sector operators in and fishery products from the part of Western Sahara outside Moroccan control will not be discriminated as a result of this agreement; considers that the partial territorial application of this agreement is without precedent in EU fisheries policy and undermines the EU's obligation to respect the fundamental principle of territorial integrity under international law;
Amendment 52 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. NotDeplores that the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission conducted a process of consultations with the local populations affected by the SFPA and with interested paronly after the agreement had been initialled between Morocco and the Commission and consequently, that this process was rejected by the genuine Saharawi civil society organisations; notes in this regard that the stakeholders who participated in these consultations were all established under Moroccan law or representatives of the Moroccan authorities;
Amendment 58 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the Commission report on the evaluation of the benefits of the SFPA for the population of Western Sahara and notes that the Commission itself states that the notion of "population living in the territory" refers to "the Moroccan interpretation" (Staff Working Document SWD (2018) 433 final, page 11); notes that the Commission refers to statistics exclusively provided by Morocco, when estimating the current and prospective employment in the fisheries sector that will benefit from the agreement;
Amendment 61 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the fisheries and fish processing sector is the main source of employment in the territory; notes that the Commission does not provide data concerning the share of indigenous Saharawi people employed in the fisheries sector in Western Sahara; notes that the vast majority of jobs in that sector is reportedly occupied by Moroccans who have migrated to the territory, with the assistance of the Moroccan authorities; notes that in its Staff Working Document that accompanies the SFPA, the Commission acknowledges the process of demographic change that is occurring in the territory of Western Sahara, with the substantial arrival of Moroccan settlers; notes as well that the Commission acknowledges that the Saharawi people is "traditionally more inclined to work in farming than fishing"; expresses serious concern that the Commission has inadequately addressed the demographic impact of the development of the fisheries sector in Western Sahara and of EU support thereto;
Amendment 66 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that the sectoral support provisions in the SFPA can facilitate structural investment in the sector, particularly in the construction of infrastructure and plant to help boost competitiveness and employmentwill contribute to further entrench Moroccan interests in the occupied territory and hence reduce the incentives for Morocco to participate in earnest in the UN conflict resolution efforts;
Amendment 67 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that complicity in a process of population transfer constitutes a war crime that is justiciable under international law, including under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; notes in this regard the Commission's own admission that sectorial support illicitly provided under the former EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement included the support to the creation of fisherfolk villages in Western Sahara, including housing; recalls that Moroccan settler fisherfolk have benefited from such infrastructure development; expects, as a pre-condition for the expression of its consent to this agreement, that the Commission provides written reassurances that sectorial support under the proposed agreement complies with the EU and Member States obligations to respect international law;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Observes that in comparison with the earlier EU-Morocco FPA, the increase in the EU financial contribution under the SFPA does not match the increase in fishing opportunities for EU fisheries operators;
Amendment 72 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the establishment of an EU-Western Sahara subcommittee on trade, fisheries and agriculture to be established, in accordance with the distinct and separate status of the territory concerned;
Amendment 74 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points outNotes that the SFPA claims to provides for strengthening sustainable fishing practices, combating illegal fishing and ensuring better economic governance of the sector; notes with concern that the figures on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara provided by the Commission in its Staff Working Document rely exclusively on official Moroccan sources; notes the lack of reliable and independent sources of information on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara due to the severe restrictions on access to the territory enforced by the Moroccan authorities; doubts therefore the reliability and accuracy of the assessment provided by the Commission on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara;
Amendment 75 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the Commission states in its Staff Working Document that accompanies the SFPA that "the EU does not have neither the competence nor the means to carry out direct monitoring in the territory of Western Sahara" (page 11) while the SPFA states that "the Commission (DG MARE, in collaboration with its fisheries attaché based in the Delegation of the EU to Rabat, Morocco) will ensure regular monitoring of the implementation of the Protocol"; expects the Commission to clarify these contradictory statements;
Amendment 76 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that in line with the non- recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and recent jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the EU Delegation to Morocco and its accredited staff, including its fisheries attaché, may not carry out their activities outside the internationally recognised borders of Morocco; calls on the Commission to provide clarification on this matter and on the practical implications foreseen for the monitoring of the implementation of this agreement;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Recalls that according to the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU and the non-recognition by the EU and its Member States of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, administrative bodies established under Moroccan legislation do not have a legal basis to provide veterinary and other certificates for fisheries products originated in Western Sahara that are required under the implementation of the SPFA;
Amendment 83 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes with concern that the external ex-post evaluation of the former EU-Morocco FPA concluded that there was an "absence of visibility of the EU contribution" on its sectorial support and that the visibility plan agreed by the Commission and Morocco in September 2014 was neither defined nor implemented; requests reassurances from the Commission that visibility will be ensured in relation to sectorial support under the SPFA, in line with EU guidelines on this matter;
Amendment 2 #
2018/0349(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;
Amendment 19 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Commission has examined available evidence, which points to the importance of having harmonised Union rules in this area to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market and avoid, inter alia, disruptions to the scheduling of transport operations and the functioning of information and communication systems, higher costs to cross-border trade, or lower productivity for goods and services. Evidence in those areas is not conclusive as to whether the benefits of summer-time arrangements outweigh the inconveniences linked to a biannual change of time.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) However, there is clear evidence about the adverse impact on human health due to the change of the biorhythm as a result of seasonal changes of time. Therefore, it is appropriate to put an end to seasonal changes of time.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Territories other than overseas territories of the Member States are grouped over three different time zones or standard times, i.e. GMT, GMT +1 and GMT +2. The large north-south extension of the European Union means that daylight effects of time vary across the Union. It is therefore important that Member States take into consideration the geographical aspects of time, i.e. natural time zones and geographical position, before changing their time zones. Member States should consult citizens and relevant stakeholders before deciding to change their time zones.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Directive should not prejudice the right of each Member State to decide on the standard time or times for the territories under its jurisdiction and falling under the territorial scope of the Treaties, and on further changes thereto. However, in order to ensure that the application of summer-time arrangements by some Member States only does noavoid any significant disruptions of the functioning of the internal market, Member States should refrain from changing the standard time in any given territory under their jurisdiction for reasons related to seasonal changes, be such change presented as a change of time zone. Moreover, in order to minimise disruptions, inter alia, to transport, communications and other concerned sectors, they should notify the Commission in due time of theirMember States that intentiond to change their standard time and subsequently apply the notified changes. The Commission should, on the basis of that notification, inform all other Member States so that they can take all necessary measures. Itshould notify the Commission in due time of their intention to allow for coordination. The Commission should also inform the general public and stakeholders by publishing this information. It should also assess the impact on the functioning of the internal market of the envisaged changes of standard time.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) For the purpose of ensuring a harmonised implementation of this Directive, Member States should coordinate in advance their decision on the envisaged standard times via the establishment of a coordination mechanism in order to avoid that Member States opt for different standard times within a time zone. The coordination mechanism should consist of one designated representative of each Member State and one representative of the Commission. The Commission should facilitate the coordination and should provide assessment on the effects that the notified decision would have on the proper functioning of the internal market. The decision to apply or not the envisaged time change remains within the competence of the Member States after having consulted with the Commission and other Member States.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may still apply a seasonal change of their standard time or times in 201920, provided that they do so at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 275 October 201920. The Member States shall notify this decision in accordance with Article 2. (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 64 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 1, if a Member State decideintends 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 effectnd the other Member States of its intention at the latest on 27 March 2020. Where a Member State has made such a notification and has not withdrawn it at least 6 months before the date of the envisaged changeby 24 July 2020, the Member State shall apply this change.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Within 1 month of the notification, the Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof and publish that informationNot later than 10 April 2020, the Commission shall publish all notifications that it has received in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a 1. This Directive sets up a coordination mechanism with the aim to ensure a harmonised approach to time arrangements throughout the Union and to strengthen the cooperation between the Member States and the Commission in assessing the impact on the functioning of the internal market of any decision to change standard time or times. 2. The coordination mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 shall consist of one representative for each Member State and one representative of the Commission. 3. The coordination mechanism shall be convened by the Commission no later than 24 April 2020 in case any notification is received pursuant to Article 1(2). 4. The coordination mechanism shall assess the potential impact of the envisaged change on the functioning of the internal market. 5. Where on the basis of the assessment referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission considers that the envisaged change will significantly affect the proper functioning of the internal market, it shall inform the notifying Member State thereof. 6. No later than 26 June 2020, the notifying Member State referred to in paragraph 5 shall decide whether to maintain its intention or not. Where the notifying Member State decides to maintain its intention, it shall provide a detailed explanation how it will counter the negative impact of the change on the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 1 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU-Côte d’Ivoire SFPA should promote more effective sustainable development of the Ivorian fisheries sectoring communities and of related industries and activities; whereas the support to be provided under the Protocol has to be consistent with the national development plans – in particular the Strategic Plan for the Development of Livestock, Fisheries, and Aquaculture (PSDEPA) – and the Blue Growth Action Plan, devised with the United Nations to increase production in, and professionalise, the sector in order to meet the population’s food and employment needs; whereas, according to the above-mentioned Strategic Plan, achieving those aims requires a budget of more than EUR 140 million;
Amendment 2 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the EU-Côte- d’Ivoire SFPA should pursue two equally important goals: 1) providing fishing opportunities for EU vessels in the Côte d’Ivoire EEZ, on the basis of the best available scientific advice and without interfering with conservation and management measures by the regional organisations to which Côte d’Ivoire belongs – primarily the ICCAT – or overrunning the available surplus; and (2) promoting cooperation between the EU and Côte d’Ivoire with a view to a sustainable fisheries policy and sound exploitation of fishery resources in the Côte d’Ivoire fishing zone, and contributing to sustainable development of the Ivorian fisheries sector through economic, financial, technical, and scientific cooperation, without undermining Côte d’Ivoire’s sovereign options and strategies regarding that development;
Amendment 3 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
– Improve conditions at smoke- houseliving and working conditions for local women fish smokers, including through direct access to "faux thon" landed by EU vessels, and improved smoking kilns, thus making for a more effective cursmoking system, better revenues for women and their families, and a better protection of women's health;
Amendment 6 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 7
Paragraph 3 – indent 7
– Strengthen partnerships with third countries in the form of fisheries agreements, ensuring transparency through the publication of the contents of these agreements, and also by establishing a regional programme for the training and use of observers;
Amendment 7 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 9
Paragraph 3 – indent 9
– Enable fishermen’s organisations to come into beingthe reinforcement of fishermen's and women in fisheries organisations, especially those involved in artisanal fishing, thereby helping to strengthen technical, management, and negotiating capabilities;
Amendment 9 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it desirable to improve the quantity and accuracy of data on all catches (target species and by-catches) and on the conservation status of fishery resources and to improve the implementation of sectoral support funding in order that the impact of the Agreement on the marine ecosystem and fishing communities can be gauged more exactly; calls on the Commission to help ensure that the bodies responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Agreement, including a joint scientific committee to be set up for that purpose, can operate regularly and transparently, with the involvement of artisanal fishermen’s and women fish smokers associations, trade unions, representatives of coastal communities, and Ivorian civil society organisations;
Amendment 11 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in their cooperation and official development assistance policies centring on Côte d’Ivoire, to bear in mind that the European Development Fund and the sectoral support laid down in this SFPA should complement each other with a view to contributing more rapidly and effectively to the empowerment of the local fisheries sectoring communities and to the full exercise of Côte d’Ivoire’s sovereignty over that country’s resources;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to send to the Parliament and make publicly available the minutes and the conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, the multiannual sectoral programme provided for in Article 4 of the Protocol, and the findings of the annual evaluations; calls on the Commission to enable representatives of Parliament to attend Joint Committee meetings as observers and to encourage the participation of Côte d’Ivoire fishing communities;
Amendment 8 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph (AM 4)
Paragraph (AM 4)
Highlights that it would be feasible, also for the Moroccan or any other fleet, to identify what catches have been caught in waters adjacent to Western Sahara; calls, therefore, on the EU and Morocco to swiftlyCommission to swiftly clarify how it intends to introduce clear indications of origin on fisheries products caught in these waters;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph (AM 5)
Paragraph (AM 5)
Emphasises that a pre-condition for the Parliament to give its consent to the agreement is to ensure that there will be aa reliable mechanism in place to trace products, including fisheries products, from Western Sahara or its adjacent waters so thatwhich is in full compliance with EU customs legislation and which will allow Member States customs authorities as well as consumers have a clear indication of their origin; calls on the EU and Moroccoexpects the Commission to swiftly present a viable solution to this end; expects the corrective measures laid down in the agreement to be used in that regard;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Notes that under the agreement, “products originating in Western Sahara subject to controls by customs authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco” shall benefit from the trade preferences under this agreement, and hence that fishery products processed in the part of Western Sahara outside Moroccan control may not benefit from tariff preferences; expects the Commission to clarify the territorial scope of the agreement and to ensure that fishing sector operators in and fishery products from the part of Western Sahara outside Moroccan control are not discriminated as a result of this agreement
Amendment 17 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Notes with concern the inability of the Commission to provide reliable data on the volume of fishery products that benefited from undue preferential tariffs before the ruling of the European Court of Justice on the matter; recalls in this regard the admission in the Staff Working Document accompanying the agreement, that “the Moroccan figures for the value of exports of fishery products from Western Sahara are lower than the EU figures for imports”; considers that this situation raises serious questions with regard to the past monitoring by the Commission of the trade in fishery products originated in Western Sahara;
Amendment 18 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Notes the lack of reliable and independent sources of information on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara due to the severe restrictions on access to the territory enforced by the Moroccan authorities; doubts therefore the reliability and accuracy of the assessment provided by the Commission on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara;
Amendment 20 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Calls for the establishment of an EU- Western Sahara subcommittee on trade, fisheries and agriculture to be established, in accordance with the distinct and separate status of the territory concerned;
Amendment 21 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Calls therefore on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that the European Parliament decline its consent;
Amendment 39 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to establish a European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the 2021-2027 period. That fund should aim to target funding from the Union budget to support the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the Union's maritime policy and the Union's international commitments in the field of ocean governance. Such funding is a key enabler for sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resources, for food security through the supply of seafood products, for the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and for healthy, safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) As a global ocean actor and the world's fifth largest producer of seafood, the Union has a strong responsibility to protect, conserve and sustainably use the oceans and their resources. Preserving seas and oceans is indeed vital for a rapidly growing world population. It is also of socio-economic interest for the Union: a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits, boosts investments, jobs and growth, fosters research and innovation and contributes to energy security through ocean energy. Moreover, safe and secure seas and oceans are essential for an efficient border control and for the global fight against maritime crime, thereby addressing citizens' security concerns.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000. EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 000 to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and, collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes and protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be cappedineligible. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 51 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Europe's maritime sector employs over 5 million jobs generating almost EUR 500 billion a year, with a potential to create many more jobs. The output of the global ocean economy is estimated at EUR 1.3 trillion today and this could more than double by 2030. The need to meet CO2 emissions targets, increase resource efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint of thea blue economy that develops within ecological limits, has been a significant driving force for innovation in other sectors such as marine equipment, shipbuilding, ocean observation, dredging, coastal protection and marine construction. Investment in the maritime economy has been provided by Union structural funds, in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the EMFF. New investment tools such as InvestEU must be utilised to meet the growth potential of the sector.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EMFF should be based on four priorities: fostering sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resources; contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable aquaculture and markets; enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fosterings prosperous coastal communities; strengthening international ocean governance and enabling safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans. Those priorities should be pursued through shared, direct and indirect management.
Amendment 54 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EMFF beyond 2020 should be based on a simplified architecture without predefining measures and detailed eligibility rules at Union level in an overly prescriptive manner. Instead, broad areas of support should be described under each priority. Member States should thus draw up their programme indicating therein the most appropriate means for achieving the priorities. A variety of measures identified by the Member States in those programmes might be supported under the rules set out in this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], provided they are covered by the areas of support identified in this Regulation. However, it is necessary to set out a list of ineligible operations so as to avoid detrimental impacts in terms of fisheries conservation and ecosystem degradation, for example a general prohibition of investments enhancing fishing capacity. Moreover, investments and compensations for the fleet should be strictly conditional on their consistency with the conservation objectives of the CFP.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The United nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development identified conservation and sustainable use of oceans as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 14). The Union is fully committed to that goal and its implementation. In that context, it has committed to promote a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits, which is consistent with maritime spatial planning, the conservation of biological resources and the achievement of good environmental status, to prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, to eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and to refrain from introducing new such subsidies. This outcome should result from the World Trade Organisation fisheries subsidies negotiation. In addition, in the course of World Trade Organisation negotiations at the 2002 World Summit of Sustainable Development and at the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the Union has committed to eliminate subsidies contributing to fisheries overcapacity and overfishing.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute to 30% of the overall financial envelope of the EMFF to climate objectives. Relevant actions, including projects aimed at protecting and restoring seagrass beds and coastal wetlands which are major carbon sinks, will be identified during the preparation and implementation of the EMFF, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EMFF should contribute to the achievement of the environmental objectives of the Union, within the framework of the CFP and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. This contribution should be tracked through the application of Union environmental markers and reported regularly in the context of evaluations and annual performance reports.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Support from the EMFF should aimcontribute to achieve and maintain sustainable fishing based onleading to fish populations above levels that can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and to minimise the negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem. That support should include innovation and investments in low-impact, climate resilient and low-carbon fishing practices and techniques.
Amendment 74 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The landing obligation is one of the main challengobjectives of the CFP. It has implied significant changes in fishing practices for the sector, sometimes with an important financial cost. It should therefore be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments that contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation, with a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations, like investments in selective fishing gears and temporal and spatial selectivity measures, in the improvement of port infrastructures and in the marketing of unwanted catches. It should also grant a maximum aid intensity rate of 100% to the design, development, monitoring, evaluation and management of transparent systems for exchanging fishing opportunities between Member States ('quota swaps'), in order to mitigate the 'choke species' effect caused by the landing obligation.
Amendment 78 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) It should be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments on board fishing vessels in order to improve health, safety and working conditions, energy efficiency and the quality of catches as well as support to specific health care issues. Such support should, however, not lead to an increase of fishing capacity or ability to find fish and should not be granted simply for complying with requirements that are obligatory under Union or national law. Under the architecture with no prescriptive measures, it should be up to Member States to define the precise eligibility rules for those investments and support. With regard to health, safety and working conditions on board fishing vessels, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be allowed.
Amendment 80 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 83 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Given the high level of unpredictability of fishing activities, exceptional circumstances may cause significant economic losses to fishers. In order to mitigate those consequences, it should be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation for the extraordinary cessation of fishing activities caused by the implementation of certain conservation measures, i.e. multiannual plans, targets for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of stocks, measures to adapt the fishing capacity of fishing vessels to available fishing opportunities and technical measures, by the implementation of emergency measures, by the interruption, due to reasons of force majeure, of the application of a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, by a natural disaster or by an environmental incident. Support should be granted only if the impact on fishers of such circumstances is significant, i.e. if the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 90 consecutive days and if the economic losses resulting from the cessation amount to more than 30% of the average annual turnover of the business concerned during a specified period of time. The specificities of eel fisheries should be taken into account in the conditions for granting such support.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small-scale coastal fishing is carried out by fishing vessels below 12 metres and not using towed fishing gears. That sector represents nearly 75% of all fishing vessels registered in the Union and nearly half of all employment in the fishery sector. Operators from small-scale coastal fisheries are particularly dependant on healthy fish stocks for their main source of income. The EMFF should therefore give them a preferential treatment through a 100% aid intensity rate, including for operations related to control and enforcement, with the aim of encouraging sustainable fishing practices. In addition, certain areas of support should be reserved for small-scale fishing in fleet segment where the fishing capacity is balanced with the available fishing opportunities, i.e. support for the acquisition of a second-hand vessel and for engine replacement or modernisation. Furthermore, Member States should include in their programme an action plan for small-scale coastal fishing, which should be monitored on the basis of indicators for which milestones and targets should be set.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 13, 42, Article 43(2), Article 91(1), Article 100(2), Article 173(3), Article 175, Article 188, Article 192(1), Article 194(2), Article 195(2) and Article 349 thereof,
Amendment 90 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to establish a European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the 2021-2027 period. That fund should aim to target funding from the Union budget to support the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the Union's maritime policy and the Union's international commitments in the field of ocean governance. Such funding is a key enabler for sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resources, for food security through the supply of seafood products, for the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and for healthy, safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The outermost regions, as outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank of 24 October 2017 entitled 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'10 , face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and also have specific assets on which to develop a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits. Therefore, for each outermost region, an action plan for the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, including the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture, should be attached to the programme of the concerned Member States and a financial allocation should be reserved to support the implementation of those action plans. It should also be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation of the additional costs the outermost regions face due to their location and insularity. That support should be capped as a percentage of this overall financial allocation. In addition, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10 COM(2017) 623 COM(2017) 623
Amendment 93 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to establish a European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the 2021-2027 period. That fund should aim to target funding from the Union budget to support the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Union's maritime policy and the Union's international commitments in the field of ocean governance. Such funding is a key enabler for sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resources, for food security through the supply of seafood products, for meeting the needs of both producers and consumers, for the growth of a sustainable blue economy and for healthy, safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 99 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) It should be possible for the EMFF to support the promotion and the sustainable development of aquaculture, including freshwater aquaculture, for the farming of aquatic animals and plants for the production of food and other raw material. Complex administrative procedures in some Member States remain in place, such as difficult access to space and burdensome licensing procedures, which make it difficult for the sector to improve the image and competitiveness of farmed products. Support should be consistent with the multiannual national strategic plans for aquaculture developed on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In particular, support for environmental sustainability, productive investments, innovation, acquisition of professional skills, improvement of working conditions, compensatory measures providing critical land and nature management services should be eligible. Public health actions, aquaculture stock insurance schemes and animal health and welfare actions should also be eligible. However, in the case of productive investments support should be provided only through financial instruments and through InvestEU, which offer a higher leverage on markets and are therefore more relevant than grants to address the financing challenges of the sector.
Amendment 100 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Food security relies on the protection of the marine environment, the sustainable management of fish stocks, the full implementation of the CFP, efficient and well-organised markets, which improve the transparency, stability, quality and diversity of the supply chain, as well as consumer information. For that purpose, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, in line with the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ('CMO Regulation')15 . In particular, support should be available for the creation of producer organisations, the implementation of production and marketing plans, the promotion of new market outlets and the development and dissemination of market intelligence. _________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 102 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) As a global ocean actor and the world's fifth largest producer of seafood, the Union has a strong responsibility to protect, conserve and sustainably use the oceans and their resources. Preserving seas and oceans is indeed vital for a rapidly growing world population. It is also of socio-economic interest for the Union: a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits boosts investments, jobs and growth, fosters research and innovation and contributes to energy security through ocean energy. Moreover, safe and secure seas and oceans are essential for an efficient border control and for the global fight against maritime crime, thereby addressing citizens' security concerns.
Amendment 105 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Job creation in coastal regions relies on a locally driven development of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and revives the social fabric of those regions. Ocean industries and services are likely to outperform the growth of the global economy and make an important contribution to employment and growth by 2030. To be sustainable, blue growth depends on innovation and investment in new maritime businesses and in the bio- economy, including sustainable tourism models, ocean-based renewable energy, innovative high-end shipbuilding and new port service, which can create jobs and at the same time enhance local development. Whilst public investment in the sustainable blue economy should be mainstreamed throughout the Union budget, the EMFF should specifically concentrate on enabling conditions for the development of thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and on removing bottlenecks to facilitate investment and the development of new markets and technologies or services. Support for the development of the sustainable blue economy should be delivered through shared, direct and indirect management.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The development of a sustainable blue economy strongly relies on partnerships between local stakeholders that contribute to the vitality of coastal and inland communities and economies. The EMFF should provide tools to foster such partnerships. For that purpose, support for community-led local development (CLLD) should be available under shared management. That approach should boost economic diversification in a local context through the development of coastal and inland fisheries, aquaculture and a sustainable blue economy. CLLD strategies should ensure that local communities better exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by the sustainable blue economy, capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human resources. Every local partnership should therefore reflect the main focus of its strategy by ensuring a balanced involvement and representation of all relevant stakeholders from the local sustainable blue economy.
Amendment 109 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Under shared management, it should be possible for the EMFF to support thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits through the collection, management and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment. That support should aim to fulfil requirements under Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC, to support maritime spatial planning and to increase data quality and sharing through the European marine observation and data network.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Under direct and indirect management, the EMFF should focus on the enabling conditions for a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits through the promotion of an integrated governance and management of the maritime policy, the enhancement of the transfer and uptake of research, innovation and technology in the sustainable blue economy, the improvement of maritime skills, ocean literacy and sharing of socio-economic data on the sustainable blue economy, the promotion of a low-carbon and climate resilient sustainable blue economy and the development of project pipelines and innovative financing instruments. Due consideration to the outermost regions' specific situation should be given in relation to the above mentioned fields.
Amendment 111 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) As a global actor, the Union is strongly committed to promoting international ocean governance, in accordance with the Joint Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 10 November 2016 entitled 'International Ocean Governance: and agenda for the future of our oceans'17 . The Union's ocean governance policy is a new policy that covers the oceans in an integrated manner. International ocean governance is not only core to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular Sustainable Development Goal 14 ('Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development'), but also to guarantee safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans for future generations. The Union needs to deliver on those international commitments and be a driving force for better international ocean governance at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels, including to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, to improve the international ocean governance framework, to reduce pressures on oceans and seas, to create the conditions for a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and to strengthen international ocean research and data. _________________ 17 JOIN(2016) 49 JOIN(2016) 49
Amendment 114 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Under shared management, each Member States should prepare one single programme that should be approved by the Commission. In the context of regionalisation and with a view to encouraging Member States to have a more strategic approach during the preparation of programmes, the Commission should develop an analysis for each sea basin indicating the common strengths and weaknesses with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP. That analysis should guide both the Member States and the Commission in negotiating each programme taking into account regional challenges and needs. When assessing the programmes, the Commission should take into account the environmental and socio- economic challenges of the CFP, the socio- economic performance of thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits, the challenges at sea basin level, the conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems, the reduction of marine litter and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 115 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union], Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9520 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9621 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193922 , the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities, including fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) mightshould carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) mightshould investigate and prosecute fraud and other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 . In accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union], any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. Member States should ensure that in the management and implementation of the EMFF, the financial interests of the Union are protected, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union] and Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L 248, 18.09.2013, p. 1). 20 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p.1). 21 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2). 22 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 23 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).
Amendment 116 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to enhance transparency regarding the use of Union funds and their sound financial management, in particular reinforcing public control of the money used, certainall information on the operations funded under the EMFF should be published on a website of Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. When a Member State publishes information on operations funded under EMFF, the rules on the protection of personal data set out in Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 are to be complied with. _________________ 24 Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 04.05.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 117 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
Amendment 119 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000. EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 000 to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP and the MSFD, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and, collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes and protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be cappedineligible. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 122 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ means fishing carried out by fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 120 metres and not using towed gear as listed in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/200626 ; _________________ 26 Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).
Amendment 123 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities within ecological limits throughout the single market related to oceans, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union's outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services and being consistent with Union environmental legislation to restore and maintain marine ecosystems and protect vulnerable natural resources, goods and services.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15 a (new)
(15 a) 'co-management' means a partnership arrangement in which government, the community of local resource users (fishers), external agents (non-governmental organizations, research institutions), and sometimes other fisheries and coastal resource stakeholders (boat owners, fish traders, credit agencies or money lenders, tourism industry, etc.) share the responsibility and authority for decision-making over the managements of a fishery.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Europe's maritime sector employs over 5 million jobs generating almost EUR 500 billion a year, with a potential to create many more jobs. The output of the global ocean economy is estimated at EUR 1.3 trillion today and this could more than double by 2030. The need to meet CO2 emissions targets, increase resource efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint of thea blue economy that develops within ecological limits has been a significant driving force for innovation in other sectors such as marine equipment, shipbuilding, ocean observation, dredging, coastal protection and marine construction. Investment in the maritime economy has been provided by Union structural funds, in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the EMFF. New investment tools such as InvestEU must be utilised to meet the growth potential of the sector.
Amendment 130 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) EnablRestoring the growth of a sustainable blue economyseas to good environmental status and enabling a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fosterings prosperous coastal communities;
Amendment 132 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The pursuit of those priorities shall not result in an increase in fishing capacity.
Amendment 136 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EMFF should be based on four priorities: fostering sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resources; contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable aquaculture and markets; enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fosterings prosperous coastal communities; strengthening international ocean governance and enabling safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans. Those priorities should be pursued through shared, direct and indirect management.
Amendment 138 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. At least 1530% of the Union financial support allocated per Member State shall be allocated to the areas of support referred to in Articles 19 and 20. Member States with no access to Union waters may apply a lower percentage with regard to the extent of their control and data collection tasks.
Amendment 139 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) At least 30 % of the Union financial support allocated per Member State shall be allocated to the areas of support referred to in Article 22 and 27.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Union financial support from the EMFF allocated per Member State to the areas of support referred to in Articles 17(2) and 18 shall not exceed the higher of the following two thresholds:
Amendment 144 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EMFF beyond 2020 should be based on a simplified architecture without predefining measures and detailed eligibility rules at Union level in an overly prescriptive manner. Instead, broad areas of support should be described under each priority. Member States should thus draw up their programme indicating therein the most appropriate means for achieving the priorities. A variety of measures identified by the Member States in those programmes might be supported under the rules set out in this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], provided they are covered by the areas of support identified in this Regulation. However, it is necessary to set out a list of ineligible operations so as to avoid detrimental impacts in terms of fisheries conservation and ecosystem degradation, for example a general prohibition of investments enhancing fishing capacity. Moreover, investments and compensations for the fleet should be strictly conditional on their consistency with the conservation objectives of the CFP.
Amendment 146 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors that develop within ecological limits;
Amendment 147 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iii
iii) any other investment in the sustainable blue economy necessary to achieve a sustainable coastal development that develops within ecological limits.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall develop an analysis for each sea basin indicating the common strengths and weaknesses of the sea basin with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and the achievement of Good Environmental Status, as referred to in Directive 2008/56/EC. Where applicable, this analysis shall take into account the existing sea basin and macro-regional strategies.
Amendment 149 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The United nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development identified conservation and sustainable use of oceans as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 14). The Union is fully committed to that goal and its implementation. In that context, it has committed to promote a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits which is consistent with maritime spatial planning, the conservation of biological resources and the achievement of good environmental status, to prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, to eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and to refrain from introducing new such subsidies. This outcome should result from the World Trade Organisation fisheries subsidies negotiation. In addition, in the course of World Trade Organisation negotiations at the 2002 World Summit of Sustainable Development and at the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the Union has committed to eliminate subsidies contributing to fisheries overcapacity and overfishing.
Amendment 155 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The beneficiary, after submitting the application, shall continue to comply with the admissibility conditions referred to in paragraph 1 throughout the period of implementation of the operation and for a period of five years after the final payment to that beneficiary.
Amendment 156 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute to 30% of the overall financial envelope of the EMFF to climate objectives. Relevant actions, including projects aimed at protecting and restoring seagrass beds and coastal wetlands which are major carbon sinks, will be identified during the preparation and implementation of the EMFF, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 159 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the construction and, acquisition of fishing vesselsr modernisation of fishing vessels, including through engine replacement or the importation of fishing vessels, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 160 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EMFF should contribute to the achievement of the environmental objectives of the Union, within the framework of the CFP and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. This contribution should be tracked through the application of Union environmental markers and reported regularly in the context of evaluations and annual performance reports.
Amendment 161 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the temporary or permanent cessation of fishing activities, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 169 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) inland fishing activities;
Amendment 170 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(k b) operating costs, such as insurance, overheads, fuel or equipment of the fishing vessels that make it merely operational or navigational, such as ropes, mandatory security or safety requirements and maintenance services.
Amendment 172 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Where support under this Chapter is granted for a vessel, that vessel shall not be transferred or reflagged outside the Union during at least the fiveeight years from the final payment for the supported operation.
Amendment 173 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 177 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) diversification of activities in thea broader sustainable blue economy that develops within the ecological limits;
Amendment 178 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 182 #
Amendment 184 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Support from the EMFF should aimcontribute to achieve and maintain sustainable fishing based onleading to fish populations above levels that can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and to minimise the negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem. That support should include innovation and investments in low-impact, climate resilient and low-carbon fishing practices and techniques.
Amendment 190 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 192 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The landing obligation is one of the main challengobjectives of the CFP. It has implied significant changes in fishing practices for the sector, sometimes with an important financial cost. It should therefore be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments that contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation, with a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations, like investments in selective fishing gears and temporal and spatial selectivity measures, in the improvement of port infrastructures and in the marketing of unwanted catches. It should also grant a maximum aid intensity rate of 100% to the design, development, monitoring, evaluation and management of transparent systems for exchanging fishing opportunities between Member States ('quota swaps'), in order to mitigate the 'choke species' effect caused by the landing obligation.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 90 consecutive days which are not foreseen in recurrent closures; and
Amendment 195 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) It should be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments on board fishing vessels in order to improve health, safety and working conditions, energy efficiency and the quality of catches as well as support to specific health care issues. Such support should, however, not lead to an increase of fishing capacity or ability to find fish and should not be granted simply for complying with requirements that are obligatory under Union or national law. Under the architecture with no prescriptive measures, it should be up to Member States to define the precise eligibility rules for those investments and support. With regard to health, safety and working conditions on board fishing vessels, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be allowed.
Amendment 196 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) It should be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments on board fishing vessels in order to improve health, safety and working conditions, energy efficiency, animal welfare and the quality of catches. Such support should, however, not lead to an increase of fishing capacity or ability to find fish and should not be granted simply for complying with requirements that are obligatory under Union or national law. Under the architecture with no prescriptive measures, it should be up to Member States to define the precise eligibility rules for those investments. With regard to health, safety and working conditions on board fishing vessels, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be allowed.
Amendment 201 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management, processing and use of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.
Amendment 202 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. When establishing the list and the quantities referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall take into account all relevant factors, in particular the need to ensure that the compensation is compatiblelies with the rules of the CFP.
Amendment 203 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support actions for the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems, including in inland waters.
Amendment 204 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) compensations to fishers for the collection of lost fishing gears and the passive collection of marine litter from the sea;
Amendment 207 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 215 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 4 – title
Title 2 – chapter 4 – title
Priority 3: Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy within ecological limits and fostering prosperous coastal communities
Amendment 216 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of EMFF support, the community-led local development strategies referred to in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] shall ensure that local communities better exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by thea sustainable blue economy within ecological limits, capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human resources.
Amendment 218 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The EMFF may support the collection, management, analysis, processing and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment, with a view to:
Amendment 218 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Given the high level of unpredictability of fishing activities, exceptional circumstances may cause significant economic losses to fishers. In order to mitigate those consequences, it should be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation for the extraordinary cessation of fishing activities caused by the implementation of certain conservation measures, i.e. multiannual plans, targets for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of stocks, measures to adapt the fishing capacity of fishing vessels to available fishing opportunities and technical measures, by the implementation of emergency measures, by the interruption, due to reasons of force majeure, of the application of a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, by a natural disaster or by an environmental incident. Support should be granted only if the impact on fishers of such circumstances is significant, i.e. if the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 90 consecutive days and if the economic losses resulting from the cessation amount to more than 30% of the average annual turnover of the business concerned during a specified period of time. The specificities of eel fisheries should be taken into account in the conditions for granting such support.
Amendment 225 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 3 – title
Title 3 – chapter 3 – title
Priority 3: Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fostering prosperous coastal communities
Amendment 226 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – title
Article 43 – title
Maritime policy and development of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits;
Amendment 227 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the promotion of a sustainable, low carbon and climate resilient blue economy that develops within ecological limits;
Amendment 228 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the improvement of maritime skills, ocean literacy and sharing of environmental and socio- economic data on thea sustainable blue economy;
Amendment 230 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small-scale coastal fishing is carried out by fishing vessels below 12 metres and not using towed fishing gears. That sector represents nearly 75% of all fishing vessels registered in the Union and nearly half of all employment in the fishery sector. Operators from small-scale coastal fisheries are particularly dependant on healthy fish stocks for their main source of income. The EMFF should therefore give them a preferential treatment through a 100% aid intensity rate, including for operations related to control and enforcement, with the aim of encouraging sustainable fishing practices. In addition, certain areas of support should be reserved for small-scale fishing in fleet segment where the fishing capacity is balanced with the available fishing opportunities, i.e. support for the acquisition of a second-hand vessel and for engine replacement or modernisation. Furthermore, Member States should include in their programme an action plan for small-scale coastal fishing, which should be monitored on the basis of indicators for which milestones and targets should be set.
Amendment 243 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The outermost regions, as outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank of 24 October 2017 entitled 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'10 , face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and also have specific assets on which to develop a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits. Therefore, for each outermost region, an action plan for the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, including the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture, should be attached to the programme of the concerned Member States and a financial allocation should be reserved to support the implementation of those action plans. It should also be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation of the additional costs the outermost regions face due to their location and insularity. That support should be capped as a percentage of this overall financial allocation. In addition, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10 COM(2017) 623
Amendment 271 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) It should be possible for the EMFF to support the promotion and the sustainable development of aquaculture, including freshwater aquaculture, for the farming of aquatic animals and plants for the production of food and other raw material. Complex administrative procedures in some Member States remain in place, such as difficult access to space and burdensome licensing procedures, which make it difficult for the sector to improve the image and competitiveness of farmed products. Support should be consistent with the multiannual national strategic plans for aquaculture developed on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In particular, support for environmental sustainability, productive investments, innovation, acquisition of professional skills, improvement of working conditions, compensatory measures providing critical land and nature management services should be eligible. Public health actions, aquaculture stock insurance schemes and animal health and welfare actions should also be eligible. However, in the case of productive investments support should be provided only through financial instruments and through InvestEU, which offer a higher leverage on markets and are therefore more relevant than grants to address the financing challenges of the sector.
Amendment 275 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Food security relies on the protection of the marine environment, the sustainable management of fish stocks, the full implementation of the CFP, efficient and well-organised markets, which improve the transparency, stability, quality and diversity of the supply chain, as well as consumer information. For that purpose, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, in line with the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ('CMO Regulation')15 . In particular, support should be available for the creation of producer organisations, the implementation of production and marketing plans, the promotion of new market outlets and the development and dissemination of market intelligence. _________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 292 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Job creation in coastal regions relies on a locally driven development of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and revives the social fabric of those regions. Ocean industries and services are likely to outperform the growth of the global economy and make an important contribution to employment and growth by 2030. To be sustainable, blue growth depends on innovation and investment in new maritime businesses and in the bio- economy, including sustainable tourism models, ocean-based renewable energy, innovative high-end shipbuilding and new port service, which can create jobs and at the same time enhance local development. Whilst public investment in the sustainable blue economy should be mainstreamed throughout the Union budget, the EMFF should specifically concentrate on enabling conditions for the development of thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and on removing bottlenecks to facilitate investment and the development of new markets and technologies or services. Support for the development of the sustainable blue economy should be delivered through shared, direct and indirect management.
Amendment 299 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The development of a sustainable blue economy strongly relies on partnerships between local stakeholders that contribute to the vitality of coastal and inland communities and economies. The EMFF should provide tools to foster such partnerships. For that purpose, support for community-led local development (CLLD) should be available under shared management. That approach should boost economic diversification in a local context through the development of coastal and inland fisheries, aquaculture and a sustainable blue economy. CLLD strategies should ensure that local communities better exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by the sustainable blue economy, capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human resources. Every local partnership should therefore reflect the main focus of its strategy by ensuring a balanced involvement and representation of all relevant stakeholders from the local sustainable blue economy.
Amendment 302 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Under shared management, it should be possible for the EMFF to support thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits through the collection, management and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment. That support should aim to fulfil requirements under Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC, to support maritime spatial planning and to increase data quality and sharing through the European marine observation and data network.
Amendment 307 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Under direct and indirect management, the EMFF should focus on the enabling conditions for a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits through the promotion of an integrated governance and management of the maritime policy, the enhancement of the transfer and uptake of research, innovation and technology in the sustainable blue economy, the improvement of maritime skills, ocean literacy and sharing of socio-economic data on the sustainable blue economy, the promotion of a low-carbon and climate resilient sustainable blue economy and the development of project pipelines and innovative financing instruments. Due consideration to the outermost regions' specific situation should be given in relation to the above mentioned fields.
Amendment 312 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) As a global actor, the Union is strongly committed to promoting international ocean governance, in accordance with the Joint Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 10 November 2016 entitled 'International Ocean Governance: and agenda for the future of our oceans'17 . The Union's ocean governance policy is a new policy that covers the oceans in an integrated manner. International ocean governance is not only core to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular Sustainable Development Goal 14 ('Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development'), but also to guarantee safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans for future generations. The Union needs to deliver on those international commitments and be a driving force for better international ocean governance at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels, including to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, to improve the international ocean governance framework, to reduce pressures on oceans and seas, to create the conditions for a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and to strengthen international ocean research and data. _________________ 17 JOIN(2016) 49 JOIN(2016) 49
Amendment 319 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Under shared management, each Member States should prepare one single programme that should be approved by the Commission. In the context of regionalisation and with a view to encouraging Member States to have a more strategic approach during the preparation of programmes, the Commission should develop an analysis for each sea basin indicating the common strengths and weaknesses with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP. That analysis should guide both the Member States and the Commission in negotiating each programme taking into account regional challenges and needs. When assessing the programmes, the Commission should take into account the environmental and socio- economic challenges of the CFP, the socio- economic performance of thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits , the challenges at sea basin level, the conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems, the reduction of marine litter and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 327 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union], Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9520 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9621 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193922 , the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities, including fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) mightshould carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) mightshould investigate and prosecute fraud and other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 . In accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union], any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. Member States should ensure that in the management and implementation of the EMFF, the financial interests of the Union are protected, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union] and Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L 248, 18.09.2013, p. 1). 20 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p.1). 21 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2). 22 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 23 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).
Amendment 330 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to enhance transparency regarding the use of Union funds and their sound financial management, in particular reinforcing public control of the money used, certainall information on the operations funded under the EMFF should be published on a website of Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. When a Member State publishes information on operations funded under EMFF, the rules on the protection of personal data set out in Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 are to be complied with. _________________ 24 Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 04.05.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 343 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
Amendment 361 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ means fishing carried out by fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 120 metres and not using towed gear as listed in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/200626 ; _________________ 26 Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).
Amendment 365 #
2018/0210(COD)
(15) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities within ecological limits throughout the single market related to oceans, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union's outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services and being consistent with Union environmental legislation to restore and maintain marine ecosystems and protect vulnerable natural resources, goods and services.
Amendment 367 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15 a (new)
(15 a) co-management means a partnership arrangement in which government, the community of local resource users (fishers), external agents (non-governmental organizations, research institutions), and sometimes other fisheries and coastal resource stakeholders (boat owners, fish traders, credit agencies or money lenders, tourism industry, etc.) share the responsibility and authority for decision-making over the management of a fishery.
Amendment 390 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) EnablRestoring the growth of a sustainable blue economyseas to good environmental status and enabling a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fosterings prosperous coastal communities;
Amendment 396 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under the EMFF shall contribute to meeting the needs of both producers and consumers. Support under the EMFF shall contribute to the achievement of the environmental and climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives of the Union. That contribution shall be tracked in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 400 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The pursuit of those priorities shall not result in an increase in fishing capacity.
Amendment 436 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. At least 1530% of the Union financial support allocated per Member State shall be allocated to the areas of support referred to in Articles 19 and 20. Member States with no access to Union waters may apply a lower percentage with regard to the extent of their control and data collection tasks.
Amendment 440 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. At least 30% of the Union financial support allocated per Member State shall be allocated to the areas of support referred to in Article 22 and 27.
Amendment 441 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Union financial support from the EMFF allocated per Member State to the areas of support referred to in Articles 17(2) and 18 shall not exceed the higher of the following two thresholds:
Amendment 469 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors that develop within ecological limits;
Amendment 476 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iii
iii) any other investment in the sustainable blue economy necessary to achieve a sustainable coastal development that develops within ecological limits.
Amendment 477 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall develop an analysis for each sea basin indicating the common strengths and weaknesses of the sea basin with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and the achievement of Good Environmental Status, as referred to in Directive 2008/56/EC. Where applicable, this analysis shall take into account the existing sea basin and macro-regional strategies.
Amendment 511 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The beneficiary, after submitting the application, shall continue to comply with the admissibility conditions referred to in paragraph 1 throughout the period of implementation of the operation and for a period of five years after the final payment to that beneficiary.
Amendment 536 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the construction and, acquisition of fishing vesselsr modernisation of fishing vessels, including through engine replacement or the importation of fishing vessels, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 541 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the temporary or permanent cessation of fishing activities, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 578 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) investments in aquaculture operations that have not implemented the recommendations of the Aquatic Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health, and the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, based on the assessment of the relevant national authorities.
Amendment 583 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) inland fishing activities
Amendment 584 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Amendment 593 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Where support under this Chapter is granted for a vessel, that vessel shall not be transferred or reflagged outside the Union during at least the fiveeight years from the final payment for the supported operation.
Amendment 594 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 601 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) promotion of low-impact, climate resilient and low-carbon fishing practices that minimize damage to the marine environment; and the impact on animal welfare;
Amendment 621 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) diversification of activities in thea broader sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits ;
Amendment 630 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 667 #
Amendment 714 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 733 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 90 consecutive days which are not foreseen in recurrent closures; and
Amendment 786 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management, processing and use of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.
Amendment 794 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. When establishing the list and the quantities referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall take into account all relevant factors, in particular the need to ensure that the compensation is compatiblelies with the rules of the CFP.
Amendment 801 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support actions for the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems, including in inland waters.
Amendment 805 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) compensations to fishers for the collection of lost fishing gears and the passive collection of marine litter from the sea;
Amendment 890 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 4 – title
Title 2 – chapter 4 – title
Priority 3: Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy within ecological limits and fostering prosperous coastal communities
Amendment 896 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of EMFF support, the community-led local development strategies referred to in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] shall ensure that local communities better exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by thea sustainable blue economy within ecological limits , capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human resources.
Amendment 908 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The EMFF may support the collection, management, analysis, processing and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment, with a view to:
Amendment 954 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 3 – title
Title 3 – chapter 3 – title
Priority 3: Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fostering prosperous coastal communities
Amendment 959 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – title
Article 43 – title
Maritime policy and development of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits
Amendment 964 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the promotion of a sustainable, low carbon and climate resilient blue economy that develops within ecological limits;
Amendment 972 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the improvement of maritime skills, ocean literacy and sharing of environmental and socio- economic data on thea sustainable blue economy;
Amendment 288 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, masters of Union fishing vessels below 12 metres’ length overall mayshall carry on board a fully functioning mobile device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system through recording and transmitting vessel position data at regular intervals. In case the device is not within reach of a mobile network, the vessel position data shall be recorded during that period of time and shall be transmitted as soon as the vessel is in reach of such network and at the latest before entering port.
Amendment 306 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 a – paragraph 1
Article 9 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish and operate fisheries monitoring centres which shall monitor fishing activities and fishing effort. The fisheries monitoring centre of a particular Member State shall monitor the fishing vessels flying its flag, whatever the waters in which they are operating or the port they are in, as well as Union fishing vessels flying the flag of other Member States and fishing vessels of third countries to which vessel monitoring system provisions applies operating in the waters under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of that particular Member State.
Amendment 310 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 a – paragraph 3
Article 9 a – paragraph 3
3. Flag Member States shall ensure that fisheries monitoring centres have access to all relevant data and in particular to data as listed in Articles 109 and 110 and operate 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.
Amendment 312 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 10
Article 10
In accordance withddition to the provision in Directive 2002/59/EC, a fishing vessel exceeding 152 metres’ length overall shall be fitted with and maintain in operation an automatic identification system which meets the performance standards drawn up by the International Maritime Organisation.
Amendment 341 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. When compared with the quantities landed or the result of an inspection, the permitted margin of tolerance in estimates recorded in the fishing logbook of the quantities in kilograms of fish retained on board shall be 10 % per species. For species retained on board that do not exceed 50kg live weight equivalent, the permitted margin of tolerance shall be 20% per species.
Amendment 356 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least once a day, and where applicable,for vessels above 12 metres after each haul; and
Amendment 358 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) no longer than one hour after the last fishing operation has been completed and in any case before entering port.
Amendment 402 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1224/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 419 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 19 a – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 19 a – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the quantities of each species recorded in the fishing logbook, including, as a separate entry, those below the applicable minimum conservation reference size.
Amendment 440 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The master of a Union fishing vessel or their representative shall submit by electronic means the information referred to in Article 23 to the competent authority of their flag Member State within 124 hours after completion of the landing.
Amendment 462 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25 a – paragraph 1
Article 25 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure effective control of the full implementation of the landing obligation. For this purpose a minimum percentage of fishing vessels fishing for species subject to the landing obligation and flying their flag established in accordance with paragraph 2, shall be equipped with continuously recording Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems incorporating data storage.
Amendment 481 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Each flag Member State shall record all data related to catches and fishing effort referred to in this Regulation, in particular data referred to in Articles 14, 21, 23, 25a, 55, 59a, 62, 66 and 68, and shall keep the originals of those data for a period of at least three years in accordance with national rules.
Amendment 482 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. In cases where the data submitted by a Member States in accordance with paragraph 2 is based on estimates for a stock or group of stocks, the Member State shall provide to the Commission the corrected quantities established on the basis of landing declarations as soon as available and no later than 126 months after the date of landing.
Amendment 483 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. In the case where a Member State detects inconsistencies between the information submitted to the Commission in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 and the results of the validation performed in accordance with Article 109, the Member State shall provide to the Commission the corrected quantities established on the basis of that validation as soon as available and no later than 123 months after the date of landing.
Amendment 485 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 6
Article 33 – paragraph 6
6. Catches taken in the framework of scientific research which are marketed and sold including, where appropriate, those below the applicable minimum conservation reference size, shall be recorded by the Member States and the data on such catches shall be submitted to the Commission. They shall be counted against the quota applicable to the flag Member State insofar as they exceed 2 % of the quotas concerned. This paragraph shall not apply to catches taken during research surveys at sea as referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*).
Amendment 490 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 8
Article 33 – paragraph 8
8. Fishing effort deployed in the framework of scientific research by a vessel carrying a fishing gear or gears subject to a fishing effort regime or operating in a fishery subject to a fishing effort regime in a geographical area subject to that fishing effort regime shall be counted against the maximum allowable fishing effort related to such fishing gear or gears or such fishery and to such geographical area of its flag Member State if the catches taken during the deployment of this effort are marketed and sold insofar as they exceed 2 % of the fishing effort allocated. This paragraph shall not apply to catches taken during research surveys at sea as referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.
Amendment 493 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 35 – paragraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. The decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall be made public immediately by the Member State concerned and immediately communicated to the Commission. It shall be made public also on the public website of the Commission. As from the date that the decision has been made public by the Member State concerned, Member States shall ensure that no fishing activity concerning the stock or group of stocks concerned, by fishing vessels or a group of the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned, take place in their waters and on their territory.
Amendment 518 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. If the lost gear cannot be retrieved, the Master of the vessel shall include the information on the lost gear in the logbook pursuant to Article 14(3). The competent authority of the flag Member State shall immediately inform the competent authority of the coastal Member State.
Amendment 519 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 48 – paragraph 5
Article 48 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall collect and record all the information concerning lost gears referred to in Article 48.3 and provide this information to the Commission upon request.
Amendment 522 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The position of any fishing vessel shall be transmitted every 2 minutes when entering a fishing restricted area.
Amendment 524 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) all gears carried on board are dully lashed and stowed during the transit; and
Amendment 535 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) put in place a registration or a licensing system monitoring the number of natural and legal persons involved in recreational fisheries, ensuring that these persons are informed of all relevant fisheries and conservation provisions; and
Amendment 628 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 60 – paragraph 5
Article 60 – paragraph 5
Amendment 668 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 56
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 56
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Before the transport begins, the transporter shall transmit the transport document by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag Member State, of the Member State of landing, the Member State(s) of transit, and the Member State of destination of the fisheries product, as appropriate.
Amendment 678 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the legality of the fisheries products discarded, kept on board, stored, transported, transhipped, transferred, landed, processed or marketed and the accuracy of the documentation or electronic transmissions relating to them;
Amendment 680 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the legality of fishing gears used for the targeted and bycatch species and, for the catches kept on board and the equipment used for the retrieval of the fishing gears as referred to in Article 48;
Amendment 688 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. The operator and the master shall cooperate with officials in the performance of their duties. They shall facilitate the safe access to the vessel, transport vehicle or rooms where the fisheries products are stored, processed or marketed. They shall ensure the safety of the officials and shall not obstruct, intimidate or interfere with the officials in the performance of their duties.
Amendment 691 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Officials shall draw up an inspection report after each inspection and shall forward it without delay to their competent authorities. Data contained in this report shall be recorded and transmitted by electronic means. In the case of the inspection of a fishing vessel flying the flag of another Member State, a copy of the inspection report shall be sent by electronic means and without delay to the flag Member State.
Amendment 700 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 68
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 68
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 88 – paragraph 1
Article 88 – paragraph 1
Amendment 701 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 68
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 68
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 88 – paragraph 3
Article 88 – paragraph 3
3. If the Member State of landing or transhipment no longer has a corresponding quota at its disposal, Article 37 shall apply. To that end the quantities of fish caught, discarded, landed or transhipped in the breach of the rules of the common fisheries policy shall be deemed equivalent to the amount of the prejudice suffered, as mentioned in that Article, by the flag Member State.
Amendment 704 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 89a – paragraph 3
Article 89a – paragraph 3
3. When determining these sanctions the Member States shall take into account, in particular, the gravity of the infringement, including the level of environmental damage done, the value of the prejudice to the fishing resources, the nature and extent of the infringement, its duration or repetition, orand the accumulation of simultaneous infringements.
Amendment 706 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 89a – paragraph 4
Article 89a – paragraph 4
4. Member States mayshall apply a system whereby a fine is proportionate to the turnover of the legal person, or to the economic benefit achieved or envisaged by committing the infringement.
Amendment 715 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 90 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 90 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) being involved in the operation, management, ownership of, or being hired on, a vessel engaged in IUU fishing as defined under Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, in particular those listed in the IUU vessel list of the Union or of a regional fisheries management organisation as referred to in Articles 29 and 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 or benefitting from, supplyorting services to operators connected to a vessel engaged in IUU fishingor engaging in IUU fishing including as operators, effective beneficiaries, owners, logistics and service providers, including insurance providers and other financial service provider; or
Amendment 721 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 90 – paragraph 2 – point q a (new)
Article 90 – paragraph 2 – point q a (new)
(qa) committing two or more infringements as listed in paragraph 3 which together constitute a serious disregard of the rules of the common fisheries policy.
Amendment 733 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 91–paragraph 2
Article 91–paragraph 2
2. The immediate enforcement measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be of such nature as to prevent the continuation of the detected serious infringement concerned, to prevent any additional environmental damage, to take all necessary action to ensure safekeeping of the evidence pertaining to such suspected serious infringement and to allow the competent authorities to complete their investigation.
Amendment 759 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92–paragraph 6
Article 92–paragraph 6
6. When the total number of points equals or exceeds 18 points, the fishing licence and/or the right to command a fishing vessel shall be automatically suspended for a period of at least two months. That period shall be four months if the suspension is occurring a second time andor the points equals or exceeds 36 points, eight months if the suspension is occurring a third time andor the number of points equals or exceeds 54 points and one year if the suspension is occurring a fourth time andor the number of points equals or exceeds 72 points. In case the suspension is occurring for a fifth time andor the number of points equals or exceeds 90 points, the fishing licence shall be permanently withdrawn and the fishing vessel shall not be used anymore for commercial exploitation of marine biological resources.
Amendment 765 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92–paragraph 8
Article 92–paragraph 8
8. If the holder of a fishing licence or the master does not commit a serious infringement within three years from the date of the committing of the last serious confirmed serious infringement, all points shall be deleted.
Amendment 783 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92b – paragraph 1
Article 92b – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities of the Member State having jurisdiction in the event of an infringement shall, without delay and in compliance with their procedures under national law, notify the flag States, the State of which the offender holds the citizenship or is incorporated, orand any other State with an interest in following up the administrative and other relevant criminal proceedings or other measures taken, of any definitive ruling relating to such infringement, including the number of points assigned in accordance with Article 92.
Amendment 784 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 92b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall also notify to the European Commission without delay of definitive rulings in the event of serious infringements detected in Union waters or in Union ports in relation to fishing vessels flying the flag of third countries.
Amendment 785 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 70
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 70
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 93a – paragraph 2
Article 93a – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June every year, Member States shall submit to the Commission a report on inspections and controls performed in the previous year including the national fisheries control budget, in accordance with the national control programmes and in compliance with the present Regulation. The Commission shall publish these reports upon receipt.
Amendment 788 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 71 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 71 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 101 – paragraph 5
Article 101 – paragraph 5
(71a) In Article 101 the following paragraph 5 is added: 5. If, after the action has been adopted, the Member State still fails to remedy the situation and act on the shortcomings in its control system, the Commission shall start an investigation with the aim to open infringement proceedings against that Member State.
Amendment 789 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 104 – paragraph 1
Article 104 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Member State does not respect its obligations for the implementation of a multiannual plan, and where the Commission has evidence that the failure to respect those obligations constitutes a serious threat to the conservation of a stock or group of stocks or the protection of the marine environment, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, provisionally close the fisheries affected by those shortcomings for the Member State concerned.
Amendment 790 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 104 – paragraph 4
Article 104 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lift the closure after the Member State has demonstrated in writing to the satisfaction of the Commission that the fisheries can be safely exploited and the threat to the marine environment has been removed .
Amendment 793 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory sentence
Article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory sentence
In the case of an overfishing of a quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to a Member State in a given year, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, operate deductions in the following year or years from the annual quota, allocation or share of the Member State which has overfished by applying a multiplying factor according to the following table:”
Amendment 794 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 105 – paragraph 4
Article 105 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of an overfishing of a quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to a Member State in earlier years, the Commission, mayshall, by means of implementing acts, deduct quotas from future quotas of that Member State to take account of the level of overfishing.
Amendment 795 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 105 – paragraph 5
Article 105 – paragraph 5
5. If a deduction according to paragraphs 1 and 2 cannot be operated on the quota, allocation or share of a stock or group of stocks that was overfished as such because that quota, allocation or share of a stock or group of stocks is not or not sufficiently available to the Member State concerned, the Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, deduct in the following year or years quotas for other stocks or groups of stocks available to that Member State in the same geographical area, or with the same commercial value in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 797 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 75 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 75 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 106 – paragraph 3
Article 106 – paragraph 3
3. If a deduction according to paragraph 2 cannot be operated on the maximum allowable fishing effort for a stock that was exceeded as such because such maximum allowable fishing effort for that stock is not or not sufficiently available to the Member State concerned, the Commission, by means of implementing acts, mayshall deduct in the following year or years fishing effort available to that Member State in the same geographical area in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 798 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 75 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 75 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 106 – paragraph 4
Article 106 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, lay down detailed rules concerning the assessment of the maximum available effort against which the excess of utilisation shall be calculated. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 119(2).
Amendment 799 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 76 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 76 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 107 – paragraph 1
Article 107 – paragraph 1
1. Where there is evidence that rules on the common fisheries policy are not being complied with by a Member State and that this may lead to a serious threat to the conservation of stocks subject to fishing opportunities, the Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, operate deductions in the following year or years from the annual quotas, allocations or shares of a stock or group of stocks available to that Member State, applying the proportionality principle by taking into account the damage caused to the stocks.
Amendment 804 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 78
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 78
Data listed in paragraph 1(a)(ii), (iii) and (iiiv) may be provided to scientific bodies of Member States, scientific bodies of the Union and Eurostat.
Amendment 805 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 78
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 78
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 110 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall publish annually their annual reports on national control programmes on the website of their competent authorities.
Amendment 815 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 81 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 81 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 113 – paragraph 2
Article 113 – paragraph 2
Amendment 816 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 81 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 81 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 113 – paragraph 3
Article 113 – paragraph 3
Amendment 838 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Annex III – table - row 1 - column 2 (“serious infringements”)
Annex III – table - row 1 - column 2 (“serious infringements”)
1. Not fulfilling of obligations to accurately record and report data relating to fishing activities, including data to be transmitted by vessel monitoring system, automatic identification system and prior notices, as required under the rules of the common fisheries policy;.
Amendment 66 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201648 , the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Directive. That evaluation should be based on experience gathered and data collected during the implementation of this Directive and data collected under Directive 2008/56/EC or Directive 2008/98/EC. The evaluation should provide the basis for an assessment of possible further measures and an assessment whether, in view of monitoring of marine litter in the Union, the Annex listing single-use plastic products needs to be reviewed. The evaluation should also consider whether scientific and technical progress that has taken place in the meantime, including the development of biodegradable materials and the development of criteria or a standard for biodegradability of plastics in the marine environment, as foreseen in the European Plastics Strategy, allows the setting of a standard for biodegradation of certain single-use plastic products in the marine environment. That standard would include a standard to test if, as a result of physical and biological decomposition conditions existing in the marine environment, plastics would fully decompose into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water within a timescale short enough for the plastics not to be harmful for marine life and not lead to an accumulation of plastics in the environment. If that is the case, single-use plastic products that meet such a standard could be exempted from the prohibition on placing on the market. While the European Strategy for Plastics already envisages action in this area, it also recognises the challenges in relation to determining a regulatory framework for plastics with biodegradable properties due to different marine conditions across seas. _________________ 48 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'waste fishing gear' means any fishing gear covered by the definition of waste in Directive 2008/98/EC, including all separate components, substances or materials that were part of or attached to such fishing gear when it was discarded or lost;
Amendment 91 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that single-use plastic products listed in Part C of the Annex that have caps and lids with a significant part made of plastic may be placed on the market only if the caps and lids remain firmly attached to the container during the product’s intended use stage.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that each single-use plastic product listed in Part D of the Annex and fishing gear containing plastic placed on the market bears a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking informing consumers of one or moreall of the following:
Amendment 94 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the negative environmental impacts of littering or other inappropriate waste disposal of the products, orand
Amendment 103 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
With regard to the schemes established pursuant to paragraph 3, Member States shall ensure that the producers of fishing gear containing plastic shall cover the costs of the collection of waste fishing gear containing plastic that has been delivered to adequate port reception facilities in accordance with Union law on port reception facilities or to other equivalent collection systems that fall outside the scope of Union law on port reception facilities and its subsequent transport and treatment. The producers shall also cover the costs of the awareness-raising measures referred to in Article 10 regarding fishing gear containing plastic and the costs to clean up fishing gear litter.
Amendment 126 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by … [21 years after entry into force of this Directive]. They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the Commission.
Amendment 127 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, the Member States shall apply the measures necessary to comply with Articles 5 and 7(1) from … [2 year18 months after entry into force of this Directive] and with Article 6(1) from …[32 years after entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 10 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) FActive fishing vessels targeting Mediterranean swordfish, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, targeting Mediterranean swordfish, and, wherever applicable, having an associated record of catches;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) FActive fishing vessel catching Mediterranean swordfish as by-catch; and
Amendment 14 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Union fishing vessels included in the ICCAT record of vessels and authorised to fish Mediterranean swordfish, and third country vessels authorised to fish Mediterranean swordfish in Union waters which are greater than 12 metres length overall, shall have installed on board a fully functioning device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified through the vessel monitoring system (VMS), by transmitting position data at regular intervals, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Amendment 15 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, masters of Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall may carry on board a mobile device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system through recording and transmitting vessel position data at regular intervals. In case the device is not within reach of a mobile network, the vessel position data shall be recorded during that period of time and shall be transmitted as soon as the vessel is in reach of such network and at the latest before entering port.
Amendment 17 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State concerned shall ensure that national scientific observers are deployed on at least 2030 % of pelagic longline vessels targeting Mediterranean swordfish. The percentage coverage will be measured in fishing days, number of sets or trips.
Amendment 18 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The master of each vessel authorised to catch Mediterranean swordfish shall keep an electronic logbook fishing logbook in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex II as well as Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and shall submit the logbook information to the flag Member State.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The annual reports referred to in this Article shall be made public on the website of the Commission.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, vessels of less than 12metres in length overall shall carryon board a mobile device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system through recording and transmitting vessel position data at regular intervals. In the event that the device is not within reach of a mobile network, the vessel position data shall be recorded during that period of time and shall be transmitted as soon as the vessel is in reach of such network and at the latest before entering port.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) It is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining MSY as ranges of values which are consistent with achieving MSY(FMSY)should be limited to a range of values below FMSY in order to ensure populations are maintained above levels that can produce MSY to achieve the objectives expressed in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, by 2020 the latest. This is also key to keep alive artisanal small scale fisheries. Those ranges, based on best available scientific advice, are necessary in order to provide flexibility to take account of developments in the scientific advice, to contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation and to take into account the characteristics of mixed fisheries. The FMSY ranges should be calculated by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), in particular in its periodic catch advice. Based on this plan they are derived to deliver no more than a 5% reduction in long-term yield compared to MSY24 . The upper limit of the range is capped, so that the probability of the stock falling below Blim is no more than 5%. That upper limit also conforms to the ICES "advice rule", which indicates that when the spawning biomass or abundance is in a poor state, F be reduced to a value that does not exceed an upper limit equal to the FMSY point value multiplied by the spawning biomass or abundance in the total allowable catch (TAC) year divided by MSY Btrigger. ICES uses these considerations and the advice rule in its provision of scientific advice on fishing mortality and catch options. _________________ 24EU request to ICES to provide FMSY ranges for selected stocks in ICES subareas 5 to 10
Amendment 103 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) For stocks for which targets relating to MSY are available, and for the purpose of the application of safeguard measures, it is necessary to establish conservation reference points expressed as trigger spawning biomass levels for fish stocks, and trigger abundance levels for Norway lobster, for use only until biomass levels capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield are established.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It should be possible to set the total allowable catches (TACs) for Norway lobster in Western Waters as the sum of the catch limits established for each functional unit and of the statistical rectangles outside the functional units within that TAC area. However, this does not preclude the adoption of measures to protect specific functional unitsshall be established for each functional unit and measures to protect specific functional units shall be adopted where necessary. These measures shall be based on best available scientific advice.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to comply with the landing obligation established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and to minimise negative impacts on the ecosystem, the plan should provide for additional management measures, in particular measures to gradually avoid and eliminate discards and to minimise the negative impact of fishing on the ecosystem, taking into account the best available scientific advice, to be further specified, where appropriate, in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In the absence of joint recommendations, the Commission may adopt delegated acts.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 37 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 37 a (new)
(37a) Thornback ray (Raja clavata) in divisions 7a, 7d-g, 8, and 9a;
Amendment 142 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 37 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 37 b (new)
(37b) Undulate ray (Raja undulata) in 7d and e.
Amendment 181 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The plan shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised. It shall be coherent with Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC and the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC and Articles 6 and 12 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 224 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Article 7, tThe total allowable catch for the stocks of Norway lobster in the Western Waters may be the sum of the catch limits of the functional units and of the statistical rectangles outside the functional unitsshall be established for each of the functional units and measures to protect specific functional units shall be adopted where necessary.
Amendment 226 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Fishing opportunities may not be set for stocks listed in Article 1 (1) and Article1(4) when the best available scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass, and in the case of Norway lobster stocks – abundance, of any of the stocks referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 1 (4) is below the Blim.
Amendment 241 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 3 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Regarding the exploitation of living marine biological resources, Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 includes the restoration and maintenance of populations of harvested species above levels capable of producing MSY as an explicit goal. Therefore, in accordance with Article 2(2) thereof, the corresponding exploitation rate was to be achieved by 2015 where possible and, on a progressive, incremental basis at the latest by 2020 for all stocks, and should be maintained thereafter.
Amendment 7 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, multi- annual plans are to be based on scientific, technical and economic advice. In accordance with those provisions, the multi-annual plan provided for in this Regulation should contain objectives, quantifiable targets with clear timeframes, conservation reference points, safeguards and technical measures designed to avoid and reduce unwanted catches and minimise the impact on the marine environment.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Given their importanAs recreational fisheries can have a significant impact on fish resources, the plan provided for in this Regulation should cover recreational fisheries catching western Mediterranean demersal stocks. Where such fisheries have a significant impact on stocks, the multi-annual plan provided for by this Regulation should provide formultiannual plan should provide a framework to ensure that they are conducted in a manner compatible with the objectives of the plan. Member States should collect catch data of recreational fisheries. Where such fisheries have a significant impact on the resources, the plan should foresee the possibility ofto decide on specific management measures.
Amendment 13 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to achieve the objectives expressed in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining MSYnot exceeding MSY exploitation rate as ranges of values which are consistent with achieving MSY (i.e. FMSY). This rate shall be achieved as soon as possible and, on a progressive, incremental basis at the latest by 2020 for all stocks to which this Regulation applies, and maintained thereafter. Those ranges, based on best available scientific advice, are necessary to provide flexibility to take account of developments in the scientific advice, contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation and accommodate mixed fisheries. Based on this plan, they are derived to deliver no more than 5 % reduction in the long-term yield as compared with MSY. In addition, the upper limit of the FMSY range is capped with the aim that the probability of the stock falling below the biomass limit reference point (BLIM) is no more than 5 %.
Amendment 15 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 23 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28 a) In order to protect sensitive species, in particular those critically endangered due to fishing impacts, management measures should be applied to fisheries. Therefore, the plan provided for in this Regulation should establish management measures including modification of vessels gears, modification of vessels activities, and modifications of the vessels.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) Furthermore, the Commission may be empowered in a multiannual plan to establish protected areas for the recovery of fish stocks, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. This Regulation also specifies details for the implementation of minimising the impact of fisheries on the marine environment, in particular the incidental catches of protected species, in Union waters of the western Mediterranean Sea for all fisheries fishing in those waters.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The plan shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem, and on vulnerable habitats and protected species, including marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds, are minimised. It shall be coherent with Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC and the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC and Articles 6 and 12 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) ensure that, to the extent that fisheries can contribute to their fulfilment, the conditions described in the qualitative descriptors 3 contained in Annex I to Directive 2008/56/EC are fulfilled; and
Amendment 39 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) contribute to the fulfilment of other relevant descriptors contained in Annex I to Directive 2008/56/EC in proportion to the role played by fisheries in their fulfilment and ensure that negative impacts of fishing on the marine environment are minimised, in particular regarding vulnerable habitats and protected species, including marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds.
Amendment 42 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 46 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Where the scientific advice shows that the spawning biomass of any of the stocks concerned is below the precautionary reference point (BPA), remedial measures shall be adopted to ensure the rapid return of the stocks concerned to levels above those capable of producing MSY. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(3) and (5), fishing opportunities shall be set at levels not exceeding the exploitation rate consistent with maximum sustainable yield and consistent with a fishing mortality that is reduced within the range of FMSY for the most vulnerable stock, taking into account the decrease in biomass.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to what is provided for by Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, the use of trawls in the western Mediterranean Sea shall be prohibited within at least the 100 m isobaths from 1 May to 31 July each year.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Within two years of the adoption of this Regulation and on the basis of the scientific advice, the Member States concerned shall establish other closure areas where there is evidence of a high heavy concentrations of juvenile fish, fish below minimum conservation reference size and of spawning grounds of demersal stocks, in particular for the stocks concerned.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, multi- annual plans are to be based on scientific, technical and economic advice. In accordance with those provisions, the multi-annual plan provided for in this Regulation should contain objectives, quantifiable targets with clear timeframes, conservation reference points, safeguards and technical measures designed to avoid and reduce unwanted catches, and to minimise the impacts of fishing activities on the marine environment.
Amendment 73 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Management of incidental catches of protected species 1. For management of protected seabirds that are impacted by fishing in the western Mediterranean Sea, management measures shall be adopted for all longline vessels, including applying scaring devices on-board vessels, setting the nets at night, and increasing the sink rate of the hooks. 2. Where Member States do not implement management measure to protect species and habitats in the western Mediterranean Sea to which fishing has an impact, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 18, supplementing this Regulation by adopting detailed measures.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specifying the characteristics of fishing gear, in particular mesh size, hook size, number of hooks, construction of the gear, twine thickness, size of the gear or use of additional devices to improve selectivity, to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 76 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) limiting the use of fishing gear, in particular immersion time and depth of gear deployment, so as to improve selectivityor application of technical measures, so as to improve selectivity, to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission should obtain the best available scientific advice for the stocks within the scope of the multi-annual plan. In order to do so it should consult in particular the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (‘STECF’). The Commission should in particular obtain publicly available scientific advice, including mixed fisheries advice and catch limits, which takes into account the plan provided for by this Regulation and indicates ranges of FMSY and conservation reference points (BPA and BLIM).
Amendment 78 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect spawning and juvenile fish, fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species, and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The STECF has shown that exploitation of most demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean exceeds by far the levels required to achieve MSY, and this is likely to keep the risk of collapse for the stocks and the Fisheries concerned high.
Amendment 80 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species, and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 81 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) That plan should take account of the mixed nature of the fisheries and the dynamics between the stocks driving them, i.e. hake (Merluccius merluccius), red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus),Blackbellied angler (Lophius budegassa), Angler (Lophius piscatorius), Bluewhiting (Micromesistius poutassou), Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Commonpandora (Pagellus erythrinus), European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), Mantisshrimp (Squilla mantis), Poor cod (Trisopterus minutus), Common sole (Solea solea), deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris), Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), blue and red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus) and giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea). It should also take account of by-catch species and demersal stocks for which sufficient data are not available. It should apply to the demersal fisheries (in particular, trawl nets, bottom-set nets, traps and longlines), carried out in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside the Union waters of the western Mediterranean.
Amendment 84 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. FiveTwo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation and every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the results and the impact of the plan on the stocks to which this Regulation applies and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks, in particular as regards the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 109 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to protect nursery areas and sensitive habitats, and safeguard small- scale fisheries, the coastal zone should be regularly reserved for more selective fisheries. Therefore, the plan provided for in this Regulation should establish a closure for trawls operating within at least the 100 m isobath for three months each year.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a multi- annual plan (‘the plan’) for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of demersal stocks and for the reduction of the impacts of fishing activities on the marine environment in the western Mediterranean Sea.
Amendment 122 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point va (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point va (new)
(va) red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in GFCM sub-area 11;
Amendment 123 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vb (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vb (new)
Amendment 124 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vc (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vc (new)
(vc) striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) in GFCM sub-area 9;
Amendment 125 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vd (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vd (new)
(vd) striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) in GFCM sub-area 11;
Amendment 126 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ve (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ve (new)
(ve) blackbelied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa) in GFCM sub-area 1;
Amendment 127 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vf (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vf (new)
(vf) blackbelied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa) in GFCM sub-area 5;
Amendment 128 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vg (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vg (new)
(vg) blackbelied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa) in GFCM sub-area 6;
Amendment 129 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vh (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vh (new)
(vh) blackbelied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa) in GFCM sub-area 7;
Amendment 130 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vi (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vi (new)
(vi) angler (Lophius piscatorius) in GFCM sub-area 1-5-6-7;
Amendment 131 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vj (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vj (new)
(vj) blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in GFCM sub-area 6;
Amendment 132 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vk (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vk (new)
(vk) blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in GFCM sub-area 9;
Amendment 133 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point v l (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point v l (new)
(vl) common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus) in GFCM sub-area 9;
Amendment 134 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vm (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vm (new)
(vm) European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in GFCM sub-area 7;
Amendment 135 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vn (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vn (new)
(vn) mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) in GFCM sub-area 9;
Amendment 136 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vo (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vo (new)
(vo) mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) in GFCM sub-area 10;
Amendment 137 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vp (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vp (new)
(vp) common sole (Solea solea) in GFCM sub-area 7;
Amendment 138 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vq (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vq (new)
(vq) common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in GFCM sub-area 5;
Amendment 139 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vr (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vr (new)
(vr) poor cod (Trisopterus minutus) in GFCM sub-area 9.
Amendment 191 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. A fishing effort regime shall apply to all vessels fishing with trawls in the areas andGeographical Sub-Areas (GSA), depth intervals and vessel length categories defined in Annex I.
Amendment 205 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point ba (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point ba (new)
(ba) When the best available scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of any of the stocks referred to in Article 1(2) and Article 1 (3) is below the Blim, fishing efforts shall be set to zero for the stocks concerned.
Amendment 244 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to what is provided for by Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, the use of trawls in the western Mediterranean Sea shall be prohibited at least within the 100 m isobath from 1 May to 31 July each year.
Amendment 252 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The stocks referred to in Article 1(3) of this Regulation shall be managed on the basis of the precautionary approach to fisheries management as defined in Article 4(1)(8)2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 262 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specifying the characteristics of fishing gear, in particular mesh size, hook size, number of hooks, construction of the gear, twine thickness, size of the gear or use of additional devices to improve selectivity to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise negative impacts of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 264 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) limiting the use of fishing gear, in particular immersion time and depth of gear deployment, so as to improve selectivity to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise negative impacts of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 266 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect spawning and juvenile fish, fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise negative impacts of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 271 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
( a) establishing fish stock recovery areas pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
Amendment 273 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1a (new)
Amendment 286 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. FivThree years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation and every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the results and the impact of the plan on the stocks to which this Regulation applies and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks, in particular as regards the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 292 #
Amendment 293 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A a (new)
Annex I – part A a (new)
Aa) Trawls fishing for red mullet, hake, deep-water rose shrimp, striped red mullet, blackbellied angler, angler, blue whiting, common octopus, common pandora, European seabass, mantis shrimp, poor cod, common sole and Norway lobster in the continental shelf, upper slope and deep waters. Gear Geograp Stocks Depth Overall Effort type hical concerned interval length of group subareas s vessel code Trawls In each for red Contine < 12 m EFF1/M (TBB, GFCM mullet, ntal ED1_TR OTB, sub- hake, shelf 1 PTB, areas 1; deep-water (100- ≥ 12 m EFF1/M TBN, 2;5;6;7;8 rose 200 m) and < 18 ED1_TR TBS, TB, ;9;10 shrimp, m 2 OTM, and 11 striped red PTM, mullet, ≥ 18 m EFF1/M TMS, blackbellie and < 24 ED1_TR TM, d angler, m 3 OTT, angler , ≥ 24 m EFF1/M OT, PT, blue ED1_TR TX, whiting, 4 OTP, common TSP) octopus, Upper < 12 m EFF1/M common slope ED2_TR pandora, (250- 1 European 400m) ≥ 12 m EFF1/M seabass, and < 18 ED2_TR mantis m 2 shrimp, ≥ 18 m EFF1/M poor cod, and < 24 ED2_TR common m 3 sole and Norway ≥ 24 m EFF1/M lobster ED2_TR 4 Deep < 12 m EFF1/M waters ED3_TR (500- 1 1000 m) ≥ 12 m EFF1/M and < 18 ED3_TR m 2 ≥ 18 m EFF1/M and < 24 ED3_TR m 3 ≥ 24 m EFF1/M ED3_TR 4
Amendment 36 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall establish extended producer responsibility schemes for fishing gear and fishing gear components that meet the minimum requirements as set out in Article 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC and includes modulated financial contributions that encourage the placing on the market of fishing gear designed to promote recycling;
Amendment 38 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Reporting on Losses of Fishing Gear 1. Member States shall ensure the information reported according to Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 is included in the Union Maritime Information and Exchange System (SafeSeaNet), referred to in Article22a(3) and Annex III of Directive 2002/59/EC, and shall submit a biennial report to the Commission by 31 December [two years following date of adoption] and every two years thereafter. 2. The Commission shall collect and aggregate, on the basis of the reporting by fishing vessels and biennial reports from Member States and other sources, information on losses of fishing gear in the Union and publish a biennial report by 30 June [two years following date of adoption] and every two years thereafter. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 to determine the format for reporting and biennial reports referred to in this article.
Amendment 39 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b Retrieval of Lost Fishing Gear 1. A fishing vessel shall ensure its fishing gear is marked with identifiers to ensure traceability, and shall have equipment on board to retrieve any lost gear. 2. The master of the fishing vessel shall ensure that all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent the loss of fishing gear and, in the instance fishing gear is lost, shall attempt to retrieve it as soon as possible. 3. If the lost gear cannot be retrieved, the master of the vessel shall report its loss in accordance to Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 4. In order to ensure uniform implementation, implementing powers shall be conferred on the Commission to define all reasonable precautions that must be taken to prevent the loss of fishing gear and the actions that must be attempted to retrieve it before declaring an accidental loss. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2).
Amendment 42 #
2018/0012(COD)
(c) in order to provide for a maximum incentive for the delivery of waste as defined in Annex V to the MARPOL Convention, including the waste that has been collected in nets during fishing operations, the indirect fee to be charged shall cover all the costs of port reception facilities for this waste, in order to ensure a right of delivery without any additional direct charges. Further measures may be established and financed at national level to reduce costs and to provide incentives for fishermen to actively and passively collect waste;
Amendment 51 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a 1. Member States shall ensure that all ports providing reception for fishing vessels, with the exception of remote ports or those with only a small number of fishing vessels, establish fishing-for-litter initiatives to encourage the collection and measurement of passively fished waste from normal fishing activities. 2. Such schemes should be set up in accordance with the guidelines laid out in OSPAR Recommendation 2016/1 on the reduction of marine litter through the implementation of fishing for litter initiatives. 3. Member States may establish and maintain a national fund to support the collection of passively fished waste from fishing vessels. The fund can be used to ensure the functioning of fishing-for-litter initiatives, including the provision of dedicated on-board waste storage facilities, the monitoring of passively fished waste, education and promotion of voluntary participation in the initiative, costs of waste treatment and to cover the costs of personnel required for the functioning of such schemes. 4. Member States must ensure that data on the quantities of passively fished waste collected is collated and stored in a national or regional database for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation. Member States shall inform the Commission on the establishment of their national funds to the Commission by 31 December [two years after adoption], and shall submit biannual reports every two years thereafter on the activities funded under this article.
Amendment 12 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises the potential role vaccines can play in reducing the need for antibiotics, thereby helping to limit the spread of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR), which should continue to be explored; stresses however that urgently reducing the overuse and misuse of, and unintended exposure to, antibiotics must remain a top priority.
Amendment 28 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to elaborate guidelines defining conditions (coverage percentage, epidemic phenomena, etc.) and criteria that can conduct to a compulsory vaccination mechanism, in order to have harmonized guidelines for all Member States.
Amendment 31 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to reinforce legislative basis for immunization coverage. According to the objective 1 of the European Vaccine Action Plan 2015– 2020, introducing and implementing an appropriate legislative framework is crucial to define national priorities and to concretize a sustainable commitment to immunization.
Amendment 32 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Stresses the importance to create an innovative financing mechanism to allocate funding for immunisation at affordable prices and high-quality supply, identifying any funding gaps thorough MS, in line with the goal 6 and the objective 5 of the European Vaccine Action Plan 2015–2020, in order to achieve financial sustainability of national immunization programmes.
Amendment 38 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Whereas in order to ensure the highest protection of human health and to reduce vaccine hesitancy, the chances of any negative health effects resulting from, or perceived to result from vaccinations, however rare, need to be reduced as much as possible; Calls on Member States to consider the introduction of a preventive and precautionary pre-vaccination test, at least for some fragile and vulnerable categories of patients, which takes into consideration, inter alia, their age, intolerances and health condition, in order to help prevent any adverse health reactions and to therefore also counter vaccine hesitancy.
Amendment 85 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to elaborate a fully comprehensive EU Action Plan raising the social problem of vaccine hesitancy, strengthening Member States’ commitments, including priority and region-specific actions, and taking into account the varying circumstances and specific challenges faced by the Member States;in line with the European Vaccine Action plan 2015- 2020.
Amendment 98 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to punctually provide data on vaccination; Moreover, member States have to monitor and report every year to the regional offices all progresses made, remaining challenges and updated actions to reach the national immunizations targets.
Amendment 22 #
2017/2922(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Observes that in Europe the degree of compliance with the testing and marketing bans in place is very high; stresses however that thea lack of complete and reliable animal testing datadocumentation in the product information file, particularly with regard to animal testing conducted for cosmetics imported into the EU from third countries where animal tests are still required, remains a serious issue that needs to be tackled with priority;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2922(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that a political choice has been made in Europe to implement the ban irrespective of the full availability of alternative methods to animal testing; believes that the European example shows that the absence of alternatives to animal testing for some substanceendpoints is not an argument against placing a global ban on animal testing for cosmetics;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and to its Synthesis Report,
Amendment 14 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the effects of climate change are having increasingly severe impacts on different aspects of human life as well as on the global order and geopolitical stability; whereas climate diplomacy can be understood as a form of targeted foreign policy to promote climate action through reaching out to other actors, cooperating on specific climate-related issues, building strategic partnerships and strengthening relations with state and non- state actors, thereby contributing to mitigating the effects of climate changeenhanced climate action and strengthening Union’s diplomatic relationships;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas climate change is a factor of crucial importance in some of the conflicts in the world and its consequences often turn out to be an element of crisis as regards international relations; whereas EU climate diplomacy could play a fundamental role and therefore needs to be fully integrated in the EU conflict-prevention policies;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, as a contribution to the achievement of a net-zero carbon economy, the Commission has set the promotion of energy efficiency and making the EU the world leader in renewables as objectives for Union energy policy;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas association, partnership, cooperation and trade agreements signed by the EU with third countries or regional blocs have an impact on climate change that can undermine EU climate diplomacy; whereas the EU must make all efforts in order to align such agreements with the Paris agreement;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in order to achieve its objectives, the fight against climate change should become a strategic priority in all diplomatic dialogues and initiatives; whereas Parliament has been actively contributing to the process and has been using both its legislative power and its political influence to further integrate climate change into development action and the aid portfolio, as well as into several other EU policies, such as investments, agriculture, fisheries, energy, research and trade;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the effects of climate change have a tangible impact on severall aspects of human life, on peace and security, and that these effects are increasingly being felt in the lives ofalready experienced by EU citizens, as well as challenging the international community; underlines the increasing urgency of climate action and that addressing climate change requires a joint effort at international level, as it constitutes a collective responsibility towards the entire planet, for the current and future generations;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that climate change is a catalyst for conflicts and that in an interconnected world Europe’s security rests on stability and wellbeing of our neighbours and the rest of the planet; considers that full implementation of Paris Agreement commitments would greatly contribute to enhancing international security and peace;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms the EU’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and to the UN Agenda 2030, including the SDGs, and stresses the need to implement the Paris Agreement and the SDGs both in the EU and globally to develop a more sustainable economy and society; reaffirms the need for an ambitious EU climate policy and its readiness to improve the existing EU National Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2030 as well the necessity of developing by first quarter of 2019 a long- term strategy forto achieve a net-zero carbon economy at the latest by 2050, in a timely mannerline with a Union fair share of the global carbon budget consistent with the commitment in the Paris Agreement to holding the global average temperature to well below 2 °C and pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls President Juncker’s commitment in 2014 to make Union “the world number one in renewable energies”; deplores that three years later the Commission has not come forward with an explicit strategy to ensure that EU is able to compete with Asia and parts of US on equal terms to keep this promise;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that mitigating climate change and moving towards a low- emissinet-zero carbon economy will contribute to enhanced peace and security both within and outside of the EU as climate change often exacerbates existing instabilities and conflicts, even leading to increased migration flows due to the scarcity of resources and lack of economic opportunities as well as a deterioration in living conditions;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Talanoa Dialogue process to take stock of the collective efforts in relation to progress towards the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement and to inform the preparation of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) launched at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 23, November 2017; considers that the process should centre on how to bridge the emissions gap;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses, in this regard, the importance of mainstreaming climate diplomacy in the EU conflict prevention policies broadening and adapting the scope of EU missions and programmes in third countries and conflict areas;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the inclusiveness of the UNFCCC’s process; considers that ensuring effective participation requires that the issue of vested or conflicting interests be addressed; supports the initiative by governments representing the majority of the world’s population to introduce a specific conflicts of interest policy and calls on the Commission to engage constructively in this process;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the EU speaking with a single and unified voice in all international forums and calls on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission to coordinate a joint EU effort to ensure its commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement; insists on the need to develop a comprehensive strategy for EU climate diplomacy to be presented to the Parliament by 1 January 2019 and to integrate climate into all fields of EU external action, including trade, development cooperation, humanitarian aid and security and defence;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that the energy-security policy of the EU is based mainly on the diversification of hydrocarbons supplies and that public and private energy companies deeply influence in this respect the EU common foreign policy ; calls on the Council and the Commission to redefine the concept of “energy security” taking into account of climate-related aspects; takes the view that a genuine and effective climate diplomacy should go hand in hand with a gradual decarbonisation of the EU common foreign policy;
Amendment 138 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an allocation of human and financial resources in the EEAS and the Commission, which better reflects the strong commitment to and increased engagement in climate diplomacy; urges the EEAS to include climate diplomacy on EU delegations’ agendas when meeting their counterparts from third countries and international or regional organisations and to orchestrate and assign strategic importance to climate diplomacy efforts in every EU delegation with the representations of the Member States in third countries; calls, therefore, for the inclusion of a focal point on climate change in the main EU delegations in third countries and of a higher percentage of climate experts when creating mixed posts in the EU delegations;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to develop programmes to raise European citizens awareness on the connection between climate change and migration, poverty and conflicts regarding access to resources;
Amendment 152 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that climate-related spending in the EU budget can create high added value and should be significantly increased; recalls that the Parliament has called for increasing the current earmarking from 20 to 30% and ensuring that the remaining resources are not counterproductive to climate efforts;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the EU must be an active player in international organisations and forums (such as the UN, UNFCCC, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HPFL), NATO, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the G7 and G20) and closely cooperate with regional organisations (such as the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and, MERCOSUR and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)) to foster global partnerships and ensure the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs, while defending, strengthening, and further developing multilateral cooperation regimes; notes that climate can be an entry point for diplomatic relations with partners with whom other agenda items are highly contested, thereby offering an opportunity to enhance stability and peace;
Amendment 176 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to integrate the climate change dimension into international trade and investment agreements and to streamline financial instruments and programmes to ensure coherence and increase the effectiveness of EU climate action; recommends the development and systematic inclusion of a fundamental climate change clause in international agreements with partners who have signedregarding mutual commitment to implementation of the Paris Agreement, supporting thereby the European and international decarbonisation process;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls, in this regard, on the Commission to make a comprehensive assessment of the consistency of the existing agreements with the Paris agreement and where necessary to make every effort to review and adjust them bringing them in line with the EU targets on climate change;
Amendment 186 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports sustained and active EU engagement within the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) and with its member countries to give visibility to their determination to achieve meaningful implementation of the Paris Agreement, through the conclusion of itsa robust rule book in 2018 and a successful Talanoa Dialogue at COP24 that is aimed at motivating further States to join in with these efforts aconcluded by a COP decision reconfirming the commitment to increase the ambition of countries’ 2030 NDCs by 2020, and aligning them with the long term goals of the Paris Agreement; recommends tohe establish a group of climate leaders in the next few years; ment of complementary high ambition alliances to jointly lead on mainstreaming climate across different foreign policy issues including trade, the reform of international financial institutions and security;
Amendment 192 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the responsibiliduty incumbent on the EU and other developed countries due to their historical responsibility to show greater solidarity towards the vulnerable states and developing countries most affected by the impact of climate change and to ensure continuous support to help them recover from damage related to climate change, to improve adaptation measures and resilience through financial support and by means of capacity building; calls on the Member States to support the efforts of developing countries to decrease dependence on fossil fuels and to become low-carbon societies, especially by cooperating within NDC partnership, particularly through NDC partnerships; calls on the Member States to develop economic cooperation opportunities that unlock zero-carbon development pathways, offer alternatives to fossil fuel infrastructure and de-risk investment through strategies like the recent investment plan for Africa; stresses the importance that humanitarian agencies devise a long term perspective of their action based on a well-founded knowledge of the climate impacts in vulnerable areas;
Amendment 199 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the EU Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to promote EU excellence in green technologies including through global initiatives such as covenant of mayors, and trade policy, and combining efforts with existing instruments inter alia for neighbourhood policy, development and external investment programs;
Amendment 209 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends that the EU deepen its strategic cooperation with emerging economies which have a major impact on global warming, but which are also decisive in terms of global climate action; calls on the EU to create dedicated panels to debate climate and sustainability policies during high-level ministerial meetings; calls on the EU to build up partnerships for carbon markets beyond Europe; economic and technology dialogues on transition and resilience solutions , including during high-level ministerial meetings; calls on the EU to build up partnerships in areas of common interest including carbon markets, energy transition, 2050 pathways, sustainable finance reform, and clean transport including maritime and aviation sectors;
Amendment 224 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to engage infocus their strategic dialogues on decarbonised energy cooperation and zero-carbon economic development models with fossil fuel exporting countries in the EU’s wider neighbourhoodenergy with fossil fuel exporting countries in the EU’s wider neighbourhood on decarbonised energy cooperation and zero carbon economic development models in order to enhance peace as well as human security and well- being in Europe and globally;
Amendment 229 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to make their international policy dialogues and cooperation with partner countries fully consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement and with the EU’s ambition to be world leader in renewables;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Expects and demands that the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States refrain from any cooperation with partner countries involving fossil fuel subsidies or investments;
Amendment 243 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the EU to further intensify its relations with indigenous peoples and local and regional authorities in third countries to enhance thematic cooperation between cities and regions both within and outside of the EU; notes the role EU delegations in third countries can play in this regard;
Amendment 253 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen their ties with civil society and to form alliances and build up synergies with the scientific community, non-governmental organisations, non- traditional actors, local authorities, and the private sector, to develop export strategies for climate technologies and system integration and to encourage technology transfer to and capacity-building in third countries;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU environmental legislation is based on directives (the Marine Strategy Directive, the Birds and Habitats Directives, the Water Framework Directive), and it is thereforetheir application is left to Member States and to local and regional administrations to apply it at their discretion; whereas, consequently, there is no uniform implementation throughout the EU and this leads to legal uncertainty for enterprises and farms;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
Amendment 110 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
T a. Whereas the widely varying practices with respect to aquaculture lead to significant differences in product quality, environmental impact and sanitary conditions, among others, leaving the consumer frequently uncertain of the resulting product;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Z a. Whereas aquaculture can pose serious risks to wild fish stocks and other species through the spread of disease and parasites, genetic alterations due to escapes, lethal predator control, etc.;
Amendment 133 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas available data show a growing gap – estimated at 8 million tonnes – between the level of consumption of seafood in the EU and the volume of captures from fisheries; whereas sustainable aquaculture can guarantehelp to ensure long-term food and nutrition security, including food supplies, as well as growth and employment for Union citizens, and contribute to meeting the growing world demand for aquatic food, providing that sustainable sources of food are found for aquaculture activities and environmental degradation is prevented; whereas it can thus contribute to the overall objective of filling the gap between consumption and production of seafood in the EU;
Amendment 136 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB
Recital AB
Amendment 139 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB a (new)
Recital AB a (new)
AB a. Whereas the use of fish mean and oil in aquaculture for carnivorous species requires the catching of significantly larger quantities of wild fish than are harvested as the final farmed product, resulting in potentially significant impacts on wild stocks; whereas research has resulted in the reduction, but not the elimination, of the need for wild fish as feed; whereas excessive catches of fish from lower trophic levels, such as small pelagics, can have serious impacts on the trophic structure of marine ecosystems
Amendment 151 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to boost the development of and innovation in EU aquaculture, to improve the competitiveness of the sector, to foster economic activity and diversification, to increase the sector’s contribution to food and nutrition security for EU citizens, and to improve the quality of life in coastal and inland areas; insists that this must be done while conserving the proper functioning of the marine ecosystems so as to allow the continued practice of profitable commercial fisheries and other sustainable uses of the marine environment;
Amendment 171 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to do what is within its competence to bring order to the various administrative conditions and requirements in different parts of the EU;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Whereas aquaculture of non- carnivorous species has a reduced impact in terms of its environmental impact due to its source of protein;
Amendment 192 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Whereas production of molluscs such as mussels can, under proper conditions, have a beneficial environmental impact due to the filtering quality of the shellfish;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a
Paragraph 10 – point a
a) simplification of administrative procedures - less red tape - while ensuring that the marine environment is not further degraded;
Amendment 215 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point i
Paragraph 10 – point i
i) adequate public financial support at EU and national level for sustainable and responsible aquaculture production, innovation and development;;
Amendment 266 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls for imported products of aquaculture to be required to meet the same environmental standards that EU operators must meet;
Amendment 299 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. In this vein, notes that antibiotic resistance is becoming a very serious problem across human and animal medicine, and calls for strictly limiting the use of antibiotics to situations where there is a serious risk of an epizootic in the aquaculture establishment and not simply as a preventive measures;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance of the Joint Communication entitled ‘International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans’ (SWD(2016)0352), but stresses its generic terms, suitable only for describing general guidelines; regrets the lack of attention to thewhich recognizes that the current framework for ocean governance is not effective enough, while encourages more concrete actions neebe recommended to accomplish the Sustatedinable Development goals;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges that Blue economy is steered towards rebuilding resilience of coastal communities to restore the productive potential of fisheries, in order to support food security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of living aquatic resources; recalls that before any activities of the Blue economy sectors are implemented an impact assessment and a full information and participation process of all stakeholders must be guaranteed; insists that Blue economy must contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal number 14 on conservation and sustainable use of oceans and marine resources;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
- having regard to the ongoing preparatory process fordocument adopted at the UN Ocean Conference to be held from 5-on 9 June 2017 in New York entitled "Our ocean, Our future, Call for Action",
Amendment 7 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the fisheries sector has tremendous importance as one of the main traditional human activities carried out in the marine environment, making it an essential element of the Integrated Maritime Policy; points out that fisheries is the sector most affected by the many other uses and activities taking place on the seas, such as maritime transport and tourism, urban and coastal development and the exploitations of renewable energies,energies, deep-sea mining as well as by environmental problems such as marine pollution and climate change;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses concerns about the fact that, following a recent European Parliament study 1a whereas Blue Economy could have a positive socio- economic impact (employment, revenues, Gross Value Added) the environmental impacts are generally negative, in terms of alterations of coastal dynamics, marine pollution, eutrophication, seabed morphology, habitats/ecosystems/biodiversity alterations; there is concern that the cumulative burden of environmental effects would be detrimental to fisheries; _________________ 1aKim Stobberup, María Dolores Garza Gil, Aude Stirnemann-Relot, Arthur Rigaud, Nicolò Franceschelli, Roland Blomeyer, April 2017, Research for PECH Committee – Small-scale Fisheries and "Blue Growth" in the EU, European Parliament, Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies, Brussels
Amendment 11 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy,
Amendment 12 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),
Amendment 22 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure that fishing mortality rates are set at levels that should allow fish stocks to recover and maintain above levels that are capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in order to protect marine resources;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of increasing and optimising the percentage of marine protected areas in the light of scientific advice and conservation objectives in order to conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development goal 14.5;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the EU to promote and protect women in fisheries activities and fish-related industries, including by supporting local processing industries; by stimulating fair price for processed fish products and by ensuring better access to public support and financial resources by women in fisheries, including in its negotiations with third countries over the use of sector support in SFPAs, and in its programming of developing aid instruments and in different international fora;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the EU, in line with the CFP, to minimise the impacts of aquaculture on the environment by ensuring sustainable sourcing of feed and promote research to focus on the reduction of the pressure on wild fish stocks used for feed production;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas current pressures on the marine environment include damage to habitats and ecosystems, invasive species, pollution and nutrient enrichment, as well asmaritime traffic, as well as exploitation of raw materials and high exploitation rates of marine species and acidification induced by climate change;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the EU regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has made advancements, but that implementation should be improved in order to ensure that no illegal fish enter the EU marketcalls on the EU to continue its international efforts for other market states to also take measures to close markets to IUU-caught fish;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges that all States become parties to relevant fisheries instruments, the FAO Compliance Agreement, the United Nations Agreement on Straddling Fish stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA) in particular, as well as to fully implement their provisions and those of the different FAO International Plans of action;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests that Member States and third counties should be more consistent and effective in checks on catch documentation (catch certificates) and consignments, with a view to ensuring that the fish have been caught legally; encourages States to take measures to ensure better coordination between the fight against IUU fishing, and trade and market policy; stresses that the EU should promote and support, in all international spheres, the necessary action to eradicate IUU fishing;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the Fisheries Transparency Initiative has recently adopted its global standard; encourages States to apply as Candidates to FITI; calls for the EU and its Member States to support this initiative;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the trans-boundary nature of the ocean means that activities and the pressures that they cause necessitate collaborative work between governments across marine regions as well as across the land-sea interface in order to ensure the sustainability of shared resources; whereas the multiplicity and complexity of ocean governance measures therefore calls for a broad range of interdisciplinary expertise as well as regional and international cross- sectorial cooperation;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for greater cooperation among Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) and urges their Contracting Parties to ensure that they are sufficiently resourced and strengthened;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on RFMOs to: – continue to conduct regularly independent performance reviews as well as to fully implement the recommendations from such performance reviews; – fully implement the recommendations from the 2nd Resumed Review Conference of the United Nations Agreement on Straddling Fish stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks; – harmonise measures, monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement measures in particular, including agreeing on deterrent penalties and sanctions;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the EU to promote that allocation of fisheries resources must take into account the environmental and social impact, food security needs and developing countries aspiration to develop their own fisheries while at the same time ensuring a sustainable level of fishing that do not lead to excess of fishing capacity in line with the targets of Sustainable Development Goal number14;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the essential role of oceans for supporting life on earth, sustainable development, employment and innovation; shares the growing concern about the need for bettera more effective and integrated governance and protection of the oceans;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, in order to implement the actions listed in the Joint Communication successfully, the Commission ought to have set clear deadlines, put forward legislative proposals, where appropriate, and set up mechanisms to support coordination at EU levels well as on-going monitoring and evaluation at EU level; highlights the Treaty provisions on precautionary and polluter-pays principles and insists on the ecosystem-based approach in all EU actions on Ocean Governance;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the European Union has a comprehensive assemblage of legislation and management tools focused on distinct elements of ocean governance, however, EU regional seas remain in a critical state with over exploitation of resources, organic and inorganic pollutants impacting ocean health and productivity, biodiversity loss, degraded habitats, invasive species, declining coastal communities, and conflict between marine sectors;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that improvensuring transparency, including access to information and the legitimacy of UN organisation, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters as required under Aarhus Convention and the legitimacy of UN organisations, including public accountability of country representatives at international bodies, such as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is a matter of priority in addressing existing governance shortcomings; calls on Member States and the Commission to work through the ISA to ensure transparency in its working methods and effective capacity to assess environmental impacts and ensure the effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects and for the protection and preservation of the marine environment as required under Part XI and XII of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need for a specific and tangible action plan on the EU’s engagement in the Arctic, in which the aim of preserving the Arctic’s vulnerable ecosystems as well as increasing their capacity for resilience to the effects of climate change should be the starting point;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the precautionary principle must be applied to the emerging sector of deep sea mining, and that given the warnings of science about significant and potentially irreversible environmental harm, the EU should not support the development of this industry but invest instead in sustainable alternatives, i.e. a transition to sustainable consumption and production, as called for in SDG 12 under Agenda 2030;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Urges Member States to refrain from sponsoring deep-sea mining exploration licenses in Area Beyond National Jurisdiction and to not issue permits for deep-sea mining on their continental shelf until a full assessment of the potential environmental impacts is conducted and made public and the assessment demonstrates that deep-sea mining will not negatively impact the marine environment;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that creating a sustainable maritime economy and reducing pressures on the marine environment require action on climate change, sustainable agriculture, marine pollution and eutrophication, on the preservation, conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems and biodiversity, and on the sustainable use of marine resources;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Expresses concerns that while the Blue economy could have a positive socio- economic impact, its environmental impacts are generally negative; insists that actions classified under the Blue Economy must be subject to environmental impact assessments with full disclosure of all information to stakeholders and the public; stresses that such projects should not be allowed to proceed if their environmental impacts are negative until such time as these negative impacts can be eliminated;
Amendment 133 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Believes that investment in the blue economy should not rely on finite resources but be focused on 'eco- innovation' and not exceeding natural regeneration rates, on nature conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Member States to make further efforts for the timely implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in order to achieve good environmental status for marine waters for 2020, with a particular commitment to avoiding harm to the coastal and marine environment from all marine pollution including nutrient pollution, marine litter, as well as to removing harmful subsidies which encourage unsustainable fishing and strengthening the global fight against marine litter and plastic;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission to strongly integrate ocean governance issues in its aid and development policies;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Highlights the importance of women in the seafood industry which according to FAO represent half of the total working population; calls on the EU to promote and protect women in fisheries activities and fish-related industries by stimulating fair prices for fisheries products and by promoting that women active in fisheries are given better access to public support and financial resources, including in negotiations with third countries over the use of sector support in Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and in its programming of developing aid instruments and in different international fora;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates the need for well- thought-out product policy that increases products' expected lifetime, durability, reusability and recyclability as stressed in European Parliament resolution of 9 July 2015 on resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (2014/2208(INI)); and further emphasises that this must urgently be applied to disposable plastic products and packaging in the upcoming Plastic Strategy, in light of the environmental damage caused by these items as marine litter;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Requests the Commission to propose new legislation to address microplastic pollution in all its forms, but specifically by banning microplastic ingredients in all personal care products, and by ensuring that all businesses that handle plastic production pellets implement proper protocols for minimising pellet leakage;
Amendment 160 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Commission to reduce marine litter from shipping by promoting 100% no special fee cost recovery systems for garbage in all European ports in the revision of the Directive 2000/59/EC, as has already been adopted in the Baltic area as a method to incentivise waste delivery;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Reiterates that in order to protect marine resources and avoid overexploitation the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) shall ensure that fishing mortality rates are set at levels allowing fish stocks to recover and to remain above levels capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in its action programme on Ocean Governance; encourages it to continue the fight against IUU fishing in all RFMOs and other relevant fora; considers that EU-flagged vessels that are engaged in IUU fishing should be publicly listed, as provided for under the IUU Regulation; urges the EU to pressure other market States to take action to prevent IUU-caught fish from entering their markets;
Amendment 170 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Recalls that since January 2016, to improve vessel identification as a tool in the fight against IUU fishing, International Maritime Organisation (IMO) numbers have been required for all EU vessels of more than 24 metres in length overall (LOA) or 100 gross tonnage and above, fishing in EU waters, and for all EU vessels of more than 15 metres LOA fishing outside of European waters; encourages the EU to introduce an IMO number requirement for non-EU vessels in line with those that exist for EU vessels (more than 15 metres LOA), which is reported on an importing catch certificate, to ensure an even playing field and assist Member States with import controls;
Amendment 173 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Stresses the need to integrate at- sea labour and human rights considerations within global oceans governance; calls on the Commission to undertake targeted efforts to promote decent work in global fisheries in recognition of the connection between labour and human rights abuses and unsustainable, destructive fishing practices, in particular IUU fishing; calls on the Commission to take measures to prevent seafood products caught using workers that have been trafficked or subject to other labour and human rights abuses from reaching markets in the EU and to work with industry to encourage the use of due diligence mechanisms for them to screen such seafood from their supply chains; and calls on Member States to transpose into national law and implement the ILO Work in Fishing Convention C188;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls upon the EU and its Member States to commit to invest in social capital to ensure better stewardship of ocean and coastal resources. In particular, strongly encourages the involvement of women and youth in ocean literacy programmes and in ocean stakeholder consultations;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to implement a holistic approach to thensure the ecological coherence and connectivity of networks of Marine Protected Areas and their effective design, management and evaluation of Marine Protected Areas, in order to reach their full potential for protecting marine biodiversity; calls on the Member States to increase the number of designated Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 226 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need for urgent global action to mitigate the adverse impacts of rising atmospheric carbon on ocean ecosystems and health, particularly within the Paris Agreement adopted under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; points out that these adverse impacts include rising ocean temperatures, coastal and ocean acidification, sea-level rise, changes in ocean circulation, coastal erosion and extreme weather events, decreasing polar ice coverage, salinity changes, nutrient availability, deoxygenation and may be cumulative in nature; stresses the importance of well-functioning ecosystems to enhance ocean resilience; reiterates the urgency to address these impacts that impair the crucial role of the ocean as a climate regulator, carbon sink, source of biodiversity, a key provider of nutrition, livelihoods, energy and ecosystem services;
Amendment 250 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Encourages greater resources dedicated to increasing marine knowledge and understanding of the ocean with particular regard to marine scientific research, collection of new data, knowledge and data sharing platforms and to promote policy development and decision-making based upon the best available scientific evidence; reiterates the importance of the precautionary approach where adequate scientific evidence is unavailable;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Points out that renewable energy from the seas and oceans has significant potential for meeting climate and energy targets and diversifying energy sources; stresses further research on waves, currents and salinity is necessary as well as development of adequate environmental sustainability criteria;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that a substantial and accessible fisheries fund is necessary in order to implement the common fisheries policy (CFP), to ensure the sustainability of European aquaculture and fisheries, including through implementation of the discard ban and landing obligation and achieving the CFP objective of ensuring that fish stocks are maintained at levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY) objective, and to help the sector carry out the necessary restructuring process;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that control measures are a fundamental and essential component of the CFP in order to ensure a level playing field and that sufficient economic and other resources need to be dedicated to control activities, both by the Commission and the Member States; considers, thus, that the future fund must ensure sufficient support in this regard;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of maintaining the same level of financing for the European Fisheries Control Agencyensuring that the European Fisheries Control Agency has sufficient funding in order to fulfil its mission, and that this may well require an increase in the relevant budget line.
Amendment 16 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that action by local authorities is key for the ability of governments to implement their commitments in the framework of a global climate action;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for enhancing both individual and coordinated action at EU, regional and local level on adapting to the impacts of climate change;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that cities are driving urban policy-making, with the ability to connect initiatives with national action plans and focus on initiatives with the greatest impact. Calls for a deeper involving of local administrators in the EU's decision making-process;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes that city mayors are directly accountable to their constituents for their decisions, and they can act more effectively and quickly and often with immediate and impactful results;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Reminds that cities and regions are responsible for the implementation of more than 70% of EU legislation. Stresses the need to act on urban planning, mobility, public transport and infrastructure, energy performance of buildings, education campaigns, smart cities, smart grid and regional subsidies to implement the Climate Paris Agreement;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Supports the need of a clear reference to the role of local and regional governments in the COP21 agreement in order to achieve a long-term answer to climate change. The EU has to work on the ground with cities and regions to make European regions and cities more well-connected and sustainable, to create energy efficient municipalities and to develop smarter urban transport networks;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for an adaptation roadmap monitoring regional and local climate action and incorporating the latest data on adaptation action in the EU, including for reporting towards the EU NDC;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned that extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, floods and droughts, are expected to affect many parts of Europe more frequently, making people and ecosystems more vulnerable as long as no adaptation measures are taken; calls for an integrated EU support to improve solidarity and exchange of best practices among Member States and to ensure that regions most affected by climate change are able of taking the necessary measures to adapt;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for regions to implement and regularly update regional programmes containing measures to facilitate adequate adaptation in order to fight climate change effects. All regions must cooperate in formulation plans for adaption to the impacts of climate change, and to develop integrated plans for coastal zone management and water resources;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recognises the need for adaptation measures to achieve coordination and coherence at all levels of planning and management. It is important to ensure joint approaches and full coherence between national adaptation strategies and local risk management plans;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recognises that an efficient resource management is fundamental for mitigation and for adaptation purposes, in order to identify joint priorities. Calls for integrated local strategies to achieve a more efficient use of resources and for building resiliency and adapting to the impacts of climate change in the most affected areas;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Notes that only fifteen EU Member States have adopted an action plan and an adaptation strategy, with few concrete measures on the ground. Stresses the need to monitor and evaluate all adaptation strategies and action plans on risk prevention, flood or water management;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Local and regional authorities should take integrated and long term actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation at local level;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, the EIB and the Member States to focus on developing an appropriate administrative capacity of regions and cities in order to enable them to take full advantage of the public and private financing opportunities available at EU level; Stresses the need for an improved financial assistance to help local and regional authorities to implement coherent climate measures. Financial facilities like the global climate funds should be directly accessible to local authorities;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to stimulate energy transition and local investment in climate mitigation and adaptation measures, by streamlining regulations, reducing bureaucracy, enabling innovative solutions, and encouraging partnerships with local communities and civil society, with a view to promoting climate action; calls for national initiatives aiming to raise citizen awareness on the effect of climate change;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes cities initiatives like smart cities and smart grid that seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to increase resource efficiency addressing climate change and achieving green growth, promoting areas linked by public transport systems. Considering that cities are the major contributors of greenhouse gas emissions, regions have to improve green cities arrangements aiming to an urban and national green growth. Solutions like smart grids offer the potential to deliver energy more efficiently to homes and buildings, improving energy efficiency and energy consumption;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the importance for cities to take a lead role in the fight against climate change, promoting the use of public transport and railroad transport. Taking note that traffic congestion is a large contributor of carbon emissions, EU has to work on the ground with cities and regions to make EU regions and cities more energy-efficient and well-connected, in order to develop smarter urban transport networks for a more climate resilient world;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Reiterates the importance for regions to apply at national level the European buildings directives;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls for a strengthening partnerships between EU and local and regional governments to reinforce procedures to accelerate local climate actions in the framework of the circular economy, in order to reduce waste, control climate change and use resources more efficiently;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls for national governments to help cities and regions to implement international commitments to support climate and energy initiatives at local and regional level;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s decision to draft a special report on cities and climate in 2023, and calls on the Commission to take an active part in its drawing-up and to champion a multi-level territorial vision of climate action. Believes that cities should provide input into the next 2018 global climate report. Cities and regions can influence policy making after the Paris Agreement implementing a strategic approach to act against global warming and support mitigation and adaptation actions in urban areas, where more than half of the world's population live.
Amendment 2 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The common fisheries policy (CFP) should contribute toensure the protection of the marine environment, to and the sustainable management of all commercially exploited species, and in particularshould contribute to the achievement of good environmental status in the marine environment by 2020 in accordance with Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.40 __________________ 40 Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19).
Amendment 5 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Despite being managed under both an international management plan under the GFCM and national management plans adopted under Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006,42 Adriatic anchovy and sardine stocks continue to be overexploited and the current management measures are considered to be insufficient to achieve MSY by 2020. Member States and stakeholders have expressed support for the development and implementation of management plans for these two stocks at EU level. __________________ 42 Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (the Mediterranean Regulation) (OJ L36, 8.2.2007, p.6).
Amendment 6 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To achieve the objectives of the CFP, a number of conservation measures are to be adopted as appropriate in any combination thereof, such as multi-annual plans, technical measures, fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities and the establishment of marine protected areas.
Amendment 7 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Regionalisation should be used to create tailor-made measures that take into account the specificities of each fisheries area and safeguard their environmental conditions.
Amendment 8 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Fishing opportunities should be allocated in accordance with the principles laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, using transparent and objective criteria, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature. Fishing opportunities should also be fairly distributed across the various fisheries segments, including traditional and small- scale fisheries. Moreover, Member States should provide incentives to fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact.
Amendment 11 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The objective of the multiannual plan should be to contribute to achieving the objectives of the CFP, and especially reaching and maintaining MSY for the stocks concerneensuring that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, achieving a sustainable fisheries sector and providing an effective management framework.
Amendment 12 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining MSY as ranges of values which are consistent with achievingstocks being restored to and maintained above levels that can produce MSY as ranges of values which are consistent with achieving that objective, which generally requires fishing mortality below maximum sustainable yield (FMSY). Those ranges, based on scientific advice, are necessary in order to provide flexibility to take account of developments in the scientific advice, to contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation and to take into account the characteristics of mixed fisheries. The FMSY ranges have been calculated by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) and are derived to deliver no more than a 5 % reduction in long-term yield compared to MSY.45 In addition, the upper limit of the range is capped, so that the probability of the stock falling below Blim is no more than 5 %. The levels to be achieved in terms of mortality by fishery and biomass ought to take account of the most up-to- date scientific advice. __________________ 45 Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea. Mediterranean assessments part 1 (STECF- 15-14). 2015. [Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, EUR 27492 EN, JRC 97707, 52 pp.] [The second part of this reference seems to be mistaken. OPOCE, please check.]
Amendment 15 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For the purposes of fixing fishing opportunities, there should be a threshold for FMSY ranges in normal use and, provided that the stock concerned is considered to be in a good state, a higher limit for certain cases. It n upper threshould only be possible to fix fishing opportunities up to the higher limit if, on the basis of scientific advice or evidence, it is necessary for the achievement of the objectives laid down in this Regulation in mixed fisheries or necessary to avoid harm to a stock caused by intra- or inter- species stock dynamics, or in order to limit the year-on-year variations in fishing opportunitiesfor fishing mortality of FMSY in normal use. Fishing mortality should not be allowed at levels greater than FMSY.
Amendment 19 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In accordance with Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, provisions should be established for the periodical assessment by the Commission of the adequacy and effectiveness of the application of this Regulation. Such assessment should follow and be based on a periodic evaluation of the plan that is based on scientific advice. The plan should be evaluated three years after entry into force and then every five years. This period allows for the full implementation of the landing obligation, and for regionalised measures to be adopted, implemented and to show effects on the stocks and fishery. It is also a minimum required period by scientific bodies.
Amendment 44 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 53 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Those remedial measures may also include, as appropriate, the submission of legislative proposals by the Commission and emergency measures adopted by the Commission under Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 61 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council41 establishes the rules of the CFP in line with the international obligations of the Union. The objectives of the CFP are, inter alia, to ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable in the long term, to restore and maintain populations of harvested species to levels above those which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, to apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and to implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management. _________________ 41 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p.22).
Amendment 62 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Despite being managed under both an international management plan under the GFCM and national management plans adopted under Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006,42 Adriatic anchovy and sardine stocks continue to be overexploited and the current management measures are considered to be insufficient to achieve MSYfishing mortality levels consistent with the objectives of the CFP by 2020. Member States and stakeholders have expressed support for the development and implementation of management plans for these two stocks at EU level. _________________ 42 Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (the Mediterranean Regulation) (OJ L36, 8.2.2007, p.6).
Amendment 64 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) A strategy of minimum escapement of biomass needed in order to ensure the reproductive capacity of the stock is not impaired is appropriate for short-lived species.
Amendment 65 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The introduction of a minimum escapement approach requires changes to the biological sampling and research protocols which will take time, therefore requiring a transition period before it can be implemented.
Amendment 67 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States having direct management interest may submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the first time not later than twelve months after the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter twelve months after each submission of the evaluation of the multiannual plan in accordance with Article 14 to this Regulation. They may also submit such recommendations when deemed necessary by them, in particular in the event of an abrupt change in the situation for either of the stocks to which this Regulation applies. Joint recommendations in respect of measures concerning a given calendar year shall be submitted no later than 1 June of the previous year. The Commission shall require the STECF to assess the joint recommendations. Any deviation by the Commission from the joint recommendations shall be presented to the European Parliament and to the Council for scrutiny.
Amendment 72 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The prior notification obligation shall apply to masters of Union fishing vessels retaining on board at least one tonne of anchovy or one tonne of sardine, one tonne of sardine or one tonne of anchovy and sardine combined.
Amendment 75 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, multiannual plans are to be based on the best available scientific, technical and economic advice and contain objectives, quantifiable targets with clear timeframes, conservation reference points and safeguards.
Amendment 79 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The objective of the multiannual plan should be to contribute to achieving the objectives of the CFP, and especially reaching and maintaining MSY for thethe fish stocks concerned above levels capable of producing MSY, achieving a sustainable and profitable fisheries sector and providing an effective management framework.
Amendment 80 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 88 #
Amendment 94 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) For stocks for which they are available and for the purpose of the application of safeguard measures, it is necessary to establish conservation reference points expressed as MSY Btrigger and Blim for anchovy and sardine stocks. Should the stocks fall below MSY Btrigger, fishing mortality should be reduced below FMSYBlim, MSY B- escapement and F-cap for anchovy and sardine stocks.
Amendment 111 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Recognising that in the Adriatic Sea vessels targeting small pelagics tend to carry out short fishing trips, the use of prior notification as required under Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 should be adapted so that the prior notifications are submitted at least one and a half hour before the estimated time of arrival at port. However, considering the limited effect of fishing trips involving very small quantities of fish on the stocks concerned, it is appropriate to establish a threshold for such prior notifications, when these vessels retain on board at least either 1 tonne of anchovy or 1 tonne of sardine.
Amendment 113 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to adapt to the technical and scientific progress in a timely and proportionate fashion and to ensure flexibility and allow evolution of certain measures, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of supplementing this Regulation as regards remedial measures for the conservation of mackerel and horse mackerel, implementation of the landing obligation and technical measures. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. The Commission should be able to adopt delegated acts in situations where Member States do not do so but scientific advice demonstrates that they are necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the plan.
Amendment 121 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘B-lim’ means the stock size reference point provided by STECF below which there may be reduced reproductive capacity;
Amendment 124 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘MSY B-escapement’ means a deterministic biomass limit below which a stock is considered to have reduced reproductive capacity, including any required additional biomass buffer. In the context of an MSY B-escapement strategy, MSY B-escapement is the minimum biomass that should remain in the sea every year after fishing that provides the highest sustainable yield by maintaining sufficient spawning stock biomass to ensure full reproductive capacity with a 95% probability. MSY B-escapement is provided on an annual basis by STECF;
Amendment 125 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) ‘F-cap’ means the limit to exploitation rates when the biomass is high and is provided by STECF. By capping the F, the escapement biomass is increased in proportion to stock size, maintaining a high probability of achieving a minimum amount of biomass left to spawn;
Amendment 126 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 136 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 148 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. In particular, the multiannual plan shall aim to:
Amendment 153 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The target fishing mortality shall be achieved as soon as possible and on a progressive, incremental basis, by 2020 for the stocks concerned, and it shall be maintained thereaftIn accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, when the Council fixes fishing opportunities for each stock, beginning for the 2021 fishing year, it shall establish those opportunities to correspond to the estimated stock biomass in excess of MSY B-escapement, but constrained to allow a fishing mortality that is not higher withian the ranges set out in Annex I and in line with the objectives laid doF-cap. The proportion of removable stock biomass in excess of MSY B-escapement shall be established annually by STECF, so that the allowable catch results in less than a 5% probability of the spawn in Article 3(1)g stock biomass falling below Blim.
Amendment 156 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 160 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, fishing opportunities may be fixed at levels corresponding to lower levels of fishing mortality than those set out in Annex I, column Aparagraph 1.
Amendment 162 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 169 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Fishing opportunities for 2019 shall be established at the level of declared catches in 2016 for each stock, reduced by 5% for sardines and 10% for anchovies. Further such reductions for 2020 shall be made unless scientific advice demonstrates that the stock is above Blim.
Amendment 175 #
2017/0043(COD)
Amendment 176 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 180 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 184 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. When scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of either of the stocks concerned is below the limit spawning stock biomass reference point (Blim) as set out in Annex II, column B to this Regulation, further remedial measures shall be taken to ensure the rapid return of the stock concerned to levels above the level capable of producing MSY B-escapement. In particular, those remedial measures may include, by way of derogation from Article 4, paragraphs 2 and 4 (1), reduction of the fishing opportunities sufficient to restore the stock to MSY B-escapement for the following year or, if necessary, suspending the targeted fishery for the stock concerned and the adequate reduction of fishing opportunities.
Amendment 187 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The following conservation reference points to safeguard the full reproductive capacity of the stocks concerned shall be requested annually from STECF based on this plan: a) MSY B-escapement b) Blim c) F-cap
Amendment 192 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
When scientific advice indicates that remedial action is required for the conservation of the small pelagic stocks referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation, or, in the case of anchovy and sardine, when the spawning biomass of either of these stocks for a given year is below the conservation reference points set out in Annex II, column A to this RegulationMSY B-escapement, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No1380/2013 regarding the following technical measures:
Amendment 199 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) minimum conservation reference sizes for any of the stocks to which this Regulation applies, to ensure the protection of juveniles of marine organisms;
Amendment 204 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 205 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Provision of scientific data To support the implementation of this plan, Member States shall conduct scientific surveys at sea and provide catch data based on agreed scientific protocols as follows: (a) for the stocks of anchovy and sardine, otolith readings and acoustic echograms shall be subject to a joint international shared protocol between Italy, Croatia and Slovenia, to be developed by 1 December 2019; (b) acoustic surveys carried out in the Adriatic Sea shall share the same harmonised scientific protocol, in line with MEDIAS, and operate at sea in the same months each year to ensure full comparability of results.; (c) acoustic surveys shall be made available for the scientific evaluation of fishing opportunities for the following year, at the latest one month after the completion of the survey; (d) catch data for each stock must be provided on a monthly basis, catch at age information must be provided by 1 November each year, to ensure full monitoring of the fishery and the provision of scientific advice in sufficient time for the fixing of fishing opportunities. Failure to provide the data and assessments listed in the preceding points shall lead to a reduction in fishing opportunities of 10% for the following year.
Amendment 213 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) and (3) of Regulation No 1380/2013 the Commission may adopt delegated acts also in the absence of a joint recommendation referred to in those paragraphs when scientific advice indicates they are necessary in order to achieve the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 2 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Citation 2
— having regard to Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides2 , and in particular Article 1 and Article 12 thereof; _________________ 2 OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p.71.
Amendment 13 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas the use of conventional plant protection products is increasingly contentious, due to the risks that they pose for human health and the environment, especially for the maintenance of biological diversity;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas Article 12 of Directive 2009/128/EC provides that the use of low- risk plant protection products shall be prioritised in specific areas, such as areas used by the general public and protected areas, areas used by vulnerable groups and protected areas such as those which form the Natura 2000 ecological network across the EU;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that the increased promotion and use of alternatives to synthetic chemical pesticides by farmers who adopt Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches can also be beneficial to neighbouring organic farmers;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas the 1998 Baveno Manifesto created the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security with the objective to determine Europe's global monitoring role in the field of the environment and security. Since 2012 this initiative is named Copernicus;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. whereas political decisions made by the European Parliament and the Council in 2007 resulted in the allocation of a budget for the European satellite navigation programs EGNOS and Galileo and provided for an agreement on the governance structure of the programs;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Space Strategy for Europe, which is of great importance for marine and maritime issues and fishing activities;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls the attention for the lack of mention of the relation between Air and Sea, as the absence of the words "ocean" and "marine" demonstrate;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that space technologies, data and space based services ‘already contribute to a number of public policies and economic sectors’ including control of fishing activities, forecast and monitoring of shipping routes and detection and monitoring of oil spills;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that allowing public authorities to benefit from more permanent and more responsive space- based ocean surveillance capacities will allow them to respond more quickly and to make substantial savings by better targeting their actions and especially while fighting against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises the importance of Galileo and EGNOS on maritime security and navigation strengthening and improving other international systems and contributing to Europe technological independence;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recalls the Commission for the importance of better coordination between Galileo and EGNOS and the related Copernicus services also concerning safety;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Recognises the necessity to develop secure satellite communication systems to meet existing and future needs within the European maritime community, including maritime surveillance based upon Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, which depend heavily on satellite communications;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Welcomes the Governmental Satellite Communications initiative of the European Commission (GOVSATCOM);
Amendment 21 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Emphasises the importance of Copernicus to fully understand climate and meteorology, ocean natural biological processes and anthropogenic aggressions, all crucial issues for fisheries;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Welcomes the recent launch of the Copernicus Marine Service "Ocean State Report" an effort of 80 European scientific experts from more than 25 institutions is a step forward into the development of regular annual reporting on the state and health of the Global Ocean and European Seas based;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to make imagery data easily available to different industries, including ocean surface temperature charts for fisheries. Copernicus Marine Environmental Monitoring System, provided by Mercator Ocean, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring System and Copernicus Climate Change Service, provided by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts should have specific tools for European fisherman and available in relevant European languages;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need to substantially reinforce educational and training tools that allow full use of the benefits created by space related tools;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recognises the importance of the Copernicus Relay and Copernicus Academy networks in fostering stakeholder engagement, bringing the regional user dimension to the table and increasing the reach of promotion of Copernicus data and services uptake;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Agrees that Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus are not yet fully explored and recognises potential on the alliance between public and private sector over space strategy;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that space technology as well as its in situ components requires large budgets and that it is essential to allocate the necessary resources to this sector in the EU budget;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Notes that the Commission proposes to "encourage the uptake of space solutions", in particular by providing technical support in using innovative and cross-border procurement for space solutions;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Considers that the consolidation of existing and future capacities into a real European space-based maritime surveillance system - which will benefit a number of institutional users and whose services could be commercially exploited for export - could be a textbook case for the Commission's innovative ambitions in the space sector;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories give an extraordinary dimension and geographic possibilities to Europe, allowing for the development of deployment stations, monitoring facilities and ground-truthing systems all around the globe, and regrets that Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories are not mentioned in the Strategy;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that priorities on public use of space, including observation, should be related to the legislative needs of European initiatives such as the "Marine Strategy" Framework-Directive;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Acknowledges the potential offered by space infrastructures and derived services to efficiently contribute to the objectives of an international ocean governance, e.g. to implement the COP21 agreement and mitigate impact of climate change on oceans, coastlines and ecosystems, to fight marine litter or to promote maritime spatial planning (MSP) at global level;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the importance of ensuring ‘the needs of various EU agencies’, such as the European Maritime Safety Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency, and emphasises that these institutions will also contribute to the fulfilment of the objectives of the Space Strategy for Europe, and emphasises that these institutions shall also contribute for the fulfilment of the objectives of the Space Strategy for Europe;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises the potential of satellite-enabled applications to improve fisheries control and help safeguarding the marine environment.
Amendment 50 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recalls that one of the major assets for private sector on the Space Exploration is the development of patents and proprietary information, which should be emphasised in the development of the Space Strategy for Europe;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Alerts for the rapid development of new technologies that rely on augmented intelligence, cognitive computing and neural systems, none of those items are mentioned in the Space Strategy for Europe;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that arctic marine ecosystems are crucial for the preservation of a global biodiversity. The reduction of arctic sea ice and other environmental changes in the Arctic, combined with the limited scientific knowledge about marine resources in this area, necessitate a precautionary approach to establish the appropriate international measures to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of resources in the arctic high seas;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that marine protected areas are critically important to preserving arctic ecosystems; reminds of the necessity to fully involve local communities in the planning, realisation and management of these protected areas;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has gradually built and enhanced its Arctic policy; whereas the evolving engagement and common EU interests are best served by well coordinated common means; whereas the challenges relating to the Arctic call for a joint regional and international response;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas interest in the Arctic and its resources is increasing because of the changing environment of the area, and resource scarcity; whereas the region’s geopolitical importance is growing; whereas climate change effects and growing competition for access to the Arctic and its natural resources, and increasing economic activities have brought (security) risks to the region, including challenges to human security, but also new opportunities; whereas as a result of climate change new navigation routes will open and new fishing grounds and natural resources will become available resulting in an increase in human activity and environmental challenges in the region;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of UNCLOS in providing a complementary multilateral legal framework for settling intra-Arctic sovereignty issues; notes that only very few unresolved issues of jurisdiction exist in the Arctic; considers respect for international law in the Arctic essential; advocates a strong role for the EU in promoting effective multilateral arrangements and a global rules-based order through the strengthening and consistent implementation of relevant international, regional and bilateral agreements, frameworks and arrangements; underlines that the EU should have a strong role in reaching an agreement to maintain the Arctic, which is not under any country’s jurisdiction, as an area of common heritage to be used exclusively for peaceful and scientific purposes; notes that this does not concern navigation and traditional livelihoodsurges the EU to work closely with Member States to prohibit oil and gas activities in order to support the safety and preservation of the environment in the region and to work toward the setting up of an internationally protected area covering the international waters that will become available for economic exploitation as consequence of melting ice shelves; notes that this does not concern traditional livelihoods and needs of indigenous people;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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 restricphase out the urelease of persistent organic pollutants and black carbon as suggested in the joint EC/HR Communication;
Amendment 160 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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; reminds that the EU's Arctic policy is fundamental to implement the global agreement reached at the COP21, which sets out a global action plan to limit global warming to well below 2 °C, and to accelerate the transition to a climate resilient and neutral global economy; furthermore, notes that adaptation strategies are needed to protect the arctic environment and conserve arctic natural resources, supporting actions that promote sustainable and resilient ecosystems over the long term;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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; notes that the EU should continue to support work at international level to prohibit the release of persistent organic pollutants into the environment and for the phase out use of black carbon;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance for the EU to encourage a rapid ratification of the Minamata Convention with a view to preventing and reducing emissions of mercury;
Amendment 221 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages close cooperation between EU Institutions and relevant EU Member States on Arctic issues; invites those Member States that are full members of the AC to keep the other Member States and the HR informed of any matter of common interest in the AC in accordance with Article 34(2) of the Treaty on the European Union; highlights the importance of this strategy to respond effectively to challenges arising from significant increases in Arctic activity due to the fast melting of sea ice and the emergence of new available resources in the Arctic environment;
Amendment 240 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Suggests further enhancing coordination between the Commission and the EEAS on Arctic issues, as well as considering creating a unit for Northern policies at the EEAS and strengthening EEAS-Commission inter-service cooperation to ensure a coherent, coordinated and integrated policy approach across the relevant key policy areas; reminds the need for a solid framework in the Arctic since large parts of the high seas areas beyond national jurisdiction and are currently not covered by specific arrangements for managing economic activities;
Amendment 241 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the need to protect the Arctic high seas in view of climatic changes and the increasing human activity in the region;
Amendment 252 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 262 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Expresses concerns over the increasing militarisation in the region; reminds that Arctic states have on several occasions demonstrated commitment to prevent and resolve possible conflicts of interests in accordance to the principles of international law and through diplomatic means;
Amendment 301 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for better and earlier involvement of indigenous people in the making of a citizen-centred Arctic policy; stresses the need to safeguard their rights, culture and language; stresses the need to develop renewable energy resources in the Arctic region in a sustainable manner, that also respects the fragile environment and with full involvement of indigenous peoples;
Amendment 311 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the importance of enhancing regular exchanges of information and consultations on Arctic- related topics with regional, local and indigenous stakeholders in the Arctic, in order to facilitate mutual understanding;
Amendment 313 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses the importance for the EU to work with international partners to promote a high level of biodiversity protection with a view to halting the loss of biodiversity and to strengthen ecosystem resilience.
Amendment 314 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls for a stronger UE involvement to protect Arctic wildlife; notes that climate change is the biggest threat facing the Arctic and its wildlife and that polar bears, foxes, narwhals, walrus, and other ice-dependent species are endangered from the accelerating loss of Arctic sea ice;
Amendment 321 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the role of local communities and indigenous people in keeping the Arctic region viable and sustainable; calls on the Commission to target these communities in providing access to all relevant information on EU single market requirements, best practices and funding instruments; underlines the role of fluent transport, communication and electricity networks in creating economic activity in the area; is of the view that the EU should support the deployment of innovative technologies in the Arctic, developing Arctic renewables sources;
Amendment 324 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that Arctic waters are vulnerable to the offshore drilling of fossil fuels whose use will contribute and accelerate the climate change threatening the region; is of the view that the EU must cooperate with international partners to end to offshore drilling in the Arctic waters;
Amendment 334 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that Arctic marine ecosystems are crucial for the preservation of a global biodiversity; notes that the reduction of Arctic sea ice and other environmental changes in the Arctic, combined with the limited scientific knowledge about marine resources in this area, necessitate a precautionary approach to establish the appropriate international measures to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of resources in the Arctic high seas;
Amendment 353 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to promote the establishment of marine protected areas in the Arctic; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the at least 10 % protection target of coastal and marine areas as part of the Sustainable Development Goals; highlights that marine protected areas are critically important to preserving Arctic ecosystems; reminds of the necessity to fully involve local communities in the planning, realization and management of these protected areas;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),
Amendment 6 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES),
Amendment 7 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP),
Amendment 28 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas companies trading in palm oil are generally unable to prove with certainty that the palm oil in their supply chain is not linked to deforestation;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there are no reliable data available in producer countries on the areas of land given over to the cultivation of oil palms, whether it be authorised or not, and this obstacle, from the outset, detracts from the measures taken to certify the sustainability of palm oil;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas precious tropical ecosystems, which cover a mere 7% of the Earth’s surface, are under increasing pressure from deforestation and the establishment of oil palm oil plantations, which are resulting in, for example, the massive forest fires, which frequently affect the rainforest; whereas the deforestation caused by the establishment of oil palm plantations is leading to the drying up of rivers, soil erosion, the loss of groundwater, the pollution of waterways and the destruction of rare natural habitats, and even causing ecosystems to stop providing basic ecosystem services, which is having a major impact on the global climate; whereas the deforestation caused by the establishment of oil palm plantations is one of the factors contributing the most, and dangerously, to the loss of the basic ecosystem services provided by tropical forests, which is having a major impact on the climate, biodiversity, the conservation of natural resources and, lastly, the preservation of the global environment for present and future generations;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas demand for palm oil will, according to estimates, double by 2050; whereas new plantations are constantly being established and existing on, since the 1970s, 90% of the growth in palm oil production has been concentrated in Indonesia and Malaysia; whereas, according to the FAO, these countries will contribute significantly to the growth in total production of vegetable oils in developing countries, expanded in Indonesia, Malaysia and other Asian countries, as well as in Africa and Latin America; stimated to be 15.9 million tonnes in 2030 and 14.2 million tonnes in 20501 a; whereas, moreover, oil palm cultivation is taking off also in other Asian countries, as well as in Africa and Latin America, where new plantations are constantly being established and existing ones expanded; _________________ 1a http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap106e/ap 106e.pdf (FAO, World Agriculture Towards 2030/2050 - The 2012 Revision)
Amendment 64 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the loss of natural habitats in the form of rainforests is endangering the survival of a large number of species (e.g. the Sumatran rhinoceros, the Sumatran tiger and the Bornean orangutan)poses the greatest threat to the survival of the Sumatran rhinoceros, the Sumatran tiger and the Bornean orangutan, in addition to other animal and plant species which, alongside these, are included on the red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as critically endangered species, interpreted as being an observed, estimated, inferred or suspected population size reduction of more than 80% over the last 10 years or three generations;
Amendment 69 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the heavy use of palm oil is primarily due to its low cost, which is made possible by the increase in the number of oil palm plantations in deforested areas; whereas, in addition, the use of palm oil in the food industry is in keeping with a model of mass, unsustainable production and consumption, which runs counter to the use and promotion of organic, high- quality, zero-food-mile ingredients and products;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of thea collective, shared responsibility of many actors, be they the EU andbetween the EU, the Member States, international organisations, Member States,the governments of producer countries, in which palm oil is cdigenous people, national and multivnated and indigenous people, private businesses, or NGOs;ional businesses involved in producing, distributing and processing palm oil, consumer associations and NGOs; is convinced, moreover, that all of these actors must necessarily play a part in resolving this problem;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotHopes that palm oil canmay be cultivated responsibly and canfrom an environmental point of view, by avoiding deforestation and the establishment of plantations in replacement of peatlands and other fragile ecosystems, and that this may, at the same time, make a real contribution to the economicsustainable development of a country, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands, and that the rights ofproducer countries whilst respecting the rights of local people and indigenous communities; points out, in this regard, that the economic benefits deriving from the production of and trading in palm oil can genuinely contribute towards the development of a producer country only if they are fairly distributed among all stakeholders, starting with the local people and indigenous communities are respected;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MPOCC, and welcomrecognises their development towards the sustainable cultivation of palm oilcontribution to the sustainable cultivation of palm oil; nevertheless points out that such voluntary certification schemes suffer from certain factors that limit their reliability from the outset, such as the incomplete knowledge of the concessions issued or scheduled for the cultivation of palm oil in producer countries, and the lack of permanent monitoring and control of compliance with certification requirements;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on all stakeholders in RSPO and other voluntary certification systems to agree on a common definition of 'deforestation' and on the need to attain the target of 'zero deforestation' as quickly as possible;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls foron national and multinational companies that cultivate palm oil to use the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach when developing their plantations; draws attention to the need to create a comprehensive land-us in a lawful manner, which is to say respecting the plan that will take into account the land used by local communities for the cultivation of food, peatlands and high conservation value (HCV) land, and will respect the right of communid rights of the indigenous populations and local communities and fulfilling the highest environmental standards and, above all, not damaging primary forests or peatlands; Calls on European companies that produce or use large quantities of palm oil to contribute actively to attaining the objectives to use the land on the basis of ‘free prset in the multilateral environmental agreements on climate actiorn and informed consent’ (FPIC)the protection of biodiversity;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the need to create a palm oil cultivation strategy that will take into account the land used by local communities for the cultivation of food, peatlands and high conservation value (HCV) land, and will respect the right of communities to use the land on the basis of ‘free prior and informed consent’ (FPIC); points out that mapping in producer countries, including through the use of satellite and geospatial technologies, is the only way to survey oil palm concesssions, assess the impact of that monoculture on natural resources, the environment and the countryside, to pinpoint the areas at greatest risk in terms of habitat continuity, to frame targeted strategies for forestation, reforestation and the creation of ecological corridors for the protection of endangered species, and in a realistic sense to improve voluntary certification systems;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the European Union to support the efforts that must be made to map oil palm cultivation in producer countries and calls on the Commission and Member States to endorse the need, as part of the dialogue with those countries, to impose a freeze on the area under oil palm cultivation, including by introducing a moratorium on new concessions, in order to safeguard the remaining rainforest;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Points out that the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) also views the mapping and monitoring of concessions, supported by an appropriate regulatory framework, as the only instruments that will enable the sustainable management of palm oil production, protection of the remaining rainforest and the framing of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve biological diversity in producer countries 8 a; _________________ 8a http://www.unep.org/pdf/Dec_11_Palm_P lantations.pdf
Amendment 132 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the European Union and Member States to support the initiatives aimed at acknowledging and assessing the non-monetary value of the ecosystem services provided by forests, help achieve the global objectives on forests established by the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)2 a and facilitate the negotiation of the multilateral agreement on forests, which should be legally binding and help safeguard forest ecosystems, protecting them from other competing forms of land use and use of natural resources; _________________ 2a http://www.un.org/esa/forests/
Amendment 134 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to continue to initiapromote voluntary partnership agreements, such as FLEGT; notes that a similar approach could also be taken with regard to palm oil, and that it could lead to improved controls on the palm industry in countries of destination; and calls on the Commission to step up the FLEGT negotiations currently in progress such as, for example, the one with Malaysia;5 a considers it particularly important that the EU undertake to initiate these agreements in the countries where illegal logging and the sale of products relating to this are linked directly or indirectly to deforestation with a view to creating new oil palm plantations; notes that an approach similar to FLEGT could also be taken with regard to palm oil, and that it could lead to improved controls on the palm industry in countries of destination; _________________ 5a http://www.euflegt.efi.int/vpa The EU has concluded FLEGT agreements with Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Ghana, Indonesia, Liberia and Congo and is negotiating such agreements with Côte d'Ivoire, DRC, Gabon, Guyana, Honduras, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Amendment 145 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU to create, as a supplementary element of voluntary partnership agreements, follow-up legislation on such agreements with regard to palm oil along the lines of the EU Timber Regulation; points out at the same time that only partial data is currently available on the implementation of that Regulation and, in particular, that precise information is still not available on fulfilment of the obligations contained therein in respect of due diligence, monitoring and verification, and effective implementation of the ban on the sale of illegally-harvested timber4 a ; urges the Commission therefore to devote more energy to the practical implementation of the Timber Regulation, in order to better gauge its effectiveness and ascertain whether and to what extent it can be taken as a model for a new EU legislative act designed to prevent the sale in the EU of palm oil that is non-sustainable or produced in an unlawful manner in the countries of origin; _________________ 4ahttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:520 16DC0074&from=EN;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the environmental and social consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oil; calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on the product; calls on the Commission and Member States to support research into the effects of palm oil consumption on human health, and particularly on children's health, since it is often used as an ingredient in many processed food products;
Amendment 175 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
- has not given rise to social problems oreconomic, social and environmental conflicts,
Amendment 178 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 2 a (new)
- does not cause a loss in biodiversity, commencing with endangered animal and plant species ,
Amendment 180 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 a (new)
- is not produced in such a way as to infringe the human rights of the local populace,
Amendment 193 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to strengthen environmental measures in its trade agreements with a view to preventing palm oil-related deforestation; considers also that, to ensure consistent Union external action in the fields of environmental protection and development cooperation in line with the objectives set out in Articles 191 and 208 TFEU, this issue should also be addressed in partnership and cooperation agreements and association agreements with the third countries concerned in the context of discussions relating to the environment and development chapters thereof 3a ;
Amendment 203 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to increase import duties on palm oil that is directly linked to deforestation and that does not reflect the real costs associated with the environmental burden; notes that this instrument will require the involvement of certification schemesproduced in a manner directly or indirectly connected with deforestation, reflecting more accurately the real costs associated with the environmental burden in particular the impact on biodiversity, the reduction in the number of plants that function as carbon sinks and CO2 combustion emissions; notes that this instrument will require the involvement of certification schemes; asks the Commission also to consider the introduction and application of non- discriminatory tariff and non-tariff barriers based on the carbon footprint of this product;
Amendment 229 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to support activities aimed at creatensure that EU policies, including the EU common commercial policy, are established and conducted ing a synergy between the CAP and policies whose objective is to reduce deforestation (REDD+, Biodiversity Strategy); calls on the Commission to assess the potmanner consistent with programmes to combat deforestation in developing countries, such as REDD +; calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake to ensure that such afforestation and reforestation programmes, as well as being technically and scientifically feasible and resulting in measurable benefits, are implemented in such a way as to respect fully the human rights of local communities and indigenous populations; calls on the Commission and the Member States also to ensure that the environmential consequences of reformproblems related to deforestation caused by palm oil are also discussed ing the CAP for countries outside the EU27, as this has the potential to lead tolight of the objectives set by the European Union Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, which should be an integral part of the Union's external action in this area; calls on the Commission to ensure that CAP reform does not lead directly or indirectly to a further massive deforestation;
Amendment 242 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that Member States have an opportunity to support steps aimed at establishing the sustainable cultivation of palm oil by ratifyupholding the Amsterdam Declaration;
Amendment 251 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to push for the use of palm oil as a component of biodiesel to be phased out by 2020 at the latestnotes with concern that 46% of total palm oil imported by the EU is used for the production of biodiesel and that this involves the use of about one million hectares of tropical soils; notes the existence of major imbalances within the Union, with Italy and Spain obtaining over 90% of biodiesel from palm oil and the Netherlands exporting almost 100% of this product to other Member States and third countries; recalls Special Report 18/2016 of the EU Court of Auditors, which concluded that, because of weaknesses in the Commission’s recognition procedure and in the subsequent supervision of voluntary schemes, the EU certification system for the sustainability of biofuels is not fully reliable7a; asks the Commission to act therefore to ensure that the use of palm oil as an ingredient for biodiesel is banned as soon as possible and in any case by 2020;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard the UN Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015 entitled "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development "
Amendment 5 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Regional Conference on "Building a future for sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea" (Algiers, Algeria 7-9 March 2016)
Amendment 7 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Mediterranean has to take up the major challenge of reachieving MSY for most stocks by 2020ng the objective of progressively restoring and maintaining the populations of fish stocks above biomass levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, at the latest by 2020 for all stocks; whereas in the Mediterranean basin the overall level of overfishing is broadly between 2 and 3 times the FMSY; whereas, despite the considerable efforts made both within and outside the EU to develop an effective legal framework and ensure implementation and compliance in the fisheries sector, over 93% of the assessed species in the Mediterranean are still regarded as being overfished;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas fisheries in this region is of great socio-economic importance to coastal populations. The sector employs hundreds of thousands of people including through the secondary processing sector. Many women depend on the sector for employment. Mediterranean makes a vital contribution towards food security particularly for the region's most vulnerable populations. It offers a way to supplement income or food supply contributing to regional stability.
Amendment 12 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. Whereas in the basin, small-scale fisheries represents 80% of the fleet and 60% of the jobs; regrets that there is no commonly agreed definition of SSF at European level and acknowledges that this is very difficult due to the variety of specificities and characteristics of the marine ecosystem and the fishing sector. "Small-scale coastal fishing" is formally defined only for the purposes of the European Fisheries Fund (Regulation 1198/2006) as "fishing carried out by fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 12 metres and not using towed gear" (such as trawls); considers that the definition of small-scale fishing should take account of a range of national and regional characteristics;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas at the high-level meeting on the status of stocks in the Mediterranean (February 2016, Catania), an agreement was reached on the urgent need to reverse these negative trends, taking note of the major challenge of achievingrestoring and maintaining populations of fish stocks above biomass levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield MSY for all species by 2020 at the latest;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in its resolution of 2 February 2016 on the mid-term review of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy (2015/2137(INI)), Parliament acknowledges the vital contribution that marine protected areas established under the Natura 2000 network will play in achieving a good environmental status under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and in delivering the global target of 10 % of coastal and marine areas being protected, as set out in Aichi Biodiversity Target 11, by 2020, and regrets that this target is still far from being achieved;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas, apart from overfishing, Mediterranean sea is facing numerous challenges; the majority of which are due to a densely populated coastline (excess of nutrients, pollutants, habitat and coastline alterations) but also from the maritime transport, overexploitation of resources (oil & gas harvest, among others). Furthermore, Mediterranean is very vulnerable to climate changes that in combination with intense maritime traffic, is favouring the introduction and establishment of new invasive species;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it urgent to provide a response that is collective, based on multi- tier cooperation – international, European, national and regional; considers that all stakeholders, including fishermen, scientists, managers of marine protected areas and NGOs, should be involved in an inclusive, bottom-up process;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the CFP recognises that access to fishing opportunities should be distributed primarily among small-scale non-industrial fishermen, or those in small coastal areas, and should include incengives incentives including fishing opportunitives (Article 7(1)(d) of the CFP regulation) in order to promote more selective fishing techniques which have a, to fishing with lower impact on the marine ecosystem and fishery resources; notes that, for this reason, efforts should be made in this direction, to ensure that incentives and preferential access to coastal fishing areas are given to the small-scale (artisanal) fleet as opposed to those fisheries segments that are not selective and have a greater impact;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that it is not feasible to protect and safeguard Mediterranean fisheries and environmental resources through effective fisheries management policies unless they are backed up by strong, wide-ranging and urgent policies and measures to counter the anthropogenic factors that affect and have an adverse impact on those resources: climate change (warming, acidification, rainfall), pollution (chemical, organic, macro- and microscopic), gas and oil exploration and extraction, shipping traffic, invasive species and destruction or alteration of natural habitats, especially coastal; Considers thus important to better understand the impact of those factors on fish stock; in that respect calls for strengthening the use of existing European capacities to observe and monitor the Mediterrenean sea like the Copernicus programme and its marine component and EMODnet
Amendment 71 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it feasible tothe introducetion of non- transferable quotas as one possible conservation measure, especially for species subject to single-species fisheries; is of the view that, to avoid social inequalities, fishing opportunities should be allocated using objective and transparent criteria, including environmental, social and economic criteria, giving due consideration to low impact methods and should also be fairly distributed within the various fisheries segments, including traditional and small- scale fishing; is of the view, in addition, that incentives should be provided for fleets to use more selective fishing equipment and techniques that have a reduced impact on the marine environment, in keeping with Article 17 of the CFP regulation;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes the increase in the number of inspections of the European Control Agency and stresses the need to strengthen efforts for tackling the two major problems in terms of compliance in 2016: false declaration of documents (logbook, landing and transfer declarations, sales notes etc.) and the use of prohibited or non-compliant fishing gear.
Amendment 79 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the system of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean covers an inadequate area, with major coverage disparities between the various basins; considers it crucial to increase the percentage of marine protected areas and a general shortage of economic resources; considers it crucial to recognise and enhance the role marine protected areas already play as advanced laboratories for scientific research, for the implementation of specific measures and for cooperation and shared management with fishermen, to increase the percentage of marine protected areas, to secure a stable increase in funding for the system and to identify areas to be covered by protection measures, in addition to implementing an effective monitoring and control system to check they are effective;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses the importance to develop fisheries restricted areas and marine protected areas so as to cover at least 10% of the Mediterranean sea by 2020, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development goal 14.5; Invites the GFCM during the 2018 annual session to agree on a progressive calendar with qualified objectives to achieve this target;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls the European Commission and the Member-States to take measures in order to address the problem of marine litter and plastics in the sea that create very severe environmental, ecological, economic and health damages;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the importance of cooperation and the need to promote compliance and level playing field in the fisheries control with third countries and RFMOs and to strengthen horizontal coordination for the management of marine areas and fish stocks beyond national jurisdiction:
Amendment 105 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to assist non-EU Mediterranean countries in modernising their fisheries sectors and to achieve sustainable fisheries, also through a policy of fisheries agreements that are more balanced, fair and sustainablekeeping an open channel of communication and to establish the necessary dialogue between the different national administrations involved, in order to adequately support the implementation of the GFCM mid-term strategy (2017–2020) and reverse the alarming trend in the status of Mediterranean stocks;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Urges riparian States to cooperate in order to establish fisheries restricted and marine protected areas including in international waters;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the Commission and the Member-States should issue guidelines on how best to use funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Neighbourhood Instrument;
Amendment 135 #
Amendment 136 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that, despite the recent improvements, the number of stocks without a real assessment of their status remains high and that the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) deplores the fact that we have witnessed an actual reduction in the number of assessments, from 44 in 2012 to a mere 15 in 2014;Stresses the importance of ensuring rapid and proper data collection and enhancing the knowledge on the stocks and the impact of recreational fisheries and external factors such as pollution in order to achieve sustainable management of stocks;
Amendment 144 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recogniszes that the data available for measuring the extent and impact of small-scale fishing activities are limited and can vary from country to country; observes that, because of this lack of data, non-industrial fishing tends to be underestimated, which marginaliszes it in decision-making and impedes the proper estimation of its impact;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the strong and crucial need to share data and combat their inaccessibility and dispersion, by developing an all-embracing online archive, which common database with comprehensive and reliable fisheries data and establishing of a network of experts and research institutions covering different domains of fisheries science; This database should be publiclyEU funded and should contain all the data on fisheries and fishing, so as activities by geographical subarea, in order to facilitate the monitoring of quality and multiple, independent analyses and thus to adopt a constructive approach tod comprehensive data and thus enhance stock assessments;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that the impacts, as well as the quantities, extent and characteristics of IUU fishing (i.e. illegalillegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU), are currently not assessed and are therefore underrepresented in information about the current status of fisheries and about trends over time, yet ought to be adequately taken into account in the development of scientific assessments for purposes of fisheries management;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to the seriousness of the loss of global biodiversity, which corresponds to the sixth wave of mass extinction of species,
Amendment 18 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
— whereas global biodiversity and ecosystem services are under threat owing to land-use changes, unsustainable use of natural resources, and pollution and climate change; whereas, in particular, many endangered species face greater challenges than before owing to rapid urbanisation, loss of habitat and the illegal wildlife trade;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests that wildlife trafficking control measures should be strengthened, particularly on illicit trafficking of species for aquariums and in the field of online sales (purchases by aquarium owners, for example);
Amendment 22 #
2016/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of control, training and public awareness raising campaigns in order to enforce the action plan against wildlife trafficking in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas trophy hunting is a form of exploitation of wild species and is a further threat to their populations; whereas the European Union is one of the main markets for the import of hunting trophies;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of good quality data in the fisheries sector and good quality flow between the enforcement agencies responsible in the Member-States;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas lack of awareness and political engagement are major obstacles to combating wildlife trafficking effectively;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes it essential to step up action against widespread depredation of rivers by criminals, who are smuggling out large quantities of fish for sale on north-east European markets without regard for the species caught or for the environmental impact of the disruption caused to wildlife; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in tightening up border controls, so as to be able to intercept any such exports of fish intended for sale on the black market, which pose a major threat, not least to consumer health;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges the importance of the action plan, but stresses its shortcomings as regards the incorporation of aquatic species;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges that the identification and allocation of appropriate financial and human resources is essential for the implementation of the Action Plan by the Commission, Member States, Europol and other identified actors. This should include dedicated funding for a Wildlife Crime Unit at Europol and for the work of EU-TWIX;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. urges the European Commission to propose specific budget allocations to support effective and concrete actions across the different EU policies to combat trafficking of wild species;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on timely implementation of all elements of the Action Plan; cCalls on the Commission to provide Parliament and the Council with yearly written implementation updates, and to put in place an effective evaluation system to take account of the data and information provided by NGOs and civil society groups;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on timely implementation of all elements of the Action Plan; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament and the Council with yearly written implementation updates, and setup a detailed monitoring and evaluation plan to measure the progress;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that importation of hunting trophies into the European Union does not comply with the precautionary principle enshrined in the Treaties;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for awareness-raising campaigns by the EU, third countries, stakeholders and civil society with the aim of reducing the market demand for illegal wildlife products through real and long- term social and behavioural change; Recognizes the need to support initiatives for coordinated approaches to address the involuntarily illegal wildlife trade through possess and transport of protected species;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU to support initiatives promoting the development of alternative livelihoods forsustainable livelihoods options that increase benefits from and local support for wildlife conservation with full consultation of local communities close to the wildlife concerned and contributing to the recovery and conservation of wildlife populations;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put in place a precautionary approach for the import of hunting trophies of species listed in the Appendices to CITES and the annexes to the Regulation on trade in wild species protected under the EU regulation of trade in wild fauna (338/97), requiring that imports only be authorised if a set of precise and sound scientific information demonstrates the significant and tangible benefits for conservation of the targeted population with respect to hunting trophies in the case of species in Annex A, and that imports not be detrimental to the conservation of the target populations for the species in Annex B; imports should in any case not be permitted into countries where corruption is suspected of being involved in this process;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to put in place national enforcementestablish Wildlife Crime Units to facilitate implementation across the various agencies at the national level; to put in place national wildlife trafficking action plans detailing implementation enforcement policies and penalties, and to publish the information on seizures and arrests relating to wildlife crimes, in order to ensure consistency and harmonised approaches between Member States;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to put in place national enforcementwildlife trafficking action plans detailing implementation enforcement policies and penalties, and to publish the information on seizures and arrests relating to wildlife crimes, in order to ensure consistency and harmonised approaches between Member States;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Commission to provide additional financial resources to the Action Plan for defined targets to allow the success and the implementation of the plan in the long term;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Commission to continue and improve the training and awareness activities of European and national bodies, agencies and judicial institutions specialised in the fight against wildlife trafficking;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for an annual monitoring and evaluation mechanism to assess Member States progress on the implementation of the Action Plan by providing regular data and information updates concerning wildlife trafficking;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to ensure that enforcement agencies, prosecution services and national judiciaries as well as Wildlife Crime Units within Europol have the necessary financial and human resources to combat wildlife crime;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on how to tackle the phenomenon of illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products via the Internet, as adopted in the Council conclusions of 20 June 2016;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to engage in collaboration with social network platforms, search engines and e- commerce platforms to combat the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products via the Internet, and to involve them in the development of policies to combat potential illegal activities;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to review Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law, in particular with regard to its effectiveness in combating wildlife crime; stresses the need to include in EU legislation a definition and a new legal classification of the crimes carried out against the nature and species;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to acknowledge the role of civil society and pursue opportunities to engage with non-government organisations with the skills and resources to provide appropriate assistance and training;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that action against wildlife crime requires consistent, effective and dissuasive criminal penalties; urges the Member States to define wildlife trafficking as a serious crime in accordance with UNTOC;
Amendment 121 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to recognise the scale of online wildlife trafficking and to build capacity within wildlife crime units, coordination with customs cybercrime units and engagement of NGOs active in monitoring online trade and facilitating enforcement trainings in order to ensure that channels exist to trigger assistance from cross- border units specialised in cybercrime;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to recognise the scale of online wildlife trafficking and to build capacity within wildlife crime units in order to ensure that channels exist to trigger assistance from cross-border units specialised in cybercrime;
Amendment 124 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on how to address the problem of online wildlife crime, in particular on illegal internet trade in CITES listed species, at EU level as adopted in the Council conclusions in June 2016; In particular, urges that wildlife trafficking control measures should be strengthened in the field of online sales;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to engage with social media platforms, search engines and e- commerce platforms on illegal internet trade in CITES listed species and development of policies to address potential illegal activity.
Amendment 126 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a precautionary approach for the import of hunting trophies from species listed in the CITES Appendices/Annexes of the Wildlife Trade Regulations protected under the EU wildlife trade regulations (338/97), e.g. imports must only be permitted where a set of robust, scientific information is provided for the targeted population, demonstrating significant and tangible conservation benefits in relation to hunting trophies from Annex A species, and that imports will not be detrimental to the conservation of the species concerned for Annex B species; imports should not be permitted from countries where corruption is suspected to be associated with the process;
Amendment 129 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise the role of civil society and to provide non- governmental organisations with the powers and resources necessary for the provision of assistance and appropriate training;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on how to address the problem of online wildlife crime at EU level as adopted in the Council conclusions in June 2016;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to include mandatory sustainable development chapters in all EU trade agreements and negotiations, with specific reference to halting illegal trade in wildlife in all economic sectors; considers that the precautionary principle requires that compliance with EU regulations and international provisions on the protection of wildlife and application of a mechanism ensuring a robust and reliable control of trade in species should be absolute prerequisites for third countries to be entitled to receive EU funds for the development and implementation of free trade agreements;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the EU to support the International Consortium on combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC)and calls on the Commission to use ICCWC indicators to evaluate effectiveness of third countries receiving EU funding support against wildlife trafficking in order to facilitate uniform and credible assessment of development funding;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for the creation of an international fund to combat trafficking of species of endangered wild fauna and flora, aimed at financially supporting cooperation between countries of origin, transit and destination, sensitising the populations of the countries of destination and also origin, promoting the development of the rural populations in the regions of the countries of origin concerned, and raising awareness amongst and providing training for all those involved in the fight against organised crime;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that the development of preventive Positive Lists of permitted species should be promoted as best practice for the regulation of the exotic pet trade;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that CITES, the EU Timber Regulation and the EU IUU regulatory framework are tools for regulating international wildlife trade; urges the Member States to step up their efforts to ensure the effective implementation of this Regulation; is concerned, however, about regulatory gaps with regard to species and actors; calls, therefore, for the EU to review and amend the existing legislative framework with a view to prohibiting the making available and placing on the market, transport, acquisition and possession of wildlife that has been illegally harvested or traded in third countries; considers that such legislation would harmonise and simplify the existing EU framework and that the transnational impact of such legislation can play a key role in reducing global wildlife trafficking;
Amendment 160 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that CITES, the EU Timber Regulation and the EU IUU regulatory framework are important tools for regulating international wildlife trade; is concerned, however, by the lack of proper enforcement and implementation as well as about regulatory gaps with regard to species and actors; calls, therefore, for the EU to review and amend the existing legislative framework with a view to prohibiting the making available and placing on the market, transport, acquisition and possession of wildlife that has been illegally harvested or traded in third countries; considers that such legislation would harmonise and simplify the existing EU framework and that the transnational impact of such legislation can play a key role in reducing global wildlife trafficking;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a Calls the EU and Member States to commit adequate financial support to Rescue Centres. Confiscated animals are often moved to rescue centres on the basis of their expertise and reception capacity; in order to ensure the optimal balance of capacity and expertise, EU financial support for these facilities for all EU countries should be envisaged;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. In its outreach to other countries, the Action Plan should emphasise that a precautionary approach should be taken to wildlife trade, particularly where evidence of sustainability is lacking or where corruption is suspected. Compliance with all national and international wildlife regulations, and robust mechanisms for controlling wildlife trade, should be a prerequisite for development funding and free trade agreements;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for the full and immediate ban at European level of trade, export or re-export in the European Union and to destinations outside the EU of ivory, including ‘pre-Convention’ ivory and rhinoceros horns; calls for the establishment of a mechanism to assess the need for similar restrictions for other endangered species;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Urges a total and immediate EU- wide ban on the trade, export, or re-export out or within the European Union in elephant ivory (including pre-convention ivory) and rhinoceros horn; calls for a framework to evaluate the need for similar trade restrictive measures for other species endangered by trade;
Amendment 179 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to ensure the immediate confiscation of any seized specimens and the care and re- homing of seized or confiscated live specimens at recognised and certified animal welfare centre; calls on the Member States and the Commission to introduce a certification system and a funding mechanism to ensure that wildlife rescue centres used by Member States are of good standard and well-resourced in order to improve the welfare of confiscated animals;
Amendment 182 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to adopt national plans for the handling of live confiscated specimens in line with CITES Resolution Conference 10.7 (RevCoP15) Annex 3. Member States should report on all seized live specimens to EU-TWIX and annual summary reports should be published. Member States should ensure that the training of enforcement officers includes welfare and safety considerations for the handling of live animals. Calls on the EU and Member States to commit adequate financial support to Wildlife Rescue Centres;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urges the Member States and the Commission to introduce a certification scheme to ensure that those centres are of good quality, and a funding mechanism to ensure that the centres have sufficient resources to provide for the welfare of animals that have been seized or confiscated, as well as sufficient reception capacity and staff expertise, and to ensure the balanced distribution of these centres over the territory of the Union;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses concern that CO2 emissions from international aviation are projected to be seven times higher in 2050 than in 1990, despite improvements in efficiency2005, even though combustion efficiency is likely to improve by 2% a year;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) Notes that although emissions from flights within the EU are included in the ETS, they increased by 3% in 2014 compared with the preceding year and by a further 3.6% in 2015 compared with 2014;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the improvement ofchanges to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS); recalls that the aviation sector will be maintained within the EU ETS market has so far failed to stimulate technological innovation and that the same results in terms of emission reduction could have been achieved with binding ambitious energy efficiency and saving the absence of a GMBMargets and by using renewable sources;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Understands the need to further decrease regulatory burdens and to improve infrastructure and capacity both at airports and in the air; draws attention, meanwhile, to the need for strong environmental and consumer protection.
Amendment 68 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission and the Member States, as a matter of urgency, to adopt a plan to reduce the environmental and health impact on the neighbourhood of airports caused by low-cost airline flights operated at small aerodromes close to built-up areas.
Amendment 18 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that offshore LNG regasification plants with open-cycle may affect the temperature and the chemistry of the surrounding waters posing serious risks to water quality and marine resources; highlights that open-cycle plants make use of chlorine based products that may cause pollution of surrounding waters while the release of huge quantities of cold waters may cause changes to local habitats; calls on the Commission to ban open cycle plants in favour of closed cycle plants;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the extraction of shale gas through fracking has severe environmental impact that widely outweigh the benefit of using natural gas;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need for impact assessments to be made to ascertain the added value of constructing new LNG transport and storage infrastructure, and the need to focus new investments on areas with poor interconnection, or to supply the most vulnerable Member States; recalls the potential offered by the production of renewable natural gas through anaerobic digestions, prioritising production from sewage, agriculture and organic waste;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls, in the light of the climate crisis, that the EU needs to look for ways to decrease petroleum consumption; considers that before the EU can achieve the goal of using 100% of renewables, that the EU should also consider natural gas as an alternative to coal and oil to enable Europe to reach its climate goals; stresses that other fuels and technologies can play a role in the transition towards renewables, but the EU needs to support a short-term transition; highlights, however, that the dangers of an overreliance on natural gas can be overcome only by expanding the use of renewable energies; recalls that in most cases the increase in the use of natural gas competes with investments in renewables;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the European Commission to propose a coherent regulation on storage site safety in order to guarantee the safeguard of local populations; calls on Member States to properly assess historical data on seismicity of the areas destined to host a geological gas storage and to exclude any site with a proven seismic activity even if it occurred a long time ago;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to refrain from supporting the production and import of shale oil and gas.
Amendment 55 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States to fully exploit the local production of biogas before building further fossil fuel oriented infrastructures; urges the Commission and Member States to put in place strategies to support facilities that may be used in the future to manage the transfer and storage of renewable natural gas;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the need to ensure that geological gas storage facilities are assessed through a transparent process involving local communities;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that heating and cooling constitute the largest share of the EU’s energy demand; emphasises the importance of technology-neutral and market-based incentives in the transition to a low-carbon and secure energy supply to the heating and cooling sector and of focusing not only on a component level, such as buildings; highlights the relevance of promoting the best low carbon technologies for building and industrial sectors in order to reduce the demand of thermal conditioning and to ensure the reduction of GHGs and other pollutants.
Amendment 26 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. recalls that investing in energy saving and efficiency offers the highest and fastest financial return in the energy sector.
Amendment 29 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. urges the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal to set up binding targets for energy reduction combined with the renewal of white certificates market that can support investments from Energy Services Companies as well as other private investors.
Amendment 32 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. underlines the fundamental role of a restructuring plan of the building sectors to boost green economy and green local jobs potential in the field of energy saving, energy efficiency and renewables in private and public building sector.
Amendment 34 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. stresses the importance on investing to educate people to reduce conditioning, to use less energy intensive appliances, to fully exploit the potential of renewables.
Amendment 35 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. stresses the importance of the role of technologies able to reduce thermal energy demand and to reduce emissions like the low enthalpy geothermal energy, renewable based heating/cooling districts, small scale natural gas tri-generating power plants or their combination.
Amendment 36 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise the heating and cooling sector in achieving cost-efficient gains put forward a comprehensive strategy to support initiatives aimed at reducing energy efficiency at system level by linkconsumption and emissions ing heat ing and power production, industrial processes, waste management and demand-side management;cooling sectors by supporting the full exploitation of passive systems, heating and cooling district and renewable energies.
Amendment 57 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the Union’s varying conditions, and calls on the Commission to promote best technology-neutral instrumenties and policies enabling each community to develop cost- efficient solutions to reduce the carbon intensity ofemissions from the heating and cooling sector;.
Amendment 67 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the widespread avneed to set up sustailnability ofcriteria for solid biomass and the potential for district heating asin order to exploit its potential in accordance with air quality targets (taking into a ccost- efficient meunt PMS ansd of decarbonising the energy sector while also contributing to security of supply objectives; emphasises that a European gas crisis would be a heat crisisther pollutants such as PAHs) and with the principles of closing material loop at the base of the circular economy;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a review of existing legislation focused on safeguarding technology neutrality and cost efficiency so as to ensure that it does not promote or discredit one technology over another – renewable energy produced on-site or near a building should for instance be accounted for when calculating the building’s energy performance, regardless of the sourceso as to ensure that environmental externalities are fully integrated in the cost of thermal conditioning processes.
Amendment 45 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there are policy incoherencies between public health objectives, trade and intellectual property rules, and international human rights; whereas, nonetheless, State obligations include duties not only to respect, but to protect and fulfil the right to health;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas access to innovative healthcare is to be conceived not only as access to new medicines containing an active substance or combination of active substances that has not been authorised before, but also as access to new tools, standards and approaches to therapies that bring a meaningful improvement over existing treatment with respect to outcomes that matter to patients;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in addition to high prices and unaffordability, other barriers to access to medicines include austerity policies and linear cuts to healthcare spending, shortages of essential medicines and inappropriate use, the poor connection between clinical needs and research, unjustified administrative procedures, rigid patent rules and budget restriction, lack of sufficiently qualified and skilled healthcare workers;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Commission has had to introduce incentives to promote research in areas such as rare diseases, and wher; whereas it is estimated that every year in the EU at least 25 000 people die each year in the EU owing to lack of access to adequate antimicrobial drugof infections caused by resistant bacteria while only one novel class of antibiotics has been developed in the past 40 years;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas public investments in Research and Development play a key role in the development of innovative medicines;
Amendment 376 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17a (new)
Paragraph 17a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to launch a public consultation open to all stakeholders aimed at considering the creation of a European Public Pharmaceutical Company, with the main minimum objective of remedying the absence of the private sector of the pharmaceuticals industry when it comes to conditions for which the market does not offer a sufficient economic return;
Amendment 380 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14b (new)
Paragraph 14b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the first step towards creating a European Public Pharmaceutical Company, by creating a central European facility from which to buy medicines, starting with life-saving medicines, price differences for which cannot be tolerated within the EU;
Amendment 434 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Urges the Commission to adopt a strategic plan aimed at preventing the spread of HCV and eradicating the Hepatitis C epidemic through the use of new and old medicines, to be administered to all patients diagnosed with hepatic fibroses caused by Hepatitis C starting from at least stage F2, when damage to the fibrocicatricial tissue can be considered significant, up to stage F3 when sclerocicatricial damage is severe, and stage F4 when the patient is considered cirrhotic or pre-cirrhotic;
Amendment 441 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to review the regulatory framework for orphan medicines, to define clearly the concept of unmet medical needs, to assess the impact of incentives to develop effective, safe and affordable drugs compared to the best available alternative and to promote the principle of simultaneous introduction of orphan medicines in all Member States, as well as the European register of rare diseases and reference centres;
Amendment 462 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to guarantee safety and efficacy in any fast- track approval process and to introduce the concept of conditional authorisation based on effectivenesclinical trial data that demonstrate an advance over existing treatment options for patients and clinically-relevant outcomes;
Amendment 468 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee the independence of drug regulatory agencies from corporate influence and funding;
Amendment 470 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the Commission to ensure rigorous and proactive pharmacovigilance requirements, including the application of dissuasive sanctions if post-marketing requirements are not complied with;
Amendment 475 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to set up a framework to promote, guarantee and reinforce the competitiveness of generic and biosimilar medicines, guaranteeing their faster entry onto the market and sustainable conditions, and to monitoring unfair practices in accordance with Articles 101 and 102 of the TFEU, and to present a biannual report in this regard;
Amendment 511 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote major publicly funded investment in research based on medical needs, and to introduce conditional funding based on affordable end pricing and, non-exclusive licencing, and results yielded by biomedical research in the form of suitable and affordable medicines;
Amendment 539 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to operationalize funding for R&D through delinkage innovation models with a view to addressing antimicrobial resistance and the related challenges;
Amendment 555 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30a (new)
Paragraph 30a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission and national antitrust authorities to monitor unfair practices to protect consumers from artificially high prices of medicines;
Amendment 557 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to propose a new directive on transparency of price-setting procedures and reimbursement systems, taking into account the challenges of the marketcontaining measures to regulate the setting of prices of speciality medicines for human consumption and their inclusion in national health insurance regimes, to guarantee full transparency and effective controls over all procedures used to establish prices and the reimbursement of medicines in the Member States of the EU;
Amendment 569 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32a (new)
Paragraph 32a (new)
32a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to stop concluding free- trade agreements that could seriously damage health systems and compromise the principle of universal access to medicines, along with the principle of universal access to health services;
Amendment 571 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission and the Strongly supports Member States to makehat intend to use of the safeguard and flexibilitiy clauses under the WTO TRIPS Agreement and to coordinate and clarify their use when necessaryto protect and promote public health, and calls on the Commission to coordinate efforts in this regard; calls on the EU to stop discriminating against countries such as India that have implemented progressive IP policies that promote access to medicines in the interest of the health of their citizens, through its watch-list of ‘priority countries’;
Amendment 604 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to analyse the causes of shortages, to establish a list of essential medicines and monitor compliance with Article 81 of Directive 2001/83/EU on shortages of supply, and to promote the supply of generic and biosimilar medicines;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it essential to redesign and adapt fishing vessels for tourist activities, bearing in mind that boats need to be renovated in order to guarantee tourists’ safety and offer the comfort necessary for a pleasant experience, without any increase in fishing capacity;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to simplify licensing proceduresermits for sustainable fisheries-related activities ;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need for these activities to be compatible with the protection of the biodiversity, the Natura 2000 and the Marine Protected Areas (EU Biodiversity strategy, Birds and Habitats directives) and thus the need to enhance dialogue and synergies with other concerned Member-States;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that training courses should be organised for fishermen, their families, and all local people involved so as to ensure that they have the knowledge necessary to welcome tourists and, guarantee their safety, promote knowledge on marine biology, the local fish species, the environment and cultural traditions;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to support and promote the involvement of fisheries and fishery workers also in projects relating to cultural and heritage tourism, such as the rediscovery of seafaring activities and traditional fishing grounds and occupations;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes the importance of collaboration between tourism operators and fishermen in order to maximise the potential of fisheries-related tourism
Amendment 120 #
2016/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the importance of tourism activities related to wildlife observation and cetaceans watching in particular, while respecting their natural habitat and their biological needs; this could have many educational, environmental, scientific and other socioeconomic benefits, and can help raising awareness and appreciation for these unique species and the precious environment in which they live;
Amendment 134 #
2016/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Given the lack of synergy among businesses in the EU’s sea basins, resulting in fragmentation and limited economic advantages, considers it essential for Member States, regions, and stakeholders to share best practice; notes that research institutes, museums, tourism companies, and other stakeholders should be encouraged to work together to develop sustainable innovative products meeting visitors’ expectations; stresses that these activities should be incorporated into a consistent general framework for promoting sustainable and responsible tourism in the basins concerned;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The OR seabed is a veritable living laboratory of biodiversity; stresses the importance of research and data collection in order to improve knowledge of the ocean; stresses the potential of the OR to serve as veritable scientific portals in their respective environments and calls on the respective Member-States and the Commission to strengthen the support on relevant scientific research projects;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Considers that in cases where capacity reduction is necessary under Article 22 of Regulation 1380/2013, preference should be given to keeping vessels according to the criteria specified in Article 17 of the same regulation.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The lack of clean water and nutritious food has adverse effects on the health and stability of the populations, and PRIMA aims at implementing a joint programme for the development and the adoption of innovative and integrated solutions for improving the efficiency, safety, security and sustainability of food production and water provision in the Mediterranean area. PRIMA should contribute to the achievement of the recently agreed Sustainable Development Goals and to the forthcoming European Sustainable Development Strategy.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Sustainable water provision and food production in the Mediterranean requires the protection of natural freshwater ecosystems, a shift to more efficient consumption patterns and the integration of renewable energy sources. Open, democratic and participatory governance of water provision is essential to ensure cost-efficiency and benefit to the whole society.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) PRIMA should contribute to the growth of innovative and sustainable solutions in agriculture, food production and water provision under Mediterranean environmental and climate constraints with a view to maintaining natural resources. PRIMA should also develop tools for encouraging the application of such solutions by communities, enterprises and citizen.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) The sustainable protection of natural areas such as freshwater ecosystems is key for the development and decisive to provide drinking water supplies.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 d (new)
Recital 8 d (new)
(8d) The water scarcity in the Mediterranean area require a different energy solutions and the introduction of more efficient patterns. Renewable energy should be integrated in the processes to replace fossil fuels.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 e (new)
Recital 8 e (new)
(8e) The importance of open, democratic and participatory governance is crucial to ensure that the most cost- effective solutions regarding water resources management are taken for the benefit of the whole society.
Amendment 92 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of PRIMA is to develop the fully piloted and demonstrated common innovative solutions for water provision and food systems in the Mediterranean region, to make them more climate resilient, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable, and to contribute to solving nutrition, health, well-being and migration problems upstreamincrease the efficiency, climate resiliency and sustainability of food productions and water provision and to contribute to solving nutrition, health, well-being and migration problems upstream, combating severe water needs in the Mediterranean basin, where some 180 million people are today considered ‘water poor’.
Amendment 95 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the formulation of a stable, long- term, sustainable common strategic agenda in the area of water provision and food systems in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and with the European Sustainable Development Strategy in order to safeguards natural resources, to address an inequitable water allocation and un-sustainable water management;
Amendment 98 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
(ia) the growth of innovative and sustainable solutions in agriculture, food production and water provision, encouraging application by communities, enterprises and citizens; the sustainable management of water for arid and semi- arid areas; the sustainable farming systems under Mediterranean environmental constraints to maintain natural resources;
Amendment 110 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) activities under the national programmes of the Participating States, including research programmes for a strategic management of water resources and a long-term mitigation and adaptation plans, in order to incorporate a more coherent and climate resilient water approach.
Amendment 39 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the surface structure of the FAD and the submerged components shall either not be covered by any material or only be covered with material implying minimumwhich entails zero risk of entangling non-targeted species;
Amendment 41 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. When designing FADs, biodegradable materials should be prioritiused with a view to phasing out non- biodegradable FADs by 2018.
Amendment 48 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. All Member States whose vessels are engaged in recreational fisheries of blue marlin and white marlin shall maintain a 50% scientific observer coverage of blue marlin and white marlin tournament landings.
Amendment 49 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. In fisheries that are not targeting sharks, live sharks that are caught incidentally and are not used for food or subsistence shall be released.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of porbeagle sharks shall be prohibited.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks caught in association with ICCAT fisheries shall be prohibited.
Amendment 54 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in association with ICCAT fisheries shall be prohibited.
Amendment 55 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except Sphyrna tiburo) caught in association with ICCAT fisheries shall be prohibited.
Amendment 56 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of silky sharks caught in association with ICCAT fisheries shall be prohibited.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The findings from the research surveys conducted as referred to in the present Article 3 shall be published as soon as they become available.
Amendment 59 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 38 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) flag Member States of the vessels applying this derogation shall inform the Commission of their scientific findings resulting from their observer coverage of these vessels. Once the findings have been received, the Commission shall make them available to the public.
Amendment 61 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Longline vessels shall collect and provide to the flag Member State information on interactions with seabirds, including incidental catches. Member States shall submit that information to the Commission by 30 June of each year. The Commission shall forward that information to the ICCAT Secretariat without delay and shall make it available to the public.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall collect, and report to the Commission by 30 June of each year information on the interactions of their fleets with sea turtles in ICCAT fisheries by gear type. The Commission shall forward that information to the ICCAT Secretariat by 31 July and shall simultaneously make it available to the public. That information shall include:
Amendment 65 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) catch rates, gear characteristics, times and locations, target species, and disposition status (i.e. discarded dead or released alive);status of recovery. There shall be a requirement to deliver any fish which are dead to the port authorities in order to prevent illegal sale and for statistical purposes. Fishermen who so deliver a carcass shall not be subject to the penalties imposed for catching sea turtles.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a minimum of 530% observer coverage of fishing effort in each of the pelagic longlines, purse seines and baitboat fisheries;
Amendment 75 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for chartered vessels, by way of derogation from point (a), a minimum of 10 50% observer coverage of fishing effort in each of the pelagic longlines, purse seines and baitboat fisheries;
Amendment 79 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3
Article 70 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall compile the information received and, forward it to ICCAT without delay and make it available to the public.
Amendment 20 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 53(1), 62 and 62168 (1) and (5) thereof,
Amendment 35 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) It is important that regulatory actions limit the possibility that a person affected by any kind of vulnerability (social, economic, psychological, health- related, etc.) is exposed to ideas or values that reinforce his or her perception of vulnerability. It is equally important to avoid persuasive actions that present the consumption of a product or service as a clear, straightforward remedy for that vulnerability.
Amendment 102 #
2016/0151(COD)
1. Member States shall ensure that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information to viewers about content which mayand video-sharing platform providers effectively provide clear information to viewers, prior and during the programme as well as before and after any interruption, about content which may damage or disturb minors and in particular impair their physical, mental or moral development of minors. For this purpose, Member States may use a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content of an audiovisual media service.
Amendment 115 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States and the Commission shall encourage the development of self- and co-regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications, accompanying or included in programmes with a significant children’s audience, of foods andshall adopt measures to minimise the exposure of adolescents to commercial communications of foods and non-alcoholic beverages containing nutrients and substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, excessive intakes of which in the overall diet are not recommended, in particular fat, trans-fatty acids, salt or sodium and sugars. The Commission and the Member States shall take into consideration the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s nutrient profile model, in order to achieve the objective laid down in the first subparagraph..
Amendment 133 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and the Commission shall encourage the development of self- and co-regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages. Those codes should be used to effectively lshall adopt measures to minimise the exposure of adolescents to commercial communications of alcoholic beverages. Commercial communications preceding, following or interrupting programmes targeting adolescents’ audience between 7:00 and 23:00 shall be prohibited. Without prejudice to the adoption of regulatory measures, Member States and the Commission shall encourage the development of self- and co-regulatory initiatives, including code of conducts, to further minimitse the exposure of minors to audiovisualadolescents to such commercial communications for alcoholic beveragesaccompanying or included in programmes with a significant minors’ audience.
Amendment 144 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 148 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 164 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take all the necessary and appropriate measures to ensure that programmes provided by audiovisual media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction, which mayight impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors, or harm the physical, mental or moral integrity of elderly people and vulnerable categories are only made available in such a way as to ensure that minors and such categories will not normally hear or see them. Such measures may include selecting the time of the broadcast, age verification tools or other adequate and effective technical measures. They shall be proportionate to the potential harm of the programme.
Amendment 80 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 1
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 1
Amendment 83 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 2
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 2
0,0251
Amendment 89 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 6
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 6
2,6
Amendment 91 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 9
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 9
0,103
Amendment 92 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 12
Annex III – part A – column 4 – subcolumn mg/m3 – row 12
Amendment 232 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Simplification of the current rules on technical measures should not result in a weakening of the standards of conservation and sustainability
Amendment 236 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Technical measures where relevant should apply to recreational fisheries which can have a significant impact on the marine environment, stocks of fish and shellfishother species.
Amendment 242 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Technical measures should contribute to achieving the CFP objectives to fish atso as to restore and maintain harvested species to levels above those which can produce maximum sustainable yield levels, avoid and reduce unwanted catches and eliminate discards and to contribute to the achievement of good environmental status (GES) as set out in Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , taking into account the best scientific advice. _________________ 18 Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p.19).
Amendment 247 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Technical measures should specifically providensure protection ofor juveniles and spawning aggregations of fish through the use of selective fishing gears and avoidance measures. Technical measures should also minimise and eliminate where possible, the impacts of fishing gears on the marine ecosystem and in particular on sensitive species and habitats. They should also contribute to having in place management measures for the purposes of complying with obligations under Council Directive 92/43/EEC19 , Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 and Directive 2008/56/EC. _________________ 19 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p.7. 20 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p..
Amendment 249 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) The incidental catching and killing of protected species should be addressed in a comprehensive manner across all fisheries and gear types in view of the strict level of protection they are afforded under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, their high level of vulnerability and the obligation to achieve a good environmental status by 2020.
Amendment 262 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) There is a need for detailed and quantified knowledge concerning the impacts of innovative fishing gears, including pulse trawls, including their cumulative effects on the marine environment and species, before their use is widely adopted on a commercial scale; an effective programme of monitoring and evaluation must be established.
Amendment 272 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Where no technical measures are in place at regional level then defined baseline standards should apply. Those baseline standards should be derived from existing technical measures, taking account of STECF advice and the opinions of stakeholders. They should consist of baseline mesh sizes for towed gears and static nets, minimum conservation reference sizes, closed or restricted areas, nature conservation measures to mitigate againstnimize and, where possible, eliminate bycatches of marine mammals and seabirds in certain areas and any other regionally specific measures currently in existence that are still required to ensure conservation objectives continue to be met until such times measures are put in place under regionalisation.
Amendment 276 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Where technical measures are necessary for the conservation of stocks or the marine ecosystem, but no multiannual plans are in place, the Commission should be empowered to adopt such measures by delegated acts.
Amendment 281 #
2016/0074(COD)
(26 a) Decisions taken by groups of Member States under regionalisation must meet at least the same standards of democratic oversight as those in the concerned Member States and the Union;
Amendment 283 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 b (new)
Recital 26 b (new)
(26 b) Regionalisation should be used to create tailor-made measures that consider the specificities of each fisheries area and safeguard their environmental conditions;
Amendment 294 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) On the basis of scientific assessment of the impacts of innovative gears, duly evaluated by the STECF, the use of such or extension to the use of innovativel gears, such as the electric pulse trawl could be included as an option in joint recommendations from regional groups of Member States. The use of innovative fishing gears should not be permitted where scientific assessment indicates that their use will lead to negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non- target species.
Amendment 299 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to minimisze and, where possible, eliminate the bycatches of sensitive species and impacts of fishing gears on sensitive habitats, regional groups of Member States should develop additional mitigation measures to reduce the impacts of fishing on sensitive species and habitats. Where scientific evidence shows that there is a serious threat to the conservation status of such species and habitats then Member States should introduce additional restrictions on the construction and operation of certain fishing gears or even the introduction of a total prohibition on their use in that region. In particular such provisions could be applied to the use of driftnets which in certain areas has resulted in significant catches of cetaceans and seabirds.
Amendment 305 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to update the list of fish and shellfish for which directed fishing is prohibited; to update the list of sensitive areas where fishing should be restricted; to adopt technical measures as part of multiannual plans or, where necessary, outside the framework of multiannual plans; and to adopt technical measures as part of temporary discard plans. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 309 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall apply to activities pursued by Union fishing vessels and nationals of Member States, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the flag State, in the fishing zones referred to in Article 5, as well as byin international waters and the waters of third countries, without prejudice to the technical measures adopted by RFMOs or included in SFPAs. It shall also apply to fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third countries when fishing in Union waters.
Amendment 321 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) optimisensure sustainable exploitation patterns to provide protection for juveniles and spawning aggregations of marine species; and provide appropriate safeguards;
Amendment 325 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ensure that bycatches of marine species listed under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and other sensitive species that result from fishing are minimised and where possible eliminated such that they do not represent a threat to the conservation status of these species;
Amendment 328 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ensure that the environmental impacts of fishing on marine habitats are minimised and where possible eliminated such that they do not represent a threat to the conservation status of those habitats;
Amendment 332 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Amendment 335 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes do not exceed 5% by volume in accordance withspecific levels defined for each fishery and métier. These target levels shall be regularly reviewed and reduced in order to ensure progressive and continual progress in improving selectivity and achieving the objectives of Article 2(2) and Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In no case should they be greater than 10% of the total catches by volume per métier.
Amendment 349 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that bycatches of marine mammals, marine reptiles, seabirds and other non-commercially exploited species do not exceed levels provided for in Union legislation and international agreementsare progressively reduced and, where possible, eliminated.
Amendment 350 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure that the environmental impacts of fishing activities on seabed habitats do not exceedmarine habitats, including sensitive seabed habitats, are minimized and maintained below the levels needed to achieve good environmental status, in particular for each habitat type assessed in the framework of Directive 2008/56/EC in each marine region or subregion in relation to both habitat quality and the spatial extent over which the required levels need to be achieved with the aim of ensuring that the conditions in Descriptors 1 and 6 are fulfilled.
Amendment 355 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) ensure that bycatches of unwanted fish are progressively reduced and, where possible, eliminated, with the aim of ensuring that the conditions described in Descriptors 1, 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 2010/477/EU are fulfilled.
Amendment 360 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The extent to which these targets have been achieved shall be assessed by Member States and reviewed as part of the reporting process set out in Article 34.
Amendment 369 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘exploitation pattern’ means how fishing pressure is distributed across the size and age profile of a stock;
Amendment 373 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘selective fishing’ means a fishing method’s ability to target and capture fish or shellfish by size and species type during the fishing operation allowing non-target species and juveniles of regulated species to be avoided or released unharmed;
Amendment 379 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) ‘conservation status of a species’ means as defined by Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 381 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
(5 b) ‘conservation status of a habitat’ means as defined by Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 390 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘Advisory Councils’ means stakeholder groups established under the CFPin accordance with Articles 43-45 and Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013 to promote a balanced representation of all stakeholders and to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP;
Amendment 397 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) ‘driftnet’ means a net made up of one or more walls of netting, hung jointly in parallny gillnet held on the headline(s), held on the watersea surface or at a certain distance below it by floating devices and, drifting with the current, either independently or with the boat to which it may be attached. It may be equipped with devices aiming to stabilise the net or to limit its drift such as a sea- anchor or an anchor on the bottom attached at one single end of the net;
Amendment 407 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
(39 a) ‘weighted line’ means a line of baited hooks with added weight to increase its sinking speed and so by reduce its time of exposure to seabirds;
Amendment 412 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
(43 a) ‘significant adverse impact’ means as defined in Article 2(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008;
Amendment 418 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) towed devices for harvesting red coral or other type of corals or coral-like organisms;
Amendment 423 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2, this Article shall apply in international waters and the waters of third countries.
Amendment 463 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, the retention on board, transhipment or landing of living specimens of marine species referred to in paragraph 1 which have been caught as bycatch, shall be authorised as far as this activity is necessary to secure assistance for the recovery of the individual animals and. The retention on board, transshipping or landing shall be authorized when the specimen is dead and can be used for scientific purposes, provided that the competent national authorities concerned have been fully informed in advance.
Amendment 465 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the best available scientific advice a Member State may put in place for vessels flying its flag, mitigation measures or restrictions on the use of certain gears pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such measures shall minimise and where possible eliminate the catches of the species referred to in paragraph 1 or other species caught incidentally and shall be compatible with the objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 and be at least as stringent as technical measures applicable under Union law.
Amendment 467 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Member States shall monitor the effectiveness of measures adopted under this Article on minimising bycatch and report annually to the Commission on progress.
Amendment 481 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The practices of high grading and slipping shall be prohibited.
Amendment 484 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply toThe practice of slipping shall only be allowed for catches of species which are exempted from the application of the landing obligation in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 490 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In cases where other Member States wish to establish similar technical measures, a joint recommendation may be submitted in accordance with Article 19.
Amendment 498 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Member States may submit joint recommendations defining appropriate technical measures at the regional level that deviate from the measures set out in paragraph 1. Notwithstanding Article 18 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013, the Commission may adopt such delegated acts also in the absence of a joint recommendation referred to in those paragraphs.
Amendment 508 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to establish technical measures at regional level with the aim of achieving objectives of multiannual plans referred to in Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such measures shall be established by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 32 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission may adopt such delegated acts also in the absence of a joint recommendation referred to in these paragraphs.
Amendment 516 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mayshall require the STECF to assess the joint recommendations referred to in paragraph 5.
Amendment 523 #
2016/0074(COD)
When Member States do not submit joint recommendations, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish closed or restricted areas where necessary to protect juveniles or spawning aggregations.
Amendment 527 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
When Member States do not submit joint recommendations, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend or establish minimum conservation reference sizes listed in Part A of Annexes V to X where necessary to protect juveniles or spawning aggregations.
Amendment 528 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Such joint recommendations shall be based on the best available scientific advice regarding size at maturity and aim to ensure that the targets contained in Article 4(1)(b) are met. They shall not jeopardise the control and enforcement provisions relating to the landing and marketing of fish products.
Amendment 534 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Amendment 539 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The use of innovative fishing gears shall notonly be permitted on a commercial scale where those assessments indicate that their use will lead to significant improvements in the selectivity of the original gear and reduced negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non- target species.
Amendment 550 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
When Member States do not submit joint recommendations, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to allow for the use of nature conservation measures to protect sensitive species and habitats.
Amendment 554 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim at achieving the objectives set out in Article 3 and in particular for the protection of aggregations of juveniles or spawning fish or shellfish species. They shall be at least as stringent as technical measures applicable under Union law.
Amendment 558 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph a
Article 28 – paragraph a
(a) transpose into Union law certain technical measures agreed by the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), including lists of vulnerable marine ecosystems and specific technical measures related to fisheries for blue ling and redfish defined in NEAFC Recommendations 05:2013, 19:2014, 01:2015, 02:2015; and
Amendment 99 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The use of mercury in production processes should be phased out and, to that end, incentives should be provided for research into alternatives to mercury with characteristics that are innocuous, or in any case, less dangerous for the environment and for health.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Significant progress has been achieved in the Union in the past 10 years in the field of mercury management following the adoption of the Strategy and of a wide range of measures concerning mercury emissions, supply, demand and use and the management of mercury surplus and stocksManagement of the production of mercury, its emissions and its supply, demand and use in industrial production processes, in addition to the management of mercury surplus and stocks, must be planned with the aim of protecting the environment and health, always taking into account the precautionary principle.
Amendment 107 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The StrategyIn addition to the provisions of the mercury management strategy, which establishes that the negotiation and conclusion of an international legally- binding instrument should be a priority as Union action alone cannot, the European Union should endeavour to excel among its global partners in order to guarantee effectivea protection of theits citizens of the Union againstfrom the negative health effects of mercury that is truly effective, by setting best practice examples to all countries that are party to the Minamata Convention.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The manufacturing and placing on the market of new mercury-added products and the establishment of new mercury- based manufacturing processes would increase the use of mercury and of mercury compounds and mercury emissions within the Union. Such new activities should therefore be prohibited unless an assessment demonstrates that these uses would provide significant environmental and health benefits and that no technically and economically feasible mercury-free alternatives providing such benefits are available.
Amendment 147 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) TPending the total elimination of the use of mercury in dentistry, the use of dental amalgam in an encapsulated form and the implementation of amalgam separators should be made mandatory to protect dental practitioners and patients from mercury exposure and to ensure that resulting mercury waste areis not released into the environment, but areis collected and subjected to sound waste management. Given the size of the undertakings from the dentristy sector concerned by this change, it is appropriate to provide sufficient time to adapt to the new provision.
Amendment 187 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall undertake an expert assessment of mercury use in the manufacture of vaccines, as also mentioned in the Council conclusions of 24 June 2005 and the European Parliament Resolution of March 2006, with a view to achieving a restriction of such use and, when appropriate and safe alternatives exist, a total ban, and to support research into viable options for the future delivery of thiomersal-free multi-dose vaccines in developing countries.
Amendment 191 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. From 1 January 2019 onwards, the maximum permissible concentration threshold of mercury and mercury compounds in any fuel or waste prior to its combustion shall not exceed 25μg/kg weight/weight (dry).
Amendment 196 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Manufacturing processes involving the use of mercury and/or mercury compounds that did not exist prior to 1 January 2018the entry into force of this Regulation shall be prohibited.
Amendment 197 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, where an economic operator intends to manufacture and/or place on the market a new mercury-added product or to operate a new manufacturing process, the operator shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State concerned and provide them, also by way of derogation from the rules on the industrial protection of technical documentation, with the following:
Amendment 210 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2019 onwardsWithin 12 months of the entry into force of this Regulation dental amalgam shall only be used in an encapsulated form.
Amendment 226 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. From 1 January 2019 onwardsWithin six months of the entry into force of this Regulation dental facilities shall be equipped with amalgam separators aimed at retaining and collecting amalgam particles. Those separators shall be maintained as required to ensure a high level of retention.
Amendment 230 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may provide for tax incentives to enable dentists to equip themselves with the capsules and amalgam separators referred to in this Article.
Amendment 233 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The use of dental amalgam shall be prohibited as from 31 December 2020.
Amendment 236 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Emissions to air From 1 January 2019 onwards, all permits for installations covered by the activities specified in points 1.3, 2.1 and 2.2 of Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU shall include conditions ensuring that emissions into the air do not exceed 10µg/Nm³ for mercury. The emission limit values referred to in the first subparagraph are based on an average over a period of one year of valid hourly averages obtained by continuous measurements. The standard conditions to be used are those set out in the BAT conclusions of the Commission Implementing Decision 2012/135/EU1a. ______________ 1a Commission Implementing Decision 2012/135/EU of 28 February 2012 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions for iron and steel production (OJ L 70, 8.3.2012, p. 63).
Amendment 238 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Amendment 261 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) temporarily stored for more than one year or permanently stored in salt mines that are adapted for the disposal of mercury, or in deep underground hard rock formations provid, and for a maximum of 12 months, in appropriate above-ground facilities in which the liquid mercury shall be solidified and stabilised before being stored ing a level of safety and confinement equivalent to that of those salt mines;ccordance with point (b).
Amendment 268 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) temporaripermanently stored, in above- ground facilities dedicated to and equipped for the temporary storage of mercury. solidified and stabilised form, in salt mines that are adapted for the disposal of mercury, or in deep underground hard rock formations providing a level of safety and confinement equivalent to that of those salt mines;
Amendment 44 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation should strengthen the current type-approval framework, in particular through the introduction of provisions on market surveillance. Market surveillance in the automotive sector should be introduced by specifying the obligations of the economic operators in the supply chain, the responsibilities of the enforcement authorities in the Member States, and the measuresanctions to be takenimposed when automotive products are encountered on the market that represent serious safety orafety, health and environmental risks or that do not comply with the type-approval requirements.
Amendment 48 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) An effective implementation of the type-approval requirements should be ensured by enhancing the provisions on conformity of production by, inter alia, providing for mandatory periodic audits of the conformity control methods and the continued conformity of the products concerned and by reinforcing the requirements relating to the competence, obligations and performance of the technical services that carry out tests for whole-vehicle type-approval under the responsibility of type-approval authorities . The proper functioningindependence of the technical services of automobile firms is crucial for ensuring a high level of safety and environmental protection and citizens' confidence in the system. The criteria for designation of technical services provided by Directive 2007/46/EC should be laid down in greater detail in order to assure their consistent application. The assessment methods of technical services in the Member States have a tendency to progressively differ due to the increased complexity of their work. Therefore, it is necessary to provide for procedural obligations that ensure an information exchange and monitoring of Member States' practicensure the same procedures for the assessment, designation, notification and monitoring of their technical services by the Member States. Those procedural obligations should remove any existing discrepancies in the methods used and in the interpretation of the criteria for the designation of technical services.
Amendment 50 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The need forauthorities designated to control and monitoring of the technical services by the designating authorities has increased since technical progress has raised the risk that technical services do notshall have to guarantee that they possess the necessary competence, resources and infrastructure to test new technologies or devices emerging within their scope of designation. As technical progress shortens product cycles and as the intervals of surveillance on-site assessments and of the monitoring vary between designating authorities, minimum requirements with regard to the intervals of the surveillance and monitoring of the technical services should be established.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) DThe designation and monitoring of technical services by the Member States, in accordance with detailed and strict criteria, should therefore be subject to independent supervisory controls at Union level, including independent audits as a condition for order to examine the renewal of their notification after five years. The position of technical services vis-à-vis manufacturers should be strengthened, including their right and duty to carry out unannounced factory inspections and to conduct physical or laboratory tests on products covered by this Regulation, in order to ensure continuous compliance by manufacturers after they have obtained a type-approval for their product by ensuring the incompatibility of providing technical support to the national approval authorities and to the manufacturers.
Amendment 54 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to increase transparency and mutual trust and to further align and develop the criteriahomogenous criteria in the EU for the assessment, designation, and notification of technical services, as well as extension and renewal procedures, Member States should cooperate with each other and with the Commission. They should consult each other and the Commission on questions with general relevance for the implementation of this Regulation and inform each other and the Commission on their model assessment checklist.
Amendment 56 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Where designation of a technical service is based on accreditation in the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council12, accreditation bodies and designating authorities should exchange information relevant for the assessment ofnsure the competence of technical services. __________________ 12 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
Amendment 58 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) When, in spite of the measures taken to ensure a homogenous and coherent application and follow up of the requirements by the Member States, the competence of a technical service is in doubt, the Commission should have the possibility to investigate individual cases and propose solutions.
Amendment 60 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The independence of technical services vis-à-vis manufacturers should be ensured, including by avoiding direct or indirect payments by the manufacturers for the type-approval inspections and tests they have carried out. Therefore the Member States should establish a type-approval fee structure that should cover the costs for carrying out all type-approval tests and inspections carried out by the technical services designated by the type-approval authority, as well as the administrative costs for issuing the type-approval and the costs for carrying out ex-post compliance verification tests and inspections.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A robust compliance enforcement mechanism is necessary in order to ensure that the requirements under this Regulation are met. Ensuring compliance with the type-approval and conformity of production requirements ofwith the legislation governing the automotive sector should remain the key responsibility of the approval authorities, as it is an obligation closely linked to the issuing of the type- approval and requires detailed knowledge of its content. It is therefore important that the performance of approval authorities is regularly verified by means of peer- reviews, to ensure that a uniform level of quality and stringency is applied by all approval authorities in enforcing the type- approval requirements. Moreover, it is important to provide for the verification by independent third parties of the correctness of the type approval itself.
Amendment 63 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Closer coordination between national authorities through information exchange and coordinated assessments under the direction of a coordinating authority is fundamental for ensuring a consistently high level of safety and health and envirA robust compliance enforcement mechanism is necessary in order to ensure that the requirements under this Regulation are met. Ensuring compliance with the type-approval and conformity of production requirements with the legislation governing the automotive sector should remain the key responsibility of the approval authorities, as it is an obligation closely linked to the issuing of the type-approval and requires detailed knowledge of its conmtental protection within the internal market. This should also lead to more efficient use of scarce resources at national level. For this purpose a Forum should be established for Member States and the Commission to exchange information on and to coordinate their activities related to the enforcement. It is therefore important that the performance of approval authorities is regularly verified by means of peer-reviews, to ensure that a uniform level of quality and stringency is applied by all approval authorities in enforcing the type-approval requirements. It is, moreover, important to provide for verification by an independent specialised control body in order to prove the compliance of the type- approval legislation. The currently informal cooperation between Member States in this respect would benefit from a more formal frameworkand control requirements so as to ensure that this type-approval is fair. The outcome of these controls shall be disclosed in order to facilitate effective public participation.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The rules on Union market surveillance and control of products entering the Union market provided for in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 apply to motor vehicles and their trailers, and to systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles without preventing Member States from choosing the competent authorities to carry out those tasks. Market surveillance may be a competence shared between different national authorities to take account of the national market surveillance systems in the Member States established under Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. Effective coordination and monitoring at Union and nat. In order to ensure that market surveillance is homogenous, it must be centralised at Community level. Conferring powers of control on a centralised authority at Unional levels should guarantee that approval and market surveillance authorities enforceensure that the new type-approval and market surveillance framework is fully and properly implemented.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is necessary to include rules on centralised market surveillance in this Regulation in order to reinforce the rights andensure respect for the obligations of the national competent authorities, to ensure effective coordination of their market surveillance activities andtype- approval authorities and manufacturers and at the same time to clarify the applicable procedures.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to increase transparency in the approval process and facilitate the exchange of information and the independent verification by market surveillance authorities,the approval authorities and, the Commission and third parties, type approval documentation, including the methodology and results of the tests, should be provided in electronic format and be made publicly available, subject towith the sole excemptions due to of sensitive data for the protection of commercial interests and the protection of personal data.
Amendment 71 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The obligations of national authorities concerningthe European market surveillance authority provided in this Regulation are more specific than those laid down in Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 toshall take account of the specificities of the type- approval framework and the need to complement that framework with an effective market surveillance mechanism ensuring a robust ex-post verification of compliance of the products covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 73 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Those more specific obligations for nationalthe European authoritiesy provided in this Regulation should include ex-post compliance verification testing and inspections of a sufficient number of vehicles placed on the market. The selection of the vehicles to be subject to this ex-post compliance verification should be based on an appropriate risk assessment of the market penetration of the product which takes account of the seriousness of the possible non-compliance and the likelihood of its occurrence.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In addition, the Commission should organise and carry out or require to carry out ex-post compliance verification tests and inspections, independent from those carried out by Member States under their national market surveillance obligations. When non-compliance is established by those tests and inspections, or where it is found that a type approval has been granted on the basis of incorrect data the Commission should be entitled to initiate Union-wide remedial actions to restore the conformity of the vehicles concerned and to investigate the reasons for the incorrectness of the type approval. Appropriate funding should be ensured in the general budget of the Union to enable the execution of such compliance verification testing and inspections. In view of the budgetary constraints of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 the implementation of the legislaThose resources should come from the prepayment of the service at the tivme proposal will have to be built on existing resources and to be designed in such a manner that they do not generate additional financial resourcesof sale of the type approved products at no more than 1 / 1000th of the sales cost of the asset. The Commission should be entitled to impose administrative fines where non-compliance is established.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The objectives of this Regulation should not be affected by the fact that certain systems, components, separate technical units or parts and equipment can be fitted to or in a vehicle after that vehicle has been placed on the market, registered or entered into service. Appropriate measures should therefore be taken to ensure that the systems, components, separate technical units or parts and equipment that can be fitted to or in vehicles and that can significantly impair the functioning of systems that are essential for environmental protection or functional safety are controlled and authorised in advance by an approval authority before they are placed on the market, registered or entered into service. The authority which issues the authorisation for such ancillary components shall inform the Commission and other approval authorities and make available all the necessary documents and verify the prior control procedures.
Amendment 80 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Conformity of production is one of the cornerstones of the EU type-approval system, and therefore the arrangements set up by the manufacturer to ensure such conformity should be approved by the competent authority or by an appropriately qualified technical service designated for that purposerom among those providing exclusive services to the approval authorities, and be subject to regular verification by means of independent periodic audits. In addition, approval authorities should ensure the verification of the continued conformity of the products concerned.
Amendment 81 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The assessment of reported serious risks to safety and of harm to public health and the environment should be conducted at national level, but coordination at Union level should be ensured where the reported risk or harm may exist beyond the territory of one Member State with the objective of sharing resources and ensuring consistency regarding the corrective action to be taken to mitigeliminate the identified risk and harm.
Amendment 82 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In order to ensure that all vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units placed on the market offer a high level of safety and environmental protection, the manufacturer or any other economic operator in the supply chain should take effective corrective measures, including the recall of vehicles, where a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit presents a serious risk for users or the environment as referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. Approval authorities should be empowered to assess and verify whether those measures are sufficient. The authorities of other Member States' should have the right to take safeguard measures in case they would consider that the manufacturer's corrective measures are not sufficient.
Amendment 83 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The Union is a contracting party to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’)13. The Union has accepted a significant number of regulations annexed to the Revised 1958 Agreement and has therefore the obligation to accept type-approvals issued in accordance with those regulations, as complying with the equivalent Union requirements. For the purpose of simplifying its type-approval framework and aligning it with the international framework of the UNECE, the Union in Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council14 repealed its specific type-approval Directives and replaced them with the obligatory application of the relevant UNECE regulations. To reduce the administrative burden of the type-approval process, without being less ambitious in terms of road safety and pollutant emissions, manufacturers of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units should be allowed to seek type-approval in accordance with this Regulation, where appropriate, directly by means of obtaining approval under the relevant UNECE regulations referred to in the Annexes to this Regulation. __________________ 13 Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions ('Revised 1958 Agreement') (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 81). 14 Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 85 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Whereas technical progress introducing new methods or techniques for vehicle diagnostics and repair, such as remote access to vehicle information and software, should not weakstrengthen the objectives of this Regulation with respect to access to repair and maintenance information for independent operators.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Member StatesThe European Union should lay down rules on penalties for the infringements of this Regulation and ensure that those rules are implemented. Those penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall report the imposed penalties to the Commission annually, to monitor the coherence of the implementation of these provisions.
Amendment 92 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘market surveillance’ means the activities carried out and measures taken by the market surveillance authoritiesy to ensure that vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units as well as parts and equipment made available on the market comply with the requirements set out in the relevant Union legislation and do not endanger health, safety, the environment or any other aspect of public interest protection;
Amendment 97 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘market surveillance authority’ means the national authority or authoritiesauthority responsible for carrying out market surveillance on the territory of the Member StateEU;
Amendment 100 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish or appoint the approval authorities and the market surveillance authorities. Member States shall notify the Commission of the establishment and appointment of such authorities.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
That notification shall include the name of those authorities, their address, including their electronic address, and their competences. The Commission shall publish on its website a list and details of the approval authorities and the market surveillance authorities.
Amendment 104 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member StatesThe European market surveillance authority shall organise and carry out market surveillance and controls of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units entering the market, in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure thatThe European market surveillance authorities may, where ithey considers it necessary and justified, shall be entitled to enter the premises of economic operators and seize the necessary samples of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units for the purposes of compliance testing.
Amendment 115 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Approval authorities shall only approve such vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that comply with the requirements of this Regulation. The authority shall ensure that the cars tested for approval are exactly equivalent to those that will be placed on the market.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Obligations of the market surveillance authoritiesy
Amendment 124 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. MThe Commission shall identify one of its own agencies as the most suitable one to perform the duties of European market surveillance authoritiesy. The latter shall perform regular checks to verify the compliance of vehicles in traffic and with different mileages, systems, components and separate technical units with the requirements set out in this Regulation as well as with the correctness of the type approvals. Those checks shall be performed on an adequate scale scale sufficient to verify the conformity of at last 30% of the models on the market, by means of documentary checks and real- drive and laboratory tests on the basis of statistically relevant samples. When doing so, the market surveillance authoritiesy shall take account of established principles of risk assessment, complaints and other information.
Amendment 133 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. MThe market surveillance authoritiesy shall require economic operators to make the documentation and information available as ithey considers necessary for the purpose of carrying out their activities.
Amendment 134 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For type-approved vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units, the market surveillance authoritiesy shall take due account of certificates of conformity presented by economic operators.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 138 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 140 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member Statey decides to withdraw a vehicle, system, component and separate technical unit from the market in accordance with Article 49(5), ithey shall inform the economic operator concerned and where applicable the relevant approval authority.
Amendment 144 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. MThe market surveillance authoritiesy shall carry out theirits duties independently and impartially. TheyIt shall observe confidentiality where necessary in order to protect commercial secrets, subject to the obligation of information laid down in Article 9(3) to the fullest extent necessary in order to protect the interests of users in the European Union.
Amendment 145 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Amendment 149 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Amendment 151 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 9
Article 8 – paragraph 9
Amendment 155 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Compliance verification by the CommissionEuropean Surveillance Authority and enforcement co- ordination with Member States
Amendment 158 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The CommissionSurveillance Authority shall organise and carry out, or require to be carried out, on an adequate scale, tests and inspections of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units already made available on the market, with a view to verifying that those vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units conform to the type approvals and to applicable legislation as well as to ensure the correctness of the type approvals.
Amendment 165 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Manufacturers holding type- approvals or the economic operators shall, upon request, supply to the CommissionSurveillance Authority a statistically relevant number of production vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units selected by the Commissionagency that are representative for the vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units available for placing on the market under that type- approval. Those vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units shall be supplied for testing at the time and place and for the period the CommissionSurveillance Authority may require.
Amendment 168 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of enabling the CommissionSurveillance Authority to carry out the testing referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall make available to the Commission all data related to the type- approval of the vehicle, systems, components and separate technical units subject to compliance verification testing. Those data shall include at least the information included in the type-approval certificate and its attachments referred to Article 26(1).
Amendment 169 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For vehicles approved in accordance with the step-by-step or multistage type- approval procedure, Member States shall also provide the CommissionSurveillance Authority with the type-approval certificate and its attachments referred to in Article 26(1) for the underlying type-approvals of systems, components and separate technical units.
Amendment 174 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Where the CommissionSurveillance Authority establishes that the vehicles tested or inspected do not comply with the type- approval requirements laid down in this Regulation or any of the regulatory acts listed in Annex IV or that the type approval has been granted on the basis of incorrect data, it shall require in accordance with Article 54(8) without delay the economic operator concerned to take all appropriate corrective measures to bring the vehicles in compliance with those requirements, or it shall take restrictive measures, either by requiring the economic operator to withdraw the vehicles concerned from the market, or to recall them within a reasonable period of time, depending on the seriousness of the established non- compliance.
Amendment 176 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Where those tests and inspections put into question the correctness of the type approval itself, the CommissionSurveillance Authority shall inform the approval authority or authorities concerned as well as the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The Commission shall publish a report of itsthe findings following any compliance verification testing it has carried out by the Surveillance Authority.
Amendment 191 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Forum shall coordinate a network of the national authorities responsible for the type-approval and market surveillance.
Amendment 204 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where the vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment presents a serious risk, the manufacturer shall immediately provide detailed information on the non-conformity and on any measures taken to the approval and mEuropean Market sSurveillance Authority and the approval authorities of the Member States in which the vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment has been made available on the market or has entered into service to that effect.
Amendment 210 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cooperate with the approval or market surveillance authorities, at their request, on any action taken to eliminate the serious risk posed by vehicles, systems, components, separate technical units, parts or equipment covered by that mandate;
Amendment 212 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Obligations of importers concerning their vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that are not in conformity or concerning their vehicles, systems, components, separate technical units, parts or equipment that present a serious risk
Amendment 213 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Where a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit that has been placed on the market by the importer is not in conformity with this Regulation, the importer shall immediately take the appropriate measures necessary to bring that vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit into conformity, to withdraw it from the market or to recall it, as appropriatein accordance with the decisions of the competent authorities.
Amendment 214 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment presents a serious risk, the importer shall immediately provide detailed information on the serious risk to the manufacturer and the market approval and market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which the vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment has been placed on the market and to the surveillance authority.
Amendment 215 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Obligations of distributors concerning their vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that are not in conformity or concerning their vehicles, systems, components, separate technical units, parts or equipment that present a serious risk
Amendment 216 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The distributor who considers that a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit that he has made available on the market is not in conformity with this Regulation, shall inform the manufacturer or the importer to ensure that the appropriate measures necessary to bring that vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit into conformity, to withdraw it from the market or to recall it, as appropriatedecided by the approval authority, are taken in accordance with Article 12(1) or Article 15(1).
Amendment 217 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Where the vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment presents a serious risk, the distributor shall immediately provide detailed information on that serious risk to the manufacturer, the importer and the approval and market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which that vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment has been made available on the market and to the market surveillance authority. The distributor shall also inform them of any action taken and give details, in particular of the serious risk and of corrective measures taken by the manufacturer.
Amendment 229 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The party applying for approval must supply to the authority all information concerning instruments, devices, software or strategies for deactivating emission control systems as referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation 715/2007. The approval authority and technical services shall have access to the software and algorithms of the vehicle.
Amendment 236 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. The approval authority shall refuse to grant EU type-approval where it finds that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, albeit in compliance with the applicable requirements, presents a serious risk to safety or may seriously harm the environment or public health. In that case, it shall immediately send to the approval authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission a detailed file explaining the reasons for its decision and setting out the evidence for its findings.
Amendment 248 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Article 29 – paragraph 4
4. In order to verify that a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit conforms to the approved type, the approval authority that has granted the EU type-approval shall carry out, on at least 1/3 of the new models approved, checks or tests required for EU type-approval, on samples taken at the premises of the manufacturer, including production facilities.
Amendment 256 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish a national fee structure to cover the costs for their type-approvals and market surveillance activities as well as for the type- approval testing and conformity of production testing and inspections carried out by the technical services they have designated.
Amendment 260 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. For every vehicle placed on the EU market, the manufacturer shall pay the surveillance service of the European Authority a maximum of 1/1000 of the sale price.
Amendment 291 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2
Article 63 – paragraph 2
2. The manufacturer shall make available to users all relevant information and necessary instructions describing any special conditions or restrictions linked to the use of a vehicle, a system, a component or a separate technical unit, including the presence of devices as referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation 715/2007/EC.
Amendment 321 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 325 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76
Article 76
Amendment 337 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) allow their approval authority to witness the performance of the technical servicCategory A approval tests as referred to in Article 72(1) shall be carried out in the presence of and under the responsibility of the approval authority for the dpurpose of assessing the conformity assessmentof the sample and of the procedures;
Amendment 347 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new)
(3a) the following paragraph 1a shall be added to Article 5: ‘The presence of devices as referred to in paragraph 2 must be communicated to the authority whose approval is sought, supplying all details necessary for the successive in-service conformity tests performed by the European Surveillance Authority.’
Amendment 356 #
Amendment 6 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to aim to achieve higher targets than those already set in Directive 2009/28/EC on renewables in the light of the more ambitious commitments made in the Paris Agreement and in view of the fact that, taken as a whole, the nationally determined contributions presented on 30 October 2015 will still entail a 2.70C increase in global warming by the end of the century;
Amendment 17 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on all Member States, in order to achieve the targets of at least 20% renewable energies by 2020, to implement cooperation mechanisms and develop additional programmes that ensure the increased competitiveness of such energies, with a view to generating greater economic prosperity and social well-being and more green jobs in the EU; these programmes should be as cross-cutting as possible in nature, taking as a starting point their full integration into the circular economy package;
Amendment 19 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes Member States’ progress in meeting specific national renewable energy targets and urges those Member States which are moving ahead more slowly to adopt additional incentive measuresthat are a long way to meeting the target of 20% by 2020 to develop immediately national policies and targeted measures that promote the use of renewable energies; those measures need also to include criteria for the simplification of authorisation and administrative procedures and specific incentives relating to procedures for constructing renewable energy plants; calls on the Member States to this end to implement and maintain a stable incentives system that facilitates a reliable flow of investment and financing into the renewable energies sector;
Amendment 30 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Expresses it concern over all the areas highlighted in the Commission communication for which the percentage figures in respect of the 2020 targets are well below the overall progress achieved, and calls on the Commission and Member States to take decisive action as regards the most critical technological areas;
Amendment 37 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to give priority to renewable energy sources and technologies with the least damaging effects on the environment and biodiversity, capitalising on the advantage of a specific geographical and climate situation to secure a beneficial outcome; calls on the Commission, therefore, to promote more keenly research and innovation in the field of alternative fuels, with a view to establishing a post-2020 regulatory framework based on biofuels that is environment friendly;
Amendment 72 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Points out that increasing efficiency in the transport sector can help reduce atmospheric pollution and dependence on oil; calls on the Commission to make a priority of a project on the use of renewable energies in the transport sector;
Amendment 82 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, given the need for greater synergy and consistency in European policies, to lay down sustainability criteria for each renewable energy source under the circular economy policy. calls on the Member States to pursue the objectives included in EU energy policies that are necessary for increasing investment in renewable energies and to establish a support network of international energy policies and work with one another, especially in cross-border areas;
Amendment 97 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 n (new)
Paragraph 6 n (new)
6n. Expresses concern at the pollution caused by domestic biomass heating units (wood, pellets, etc.), which produce large quantities of fine dusts, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide which are extremely damaging to human health, and calls on the Member States to seek to apply alternative environment-friendly and renewable solutions;
Amendment 98 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 o (new)
Paragraph 6 o (new)
6o. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a new Directive on renewable energies for the post-2020 period that enables the EU to raise its own emissions reduction targets in order to limit global warming to a 1.50C increase in line with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 99 #
2016/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 p (new)
Paragraph 6 p (new)
6p. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the self-production of energy and the implementation and interconnection of local renewable energy grids;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 194 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union specifically upholds the right of a Member State to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy resources, whilst also upholding regard for solidarity and environmental protectionits Article 11 specifically establishes that environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and development of the Union's policies and activities, and its Article 191 establishes as objectives of the environmental policy the protection of human health, and the prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources, among others;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas conventional indigenous sources of oil and gas contribute significantly to Europe's currrepresent ena vergy needs and are crucial at present for our energy security and energy diversitysmall and continuously declining share of world oil and gas proved reserves which is better to carefully conserve underground;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the fact that under Directives 2013/30/EU and 2004/35/EU incidents are defined as 'serious' only if they give rise to deaths or serious injuries, with no reference to the consequences for the environment; emphasises that even if it does not give rise to deaths or serious injuries an incident may have a serious impact on the environment, by virtue of its scale or because it affects, for example, protected areas, protected species or particularly vulnerable habitats;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the potential unconventional European sources of gas and oil, and especially gas and oil captured in shale formations, to be extracted by hydraulic fracturing, remain extremely uncertain –as the 2011-2015 experience in Poland has soundly demonstrated–, due to greater depths than expected, high clay contents, and geological barriers of significant complexity, and furthermore it is met by strong reserves, when not outright opposition, of many European citizens and Member states, due to environmental and other impacts and triggered earthquakes;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that a number of studies, including one by the European Parliament Research Service and one by the Joint Research Centre, put at several thousand, and more precisely 9700 between 1990 and 2007, the number of incidents in the EU oil and gas sector; points out, further, that the cumulative impact of these incidents, including those which are only small in scale, has serious and lasting repercussions for the marine environment and should be taken into account in the directive;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Deplores the fact that Directive 2013/30/EU fails to take account of the widespread and lasting damage caused to the environment by small oil spills (650 000 tonnes in the Mediterranean alone in 2015) brought about by minor incidents which, when taken together, have the same impact as a serious incident;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Notes that, although Directive 2013/30/EU stipulates that the public must be given the opportunity to take part in the decision-making process concerning exploratory offshore operations before such operations are authorised, very little information is in fact made available to the public, so that the relevant provision of the directive is effectively a dead letter;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is already an extensive body of international law and international conventions which govern the seas, including European waters, although they have a limited preventive capacity, as demonstrated by a decades-long record of environmental disasters linked to offshore spills caused worldwide by the extractive industry;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need for sound risk analysis and environmental impact assessment of every offshore operation and for the appropriate training of staff; emphasises the importance of making the procedure for assessing environmental impact clearer and consistent with other EU rules and with policy in areas such as biodiversity, climate change, sustainable soil use, protection of the marine environment and vulnerability to and resilience against incidents and natural disasters; deplores the fact that the directive fails to address properly the issue of the prevention of natural disasters;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underscores the fact that the Member States already have the world's best-performing offshore safety regimes and that overregulation in this area would seriously harm the competitiveness of theirthe strict respect of existing regulation in this area is a constraint to be respected in any circumstance by their extractive industries;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, as regards 'liability for offshore accidents and their consequences, the Offshore Safety Directive (OSD) channels it unequivocally to offshore licensees, i.e. the individual or joint holders of authorizations for oil/gas prospection, exploration, and/or production operations issued in accordance with Directive 94/22/EC1 . It also makes the licensees strictly liable for any environmental damage resulting from their operations'; however, there are founded doubts about this condition being sufficient, since it has been stated unequivocally by the same Directive that no existing financial security instruments, including risk pooling arrangements, can accommodate all possible consequences of major accidents; moreover, although the OSD contains specific provisions for liability and compensation-related issues, it does not put in place a comprehensive EU framework for liability, since it neither deals with liability for civil damage (i.e. caused to natural or legal persons, including bodily injury, property damage and economic loss, both consequential and pure), nor addresses criminal liability for offshore accidents, arising out of committing a criminal act qualified as such by the law. _________________ 1 OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.
Amendment 31 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the need to ensure that offshore operations are subject to constant, expert monitoring by the Member States in respect of compliance with EU law, in order to guarantee that effective checks are carried out with the aim of preventing serious incidents and limiting their impact on persons and the environment;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that although the OSD contains some specific provisions on liability and compensation-related issues, it does not establish a comprehensive EU framework for liability; deplores the fact that, under Article 41(3) and (5) of Directive 2013/30/EU, some Member States are partially exempt from the requirement to transpose the directive, and takes the view that derogations of this kind undermine the uniform application of EU law;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that, with a view to reducing the risks which stem from incidents on offshore platforms, compensation procedures, which are rather slow in most Member States, should also be improved;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that the Commission itself has highlighted that liability for civil damage (i.e. third party damage, or 'traditional damage') from offshore oil and gas operations in the European Economic Area (EEA) is still poorly understood; at the same time, it highlights that the expectations of the public, civil society and some authorities are high, but there is no coherent perspective on the kinds of claims that would be permissible, nor how to manage such claims effectively in the case of major accidents – particularly accidents that cross boundaries;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Deplores the fact that Member States may use the option not to transpose and apply Article 20 of the directive on the grounds that no company which conducts offshore operations outside the territory of the Union is registered in their jurisdiction; in order to ensure effective implementation of Directive 2013/30/EU, urges the Member States to ensure that companies already registered on their territory do not circumvent the directive by extending their activities to include offshore operations without notifying that extension to the competent national authorities;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Deplores the fact that some Member States have transposed the directive only in part, incorrectly and in a manner not consistent with EU rules, omitting key provisions;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that there is a 'broad variety of financial security products available to hedge oil and gas companies’ operating risk. These range from self-insurance options, to third-party insurance, to mutual schemes such as the Offshore Pollution Liability Association Ltd (OPOL), to alternative risk transfer mechanisms and others'; this notwithstanding, none of them is able to fully protect the Member states from the combined consequences of the challenging insolvency and transboundary problems that can demonstrably arise from major offshore incidents;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2352(INI)
4a. Highlights that the consequence of such an incident is likely to be a socialization of the incident's costs to local communities, the State and other businesses dependent on the marine economy; such externalization can be further composed by the complexity of the existing international legal framework, which makes it difficult to advance successful transboundary damage claims;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Concludes that there is no need to give consideration to further legislation until the Commission has published its report on implementation of the OSD., while respecting the deadlines established for the Commission to publish its report on implementation of the OSD, due for July 2019, it is of the utmost importance for the Union to pursue actively during this period the research about how a comprehensive EU's framework for liability should be put in place, as a necessary complement to the regulatory process, in order to better protect possible damaged parties, and to better reflect European societal values;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points out that, under Article 193 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Member States may adopt more stringent measures to implement directives; calls, therefore, for the more stringent implementation of Directive 2013/30/EU, with a view, for example, to restricting the use of air guns for the offshore exploration of hydrocarbons, given their proven impact on marine mammals and fish stocks;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the link between the TEN- T infrastructure network and the development of logistics, as well as the opportunities this can offer to improve performance in the field of logistics and multimodal transport, acknowledging also the economic, social and environmental risks that certain public or private projects aimed at improving the performance of logistics may entail, particularly if such projects are over-dimensioned;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Member States to ensure that any project aimed at improving the performance of logistics and any project involving the construction of new or the modernization of existing infrastructures linked to the TEN-T corridors is subjected to a life-cycle assessment with regard to its long-term economic and environmental performance, in the interest of avoiding investment failures;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that prioritising the recovery, the modernisation and the strengthening of already existing interconnections, facilities and infrastructures should be the starting point of any action undertaken by the Member States and the Commission with the view to improve the performance of logistics in the context of TEN-T corridors;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. StressObserves that the transport sector in the EU accounts for about one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions and that an 80% increase in freight transport activity is expectedforeseen by 2050; urges the Commission and the Member States to increase the efforts aimed at encouraging multi-modal transport, inter-operability and socially and environmentally sustainable projects aimed at favouring the shift from road to rail freight transport, in order to reduce the effects that the physical circulation of goods and services in the internal market has on climate change and on air quality;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Observes that the current prospects for the growth of the freight transport on the TEN-T Core Network Corridors (CNCs) are in some cases too optimistic while in some others are either outdated or showing contradictory results; therefore calls for a comprehensive review of the prospects for freight development in the EU, based on up-to-date information concerning goods and passengers flows for each relevant project;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that further measures are needed to make road transport more efficient and environmentally friendly in the logistic chain; to this aim, asks the Commission and the Member States adopt incentivising schemes for prompting a quick shift toward the reconversion of heavy commercial and heavy duty vehicles to a cleaner and alternative powertrain, at the same time ensuring the compliance with social and safety standards; insists that the core-networks corridors be provided at least with alternative filling stations and safe truck parking areas;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NoteConsiders that the main challenge for the EU and the Member States with regard to logistics willshould be to reducminimize the environmental impact of freight transport, especially road haulage, which accounts for two-thirds of all greenhouse gas emissions, by reducing air and noise pollution and increasing efficiency, in line with the COP 21 agreementParis Agreement, the ratification of which by the EU has recently triggered its entry into force;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers of utmost importance to guarantee that the development of logistics does not induce the worsening of life conditions, especially for people already exposed to high levels of pollution. Therefore asks the Member States to ensure that an health impact assessment is properly carried out in the context of authorization procedures for logistics-related projects and that health risks are duly considered by decision- makers;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the Member States to guarantee that the development of logistics, multimodal transport and combined transport in the context TEN-T corridors does not affect the integrity of protected areas and sites, especially of those belonging to the Natura 2000 ecological network, in order not to frustrate all the efforts being made with the view to achieve conservation objectives for protected species and habitats and, more generally, to halt biodiversity loss across the EU;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Considers that projects on logistic infrastructures in the context of TEN-T corridors shall be authorized only if a full and comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is carried out and if the respect of any other relevant provision of EU law is guaranteed. In this regards, urges the Commission to monitor closely the transposition process of the new EIA Directive (i.e. Directive 2014/52/EU); urges the Member States to adopt adequate implementing measures; underlines that the EIA Directive, as amended, requires that EIA procedures shall identify, describe and assess the direct and indirect significant effects of projects, inter alia, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Stresses that public participation and public information in decision- making processes concerning the development of logistics and infrastructures in the UE are key areas where improvements need to be made. To this effect, urges the Member States to ensure the inclusion of local populations and of public interest advocacy groups in the context of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) procedures; invites the Commission to make sure that access to documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) n. 1049/2001 is made simple for any citizen and for any institution at any level, in order to guarantee the full transparency on the expenditure of EU financial resources; reminds the Commission and the Member States that when access is justified on the ground of serious health and/or environmental concerns, these should always override any reason for non-disclosure aimed at safeguarding competition or the privacy of commercial data;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Stresses that the so-called "corridor forums" are falling short in ensuring the sound environmental assessment of projects as well as the proper involvement of local communities and interested stakeholders; therefore calls the Commission and the Member States to make sure that such "forums" deliver thorough environmental assessments and to guarantee that the concerns expressed by local communities and interested stakeholders are adequately reflected in project decisions;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to concentrate major efforts on the revitalization of railways and on the strengthening of inland waterways (IWW) as a priority for the EU's sustainable transport strategy; given that since the beginning of the economic crisis railways, in particular, have been constantly losing their market share, believes that the Member States and the Commission should propose new and non-discriminatory initiatives aimed at supporting the development of this sector across Europe; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the ambitious objectives established in the 2011 White Paper on Transport (COM(2011)0144), which include shifting 30% of road freight transported over 300 km to rail and IWW by 2030, and 50% by 2050;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the role that research and innovation can play in developing environmentally sustainable and digitised logistics and ensuring greater interoperability and interconnectivity of IT systems and services; therefore, urges the Commission to propose a framework for electronic information exchange and transport management in multimodal transport (e-freight) in order to facilitate a simplified, paperless, seamless and transparent information flow among businesses and authorities;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to make available more resources and make more effectivsure that EU funding is used in an effective, economically efficient and rational manner so as to guarantee, inter alia, that final costs of infrastructures fully respect their ex ante financial assessment; underlines the need to preserve the financial resources of the EU and of its Member States; invites the Commission and the Member States refrain from allocating resources to projects which jeopardize human health, the environment and the suse of EU funding.tainable development of local communities;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) Points out, in connection with the current migration crisis, that children who have lost their parents are an easy target for organ traffickers;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point a (new)
Paragraph 10 – point a (new)
(a) Calls on Member States to monitor health professionals involved in organ transplants more closely and to impose stringent penalties in the event of any involvement in the illegal trafficking of organs;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point b (new)
Paragraph 10 – point b (new)
(b) Calls on Member States to promote a transparent international system for pooling information on organ transplants, so as to be able to trace transplant organs back to the donor.
Amendment 4 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Alps are the EU’s second largest biodiversity area, after the Mediterranean Sea, and form one of Europe’s foremost water catchment areas;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Alpine countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia, and Switzerland) and the EU have signed the Alpine Convention for the sustainable development and protection of the Alps;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in order to give effect to the principles laid down in the Framework Convention and to the initiatives to be implemented at the practical level, a number of protocols have been adopted, setting out specific measures on a range of subjects including transport, tourism, soil conservation, spatial planning, sustainable development, and nature conservation and landscape protection;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the area’s historical and cultural heritage is one of its prime assets;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the Alpine Region for the purposes of EUSALP has a population of roughly 72 million European citizens and encompasses vast lowland areas, but the Alpine Region as defined in the Alpine Convention, which has also been ratified by the EU, has a population of only 6 million, living mainly in mountain areas;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas intensive land use has an adverse impact on the environment, and whereas climate change, coupled with population decline in mountain areas, could further undermine the area’s hydrogeological stability;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas major infrastructure works which have a major impact on geological stability, underground water resources and biodiversity, such as the Turin-Lyon high-speed rail link and geological storage sites for natural gas, have already been completed or are in progress – some of them with EU funding – in the Alpine region;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas a number of research projects have identified significant concentrations of man-made persistent organic pollutants in high-lying snow and water catchment areas;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Maintains that the Alpine region constitutes a vast reserve of natural and landscape potential, given the exceptional variety of ecosystems to be foundBelieves it important to manage the Alpine region’s natural and landscape heritage sustainably and protect its biodiversity, not least with a view to increasing the supply of high-quality jobs in the area;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in the Alpine region largely man-made urbanised environments coexist alongside areas of sparsely populated mountain country; takes the view that the strategy should focus primarily on the latter because they have immense potential for the region as a wholecomprise cohesive measures that apply throughout the area but take due account of the structural disparities to be found within it;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas financial resources should mainly be channelled towards, and invested in, the development of local connectivity, in promoting small town centres, facilitating the accessibility of tourist facilities and, ensuring essential health services, and protecting the environment and natural resources, including water resources;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that climate change poses serious risks from the point of view of hydrogeological instability and biodiversity and that the melting of glaciers ihas a further cause of concern; points to the need, therefore, to promote production models based on the circular economy, with the emphasis on preference for local materials, reuse, and service sharingmajor impact on groundwater reserves; points, accordingly, to the need for a regional climate change adaptation policy;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Commission action plan is intended to make for more sustainable transport connectivity, both within the EUSALP Alpine Region and with other parts of Europe, by promoting intermodality and interoperability in passenger and freight transport so as to achieve the aims of the TEN-T trans- European transport networks and shift traffic from road to rail;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region is seeking to enhance public transport and high-speed Internet connectivity, protect the environment and water in particular, raise the status of bottom-up local and cross-border governance models, and aid SMEs;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the balance to be struck between transport infrastructure and regional conservation has for decades been marked out as the main challenge and a goal for the international community of states and regions belonging to the Alpine Region;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas in its communication on the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region points both to the need to reduce the impact of transport across the Alps, so as to preserve the Alpine environmental heritage, and to the importance of implementing a strategy to bring about better environmental conditions for the population;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas the new base tunnel on the Turin to Lyon Alpine route, though financed by European funds, does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 (TEN-T) or Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 (CEF), given that there are no bottlenecks involved, and whereas the same route is already served by a newly modernised railway line that will be able to cope with the expected increase in freight and passenger transport demand;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas in its communication on the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region the Commission points both to the need to reduce the impact of transport across the Alps, so as to preserve the Alpine environmental heritage, and to the importance of implementing a strategy to deliver a healthier and better preserved living environment for local people;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Commission to refrain from implementing and/or financing infrastructure projects that might prove harmful to the environment, natural resources, and public health, and points to the need to save the financial resources of the EU and Member States by making optimum use of existing infrastructure;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas, although EU funding was provided for the project, the new base tunnel on the Turin to Lyon Alpine route does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 (TEN-T) and Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 (CEF), given that there are no bottlenecks involved, and whereas the same route is already served by a newly modernised railway line that will be able to cope with the expected increase in freight and passenger transport demand;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it a matter of priority to take action to reduce emissions of persistent organic pollutants in the region from both diffuse sources, such as transport, and point sources, such as industrial installations and incinerators;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to redefine transport planning and promote, as a matter of priority, a policy to develop transport infrastructure that is sustainable, inclusive and non-invasive for the region, preserving the latter and promoting it in terms of tourism, social cohesion and regional development, bearing in mind that, for planning purposes, priority should be given not to ensuring the shortest or fastest transport routes but to minimising the environmental impact thereof;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that the new base tunnel on the Turin-Lyon alpine route is detrimental to health, the environment and the region itself, as well as being uneconomic; calls on the Commission and the Member States to bear in mind that the already existing railway line has recently been upgraded and is able to meet anticipated freight and passenger requirements;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it necessary to tap renewable and alternative energy sourcealls for priority to be given to developing renewable energy sources and to improving energy efficiency in all sectors, in addition to promoting the self- generation of energy and establishment of regional renewable energy distribution grids;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States forming part of the alpine region to cooperate in ensuring that transit fees are as uniform as possible and in line with European standards, especially for those countries that are compelled by their geographic location to cross others;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the involvement of Parliament in theEUSALP governing bodies of the EUSALPance and decision-making;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Maintains that further land use and occupation needs to be regulated in order to ensure that land is used sustainablyhalted as a matter of urgency, also through policies aimed at urban renewal and sustainable forms of tourism such as the widespread provision of hotels;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that climate change is particularly significant for regions such as the Alps, whose morphology and natural habitats are particularly vulnerable; calls on the Commission and Member States accordingly to introduce sustainable transport policies in line with the Paris COP21 targets;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to ensure easy and convenient access to documents both for European citizens and for the institutions, in order to ensure transparency regarding the use of public funds, and stresses that, in cases where access is being sought for reasons relating to health and the environment, this must always take priority over any considerations whatsoever relating to competition or commercial data privacy protection;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to invest in tourism infrastructure and to facilitate sustainable access via public transport to tourist destinations such as ski resorts., focusing on structures designed for passive energy efficiency coupled with low environmental impact and made using sustainable energy sources and local materials such as stone, as well as natural fibres (wood, hemp, etc.) for heat insulation, and to facilitate sustainable access via public transport to tourist destinations such as ski resorts, encouraging the use of transport powered by alternative energy sources with a view to preserving the environment and cutting pollutant emissions;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to ensure easy and convenient access to documents both for European citizens and for the institutions, in order to ensure transparency regarding the use of public funds, and stresses that, in cases where access is being sought for reasons relating to health and the environment, this must always take priority over any considerations whatsoever relating to competition or commercial data privacy protection;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to repair and improve old disused trails for use by tourists, upgrading them and bringing them back into service, so as to prevent them from being abandoned and allowed to fall into disrepair and possibly hydrogeological destabilisation;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Maintains thatConsiders it important to apply the best environmental practice to protected areas ares a testing-ground for bestmatter of priority, in order to acquire good practices that can be exported to all parts of the Alpine region and beyond;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States to promote interconnections and intermodal transport suited to the nature of the region concerned; calls on the to focus in particular on the TEN-T ports, stepping up their operations and their role in providing the alpine region with access to the Mediterranean;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 88 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers it necessary to develop land management plans that focus on light infrastructure for new sustainable transport modes, to implement policies for the sharing of goods and services and to promote connectivity in the less developed areas, also to promote the development of teleworking;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Member States and regions to ensure that less accessible areas can be also be reached and emergency assistance provided and that healthcare and first aid units are provided for areas where the transport situation is less favourable, taking into account their distance from major hospitals;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Member States to step up cooperation and collaboration so as to improve exchanges of good practice;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that innovation and new technologies, driven by smart specialisation strategies and financed by existing EU funding sources (e.g. the ERDF, the ESF, COSME, Horizon 2020 or Erasmus +), could help generate quality jobs and catalyse the establishment, upscaling and clustering of SMEs, which could, in turn, reverse the depopulation trend in Alpine areas; points, in particular, to the need to put forward examples of best practice in areas such as teleworking, e-commerce and the use of digital marketing channels that can help to diversify the macro-region's economy;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls on the Member States and regional authorities to protect and preserve wildlife parks and reserves in the alpine region, devoting more attention to transport sustainability and imposing draconian and closely monitored air pollution limits;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Expresses its concern at the possibility of rail and road freight traffic stoppages being imposed by certain countries in a bid to contain the migration problem, which would have serious economic implications for the entire alpine region; calls on the Commission accordingly to monitor the situation with a view to ensuring the free movement of passengers and goods and preventing any possible harm to the transport sector.
Amendment 96 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that citizens and local businesses have to be involved in decision- makingStresses the need to ensure that strategic decisions concerning the area are taken only after widespread, proactive and transparent consultation of citizens and local businesses, also by direct online consultations.
Amendment 117 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the diversification of tourism supply by such means as tourist theme parks and routes, food and wine tourism and sporting tourism, in order to prolong the tourist season, enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of tourist destinations, and promote new tourist activities that are better adapted to climate change and to the area's cultural and historical specificities;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points to the urgent need to bring a halt to the intensification of land use, not least by implementing policies promoting urban renewal and sustainable tourism facilities, such as 'alberghi diffusi';
Amendment 130 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of improving transport and energy connectivity among the participating countries, including local, regional and cross-border transport and intermodal connections with the hinterland, also in order to attract new residents, assessing first and foremost, however, whether existing networks can be renovated and/or expanded;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of connecting transport routes with other parts of Europe and the relevance of interconnections with TEN-T corridorneed to make optimum use of existing infrastructure and save the financial resources of the Union and the Member States; calls on the participating countries to focus their efforts on implementing projects that are covered by the current TEN-T networknot harmful to health, the environment and local development;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Maintains that the financing of new transport infrastructure should be conditional upon the modernisation and full exploitation of existing infrastructure, which is often under-utilised;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that the new base tunnel on the Turin-Lyon alpine route is particularly detrimental to health, the environment and the region itself, as well as being uneconomic; calls on the Commission and the Member States to bear in mind that the already existing railway line has recently been upgraded and is able to meet anticipated freight and passenger requirements;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Expresses its concern at the possibility of rail and road freight traffic stoppages being imposed by certain countries in a bid to contain the migration problem, which would have serious economic implications for the entire Alpine region; calls on the Commission accordingly to monitor the situation with a view to ensuring the free movement of passengers and goods and preventing any possible harm to the transport sector;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that measures are planned and implemented with a view to preventing hydrogeological risk and making the mountain areas of the macro-region safe, especially in those areas subject to frequent mudslides, landslides and flooding because of their specific geomorphology and/or indiscriminate human activity;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Takes the view that, because of its typical features and abundance of natural beauty, its history and landscape, the Alpine region could become a development model based on the concept of respect for the environment, its ecosystem and its cultural heritage, in which to experiment best practices, adopt indices to measure not only economic, but also social progress, and in which common goods, such as water, air, the forests and soil, are protected;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Stresses the need to promote and support small and medium-sized mountain farms which, by using traditional techniques and production methods that exploit natural resources – such as pastures and different types of forage crops – in an integrated and sustainable way, produce products which have special quality characteristics, but which, on average, have higher costs and lower profits than intensive crops or farms;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Points out that the Alps, after the Mediterranean Sea, are the second biodiversity hotspot in Europe and one of the major sources of water for the continent, and must be protected from their current extensive exploitation, from land use and pollution and from the consequences of climate change, by considerably increasing conservation activities;
Amendment 186 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the importance of identifying the sources and types of air pollution that are typical of the Alpine macro-region, such as industrial and diesel engine emissions in the Po Valley in northern Italy and woody biomass combustion, in order to take effective action by means of specific policies to drastically reduce them;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Considers it a matter of priority, in addition, to reduce emissions of persistent organic pollutants in the macro-region from both diffuse sources, such as transport, and point sources, such as industrial installations and incinerators, as well as those from the combustion of woody biomass for electricity production;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Stresses the importance of healthy and stable mountain forests for the mountain ecosystem and for the vital protection they provide against avalanches, landslides and flooding;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of supporting the development of the most efficient renewable energies in the region, from hydro through solar and wind to the sustainable use of forest woodsuch as hydropower, solar and wind energy;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Recommends a sustainable use of forest timber which does not entail any reduction of the forest area or increase in atmospheric particulate matter;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the participating countries to continue their efforts to diversify energy supply sources and to develop the renewable sources available, such as solar and wind energy, within the energy production mix; underlines the sustainability and competitiveness of hydropower plantsmall (mini, micro and pico) hydropower plants compared to large ones; calls on the participating countries to contribute to the setting-up of well-functionmodernisation of existing electricity infrastructure networks in the macro- region;
Amendment 211 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that diversifying energy supply sources will not only improve the energy security of the macro-region, but will also bring more competition, with important benefits for the economic development of the region; calls for priority to be given, in the specific implementation of the macro-regional strategy, to developing renewable energy sources, promoting the self-generation of energy and improving energy efficiency in all sectors;
Amendment 214 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the importance of energy transport infrastructure being adequate for producing and consuming local energy, along the lines of smart grids;
Amendment 215 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 217 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Urges Member States to actively involve and consult all stakeholders in the decision-making procedures concerning the macro-region, particularly local communities, which must be able to exercise their right to protect their environment and health when these are endangered by economic activities and infrastructure projects that are even only potentially dangerous and polluting;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– whereas full transparency underpins citizens' trust in EU institutions, contributes to developing an understanding of the rights deriving from the legal system of the Union and awareness and knowledge of the EU decision-making process, including the correct implementation of administrative and legislative procedures,
Amendment 7 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
– whereas the right of access to documents is a fundamental right, protected by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Treaties and implemented by Regulation 1049/2001, with the aim, in particular, of ensuring that this right can be exercised as easily as possible and of promoting good administrative practices regarding access to documents by ensuring democratic scrutiny of the activities of the institutions and ensuring that they comply with the rules enshrined in the Treaties,
Amendment 10 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the actions of the institutions and EU policies have to be based on participatory democracy, thus ensuring compliance with the principles of full transparency, sharing, and informing citizens accurately and in good time and where possible on direct democracy, ensuring that decisions are taken as openly and as close to the citizens as possible, and thus in compliance with the principles of full transparency, sharing, and informing citizens accurately and in good time; when citizens’ participation in the decision-making process takes the form of public consultations, the institutions must take account of the outcome of those consultations;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that it is the duty of the institutions to carry on a continuing open, transparent dialogue with citizens, associations representing them and civil society, so as to enable citizens themselves to bring scrutiny directly to bearand effectively to bear on the legitimacy and effectiveness of governance, on measures taken and on the different stages of decision-taking –, and to allowing them to become more activeclosely and directly involved in the decision- making process – and on the legitimacy and effectiveness of governance and measures taken;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that transparency and full access to documents held by the institutions have to be the rule, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, and that, as has already been laid down by the precedents consistently set by the EU Court of Justice, exceptions to that rule have to be properly interpreted, taking into account that there is ane overriding public interest in disclosure and in the requirements of democracy, the closer involvement of citizens in the decision- making process, the legitimacy of governance, efficiency and accountability to citizens;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that in order to bring about a legitimate, accountable democratic political system complying with the rule of law, citizens must have the right to know about, and scrutinise,: – the actions of their representatives, once the latter have been elected or appointed to a public office; – the decision-making process, (including any documents circulated, individuals involved, votes cast, etc.); – the way in which public money is apportioned and spent, and the ensuing outcomes;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the fact that it is still difficult for citizens to gain access to information held by EU institutions, the reason being that there is no effective citizen-oriented interinstitutional policy geared to facilitating access to documents for citizens and based on complete and genuine transparency, communication, and direct democracy; urges the institutions to take a proactive attitude by disclosing as many of their documents as possible in as simple and accessible a way as possible for the public, having documents translated into all of the EU official languages, and establishing proper, simple and inexpensive information access arrangements, including digitally and electronically, allowing for the needs of people with disabilities;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges all the institutions, pending its desired revision, to apply Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 in the proper manner; calls in particular on the Council, in particularcluding its preparatory bodies, to revise its rules, with a view to ensuring that all discussions, documents, and information are made public, and to produce transcripts of its public meetings; calls for Parliament to publish transcripts of, as well as the papers for and information on, meetings of its working groups, including coordinators’ meetings; calls also for meetings of the so-called Eurogroup to be placed on a formal footing so that transcripts of, as well as the papers for and all other information on, those meetings may be published in keeping with the public interest in transparency, which must take precedence over any exceptions intended to safeguard the decision-making process;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, as a result of the entry into force of the TEU and the TFEU, the right of access to documents covers all EU institutions, bodies, and agencies; believes, therefore, that the substance of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 should be updated as a matter of urgency and its substance amended in the light of the Treaty provisions and the relevant case law of the EU Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights; believes, in particular, that it is essential to broaden the regulation's scope to include all the European institutions it currently does not cover, such as the European Council, the European Central Bank, the Court of Justice and all the EU bodies and agencies;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Treaty of Lisbon has done away with the reference to safeguarding the efficiency of legislative decision- taking; believes therefore that this exception, which still appears in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, is no longer admissible as it is incompatible with the new constitutional setup;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s inquiry into the transparency of the legislative process, with a particular focus on ‘trilogues’, the established practice by which most EU legislation is adopted; urges the Ombudsman to make full use of her powers of investigation under the Treaties, with a view to enhancing the transparency of legislative and non- legislative work within the EU;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that the use of trilogues is not consistent with the legislative procedure laid down in the Treaty and that conciliation committees may be used only at third reading as a last resort, in cases where Parliament and the Council are unable to reach agreement on a Commission legislative proposal;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the institutions involved to amend their own rules of procedure so as to ensure in future that negotiations will be transparent and, to that end, to allow meetings to be held in public and webstreamed and to arrange for agendas, minutes, and the main issues discussed to be published;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission’s intention of proposing an interinstitutional agreement establishing a mandatory interinstitutional register of interest group representatives operating within the institutions and calls for that matter to be given the highest priority; calls for that register to contain detailed information showing who is lobbying on behalf of whom, for what purpose and with what resources and funding; stresses that the register system should apply across the board and that the register should therefore be established and governed by a specific regulation, as an interinstitutional agreement is not the right legal instrument to use for this purpose;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Also calls on Parliament and the Council to follow the Commission practice, as established by the decision of 25 November 2014, by publishing information about contacts between lobbyists and Members of Parliament, their office staff, and their advisers, and between lobbyists and Member State representatives working at the Council; believes also that uniform, effective penalties should be laid down in order to deal with any abuses;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on all the institutions to publish information about the contacts of interest group representatives with their officials, including those of non-managerial level;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and in order to guarantee full democratic and transparent parliamentary control, access should likewise be granted to documents produced when powers are delegated (delegated acts), since these make up a substantial portion of European legislation, for which reason adequate and transparent parliamentary and democratic control ought to be fully guaranteed; in this context, particularly deplores the lack of transparency of the European supervisory authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA) because of the lack of involvement of the co-legislators; considers it disappointing that no single register of delegated actsall second-level legislation has yet been established and calls on the Commission to set one up without delay;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that international agreements have binding force and an impact on EU legislation and points to the need for negotiations to be transparent throughout the entire process, implying that the institutions should be obliged to publish the negotiating brief conferred on the Commission simultaneously with its approval and before the negotiations begin; considers it regrettable that negotiations are secret and citizens have no access to information, but only to documents communicated to the press, thus giving rise to speculation and misconceptions about the negotiations; maintains that the public should be given access to all of the parties’ relevant negotiating documents, including documents on which the parties have already reached agreement, with the exception of those which are to be classified, with a clear justification on a case-by-case basis, in keeping with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out to the Commission that it is required under Article 207 TFEU to inform Parliament fully and immediately at every stage while negotiations are taking place, and calls on the Council to consult Parliament before drafting the negotiating brief;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for all documents relating to non-legislative procedures, such as binding measures, measures relating to internal organisation, administrative or budget documents or documents of a political nature (such as conclusions, recommendations or resolutions), to be rendered readily, and if possible directly, accessible in accordance with the principle of proper administration;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Deplores the lack of transparency regarding infringement procedurletters of formal notice and infringement procedures against Member States; calls in particular for documents sent by the Commission to Member States in connection with such procedures, and the related replies, to be made accessible to the public; calls furthermore for information on the execution of judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union to be published proactively;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Believes that full data transparency and accessibility are essential to prevent and combat any abuse and fraud; in this context, calls on the Commission to make it compulsory to publish particulars of all recipients of money from the Structural Funds, including subcontractors;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new)
EU institutions and financial bodies
Amendment 100 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 25 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that in a change to its policy on transparency the ECB now publishes the minutes of meetings of the ECB Governing Council, but regrets that the ECB is still lagging far behind the world’s other central banks in this regard; awaits the implementation of further major measures to improve the transparency of its communication channels;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 25 – point 2 (new)
(2) Believes that considerable progress can still be made through publication of the minutes of Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) meetings; hopes furthermore that in the future all documents concerning decisions taken in the Asset Quality Review process will be made public to guarantee a level playing field across the EU; hopes too that transparency requirements will also be applied to the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) due to start on 1 January 2016;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 25 – point 3 (new)
(3) Is disappointed with the transparency policy applied by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); recalls that the ECB’s new transparency policy allows it to establish confidentiality procedures in order to keep secret internal investigations into irregularities such as corruption, infiltration by organised criminal groups or maladministration; calls for a prompt review of their transparency policies and asks in particular that the EIB make public information on its beneficiaries and on the subcontractors who benefit from its funding;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point 4 (new)
Paragraph 25 – point 4 (new)
(4) Is critical of the lack of transparency within some institutions that have taken crucial economic decisions affecting EU citizens, such as the Eurogroup and the Ecofin Council configuration; emphasises the urgency of making these meetings public and transparent, and calls for the relevant institutions to release the documents concerned; is critical of the mismanagement of the ‘Greek crisis’ and calls attention to the fact that the Troika operated outside the limits laid down in the Treaties; is critical too of the failure to publish documentation on decisions relating to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM); asks that the Troika’s modus operandi be assessed to clarify the responsibilities attributable to the institutions involved and ensure democratic legitimacy in the adoption and implementation of the rescue programmes;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Selection of staff for the EU institutions, agencies and other bodies
Amendment 107 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 26 – point 1 (new)
(1) Regrets that the procedures for selecting EU institution staff are not fully transparent and calls in particular for the Staff Regulations to be revised, particularly with reference to ‘Annex III - Competitions’;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 26 – point 2 (new)
(2) Considers that competitions for entry to the European civil service ought to be entirely based on criteria of openness and transparency in order to combat corruption and conflicts of interest;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 26 – point 3 (new)
(3) Considers it essential that the EU agencies apply a common policy on conflicts of interest; notes that in some cases the policy applied to date includes provisions concerning publication of the CVs and declarations of interests of the Director and of senior management; observes with concern however that the obligation to publish CVs and declarations of interest does not apply to experts; calls on the agencies to extend this obligation to experts;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point 4 (new)
Paragraph 26 – point 4 (new)
(4) Is disappointed by the lack of transparency in the appointment of EFSI managers; calls for transparency in appointment procedures and for information on CVs and declarations of interests to be made public;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas a system of mutual recognition of widely diverging national FCMs legislation cannot ensure the high level of health protection envisaged by the EU Treaty;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas deleterious microorganisms (pathogenic or spoilage) that may be present as contaminants of FCMs, and the biocides that may be consequently used to reduce their number, also pose a risk to public health;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Proposes, in particular, to revise the existing EU specific measures on ceramics (Council Directive 84/500/EEC)1a with a view to reducing the limits for cadmium and lead release; and to review the implementing measure on plastics materials (Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011)1b in light of the current state of knowledge with a view to including provisions for colorants, solvents and all polymer production aids; _________________ 1a OJ L 277, 20.10.1984, p. 12 1b OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1–89
Amendment 51 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that, given the prevalence of the materials referred to on the EU market and the risk they pose to human health, the Commission should prioritise the drawing-up of specific EU measures for paper, & board, coatings, inks and adhesiveprinting inks, varnishes and coatings, metals & alloys; stresses that the need for specific measures for other FCMs should also be investigated, taking as a basis the authorisation approach (positive list) followed for plastic materials;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that both the FCMs Regulation and the circular economy package should consider the safety implications of using FCMs made from recycled products, starting by the phasing out of all hazardous substances;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognises that the current paradigm for evaluation of safety of FCMs is insufficient, as there is a general underestimation of the role of FCMs in food contamination and a lack of information on human exposure;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is aware of the important role played by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in the risk assessment of substances for use in FCMs regulated by specific measures; recognises the costs involved in the risk assessment of a particular substance and EFSA’s limited resources; calls onbelieves, however, that it would be premature for the Commission, therefore, to increase the level of funding for EFSA considering the Authority's real and perceived lack of independence from commercial interests;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that EFSA, in its current risk assessment procedure, does not take account of the so-called ‘cocktail (or mixture) effect’ orf multiple exposures which can cause adverse effects even if levels of the individual substances in the mixture are low, and urges EFSA to do so in future; also urges the Commission to consider this when determining migration limits that are considered safe for human health;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Further regrets that EFSA does not yet take account of the possibility of deleterious microorganisms in FCMs; therefore urges EFSA´s Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) to examine the issue of microorganisms in FCMs through preparation of an EFSA Opinion on the subject;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Points out that FCMs are included within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 (the Biocidal Products Regulation, "BPR"1a) as biocides may be present in food contact materials to keep their surface free from microbial contamination (disinfectants) and to have a preservative effect on the food (preservatives). However, the different types of biocides in FCMs are regulated under different legal frameworks and, depending on the type of biocide, the risk assessment has to be carried out by ECHA or EFSA or by both agencies; _________________ 1a OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1–123
Amendment 98 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to ensure the coherence between the Regulations on FCM and biocidal products and to clarify the roles of ECHA and EFSA in this respect; further calls on the Commission to work on a harmonised and consolidated approach for the overall assessment and authorisation of substances used as biocides in FCMs, with a view to avoiding overlapping, legal uncertainties and duplication of work.
Amendment 99 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on EFSA to consider that food production sites were identified by the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) in 2009 as one critical place promoting the development of bacteria resistant to both antibiotics and biocides; therefore FCMs containing biocides may also contribute to the occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in humans;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Underlines that FCMs are a significant source of human exposure to chemicals of concern, including perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as phthalates and bisphenols, which have been linked to chronic diseases in animal tests and epidemiology studies; thus, calls on the Commission to include in-vitro screening for EDC activity as a mandatory requirement;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to ensure better coordination between Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006 (REACH)1a and the FCM lRegisulation, especially as regards substancechemicals classified as SVHCs under REACH, and to ensure that harmful substances phased out under REACH are also phased out in FCMs;ubstances of Very High Concern (SVHCs), with a view to ensuring that known hazardous chemicals phased out under REACH are also phased out in FCMs; further calls on the Commission to ensure that substances which meet the criteria to be classified as CMR (category 1A, 1B and 2) and other substances of concern (e.g. certain categories of EDCs which will be identified after the establishment of scientific criteria under the BPR Regulation) are banned in all FCMs; points out that the current REFIT evaluation on the implementation of REACH could provide the opportunity to include regular updates/reviews of chemicals on the positive list based on current scientific understanding; _________________ 1a OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1–849
Amendment 111 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on EFSA to consolidate the emerging scientific knowledge on nanomaterial use in FCMs, their migration and potential impact on human health by applying special evaluation procedures which take fully into account the peculiarities linked to their dimensions;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. WBelcomes the factieves that the Commission has finally announced its plan to introduce a migration limit of 0.05 mg/kg for Bisphenol A (BPA) for packaging and containers made of plastic, as well as for varnishes and coatingsshould adopt a precautionary EU-wide ban on Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and any other compound suspected of having endocrine disrupting properties and prohibit their used in metal containers; considers this an improveall types of FCMs until a full assessment is compared to the currentleted; considers that the introduction of a migration limit of 0.605 mg/kg for BPA in plastic; regretfood packaging made of plastic and metal containers is not sufficient to safeguard public health; believes that this migration limit does notshould apply to allother FCMs;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports research and innovation initiatives that seek to develop not only new substances for use in FCMs that are proven to be safe for human health, but also alternative processes and product designs; thus, calls on the Commission to promote the exchange of best practices among Member States and the dissemination of successful pilot projects;
Amendment 136 #
Amendment 159 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to carry out controls more efficiently, on the basis of the percentage of food concerned and the length of time it has been in contact with the material in question, as well as type of FCM, temperature and any other relevant factors; further calls on Member States to consider which measures can be taken if non-compliance is found, for example advise to correct, ban sales, ban import, compulsory recall from consumers or limited fines;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the strong correlation between disability, which touches about 13 % of the EU’s population, and ill- health, with difficulties and barriers in accessand deplores the fact that barriers in access to health services persist, leading to thean inadequate or unmet provision of healthcare services to people with disabilities;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that the UN CRPD Committee in its Concluding Observations highlighted the disproportionately adverse and retrogressive effect the austerity measures in the EU have been producing on the adequate standard of living of persons with disabilities, thus suggesting the provision of a minimum social protection floor, to be introduced in accordance with national practices;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to provide for a uniform system of sanctions throughout the EU to punish any behaviour, wherever it might be, that involves unequal treatment on grounds of disability;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to refrain from supporting austerity measures which are likely to produce widespread adverse effects across the EU on adequate health standards for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 33 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Member States to refrain from cuts on disability-related benefits, community-based services and health services that deteriorate the health and wellbeing of persons with disabilities and of family caregivers;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. urges all the EU Member States to properly acknowledge the key role of family caregivers, ensuring them a proper social and economic recognition and implementing measures of direct material support such as protection of pension entitlements or subsidies that reduce the full costs of services for carers; calls on the Commission to carry out a study aimed at analyzing the legal status, or the lack thereof, of family caregivers in all Member States;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and its effective implementation from the perspective also of the needs of people with disabilities and their right to know, and effectively avail of, the provisions and instruments contained thereinprovided for by said Directive, awareness of which is low even among the general population;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the EU and Member States to deliver effective measures aimed at tackling segregation and rejection of students with disabilities in schools and learning environments, making all the necessary efforts to ensure they fully enjoy their right to inclusive and quality formal, non-formal and informal education, including accommodation and support needed;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care; expresses its deep concern about the number of young people with disabilities living in institutions across the European Union who have no access to mainstream inclusive quality education;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve as much as possible national, regional and local organisations of persons with disabilities in the programming of Operational Programmes in the context of ESI Funds; stresses, moreover, the importance of guaranteeing full accessibility of people with disabilities to Erasmus +, Youth Guarantee and EURES initiatives;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. calls on Member States to refrain from cuts on disability related benefits, community based services, health services, training and education programmes that will undermine the UN CRPD and will increase even more levels of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. calls on the European Commission and Member States to focus ESI Funds in the development of support services in local communities for young people with disabilities and their families, in order to foster deinstitutionalisation and prevent any new institutionalisation, promoting at the same time social inclusion focused on an individual-based approach and access to mainstream inclusive quality education for students with disabilities;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to properly acknowledge the key role of family caregivers and to ensure that they also have appropriate access to health services in view of the impact that caring for persons with disabilities has on their own physical and mental health and well-being;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. stresses that the European Union should take appropriate measures to ensure that all persons with disabilities deprived of their legal capacity can exercise all the rights enshrined in EU treaties and legislation such as on access to justice, to goods and services, including banking and employment, and to healthcare, as well as voting and consumer rights;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2232(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that energy efficiency is crucial to achieving our climate targets and, to reducing our dependence on energy imports and to facilitating the transition towards an energy system based on renewables and away from fossil fuels as soon as possible;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2232(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to guide, monitor and coordinate the Member States more effectively in implementing the Directive, to act promptly in making reasoned requests, where necessary, for national plans to be aligned with the objectives of the Directive and to carry out close and rigorous monitoring of effective implementation;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2232(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Reiterates the need to establish a binding 40 % energy efficiency target by 2030 to be implemented by means of individual national targets; calls in addition for binding energy efficiency targets up to 2050 in line with the ambitious commitments under the Paris agreements to keep the global temperature increase below 1.5 °C;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2232(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its concern regarding all areas highlighted in the Commission report showing values still far removed from the energy efficiency target for 2020; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to take resolute action with regard to buildings, transport, services and energy production, to ensure greater prosperity and green jobs in the EU; observes that such measures should be in line with the transition to a circular economy;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2232(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that Member States still some way from achieving the target of 20% by 2020 require Commission guidance to immediately develop national policies and specific measures for energy and resource efficiency; urges the Member States accordingly to implement and maintain a stable system of incentives to facilitate a reliable flow of investment and funding, paying particular attention to energy efficiency in buildings;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2232(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the very unambitious target of at least 27 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030 adopted by the European Council in 2014, which is mainly justified bycontrary to the 40 % objective to be achieved through national targets, repeatedly called for by the European Parliament and confirmed in December 2015; calls in this connection for a review of this target, which is being justified by the Council principally on the basis of an extremely unrealistic high discount rate in a previous impact assessment; recalls that the discount rate of 17.5 % is higher than the discount rate for energy investment in Iraq (15 %)1; 2; __________________ 1 Friends of the Earth Europe (2015): Battle of the Discount Rates https://www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/energy _savings/2015/battle-discount-rates.pdf
Amendment 100 #
2015/2232(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
(1) Expresses its concern at the increasing pollution caused by certain domestic heating installations fired by solid biomass, which produce large quantities of fine dust, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxins that greatly detract from air quality and are therefore harmful to human health; urges Member States accordingly to implement efficient and environmentally friendly alternative solutions;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises that consumers across EU demand a better food quality and safety while reducing the environmental impact of agriculture and farming;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recognises that meat and dairy overconsumption might cause health problems and their massive production is highly energy intensive, resources consuming and has a considerable impact on GHGs emission;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the need to launch educational campaign on healthy diets and habits to prevent food induced diseases;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost, and the need to address the wasteful use of cereals as animal feed in intensive production systems - which is an inefficient and environmentally damaging use of land and resources - instead of using these crops to feed people directly;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable and humane agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring food safety, the protection of human and animal health and welfare and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that some breeding technologies like marker assisted selection (MAS) can play an important role in selecting varieties with improved taste, better resistance to biotic and abiotic stressing factors that can help further wide spread of organic farming as well as restoring endangered local varieties and species;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and minimise biodiversity loss, halt the biodiversity loss in the short period and facilitate biodiversity recovery and wide spread in the medium- long term;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the key role played by organic and biodynamic farming in preserving natural resources , preventing environmental pollution and directly and indirectly preserving biodiversity;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the need for an integration of production and processing, by promoting producers groups and encouraging short supply chains which might help in reducing the carbon footprint of the food supplying chain while providing local, fresher and healthier products for consumers;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to discourage industrial intensive farming because of its huge environmental impact;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges Member States to launch programs to encourage farmers to invest on species differentiation, to grow local varieties and to abandon monocultures;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls upon the Commission and Member State to invest on the improvement of the varieties of endemic plant species which could be suitable for animal feeding in order to reduce the dependence on the import of animal feed often made up of genetically engineered plants;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to invest on technologies to increase water and energy efficiency, to reduce the dependence on fossil fuel, to include agriculture in the circular economy and to enhance animal welfare.
Amendment 4 #
2015/2176(DEC)
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority’s budget for the financial year 2014;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2176(DEC)
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2014;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Consultation on the fishing opportunities for 2016 under the Common Fisheries Policy COM(2015) 239 final
Amendment 8 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. recalling that biodiversity encompasses the unique variety of ecosystems, habitats, species and genes on Earth, ton which human beings are heavily dependentbelong;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas biodiversity is disappearing due to anthropisation. Individual species are being obliterated by habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, the spread of pollution and disease, climate change and the over exploitation of resources;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in addition to its biodiversity has an overwhelming intrinsic value, biodiversity also that must be protected as such for the benefit of our future generations, and whereas it contributes an enormous social and economic value too;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the following statistics clearly demonstrate the enormous socioeconomic impact of biodiversity: - each year, 'non-action' causes losses of ecosystem services equivalent to 7% of global GDP; - the socioeconomic opportunity costs of not reaching the 2020 targets are estimated at €50 billion a year; - one in six jobs in the EU depends to some extent on nature; 4.5 million jobs in the EU are dependent on ecosystems protected by Natura 2000; - the value of pollination services provided by insects is estimated at €15 billion a year; - the damage caused by invasive alien species in the EU is estimated at €12 billion a year; the costs of managing Natura 2000 (€5.8 billion a year) are many times less than the added value produced by Natura 2000 (€200-300 billion);
Amendment 69 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterpriseanthropogenic activities that sacrifice nature in name of a would- be economic development; is convinced of the need for society, the economy and enterprises to stop degrading the planet and proactively take measures to protect restore and well manage the environment;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Underlines the key role of local stakeholders, including associations of citizens, NGOs, municipalities and regions in decisions concerning pollutant activities that can have on the environment and health of local population.
Amendment 118 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that habitat destruction is the most important factor driving biodiversity loss and represents a particular priority in order to address this loss, i. e. reducing degradation and fragmentation;
Amendment 171 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States to encourage conservation actions to restore and better manage ecosystems so that they continue to provide fundamental goods and services;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission to prevent the degradation and loss of high- biodiversity value habitats, such as primary forests and many wetlands. Reduction in the loss and degradation of natural habitats should be achieved through improvements in land use planning, enhanced protected area system and stronger mechanisms for natural resource governance;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on the Commission to promote the sustainable management of the world's forests by ensuring ecological processes, forest's biodiversity, productivity and by respecting the rights of indigenous people to sustain forest resources. In addition, calls on the Commission to prohibit the destruction of natural forests, safeguards endangered species, ban toxic pesticides and the planting of genetically modified trees.
Amendment 222 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses the fundamental importance of marine ecosystems and resources as a foundation for sustainable development for coastal countries. Calls on Member States to fully implement previous commitments and to work with governments at the global, regional and national levels to deliver a significant scale-up of ambition and action to achieve an equitable, economically and ecologically sustainable fisheries.
Amendment 226 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make every effort to implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy correctly and promptly so as to achieve the goal of maximum sustainable yield considering that based on 2013 data, in Mediterranean Sea 96% of the EU fish stocks are exploited at levels above MSY;
Amendment 232 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. - to reach the goal of 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well-connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. To take actions against those factors that have an impact on fishery resources, and in particular chemical pollution, oil and gas exploration, acidification, climate change and deterioration of the habitat;
Amendment 260 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy and to the basic outlines to reduce, reuse, and recycle, with an emphasis on the first one; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;
Amendment 271 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to enhance the role that biodiversity and ecosystems play in economic affairs to move into a green economy;
Amendment 311 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of Governments to provide further information to citizens about biodiversity loss. Spreading information about detrimental human effects on plants and animals can encourage people to change their ways of living and produce opportunities to preserve biodiversity;
Amendment 312 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Highlight that climate change is the documented cause of several species extinctions and calls on Member States to pursue any efforts to stop current human- caused global warming as step towards slowing biodiversity loss;
Amendment 333 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Invites Member States to consider that at least 80% of EU citizens regard the impact of biodiversity loss as serious and that, according to the Eurobarometer survey, citizens wish to receive more information about biodiversity loss and that most people are not familiar with Natura 2000;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. AcknowledgesDeplores the fact that strong budgetary constraints exist at national level and that consolidation efforts are ongoing; points out, however, thatcalled for by the Union itself are ongoing; draws attention to the substantial European added value of the policies and financing instruments in the remit of this committee has to be, which must be properly borne in mind by the budgetary authorities when deciding on the Draft Budget (DB) 2016;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that Horizon 2020 will contribute to objectives in the remit of this committee with research projects in the areas of climate, health and environment; affirms its commitment to monitor the alignment of the projects with the corresponding objectives and the progress of their implementation; criticises sharply the decision to cut funding for this programme in order to finance the EFSI guarantee;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines, in that connection, that environmental research and innovation finds its centre of gravity in Horizon 2020's: "Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials", which has the objective ofone of the budget headings hit by the cuts made to finance the EFSI; points out that the objective of that programme is to achievinge a resource efficient and climate change resilient economy and society, protecting and sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems and ensuring a sustainable supply and use of raw materials, in order to meet the needs of a growing global population within the sustainable limits of natural resources and eco-systems;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the EU Draft Budget for 2016 amounts to EUR 153,5 billion in commitment appropriations (including EUR 4,5 billion reprogrammed from 2014) and EUR 143,5 billion in payment appropriations; points out that, disregarding the effect of the reprogramming in 2015 and 2016, this corresponds to an increase of +2,4 % in commitments and +1,6 % in payments as compared to the 2015 budget; stresses that these overall moderate increases, following the path set by the MFF and accounting for inflation, represent almost no increase in real terms, which emphasises the importance of the efficiency and effectiveness of the spending as a result the forecast gap between commitments and payments will widen even further, making a prompt, practical solution to the problem of the shortfall in and delays in effecting payments, which has persisted for some years now, difficult to achieve;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
Citation 32
– having regard to Directive 2002/910/31/ECU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December9 May 20102 on the energy performance of buildings,
Amendment 10 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC,
Amendment 11 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s communication and underlines the importance of striking the right balance between its different goals: energy security and affordability, an ambitious climate policy and the transition towards a more sustainable and low decarbonised economy, while guaranteeing the EU’s competitiveness; stresses that the future vision of the Energy Union has at its core citizens, taking ownership of the energy transition, benefiting from new technologies to reduce their bills, participating actively in the market, and where vulnerable consumers are protected;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas defining the energy mix of Member States is an exclusive national competence, and therefore energy mixes remain highlywhile it is up to the EU to define strategic energy targets to promote energy efficiency and energy saving and the dieversifiedlopment of renewable forms of energy;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas it would be crucial for the Energy Union to act credibly so that Member States will gradually align their national energy mixes;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States are exclusively competent for defining their energy mix within the limits of the EU legislation, and the Commission must not encroach upon this competence by passing EU laws that discriminate against certain energy resources to the advantage of others;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to achieve a comprehensive and ambitious agreement at the UNFCCC COP 21 meeting in Paris that contains sound guarantees for limiting the temperature increase to 2°C Celsius at a maximum; emphasises that the EU’s global leadership in the development of efficiency technologies is a priority for a resilient Energy Union;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Parliament has twice called for binding climate and energy targets for 2030 of reductions of at least 40 % for CO2 emissions, at least 30 % for renewables and 40 % for energy efficiency, to be implemented by means of individual national targets; whereas binding national and EU targets for energy efficiency and renewables create growth and jobs and would help secure the EU's technological leadership in those fields;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the key role of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a cost-effective tool to achieve the EU’s 2030 emission reduction target;Considers that, in addition to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a structural post 2020 reform of the ETS should be implemented, to take into account the 2030 CO2 reduction target, and including as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies tangible and more harmonised measures on carbon leakage to safeguard EU industry, by ensuring that there will be no additional direct and indirect ETS costs at the level of best performers and by taking into account changing production levels; affirms that the Emission Trading System (ETS) has failed to achieve the emission reduction target and to create technological innovations; Call on the Commission to quickly develop a plan for an alternative system to improve efficiency in the European energy market;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas measures for developing the Energy Union and achieving the 2030 climate targets must take full account of the impacts on climate, environment, public health and not only on energy prices, costs and the competitiveness of the EU economy, in order to get the necessary support from citizens and industry; in this context all necessary impact assessments must take in full account also the present and future hidden and sunk costs deriving from a business as usual energy policy;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it is of utmost importance that the Energy Union has citizens at its core, providing them with ownership of the energy transition in order for them to benefit from new technologies to reduce their bills, and allow for active citizen participation in the market whilst also protecting vulnerable consumers;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it is fundamental that the EU and Member States acknowledge the importance of including consumer-based initiatives such as cooperatives, community renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and stresses the need to lift economic, regulatory and administrative barriers to allow citizens to actively participate in the energy system;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for new EU initiatives in the non- ETS sectors, in particular in the transport and buildings sector to assist Member States in achieving their reduction targets; supports the introduction of an ambitious EU-level energy efficiency target for 2030 of at least 340%, that should be focused in particular on non-ETS sectors; for CO2 emissions, at least 30% for renewables and 40% for energy efficiency, to be implemented by means of individual national target; stresses that binding national and EU targets for energy efficiency and renewables create growth and jobs and would help secure the EU’s technological leadership in those field.
Amendment 90 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise the smart cities networkgrid in order to stimulate and exchange best practices and to fully exploit the potential of local and regional energy efficiency and greenhouse gas mitigating projects and measures; underlines the need for the EU and the Member States to acknowledge the importance of including consumer-based initiatives such as cooperatives, community renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and stresses the need to lift economic, regulatory and administrative barriers to allow citizens to actively participate in the energy system;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas EU energy and climate policies must complement each another, and their objectives must reinforce rather than undermine one another; the Energy Union should therefore complement European reindustrialisation targets, boost the transition to a low-emission economy and enhance the global competitiveness of the European economy, while effectively avoiding any threat of carbon leakagewe have to move away from a fossil fuels driven economy based on old technologies and outdated business models and also depart from the centralised and supply-side energy approach of today;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underscores the need for more harmonised support schemes for renewables and more intra-EU trade in renewable electricity, as indicated in the ‘European Commission guidance for the design of the renewables support schemes’;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU imports more than half53% of all the energy it consumes, its import dependency is particularly high for crude oil (more than 90 %) and natural gas (66 oil (85%), natural gas (66 %) and uranium (95%), and the total import bill is more than EUR 1 billion per day;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas buildings consume around 60% of gas imports to the EU and the building sector contributes up to 8% of EU GDP and provides local jobs, mostly in SMEs and whereas it is estimated that between 60 and 100 billion Euro are yearly needed to renovate buildings in the EU;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the global price of oil has fallen significantly, providing the EU with an opportunity to take major steps in transforming our energy landscape, by investing in renewable energy production, grasping the energy efficiency potential of buildings and industry, and developing smart infrastructure; whereas money spent on importing fossil fuels contributes little to investment, jobs or growth in the Union and redirecting this money to internal investments would stimulate growth and create high-quality, high- skilled local jobs;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas many countries are heavily reliant on a single supplier, including some that rely entirely on Russia for their natural gas and others that heavily rely on Northern Africa, and a large proportion of EU energy imports comes from, or transits through, geopolitically unstable regions which leaves them vulnerable to supply disruptions, whether these are caused by political or commercial disputes, or infrastructure failure;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the 2006 and 2009 gas disputes between Gazprom (Russia) and transit-country Naftogaz (Ukraine) left many EU countries with severe shortages;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas over EUR 1 trillion need to be invested in the EU energy sector by 2020 alone, while working for a true energy transition towards a decarbonised economy would allow avoiding spending valuable taxpayers' money in infrastructures that will become obsolete in short time or whose cost-benefits analysis has shown their inadequacy, in comparison to other demand reduction projects;
Amendment 145 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas only an Energy Union with harmonised Member States' energy mixes based on renewable energy, with better interconnection levels leading to a pan- European smart grid and reducing the distance between production and consumption of energy, the EU can decrease the energy prices and eliminate the disparities between Member States and, in the long-run, also towards our global competitors;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States - in order to trigger the much needed investments in the energy sector - to develop long term energy strategies and if possible among all stakeholders a ‘national energy pact’ in the light of the ‘Energy Roadmap 2050’ and the long-term target of 80-95% reduction of greenhouse gases by 2050, to enforce the implementation of energy environmental and climate legislation;
Amendment 149 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas welfare loss owing to EU gas market inefficiency exceeds EUR 11 billion annually owing to, inter alia, a lack of infrastructure and a low level of market liquidity and transparency;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 169 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reaffirms the EU’s and its Member States’ firm commitment to complete the single energy market, ensuring the strict application of the acquis and calls on the Commission to propose a mandatory 15% target of cross border interconnection infrastructure, in particular for renewable electricity, by 2025;
Amendment 169 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas US energy intensive industries are already suffering the effects of the shale gas bubble, putting at risk millions of jobs, and whereas therefore the EU cannot rely on US gas reserves or follow their energy strategy, given the significant differences in terms of quantity, quality, ownership rights configuration, population density, water systems, environment and consumption needs;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas EU companies have a share of 40 % of all patents for renewable technologies, which makes it a global leader as regards investment in renewable energy; whereas this leadership must be guaranteed in the future through a solid strategy with clear targets for increasing the share of RES in the average EU energy mix;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that Member States pool resources, in particular ETS revenues, to support low-carbon innovationenvironmental sustainability and industrial breakthroughs which is paramount for the EU to meet its climate goals.
Amendment 188 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas, notwithstanding its global dominance in investment in renewable energy, the World Energy Outlook 2014 predicts global energy demand to grow by 37 % and global coal demand by 15 % by 2040; whereas these trends de facto jeopardise the possibility to maintain the global temperature increase below the 2°C threshold;
Amendment 218 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. whereas the European Energy Security Strategy identified 33 infrastructure projects which are essentialmeant to improve security of supply and to better connect energy markets; whereas the Commission should test the relative importance of these infrastructure projects with respect to demand-side reduction measures that could be put in place at Member State level, according to the "efficiency first" principle;
Amendment 226 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas the International Energy Agency's estimates that the EU is responsible for 11 % of global greenhouse gas emissions and that this proportion is set to decrease in the future; whereas the EU's contribution to lowering global emissions must happen alongside that ofindependently from other major emitters;
Amendment 230 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X b (new)
Recital X b (new)
Xb. whereas the EU must study the possibility to introduce border carbon adjustment measures (BCAs) in order to ensure a level playing field with competitors that do not abide by EU environmental standards;
Amendment 237 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas diversification of supplies, the completion of the internal energy market, more efficient energy consumption, the development of indigenousenvironmentally sustainable energy resources and R&D activities are the keyimportant drivers of the Energy Union, that in any case should be based on solidarity and trust, must have at its core European citizens and must treat energy efficiency as a source in its own right;
Amendment 246 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas the EU's aspiration is to raise has set a target of increasing by 20% the contribution of industry to its GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020, and affordable energy will be indispensable to achieving this ambitionby 2020; to reach this target, it is essential to use energy sources less subject to market volatility in order to grant long term stability;
Amendment 271 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to actively pursue the diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes); to this end, calls on the Commission to promote the construmoderation of energy demand and the diversification of supply in order to reach the objectionve of the relevant energy infrastructure priority corridors, as specified in Annex I to the trans- European energy networks (TEN-E) regulation and Part IIan EU economy essentially fuelled by renewable energy by 2050; to this end, calls ofn the Annex I to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) regulation, such as the Southern Gas CorridorMember States to swiftly, timely and correctly implement EU energy, environment and climate legislation;
Amendment 292 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that all EU infrastructure projects aimed at diversifying energy sources, suppliers and routesupply must be in fully in line with EU compliance with the EU climate, energy and state aid legislation and, the EU energy security priorities and the objectives of the EU energy roadmap to 2050;
Amendment 296 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to recognize energy efficiency investments, notably in buildings, as infrastructure investments;
Amendment 313 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that it is of upmost importance to the EU to end the isolation of some Member States from the internal energy market, as demonstrated by the gas stress tests carried out by the Commission; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to carry out such tests every two years and to introduce measures aimed at reducing energy demand in order to contribute to favouring access to energy for all citizens;
Amendment 327 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in the context of the future Energy Union, securtability of energy supply is the most pressing issue andtogether with prices volatility and the economic damages deriving from the effects of a changing climate; underlines therefore that Member States must coordinate and cooperate in this respect with their neighbours when developing their energy and climate policies; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to examine how the current architecture of national preventive and emergency response measures could be streamlined at both regional and EU level;
Amendment 351 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support those Member States that wish to negotiate energy contracts on a voluntary basis by introducing a common negotiating mechanism, and stresses that the functioning of such a mechanism must be subject to compliance with the EU internal market acquis and with EU competition and World Trade Organisation rules;
Amendment 363 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that greater transparency of intergovernmental agreements could be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involving one or more Member States and third countries, including by having the Commission participate in those negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier or of not respecting EU climate and energy objectives; notes that furthermore the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-post assessments and draw up both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and destination clauses;
Amendment 385 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to review the relevant existing legislation in order to enhance the transparency of commercial gas and oil contracts in orderand to effectively remove abusive clauses and, ensureing better ex-ante compliance checks with EU law and energy security provisions;
Amendment 422 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that diversity in the energy mixes of Member States, based on their respective potential, environment, geographical location, experience, know- how and economic costs and needs, is an asset to the EU as a whole, since it strengthens its resilience to supply disruptions, enables it to make cost-optimal energy choices and allows different technologies to develop and compete on the market, thereby driving down the costs of energy;
Amendment 445 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the Union can reduce its dependency on particular suppliers and fuels by maximising its use of indigenousrenewable sources of energy, including conventional and unconventional low-emission fossil fuels and renewables, and therefore stresses that nonly fuel or technology contributing tothat is environmentally sustainable can contribute to long-term energy security and climate goals should be discriminated against;
Amendment 462 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that indigenousrenewable resources, both conventional and unconventional, which have the potential to increase the EU's energy security of supply should be fully tapped and that unnecessary regulatory burdens on the entities willing to invest in these fields must be avoided;
Amendment 481 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the effective use of all existing EU funding schemes, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments, so as to support investment in the development of Europe's indigenous energy resources, based on a technology-neutral approachenergy resilience;
Amendment 490 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, and in particular DG TRADE, to continue to press for a dedicatedsetting up a system of energy exchapter within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with a view to removing US export restrictions on both crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and eliminating protectionist measuresnge between EU and US, in light of the current and future developments in research, innovation and licensing of power line systems, such as high voltage power connection, aiming at developing a global renewable energy sharing network;
Amendment 503 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the Energy Community through, inter alia, the inclusion of Iceland and Switzerland, better implementation and enforcement of EU law, enhancing its institutions and implementing key infrastructure and demand-reduction projects in order to ensure better integration with the EU energy market and security of supply mechanisms;
Amendment 540 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the backbone of the future Energy Union must be a fully functioning internal energy market that delivers safe, secure, competitive and environmentally sustainable energy to enable EU companies and consumers to access gasheat and electricity in the most efficient and cost-effective way, democratic and when possible cost-effective; considers it fundamental to favour the integration of prossibleumers in the EU market and network;
Amendment 566 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes at the same time that market- based mechanisms must be complemented by tangible and ambitious solidarity mechanisms, such as more efficient EU crisis management, better use of LNG and gas storage and virtual capacity reserve mechanisms to be enshrined in EU legislation, including the Strong binding 2030 and beyond targets leading to decarbonisation of EU economy by 2050 and enforcement of EU legislation, including the energy efficiency and renewable energy sources directives; reminds the importance of the promptest revision of the regulation on security of Ggas Ssupply Regulation, which, to this end, must be reviewed as soon as possible; and the directive on energy efficiency;
Amendment 596 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for full implementation and enforcement of existing EU energyState aid, energy, environment and climate legislation and; calls for a swift adoption of ambitious European network codes and guidelines, which must go hand in hand with strengthening the competences of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSO-G);
Amendment 613 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that a more properly designed future model of the electricity market in the EU must aim at a more market-based and optimal, from the point of view of network security, integration of renewable energy sources integration of renewable energy sources and the re-design of the electricity and heat networks in Europe around them;
Amendment 639 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Draws attention to the key importance of improving links between Member States' energy networks in order to establish an integrated energy market; points out, to this end, that there is a vital need for cooperation between European cities and municipalities, regions, energy cooperatives and local initiatives in various sectors, the Commission, Member States, neighbouring countries, regulatory bodies, ACER, transmission system operators and gas suppliers;
Amendment 652 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to concentrate their efforts on driving projects of common interest (PCIs) forward, with a view to achieving a pan-European ‘superelectricity ‘super smart grid' with the capacity to transmit power across EU countries from multiple sources and therefore capable of diverting energy from surplus to deficit areas, thereby allowing the market to instantly respond to interruptions of supply wherever they occur and to compensate circadian and seasonal cycles;
Amendment 701 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that in order to successfully balance the internal market, investment is needed not only in interconnectors but also in, inter alia, electrical storage capacity, such as LNG terminals and smart gridfuel cells technology, smart grids and terminals, in order to cope with the enhanced renewable and distributed generation; at the same time, recalls the importance of considering high voltage innovative power connections as a way to overcome renewables inconstancy and to produce most of EU energy consumption through renewable sources;
Amendment 703 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on Commission and Member States to actively pursue the decommissioning of obsolete, most polluting or unsafe energy plants, also aiming at reducing the current overcapacity of the market;
Amendment 714 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need to create a legislative framework that empowers consumers - households and businesses - and makes them active participants in the market asrecognising their role as prosumers, investors and stakeholders; notes that consumeritizens' involvement can be strengthened through, inter alia, energy cooperatives and, self-consumption, micro-generation and enhancedfull transparency of prices and consumer choices; points out that such initiatives could contribute to reducing energy prices and helpimproving local communities' resilience, creating local jobs and prosperity and reducing energy prices, therefore helping to address serious social problems, such as fuelenergy poverty and unprotected consumers;
Amendment 722 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses that all prosumers should have the right to use the energy they produce; calls for the promotion of self- consumption through the exemption from taxation of self-consumed energy and through non-discriminatory grid cost payment rules; believes that the excess energy, which is injected into the grid and not self-consumed, should be adequately remunerated;
Amendment 723 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that sometimes the energy produced in a decentralised manner cannot be fully consumed by the owners of the production facilities but can still be used locally; calls for the promotion of sale contracts between neighbours within local grids through the simplification of administrative procedures and the minimisation of transaction costs;
Amendment 724 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that a more decentralised and flexible energy system, with power and heat sources being placed closer to the point of consumption, can facilitate small- scale energy generation and therefore empowers consumers to be more involved in the energy market and control their own energy use, diminishes transmission and distribution losses, improves the resilience of energy infrastructure, and simultaneously provides local business opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to facilitate further development and expansion of local and regional renewable energy sources and of local and regional distribution networks and district heating networks through policies that tackle existing barriers and help bring about market transformation; calls on the Commission to propose guidelines on energy self-consumption in order to promote its use and protect the rights of consumers;
Amendment 754 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. requires the Member States to give energy efficiency primary consideration and to thoroughly implement EU legislation on this matter, and calls on the Commission to firmly enforce it and to study the abatement of regulatory barriers that prevent more ambitious energy efficiency policies in Member States;
Amendment 763 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Stresses that a binding energy efficiency target would be the cost- efficient way to reduce Europe's energy dependency while at the same time protecting industry and households from rising energy bills; recalls that Parliament adopted, in its resolutions of 5 February 2014[1] and 26 November 2014[2], three binding targets including an energy efficiency target of 40 %, a renewables target of at least 30 % and a GHG target of at least 40 %; deplores in this context the lack of ambition on energy efficiency shown by the European Council at its October 2014 summit, in setting a non- binding target of just 27 % with no individual targets for Member States; [1] Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0094. [2] Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0063.
Amendment 781 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that improvements in energy- efficiency, pursued on a cost-effecroven that investments in this area have the biggest return in terms of tivme basisand revenues, will make a key and more immediate contribution to energy security, competitiveness and the achievement of climate objectives; stresses, however, that gains in energy efficiency cannot replace diversification ofhave good chances to reduce the need of diversifying energy supply;
Amendment 784 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Recalls that the moderation of energy demand, in particular for heating, through energy savings and energy efficiency is crucial for a number of reasons, impacting positively on the EU's energy security, competitiveness, economic growth and sustainability, as well as on energy affordability, combating energy poverty and creating sustainable jobs; highlights in this regard that according to the International Energy Agency, energy- efficiency investments represent the best return on investment of any energy resource; calls on the Commission and the Member States to treat energy efficiency as an energy source in its own right representing the value of energy saved; underlines that energy efficiency and demand-side response must compete on equal terms with generation capacity, taking due account of urgent and exceptional energy security problems and whenever technically feasible; therefore encourages Member States to give energy efficiency primary consideration in their policies;
Amendment 790 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Stresses that it is necessary to increase both the depth and the rate of building renovation and the use of sustainable energy sources in heating and cooling, through the right incentives in order to reduce energy demand; recommends the continuation of increasing energy efficiency standards for buildings taking account of and encouraging technical innovation, notably the use of building information modelling and of lifecycle impact simulations of building products in public procurements; further recommends continued support for the construction of near zero-energy buildings as an additional crucial step in securing energy independence and a sustainable and secure energy system;
Amendment 803 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that it will be important to avoid over-prescriptive legislation that can constrainhat Member States timely implement EU legislation in order to support domestic policy choices about how best to promote energy efficiency within a national context but in view of ensuring a resilient Energy Union;
Amendment 810 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. BelievUnderlines that the energy-efficiency target must work alongsideis part of EU energy and climate goals and will strengthen the competitiveness of the EU economy vis-à- vis its major trade partners;
Amendment 827 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that a cautiousn appropriate revision of existing energy efficiency legislation, including the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, is needed in order not to underminto improve national policies already in place which operateand to effectively achieve the 20% target within the 2020 climate and energy framework; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for reviewing the EU energy- efficiency legislation by no sooner than 2018directive by mid-2016 at the latest;
Amendment 834 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Acknowledges thate role of local authorities of Europeand cities undoubtedly make an important contribution tozens in increasing energy independence by increasing energy- efficiency through cogeneration, modernising district heating systems, increasing the use of cleaner public transport, encouraging more active travel models and renovating buildingsbetter urban planning, the development of energy-related internet and ICT technologies, cogeneration, self- consumption, heat pumps applications, modernisation, expansion and establishment of district heating and cooling systems and renovation of individual heating systems, as well as increasing the use of cleaner public transport, encouraging citizens-based initiatives such as cooperatives or community renewable projects, favouring the link between citizens and ESCOs, pushing for more active and environmentally sustainable travel models, developing and implementing Smart Cities solutions, and supporting urban eco-mobility;
Amendment 859 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to identify, in consultation with the appropriate industry sectors and national, regional and local stakeholders, best practices for energy- efficiency financing throughout the EU and abroad and subsequently incorporate funding and innovative financing mechanismstegrate them in EBRD, EIB and other EU funds;
Amendment 873 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Underlines the crucial role of renewables in the EU in attaining its greenhouse gas reduction targets and in reinforcing its political and economic independence; underlines that, in this regard, the current market design should be improved by fully integrating renewables into the market and introducing cost-reflective balancing prices;
Amendment 881 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the full use of power produced with renewable energy sources, notably by actively enforcing the right to guaranteed access to the grid and to priority dispatch for renewable energies enshrined in article 16 of Directive 28/2009/EC and by analysing if and how this right is jeopardised by slow infrastructure development, obsolete infrastructure operation rules, priority access and dispatch for other sources due to their limited flexibility and/or due to the use of article 25 of Directive 2009/72/EC and/or article 15 of Directive 2012/27/EU; calls the Commission to make recommendations to Member States to improve the situation;
Amendment 884 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to guarantee transparency, consistency, stability and continuity of regulatory renewable energy frameworks and to avoid retroactive changes in economic conditions of investments, in order to strengthen investors' confidence and to contribute to a cost-efficient deployment of renewable energy across the EU regions; stresses the need for better coordination of support schemes in line with the Commission Guidance on the design of renewable energy support schemes, in order to avoid potential market distortion and safeguard effective support for renewables;
Amendment 901 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 920 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Stresses the importance that Member States fully respect the EU Energy and Environmental State Aid Guidelines in order not to finance, even retroactively, technologies not respecting them;
Amendment 921 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls on the European Commission to take up a more active role in ensuring the protection of investments in renewable energies, notably via a more cautious assessment of Member States' renewable energy investment frameworks against State Aid Guidelines and via the proposal of a European investment protection instrument that would replace the Energy Charter and bilateral agreements between Member States; deplores that today the Commission is only able to launch infringement procedures against Member States when the latter are not in line with their 2020 target trajectory and not when they adopt retrospective measures to renewable energy investment frameworks;
Amendment 931 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that only decarbonisation which is not pursued through a technology-neutral approach could result in a drastic inbased on an increasing share of renewable energies in EU average energy mix can lead in the long-run to decrease ing energy costs in someall Member States, which would lead to energy poverty, de and to protect EU economy from the extreme to fight energy poverty and to favour a re-industrialisation of the European economy and a subsequent rise in unemployment; stresses that it therefore needs to be a sovereign decision of each Member State on how to decarbonise its economy;
Amendment 966 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Recognises that indigenous energy sources such as nuclear, clean coal technologies and fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage (CCS) woulddo not have a clear definition and in any case not all of them can make a fundamental contribution to EU energy security and decarbonisation, with shale gas facilitatingmaking more difficult the transition to a low- emission economy; believes, in this respect, that the Energy Union must reflect the need for the EU to use all low and lower emission sources at Member States' disposal;
Amendment 968 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Urges the Member States not to authorise any hydraulic fracturing operations in the EU, considering that, for a number of reasons, it is not a promising technology;
Amendment 982 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Underlines that nuclear energy should not be supported in any form by the EU financial mechanisms or by the EU financial institutions, neither directly nor indirectly through research or infrastructure funds;
Amendment 989 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Believes that it is for Member States to determine the best mix of policies and technologies to deliver decarbonisation and national climate change targets; rRecognises that in some areas, such as product standards, EU-level policies are the most effective, while in others Member States may choose to work together;
Amendment 1002 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for establishing a Mmodernisation Fand renovation fund, which should have strict criteria and guidance to ensure that funding is targeted at genuine energy modernisation projects, which would be selected based on a technology-neutral approach and on whether they are demonstrably consistent with attainment of the EU's 2030 greenhouse gas objectiveto renovate EU buildings;
Amendment 1009 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the development of the Energy Union takes due consideration of requirements foris in full compliance with EU legislation and standards on environmental protection, biodiversity, climate and the competitiveness of European industry based on technology innovation and leadership;
Amendment 1016 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)
Paragraph 42 b (new)
42b. Recognises the inalienability of decisions taken by national referendum on energy affairs;
Amendment 1030 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake common efforts in order to bring down wholesale and retail gas and energy prices by 20 % by 2020stabilise energy markets, to have less prices volatility and therefore more stable and constant costs in medium and long-term and substantial decreases in wholesale and retail energy prices;
Amendment 1036 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
28d. Emphasises that energy must be made affordable to all citizens of the EU; considers that avoiding unnecessary consumption by undertaking efficiency improvements, stronger interconnections, higher market integration and sustainable energy investment, particularly in buildings, would enable many households to access, on equal conditions, a single, sustainable, competitive and secure energy market and escape energy poverty, which in 2012 affected one in four EU citizens; invites the Commission to present a communication on energy poverty in Europe, accompanied by an action plan to fight it and containing a definition and indicators;
Amendment 1048 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Stresses the need for increased coordination of transport, heating and cooling and power decarbonisation strategies; calls on the Commission to come forward with holistic plans for the decrease of CO2 emissions from the transport and the heating and cooling sectors considering, inter alia, that, when abundantly available, clean and cheap power produced from variable renewable energy sources could be used to charge electric vehicles and to run heating and cooling appliances;
Amendment 1050 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43c. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that Member States require minimum levels of renewable energy production on new and refurbished buildings and that renewable energy projects benefit from swift administrative and grid connection procedures, notably by enforcing articles 13.4 and 13.1.f. of Directive 2009/28/EC and 7.3 of Directive 2009/72/EC; calls on the European Commission, when revising existing relevant legislation, to increase the number of buildings equipped with renewable energy systems, to require one- stop-shop administrative procedures for small scale renewable energy projects and simple notification procedures for renewable energy installations whose production is entirely self-consumed, and to create a framework for innovative grid connection arrangements and for the trade of grid services at distribution network level;
Amendment 1068 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls on the Commission to intensify its research and innovation efforts regarding the better use of Europe's indigenous resources, both conventional and unconventionaluntapped potential of smart grids, renewable energy technologies, decentralised production, electrical storage and electrification of the transport system;
Amendment 1086 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Stresses that the EU must collectively step up its efforts as regards efficient, low- emission technologies in order to meet its 2030 objectives and improve its energy security and facilitate economic recovery;
Amendment 1095 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Believes that greater effort in developing innovative low-emission technologies and solutions can bring significant long-term benefits in terms of reduced generation costs and reduced energy demand;
Amendment 1115 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Underlines that it should be a priority for the Member States to bring down the costs of less mature low-carbon energy technologies, particularly those that are likely to be critical to global decarbonisation, such as power plants fitted with CCS, and potential breakthrough technologies, such as electricity storage, high voltage power connections and intercontinental smart grids;
Amendment 1123 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Recognises that progress in environmentally friendly, cost-effective innovations and R&D activities is also key to the EU's future competitiveness, including Europe's industry and political independence;
Amendment 1131 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Calls on the Commission to provide an explicit mapping of the different funding and financing instruments, such as the InvestEU programme, Connecting Europe (PCIs), R&D funds, structural funds, smart grid financing instruments (ERA-Net Plus), the Horizon 2020 programme (H2020), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR), the Connecting Europe Facility - Energy (CEF-E), NER 300 and Eurogia+, and to clarify the eligibility rules for each of these programmes, while taking into account the technology neutral approach; calls on the Commission to aimin order to provide more balanced support and spending throughout the EU to avoid creating a technological rift between regions;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the UNFCCC and the 6th Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP6), held in Cancún, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010 and to the Cancún Agreements, where the Parties to the UNFCCC agreed that ‘Parties should, in all climate change- related actions, fully respect human rights’;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2014;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas climate change represents an urgent practical and potentially irreversible threatlity to human societies and the biosphere and must thus be addressed at international level by all Parties;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Adaptation Gap 2014 Report produced by UNEP highlights the enormous costs of inaction and concludes that the cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries is likely to reach two to three times the previous estimates of $70-100 billion per year by 2050, leading to a significant adaptation funding gap after 2020 unless new and additional finance for adaptation is made available;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the climate finance challenge is inextricable from the wider challenges of financing sustainable global development;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Parties to the UNFCCC decided at COP18 (Decision 23/CP.18) to adopt a goal of gender balance in bodies established pursuant to the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, in order to improve women’s participation and inform a more effective climate change policy that addresses the needs of women and men equally and to keep track of progress made towards the goal of gender balance in advancing gender-sensitive climate policy;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas climate change may not only induce people displacement when and where environmental conditions are not any longer favourable, but also mitigation actions, such as Clean Development Mechanisms, might trigger human rights abuses when not properly designed and monitored;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the extraordinary scale and seriousness of the threats induced by climate change and is extremely concerned that the world is severely off track tocurrent energy policies are out of touch with the objective of limiting global warming to below 2°C; calls on governments to take, without delay, concrete measures against climate change and towards a global agreement in Paris 2015 to deliver this target;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the increasing growth rate of the global population and resulting overpopulation of the planet has profound consequences on climate change due to increased energy consumption and production of emissions; recognises the clear link between overpopulation and climate change. Expresses concern regarding the ever more widespread phenomenon of climate migration;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
An ambitious, global, legally binding and respectful of human rights agreement
Amendment 68 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Warns against aiming for global emission reduction pathways that allow for significant carbon emissions in 2050 and beyond, as this would imply great risks and relying on unproven, energy intensive and costly technologies to remove and store CO2 from the atmosphere; depending on the level of the overshoot, the ability of such emissions pathways to maintain climate change below 2°C depends on the availability and widespread deployment of biomass to energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and afforestation without plausible land availability, as well as the use of other unknown, yet to be developed, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for general reinvigoration of the EU’s climate policy which would help build momentum in international climate discussions and are in line with upper limit of the EU’s commitment to reduce its GHG emissions to 95% below 1990 levelslign with the need for decarbonising the EU economy ahead of a global carbon phase out by 2050; considers that a binding EU 2030 560% reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2° C target and is both realistic and affordable; moreover calls for a binding EU 2030 energy efficiency target of 40 %, in line with research on cost- effective energy saving potential and a binding EU 2030 target of producing at least 45 % of total final energy consumption from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that forms of renewable energy must increasingly be used as the basis of our energy supply in order to achieve an economy that is no longer reliant upon fossil fuels; notes that, in order to achieve that objective, Member State governments must continue to invest in renewable energy sources and new forms of alternative energy;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognises that, in order to achieve the objective of eliminating fossil fuel sources in favour of sustainable energy forms and in order to achieve the EU 2030 energy efficiency target of 40%, investing in the research and development of new alternative energy technologies is essential; notes that the electrification of transport is just one valid future incentive for decarbonisation;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of maintaining human rights at the core of climate action, and insists that the Commission and the Member States ensure the Paris Agreement recognises that the respect, protection and promotion of human rights, encompassing i.e. gender equality, full and equal participation of women, and the active promotion of a just transition of the workforce creating decent work and quality jobs for all, are a prerequisite for effective global climate action;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on all the Parties to fully identify the whole human rights dimension of climate change and to provide support for poorer countries whose capacities to protect their citizens’ human rights are strained by climate change impacts;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that the adoption of the new post-Kyoto international climate treaty will contain all the provisions necessary to tackle all different aspects of the human rights dimension of climate change;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Places particular emphasis on the urgent need for progress in closing the gigatonne gap which exists between the scientific analysis and the current Parties’ pledges for the period up to 2020; emphasises the important role of other policy measures, including energy efficiency, substantial energy savings, renewable energy, resource efficiency and the phase-down of HFCs, phasing outeliminating fossil fuel subsidies and strengthening the role of widespread pricing of carbon, in contributing to closing the gigatonne gap;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for governments and institutional investors to divest from fossil fuels and, as a matter of urgency, phase out all fossil fuel subsidies;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Taking note of the assessments regarding carbon price expectations under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), concludes that the ETS alone will not be sufficient to ensure timely decarbonisation of the Union’s power generation system and avoiding carbon lock-in; therefore calls for the Commission to come forward with a proposal to introduce emissions performance standards for both old and new power stations, phasing in the requirements in order to ensure decarbonisation of the EU power sector before 2050;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that finance will play an essential role in finding an agreement at the Paris Conference and that it seems therefore necessary to prepare a credible ‘financial package’ covering both pre- 2020 and post-2020 periods, in order to support greater efforts for greenhouse gas reduction and adaptation to climate change impacts;
Amendment 163 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Insists on the full respect of the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change; believes that local communities play a key role in the implementation of mitigation and adaptation measures;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Requests the EU to agree on a roadmap, with the involvement of Member States, for scaling up predictable, new and additional finance, in line with existing commitments, towards its fairexpected share of USD 100 billion a year by 2020; calls for a robust monitoring and accountability framework for effective follow-up of the implementation of climate finance commitments and objectives;
Amendment 168 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Requests the EU to agree on a roadmap for scaling up predictable, new and additional finance, in line with existing commitments, towards its fair share of USD 100 billion a year by 2020; recognises the imbalance between adaptation and mitigation finance and calls for steps to close it; calls for a robust governance, monitoring and accountability framework for effective follow-up of the implementation of climate finance commitments and objectives;
Amendment 188 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Reiterates its call for dedicating revenues derived from measures tackling international aviation and shipping emissions to be dedicated to international climate finance and the Green Climate Fund;
Amendment 191 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Takes note of the close links between the Financing for Development Conference, the UN Sustainable Development Goals summit and the 21st Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC in 2015; recognises that the impacts of climate change will seriously undermine attempts to achieve the planned post-2015 sustainable development framework, and that the overall development financing framework will need to be aligned with and able to support a low carbon and climate resilient world;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Reiterates the position that ETS auction revenues should be fully earmarked for financing climate action, including for contributing towards international climate finance; calls for the Commission in the ETS review for the post-2020 period and subsequent proposal to assign a significant part of auction revenues to a collective EU contribution to the Green Climate Fund;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 210 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for active support for the elaboration of comprehensive adaptation plans in developing countries based on the practices of local actors and the knowledge of indigenous peoples;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses, in this context, the importance of the EU to play an ambitious and central role at the conference, speaking with ‘one voice’ and playing the role of mediator in seeking progress towards an international agreement and staying united in that regard;
Amendment 218 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages the EU to involve not only the world of science, but also the broader public. Recognises that, according to figures from the Eurobarometer of March 2014, European citizens’ perception of the severity of the effects of climate change is reasonably strong, but not sufficient to allow a good understanding of the problem.
Amendment 13 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the quantity of medical data that can be collected by 2020 is doubling every 73 days; whereas this means that the automatic learning techniques of cybernetic machines with artificial intelligence point to a trend which is moving decisively towards the exclusion of human beings from certain activities, which will be carried out increasingly often and increasingly better by machines and will involve ever fewer mistakes and adverse events;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, in spite of this trend, which appears to be inevitable, the principle of the autonomy of cybernetic machines supervised by human beings must be determined as a basic precautionary rule;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, moreover, the use of tools such as self-diagnosis does not take account of human ethical, moral and professional responsibilities, in addition to civil and criminal liability, in the medical sector;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. considers it useful for robots to be present to support the work of doctors or healthcare assistants, in order to improve the human experience of diagnosis and treatment, without, however, disregarding the need to ensure that medical practice and patient care practices are not dehumanised;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the financial instruments for research projects in robotics for the social and health emergency;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. considers it vital to respect the principle of the supervised autonomy of robots, whereby the initial planning of treatment and the final decision regarding its execution will always remain the decision of the human surgeon;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. stresses the need to equip each cybernetic machine used in medicine directly on human beings with an audio- video recording system (similar to black boxes in aircraft or ships), which may also be used to determine objective liability;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeRecalls the Commission’s commitment to take measures in order to respond to the unprecedented crisis in the Mediterranean and to improve management of migration in all its aspects by reinforcing its migration policy and adopting a strategic European Agenda on Migration, which is a good first step; highlights how art. 80 TFUE defines how the policies of the Union shall be governed by the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including its financial implications, between the Member States;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean, expressing shock at the tragic loss of life, the allegedbecause of the shortcomings in the implementation of the European asylum and migration acquis and violations of fundamental rights, the ineffectiveness of the existing Dublin systemIII Regulation and the lack of a comprehensive EU migration policy;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea (137.000 arrivals in the first six months of 2015 according to UN Data), the EU and the Member States can no longer be observers but must take ownership of the debate and fully endorse the Commission Agenda on Migration;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that action taken by the EU needs to be regularly monitored and enhanced and, at the same time, the EU should support mutual learning and the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU and the Member States to adopt, as a matter of urgency, a comprehensive European migration and asylum policy, based on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards and the values on which the EU is builtrights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental rights of the EU;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that the 1951 Refugee Convention has set the global standard for refugee protection and that, at a moment of persistent and new conflicts, its principles are as important as ever; points out that the Common European Asylum System is an advanced regional protection legal framework and must be upheld and fully implemented by all Member States;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers the important preventive measures contained in the Commission’s agenda for fighting smuggling networks and tackling the root causes of migration to be long-term objectives, but recalls that, meanwhile, flows of people will continue and that a permanent relocation mechanism for people in need of international protection based on fair objective criteria is needed as a matter of urgencyRecalls that, currently, flows of people will continue and that a permanent relocation mechanism for people in need of international protection based on fair objective criteria is needed as a matter of urgency; highlights, therefore, that in order to effectively tackle criminal networks of smugglers and traffickers the EU needs legal and safe ways for both economic migrants and asylum seekers to reach Europe;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the lack of legal routes leaves no choice for many men, women and children but to turn to smugglers, at enormous cost and danger to their lives; deplores that in the current situation, before arriving in Europe, many migrants suffer high levels of abuse, exploitation and human rights violations;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on Member States such as Italy and MaltaGreece, which are more directly exposed to migrant flows, without undermining the security of the Union’s external borders;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need for a binding and permanent relocation system for asylum seekers that is triggered automatically on the basis of clear, objective, measurable and identifiable criteria and that obliges all the Member States to equally share the burdens, in terms of effective reception of asylum seekers and financially;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights two internal imbalances within the EU: the first one concerning arrivals, with Italy and Greece facing the large majority of all sea-borne landings, and the second one regarding destination, with Germany and Sweden that in 2014 received 43 per cent of all asylum applications in the EU;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EU and the Member States to provide an international framework for dialogue and a comprehensive debate on migration with third countries of origin and transit in order to ensure closer solidarity and cooperation with the EU, and address the root causes of migration and ensure progress on negotiations and full implementation of readmission agreements;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Deplores that in some Member States like Italy, a series of serious frauds and administrative irregularities, often perpetrated with the involvement of organised crime, took place in the management of some asylum-seeker reception centres, resulting both in the misuse of European funds and in the further worsening of the living conditions and protection of the human rights of migrants;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that fishers acceptance of regulations is influenced by whether the implementation effects are considered fair, whether the imposed regulations are perceived as meaningful and whether there is compatibility between the regulation and the traditional fishing patterns and practices;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the current complexity of technical measures: the vast number of provisions, possibly even contradictory, including multiple derogations and exceptions, disseminated in a range of different legal texts makes them difficult not only to understand, but also to control and enforce;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the Commission should attend to the uniform transposition of the Regulation and verify the state of implementation of existing legislation; believes furthermore that control procedures should be transparent and standardised, allowing to put Member States on an equal footing for the control of their fishermen; and that the rules for control should be simpler, comprehensive and consistent;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Given the limitations of the resources for fisheries control and enforcement in the EU, it will be important to ensure the support from the fishers to the control regulation to create a higher degree of voluntary compliance behaviour among fishers;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. There is a need for collection, management and use of good quality data regarding the landing obligation, in order to control and assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the landing obligation and to bring data collection in line with the requirements resulting from the revised CFP;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance to reinforce and strengthen the controls especially in Member States that have so far demonstrated a poor implementation of the control regulation in order to combat illegal fishing, to comply with the rules of the CFP and to strengthen the quality of the data obtained;
Amendment 140 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a standardisation of sanctions and prefers economic rather than penal sanctions, but also recalls the need to introduce incentives for fishermen;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the importance of electronic technologies (electronic reporting and electronic monitoring systems) which represent a potentially cost-effective means to widen observation of activities at sea;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP) includeds among its objectives the achievement ofrestoring and maintaining the fish stocks at levels above the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), using an ecosystem-based approach; whereas technical measures and multiannual plans, which are concerned with conservation, are the main tools to achieve these objectives;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. believes that minimum conservation reference sizes should be established according to the maturity size of the species, with the aim of ensuring the protection of juveniles of marine organism and allowing every individual to spawn at least once before capture
Amendment 19 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the current technical measures are currently so complex, diverse and disorganised, as to becomplex and therefore difficult to understand and implement from the fisheries sector; whereas frequently there are inconsistentcies or even contradictory, not to mention being difficult for those in the fisheries sector to comprehend;ions among the rules.
Amendment 25 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the complexity of the technical measures and the difficulties arising, coupled with the absence of any tangible results or incentives under the CFP have contributed to making fishermen mistrustful, notwithstanding the financial support foreseen in the EMFF to adapt to the changes of the new CFP, the complexity of the technical measures and the difficulties arising, have contributed to making adherence to the rules difficult for fishermen;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the review of technical measures, based on a solid scientificin accordance with best available scientific advice and ecosystem- based approach, should seek to improve the environmental sustainability of the fishery resources without compromising the and marine resources in a way that is consistent with the socioeconomic viability of fishing activitythe sector;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas regionalisation can help make the rules simpler and more comprehensible, which would be greatly welcomed by the fisheries sector and other stakeholders, especially where it isthey are involved in the adoption thereof;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas certain proposals for specific regulations containing technical measures (concerning driftnets, cetacean bycatches, ban on on-board shark finning or deep-sea fishing) have proved controversial; whereas some proposals, such as those concerning deep-sea fishing in the northeast Atlantic, have been blocked for over three years; whereas deliberations on driftnet fishing are also deadlocked; whereas a number of specific provisions regarding technical measures, such as those concerning on-board shark finning, have been rejected by the RFMOs,shark finning is now prohibited by most RFMOs and the 28 Member States of the EU, RFMOs finning bans still contain loopholes that hinder compliance, monitoring and enforcement
Amendment 87 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas technical measures need also to be applicable in the Mediterranean are not always adapted to the needs of the different local fisherieswhere according to recent scientific advice, 22 of the 23 Mediterranean fish stocks assessed are overexploited, the management of fish stocks in a sustainable way is vital; in that respect the simplification and adaptability of the legislation to the realities on the ground is important;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas CFP reform introduced landing requirements while failing to do anything to make the and the maximum sustainable yield objective requiring that annual fishing opportunities (TACs) and quota systems less inherently rigid;s must necessarily respect scientific advice.
Amendment 109 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas difficulties in implementing the discard ban in mixed fisheries are likely to arise with 'choke' specieslanding obligation that arise with 'choke' species can be facilitated through the flexibilities and exemptions provided in the CFP; whereas the multiannual plans should thereforealso seek to promote instruments, such as fishing effort regulation, that are unconstrained by the rigidities of the TAC and quota systemregulating the exploitation rate through improved gear selectivity, time and area closure and sustainable, low impact fishing practices, thereby helping to ensure maximum sustainable yield and improve the economic performance of fleets at a given fishing mortality rate;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas, following the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Parliament has joint legislative powers with regard to fisheries, aside from TACs and quotas;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas, within the inter-institutional taskforce on multiannual plans, aan exploitation rate under the maximum sustainable yield targelimit and deadline for achieving it, a conservaprecautionary safeguard trigger mechanism, a mechanism for adapting to unforeseen changes in scientific thinking to protect against perturbations in the fishable biomass, a minimum target biomass above level capable to produce MSY, a mechanism for adapting to the best available science and a review clause were identified as the elements common to future multiannual plans;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas the plans must set a general objective that is achievable in administrative and scientific terms; whereas it should include high andlong-term stable yields following scientific advice, something which must be reflected in annual Council decisions regarding fishing opportunities in the light of the latest scientific intelligenadvice; whereas these annual decisions should be strictly confined to the allocation of fishing opportunities, and should as far as possible seek to avoid large fluctuations in this respect;chieve the maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 122 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD
Recital AD
Amendment 128 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE
Recital AE
AE. whereas, in the absence of multiannual plans, minimum conservation reference sizes may be modified under discard plans adopted by the Commission in delegated acts on the recommendations of the Member States concerned as far as the protection of juveniles of marine organisms is ensured and scientific scrutiny is followed;
Amendment 140 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that technical measures must be reviewed in a bid to simplify and standardise current rules, improve the scientific base and make it more consistent and more acceptable to the fisheries sectorement the objectives of the CFP, simplify current rules, increase the scientific base;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Maintains that the simplification and regionalization of technical measures should be always consistent with the real purpose of the technical measures regulation which is the minimization of unwanted catches and impacts on the marine environment;
Amendment 163 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 169 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that any measure adopted at regional level should conform with the technical measures framework regulation and be coherent with the objectives of the CFP and Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC
Amendment 183 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to assess the suitability, effectiveness and socio- economic implications for EU fleets of specific regulations based on technical measures, such as those concerning driftnets, incidental cetacean catches, the ban on on-board shark finning or deep-sea fishing;, while respecting the objectives of the CFP and of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).
Amendment 212 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that minimum conservation reference sizes should be established according to the maturity size of the species, with the aim of ensuring the protection of juveniles of marine organism and allowing every individual to spawn at least once before capture
Amendment 215 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the conservation objective of the regulation on technical measures could be achieved more effectively through actions aimed at improving supply and demand management, foc7using to a greater extent on producer organisations, thereby optimizing the results being sought by EU provisions;
Amendment 228 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that multi-annual plans should form a robust and lasting framework for fisheries management, be based on best and most recent scientific and socio- economic findings and be adapted to the evolution of stocksdvice and be able to implement the objectives of the CFP , as well as providing flexibilityguidance for annual Council decisions on fishing opportunities; notes that these annual decisions should not exceed the strict scope of the allocation of fishing opportunities, and should, as far as possible, seek to avoid large fluctuations thereof;
Amendment 231 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Maintains that it is necessary to deviseprogress must be made on future multiannual plans for achieving min order to ensure the sustainable management of fisheries and the goal to achieve Maximum sSustainable yYield for all stocks, including an advance timetable, a conservation safeguard trigger, a mechanism for adapting to changes in scientific thinking and a review clause;
Amendment 237 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that, in order to avoid problems arising from compulsory landings for mixed fisheries, it would be advisable to find ways of regulating the fmproving selectivity and minimishing effort free of the rigidities of TACs and quotasunwanted catches is necessary;
Amendment 243 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the European Parliament should give particularly closeStresses the importance of the European Parliament co-decision role on monitoring the CFP and its power of scrutiny tover delegated acts regarding the discard pls bans;
Amendment 246 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 6 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Court of Auditors special report entitled "Are the Fisheries Partnership Agreements well managed by the Commission?" adopted on Tuesday 20 October 2015.
Amendment 84 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that according to the recent court of EU Auditors report on the FPAs, whereas one of the main objectives of the FPAs is to only fish surplus stocks, this has proved very difficult to implement in practice: "due to a lack of reliable information on fish stocks and on the fishing effort of domestic fishing fleets, or of other foreign fleets which have also been granted access by the partner countries"; In that respect stresses the importance of reliable scientific data and independent ex post evaluations on the effectiveness of FPAs.
Amendment 101 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the EU to promote dialogue and cooperation with third countries, so as to ensure that they value the principles of the EU Common Fisheries Policy, and to monitor compliance with its rules;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Regrets that the European Parliament has a limited role in the adoption of the Fisheries Partnership agreements through only a consent procedure; believes that the European Parliament should have a more active role and should be immediately and fully informed at all stages of the procedures concerning the FPAs or its renewals in order to increase transparency and democratic accountability of the protocols;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas coastal fishing accounts for 80% of the European fleet, guarantees a high level of employment in coastal areas, islands and the outermost regions, and generally represents a socially and environmentally sustainable form of fishing; whereas its influence on the social and cultural characteristics of coastal and island regions is exceptional and diverse;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas coastal fishing should be made subject to management at local level which would takenaged at local level taking into account of the diversity of the fleets, gears, techniques and fish stocks in individual Member States and in every individual fishing zone;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the impossibility of using specific gears and techniques – which are more environmentally friendly and which do not have a significant impact on the status of endangered stocks – has a serious effect on the viability of already marginalised coastal and island communities causes increased depopulation and hinders development and innovation;echnical measures for the conservation and management of marine resources should apply to all European sea basins taking into account the regionalization principle and the objectives of the new CFP.
Amendment 55 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas some coastal fishing regions are located close to economically developed regions and tourist destinations but are nonetheless unable to achieve adequate economic growth; whereas the pressure to use the sea’s resources is already growing in such regions, and the fisheries sector is being marginalised in favour of tourism;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Encourages the establishment of marine protected areas, which will promote sustainable fisheries resources and facilitate the control of and fight against IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing ; stresses the need for the EU to provide adequate guidance, coordination and support to Member States in this respect;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses concern at and opposition to the non-selective approach being taken, consisting of banning the use in the Mediterranean region of traditional gears and techniques (e.g. banning the use of gillnets outside of the category of commercial fishing), on traditional gears and techniques which form part of the localsome inhabitants’ traditions and way of life, are more environmentally friendly, and do not have a significant impact on the status of endangered stocks; feel; believes that a non-selective approach to the use of gears and techniques iscould havinge a serious impact on the viability of already marginalised coastal and island communities, causing further depop; recognises that the already in place and well accepted Mediterranean Regulation band hindering development and innovation; of nets outside the commercial sectors draws a line of demarcation between commercial and non-commercial sectors, securing the Small-Scale Fisheries commercial sector from unfair/illegal competition and helps to fight against IUU, against illegal sales of catches and against the lack of catch data.
Amendment 177 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Notes that coastal marine ecosystems are sensible and urges Member-States and the Commission to evaluate the environmental impact of any activities that could affect the sustainability of fish stocks, such as maritime transport, waste, transport, aquifer pollution, drilling activities or the construction of new tourist facilities along the coast, in accordance with the precautionary principle.
Amendment 183 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, in accordance with the expert classification of fishing gears set out in the Mediterranean Regulation, to distinguishtake into account the differences between trawl nets and seine nets, sinc in order to give the best provisions governing trawl nets can in no way be applied to traditional coastal seine nets, which are intended for use in fishing for non-endangered species;towards the more sustainable use of each kind of them taking into account the most recent scientific advice
Amendment 184 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to ensure that a review of the assessment of the status of fish stocks as regards coastal fisheries is carried out, and stresses the need for an analysis of small-scale fishing’s impact on fish stocks, given that the species fished in coastal fisheries are mainly of little economic significance and account for a small proportion of commercial fishing;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to establish compulsory registers of lobbyists containing detailed information showing who is lobbying on behalf of whom, for what purpose and with what resources and funding;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to streamline access to information and ensure greater transparency in the application of the rules on exceptions set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that access is provided to documents and information on formal notice and infringement proceedings taken against Member States and on the implementation of Court of Justice judgments;
Amendment 102 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the operator and the fishing vessel haves not been subject to a sanction for a serious infringement according to the national law of the Member State pursuant to Article 42 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 and Article 90 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 during the 12 months prior to the application for the fishing authorisation;
Amendment 107 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) subsequently returned to the Union fishing fleet register within 24 months from the date of leaving it.
Amendment 132 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. If a flag Member State fails to refuse, amend, suspend or withdraw the authorisation in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5, the Commission may decide to withdraw the authorisation and notify the flag Member State and the operator accordingly. Such measures shall be adopted only after consulting the relevant Member State and operators and under duly justified reasons.
Amendment 173 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) the use of transparent and objective criteria, including those of environmental, social and economic nature.
Amendment 214 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. A flag Member State shall send the Commission the list(s) of vesselsactive fishing vessels as defined in Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 and that, wherever applicable, have an associated record of catches, it has authorised for fishing activities under the auspices of a regional fisheries management organisation.
Amendment 253 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) name of the owner and operator
Amendment 67 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Waste management in the Union should be improved, with a view to protecting, preserving and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, ensuring prudent and rational utilisationefficient use of natural resources and promoting a morthe principles of the circular economy.
Amendment 79 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Clear environmental, economic and social benefits would be derived from further increasing the targets laid down in Directive 94/62/EC for preparation for re- use and recycling of packaging waste, while taking into account the need to achieve clean material cycles. To this end, the targets for preparation for re-use and recycling of packaging waste should be increased to at least 75% by 2025 and to at least 95% by 2030. The targets for preparation for re-use of packaging waste should be increased to at least 10% by 2025 and to at least 15% by 2030.
Amendment 104 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The increase of the existing targets for preparation for re-use and recycling of packaging waste must be accompanied by adequate control measures to ensure the safety of materials intended to come into contact with food, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004.
Amendment 162 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
(2a) In Article 4, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The Commission shall, as appropriate, present proposals for measuresby 2020 to strengthen, upgrade and complement the enforcement of the essential requirements and to ensure that new packaging is put on the market only if the producer has taken all necessary measures to minimise its environmental impact without compromising the essential functions of theto improve the eco- design, reusability and recyclability of packaging as well as to phase out all hazardous materials in packaging."
Amendment 177 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(2b) In Article 5, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "Member States mayshall encourage re-use systems of packaging, which can be re- used in an environmentally sound manner, in conformity with the TreatyFEU. This shall be done by: - encouraging the use of deposit return schemes for re-useable packaging products and materials, - setting a minimum percentage of re-useable packaging placed on the market every year for each packaging stream, and - providing tax incentives to producers of re-usable packaging."
Amendment 201 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) no later than 31 December 2025 a minimum of 675% by weight of all packaging waste generated will be prepared for re-use and recycled;
Amendment 205 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
(i) 565 % of plastic;
Amendment 212 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point ii
(ii) 605% of wood;
Amendment 214 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
(iii) 7580% of ferrous metal;
Amendment 218 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point iv
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point iv
(iv) 7580% of aluminium;
Amendment 220 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point v
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g – point v
(v) 75% 80% of glass;
Amendment 223 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point vi
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point vi
(vi) 7590% of paper and cardboard;
Amendment 232 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) no later than 31 December 2030 a minimum of 795% by weight of all packaging waste generated will be prepared for re-use and recycled;
Amendment 237 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point –i (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point –i (new)
(-i) 85% of plastic;
Amendment 241 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point i
(i) 7580% of wood;
Amendment 246 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point ii
(ii) 895% of ferrous metal;
Amendment 247 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point iii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point iii
(iii) 895% of aluminium;
Amendment 250 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph – 1 point i – point iv
Article 6 – paragraph – 1 point i – point iv
(iv) 895% of glass;
Amendment 257 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point v
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i – point v
(v) 895% of paper and cardboard.
Amendment 271 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 288 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the weight of the packaging wasteproducts placed on the market which have been prepared for reuse shall be understood as the weight of packaging waste that has been recovered or collected by a recognised preparation for re-use operator and has undergone all necessary checking, cleaning and repairing operations to enable re-use without further sorting or pre-processingare demonstrated to have been re-used at least once following all necessary checking, cleaning and repairing operations;
Amendment 291 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the weight of packaging waste prepared for re-use shall be understood as the weight of packaging products initially placed on the market which have been collected by a recognised preparing for re- use operator and are demonstrated to have been re-used at least once following all necessary checking, cleaning and repairing operations.
Amendment 297 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Member States may include products and components prepared for re- use by recognised preparation for re-use operators or deposit-refund schemes. For the calculation of the adjusted rate of packaging waste prepared for re-use and recycled taking into account the weight of the products and components prepared for re-use, Member States shall use verified data from the operators and apply the formula set out in Annex IV. Member States should report separately on the amount of packaging waste prepared for re-use and recycled.
Amendment 311 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 3
Article 6a – paragraph 3
Amendment 339 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(5a) In Article 10, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 1. The Commission shall promotrevise, as appropriate, the preparation of European standards relating to the essential requirements referred to in Annex II to better measure and enforce them.
Amendment 340 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – indent -1
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – indent -1
(5b) In Article 10, the following indent is inserted: – criteria for phasing out hazardous substances in packaging,
Amendment 341 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – indent -1 a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – indent -1 a
(5c) In Article 10, the following indent is inserted: – criteria to incentivise the production of reusable and recyclable packaging,
Amendment 357 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
(7a) The following Article 12a is inserted: "Article 12a General requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes Member States shall ensure that extended producer responsibility schemes established in accordance with Article 8 and Article 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC also apply to packaging and packaging waste."
Amendment 368 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex II
Annex II
(12a) Annex II to Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste is replaced as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Amendment 373 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex II – point 1 – second indent
Annex II – point 1 – second indent
(-1) In Annex II, point 1, indent 2 is replaced by the following: — Packaging shall be designed, produced and commercialized in such a way as to permit its re-use or recovery, including recycling, and to minimize its impact on the environment when packaging waste or residues from packaging waste management operations are disposed of.
Amendment 376 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 a (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex II – point 1 – third indent
Annex II – point 1 – third indent
(-1a) In Annex II, point 1, indent 2a is inserted: — Packaging shall be manufactured so that it includes a minimum of 40 % recycled content, unless this is impracticable for reasons of safety and hygiene.
Amendment 377 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 b (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex II – point 3 – point a
Annex II – point 3 – point a
(-1b) In Annex II, point 3, point a is replaced by the following: (a) Packaging recoverable in the form of material recycling Packaging must be manufactured in such a way as to enable thethat it is technically, environmentally and economically practicable to reuse and recycle, taking into account the sorting, cleaning and scale of formats and materials used so as to enable the reuse and recycling of a certain percentage by weight of the materials used into the manufacture of marketable products, in compliance with current standards in the Community. The establishment of this percentage may vary, depending on the type of material of which the packaging is composed. Formats and material designs that impede sorting or reprocessing must be replaced with known and effective alternatives.
Amendment 378 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 d (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 d (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex II – point 3 – point d
Annex II – point 3 – point d
(b) Packaging recoverable in the form of energy recovery Packaging waste processed for the purpose of energy recovery shall have a minimum inferior calorific value to allow optimization of energy recovery-1d) In Annex II, point 3, point b is deleted.
Amendment 379 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 e (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 e (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex II – point 3 – point c
Annex II – point 3 – point c
(-1e) In Annex II, point 3, point c is replaced by the following: (c) Packaging recoverable in the form of composting Packaging waste processed for the purpose of composting shall be of such a biodegradable nature that it shoulddoes not hinder the separate collection and the composting process or activity into which it is introduced.
Amendment 380 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 f (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 f (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex II – point 3 – point d
Annex II – point 3 – point d
(-1f) In Annex II, point 3, point d is replaced by the following: (d) Biodegradable packaging Biodegradable packaging waste shall be of such a nature that it is capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biologica complete decomposition under natural decomposting conditions such that most of the finished compost ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide, biomass and water in less than two months with no harm for the marine environment."
Amendment 382 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 g (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 g (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex II – point 3 – point d a (new)
Annex II – point 3 – point d a (new)
(-1g) In Annex II, point 3, the following point da is inserted: (da) Oxo-degradable packaging From 2020, the use and distribution of oxo-degradable plastic packaging shall be banned."
Amendment 387 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 2
Annex – paragraph 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2
A: weight of packaging waste recycled or prepared for re-use in a given year;
Amendment 180 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Waste management in the Union should be improved, with a view to protecting, preserving and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, ensuring prudent and rational utilisationefficient use of natural resources and promoting a morthe principles of the circular economy.
Amendment 189 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Municipal waste constitutes approximately between 7 and 10% of the total waste generated in the Union; however, this waste stream is amongst the most complex ones to manage, and the way it is managed generally gives a good indication of the quality of the overall waste management system in a country. The challenges of municipal waste management result from its highly complex and mixed composition, direct proximity of the generated waste to citizens, and a very high public visibility , as well as its risks and impact on the environment and human health. As a result, its management involves a need for a highly complex waste management system, taking into account the precautionary principle, and including an efficient collection scheme, a need to actively engage citizens and businesses, a need for infrastructure adjusted to the specific waste composition, and an elaborate financing system. Countries which have developed efficient municipal waste management systems generally perform better in overall waste management.
Amendment 205 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should put in place adequate incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy, in particular, by means of financial incentives aimed at achieving the waste prevention and recycling objectives of this Directive, such as landfill and incineration charges aimed at dissuading and prohibiting such practices, pay as you throw schemes, extended producer responsibility schemes and incentives for local authorities.
Amendment 213 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should put in place adequate incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy, in particular, by means of financial incentives aimed at achieving the waste prevention and recycling objectives of this Directive, such as landfill and incineration charges aimed at dissuading and prohibiting such practices, pay as you throw schemes, extended producer responsibility schemes and incentives for local authorities.
Amendment 238 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extended producer responsibility schemes form an essential part of efficient waste management, but their effectiveness and performance differ significantly between Member States. Thus, it is necessary to set minimum operating requirements for extended producer responsibility. Those requirements should reduce costs and boost performance, as well as ensure a level-playing field, including for small and medium sized enterprises, and avoid obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market. They should also contribute to the incorporation of end-of-life costs into product prices and provide incentives for producers to take better into accountinclude always recyclability and reusability when designing their products. The requirements should apply to both new and existing extended producer responsibility schemes. A transitional period is however necessary for existing extended producer responsibility schemes to adapt their structures and procedures to the new requirements.
Amendment 264 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should take measures to promote prevention of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving food waste by 2030. These measures should aim to prevent food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households. Having regard to the environmental and economic benefits of preventing food waste, Member States should establish specific food waste prevention measures with a view to reducing food waste by 30% by 2025 and to recycle 50% of bio-waste by 2025 and should measure progress in food waste reduction. To facilitate exchange of good practice across the EU both between Member States and between food business operators, uniform methodologies for such measurement should be established. Reporting on food waste levels should take place on a biennial basis.
Amendment 308 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure the reliability of the data gathered on preparation for re-use it is essential to establish common rules for reporting. Similarly, it is important to lay down more precise rules on how Member States should report what is effectively recycled and can be counted towards the attainment of the recycling targets. To that effect, as a general rule, the reporting on the attainment of the recycling targets must be based on the input to the final recycling process. In order to limit administrative burdens, Member States should be allowed, under strict conditions, to report recycling rates on the basis of the output of sorting facilities. Losses in weight of materials or substances due to physical and/or chemical transformation processes inherent to the final recycling process should not be deducted from the weight of the waste reported as recycled.
Amendment 316 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Member States should, for the purposes of calculating whether the preparation for re-use and recycling targets are achieved, be able to take into account products and components that are prepared for re-use by recognised re-use operators and by deposit-refund schemes and the recycling of metals that takes place in conjunction with incineration. In order to ensure a uniform calculation of this data, the Commission will adopt detailed rules on the determination of recognised preparation for re-use operators and deposit-refund schemes, on the quality criteria for recycled metals and on the collection, verification and reporting of data.
Amendment 338 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives economic operators and Member States a clear direction for the investments needed to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds by promoting prevention first, re-use and preparing for re-use, followed by recycling, in line with the waste hierarchy, without earmarking any funds in favour of incinerators nor landfills.
Amendment 389 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 a – point b
Article 3 – point 1 a – point b
(b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources that is comparable to household waste in nature, and composition and quantity.
Amendment 428 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 4
Article 3 – point 4
4. "bio-waste" means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, comparable waste from food processing plants and other waste with similar biodegradability propertieswith proven biodegradability properties through biodegradability standards compatible with home composting or local composting infrastructure, that is comparable in nature, composition and quantity;
Amendment 456 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16 a (new)
Article 3 – point 16 a (new)
(ea) The following point 16a is inserted: 16a. "preparing for re-use operators" means enterprises or networks of enterprises which handle waste, working along the preparing for re-use process chain, and which respect applicable waste and other relevant laws where they operate."
Amendment 476 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 17a
Article 3 – point 17a
17a. "final recycling process" means the recycling process which begins when no further mechanical sorting operation is needed and waste materials enter a production process and are effectively reprocessed into products, materials or substances;
Amendment 522 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy. ensure that pricing of waste treatment operations provide adequate incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy. Economic instruments to support this shall include: a) progressive increase of landfill levies for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); b) introduction or increase of incineration levies; c) progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems; d) green levies or advanced disposal fees to apply to specific products where producer responsibility programs are not in place; e) market restrictions for single-use and non-recyclable products and packaging; f) deposit return and other systems incentivising municipal waste producers and economic operators to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; g) measures to reduce VAT for reusable and recyclable products; and h) measures to suppress harmful subsidies not consistent with the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 535 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall report to the Commission the specific instruments put in place in accordance with this paragraph by [insert date eighteen18 months after the entry into force of this Directive] and every fivthree years following that date.
Amendment 536 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
(3a) In Article 4, the following paragraph 3a is inserted: ‘3a. In addition to the established waste hierarchy, a specific food waste hierarchy shall apply as a priority in food waste prevention and regulatory policy as follows: a) source prevention / reduction (through procurement); b) edible food rescue, prioritising human over animal feed; c) local and residential composting; d) centralised composting e) local anaerobic digestion; f) mechanical biological mixed waste treatment;’
Amendment 570 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point –a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point –a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph -1 (new)
(-a) the following paragraph -1 is inserted: "-1. Products that have completed the preparing for re-use process shall be granted end of waste status by the preparing for re-use operator. They shall be regarded as second-hand products and can count towards the achievement of the targets laid out in this Directive."
Amendment 575 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – point i
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1– introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1– introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that waste which has undergone a recycling or other recovery operation is considered to have ceased to be waste if it complies with the following conditions:
Amendment 595 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Waste which is considered to have ceased to be waste in accordance with paragraph 1 may be considered to be prepared for reuse, recycled or recovered for the purpose of the calculation of the achievement of the targets set out in this Directive, Directive 94/62/EC, Directive 2000/53/EC, Directive 2006/66/EC andMember States shall notify the Commission of technical regulations adopted under paragraph 1, in accordance with Directive 20125/19535/EUC of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) respectively if it has been subject to a preparing for reuse, recycling or recovery in accordance with those, where so required by that Directives.
Amendment 598 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
(b) paragraphs 2, 3 and 43 are replaced by the following:
Amendment 599 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 600 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
(ba) paragraph 4 is deleted.
Amendment 641 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such measures mayshall encourage, inter alia, the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, that are technically durable and that are, after having become waste, suitable for preparation for re-use and recycling in order to facilitate proper implementation of the waste hierarchy. The measures should take into account the impact of products throughout their life cycle.
Amendment 652 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall organise an exchange of information between Member States, local authorities, civil society organizations and the actors involved in producer responsibility schemes on the practical implementation of the requirements defined in Article 8a and on best practices to ensure adequate governance and cross- border cooperation of extended producer responsibility schemes. This includes, inter alia, exchange of information on the organisational features and the monitoring of producer responsibility organisations, the selection of waste management operators and the prevention of littering. The Commission shall publish the results of the exchange of information.
Amendment 691 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
- contain clear targets for improvement of product design (eco- design) from a material efficiency and optimised end-of-life perspective;
Amendment 696 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
- ensure the eco-design of products and foster better resource efficiency, by rewarding the efforts of the producer to take into account the reusability, reparability and recyclability of products;
Amendment 700 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 c (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 c (new)
- contribute to the accounting of all environmental costs of goods including its life-cycle carbon footprint into their final price;
Amendment 703 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 d (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 d (new)
- discourage the single-use of plastic for beverage and food items and for non- reusable or non-recyclable packaging.
Amendment 752 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 1
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 1
- costs of separate collection, transportation to preparing for re-use, recycling or other recovery operation plants, sorting and treatment operations required to meet the waste management targets referred to in paragraph 1,the second indent of paragraph 1, taking into account the revenues from re-use or sales of secondary raw material from their products;
Amendment 766 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 2
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 2
- costs of providing adequate information to waste holders in accordance with paragraph 2, as well as costs of providing access to online platforms which provide repair and service manuals to preparing for re-use operators;
Amendment 784 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) are modulated on the basis of the real end-of-lifir carbon footprint, sustainable sourcing and the real life-cycle cost of individual products or groups of similar products, notably by taking into account their re-usability and recyclabilityease of repair, re-usability, recyclability as well as the amount of reusable, recyclable and hazardous material content;
Amendment 825 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 6
Article 8a – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall establish a platform to ensure a regular dialogue between the stakeholders involved in the implementation of extended producer responsibility, including producers and distributors, private or public waste operators, social economy enterprises, local authorities and, where applicable, recognised preparation for re-use operators.'
Amendment 848 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- encourage the use of products that are resource efficient, durable, reparable and recyclable products, as well as the use of procurement criteria encouraging the use of resource-efficient products, and information and communication programmes and other measures;
Amendment 851 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- implement deposit-refund and return-refill schemes for bottles and food recipients making sure those systems are integrated in producer responsibility schemes and that consumers are incentivised to use such schemes;
Amendment 856 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 b (new)
- include economic instruments that encourage businesses and citizens to reduce their waste generation e.g. pay-as- you-throw models;
Amendment 866 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
- encourage the setting up of systems promoting repair and reuse activities, including in particular for electrical and electronic equipment, textiles and, furniture and construction materials;
Amendment 878 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
- reduce waste generation in processes related to industrial production, extraction of minerals and construction and demolition, taking into account best available techniques; including tools for buildings, such as pre-demolition audits and the introduction of building passports;
Amendment 881 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
- eliminate hazardous substances on materials and products;
Amendment 882 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
- phase out environmentally harmful subsidies, including those for incinerators as well as direct and indirect subsidies for fossil fuels;
Amendment 883 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 c (new)
- prohibit the use of plastic microbeads in products which cause marine pollution and pose a risk to marine life;
Amendment 884 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 d (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 d (new)
- ensure that, by 2030, the quantity of municipal waste per weight is reduced by 20% compared to the quantity produced in 2014;
Amendment 885 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 e (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 e (new)
- reduce marine litter by 50 % by 2025 compared with 2014 levels;
Amendment 886 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 f (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 f (new)
- phase out all burning waste to energy practices by 2025;
Amendment 887 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 g (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 g (new)
- ensure that Union and national funds are mobilised to help achieve the top of the waste hierarchy, such as separate collection and re-use operations, and ensure that the development of recycling infrastructure funds for waste incinerators and landfills is prohibited;
Amendment 888 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The measures referred to in indents 4a to 4g can take the form of economic and fiscal policies such as a gradual progressive application of VAT in favour of waste hierarchy.
Amendment 896 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
- reduce the generation of food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households, encourage the retail food sector to distribute unsold food to charity associations and ensure that food waste is reduced by at least 30% by 2025 and by at least 50% by 2030 in each of the manufacturing, retail/distribution, food service/hospitability and household sectors.
Amendment 929 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By 31 December 2017, the Commission shall establish a Union target, setting out an increase of 30% by 2030 in resource-efficiency compared to 2014 levels, as well as national resource- efficiency targets; those targets shall be measured on the basis of the carbon footprint of products and materials.
Amendment 972 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
1. Member States shall take measures, as appropriate, to promote preparing for re-use activities, notably by encouraging the establishment of and support for preparing for re-use and repair networksoperators and networks, in particular those operating as social economy enterprises, and by facilitating the access of such networks to waste collection points and facilities, and by promoting the use of economic instruments, green public procurement criteria, quantitative objectives or other measures. In order to ensure that such access to waste collection points and facilities is granted for preparing for re-use operators, Member States shall set separate quantitative targets for preparing for re-use. By 31 December 2020, the proportion of the collected municipal waste prepared for re-use, deriving primarily from waste electrical and electronic equipment, furniture and textiles shall be at least 2%. By 2030, that proportion shall be increased up to 4 %.
Amendment 987 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall take measures to promote high quality recycling and, to this end, shall set up separate collection of waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors and to attain the targets set out in paragraph 2. and establish economic incentives that promote collection, re-use and recycling. Those incentives shall include the establishment, by 2020, of deposit-refund schemes for re-use and recycling of beverage packaging.
Amendment 1008 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Member States shall take measures to promote sorting systems for construction and demolition waste and for at least the following: wood, aggregates, metal, glass, plastics and plaster. Sorting of other recyclable materials shall be promoted through a progressive approach. Sorting of construction and demolition waste shall be mandatory in Green Public Procurement.
Amendment 1024 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by 2025, the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal waste shall be increased to a minimum of 605% by weight. Within this target, the preparing for re-use of municipal waste shall be increased to a minimum of 3% by weight;
Amendment 1040 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) by 2030, the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal waste shall be increased to a minimum of 6570% by weight. Within this target, the preparing for re-use of municipal waste shall be increased to a minimum of 4% by weight;
Amendment 1088 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 31 December 2018, the Commission shall carry out an assessment study on the measurement of the recycling level at the output of the recycling process and, in light of that assessment, shall evaluate the possibility of adjusting the 2030 targets.
Amendment 1089 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Member States shall make sure that waste that has been separately collected pursuant to this Article and Article 22, are not disposed of or subject to energy recovery.
Amendment 1102 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 1– point b
Article 11a – paragraph 1– point b
(b) the weight of the municipal waste prepared for reuse shall be understood as the weight of municipal waste that has been recovered or collected by a recognised preparation for re-use operator and has undergone all necessary checking, cleaning and repairing operations to enable re-use without further sorting or pre- processing and is made available for sale or donation as a second-hand product in the country within which it was initially collected as waste;
Amendment 1114 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 2
Article 11a – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure harmonised conditions for the application of paragraph 1(b) and (c) and of Annex VI, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a establishing minimum quality and operational requirementguidelines for the determination of recognised preparation for re-use operators and deposit-refund schemes, including specific rules on data collection, verification and reporting.
Amendment 1116 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 3
Article 11a – paragraph 3
Amendment 1181 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(12a) In Article 15, the following paragraph is added: '4a. Member States shall ensure that social clauses are included in the selection procedures of waste management operators.'
Amendment 1212 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 of December 2019, Member States shall ensure the separate collection of bio-waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to ensure the relevant quality standards for compost and to attain the targets set out in Article 11(2)(a), (c) and (d) and 11(3).
Amendment 1220 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(a) the recycling, including composting, andhome and local composting as well as small digestion of bio-waste;
Amendment 1223 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) prevention of food waste through measures such as the distribution by the retail food sector of unsold products to charity associations;
Amendment 1230 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Member States shall reach the food waste reduction target of at least 30% by 2025 in each of the manufacturing, retail/distribution, food service/hospitability and household sectors and shall recycle 50% of bio-waste by 2025. By 31 December 2020, the Commission shall assess the food waste resulting from feeding animals through cereals and, in light of that assessment, shall evaluate whether to set up a reduction target for such waste.
Amendment 1246 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a – point ii
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) measures to combat all forms of littering and to clean up all types of litter, with specific prevention measures on the top ten items found on beaches by region, and to clean up all types of litter; those measures shall include market restrictions, consumer levies on single-use plastics and packaging, replacement of materials which are not reusable or recyclable and establishment of deposit-refund schemes to increase collection and prevent littering.
Amendment 1263 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 11(2)(a) to (d) and, Article 11(3) and Article 22 for each calendar year to the Commission. They shall report this data electronically within 18 months of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected. The data shall be reported in the format established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 6. The first reporting shall cover the data for the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.
Amendment 1268 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of verifying compliance with Article 11(2)(b), the amount of waste prepared for re-use, recycled and used for backfilling operations shall be reported separately from the amount of waste. The preparation for re-use operations shall be reported as preparedation for re- use or recycled. The reprocessing of waste into materials that are to be used for backfilling operations shall be reported as backfilling. The Commission should assess a separate target for re-use and recycling (without backfilling) by 31 December 2020.
Amendment 1272 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 – paragraph 6
Article 37 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting data in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 and for the reporting on preparing for re-use and backfilling operations. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2).
Amendment 36 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Waste management in the Union should be improved, with a view to protecting, preserving and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, ensuring prudent and rational utilisationefficient use of natural resources and promoting a morthe principles of the circular economy.
Amendment 48 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Clear environmental, economic and social benefits would be derived from further restricting or banning landfilling, starting with waste streams that are subject to separate collection (e.g. plastics, metals, glass, paper, bio-waste). Technical, environmental or economical feasibility conditions of recycling or other recovery of residual waste resulting from separately collected waste should be taken into account in the implementation of these landfill restrictions.
Amendment 51 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Biodegradable municipal waste accounts for a large proportion of municipal waste. Landfilling of untreated biodegradable waste poses significant negative envioronmental effects in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air. While Directive 1999/31/EC already sets landfill diversion targets for biodegradable waste it is appropriate to put in place further restrictions on the landfilling of biodegradable waste by prohibiting the landfilling of biodegradable waste that has been separately collected in accordance with Article 22 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 64 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A progressive reductionphasing out of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reductionphasing out should avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union's long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such obligation should not lead to the creation of overcapacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction targetban defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive.
Amendment Amendment144 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 6 – point a – first subparagraph
Article 6 – point a – first subparagraph
(3a) in Article 6(a), the first subparagraph is amended as follows: "(a) only residual waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, that is not separately collected, nor biodegradable, compostable reusable or recyclable, is landfilled when no other environmentally sustainable alternative exists. This provision may not apply to inert waste for which treatment is not technically feasible, nor to any other waste for which such treatment does not contribute to the objectives of this Directive, as set out in Article 1, by reducing the quantity of the waste or the hazards to human health or the environment;"”
Amendment 86 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(-1) In article 1 paragraph 1 is replaced by the following 1. With a view to meeting the requirements of Directive 75/442/EEC, and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof, the aim of this Directive is, by way of stringent operational and technical requirements on the waste and landfills, to provide for measures, procedures and guidance to prevent or, reduce as far as possiblnd definitely eliminate negative effects on the environment, in particular the pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air, and on the global environment, including the greenhouse effect, as well as any resulting risk to human health, from landfilling of waste, during the whole life-cycle of the landfill.
Amendment 89 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(-a) in Article 5 paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 1. Member States shall set up a national strategy for the implementation of the reduction of biodegradable phasing out bio-waste going to landfills, not later than two years after the date laid down in Article 18(1) and notify the Commission of this strategy. This strategy shouldall include measures to achieve the targets set out in paragraph 2 by means of in particular, recycling, composting, small biogas productiondigesters or materials/energy recovery and shall progressively ban bio-waste going to landfills by 2025. Within 30 months of the date laid down in Article 18(1) the Commission shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with a report drawing together the national strategies.
Amendment 97 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ba) in paragraph 3, the following point is added: (fa) separately collected, re-usable, recyclable, biodegradable and compostable municipal waste.
Amendment 103 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 2030 the amount of municipal waste landfilled is reduced to 10% of the total amount of municipal waste genapply by 2030 a ban on all landfilling, with exception of residual waste for which a through environmental impact assessment shows that is more environmentally sustainable alternatived.
Amendment 133 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 5 with a view to reducing it and introducing restrictions to the landfilling of non-hazardous waste other than municipal wasteaching it earlier. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 145 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 6 – point a – second subparagraph
Article 6 – point a – second subparagraph
(4) in Article 6(a), the following sentenceubparagraph is added: ‘Member States shall ensure that measures taken in accordance with this point do not compromise the achievement of the objectives of Directive 2008/98/EC, notabparticularly on the increase of preparing for re- use and recycling as set out in Article 11 of that Directive.’
Amendment 149 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 6 – point c
Article 6 – point c
Amendment 150 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 6 – point d
Article 6 – point d
(d) used only for inert waste.4a) in Article 6 point d is deleted. inert waste landfills sites shall be
Amendment 21 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Waste management in the Union should be improved, with a view to protecting, preserving and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, ensuring prudent and rational utilisationefficient use of natural resources and promoting a morthe principles of the circular economy.
Amendment 18 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Improving the efficiency of energy- related products through informed consumer choice benefits the Union economy overall, drives innovation and will contribute to the achievement of the Union's 2020 and 2030 energy efficiency targets. It will also allow consumers to save moneyenergy and money and reduce the environmental impact.
Amendment 24 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The provision of accurate, relevant and comparable information on the specificactual energy consumption of energy-related products facilitates the customer's choice in favour of those products which consume less energy and other essential resources during use. A standardised mandatory label is an effective mean to provide potential customers with comparable information on the energy consumption and environmental impact of energy-related products. It should be supplemented with a product information sheet containing absolute energy consumption and environmental impact data, including information regarding the durability of products and the extent to which they can be repaired or recycled. The label should be easily recognisable, simple and concise. To this end the existing dark green to red colour scale of the label should be retained as the basis to inform customers about the energy efficiency of products. A classification using letters from A to G has shown to be most effective for customers. In situations where, because of ecodesign measures under Directive 2009/125/EC, products can no longer fall into classes 'F' or 'G', those classes should not be shown on the label. For exceptional cases this should also be extended to the 'D' and 'E' classes, although this situation is unlikely to occur given that the label would be rescaled once a majority of product models falls into the top two classes.
Amendment 30 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Manufacturers respond to the energy label by creating ever more efficient products. This technological development leads to products populating mainly the highest classes of the energy label. Further product differentiation may be necessary to allow customers a proper comparison, leading to the need to rescale labels. For the frequency of such rescaling a timescale of approximately ten years would be appropriate, while the timing thereof must be decided on the basis of technological progress and justified by excess numbers in the highest classes, taking into account the need to avoid over burdening manufacturers. This Regulation should therefore lay down detailed arrangements for rescaling in order to maximise legal certainty for suppliers and dealers. A newly rescaled label should have empty top classes to encourage technological progress and enable ever more efficient products to be developed and recognised. When a label is rescaled, confusion to customers should be avoided by replacing all energy labels within a short timeframe.
Amendment 47 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down a framework on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy under real-life conditions and other resources by energy- related products during use under real-life conditions and supplementary information concerning energy-related products, including the durability of products and the extent to which they can be repaired or recycled, in order to allow customers to choose more sustainable and efficient products.
Amendment 67 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) 'Supplementary information' means information on the functional and environmental performance of an energy- related product, such as its absolute energy consumption or, durability and the extent to which it can be repaired or recycled, which is based on data that are measurable by market surveillance authorities, is unambiguous and has no significant negative impact on the clear intelligibility and effectiveness of the label as a whole towards customers.
Amendment 106 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 127 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Labels shall be re-scaled periodically to reflect technological progress and where there are too many products in the highest classes.
Amendment 141 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Labels introduced by delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2010/30/EU before the date of application of this Regulation shall be considered as labels for the purposes of this Regulation. The Commission shall review those labels within fivthree years of the entry into force of this Regulation with a view to rescaling them on a scale from A to G.
Amendment 150 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, having consulted the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 10, establish a working plan which shall be made publicly available. The working plan shall set out an indicative list of product groups which are considered as priorities for the adoption of delegated acts. The working plan shall also set out plans for the revision and rescaling of labels of products or product groups. The working plan may be amended periodically by the Commission after consultation with the Consultation Forum. The working plan may be combinStresses the urgent need to include new product groups in the working plan, which must be coordinated with the working plan required by Article 16 of Directive 2009/125/EC.
Amendment 160 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point k
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point k
(k) the conformity assessment procedures and the measurement and calculation methods to be used to determine label and product information sheet information on the basis of the actual conditions of use;
Amendment 162 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point l
(l1) whether for larger appliances a higher level of energy efficiency is required to reach a given energy class, in order to reflect the products' absolute energy consumption;
Amendment 167 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point e a (new)
Annex I – part 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) information on the product's durability and whether it can be repaired and recycled and on the availability on the market of spare parts for repair purposes.
Amendment 95 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figure in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandableHowever, at the last UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP21 in Paris), it has been widely recognised that an effort should be done to keep the average temperature well below 2°C, possibly within 1.5°C degrees, by the end of the century. In order to attain this objective, a higher percentage of annual reduction is needed, with a view to guaranteeing that the overall emissions reduction will actually meet the reduction targets set for 2030 and 2050.
Amendment 106 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is a key Union priority to establish a resilient Energy Union to provide secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy to its citizens. Achieving this requires continuation of ambitious climate action with the EU ETS as the cornerstone of Europe’s climate policy, and progress on the other aspects of Energy Union17. ImplementingScaling up the ambition decided in the 2030 framework, in order to guarantee that the reduction targets set for 2050 will be met, contributes to delivering a meaningful carbon price and continuing to stimulate cost-efficient greenhouse gas emission reductions. __________________ 17 COM(2015)80, establishing a COM(2015)80, establishing a Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy
Amendment 112 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time, starting from 2021. Avoiding carbon leakage is not a justification to postpone full transition, and targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is justified in order to address genuine risks of increases in greenhousauctioning, even in the light of the most recent data showing that no carbon leakage ghas emissions in third countries where industry is not subjoccurred so far nor is it expected to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economiesemerge as a major problem with a CO2 price as high as EUR 60 per ton.
Amendment 116 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The auctioning of allowances remains the general rule, with free allocation as the exception. Consequently, and as confirmed by the European Councilrule. Consequently, the share of allowances to be auctioned, which was 57% over the period 2013-2020, should not be reducebe raised to 100%, starting from the fourth allocation period. The Commission's Impact Assessment18 provides details on the auction share and specifies that this 57% share is made up of allowances auctioned on behalf of Member States, including allowances set aside for new entrants but not allocated, allowances for modernising electricity generation in some Member States and allowances which are to be auctioned at a later point in time because of their placement in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 . __________________ 18 SEC(2015)XX SWD(2015)135 19 Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of …6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L […], […]264, 9.10.2015, p. […]1).
Amendment 123 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To preserve the environmental benefit of emission reductions in the Union while actionshe study commissioned by other countries do not provide comparable incentives to industry to reduce emissions, free allocation should continue to installations in sectors and sub-sectors at genuine risk of carbon leakage. Experience gathered during the operation of the EU ETS confirmed that sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage to varying degrees, and that free allocation has prevented carbon leakage. While some sectors and sub-sect Commission from a consortium of research and analysis centres in 2013 has concluded that during the years 2005- 2012 no carbon leakage as defined by the Directive has occurred and that the slight fluctuations in imports/exports can be deemed at a higher risk of carbon leakage, others are able to pass on a considerable share of the costs of allowances to cover their emissions in product prices without losing market share and only bear the remaining part of the costs so that they are at a low risk of carbon leakage. The Commission should determine and differentiate the relevant sectors based on their trade intensity and their emissions intensity to better identify sectors at a genuine risk of carbon leakage. Where, based on these criteria, a threshold determined by taking into account the respective possibility for sectors and sub-sectors concerned to pass on costs in product prices is exceeded, the sector or sub-sector should be deemed at risk of carbon leakage. Others should be considered at a low risk or at no risk of carbon leakage. Taking into account the possibilities for sectors and sub-sectobserved is attributable to the global demand development and input price differences. According to a recent study, differences in electricity prices are unlikely to significantly affect the Union market and, even for energy intensive sectors, the electricity price could account for roughly the 0.01% of changes in the market flow. The same study has concluded that with a CO2 price of EUR 40-65 per ton imports woutside of electricity generation to pass on costs in product prices should also reduce windfall profitsld increase by less than 0.05% and exports would decrease approximately by 0.2%.
Amendment 133 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 140 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rules, certain installations in sectors or sub-sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 150 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The main long-term incentive from this Directive for the capture and storage of CO2 (CCS), new renewable energy technologies and breakthrough innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes is the carbon price signal it creates and that allowances will not need to be surrendered for CO2 emissions which are permanently stored or avoided. In addition, to supplement the resources already being used to accelerate demonstration of commercial CCS facilities and innovative renewable energy technologies, EU ETS allowances should be used to provide guaranteed rewards for deployment of CCS facilities, new renewable energy technologies and industrial innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in the Union for CO2 stored or avoided on a sufficient scale, provided an agreement on knowledge sharing is in place. The majority of this support should be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, while some support may be given when pre- determined milestones are reached taking into account the technology deployed. The maximum percentage of project costs to be supported may vary by category of project.
Amendment 162 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A Modernisation Fund should be established from 2% of the total EU ETS allowances, and auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Regulation 1031/2010. Member States who in 2013 had a GDP per capita at market exchange rates of below 60% below the Union average should be eligible for funding from the Modernisation Fund and derogate up to 2030 from the principle of full auctioning for electricity generation by using the option of free allocation in order to transparently promote real investments modernising their energy sector while avoiding distortions of the internal energy markestimulate the introduction and the dissemination of renewables while avoiding any funding for any fossil fuel based power plant. The rules for governing the Modernisation Fund should provide a coherent, comprehensive and transparent framework to ensure the most efficient implementation possible, taking into account the need for easy access by all participants. The function of the governance structure should be commensurate with the purpose of ensuring the appropriate use of the funds. That governance structure should be composed of an investment board and a management committee and due account should be taken of the expertise of the EIB in the decision-making process unless support is provided to small projects through loans from a national promotional banks or through grants via a national programme sharing the objectives of the Modernisation Fund. Investments financed from the fund should be proposed by the Member States. To ensure that the investment needs in low income Member States are adequately addressed, the distribution of funds will take into account in equal shares verified emissions and GDP criteria. The financial assistance from the Modernisation Fund could be provided through different forms.
Amendment 169 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernisin promoting the enelargye sectorcale use of renewables, in line with the Energy Union objectives. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.
Amendment 174 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 establishes a Market Stability Reserve for the EU ETS in order to make auction supply more flexible and make the system more resilient. This decision also provides for allowances not allocated to new entrants up to 2020 and not allocated because of cessations and partial cessations to be placed in the Market Stability Reserve. From 2021 onwards, allowances that have not been allocated to any installation should be permanently cancelled.
Amendment 175 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to adopt non-legislative acts of general application to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of a legislative act, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 3d(3), Article 10(4), Article 10a(1) and (8), Article 10b, Article 10d, Article 14(1), Article 15, Article 19(3), Article 22, Article 24, Article 24a and Article 25a of Directive 2003/87/EC. In order to reduce delegations to the minimum, the existing powers in respect of the operation of the special reserve, for attributing quantities of international credits which may be exchanged and placing further standards for what may be exchanged and for further rules on double counting in Article 3f(9), Article 11a(9) and Article 11b(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC are deleted. Acts adopted pursuant to those provisions continue to apply. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council. As regards the delegation in respect of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, those Member States which do not use the common platform for auctioning may continue not to do so.
Amendment 187 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Amendment 191 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 i (new)
Article 1 – point -1 i (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraphs 1 and 2
Article 3 d – paragraphs 1 and 2
Amendment 196 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 4
Article 3 d – paragraph 4
Amendment 200 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 e
Article 3 e
(1b) Article 3e is deleted.
Amendment 202 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 f
Article 3 f
Amendment 212 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Starting in 2021, the linear factor shall be 2.2%quantity of allowances shall decrease by a linear factor of 4% compared to the average annual quantity of total verified emissions for the period 2016-2018. The Commission shall review the linear factor and submit a proposal, where appropriate, to the European Parliament and to the Council within six months of facilitative dialogue to be convened under the UNFCCC in 2018, within six months of the global stocktake foreseen in 2023 and on the occasion of all of subsequent global stocktakes thereafter.
Amendment 231 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 57%1st January 2021, Member States shall auction all allowances.
Amendment 263 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
(bb) In paragraph 3, the introductory part is replaced by the following: '3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances. At least 50 100% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c), or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shouldall be used for one or more of the following:'
Amendment 273 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b e (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point b e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 279 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point j
'(j) to fund financial measures in favour of sectors or subsectors that arethe dissemination of renewable energies and to support sectors or subsectors conventionally defined as exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to their significant indirect costs that are actually, determined by the use of an increased share of renewables-generated power and by the reduction of the costs incurred from greenhouse gas emissions costs passed on in electricity prices, provided that these measures meet the conditions set out in Article 10a(6);'
Amendment 286 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point c b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
(cb) in paragraph 3 the following subparagraph is inserted: 'This information shall be provided through a standardised template elaborated by the Commission, featured by a minimum level of detail allowing for transparency, accountability and comparability, including information on the additionality of the funds and the allocation of funds for all the spending categories listed above. The Commission shall make this information publicly available.'
Amendment 289 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d
Article 1 – point 4 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
(d) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: '4. By 30 June 20108, the Commission shall adopt a regulation on timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning to ensure that it is exclusively accessible to operators of installation covered by this Directive and is conducted in an open, transparent, harmonised and non- discriminatory manner. To this end, the process should be predictable, in particular as regards the timing and sequencing of auctions and the estimated volumes of allowances to be made available. Auctions shall be designed to ensure that: (a) operators, and in particular any SMEs covered by the Community scheme, have full, fair and equitable access; (b) all participantoperators have access to the same information at the same time and that participants do not undermine the operation of the auction; (c) the organisation and participation in auctions is cost-efficient and undue administrative costs are avoided; and (d) access to allowances is granted for small emitters.'
Amendment 315 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 2, 3 and 4
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 2, 3 and 4
(b) a new third subparagraph is added to paragraph 2 as follows: "The benchmark values for free allocation shall be adjusted in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progress in the period between 2007-8 and each later period for which free allocations are determined in accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adopted pursuant to Article 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless: (i) On the basis of information submitted pursuant to Article 11, the Commission shall identify whether the values for each benchmark calculated using the principles in Article 10a differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower annually. If so, that benchmark value shall be adjusted either 0.5% or 1.5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made; (ii) By way of derogation regarding the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas, these benchmark values shall be adjusted by the same percentage as the refineries benchmarks in order to preserve a level playing field for producers of these products. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act for this purpose in accordance with Article 22a."in paragraph 2, subparagraphs 2, 3 and 4 are deleted.
Amendment 390 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 391 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 403 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
From 2021, onwards, any allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of paragraphs 19 and 20 shall be added to the reserve. Allowances which are in the reserve by 2030 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 407 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e
Article 1 – point 5 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
From 2021, allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of paragraphs 19 and 20 shall be added to the reserve. Allowances which are in the reserve by 2030 shall be cancelled."
Amendment 410 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 421 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
400 million allowances shall be available to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 428 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in low-carbon industrial products, technologies and processes and support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS and innovative renewable energy technologies that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 60% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40% may notEligible costs of projects may be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed.
Amendment 449 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b and Article 10c
Article 10b and Article 10c
Articles 10b and 10c are replaced by the following: "Article 10b Measures to support certain energy- intensive industries in the event of carbon leakage 1. product exceeds 0.2 from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €), shall be deemed to be at risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub-sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. 2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensdeleted. Sectors and sub-sectors where the the extent to which ity is above 0.18 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria: (a) for individual installations in the sector or sub-sectors concerned to reduce emission levels or electricity consumption; (b) characteristics; (c) indicator of long-run investment or relocation decisions. 3. considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices, and shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. 4. Commission shall adopt a delegated act for the preceding paragraphs for activities at a 4-digit level (NACE-4 code) as concerns paragraph 1, in accordance with Article 23, based on data for the three most recent calendar years available. Article 10c Option for transitional free allocation for the modernisation of the energy sector 1. to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in € at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to installations for electricity production for the modernisation of the energy sector. 2. organise a competitive bidding process for projects with a total amount of investment exceeding €10 million to select the investments to be financed with free allocation. This competitive bidding process shall: (a) transparency, non-discrimination, equal treatment and sound financial management; (b) contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid; (c) and non-discriminatory selection criteria for the ranking of projects, so as to ensure that projects are selected which: (i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emission reduction and realise a pre-determined significant level of CO2 reductions; (ii) are additional, clearly respond to replacement and modernisation needs and do not supply a market-driven increase in energy demand; (iii) By 30 June 2019, any Member State intending to make use of optional free allocation shall publish a detailed national framework setting out the competitive bidding process and selection criteria for public comment. Where investments with a value of less than €10 million are supported with free allocation, the Member State shall select projects based onpossible current and projected market profit margins as a potential Other sectors and sub-sectors are By 31 December 2019, the By derogation from Article 10a(1) The Member State concerned shall comply with the principles of ensure that only projects which define clear, objective and, transparent criteria. The results of this selection process shall be published for public comment. On this basis, the Member State concerned shall establish and submit a list of investments to the Commission by 30 June 2019. 3. investments shall at least equal the market value of the free allocation, while taking into account the need to limit directly linked price increases. The market value shall be the average of the price of allowances on the common auction platform in the preceding calendar year. 4. be deducted from the quantity of allowances that the Member State would otherwise auction. The total free allocation shall be no more than 40% of the allowances which the Member State concerned receives in the period 2021-30 pursuant to Article 10(2)(a) spread out in equal annual volumes over the period from 2021-30. 5. made upon demonstration that an investment selected according to the rules of the competitive bidding process has been carried out. 6. benefiting electricity generators and network operators to report by 28 February of each year on the implementation of their selected investments. Member States shall report on this to the Commission, and the Commission shall make such reports public."offer best value for money; The value of the intended Transitional free allocations shall Allocations to operators shall be Member States shall require
Amendment 524 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 1
Article 10c – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in €EUR at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to boost large- scale renewable energy installations for clean electricity production forthrough the modernisation of the energy sector.
Amendment 542 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to the diversification of their energy mixrenewable energy-related technologies and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the clean energy production, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
Amendment 589 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A fund to support investments in modernising energy systems by boosting large-scale renewable energy projects and improving energy efficiency in Member States with a GDP per capita below 60% of the Union average in 2013 shall be established for the period 2021-30 and financed as set out in Article 10.
Amendment 605 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 2
2. The fund shall also finance small- scale investment projects in the modernisation of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency. To this end, the investment board shall develop guidelines and investment selection criteria specific to such projects.
Amendment 653 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d a (new)
Article 10d a (new)
(7a) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 10da Solidarity fund for decarbonisation A fund to support local communities and workers in regions most strongly affected by the on-going transition to a decarbonised economy shall be established for the period 2021-2030 and financed by at least 100 million allowances. The resources of the fund shall be used for investments aimed at creating jobs in alternative economic activities in regions where traditional carbon-intensive sectors will lose a large number of jobs as a result of decarbonisation. Such a fund shall finance job training and other employment and healthcare services for workers and communities impacted by the closure of specific plants. A specific plan shall be developed by each Member State applying to use the resources of this fund, in close partnership with the municipal and local authorities as well as with social partners and civil society organisations.'
Amendment 656 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7 b (new)
Article 1 – point 7 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d b (new)
Article 10d b (new)
(7 b) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 10db International Climate Fund An International Climate Fund to support climate action in Least Developed Countries, in particular for adaptation to the impacts of climate change, in the context of the United Nations Green Climate Fund, shall be established for the period 2021-2030 and financed with at least 300 million allowances.'
Amendment 657 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(7a) In Article 11, the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 'Each Member State shall publish and submit to the Commission, by 30 September 2011, the list of installations covered by this Directive in its territory and any free allocation to each installation in its territory calculated in accordance with the rules referred to in Article 10a(1) and Article 10c.'
Amendment 665 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(8a) In Article 11, the second paragraph is replaced by the following: '2. By 28 February of each year, the competent authorities shall issue the quantity of allowances that are to be allocated for that year, calculated in accordance with Articles 10, 10a and 10ca.'
Amendment 668 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
(10a) In Article 12, the first paragraph is replaced by the following: '1. Member States shall ensure that allowances can be transferred between: (a) (b) persons in third countries, where such allowances are recognised in accordance operators within the Union.' persons within the procedure referred to in Article 25 without restrictions other than those contained in, or adopted pursuant to, this Directive.'Community; persons within the Community and
Amendment 670 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 10 b (new)
Article 1 – point 10 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3a
Article 12 – paragraph 3a
Amendment 673 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 13
Article 13
Allowances issued from 1 January 2013 onwards shall be valid indefinitelyuntil the end of the current trading period. Allowances issued from 1 January 2021 onwards shall include an indication showing in which ten-year period beginning from 1 January 2021 they were issued, and be valid for emissions from the first year of that period onwardsequally be cancelled by the end of the fourth trading period.
Amendment 693 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22
Article 1 – point 22
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where necessary, the Commission may adopt amendmentssubmit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council to provide for flights arriving from the third country concerned to be excluded from the aviation activities listed in Annex I or to provide for any other amendments to the aviation activities listed in Annex I which are required by an agreement pursuant to the fourth subparagraph. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt such amendments in accordance with Article 23.
Amendment 715 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
(22f) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 30a Adjustments upon global stocktake under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement Within six months of the facilitative dialogues to be convened under the UNFCCC in 2018 to take stock of the collective efforts of Contracting Parties in relation to the progress towards the global long-term goal, and within six months of the global stocktake in 2023 and subsequent global stocktakes thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report assessing the need to update and enhance the Union's climate action. The report shall be accompanied by legislative proposals, as appropriate. In its report, the Commission shall assess in particular the appropriate increase of the linear factor referred to in Article 9 and the necessity for additional policies and measures enhancing the greenhouse gas reduction commitments of the Union and of the Member States.'
Amendment 81 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) There is a need for quality data collection, management and use regarding the landing obligation in order to control and assess the effective implementation of the landing obligation and to bring data collection into line with the requirements resulting from the revised Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Data needs in support of the landing obligation should be fully assessed. A specific short to medium-term strategy is needed to allow the full use of control and monitoring tools applicable to the implementation of the landing obligation; The strategy should take into account the need for data for its implementation, for capacity building for the industry and the administrations in the use of new technologies and the development of technical infrastructures;
Amendment 83 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) Fish stock assessments that are fundamental for strong scientific advice on sustainable catch levels depend on quality commercial data that are often incomplete and inaccurate, inter alia due to IUU fishing and catches from recreational fisheries.
Amendment 103 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘'recreational fisheries’' means non- commercial fishing activities exploiting living aquatic resources for recreation, tourism or sport;
Amendment 109 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the information needs for the management and efficient implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy or for the ecosystem based fisheries management needs overlapping with other legal acts such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;
Amendment 135 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The data referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall only be collected under this Regulation if they are not collected within other Union legal frameworks. However, the collection of data under this Regulation may include data requirements covered by Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, in the event that the data currently collected in accordance with that Regulation do not comply with the technical standards required for scientific and statistical purposes. If Member States decide that the data to be collected under this Regulation are to include data requirements covered by Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, they shall clearly indicate this in their national work plans.
Amendment 137 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) information needs for management of the Common Fisheries Policy or for the ecosystem based fisheries management needs overlapping with other legal acts such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;
Amendment 159 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall approve the work plans and the amendments thereto made in accordance with Article 8(2) on the basis of the evaluation by the STECF .; The Commission shall give its evaluation not later than two months after the receipt of the work plans, and in any event not later than the end of the year;
Amendment 34 #
2015/0096(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Recovery plan takes into account the specificities of the different types of gear. When implementing the plan, the Union should pay particular attention to the most artisanal and sustainable gear types, such as traditional traps ("almadrabas", "tonnare"), which contribute very positively to the rebuilding of tuna stocks, due to their high level of selectivity and low environmental impact in marine ecosystems.
Amendment 16 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 and Articles 168(7), 169(4) and 193 thereof,
Amendment 18 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The use of genetic engineering in plants and in food and feed is a subject which divides opinion in the Member States and this is reflected in the decision-making process leading to the authorisation of GMOs and GM food and feed. Since the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the results of the voting in the committees or in Council show that there has never been a qualified majority either in favour of or against the authorisation of those products. Therefore, aAuthorisations have been adopted by the Commission at the end of the procedure, in accordance with applicable legislation, without the support of the Member States' committee opinion.
Amendment 22 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Once a GMO or a GM food and feed is authorisedThe authorisation at EU level, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the Member States may not prohibit, restrict or impede the free circulation of that product within their territory, except in accordance with strict conditions which are laid down by Union law –and require to provide evidence of a severe risk to health or to the environment. Some Member States have had recourse to the safeguard clauses and the emergency measures provided for respectively in Articles 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC and Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. Other Member States have made use of the notification procedure provided for in Article 114(5) and (6) of TFUE which also is required to be based on new scientific evidence relating to the protection of the environment or the working environment. Other Member States have adopted unilateral prohibitions. Some of these measures have been challenged before national jurisdictions or the Court of justice of a GMO or a GM food and feed should be without prejudice to Member States' right to prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market of one or more foods or feeds containing GMOs on their territory without impeding their free circulation.
Amendment 25 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) That situation was changed recently as regards GMOs for cultivation due to the adoption, on 13 March 2015, ofAs regards GMOs for cultivation, Directive (EU) 2015/41214 which amended Directive 2001/18/EC to allow Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory was adopted on 13 March 2015. The new provisions are primarily aimed at enabling Member States to decide whether or not they wish to permit the cultivation of GMO crops on their territory, without affecting the risk assessment provided in the system of Union authorisations of GMOs. They were intended to provide more predictability to operators and limit the recourse by the Member States to the safeguard clauses provided for in Article 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. It was also expected that those amendments would have a positive impact on the decision-making process for the authorisation of GMOs for cultivation. __________________ 14 Directive (EU) 2015/412 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 amending Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in their territory (OJ L 68, 13.3.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 28 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The reasons for the amendments made to Directive 2001/18/EC, by Directive (EU) 2015/412 as regards GMOs for cultivation are also relevant for other GMOs and GM food and feed covered by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. Indeed, the results of the vote on the implementing decision for the authorisation of products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 which are not intended for cultivation in the relevant committee, or in the Council, is always “no opinion” (no qualified majority either in favour of or against the authorisation) and there are also Member States in which the use of these products is prohibited. Taking those matters into account, it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 in order to provide the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of GMOs and GM food and feed in all or part of their territory, oin the basis of compelling grounds compatible with Union law - not related to risks to human and animal health and to thparticular GMOs in respect of which the risk assessment has not provided conclusive environment, as those are already assessed at Union level, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003dence of there being no environmental and health risks. This possibility should not apply to GMOs for cultivation which are already covered by the amendments made to Directive 2001/18/EC, by Directive (EU) 2015/412.
Amendment 30 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Member States should therefore be allowed to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the use in all or part of their territory of a GMO or a GM food and feed, or group of GMOs or of GM food and feed, once authorised, provided that such measures are reasoned, based on compelling grounds in accordance with Union law, and are in line with the principles of proportionality and non- discrimination between national and non- national products, and Article 34, Article 36 and Article 216(2) of TFEU.
Amendment 37 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The level of protection of human and animal health and of the environment achieved through the authorisation procedure provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 requires a uniform scientific assessment throughout the Union and this Regulation should not alter that situation. Therefore to avoid any interference with the competences which are granted to theHowever, in the absence of conclusive scientific evidence that no environmental and health risks assessors and risk managers under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, Member States should not be authorised to use grounds which are related to risks to health and to the environment which should be dealt with in accordance with the procedure already established in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and in particular its Articles 10, 22 and 34re associated with the use of GMOs, Member States should be responsible for taking national risk management measures.
Amendment 40 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Member States’s measures adopted pursuant to this Regulation should be subject to a procedure of scrutiny and information at Union level with a view to the functioning of the internal market. In light of the level of scrutiny and information provided in this Regulation, it is not necessary to provide, in addition, for the application of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15. The amendments being made to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 by this Regulation provide that Member States may restrict or prohibit the use of GMOs or GM food and feed in all or part of their territory for the whole duration of the authorisation, provided that an established standstill period, during which the Commission and the other Member States are given the opportunity to submit non- binding comments on the proposed measures, has elapsed. The Member State concerned should therefore communicate a draft of those measures to the Commission at least 3 months prior to their adoption, in order to give the opportunity to the Commission and the other Member States to submit non-binding comments, and should refrain from adopting and implementing those measures during that period. On the expiry of the established “standstill” period, the Member State should be able to adopt the measures as originally proposed or amended to take into account the Commission's or the Member States’ comments. Member States should be allowed to notify to the Commission measures pursuant to this Regulation before that the product concerned by the measures is authorised so that the restriction or the prohibition starts its effects as from the date of entry into force of the Union authorisation. __________________ 15 Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37).
Amendment 47 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
Amendment 48 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 34a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 34a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may, in their capacity as risk managers, adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the use of products referred to in Article 3(1) and 15(1) authorised pursuant to this Regulation provided that such measures are:where the findings of the risk assessment have not conclusively ruled out the possibility of any environmental and health risks being associated with those products. Those measures shall be based on grounds compatible with Union law and shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory.
Amendment 50 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 34a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 34a – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 25 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Throughout the economic and financial crisis, the Union has made efforts to promote growth, in particular through initiatives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy that put in place an approach for smart, environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive growth. The European Investment Bank ('EIB') has also strengthened its role in instigating and promoting investment within the Union, partly by way of an increase in capital in January 2013. Further action is required to ensure that the investment needs of the Union are addressed and that the liquidity available on the market is used efficiently and channelled towards the funding of viable and environmentally sustainable investment projects.
Amendment 29 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 31 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 32 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 37 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion and to achieving the EUʼs 2050 goals on climate change, reducing and optimising use of natural resources, and protecting biodiversity.
Amendment 51 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high environmental and economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives in support of the green economy.
Amendment 61 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many micro, small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of riskwith greater environmental and societal value added. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 62 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The EFSI should be established within the EIB in order to benefit from its experience and proven track record and in order for its operations to start to have a positive impact as quickly as possible. The work of the EFSI on providing finance to micro, small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap compancommitted to environmentally and socially sustainable and inclusive activities should be channelled through the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to benefit from its experience in these activities.
Amendment 74 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote green job creation, long- termsustainable growth and competitivenessthe green economy. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 86 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instrumentsclear environmental and societal value added to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance sustainable projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 88 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The EFSI should target investments that are expected to be economicnvironmentally, socially and technically viable, which may entail a degree of appropriate risk, whilst still meeting the particular requirements for EFSI financing provided these are clearly intended to support the green and circular economy.
Amendment 95 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Decisions on the use of the EFSI support for infrastructure and large mid- cap projects should be made by an Investment Committee. The Investment Committee should be composed of independent experts who are knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of investment projects in the green and circular economy. The Investment Committee should be accountable to a Steering Board of the EFSI, who should supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI's objectives. To effectively benefit from the experience of the EIF, the EFSI should support funding to the EIF to allow the EIF to undertake individual projects in the areas of small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies with high environmental and societal value added.
Amendment 99 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to allow for further increase in its resources, participation in the EFSI should be open to third parties, including Member States, national promotional banks or public agencies owned or controlled by Member States, private sector entities and entities outside the Union subject to the consent of existing contributors. Third parties may contribute directly to the EFSI and take part in the EFSI governance structure.
Amendment 102 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 111 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The EIB should regularly evaluate activities supported by the EFSI with a view to assessing their relevance, performance and impact and to identifying aspects that could improve future activities. Such evaluations should contribute to accountability and analysis of environmental, social and economic sustainability.
Amendment 113 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 122 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) To partially finance the contribution from the Union budget, the available envelopes of the Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council2, and the Connecting Europe Facility, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council3, should be reduced. Those programmes serve purposes that are not replicated by the EFSIvised to aid only high environmental and societal value added research and development projects. However, the reductvision of both programmes to finance the guarantee fund is expected to ensure a greater investment in certain areas of their respective mandates green and circular economy than is possible through the existing programmes. The EFSI should be able to leverage the EU guarantee to multiply the financial effect within those areas of research, development and environmental innovation and sustainable transport, telecommunications and, energy saving and efficiency and renewable energy infrastructure compared to if the resources had been spent via grants within the planned Horizon 2020 and Connecting Europe Facility programmes. It is, therefore, appropriate to redirect part of the funding presently envisaged for those programmes to the benefit of EFSI. __________________ 2 Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 104). 3 Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129).
Amendment 126 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Within the Union, there are a significant number of potentially viable projects capable of promoting the green and circular economy that are not being financed due to a lack of certainty and transparency with respect to such projectsinformation. Often, this is because private investors are not aware of the projects or have insufficient information to make an assessment of the investment risks. The Commission and the EIB, with support from the Member States, should promote the creation of a transparent pipeline of current and future investment projects in the Union and areas of the green and circular economy suitable for investment. This 'project pipeline' should ensure that information is made publicly available regarding investment projects on a regular and structured basis to ensure that investors have reliable information on which to base their investment decisions.
Amendment 129 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States have also begun work at national level on establishing and promoting project pipelines for environmentally innovative projects of national significance. The information prepared by the Commission and the EIB should provide links to the accompanying national project pipelines.
Amendment 131 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Although the projects identified under the project pipeline may be used by the EIB in the identification and selection of environmentally sustainable EFSI supported projects, the project pipeline should have a broader scope of identifying environmentally sustainable projects across the Union. This scope may include projects that are capable of being fully financed by the private sector or with the assistance of other instruments provided at European or national level. The EFSI should be able to support financing and investment to environmentally sustainable projects identified by the project pipeline, but there should be no automaticity between inclusion on the list and access to EFSI support and the EFSI be conferred with discretion to select and support projects that are not included on the list.
Amendment 135 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) To ensure accountability to European citizens, the EIB should ensure that there is a public consultation and participation process similar to the one in force for the disbursement of Structural and Investment Funds and regularly report to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress and impact of the EFSI.
Amendment 136 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 139 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 144 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall conclude an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the establishment of a European Fund for Strategic Investments ('EFSI') that are environmentally sustainable.
Amendment 147 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support green and circular economy investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up to 300250 employees, with a particular focus on micro, small and medium enterprises capable of developing projects with high environmental and social content, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('EFSI Agreement').
Amendment 158 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Amendment 161 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 169 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 172 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 177 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 183 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 195 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Green and Circular Economy Investment Committee shall be composed of six independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in high environmental and societal value added project finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years.
Amendment 214 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of green infrastructure, including in the areas of sustainable transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnectiondevelopment of smart grids; and digital infrastructure;
Amendment 219 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investment in education and training, health, research and development of sustainable technology, goods and services, information and communications technology, and innovation aimed at achieving the 2050 goals on climate change, protection of biodiversity and efficient use of natural resources;
Amendment 226 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) expansion of renewable energy and, energy and resource efficiencysavings and efficiency and natural resources;
Amendment 234 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) sustainable infrastructure projects in the fields of environmental, natural resources, improvement and protection, biodiversity protection, sustainable use of natural resources and sustainable, high societal value added urban development and social fieldsmobility;
Amendment 245 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In addition, the EU guarantee shall be granted for support of green and circular economy development dedicated investment platforms and national promotional banks, via the EIB, that invest in operations meeting the requirements of this Regulation. In that case, the Steering Board shall specify policies regarding eligible investment platforms.
Amendment 249 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 267 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the EIB, with support from the Member States, shall promote the creation of a transparent pipeline of environmentally sustainable current and potential future investment projects in the Union. The pipeline is without prejudice to the final projects selected for support according to Article 3(5).
Amendment 271 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the EIB shall develop, update and disseminate, on a regular and structured basis, information on current and future investments which significantly contribute to achieving EU 2050 policy objectives on climate change, protection of the environment and biodiversity, and sustainable use of natural resources.
Amendment 275 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall develop, update and disseminate, on a regular and structured basis, information on current and future green and circular economy investment projects in their territory.
Amendment 281 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an assessment of the added environmental and societal value, the mobilisation of private sector resources, the estimated and actual outputs, outcomes and impact of EIB financing and investment operations at an aggregated basis;
Amendment 286 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Amendment 290 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. In its financing and investment operations, the EIB shall not support any activities to develop airport infrastructure, produce thermoelectric or thermonuclear power, build new motorways, or transport gas over long distances. Nor shall any activities carried out for illegal purposes be funded, including money laundering, financing of terrorism, tax fraud and tax evasion, corruption, or fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union. In particular the EIB shall not participate in any financing or investment operation through a vehicle located in a non- cooperative jurisdiction, in line with its policy towards weakly regulated or non- cooperative jurisdictions based on policies of the Union, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development or the Financial Action Task Force.
Amendment 291 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Amendment 292 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Amendment 296 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) Excellent science, to protect the environment and biodiversity, develop low-carbon technologies, reduce and optimise natural resources and protect biodiversity EUR 23 897,0 million in current prices;
Amendment 297 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) IndustrialGreen and circular economy leadership, EUR 16 430,5 million in current prices;
Amendment 299 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point i
i) Spreading excellence to mitigate and adapt climate change, protect biodiversity and reduce and optimise natural resources, and widening public participation in all stages of the process, EUR 782,3 million in current prices;
Amendment 305 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) sustainable transport sector: EUR 23 550 582 000, of which EUR 11 305 500 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 306 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) energy saving and efficiency and promotion of renewable energy sector: EUR 5 350 075 000.
Amendment 21 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Highlights, therefore, the need for uniform personal data requirements for the statements of support as provided for by the original Commission proposal 1 a ; stresses that, at present, 18 Member states require the provision of a personal ID number, despite the fact that the European Data Protection Supervisor had advised against it; calls for the establishment of a permanent server, hosted by the Commission, which would provide a certified Online Collection System working as an online ECI tool thus avoiding unnecessary regulatory burdens; __________________ 1a COM(2010)119 final
Amendment 26 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to urge Member states to use the ECI Validation Tool for Statements of Support, developed under the Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations programme;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that, within the scope of the instruments available to enhance participatory democracy across the Union, IT tools should be made available also to regions, thus allowing for greater involvement of citizens in public affairs;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses its concern about the low percentage of successful initiatives and the dramatic decrease in the number of new initiativefact that, since 2012, out of 31 registered ECIs only 3 reached the last phase; highlights how the dramatic decrease in the number of new initiatives is direct consequence of a cumbersome and unnecessarily complex system as well as discouraging Commission response to successful ECIs; stresses that the European institutions and the Member States must take all necessary steps to promote the ECI and to foster citizens’ confidence in this tool; believes that the instrument still has the potential to engage the public and to promote dialogue among citizens and between citizens and EU institutions; welcomes the fact that some ECIs have managed to have an impact at local level;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of clear information on the ECI instrument at the early stages, which led to a general misconception about its nature and generated some frustration when the first ECIs were rejected by the Commission; recalls that the instrument should be simple, clear and user-friendly;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for enhanced inter-institutional cooperation when dealing with ECIs in providing information and support to ECI organisers; calls for the future establishment of a physical and online ‘one-stop shop’ providing information, legal advice, and translation services and funding, which couldmay use the resources of the point of contact based in the Europe Direct Contact Centre and the Commission’s representations and Parliament’s information offices in the Member States; considers that such a set- up would bring the ECI project closer to citizens;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to consider uniformly lowering the minimum age to support an ECI to 16, to encourage civic participation of the younger generation in EU affairs;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure transparency in the decision-making process and clarify the procedure for legal admissibility; invites the Commission to respond to successful ECIs wihighlights how, among submitted and registered ECIs, a handful of organisers have brought the Commission before the Court of Justice over the more concrete actionsisapplication of proper legal test of regulation No 211/2011;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to respond to successful ECIs with more concrete actions, unless the ECI will lose credibility as a democratic mechanism in the eyes of citizens, especially since its stated aim is to enhance the democratic legitimacy of the Union; reiterates that in order to provide proper follow-up to a successful ECI, a parliamentary debate in plenary followed by a vote on the ECI should be allowed; calls therefore on the Commission to modify regulation 211/2011 accordingly;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to improve and simplify the oOnline cCollection sSystem (OCS) software and make it accessible to persons with disabilities, allow for electronic signatures and for the collection of e-mail addresses, and include the most up-to-date online campaigning features, following the example of other successful online campaigning platforms; calls on the Commission to support the creation of a public ECI applicationdevelopment of an open source dedicated ECI software for mobile devices;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 12
Point 12
12. Recalls that hearings concerning successful ECIs are currently organised by the competent committee, according to the subject of the ECI, with the Committee on Petitions associated; proposes that the Committee on Petitions should take over the role of organising hearings, as a neutral forum with the greatest experience in dealing with citizens; notes that the ECI citizens' committee should receive reimbursement to participate in the hearings for all its members (i.e. one for each Member state represented instead of currently three).
Amendment 9 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to solve implementation problems informally; urges the Commission to adopt an approach based on maximum transparency in providing interested members of the public with all the information available, including that concerning pre-infringement procedures; urges the Commission to proceed with formal infringement procedures where informal agreements are not properly implemented by Member States;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, as regards cases of bad application of EU law, the Commission mainly relies on complaints; deplores the fact that individual complaints are often treated with considerable delays; encourages the Commission to address all cases of strategic importanceand to inform members of the public in an appropriate, transparent and timely manner of the action taken on cases involving the violation of or non- compliance with EU law to which they have drawn attention;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to review the effectiveness of the penalties imposed on Member States which have been shown to have breached EU law, given that the fines are ultimately paid by European taxpayers, and not by those responsible for the breaches themselves, in particular in cases involving the violation of environmental law; calls, therefore, for more detailed consideration to be given to ways of applying the ‘polluter-pays’ principle effectively;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that the four sectors in which the largest number of new infringement procedures for late transposition were initiated in 2013 were: the environment (168 procedures), health and consumer protection (58), the internal market and services (47) and transport (36); points out, further, that petitions have been instrumental in enabling the European Parliament to draw the Commission’s attention to shortcomings in the application of EU environmental law by Member States;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas some 73 % of Europe's population live in towns and cities, and whereas this figure is expected to reach 82 % by 2050;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, according to the European Environment Agency, in 2011 atmospheric pollution in the form of fine particulates (PM 2.5) caused some 430 000 premature deaths in the 28 EU Member States, whilst every year a further 16 000 deaths can be attributed to high levels of tropospheric ozone;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas, if no appropriate measures are taken, by 2050 atmospheric pollution will become the main cause of death linked to the quality of the environment at global level;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas atmospheric pollution causes ten times as many deaths as road accidents;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas in 2010 alone the health- related costs generated by atmospheric pollution in the EU were put at between EUR 330 and 940 billion, or between 3 and 9 % of EU GDP;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas reducing levels of fine particulates (PM 2.5) to those recommended by the WHO in 25 European cities would increase citizens’ average life expectancy by roughly 22 months and generate annual savings for the economy of some EUR 31 billion;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas 90 % of the inhabitants of European cities are exposed to levels of pollution which are above health safety limita substantial proportion of European citizens - between 15 and 40 % - is exposed to levels of fine particulates (PM 2.5 and PM 10), tropospheric ozone and NO2 which are above EU quality standards;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas on the basis of the air quality guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation the proportion of European city dwellers exposed to dangerous levels of fine particulates (PM 2.5 and PM 10) and tropospheric ozone is roughly 90 %;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas noise pollution represents a serious risk to health, and whereas road traffic is the main cause of noise pollution;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas some 73% of Europe's population live in towns and cities, and whereas this figure is expected to reach 82% by 2050;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas, according to the European Environment Agency, in 2011 at least 125 million European citizens were exposed to levels of noise pollution which were above the safety limit of 55 dB;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas in the European Union at least 9000 premature deaths each year from heart attacks or heart disease can be attributed to traffic noise, and whereas this figure may be a serious underestimate given the patchy nature of the data provided by many Member States;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas, according to the European Platform on Mobility Management (EPOMM), at least 25 % of journeys in metropolitan areas are work- or study- related, and whereas the average distance travelled by motorised means of transport is between 9 and 22 km;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the sustainability of urban transport is one aspect of a broader policy of sustainable regional planning, and whereas urban green areas can help to offset in part the impact of the pollution attributable to road traffic;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas noise pollution poses a serious risk to health and whereas road traffic is the main cause of noise pollution, especially in urban areas with heavier congestion and traffic;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas improved sustainable mobility that is easily accessible and usable by all can be an important driving force for the promotion of tourism and the economic recovery of many places that are currently going through a crisis;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas according to Special Eurobarometer 406, published in 2013, some 50 % of European citizens use their private cars every day, whilst only 16 % use public transport and only 12 % bicycles;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas according to Special Eurobarometer 406, published in 2013, European citizens regard lower public transport fares (59 %), better public transport services (56 %) and better facilities for cyclists (33 %) as effective measures to improve urban mobility;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, according to the European Platform on Mobility Management (EPOMM), at least 25 % of journeys in metropolitan areas are work- or study- related, and whereas the average distance travelled by motorised means of transport is between 9 and 22 km;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas policies of concreting over the land and constructing new road infrastructure in urban and peri-urban areas do not solve the problem of traffic congestion, as demonstrated by the generation of additional motorised traffic as a result of road improvements;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on Member States to facilitate teleworking so as to reduce the demand for transportpromote programmes to reduce travel to and from the workplace by encouraging, inter alia, teleworking, ICT technologies and teleconferencing;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the sustainability of urban transport is one aspect of a broader policy of sustainable regional planning, and whereas urban green areas can help to offset in part the impact of the pollution attributable to road traffic;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to facilitatepromote public transport, car sharing, car pooling, inter-modal transport systems and infomobility and establish areas to which access is liwhere the only traffic permitted exclusively tocomprises public transport, electric orvehicles, car-sharing vehicleor car-pooling cars and bicycles;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas according to Special Eurobarometer 406, published in 2013, some 50 % of European citizens use their private cars every day, whilst only 16 % use public transport and only 12 % bicycles;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas proceeds from the sale of transport tickets cover only minimally the overall cost of transport systems and whereas the revenue is reinvested in sectors other than mobility;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas free transport for residents in urban areas would have a countless number of other advantages in terms of incentivising sustainable urban mobility, in addition to indirect economic benefits and direct environmental and health benefits;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas according to Special Eurobarometer 406, published in 2013, European citizens regard lower public transport fares (59 %), better public transport services (56 %) and better facilities for cyclists (33 %) as effective measures to improve urban mobility;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas policies of concreting over the land and constructing new road infrastructure in urban and peri-urban areas do not solve the problem of traffic congestion, as demonstrated by the generation of additional motorised traffic as a result of road improvements;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Member States to develop and/or enhance electrified public surface transport, devoting to it part of the road area currently reserved for private transport;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on Member States to make the construction of new road infrastructure conditional on the full and efficient implementation of public transport, particularly by rail, to link urban and peri-urban areas and respond effectively and sustainably to the phenomenon of commuting;
Amendment 85 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on Member States to eliminate direct and indirect subsidies for the purchase and use of vehicles running on traditional fossil fuels;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on Member States to introduce tax incentives for electric vehicles such as reduced rates of VAT or exemption from road tax;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on Member States to use part of the proceeds from taxation of fossil fuels or the circulation of private vehicles to finance part of the costs of urban public transport with the underlying aim of making it free of charge to residents;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to further promote the use of public transport in order to reduce congestion and pollutant air-borne emissions in urban areas;
Amendment 90 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Calls on Member States to introduce direct and indirect subsidies and/or tax incentives for businesses that produce goods or services which promote sustainable urban mobility;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Calls on Member States to introduce tax incentives or other economic incentives for businesses which grant fringe benefits in support of sustainable mobility, such as transport on foot, cycling, use of public and private collective transport and use of electric vehicles;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Calls on Member States to promote sustainable tourism by granting tax incentives, economic incentives or relaxation of rules for hotels and similar businesses which offer customers sustainable urban transport solutions;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3i. Calls on Member States to provide incentives to scrap the most polluting vehicles, grading them so as to create the following order of preference: abandonment of a private vehicle in favour of collective public transport, electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, including those using methane reformers, natural gas-driven vehicles, hybrid vehicles and LPG vehicles;
Amendment 97 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to propose an amendment to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic to ensure that, in urban areas, bicycles are always given right of way over motor vehicles;
Amendment 108 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to draft and implement management plans to ensure the sustainability of logistics services such as goods distribution in urban areas;
Amendment 111 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it necessary to promote policies to reduce travel to and from the workplace by encouraging, inter alia, teleworking, ICT technologies and teleconferencing;
Amendment 115 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States to promote active participation by citizens in drawing up urban mobility plans;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on Member States to promote infomobility, and to facilitate the purchase of transport tickets through a widely distributed network of sales outlets and the exploitation of IT for the purchase of electronic tickets;
Amendment 120 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on Member States to promote cycling by constructing physically separated cycle paths, interchange stations for transfer between bicycles and public transport and bicycle parks;
Amendment 170 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States and city councils to promote a gradual move away from fossil-fuel-powered means of public transport in favour of new vehicles that harness alternative and eco-sustainable sources of energy;
Amendment 184 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and national and local authorities to draw up electric mobility plans which give priority to trams, urban trains, sky ropes, electric bicycles and shared/pooled e-cars, and to establish traffic zones tha can only be used by public means of transport and promote intermodal transport and infomobility;
Amendment 212 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on Member States to promote cycling by constructing protected cycle paths, bicycle-public transport interchange points and bicycle parking facilities;
Amendment 221 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to develop and/or enhance electrified overground public transport, setting aside for this part of the road area currently reserved for private transport;
Amendment 233 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on city councils to establish the electric bicycle as being a means of public transport on a par with all other types of public transport;
Amendment 241 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on Member States to make the construction of new road infrastructure conditional on full and efficient implementation of public transport, particularly by rail, to link urban and peri-urban areas and address effectively and sustainably the phenomenon of commuting;
Amendment 242 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on Member States to promote active public participation in the drawing-up of urban mobility plans;
Amendment 243 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Calls on city councils to develop urban mobility plans that allow certain categories of light electric transport, including bicycles and single-wheelers, access to areas closed to traffic and to historic city centres, in parallel with pedestrian areas;
Amendment 259 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Member States and local authorities to promote a reinforcement and extension of alternative energy distribution networks for transport vehicles;
Amendment 352 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to draft and implement management plans to ensure the sustainability of logistics services such as goods distribution in urban areas;
Amendment 362 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on cities to promote better provision of information on urban public transport to residents and tourists to ensure they have a clear view of all the forms of transport and options available;
Amendment 390 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that the safety of pedestrians and drivers must always be viewed as a key element of all urban sustainable transport planning;
Amendment 411 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on Member States to eliminate direct and indirect subsidies for the purchase and use of vehicles running on traditional fossil fuels;
Amendment 429 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on Member States to introduce tax incentives for electric vehicles, such as reduced rates of VAT or exemption from road tax;
Amendment 430 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls on Member States to use part of the proceeds from the taxation of fossil fuels or the circulation of private vehicles to finance part of the costs of urban public transport with the underlying aim of making it free of charge to residents;
Amendment 431 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Calls on Member States to introduce direct and indirect subsidies and/or tax incentives for businesses that produce goods or services which promote sustainable urban mobility;
Amendment 432 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Calls on Member States to introduce tax incentives or other economic incentives for businesses which grant fringe benefits in support of sustainable mobility, such as travel by foot, cycling, use of public and private collective transport and use of electric vehicles;
Amendment 433 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 e (new)
Paragraph 25 e (new)
25e. Calls on Member States to promote sustainable tourism by granting tax incentives, economic incentives or relaxation of rules for hotels and similar businesses which offer customers sustainable urban transport solutions;
Amendment 434 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 f (new)
Paragraph 25 f (new)
25f. Calls on Member States to provide incentives for scrapping highly-polluting vehicles, grading them so as to create the following order of preference: abandonment of a private vehicle in favour of collective public transport, electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, including those using methane reformers, natural gas-driven vehicles, hybrid vehicles and LPG vehicles;
Amendment 456 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to pinpoint new forms of sustainable funding for public transport which enable environmental sustainability, digitisation and accessibility, stimulate the economy of urban areas and create new jobs;
Amendment 464 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Calls on city councils to encourage the provision of information propitious to the creation of tourist packages which include urban mobility and the various transport options available as part of the package;
Amendment 472 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to steer existing research programmes in the direction of pinpointing energy recovery potentials in means of transport (e.g. through braking systems) and in the field of mobility in general (pedestrian walkways and speed restrictors permitting energy recovery);
Amendment 486 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on Member States to promote infomobility, and to facilitate the purchase of transport tickets through a widely distributed network of sales outlets and the use of information technologies for the purchase of electronic tickets;
Amendment 500 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to develop models for efficient and sustainable smart cities based on multimodal transport, digitisation, better provision of information, the use of integrated ticketing, which could be taken up, for example, by city councils;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. considering that currently it is estimated that between 3 and 5% of the EU’s GDP comes from the overall maritime sector, which employs around 5.6 million people and generates EUR 495 billion for the European economy.
Amendment 37 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the seas and oceans are already subject to enormous anthropogenic pressure and to the problems which that pressure causes (pollution, environmental change, climate change, over-exploitation of resources, overfishing), but that they retain major reserves of unspoilt nature and of environments that are difficult of access and hence undamaged; considers that blue growth must not therefore be pursued at the expense of the conservation of marine natural resources, the restoration of those which have been lost, and measures which are certainly and demonstrably sustainable;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to concentrate on environmental aspects and on improving the quality of the marine environment in order to ensure a sustainable ‘blue economy’;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that the protection and safeguarding of marine natural environments are a fundamental precondition for being able to maintain, support and develop blue economies, such as fishing and tourism;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of acquiring a more thorough knowledge of the oceans and improving the skills necessary to apply new technologies to the marine environment;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the European Environment Agency's and its "Report on the European environment: State and outlook 2015",
Amendment 4 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
stresses that - The EU-wide public consultation launched in June 2014 could not possibly represent the real situation across EU given that almost half of the 5.908 answers came from just one country (namely Germany), - The Commission did not guarantee that Water and sanitation services will be excluded from the TTIP negotiations and it did not clearly affirmed that water and water sanitation should not be approached with market-based point of view; - The alleged European Commission´s neutrality regarding the ownership and the management of water seems to be contradictory with the privatisation programmes imposed to some Member States by the Troika
Amendment 7 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, as stated in the EEA's 2015 report on the state of the environment , more than 40% of rivers and coastal waters are affected by a widespread pollution caused by agriculture, while between 20% and 25% are subjected to pollution deriving from point sources as industrial structures, sewage systems and waste-water management networks;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, as stated in the EEA's 2015 report on the state of the environment, leakages from pipes in Europe loss rates currently amount to between 10% and 40%;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that an ECI is an important tool for making citizens’ voices heardthe only tool that EU citizens have at their disposal to influence directly the European Commission in the legislative procedure and that an admissible and appropriate ECI should in principle result in a new Commission legislative proposal that respects the demand as set out in the ECI, at least when the Commission has committed itself to doing so, as in the case of the ECI R2W;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
highlights, therefore, that providing an insufficient answer to the first successful ECI could be detrimental for the reliability of the ECI as a tool of democracy among EU citizens;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the obligaStresses that there is a remarkable number of petitions to guarantehat highlight several issues in the access to justice and, information in environmental matters, and public participation in decision-making, as laid down in the Aarhus Convention; calls on, therefore, on the European Commission, the Member States and their regional and local authorities to comply with the principles and the rights enshrined in the Aarhus Convention; reminds that the citizens’ awareness of their rights is fundamental in order to achieve their largest participation in the decision- making process; therefore urges the Commission to proactively set up a campaign to inform EU citizens about the achievements of the Convention in the field of transparency and the effective tools already at their disposal, and to fulfil the provisions referring to the EU institutions;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
considers that many of the petitions concerning water quality and water management come from Member States which are not well-represented in the scope of the EU-wide public consultation launched in June 2014, and therefore stresses that there could be an inconsistency between the result of the public consultation and the situation highlighted by petitions;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to take the citizens’ concerns and warnings in such petitions seriously and to act upon them, in particular when there is still time to prevent pollution and mismanagement; expresses its concern about the remarkable number of infringement procedures concerning water quality and water management and highlights the great number of petitions focussing on these issues;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to draw up binding legislation to ensure that all information on water quality and water management is made available by the competent authorities to the citizens concerned in an easily accessible and understandable form, and that citizens are fully informed in good time about any water-management projects so that they can be consulted and get involved; considers, moreover, that in the public consultation launched by the Commission, the 80% of the participants considered essential an improvement in the water quality monitoring transparency;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Points out that the EU-wide public consultation on the quality of drinking water in the EU, performed between June and September 2014 as one of the actions announced in the communication, could not possibly represent the real situation across the EU given that almost half of the 5.908 answers came from one country (Germany);
Amendment 46 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to complete their River Basin Management Plans as a matter of urgency and to implement them properly with full respect for the overriding ecological criteria; furthermore recalls that each Member State shall have a central webpage to provide information on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in order to facilitate an overview of the water management and quality;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to carefully monitor the use of EU direct and indirect funding for water- management projects and to ensure that such funding is used only for projects for which it was intended, also considering that access to water is pivotal in reducing disparities between EU citizens and in enhancing the economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU.
Amendment 73 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that access to a basic water requirement should be a non-debatable fundamental human right implicitly and explicitly supported by international law. Calls on Governments and local communities to work for providing a minimum water quota, as guarantee that water is an inalienable component of fundamental rights;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the lack of available data on water poverty issues, including issues of access and affordability; Urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage individual governments of developing countries to guarantee basic water needs of their populations, given that water is a limited resource and local populations lack access to safe drinking water;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support public water companies in the EU which lack the necessary capital to access available EU funding and long-term loans at a preferential interest rate, especially for the purpose of extending water and sanitation services to the poor; Stresses the importance of open, democratic and participatory governance to ensure that the most cost-effective solutions with regard to water resources management are taken for the benefit of the whole society; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure full transparency as regards the use and destination of the economic resources generated through the water management cycle.
Amendment 191 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages water companies to reinvest all economic revenues generated from the water management cycle into maintaining and improving water services and protecting water resources; Calls on Member States to refrain from adopting measures that divert economic resources from the water sector of finance other policies;
Amendment 227 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 21 – point 1 (new)
(1) Climate change is producing a strong impact in access and availability of water. Urges to include, among the topics of COP21, a strategic management of water resources and a long-term adaptation plans, in order to incorporate a climate resilient water approach in the future global climate agreement; Climate resilient water infrastructure is also key for development and poverty reduction;
Amendment 235 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that the World Health Organisation has stated that between 100 and 200 litres of water per day per person is optimal, while noting that 50 to 100 litres is needed to ensure that basic needs are met and few health concerns arise; Accordingly to the recognised fundamental human rights, establishing a minimum quota per person is indispensable to satisfy basic water needs of populations;
Amendment 242 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 23 – point 1 (new)
(1) Reminds that ensuring a sustainable protection of natural areas such as freshwater ecosystems is also key for development and decisive to provide drinking water supplies;
Amendment 243 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 23 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls on the Commission to take all the necessary steps to monitor and assess the impact of oil extraction and oil exploration on human health and the environment, in particular the impact of inland extraction on the quality of water intended for human consumption;
Amendment 246 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 24 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Member States to: - Provide an obligation for water suppliers to indicate physicochemical characteristics of the water in the water bill; - Draft urban plans according to the availability of water resources. - Increasing controls and monitoring of pollutants, and plan immediate actions aimed at the removal and sanitation of toxic substances. - Insists for take action to reduce the considerable leakages from pipes in Europe renewing the inadequate water supply networks;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in its 2015 report the European Environment Agency has pointed out that current measures are insufficient to achieve aims related to biodiversity conservation, reduction in the use of fossil fuels, and combating climate change and averting its impact on human health and the environment;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas there are not enough incentives in the form of positive discrimination on the market for products and businesses with EU environmental certification and not enough economic advantages to be gained from green public procurement;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the European Environment Agency, the green goods and services sector grew by more than 50% between 2000 and 2011, generating over 1.3 million jobs that have benefited the EU’s export balance and its economic competitiveness;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that in its 2015 report the European Environment Agency has pointed out that current measures are insufficient to achieve aims related to biodiversity conservation, reduction in the use of fossil fuels, and combating climate change and averting its impact on human health and the quality of the environment;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Notes that, according to the European Environment Agency, the green goods and services sector grew by more than 50% between 2000 and 2011, generating over 1.3 million jobs that have benefited the EU’s export balance and its economic competitiveness;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Recognises that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) could help micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises to engage in activities involving a high degree of environmental and social innovation;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Notes that Eurobarometer data on green work in SMEs show that energy saving, waste reduction, and reducing the use of raw materials are measures which have come to be economically advantageous;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas soil protection to prevent and counteract hydrogeological instability is a sector that could absorb a substantial green labour force;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Also recognises that there are not enough incentives in the form of positive discrimination on the market for products and businesses with EU environmental certification and not enough economic advantages to be gained from green public procurement;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the Ecolabel, EMAS, GPP, and similar schemes help to create green jobs;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to submit as soon as possible a fresh proposal for the revision of EU waste legislation covering upstream reduction, design of goods for reuse and recycling, new recycling targets, and redefinition of the criteria for calculating the quantity of material actually recycled;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas SMEmicro, small, and medium- sized enterprises are important generators of employment and have led the way in many ‘green’ sectors, but may face particular difficulties in fulfilling the job potential of the transition;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Eurobarometer data on green work in SMEs show that energy saving, waste reduction, and lowering raw material consumption are measures which have come to be economically advantageous;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the Commission to channel EFSI assistance towards micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises which invest in production systems or service provision that help to support the circular green economy;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to introduce targeted subsidies and/or tax exemptions for start-ups producingthe supply of goods and services that offer high environmental added value and for start-ups in particular;
Amendment 66 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to encourage policies aimed at protecting and upgrading public buildings in order to increase energy efficiency and reduce consumption;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to set up a data bank listing training courses, job offers, and best practice related to the promotion of green employment;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Member States to invest part of the proceeds from auctions of ETS greenhouse gas emission allowances with a view to establishing policies to assist climate change adaptation and protect biodiversity and sensitive habitats and, in so doing, to generating green employment;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Calls on the Commission to abolish direct and indirect subsidies for the production, storage, and distribution of fossil fuels;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to set up a data bank listing training courses, job offers, and best practice related to the promotion of green employment;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Member States to develop programmes to protect, sustain and regenerate the environment in order to prevent and remedy hydrogeological instability while serving in addition to absorb a substantial green labour force.
Amendment 114 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to integrate sustainable development, and environmental competences and skills, into training and education systems, by encouraging research centres to develop technologies, projects and patents for green products, in collaboration with new green companies; in this regard it would be advisable to encourage exchanges of ideas between research centres and networks of companies and professionals; recalls the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills;
Amendment 132 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to abolish direct and indirect subsidies for the production, storage, and distribution of fossil fuels;
Amendment 151 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to honour its commitment to propose more ambitiou, as soon as possible, a revision of waste legislation to cover upstream reduction, design of goods for reuse and recycling, new recycling targets, and redefinition of the criteria for calculating the quantity of material actually recycled; this waste legislation thatshould makes full use of the significant job potential of the circular economy without delay; calls on the Commission, moreover, to consider introducing criteria to provide incentives for companies which have a virtuous and environmentally sustainable waste disposal cycle;
Amendment 192 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Member States to invest part of the proceeds from auctions of ETS greenhouse gas emission allowances with a view to establishing policies to assist climate change adaptation and protect biodiversity and sensitive habitats and, in so doing, to generating green employment;
Amendment 193 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on Member States to introduce targeted subsidies and/or tax exemptions for the supply of goods and services that offer high environmental added value and for start-ups in particular;
Amendment 201 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to channel assistance from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) towards micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises which invest in production systems or service provision that help to support the circular green economy;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas TTIP is above all about regulation10, about reducing or eliminating non–tariff barriers11, and as such aboutis intrinsically linked to the level of protection of human health and the environment; __________________ 10 See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014 .http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/ 2014/ december/tradoc_152942.pdf 11 See 2014 Report on Technical Barriers to Trade by the US Trade Representative, p. 45.
Amendment 10 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the objective of the TTIP is to increase trade and investment between the European Union and the United States of America without impinging on the principles established in the acquis communautaire;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the objective of the TTIP is to increase trade and investment between the European Union and the United States;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the negotiations have attracted unprecedented public interest, given the potential economic, social and political impactlications of the TTIP;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas former Commission president José Manuel Barroso called on civil society to play a constructive and engaged part in the TTIP negotiations;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas civil society has expressed concerns about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Committee on Petitions has received a number of petitions raising civil society’s concerns about the EU-US trade agreement (TTIP); whereas the petitioners’ main concerns are related to risks regarding the quality of food imports,pertain the environment, safety and consumer protection standards such as the quality of food imports, global surveillance disclosures on the information allegedly collected by the US regarding natural and legal persons (the right of EU citizens to ‘digital self-determination’), transparency, economic impact, and protection of investors via and the Investor- State Dispute Settlement mechanism (ISDS);
Amendment 31 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas EU environmental policy seeks to ensure a high level of protection and also covers EU legislation on food and human, animal and plant health.
Amendment 46 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of developing the trade relationship and bilateral investment between the European Union and the United States of America in order to help growth and employment and generate new economic opportunitiesgiven that they are the world’s largest economic entities representing over 45% of total world GDP;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the objective of reducing unnecessary regulatory incompatibilities between the EUnion and the USAnited States of America in relation to goods and services, such as duplication of procedures, and inconsistent product requirements; and double testing;sks the Commission to consider the cost-benefits scenario that could derive from mutually recognised non-tariff measures in a broad sense, including the benefits of regulation to society as a whole and not just for firms.
Amendment 59 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the US Trade Representative consistently denounces EU standards in these areas as trade barriers even though such standards constitute the basis of EU food safety principles;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that regulatory compatibility is to be without prejudice to the right to regulate in accordance with the level of health, safety, consumer, labour and environmental protection and cultural diversity that each side considerdeems appropriate;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas all regulations of business operations, trade conditions and setting of product- and production-standards showed must remain in the hands of democratically controlled bodies and processes
Amendment 63 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that the cultural services and products should be considered, and therefore treated, differently from other commercial services and products, as provided for by the so-called cultural exception;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. Whereas the 'precautionary principle' is a fundamental part of risk management in the EU, while US authorities do not officially endorse this concept as a basis for policy making.
Amendment 65 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. Whereas substantial differences exist also in the approach to food safety along the food chain. In the EU, food safety is guaranteed through the integrated "farm- to-fork" approach while the US system, on the other hand, mostly verifies the safety of the end product and therefore is more prone to resorting to pathogen reduction treatments.
Amendment 66 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. Whereas the aim of Sustainable development provisions in TTIP should be to ensure that trade and environmental policies are mutually supportive, to promote the optimal use of resources in accordance with the objective of sustainable development as well as to strengthen environmental cooperation and collaboration.
Amendment 67 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that the United States of America has not ratified International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) conventions on core labour standards such as collective bargaining, freedom of association and the right to organise.
Amendment 68 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. Whereas European consumers are informed of the presence of GMOs in foodstuff thanks to mandatory labelling while in the US, the FDA recognises GMOs as "substantially equivalent" to their non-GMO counterparts.
Amendment 68 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that democratic decision making in the workplace risks being undermined if the protection of workers is regarded as a trade barrier.
Amendment 69 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. Whereas several industry sectors representatives have called for the removal trough the regulatory convergence mechanisms of the EU zero tolerance policy for unauthorised GMOs in food and feed.
Amendment 70 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
C h. Whereas early consultations mechanisms between the EU and the US, including potentially further impact assessment with extended stakeholder consultations earlier in the legislative process, may lead to delays in or even abandonment of regulations, especially in the fields of environment and consumers protection.
Amendment 73 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has made real efforts to make the TTIP negotiating process more transparent, especially in the light of the publication of the European directives for the negotiation on the TTIP (1103/13 CL 1); highlights the need to ensure transparency through a direct and open dialogue in the form of public consultations with all stakeholders;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Suggests that a more proactive approach to transparencyWelcomes the remarks of the European Ombudsman regarding the necessity of a more proactive disclosure onf the part of the Commission could make the negotiatdocuments; urges the Commission to take into duly account the Ombudsman’s suggestions, and ing process more legitimate in the eyes of citizens, and encourages the Commission to publish documents and make meeting information availablearticular to carry out an assessment as regards whether a TTIP document can be made public as soon as the document in question has been finalised internally and at regular and pre-determined intervals thereafter (including, but not limited to, when the document is tabled in the negotiations).;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to ensure that the list of TTIP documents available on its dedicated trade policy website is accessible, comprehensive, exhaustive and thorough;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the TTIP must not undermine the right of EU citizens to digital self-determination or compliance with Europeanthe Union’s legislation on data protection and, in particular, shall consider the European Court of Justice ruling (C-132/12) on the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ and the proposed General Data Protection Regulation;
Amendment 102 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the sensitivity of certain areas of negotiationthe negotiation areas where the Union and the United States of America systems fundamentally differ, such as the agricultural sector, where percepregulations of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), cloning and consumer health are divergent; maintains that the TTIP may impact upon provisions on the environment and consumer safety since GMOs have already been the subject of one World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute between the European Union and the United States;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it misleading on the part of the Commission to try to appease public concerns about the TTIP by stating that existing standards will not be lowered, as this disregards the fact that many standards have yet to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) or by the adoption of new laws (e.g. cloning); therefore calls the Commission to secure that the level of EU social and labour standards, consumer and public health protection, care for the environment including regeneration of our natural resources, animal welfare, food safety standards and environmentally sustainable agricultural practices, access to information and labelling, culture and medicine, financial market regulation as well as data protection, net neutrality and other digital rights continue to be respected, not "harmonised" down to the lowest common denominator.
Amendment 104 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Suggests considering WTO dispute- settlement jurisprudence as recent disputes between the Union and the United States of America provide an insight into the contentious issues in the trade relationship;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that consumer protection and compliance with higher European quality standards for foods and products should be at the centre of the negotiations regarding the environment, food safety and investments should be focus of TTIP negotiations; stresses therefore the need to maintain high standards and best practices such as thorough risk assessment processes to determine which GMOs are allowed onto the TTIP.Union’s market;
Amendment 115 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Points out that the key aim of the Investor-to-state- dispute settlement (ISDS) is to protect investors from arbitrary administrative decisions in counties with little legal certainty; highlights that experience so far shows that the ability of governments to enact legislation in the public interest may be severely curtailed by the threat of being confronted with compensation claims by big multinational firms;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. considers that since ISDS tribunals would interpret both national and EU law, both interpreting and applying EU fundamental rights and general principles of EU law, the inclusion of ISDS would be incompatible with the CJEU’s exclusive jurisdiction over the definitive interpretation of European Union law;
Amendment 124 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the TTIP negotiations have already affected Commission proposals and actions relating, for example, to food safety and climate protection (e.g. pathogen meat treatments; implementation of the fuel quality directive); and that TTIP may results in a deregulation of standards safeguarding and serving the public interest.
Amendment 144 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is very concerned that tThe objective of regulatory convergence, including in particular the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Council, willshould be prevented from leading to the lowering of future EU standards in key areas for the protection of human health, food safety and the environment in light of the significant differences as compared with the US;
Amendment 171 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with Commissioner Malmström that all areas where the EU and the US have very different rules or approaches should be excluded from the negotiations12 ; __________________ 12See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.
Amendment 173 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to protect the right of each party to establish its own levels of domestic environmental protection and environmental development priorities, and to adopt or modify them accordingly with its environmental laws and policies,
Amendment 222 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
- the placing on EU markets of foodstuffs containing cloned animal meat or products derived from the progeny of cloned animals;
Amendment 224 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
- maintains the organisational autonomy in the area of water supply and sanitation: public services such as water services should remain firmly outside of the scope of the TTIP agreement.
Amendment 227 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 b (new)
- limit the consumer’s right to correct information, e.g. revoking rules relating to the traceability of ingredients or labelling;
Amendment 230 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)
- limit the circulation of and access to generic medicines under national health programmes, to the advantage of large pharmaceutical companies;
Amendment 234 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 d (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 d (new)
- enable ingredients which are banned in the EU from being used in cosmetics, in light of broader US regulations;
Amendment 235 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 e (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 e (new)
- authorise animal testing of cosmetics, as currently provided for under US rules;
Amendment 237 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 f (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 f (new)
- weaken the principle of the protection of the diversity and territoriality of products, to the detriment of the PDO and PGI labels which guarantee the quality and recognisability of EU products;
Amendment 247 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls the Commission to avoid that the TBT Chapter in TTIP restricts EU and its Member States options to adopt measures with the aim of reducing consumption of certain products such as tobacco, foods high in fat, salt and sugar and harmful use of alcohol:
Amendment 249 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Calls the commission to make sure that TTIP do not lower the GMOs standards at EU and member states level: in this regards the GMO labelling system should be considered a non-negotiable instrument to ensure consumer's right to choose. Furthermore it urges EU negotiators to preserve the right of the European legislators to introduce further regulations on OGMs products including those derived from animals (meat and dairy) fed with GMOs..
Amendment 251 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5 f. Calls the Commission to ensure that TTIP provisions will continue to allow the EU to ban the use of veterinary drugs for growth promotion and of the import and sale of foods from animals that have been undergoing such treatments.
Amendment 13 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is appropriate to make forest conservation and management incentives part of the strategy, and welcomes the Commission communication on a new European forest strategy, bearing in mind that – with due regard to the subsidiarity principle – there is a need for a comprehensive and consistent joint strategy to prevent and manage forest disasters, while maximising opportunities for boosting resilience, bio-economy, biodiversity and climate change mitigation;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to consider including environmental services paymentpayment for ecosystem services as forest management incentives; points out that sustainable forest management has a positive impact on fire prevention, climate, biodiversity and conservation, and is crucial for economic development, especially in rural areas and remote regions;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, particularly in the Mediterranean region, forest fires occur on a regular basis, and are both a cause and a consequence of climate change; points out that storms, and forest fires and pests, are natural disasters that can be mitigated using forestry techniques and that, alongside improved forest management, there is a need to promote specific action such as the introduction of grazing or the establishment of agro-forestry areas – policies that ought to be recognised in both the first and second pillars (grazing areas and rural development respectively) of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that Europe’s forests are of immense value in terms of biodiversity and as carbon sinks and therefore should benefit from a high level of protection and an improvement in the conservation status of forest species and habitats, as required under the forest target of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020; highlights the opportunities provided by the Natura 2000 network on this respect, which includes a significant share of Europe’s forests;
Amendment 68 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is concerned about the growing trend to consider forests from a predominantly economic perspective and to limit their value to the wood which they produce, disregarding the very significant environmental and social benefits which they also provide; underlines the need to determine the value of forest ecosystem services more systematically and to take it into consideration in public and private sector decision-making;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Highlights that the predicted growth in wood demand is both an opportunity and a challenge to the forests and all forest- based sectors, especially as droughts, fires, storms, and pests are expected to damage forests more frequently and more severely as a result of climate change; recalls in this context the need to protect forests from these growing threats and to reconcile their productive and protective functions;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Stresses the need to urgently clarify the greenhouse impacts of the various uses of forest biomass for energy and identify the uses that can achieve the biggest mitigation benefits within policy- relevant timeframes.
Amendment 95 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to make sure that forest materials are also re-used and used efficiently, as a way of cutting the EU’s trade deficit, helping to reduce unsustainable management, protecting the environment and reducing deforestation in countries outside the EUnd calls the Commission to build upon relevant EU information systems on forests, trade, harvested wood products and soils, to develop objective, ambitious and demonstrable EU criteria for verifying sustainability in EU forests and forest products;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that is important that fRecalls that, by 2020, Forest mManagement pPlans do not become an additional bureaucratic burden which impedes the sustainable use of Europe’s forests; with that in mind, calls on Member States to review the implementation of the forest management plans, taking into accor equivalent instruments, in line with Sustainable Forest Management, should be in place for all forests that are publicly owned and for forest holdings above a certain size that receive funding under the EU Rural Development Policy; Takes the view that forest management plans can be an important instrument for sustainable forest management and to bring abount the proportionality and ‘think small first’ principles and providing for the use by managers of the responsibility declaration form. needed improvement in the conservation status of species and habitats of EU interest; recommends that Natura 2000 protection objectives and measures are taken into account when developing forest management plans;
Amendment 127 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, once the study on the impact of European consumption on deforestation has been completed, to follow up its findings with new policy initiatives addressing the types of impact identified
Amendment 132 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the adoption of a holistic approach and the recognition of the economic, environmental and social role played by European forests and stresses the key role of forest-based industries in sustainable resource management, for example in combating climate change and achieving a circular economy;
Amendment 138 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recognises that short rotation forestry could provide sustainable wooden biomass while providing the necessary territory maintenance thus reducing the risk of soil erosion and landslides of set aside or abandoned land
Amendment 141 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recognises that sustainable management for the entire life cycle of forest products can make a significant contribution towards achieving green economy objectives, in particular those linked to climate change mitigation policies and efficient use of resources; notes that, to this end, Member States should promote the sustainable use of forest products in the construction sector;
Amendment 142 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Encourages the Commission to consider how to limit environmental impacts of EU consumption contributing to deforestation and forest degradation outside the EU, with a view to limit the EU footprint, to promote global climate and biodiversity objectives, and the sustainable production and consumption of food, energy and materials in EU.
Amendment 10 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in Italy there are 804 159 anglers with an economic turnover of EUR 241 247 700 (reported in 2012), and the region in question is estimated to have around 1.2 million registered anglers;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, as an independent facilitator in this strategy, and as the financier, to do its best to make sure the socio- economic differences between the countries are reduced and not increased;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that third countries in the macro-region involved in projects comply with the CFP and sustainable fishery principles and objectives;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to formulate as soon as possible a multiannual fisheries management plan for these two sea basins;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that this is a region with a sensitive marine ecosystem and accordingly urges that the environmental impact of any activities that could affect the health of the seriously affected fish stocks, such as maritime or waste transport, aquifer pollution, future drilling activities or the construction of new tourist facilities along the coast, be analysed in detail and the principle of precaution and sustainability applied wherever necessary;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for projects seeking to assess the impact of indirect fishing (ghost nets, mussel cultivation meshes) and by-catches of protected species to be evaluated and promoted, it being estimated that, in the Adriatic alone, over 40 000 sea turtles are caught accidentally; takes the view that environmental studies and studies on means of alleviating the problem (such as turtle excluder devices) are urgently necessary;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to support and promote the involvement of fisheries and fishery workers in projects such as those relating to cultural and heritage tourism, encompassing fisheries and the rediscovery of seafaring activities and traditional fishing grounds and occupations;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2214(INI)
6. Expresses grave concern at the renewed impulse to the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas, both offshore and on land, especially in areas already heavily affected by significant environmental consequenceGiven that the macro-region’s growth depends more on its ability to attract tourists and on economic activities linked to its specific environmental features and ecosystems than on industry, expresses grave concern at the renewed impulse to the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas, both offshore and on land, and at the plans for further LNG plants, given the major impact that such facilities have been proven to have on the environment, both during normal operation and, all the more so, in the event of accidents; stresses that this is in contradiction with the EUnion’s climate and renewable energy targets;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Supports the creation of a quality label for high-quality seafood products bearing the Adriatic-Ionian label in order to increase the competitiveness of the industry and provide consumers with a certification regarding the quality of fisheries and fish farming products;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to address with utmost urgency the fact of not having exact data and a complete, detailed view of the status quo, the lack of which would make the evaluations unclear and unreliable; calls on the Commission, in view of the fact that the fisheries data, the fish stocks evaluation and all the other related analysis are incomplete, to address this before starting to fund other developments;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges Member States to actively involve all stakeholders in the decision-making procedures concerning the macro-region, particularly local communities, which must be able to exercise their right to protect their environment and health when these are put in danger by polluting and dangerous economic activities or by invasive or environmentally harmful infrastructure.
Amendment 21 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas an excessive and unsustainable use of resources is the root cause of various environmental hazards, such as climate change, desertification, deforestation and loss of biodiversity; whereas the global economy uses the equivalent of 1.5 planets’ worth of resources to produce global output and absorb waste and this figure is estimated to reach the equivalent of two planets’ worth of resources by the 2030s;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the cancellation of environmentally harmful subsidies, including direct and indirect subsidies to fossil fuels, would substantially reduce GHG emissions, help in the fight against climate change and allow the uptake of the circular economy;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas waste prevention, waste hierarchy and the cascading use of materials should be promoted as important principles to foster a resource- efficient and sustainable management of resources;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that stimulating the market for recovered materials is necessary to allow the uptake of the circular economy; therefore, envisages measures, such as zero rate or reduced VAT for reused and recycled products as well as products with a minimum recycled content;
Amendment 132 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that by 2050 the EU’s use of resources needs to be sustainable; this includes fully implementing a cascading use of resources, sustainable sourcing, a waste hierarchy, creating a closed loop on non-renewable resources, using renewables within the limits of their renewability and phasing out toxic substances;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to develop and introduce by 2019 a lead indicator and a number of sub-indicators on resource efficiency, including ecosystem services; these binding indicators should measure resource consumption, including importsed and exports, ated goods in the EU, Member State and industry level, and take account of the whole lifecycle of products and servicesenvironmental impacts (such as air pollution, water pollution, solid waste, embodied energy), take account of the whole lifecycle of products and services, and include tools to facilitate prioritisation of resources whose use should be cascaded;
Amendment 192 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that the amount of resources used by a product over its lifetime isas well as its reusability and recyclability are largely determined during the design phase;
Amendment 209 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to propose a review of the Ecodesign Directive by the end of 2016, incorporating the following important changes: broadening the scope to cover all main product lines; gradually including all relevant resource-efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design, such as minimum threshold of recycled content; introducing a mandatory product passport based on these requirements and reporting on the energy needed to manufacture the product; implementing self- monitoring and third-party auditing to ensure that products comply with these standards; and defining horizontal requirements on, inter alia, reusability and recyclability;
Amendment 249 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the introduction of a certificate of origin, sustainability and legality wherever applicable to raw materials, as it is already existing for timber products following Regulation (EU) No 995/2010;
Amendment 274 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to submit the announced proposal on the review of waste legislation by the end of 2015 and to include the following points: setting extended producer responsibility requirements; endorsing the ‘pay-as-you- throw-principle’ prioritising separate collection schemes in order to facilitate the development of business based on the reuse of secondary raw materials; introducing separate reuse targets; increasing recycling targets to at least 70 % of municipal solid waste, based on the output of recycling facilities, using the same harmoniseand setting recycling targets for other type of waste whenever possible using the same clear and harmonised definitions and method for all Member States with externally verified statistics; introducing a ban on landfilling and incineration (with or without energy recovery) of recyclable and biodegradable waste by 2025 and a ban on all landfilling and incineration by 2030; introducing mandatory fees on landfilling and incineration;
Amendment 320 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission for greater transparency and better controls to avoid shipping of waste to countries with lower environmental and social standards than those in the EU;
Amendment 355 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to propose the full implementation of the circular economy principles and requirements in the building sector and to further develop the policy framework on resource efficiency in buildings; this includes developing indicators, standards and methods as regards land use and urban planning, architecture, structural engineering, construction, maintenance, adaptability, energy efficiencyand carbon efficiency of construction materials and construction methods, renovation and reuse and recycling; targets and indicators on sustainable buildings should also include green infrastructure, such as green roofs;
Amendment 377 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the Construction Products Regulation, to prepare a common and sound basis for environmental product declaration (EPD) of building products;
Amendment 391 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to prioritize renovation of existing building and, when this is not possible, to promote demolition methods which allow material recovery to be reused or recycled; urges Member States to set mandatory national demolition waste plans;
Amendment 430 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to establish a permanent resource-efficiency platform which includes representatives from all sectors of the economy, both public and private and civil society, to encourage and facilitate the application of the latest research findings, the exchange of best practices and the emergence of new industrial synthesis and industrial ecosystems;
Amendment 451 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that all EU funding, including funding through EFSI, Horizon 2020, cohesion funds and the EIB, must be mobilised to promote resource efficiency and, circular economy and to phase out hazardous substances; urges the Commission and Member States to abolish all environmentally harmful subsidies, including direct and indirect subsidies to fossil fuels to reduce GHG emissions, help in the fight against climate change and allow the uptake of the circular economy;
Amendment 464 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the Commission to examine whether existing legislation is hindering the circular economy or the emergence of new business models, such as a lease economand lending economy for goods and services; calls on Member States to support a community based non-profit shared economy and property;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Decision 1082/2013/EU on serious cross border threats to health;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to the Special Eurobarometer 411 " Patient safety and quality of care";
Amendment 3 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Progress report on the Action plan against the rising threats from Antimicrobial Resistance SANTE/10251/2015;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas patients, families and patient organisations play a key role in advocating for safer care, and their role should be promoted through patient empowerment and participation in the healthcare process and policy at all levels;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas resistant bacteria can be found on medical devices even when the latter have been sterilised in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas it is acknowledged that the current veterinary medicines legislation does not provide sufficient tools to ensure that risks to human health arising from the use of antimicrobials in animals are adequately managed;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the vast majority of medicated feed for farmed animals contains antimicrobials;
Amendment 66 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the most recent studies show antimicrobial resistance in hospitals has globally increased in the EU in the past years- despite a few exceptions-; whereas, in particular, several Member States (e.g. Italy) now report K.pneumoniae infections that are not only multidrug- resistant, carbapenem-resistant, but now colistin-resistant, hence one step closer to being totally resistant;
Amendment 71 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas, pharmaceutical companies tend to add new antibiotics within existing classes of antibiotics rather than discover and develop truly new antibacterial agent; as a result, resistance to these new agents will emerge faster than for drugs with a truly new mechanism of action;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas, according to European consumer associations, over 70% of meat products tested in six EU countries were found to be contaminated with antibiotic- resistant bacteria, while in a further eight countries such bacteria were present in 50% of all samples1 a; __________________ 1aAntibiotic use in livestock: Time to act, BEUC Position Paper
Amendment 74 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
Pb. whereas, according to the WHO, antimicrobials are used much more in livestock than they are in human beings in a number of EU countries1 a; __________________ 1a Tackling antibiotic resistance from a food safety perspective in Europe, WHO Europe, 2011.
Amendment 75 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P c (new)
Recital P c (new)
Pc. whereas in the EU the sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics, which involves low doses of antibiotics being fed to livestock to promote their growth, has been banned since 2006;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P d (new)
Recital P d (new)
Pd. whereas high levels of Campylobacter resistance to fluoroquinolones have been observed and most human Campylobacter infections come from the handling, preparation and consumption of chicken; whereas such high levels of resistance reduce the effective treatment options for human Campylobacter infections;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas it is of paramount importance to encourage pharmaceutical companies to invest in developing new antibiotic compoundsacterial agents that are potentially active against multidrug-resistant bacteria, in particular with activity against prevalent multidrug- resistant Gram-negative bacteria, and against diseases that are particularly prone to antimicrobial resistance, such as K. pneumoniae and, Acinetobacter, E. Coli, HIV, staphylococcus aureus, tuberculosis and malaria, in addition to alternative methods aimed at fighting HAIs without using antibiotics;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas ensuring patient safety, prevention and control of HAIs and prevention of the spread of multidrug- resistant bacteria are very difficult, if not impossible, in overcrowded and understaffed healthcare environments;
Amendment 85 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qbis. whereas para 2 of article 4 of Directive 18/2001/CE sets a deadline for the use of genes conferring antibiotic resistance to transgenic plants;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas there is a high turnover of sophisticated medical devices whose utilisation is often delegated to non- medical staff, so called product specialists, illegally performing highly specialised tasks that should be only entrusted to highly competent medical staff; whereas this behaviour poses serious threats to all patients in need of therapeutic treatments;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q c (new)
Recital Q c (new)
Qc. whereas product specialists should never perform therapeutic treatments but only support medical staff when and if required by the medical staff, for example to perform operations of assembling or disassembling specific instruments;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q d (new)
Recital Q d (new)
Qd. whereas home-care medical treatments can psychologically help patients and result in better healthcare performances;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q e (new)
Recital Q e (new)
Qe. whereas the introduction of collective redress could help patients who are harmed by the same illegal practice causing the same adverse event attributable to HAI;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the internet is the biggest unregulated pharmaceuticals market in the world; whereas 62% of pharmaceuticals bought on-line prove to be false or non-compliant with standards; whereas a very large proportion of operators operating online do so illegally and the annual global turnover from the illegal online sale of prescription medicines is estimated at around USD 200 bn;
Amendment 94 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R b (new)
Recital R b (new)
Rb. whereas the use of antimicrobials in pets is an additional risk factor for the development and transmission of antimicrobial resistance in human beings and whereas the upward trends in antibiotic resistance encountered at veterinary clinics for pets run parallel to similar trends at hospitals;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R c (new)
Recital R c (new)
Rc. whereas the risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance from pets to human beings cannot be fully quantified and whereas further research into this is needed;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union stipulates that Union action must complement national policies; and must be directed towards improving public health, preventing physical and mental illness and diseases, and obviating sources of danger to physical and mental health;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the latest measures put in place by Member States to improve general patient safety and reduce the incidence of HAIs, and more particularly the progress made by Member States in developing patient safety strategies and programme, including patient safety in health legislation and in developing reporting and learning systems;
Amendment 116 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to set specific and ambitious quantitative targets for reducing the use of antibiotics;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the work of the EU working group on patient safety and quality of careco-financed by the EU and performed by OECD on comparable indicators to assess patient safety, and calls on the Member States to implement such indicators to assess patient safety;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. welcomes the work of the EU working group on patient safety and quality of care that brings together representatives from all 27 EU countries, EFTA countries, international organisations and EU bodies and assists in developing the EU patient safety and quality agenda;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that, on the basis of Decision 1082/2013/EU on serious cross- border threats to health, Member States must provide the Commission with updates on the latest situation with regard to their preparedness and response planning at national level, and calls on Member States to submit the information concerned in accordance with the timetable established by that Decision;
Amendment 122 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point a a (new)
aa) Cooperate on defining minimum patient safety standards and indicators for safety and quality of healthcare EU wide, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders including patient organisations;
Amendment 129 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c
Paragraph 6 – point c
(c) ensure appropriate training of doctors and other healthcare professionals and set up monitoring systems to verify that their competences are up-to-date with hospital hygiene practices and the technology in place: this would reduce the prevalence of medical errors (including HAIs) caused by partial knowledge and failure to update knowledge to keep pace with new technologies;
Amendment 130 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
ca) involve patients' organisations and representatives formally in the development of policies and programmes on patient safety at all appropriate levels, and to provide them with appropriate support to carry out patient safety activities;
Amendment 131 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
ca. step up hygiene precautions, making greater use of hygiene specialists to monitor all aspects of health and hygiene, of healthcare facilities, patients and between patients and outside ‘guests’;
Amendment 132 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
ca) ensure basic training of any healthcare personnel, even those that are not in direct contact with patients, in infection prevention and control before they start working in a hospital or other healthcare facility, and regularly afterwards;
Amendment 133 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c b (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c b (new)
cb) increase the workforce of healthcare professionals that are specialised in infection prevention and control / hospital hygiene, and ensure that a sufficient number of positions for such specialised personnel are available in hospitals and other healthcare facilities;
Amendment 134 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
(da) lighten the burden on healthcare facilities by promoting care and medical treatment at home;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensure that health systems and healthcare facilities are managed independently from political choices, and that managers are appointed on the basis of merit and not of political affiliation;
Amendment 137 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
ea) emphasize on the importance of prevention of HAIs in healthcare settings by means of containment of spread through patient and contact screening as well as infection control measures, and continue promoting good hygiene practices (like hand-washing);
Amendment 142 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
ea) provide adequate facilities to hospitalise patients, including a sufficient number of single rooms that allow the isolation of patients infected or colonised with multidrug-resistant bacteria;
Amendment 144 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e b (new)
Paragraph 6 – point e b (new)
(ea) promote information campaigns for patients concerning the risks of adverse events in the healthcare system and concerning possible preventive measures, starting with basic hygiene measures, and launch awareness-raising campaigns and health education courses at schools concerning the rational use not only of antibiotics but of all pharmaceuticals and concerning the risks entailed by the rise of antibiotic resistance; these campaigns should address parents and carers responsible for young children as well as elderly people, and should be followed by an assessment of their outcomes;
Amendment 147 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the potential benefits of eHealth in reducing adverse events by tracking information flows and improving the understanding of medical processes, as well as through digital prescriptions and alerts on drug interaction; calls on the Commission and the Member States to further explore the possibilities offered by eHealth in the area of patient safety, including the introduction of electronic patient records;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls the European Commission and Member States to assess the potential of mobile health (mhealth) on care efficiency, hospitalisation's incidence and on the annual per capita healthcare cost reduction;
Amendment 155 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the introduction of the European logo provided for by Implementing Regulation 699/2014 in order to identify clearly online pharmacies which offer medicines for sale to the public remotely while safeguarding consumers against the purchase of fake medicines, which are often a health hazard;
Amendment 184 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission’s work on antimicrobial resistance and on the prevention and control of HAIs, as well as the coordination and surveillance efforts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC); and in particular in the framework of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net), and the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net) and the Healthcare- Associated Infections surveillance Network (HAI-Net);
Amendment 186 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the joint work of coordination and surveillance on antimicrobial resistance of the ECDC, the EMA and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA);
Amendment 188 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes with concern that between 2010 and 2013 the percentages of K. pneumoniae resistant to fluoroquinolones, third-generation cephalosporins and aminoglycosides, as well as combined resistance to all three antibiotic groups and resistance to carbapenems, a last-line group of antibiotics, significantly increased in many Member States and at EU level; further notes that during the same period resistance to third- generation cephalosporins also significantly increased in many Member States and at EU level for E. coli;
Amendment 191 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes with concern that in countries with high levels of multi-drug resistance, including resistance to carbapenems, only a few therapeutic options are available, among these are polymyxins; emphasizes that, in these countries, presence of bacteria resistant to polymyxins is an important warning that options for the treatment of infected patients are becoming even more limited;
Amendment 197 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes and encourages further research for genuinely new antimicrobial drugs, in particular antibiotics with activity against prevalent multidrug-resistant Gram- negative bacteria and against diseases particularly prone to antimicrobial resistance, such as K. pneumoniae and, Acinetobacter, E. Coli, HIV, staphylococcus aureus, tuberculosis and malaria, as well as for alternative methods aimed at fighting HAIs without using antibiotics;
Amendment 213 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it of paramount importance that the Commission should ensure the continuation of the EU Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance post-20176, with an emphasis on the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections;
Amendment 216 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20bis. Calls upon the Commission to ensure that neither new authorization for the placing on the market and cultivation nor the renewal of existing permits will be further granted to any transgenic plants containing genes for antibiotic resistance;
Amendment 222 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to promote the responsible and sensible use in human medicine of all antimicrobial agents and in particular antibiotics that are considered last-line treatment of bacterial infections in hospitals, such as the carbapenems and the polymyxins;
Amendment 228 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that self-medication with antibiotics shall be strictly prohibited and that there is a necessity of enforcing of a 'prescription only' policy for antibacterials by the National Competent Authorities of the Member States;
Amendment 254 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point e a(new)
Paragraph 22 – point e a(new)
(ea) develop, in the case of diseases which have a tendency to relapse, an antibiogram in order to get a clear picture of the pathogen in question and reduce the risk of drug resistance;
Amendment 257 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 22 – point e a (new)
ea) to monitor carefully potential carriage of multidrug-resistant bacteria in patients that are admitted after transfer from a hospital or another healthcare facility from another country, from another region in the same country, from another hospital in the same region;
Amendment 258 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point e b (new)
Paragraph 22 – point e b (new)
eb) to perform risk assessments of patients' transfers from a country, a region, or a hospital known for its high prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, and isolating positive patients in single rooms or cohort nursing, re- enforcing infection control procedures to prevent cross-transmission to other patients in the receiving hospital healthcare facility;
Amendment 259 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point e c (new)
Paragraph 22 – point e c (new)
(ec) improve safety standards, especially for medical devices that are resistant to sterilisation (e.g. endoscopes), and monitor carefully to ensure that medical devices originally designed and CE- marked for single use, if regenerated, meet all safety standards in order to protect consumer health;
Amendment 262 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point f
Paragraph 22 – point f
(f) launch awareness campaigns and health education courses in schools on the rational use not only of antibiotics but of all medicines and the risks entailed by increasing antibiotic resistance; these campaigns should address parents and carers responsible for young children as well as elderly people, and should always be followed by an assessment of their outcomes;
Amendment 267 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 22 – point f a (new)
fa) calls on Member States to invite the ECDC to carry out one week mission in their country to give scientific and technical assistance and training on antimicrobial resistance as foreseen in article 9 of the ECDC Regulation (EC) no 851/2004; urges those Member States who have not done it yet, and especially those in which antimicrobial resistance is already high or alarmingly increasing, to invite ECDC to carry out such missions;
Amendment 270 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point f b (new)
Paragraph 22 – point f b (new)
fb) Make the records of hospitals and other healthcare facilities with regard to healthcare associated infections publicly available, so that patients can make informed choices;
Amendment 291 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 23 – point b a (new)
(ba) Confirm the prohibition of the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in livestock;
Amendment 292 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point b b (new)
Paragraph 23 – point b b (new)
(bb) Limit the use of antibiotics for therapeutic purposes, by progressively eliminating their use for prophylactic purposes, where antibiotics are administered to animals for disease prevention, and minimise cases of metaphylaxis, i.e. the mass medication of animals to cure sick specimens on farms whilst preventing infections in healthy animals;
Amendment 293 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point b c (new)
Paragraph 23 – point b c (new)
(bc) Limit the use of the oral administration of animal medicines and study the feasibility of individually tailored treatment for animals;
Amendment 294 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point b d (new)
Paragraph 23 – point b d (new)
(bd) Limit the use of critically important antibiotics such as cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones and macrolides in animals, especially for group therapeutic treatment and for cases of metaphylaxis, providing for a total ban of the use of carbapenems;
Amendment 295 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point b e (new)
Paragraph 23 – point b e (new)
(be) Consider regulation to limit the use of antibiotics in medicated feed;
Amendment 296 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point b f (new)
Paragraph 23 – point b f (new)
(bf) Conduct, also with the help of consumer associations and under the control of veterinary professionals, tests on food products, especially on slaughtered meat, to assess the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria;
Amendment 297 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the European Medicines Agency to draw up a list of antibiotics used in animals for which a significant risk to public health has been identified;
Amendment 298 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 316 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the co-legislator, when negotiating the proposal for a regulation on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC (2014/0255 (COD)) to ensure that it provides provisions aiming to substantially limit the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for food- producing animals and in particular to strictly prohibit the preventive use of antimicrobials included in medicated feed;
Amendment 317 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and on the ECDC to carry out research on potential direct or indirect damage that can be caused by the use of antimicrobials in pets and to develop mitigation measures to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance that is potentially transmissible from pets to people;
Amendment 322 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls the Commission, Member States and the pharmaceutical industry to optimising EU partnerships between academia and the pharmaceutical industry, as exemplified by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI);
Amendment 328 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the Joint Programme Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance, which allows Member States to agree on research needs so as to avoid duplication and calls for an increase in funding for the development of new medicines as an alternative to antibiotics, to combat antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, in February 2015, the WHO reported for the first time that year an increase in weekly infection rates in the three countries with high transmission levels, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, where the response to Ebola still a major challenge;
Amendment 79 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Requires the Member States and the Commission to coordinate and strengthen medical research and the production of efficient medicines and vaccines against Ebola, and to advance the necessary clinical trials for existing candidate treatments and ensure that any vaccines are made available to all free of charge;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the response of the Member States and the Commission has been slow and insufficient, and that financial support was shy and did not respond to the severity of the alerts that NGOs such as Médecins Sans Frontières, Emergency and others have launched since the beginning of the epidemic; considers that the scaling-up of the Commission’s financial commitment should be stronger in terms of humanitarian and development aid to respond to the crisis; considers it necessary to increase the availability and the volume of financial resources;
Amendment 127 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the international community to complete without delay the supply of protective clothing (PPE-personal protective equipment) to the 14 countries exposed to contagion and to plan production and distribution so as to ensure their availability should the virus spread to any other country in the world;
Amendment 129 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that medical staff have the right to all necessary medical treatment should they become infected and, as a matter of course, medical evacuation to their countries of origin if, like the EU Member States, they have the necessary Ebola treatment facilities;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the challenges posed by climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energy targets, a sustainable energy mix, energy security and the development of innovative energy technologies can only be met with a unified and resilient strategy on energy security issues;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that action will only follow if measures are put forward together with the Member States;, thus calls on the Commission to propose concrete steps and action plans, including legislation, for both the short and the long term; for both the short and the long term, and to closely monitor Member States´ implementation of the existing EU environment, climate and energy legislation; further underlines the importance of encouraging both research and of local pilot projects in Member States, which contribute to energy security by improving the resilience of local systems;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to adopt measures to increase energy efficiency as a priority, thus also tackling the problem of low competitiveness resulting from high energy prices; underlines the importance of fully implementimproving the measures provided for in existing legislation, namely by setting up EU wide binding national targets in the frame of the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, with a view to contributing to the delivery of the 2030 climate and energy objectives;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees in principle with the aim of cutting red tape and removing unnecessary regulatory burdens; expresses, however, its concern about potentialcalls strongly for the REFIT programme not to be used as a pretext for applying deregulation measures, in particular in the fields of the environment, food safety and health, uander the guise of ‘cutting red tape’ measures to exclude from decision- making processes non-governmental organisations, citizens’ associations and committees representing local interests concerning the protection of the environment, public health and consumers;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that when evaluations and fitness checks of environmental, food safety and health legislation are carried out, environmental and health considerations must be given the same weight as economic considerationsshould always take precedence over economic considerations, in compliance with the precautionary principle, the preventive action principle and the ‘polluter pays’ principle;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2108(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Authority to continue paying special attention to the public opinion and to commit itself as much as possible to anto guaranteeing even greater openness and transparency; welcomes, in this respect, the implementing rules for its Policy on Independence and Scientific Decision- Making Processes as adopted by the Authority's Management Board in December 2011; welcomes in this context the improved presentation and accessibility of information and documents on the Authority's homepage; calls on the Authority's Board of Management to introduce a mechanism for the automatic removal of members of the assessment panel should previously unregistered conflicts of interest come to light with regard to them; urges the Authority to consider the possibility of introducing contractual clauses to ensure compliance with the rules concerning conflict of interest, including the appointment of experts after they leave the EFSA; also calls for provisions to ensure that members of the panel are excluded from the assessment of products of companies with which they have had professional relations;
Amendment 19 #
2014/0285(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD),
Amendment 23 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The multi-species management plan established by this Regulation requires greater account of the different ecological roles and functions of the species covered by the plan; notes that since the various species interact to a great extent, catches cannot be sustainably maximized for all species simultaneously and decisions are needed about which species should be prioritized.
Amendment 25 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) In the agreement with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), natural size and age distributions of commercial fish stocks are important indicators to achieve good ecological status of the marine environment.
Amendment 27 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It is appropriate to establish a multi- species fisheries plan taking into account the dynamics between the stocks of cod, herring and sprat, and also considering the by-catch species of the fisheries for these stocks, namely the Baltic stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot. The objective of this plan should be to aim at achieving and maintaining maximum sustainable yields for the stocks concerned, minimizing as far as possible the impact on other species such as seabirds.
Amendment 33 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The exploitation of cod and pelagic stocks should not jeopardise the sustainability of the stocks taken as by- catches in these fisheries, namely the Baltic stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot. Therefore, the plan should also aim at ensuring the conservation of these by-catch stocks above biomass levels corresponding to precautionary approachnd ecosystem based approach to fisheries management.
Amendment 36 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 requires that fishing opportunities be fixed in accordance with the targets set out in the multiannual plans. The levels to be achieved in terms of mortality by fishery and biomass ought to take account of the most up-to date scientific advice.
Amendment 64 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘trapnet’ means large nets, anchored, fixed on stakes or occasionally floating, open at the surface and provided with various types of fish herding and retaining devices, and which are generally divided into chambers closed at the bottom by netting;
Amendment 66 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘pots and creels’ mean small traps designed to catch crustaceans or fish in the form of cages or baskets made with various materials that are set on the seabed either singly or in rows; connected by ropes (buoy-lines) to buoys on the surface showing their position and having one or more openings or entrances;
Amendment 73 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) achievrestoring and maintaining populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield for the stocks concerned, and
Amendment 82 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensuring the conservation of the stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot in line with the precautionary approachnd ecosystem based approach to fisheries management.
Amendment 87 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The plan shall achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC).
Amendment 96 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The target fishing mortality shall take into account the most recent scientific advice and shall be reached by 2015 and maintained onwards for the stocks concerned within the following ranges:
Amendment 136 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States concerned mayshall every three years submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for measures referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 159 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The levels of mortality by fishery and targets for biomass should be adjusted to changes in the ecosystem and revised following the more recent scientific advice.
Amendment 167 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States concerned mayshall every three years submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 within the following deadlines:
Amendment 185 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
The Commission shall ensurecarry out an evaluation of the impact of this plan on the stocks covered by this Regulation and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks, in particular to take account of changes inthe most recent scientific advice, sixthree years after the entry into force of the plan and, thereafter, every sixthree years. The Commission shall submit the results of these evaluations to the European Parliament and Council and take the appropriate initiatives in accordance also with the regionalization principle.
Amendment 188 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall evaluate regional management advice and recommendations and ensure their compliance with the current EU regulations and law.
Amendment 50 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation aims to lay down harmonised rules for the EU type-approval of engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery, with a view to ensuring the functioning of the internal market. For these purposes, new emission limits should be established, to be applied also to agricultural vehicles, to reflect technological progress and ensure convergence with Union policies in the on- road sector, with a view to achieving Union air quality targets and reducing the emissions from non-road mobile machinery and agricultural vehicles, thus resulting in a more proportionate share of machinery emissions in relation to road vehicle emissions. The scope of Union legislation in this field should be broadened, with a view to improving market harmonisation at EU and international level and minimising the risk of market distortions. In addition, this Regulation aims to simplify the current legal framework, including measures for simplifying administrative procedures, and to improve the general conditions for enforcement, in particular by strengthening the rules on market surveillance.
Amendment 52 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Seventh General Union Environment Action Programme adopted by Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council13 recalls that the Union has agreed to achieve levels of air quality that do not give rise to significant negative impacts on, and risks to, human health and the environment. Union legislation has established appropriate emission limits for ambient air quality for the protection of human health and sensitive individuals in particular, as well as for national emission ceilings14. Following its Communication of 4 May 2001, which established the ‘Clean Air For Europe (CAFE) programme’, the Commission adopted another Communication on 21 September 2005 entitled ‘Thematic strategy for air pollution’. One of the conclusions of that thematic strategy is that further reductions in emissions from the transport sector (air, maritime and land transport), from households and from the energy, agricultural and industrial sectors are needed to achieve EU air quality objectives. In this context, the task of reducing emissions from engines installed in non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) should be approached as part of an overall strategy. The Stage V emission limits, applied also to agricultural machinery, are one of the measures designed to reduce the actual in-use emissions of air pollutants such as particulate pollutants as well as ozone precursors such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrocarbons. __________________ 13 Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ ( OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 171). 14 Decision No 1600/2002/EC; 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 (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 55 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Emissions from non-road mobile machinery engines constitute a significant proportion of the total man-made emissions of certain noxious atmospheric pollutants. Engines responsible for a considerable share of air pollution by nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) should fall within the scope of the new emission limit rules.
Amendment 56 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Non-road mobile machinery engines are responsible for the annual emission of 100 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, equal to around 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions from 27 Member States, and thus contribute to climate change;
Amendment 57 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission should keep under review emissions which are, as yet, unregulated, starting with greenhouse gases, and which also arise as a consequence of the wider use of new fuel formulations, engine technologies and emission control systems. The Commission should also, where necessary, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council with a view to regulating such emissions.
Amendment 60 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) It is appropriate to encourage the introduction of alternative fuel vehicles, which can have low NOx and, particulate and CO2 emissions. Thus, limit values for total hydrocarbons should be adapted in order to take into account non-methane hydrocarbons andinclude methane emissions.;
Amendment 71 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission should adopt worldwide harmonised testing cycles in the test procedures that provide the basis for EU type-approval emissions regulations. The application of portable emissions measurement systems for monitoring of the actual in-use emissions should also be consideredinclude the use of portable emissions measurement systems.
Amendment 74 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The correct functioning of the after- treatment system, and more specifically in the case of NOx, is the basic requirement for fulfilling the established limits for pollutant emissions. In this context, measures to guarantee the proper operation of systems relying on the use of a reagentmore effective abatement systems should be introduced.
Amendment 77 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) A limited number of exemptions should be granted to address the specific needs related to armed forces, logistic supply constraintemergency vehicles, field testing of prototypes and the use of machinery in explosive atmospheres.
Amendment 78 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) As a consequence, UNECE regulations and the amendments thereto which the Union has voted in favour of or to which the Union has acceded, in application of Decision 97/836/EC, should be recognized as equivalent to EU type- approvals granted under this Regulation, where the emissions limits to be met are the same. Accordingly, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to determine which UNECE regulations will apply to EU type- approvals.
Amendment 86 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 88 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 89 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 90 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4) “Particulate Matter (PM)” means any material collected on a specified filter medium after diluting engine exhaust gas with clean filtered air so that the temperature does not exceed 325 K (52 °C)fine particles, in liquid and/or solid form, produced during combustion processes;
Amendment 116 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 180 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Articles 5(3) and 17(2), transition engines and, where applicable, the machinery in which those transition engines are installed may continue to be placed on the market during the transition period on condition that the machine in which the transition engine is installed has a production date prior to 1 year after the start of the transition period and on condition that, at that date, there are no technologies available that can guarantee compliance with more stringent emissions limits.
Amendment 200 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Paragraph 6 shall only apply for a period of 12 months:
Amendment 201 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point a
Amendment 205 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point b
Amendment 228 #
2014/0268(COD)
Amendment 232 #
2014/0268(COD)
Table II-2: Stage V emission limits for engine category NRG defined in Article 4 point (2) Emission Engine Power range Engine CO HC NOx PM PN A[] stage sub- ignition mass category type kW g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh #/kWh NRG-v-1 Stage V P>560 all 3,50 2,75 0,196 0,467 0,0351 - 6,00 NRG-c-1
Amendment 236 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – heading 1 – table II-5
Annex II – heading 1 – table II-5
Amendment 239 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – heading 1 – table II-6
Annex II – heading 1 – table II-6
Table II-6: Stage V emission limits for engine category IWA defined in Article 4 point (6) Emission Engine Power Engine CO HC NOx PM PN A stage sub- range ignition mass category type kW g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh #/kWh Stage V IWA-v-1 Stage V 560≤P<1000 all 3,502,75 0,196 1,200,4 0,021 16x10121 6,00 IWA-c-1 IWA-v-2 Stage V P≥1000 all 3,50 2,75 0,19 6 0,40 0,01 16x1012 1 6,00 IWA-c-2
Amendment 243 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – heading 1 – table II-7
Annex II – heading 1 – table II-7
Table II-7: Stage V emission limits for engine category RLL defined in Article 4 point (7) Emission Engine Power range Engine CO HC NOx PM PN A stage sub- ignition mass category type kW g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh #/kWh RLL-c-1 Stage V P>0 all 3,50 2,75 (HC+NOx≤4,00) 0,0251 - 6x1011 6,00 RLL-v-1
Amendment 247 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – heading 1 – table II-8
Annex II – heading 1 – table II-8
Table II-8: Stage V emission limits for engine category RLR defined in Article 4 point (8) Emission Engine Power range Engine CO HC NOx PM PN A stage sub- ignition mass category type kW g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh #/kWh RLR-c-1 Stage V P>0 all 3,50 2,75 0,196 2,000,46 0,015 16x10121 6,00 RLR-v-1
Amendment 263 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III– table III-5
Annex III– table III-5
Table III-5: Dates of application of this Regulation for engine category IWP Category Ignition Power range Sub- Mandatory date of application of this type (kW) category Regulation for EU type- Placing on the approval of market of engines engines IWP-v-1 IWP-c-1 IWP-v-2 37<P<300 1 January 2018 1 January 2019 IWP-c-2 IWP-v-3 IWP all IWP-c-3 IWP-v-4 300≤P<1000 1 January 2019 1 January 2020 IWP-c-4 IWP-v-5 P≥1000 1 January 2020 1 January 2021 19 IWP-c-5
Amendment 265 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III– table III-6
Annex III– table III-6
Table III-6: Dates of application of this Regulation for engine category IWA Category Ignition Power range Sub- Mandatory date of application of this type (kW) category Regulation for EU type- Placing on the approval of market of engines engines IWA-v-1 560≤P<1000 1 January 2019 1 January 2020 19 IWA-c-1 IWA all IWA-v-2 P≥1000 1 January 2020 1 January 2021 19 IWA-c-2
Amendment 267 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III– table III-7
Annex III– table III-7
Table III-7: Dates of application of this Regulation for engine category RLL Category Ignition Power range Sub- Mandatory date of application of this type (kW) category Regulation for EU type- Placing on the approval of market of engines engines RLL-v-1 RLL all P>0 1 January 2020 1 January 20219 RLL-c-1
Amendment 272 #
2014/0268(COD)
Table III-8: Dates of application of this Regulation for engine category RLR Category Ignition Power range Sub- Mandatory date of application of this type (kW) category Regulation for EU type- Placing on the approval of market of engines engines RLR-v-1 RLR all P>0 1 January 2020 1 January 20219 RLR-c-1
Amendment 107 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 19 May 2015 on safer healthcare in Europe: improving patient safety and fighting antimicrobial resistance (A8-0142/2015 - 2014/2207(INI);
Amendment 109 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The provisions of this act aim to reduce administrative burden, enhance the internal market and increase the availability of veterinary medicinal products, while guaranteeing the highest level of public and animal health and environmental protection. In line with the precautionary principle the pharmaceuticals industry should be required to demonstrate that veterinary medicines produced or placed on the market have neither a harmful effect on human or animal health nor an unsustainable environmental impact.
Amendment 118 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) However, there may be situations where no suitable authorised veterinary medicinal product is available. In those situations, by way of exception, veterinarians should be allowed to prescribe other medicinal products to the animals under their responsibility in conformity with strict rules and in the interest of animal health or animal welfare only; however, the administration to animals of off-label antimicrobials authorised solely for human use should be prohibited. In case of food-producing animals, veterinarians should ensure that an appropriate withdrawal period is prescribed, so that harmful residues of those medicinal products do not enter the food chain.
Amendment 126 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council15 lays down provisions on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes based on the principles of replacement, reduction and refinement. Clinical trials for veterinary medicinal products are exempted from that Directive. The design and performance of clinical trials, which provide essential information on the safety and efficacy of a veterinary medicinal product, should be such as to provide the most satisfactory results whilst using the minimum number of animals, the procedures should be the least likely todesigned to avoid causeing pain, suffering or distress to animals and should take into account the principles established by Directive 2010/63/EU. __________________ 15 Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33).
Amendment 137 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Differences in the manufacturing process of biological products or a change in the excipient used may lead to differences in the generic product characteristics. In an application for generic biological veterinary medicinal product the bioequivalence should be demonstrated in order to ensure, based on the existing knowledge, that quality, safety and efficacy are similar.
Amendment 143 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Antimicrobial resistance to human and veterinary medicinal products is a growing health problem in the Union and worldwide. Many of the antimicrobials used in animals are also used in humans. Some of those antimicrobials are critical for preventing or treating life-threatening infections in humans. In order to fight antimicrobial resistance a number of measures should be taken. It needs to be ensured that appropriate warnings and guidance are included on the labels of veterinary antimicrobials. Use not covered by the terms of the marketing authorisation of certain new or critically important antimicrobials for humans should be restricprohibited in the veterinary sector. The rules for advertising of veterinary antimicrobials should be tightenedgeared solely to the provision of scientific information, and the authorisation requirements should sufficiently address the risks and benefits of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.
Amendment 152 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) The use of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products should be reduced by phasing out their use for prophylactic purposes and minimising their metaphylactic use in treating diseased animals and preventing healthy animals in the same group from becoming infected.
Amendment 162 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) If an antimicrobial is administered and used incorrectly, this presents a risk to public or animal health. Therefore antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products should only be available on veterinary prescription. Persons having the right to prescribe have a key role in ensuring prudent use of antimicrobials and consequently they should not be influenced, directly or indirectly, by economic incentives when prescribing those products. Therefore the supply of veterinary antimicrobials by those health professionals should be restricted to the amount required for treatment of the animals under their care. Veterinarians should not be allowed to sell antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products, as this could result in conflicts of interest that give rise to over-prescription of such products.
Amendment 186 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The conditions governing the supply of veterinary medicinal products to the public should be harmonised in the Union. Veterinary medicinal products should only be supplied by persons authorised to do so by the Member State where they are established. At the same time, in order to improve access to veterinary medicinal products in the Union, retailers that are authorised to supply veterinary medicinal products by the competent authority in the Member State where they are established should be allowed to sell prescription and non-prescription veterinary medicinal products via the Internet to buyers in other Member States. In order to minimise the risk to animal and human health, online sales of antimicrobials should be prohibited.
Amendment 195 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Advertising, even on non-prescription medicinal products, could affect public and animal health and distort competition. Therefore, advertising of veterinary medicinal products should satisfy certain criteria. Persons qualified to prescribe or supply can properly evaluate the information available in advertising because of their knowledge, training and experience in animal health. The advertising of veterinary medicinal products to persons who cannot properly appreciate the risk associated with their use may lead to medicine misuse or overconsumption which is liable to h arm public or animal health, or the environment. Comparative advertising should be allowed only for non- prescription products, in accordance with the rules laid down by Member States.
Amendment 304 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) details of take-back schemes for veterinary medicinal products for the disposal of unused veterinary medicinal products or waste materials derived from the use of such products and precautions regarding hazardous waste disposal of unused veterinary medicinal products or waste materials derived from the use of such products;
Amendment 312 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) requirement to use take-back schemes for veterinary medicinal products for the disposal of unused veterinary medicinal products or waste materials derived from the use of such products and, if appropriate, additional precautions as regarding hazardous waste disposal of unused veterinary medicinal products or waste materials derived from the use of such products;
Amendment 324 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) requirement to use take-back schemes for veterinary medicinal products for the disposal of unused veterinary medicinal products or waste materials derived from the use of such products and, if appropriate, additional precautions regarding hazardous waste disposal of unused veterinary medicinal products or waste materials derived from the use of such products;
Amendment 337 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The language or languages of the information on the labelling shall be determined by the Member State where the veterinary medicinal product is made available on the market, with due regard for the rights of linguistic minorities.
Amendment 338 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Veterinary medicinal products may be labelled in several languagesfor export shall be labelled in the languages of the Member States in which they will be placed on the market.
Amendment 405 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xiii
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xiii
(xiii) special conditions for use, including restrictions on the use of antimicrobials in order to limit the risk of development of antimicrobial resistance and the prohibition of off-label use,
Amendment 439 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 140 years for antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products for cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats containing an antimicrobial active substance which has not been an active substance in a veterinary medicinal product authorised within the Union on the date of the submission of the application;
Amendment 441 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 180 years for veterinary medicinal products for bees;
Amendment 450 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Where a variation is approved in accordance with Article 65 extending the marketing authorisation to a another species not listed in Article 34(1)(a), the period of the protection provided for in Article 34 shall be prolonged by 42 years.
Amendment 455 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. The period of the protection of the first marketing authorisation prolonged by any additional periods of protection due to any variations or new authorisations belonging to the same marketing authorisation ( ' 'overall period of the protection of technical documentation ' ') shall not exceed 184 years.
Amendment 693 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 5
Article 104 – paragraph 5
5. A wholesale distributor shall supply veterinary medicinal products only to persons permitted to carry out retail activities in the Member States in accordance with Article 107(1), other wholesale distributors and exporters of veterinary medicinal products.
Amendment 699 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2
Article 107 – paragraph 2
2. Persons qualified to prescribe veterinary medicinal products in accordance with applicable national law shall not retail antimicrobial products only for animals which are under their care, and only in the amount required for the treatment concerned.
Amendment 709 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Given the risks associated with antimicrobial resistance, no economic incentives may be provided in any form, directly or indirectly, by pharmaceutical companies to persons who prescribe veterinary medicinal products.
Amendment 715 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1
Article 108 – paragraph 1
1. Persons permitted to supply veterinary medicinal products in accordance with Article 107(1) may offer veterinary medicinal products other than products containing antimicrobials by means of information society services within the meaning of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council28 to natural or legal persons established in the Union under the condition that those medicinal products comply with the legislation of the destination Member State. __________________ 28 Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37).
Amendment 722 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) information on procedures for the safe disposal of medicinal products, specifying the public or private body responsible at national or local level for the disposal of veterinary medicine residues and the collection points for disposal free of charge.
Amendment 723 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) Member States’ websites shall also contain hyperlinks to the web pages of the bodies responsible in Member States for listing authorised national retailers.
Amendment 724 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 6
Article 108 – paragraph 6
6. The Agency shall set up a website providing information on the common logo. The Agency’s website shall explicitly mention that the websites of Member States contain information on persons authorised to offer veterinary medicinal products for sale at a distance to the public by means of information society services in the Member State concerned. The Agency’s website shall be linked to the web pages of the appropriate Member State bodies listing authorised retailers in Member States.
Amendment 729 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Each Member State shall authorise national online retailers and carry out appropriate checks to ensure that their operations are valid. Member States shall respond without delay to concerns raised by other Member States regarding online retailers authorised on their national territory.
Amendment 739 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States may decide, in addition, to authorise the sale of anti-parasitic and anti-inflammatory medicinal products for pets through ordinary distribution channels.
Amendment 844 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 903 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 6
Article 125 – paragraph 6
6. IFinal inspection reports shall be uploaded to the appropriate database, with continuous access for all competent authorities, and made public.
Amendment 18 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The Commission should be able to include, in its general report on the experience acquired as a result of the application of the procedures laid down in this Regulation, information concerning a proposal to revise Council Regulation No (EC) 297/95 on fees payable to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products;
Amendment 52 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 18
Article 1 – point 18
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 86
Article 86
At least every tenfive years, the Commission shall publish a general report on the experience acquired as a result of the operation of the procedures laid down in this Regulation and in Chapter 4 of Title III of Directive 2001/83/EC. In the general report the Commission may include information concerning a proposal to revise Council Regulation No (EC) 297/95.
Amendment 21 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the European Parliament’s own initiative report entitled ‘Safer healthcare in Europe: improving patient safety and fighting antimicrobial resistance’ (A8-9999/2015 of XX/yy/2015),
Amendment 46 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Although it could, potentially, resolve the administration problems encountered by pet owners, the administration of medicated feed to pets should be the subject of further research, in particular in order to assess the risks of over-administration and under- administration;
Amendment 63 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Taking into account the serious public health risk posed by resistance to antimicrobials, it is appropriate to limit the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for food-producing animals. PIn particular, the ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters should be confirmed, preventive use or use to enhance the performance of food- producing animals should in particular not be allownot be allowed, and all economic incentives that could result in over-use of antibiotics administered through feed should be removed.
Amendment 68 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Notes with great concern the high number of animals infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and the risk of carry-over of these bacteria from infected meat to consumers.
Amendment 70 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) The issue of off-label use of antibiotics is a concern for animal medicine as well as human medicine.
Amendment 85 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Without prejudice to the adoption of delegated acts under Article 16a and Article 19, this Regulation shall not apply to pets.
Amendment 87 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the definition of ‘pet’: the species listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of 12 June 2013;
Amendment 166 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The prescription shall contain the information set out in Annex V. The original prescription shall be kept by the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the distributor. The persoveterinarian issuing the prescription and the animal holder shall keep a copy of the prescription. The original and copies shall be kept for three years from the date of issuance.
Amendment 168 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Metaphylactic use of medicated feed shall be duly justified by the veterinarian issuing the prescription. To that end, prescribing veterinarians shall assess the health and hygiene conditions at animal holdings, including aquaculture holdings, and the preventive bio-safety measures taken there.
Amendment 169 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Prescribing veterinarians may not sell medicated feed.
Amendment 180 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The prescribed medicated feed may be used only for animals examined by the person who issued the prescription and only for a diagnosed disease. The person who issued the prescription shall verify that this medication is justified for the target animals on veterinary grounds. Furthermore he shall ensure that the administration of the veterinary medicinal product concerned is not incompatible with another treatment or use and that there is no contra-indication or interaction where several medicinal products are used. The off-label use of medicated feed with antimicrobials authorised for human use only shall be forbidden.
Amendment 181 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The prescribed medicated feed may be used only for animals examined by the persoveterinarian who issued the prescription and only for a diagnosed disease. The persoveterinarian who issued the prescription shall verify that this medication is justified for the target animals on veterinary grounds. Furthermore he shall ensure that the administration of the veterinary medicinal product concerned is not incompatible with another treatment or use and that there is no contra-indication or interaction where several medicinal products are used.
Amendment 216 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 Authorisation of the use of medicated feed for pets The Commission may adopt delegated acts authorising the production and placing on the market of medicated feed for pets provided that there is sound scientific evidence of the benefits of this method for administering veterinary medicines and the risks of over-administration and under-administration are taken into account. The Commission shall stipulate the species of pet that may be treated with medicated feed.
Amendment 44 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011
Article 16 g – paragraph 1
Article 16 g – paragraph 1
1. Masters of fishing vessels shall promptly release unharmed and alive sea turtles incidentally taken in fishing gears back to the sea, if they are unharmed and alive.
Amendment 46 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011
Article 16 g - paragraph 2
Article 16 g - paragraph 2
2. Masters of fishing vessels shall not bring ashore sea turtles, unless as part ofthey have been injured or are in clear difficulty, provided that there is a specific rescue programme and provided that the competent national authorities concerned have been duly and officially informed prior to returning to port.
Amendment 51 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Fishing vessels that have incidentally caught sharks and rays species included in Annex II to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean shall promptly release them unharmed andif they are alive.
Amendment 52 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011
Article 16 l - paragraph 1
Article 16 l - paragraph 1
Amendment 55 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011
Article 16 l – paragraph 2
Article 16 l – paragraph 2
2. Vessels equipped with trawl nets and purse seines, irrespective of the vessel’s length overall, are classified as fishing actively for small pelagic stocks when sardine and/anchovy account for at least 50% of the catch in live weight in any given fishing triplanded between 1 January and 31 December of the previous year.
Amendment 61 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011
Article 17 b – paragraph 1– point d
Article 17 b – paragraph 1– point d
(d) any event of incidental catch and release of cetaceans, indicating at least the fisheries concerned, characteristics of gear type, times, locations (either by Geographical Sub-Areas or statistical rectangles, as defined in Annex I) and affected cetaceans speciesindicating at least whether it is a dolphin or another cetacean;
Amendment 70 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In view of the reasons stated above and in order to properly address the conservation concerns that this fishing gear continues to cause, as well as to achieve the environmental and enforcement objectives in an effective and efficient manner, while taking into account the minimal socio-economic impacts, it is necessary to introduce a full prohibition to take on board or use any kind of driftnets dditional measures, based on the logic of the Common Fisheries Policy and in particular the principle of regionalisation and a strengthening of control and sanctions, with regard to driftnets stored, kept on board or used in all Union waters and by all Union vessels whether they operate within Union waters or beyond, as well as by non-Union vessels in Union waters.
Amendment 81 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Vessels carrying out fisheries with small-scale driftnets may need some time to adjust to the new situation and necessitate a phasing-out period. In cases where they will need to change the type of gear they use, support may be provided by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund only in cases in which they have not committed serious offences relating to the use of driftnets. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on 1 January 20156.
Amendment 108 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to catch any marine biological resource with driftnets; anduse driftnets longer than 1000 metres;
Amendment 117 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to keep any kind ofcarry on board of fishing vessels driftnets on board of fishing vesselsf an aggregate length exceeding 1000 metres;
Amendment 122 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) within the Mediterranean Sea, to store, transport, keep on board or use driftnets longer than 500 metres or with a mesh size exceeding 50 mm or used by fishing vessels longer than 10 metres or used beyond the three-mile limit;
Amendment 134 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 139 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3 b (new)
Amendment 144 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 c (new)
Article 3 c (new)
Article 3c Review 1. Member States having a direct management interest affected by the measures referred to in Article 3c shall report to the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation within two years after its entry into force and every third year thereafter. 2. On the basis of the data collected as referred to in Article 3a(5), Member States shall draw up an annual report to be submitted to the Commission by 31 May of the year following that to which the data refer, setting out the relevant aggregate data (see Article 3b) and conclusions as to the environmental sustainability of the individual items of fishing gear used. 3. The Commission shall, on the basis of the reports from Member States referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, and taking into account scientific advice, including from STECF and ICES, evaluate, in the year following that in which it receives those reports, the impact of the measures adopted in accordance with this Regulation on the stocks and fisheries concerned.
Amendment 64 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) As a matter of principle, the general production rules of this Regulation should include a prohibition on the use of ionising radiation and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and products produced from or by GMOs and last-line antibiotics for the treatment of livestock ailments. Since consumers are more and more concerned about environmental impacts of food processing and transportation, organic operators other than farmers and operators producing seaweed or aquaculture animals should be required to manage their environmental performance according to a harmonised system. With the objective of minimising the regulatory burden of micro- enterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC27 involved in organic production, it is appropriate to exempt them from this requirement. In order to ensure the correct application of the general production rules, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing the criteria to which the environmental management system is to correspond. __________________ 27 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, of 20.05.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 69 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) To further reduce the ecological footprint of organic farming, Member States should encourage consumption of local produce, reduce packaging, promote the use of reusable, recyclable or biodegradable packaging materials and cut transport emissions.
Amendment 80 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The use of pesticides, should be significantly restrictedprohibited for the purposes of organic production. Preference should be given to the application of measures that prevent any damage by pests and weeds through techniques which do not involve the use of plant protection products such as crop rotation. Presence of pests and weeds should be monitored to decide whether any intervention is economically and ecologically justified. The use of certain plant protection products should be allowed if such techniques do not provide adequate protection and only if those plant protection products have been authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council28, after having been assessed to be compatible with objectives and principles of organic production, including with restrictive conditions of use, and consequently authorised in accordance with this Regulation. __________________ 28 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 91 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) ) Animal health management should mainly be based on prevention of disease. In addition, specific cleaning and disinfection measures should be applied. The preventive use of chemically- synthesised allopathic medicinal products should not be permitted in organic production, except in the event of sickness or injury of an animal requiring immediate treatment and limited to the minimum necessary to re-establish the well-being of the animal. In such cases, in order to guarantee the integrity of organic production for consumers, it should be possible to take restrictive measures such as doubling the official withdrawal period after use of such medicinal products as specified in the relevant Union legislation. Antibiotics, including the latest generation such as fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins and macrolides, should be used for therapeutic purposes alone and the use of carbapenems should be prohibited. Regarding beekeeping, it is necessary to lay down specific rules for disease prevention and veterinary treatment.
Amendment 142 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Mass catering operations for the provision of organic food products and preparations carried out by a mass caterer as defined in point (d) of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 shall not be subject to this Regulation. __________________ 35 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18).
Amendment 174 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point h
Article 5 – point h
(h) exclusion of genetic engineering, animal cloning, artificially induced polyploidy and ionising radiation and the use of antibiotics from the whole organic food chain;
Amendment 207 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 226 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 232 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 235 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The authorisation of the use of chemically synthesised products or substances shall be strictly limited to cases where the use of external inputs referred to in Article 4(f) would contribute to unacceptable environmental impactsprohibited.
Amendment 263 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall promote information campaigns to spread knowledge of the EU logo so that consumers are able to make informed choices.
Amendment 36 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to achieve EU air quality objectives and to ensure a continuous effort to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the application of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicletechnically permissible laden mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg, the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval, the requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems, the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, the replacement of the information on the mass of CO2 emissions in the certificate of conformity with information on total mass of CO2 emissions equivalents, the increase or removal of the limit value of total hydrocarbons emissions for positive ignition vehicles, the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values that would correlate broadly with the petrol and diesel mass limit values, the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates and a particle number limit value, a limit value for emissions of NO2 and limits for tailpipe emissions at cold temperatures for vehicles approved as complying with the Euro 6 emission limits. and the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates; The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 40 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In order to achieve the objectives of reducing the environmental impact of road transport, high-carbon fossil fuels need to be phased out and exchanged for less polluting fuels, such as methane, which can accompany the transition towards the full implementation of technologies with near-zero emissions, such as vehicles powered by electricity, hydrogen or compressed air;
Amendment 42 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Treaty of Lisbon introduced the possibility for the legislator to delegate power to the Commission to adopt non- legislative acts of general application to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of a legislative act. The measures which can be covered by delegations of powers, as referred to in Article 290(1) TFEU,drawing up of the list of pollutants and the correspond in principle to those covered by the regulatory procedure with scrutiny established by Article 5a of Council Decision 1999/468/EC6. It is therefore necessary to adapt tog limits for atmospheric emissions constitute essential elements of Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009, the amendment of which requires the ordinary legislative procedure provided for in Article 29089(1) TFEU the provisions in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 which provide for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny. __________________ 6 Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercand Article 294 TFEU, in relation to which there can be no delegation of powers to the Commission within the meaning of Article 290 TFEU. The non-essential elements of the regulations may be amended by the Commission on the basise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23).a delegation of powers within the meaning of that Article 290. __________________
Amendment 52 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
After publication of the delegated acts adopted in accordance with the second subparagraph and at the manufacturer's request, this Regulation shall apply to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council* with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg.
Amendment 57 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 1
Article 1 point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a concerning the detailed rules on the application of this Regulation to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg. The delegated acts shall ensure in particular that at chassis dynamometer tests the actual operational mass of the vehicle is appropriately considered for determining the equivalent inertia as well as other default power and load parameters.
Amendment 63 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – sentence 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – sentence 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a in order to develop the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type- approval set out in this paragraph, as well as requirements for the implementation of paragraph 2, which are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted by means of Commission delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a.
Amendment 76 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 81 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. After the completion of the UN/ECE Particulate Measurement Programme, conducted under the auspices of the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations, and at the latest upon entry into force of Euro 6, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14asubmit to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal, under the ordinary legislative procedure, to amend this Regulation in order to adopt the following measures, without lowering the level of environmental protection within the Union:
Amendment 90 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14asubmit to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal, under the ordinary legislative procedure, to amend this Regulation in order to set out, in addition to the existing limit value for emissions of total NOx, a limit value for emissions of NO2 for vehicles approved as complying with the Euro 6 emission limits set out in table 2 of Annex I. T (the limit for emissions of NO2 shall be set on the basis of an impact assessment, shall take into consideration the technical feasibility and shall reflect the air quality objectives set out in Directive (EC) No 2008/50 of the European Parliament and of the Council*) and in order to change the limit value of total hydrocarbons (THC) emissions for positive ignition vehicles.
Amendment 95 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a to amend and supplementsubmit to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal, under the ordinary legislative procedure, to amend and incorporate into this Regulation table 4 of Annex I in order to set out limits for tailpipe emissions at cold temperatures for vehicles approved as complying with the Euro 6 emission limits set out in table 2 of Annex I. The limits for emissions of NOx and NO2 shall be set on the basis of an impact assessment shall take into consideration the technical feasibility and shall reflect the air quality objectives set out in Directive (EC) No 2008/50 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 118 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Annex I – table Euro VI Emission Limits – row with entry WHTC (PI)
Annex I – table Euro VI Emission Limits – row with entry WHTC (PI)
Amendment 31 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21021 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework2 indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. To ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, the market stability reserve should be established as of phase 4 starting in 2021soon as possible. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 2021,16. allowances corresponding to 125% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of50 million allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4300 million. __________________ 8 Insert reference.
Amendment 42 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Furthermore, in addition to the establishment of the market stability reserve, a few consequential amendments should be made to Directive 2003/87/EC to ensure consistency and smooth operation of the ETS. In particular, the operation of Directive 2003/87/EC may lead to large volumes of allowances to be auctioned at the end of each trading period which can undermine market stability. Accordingly, in order to avoid an imbalanced market situation of supply of allowances at the end of one trading period and the beginning of the next with possibly disruptive effects for the market, provision should be made for the auctioning ofcancellation of at least part of any large increase of supply at the end of one trading period in the first two years of the next period.
Amendment 56 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 Januaruly 20216.
Amendment 66 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall publish the total number of allowances in circulation each year, by 15 May of the subsequent year. The total number of allowances in circulation for year x shall be the cumulative number of allowances issued in the period since 1 January 2008, including the number issued pursuant to Article 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC in that period and entitlements to use international credits exercised by installations under the EU emission trading system in respect of emissions up to 31 December of year x, minus the cumulative tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU emission trading system between 1 January 2008 and 31 December of year x, any allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC and the number of allowances in the reserve. No account shall be taken of emissions during the three-year period starting in 2005 and ending in 2007 and allowances issued in respect of those emissions. The first publication shall take place by 15 May 20176.
Amendment 70 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 2021July 2016, a number of allowances equal to 125% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless thise total number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 100 millionin circulation would be less than 600 million. For the purposes of this paragraph, if there are more than 1 billion allowances available in the reserve, no other allowance shall be added to the reserve. Instead, the surplus in question shall be cancelled.
Amendment 72 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission should review the functioning of the market stability reserve in relation to its operation in the light of experience of its application. The review of the functioning of the market stability reserve shouldbegin as soon as possible to review the operation of Directive 87/2003 in the light of experience and taking into account the operational anomalies deemed necessary to avoid carbon leakage and to act artificially on the allowance exchange market. That review should consider in particular consider whether the rules on placing allowances in the reserve are appropriate with regard to the aim pursued to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. ‘cap & trade’ system responds to the measures necessary to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sectors concerned, the feasibility of introducing price adjustment mechanisms for imports and exports to and from countries with no greenhouse gas emission regulations and of establishing establish a CO2 price at Union level, given that greenhouse gases cannot be considered tangible property.
Amendment 87 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. In any year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4300 million, 10 and measures have been adopted under Article 29a of Directive 2003/87/EC, 50 million allowances shall be released from the reserve. In case less than 1050 million allowances are in the reserve, all allowances in the reserve shall be released under this paragraph.
Amendment 92 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 106 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the volume of allowances to be auctioned by Member States in the last two years of each period referred to in Article 13(1) exceeds by more than 30% the expected average auction volume for the first two years of the following period before application of Article 1(3) of Decision [OPEU please insert number of this Decision when known], two-thirds of the difference between the volumes shall be deducted from auction volumes in the last year of the period and added in equal instalments to the volumes to be auctioned by Member Statand eliminated, in equal instalments, from auction volumes in the firlast two years of the following period.
Amendment 107 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
(3a) Article 10(3) is replaced by the following: “3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances. At least in accordance with the arrangements provided for in paragraphs 3a and 3b. 50 % of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c), or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shouldmust be used for one or more of the following: (a) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by contributing to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund and to the Adaptation Fund as made operational by the Poznan Conference on Climate Change (COP 14 and COP/MOP 4), to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to fund research and development as well as demonstration projectsprojects that have proven to be effective for reducing emissions and for adaptation and building community resilience to climate change, including participation in initiatives within the framework of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan and the European Technology Platforms; (b) to develop renewable energies to meet the commitment of the Community to using 20 % renewable energies by 2020, as well as to develop other technologies contributing to the transition to a safe and sustainable low-carbon economy and to help meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20 % by 2020; (c) measures to avoid deforestation and increase afforestation and reforestation in developing countries that have ratified the international agreement on climate change, to transfer technologies and to facilitate adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change in these countries; (d) forestry sequestration in the Community and the use of biochar where this is permitted under national legislation; (e) the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of CO2, in particular from solid fossil fuel power stations and a range of industrial sectors and subsectors, including in third countries; (f) to encourage a shift tothe development of an integrated transport system which should include low-emission and public/collective and private forms of transport; (g) to finance research and development in energy efficiency and clean technologies in the sectors covered by this Directive, in particular in the sectors and subsectors referred to in Article 10a(15), provided that they are removed from the list referred to in Article 10a(13); (h) measures intended to increase energy efficiency and insulation or to provide financial support in order to address social aspects in lower and middle income households; (i) to cover administrative expenses of the management of the Community scheme. Member States shall be deemed to have fulfilled the provisions of this paragraph if they have in place and implement fiscal or financial support policies, including in particular in developing countries, or domestic regulatory policies, which leverage financial support, established for the purposes set out in the first subparagraph and which have a value equivalent to at leastThe remaining 50 % of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c). Member States shall inform the Commission as to the use of revenues and the actions taken pursuant to this paragraph in their reports submitted under Decision No 280/2004/EC.” , or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shall be used for one or more of the following: (a) to support the local authorities, companies and communities in repairing the material and health-related damage caused by issues relating to climate change, including damage to crops; (b) to finance measures to rehabilitate hydrogeological systems and make the land safe." Or. it (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009L0029)
Amendment 111 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall publish the total number of allowances in circulation each year, by 15 May of the subsequent year. The total number of allowances in circulation for year x shall be the cumulative number of allowances issued in the period since 1 January 2008, including the number issued pursuant to Article 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC in that period and entitlements to use international credits exercised by installations under the EU emission trading system in respect of emissions up to 31 December of year x, minus the cumulative tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU emission trading system between 1 January 2008 and 31 December of year x, any allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC and the number of allowances in the reserve. No account shall be taken of emissions during the three-year period starting in 2005 and ending in 2007 and allowances issued in respect of those emissions. The first publication shall take place by 15 May 20176.
Amendment 119 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 130 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 2021July 2016, a number of allowances equal to 125% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless thise total number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 100 million. in circulation is less than 600 million. For the purposes of this paragraph, if reserve allowances exceed 1 billion, no further allowances should be added to the reserve but the excess removed.
Amendment 142 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. In any year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4300 million, 10 and measures have been adopted under Article 29a of Directive 2003/87/EC, 50 million allowances shall be released from the reserve. In case less than 1050 million allowances are in the reserve, all allowances in the reserve shall be released under this paragraph.
Amendment 148 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 153 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
6. Where action is taken pursuant to paragraphs 3 or 5, the auction calendars shall take into account the allowances placed in the reserve or to be released from the reserve.
Amendment 166 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/CE
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
2. “1. From 20216 onwards, Member States shall auction all allowances that are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Article 10a and 10c and are not placed in the market stability reserve established by Decision [OPEUJ: please insert number of this Decision when known] of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).”
Amendment 175 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/CE
Article 10 – paragraph 1a
Article 10 – paragraph 1a
“1a. Where the volume of allowances to be auctioned by Member States in the last two years of each period referred to in Article 13(1) exceeds by more than 30% the expected average auction volume for the first two years of the following period before application of Article 1(3) of Decision [OPEUJ: please insert number of this Decision when known], two-thirds of], the difference between the volumes shall be deducted from auction volumes in the last year of the period and added in equal instalments to the volumes to be auctioned by Member Statand eliminated, in equal instalments, from auction volumes in the firlast two years of the following period.”
Amendment 181 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
(3b) in Article 10, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances. At least in accordance with the arrangements provided for in paragraphs 3a and 3b. 3a. 50 % of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c), or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shouldall be used for one or more of the following: (a) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by contributing to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund and to the Adaptation Fund as made operational by the Poznan Conference on Climate Change (COP 14 and COP/MOP 4), to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to fund research and development as well as demonstration projectsprojects that have proven to be effective for reducing emissions and for adaptation and building community resilience to climate change, including participation in initiatives within the framework of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan and the European Technology Platforms; (b) to develop renewable energies to meet the commitment of the Community to using 20 % renewable energies by 2020, as well as to develop other technologies contributing to the transition to a safe and sustainable low-carbon economy and to help meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20 % by 2020; (c) measures to avoid deforestation and increase afforestation and reforestation in developing countries that have ratified the international agreement on climate change, to transfer technologies and to facilitate adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change in these countries; (d) forestry sequestration in the Community; (e) the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of CO2, and the use of biochar where this ins particular from solid fossil fuel power stations and a ermitted under national legislation; (f) to encourange of industrial sectors and subsectors, including in third countries; (f) to encourage a shift to low-emission and publicthe development of an integrated transport system which should include low-emission and public/collective and private forms of transport; (g) to finance research and development in energy efficiency and clean technologies in the sectors covered by this Directive, in particular in the sectors and subsectors referred to in Article 10a(15), provided that they are removed from the list referred to in Article 10a(13); (h) measures intended to increase energy efficiency and insulation or to provide financial support in order to address social aspects in lower and middle income households; (i) to cover administrative expenses of the management of the Community scheme. Member States shall be deemed to have fulfilled the provisions of this paragraph if they have in place and implement fiscal or financial support policies, including in particular in developing countries, or domestic regulatory policies, which leverage financial support, established for the purposes set out in the first subparagraph and which have a value equivalent to at least3b. The remaining 50 % of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c). Member States shall inform the Commission as to the use of revenues and the actions taken pursuant to this paragraph in their reports submitted under Decision No 280/2004/EC., or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shall be used for one or both of the following: (a) to support the local authorities, companies and communities in repairing the material and health-related damage caused by issues relating to climate change, including damage to crops; (b) to finance measures to rehabilitate hydrogeological systems and make the land safe."
Amendment 215 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 95 #
2013/0451(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall provide the Commission with all information concerning the application of this Regulation, in particular concerning: (a) the regular scheduling of checks on the maximum permitted levels on its national territory; (b) the persons responsible for administrative procedures for monitoring the maximum permitted levels; (c) cases of non-compliance with the maximum permitted levels. The Commission shall communicate such information to the other Member States.
Amendment 106 #
2013/0451(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
In order to ensure that the maximum permitted levels laid down in Annexes I, II and III take account of any new or additional important data becoming available, in particular with regard to scientific knowledge, adaptations to those Annexes shall be proposed by the Commission after consultation of the Group of Experts referred to in Article 31 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Communitythe Commission shall initiate studies with a view to adapting those Annexes to the latest scientific developments and shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the findings.
Amendment 63 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This Directive should contribute to the reduction of mercury emissions in the EU as required by the 2005 Community Strategy on Mercury and the Minamata Convention on Mercury to which Member States and the Union are parties.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should comply with the emission reduction commitments set out in this Directive for 2020 and 2030. So as to ensure demIn order to limit the atmospheric emissions of air pollutants and to effectively constrable progress towards the 2030 commitments, Member States should meet intermediate emission levels in 2025, set on the basis of a linear trajectory between their emission levels for 2020 and those defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030, unless this would entail disproportionate costs. Where the 2025 emissions cannot be so limited, Member States should explain the reasons in their reports under this Directiveibute to the Union objective of achieving air quality that does not give rise to significant negative impacts on and risks to health, and to reducing the levels deposition of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants below critical loads and levels, binding national emission reduction commitments are set in this Directive for 2020, 2025 and 2030.
Amendment 100 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Environmental inspections and market surveillance are needed in order to ensure the effectiveness of this Directive and of measures adopted pursuant to the achievement of its objectives. Member States should ensure that sufficient resources are available to carry out inspections and market surveillance effectively.
Amendment 107 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce atmospheric NH3, CH4 and PM2,5 emissions from the main contributors, national air pollution control programmes should include measures applicable to the agricultural sector. Member States should be entitled to implement measures other than those set out in this Directive with an equivalent level of environmental performance owning to specific national circumstances.
Amendment 108 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to reduce emissions from the main contributors, national air pollution control programmes should include measures applicable to the all relevant sectors, including agriculture, industry, road transport, non-road mobile machinery, inland and domestic shipping, domestic heating and solvents. Member States should be entitled to implement measures other than those set out in this Directive with an equivalent level of environmental performance owning to specific national circumstances.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) In accordance with the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters and the case law of the European Court of Justice, the public should be given wide access to justice in order to ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of this Directive and to contribute to the protection of the right to live in an environment which is adequate for human health and well-being.
Amendment 127 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Directive aims at limiting atmospheric emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants, ozone precursors, primary particulate matter and precursors of secondary particulate matter and other air pollutants, thereby contributing to: (a) the Union's long-term objective of achieving levels of air quality that do not give rise to significant negative impacts on and risks to human health and the environment, in line with guidelines of the World Health Organisation; (b) the achievement of EU biodiversity and ecosystem objectives by reducing the levels and deposition of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants, and other pollutants, including ground-level ozone, below critical loads and levels; (c) the achievement of the air quality objectives set in Union legislation; (d) the mitigation of climate change impacts by reducing emissions of short- lived climate pollutants; (e) the improvement of air quality globally.
Amendment 138 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
12a. "the public concerned" means the public affected or likely to be affected by, or having an interest in, emissions of air pollution into the atmosphere; for the purposes of this definition, non- governmental organisations promoting environmental protection, consumer organisations, organisations representing the interests of vulnerable populations and other relevant health-care bodies meeting requirements under national law shall be deemed to have an interest.
Amendment 149 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), particulate matter (PM2,5) and, methane (CH4) and mercury (Hg) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020, 2025 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 154 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall take all the necessary measures to limit their 2020 anthropogenic emissions of CH4. The levels of those emissions shall be determined by a linear reduction trajectory established between their emission levels for 2005 and the emission levels defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2025.
Amendment 155 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. National emissions of SO2, NOx, VOC and NH3 from 2020 onwards shall not exceed the national emission ceilings set in Directive 2001/81/EC for 2010.
Amendment 159 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 185 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) emissions from international maritime traffic, without prejudice to Article 5(1).
Amendment 200 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 210 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 220 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Members States that intend to apply paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall inform the Commission by 30 September of the year preceding the reporting year concerned. That information shall include the pollutants and sectors concerned and, where available, the magnitude of the impacts upon national emission inventories.
Amendment 223 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall review and assess whether the use of any of the flexibilitiesy for a particular year fulfils the relevant requirements and criteria.
Amendment 233 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall draw up and adopt a national air pollution control programme in accordance with Part 2 of Annex III in order to limit their annual anthropogenic emissions in accordance with Article 4, and to achieve the objectives of the Directive pursuant to Article 1.
Amendment 240 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) take account of the needensure sufficient measures to reduce air pollutant emissions for the purpose of reaching compliance with air quality objectives in their territories and, where appropriate in neighbouring Member States;
Amendment 253 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – points d a – d c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – points d a – d c (new)
(da) quantify the additional emission reductions needed in order to meet ambient air quality levels equal to or below the levels recommended by the World Health Organisation by 2030; (db) quantify the additional emission reductions needed in order to reach the critical levels and loads for the protection of the environment by 2030; (dc) identify relevant measures to meet the objectives referred to in (e) and (f).
Amendment 255 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) contain specific policies and measures to protect the health of children, elderly people and other sensitive groups and to ensure compliance with the Exposure Reduction Target established in accordance with Section B of Annex XIV of Directive 2008/50/EC;
Amendment 257 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) ensure coherence with relevant plans or programmes subject to the requirements of Directive 2001/42/EC;
Amendment 258 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d d (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d d (new)
(dd) lay down a system of routine and non-routine environmental inspections and market surveillance of mobile and stationery sources to ensure that policies and measures are effective in delivering emission reductions under real operating conditions.
Amendment 264 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall, to the extent necessary, include the emission reduction measures laid down in Parts 1-6 of Annex III or measures having equivalent environmental effect, with a viewin order to meeting the relevant national emission reduction commitments. Or. en (Number of parts in Annex III to be adjusted to the outcome of the vote.)
Amendment 280 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States decide to make use of any of the flexibilitiesy set out in Article 5.
Amendment 283 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall consult, in accordance with relevant Union legislation, the public andensure that members of the public, including non- governmental organisations promoting environmental protection, consumer organisations, organisations representing the interests of sensitive populations and other relevant health-care bodies are given early and effective opportunities to participate in the preparation and modification or review of national air pollution control programmes prior to their finalisation. Member States shall also consult those competent authorities, which, by reason of their specific environmental responsibilities in the field of air pollution, quality and management at all levels, are likely to be concerned by the implementation of the national air pollution control programmes, on their draft national air pollution control programme and any significant updates prior to their finalisation. Where appropriate, tTransboundary consultations shall be ensured in accordance with relevant Union legislation, including Article 25 of Directive 2008/50/EC.
Amendment 285 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall appoint an independent expert body to conduct a review of draft national air pollution programmes to assess the accuracy of the information and the adequacy of the policies and measures they contain. The results of this review shall be made publically available prior to the publication of the draft national air pollution control programme in order to facilitate meaningful public participation.
Amendment 306 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 313 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall, where appropriate, coordinate the monitoring of air pollution impacts with other monitoring programmes established by virtue of Union legislation, including Directive 2008/50/EC and Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.30 __________________ 30 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1)
Amendment 319 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where a national air pollution control programme is updated under Article 6(4), the Member State concerned shall informcommunicate the updated programme to the Commission thereof within two months.
Amendment 328 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) checks to verify that national air pollution control programmes satisfy the requirements of Article 6.
Amendment 342 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 mayshall include an evaluation of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of this Directive using appropriate indicators including numbers of premature deaths, years of life lost, hospital admissions, and areas of ecosystems, including Natura 2000 areas, exposed to air pollution in excess of critical loads and levels.
Amendment 350 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the environmental and health impacts of emissions by reference to key indicators including annual numbers of premature deaths and hospital admissions, damage to ecosystems, buildings and crops, and overall costs to society.
Amendment 352 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the results of the review referred to in Article 9(4).
Amendment 356 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Review 1. The Commission shall every five years carry out a review of the implementation of this Directive. This review shall include the following: (a) the projected emissions of air pollutants up to 2025 and 2030; (b) scientific and technological progress; (c) the situation regarding air pollution in excess of critical loads and levels and WHO guideline values for air pollution; (d) the situation regarding the achievement of the objective for air quality pursuant to the 7th Environment Action Programme. 2. The first review under paragraph 1 shall be completed by the end of 2020, and shall be accompanied by proposals designed to safeguard significant progress towards achievement of the long-term objective for air quality by 2030, including, if appropriate: (a) proposed changes to the national emissions reduction commitments in Annex II; (b) proposed sectoral and other pollution control measures that will help ensure the achievement of the national emission reduction commitments; and (c) proposed measures for reducing emissions from international shipping, particularly in Member States’ territorial waters and exclusive economic zones.
Amendment 359 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Access to justice 1. Member States shall ensure that members of the public concerned have access to administrative or judicial procedures to challenge the substantive and procedural legality of any act or omission by competent authorities and private persons which contravenes this Directive. 2. Such procedures shall provide adequate and effective remedies, including injunctive relief, financial penalties and compensation, as appropriate, in a timely manner and no later than 12 months after the commencement of proceeding and be fair, equitable, and not prohibitively expensive. 3. In order to further the effectiveness of the provisions of this Article, Member States shall ensure that practical information and financial assistance or free legal advice is made available to the public to enable them to access these procedures.
Amendment 380 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table a
Annex II – table a
Amendment 394 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b
Annex II – table b
Amendment 407 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b a (new)
Annex II – table b a (new)
Amendment 421 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point a
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point a
(a) nitrogen management, taking into account the full nitrogen cycle, and establishing soil and nutrient management plans;
Amendment 424 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point c
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point c
(c) low-emission manure spreading approaches such as liquid-solid separation of animal manure;
Amendment 428 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g a (new)
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) promotion of grazing and extensive farming and enhancing the pasture biodiversity in plant with high level of amino acids such as clover, alfalfa, cereals;
Amendment 431 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g b (new)
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) promotion of crop rotation including nitrogen fixing crops;
Amendment 433 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g c (new)
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) promotion of agroecological farming that leads to agricultural systems with high biodiversity, resource efficiency and reduced or ideally no dependency on chemical inputs;
Amendment 444 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point b
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point b
(b) urea-based fertilizers shall as far as possible be replaced by ammonium nitrate-based fertilizersbe prohibited;
Amendment 448 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point d
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point d
(d) inorganic fertilisers shall as far as possible be replaced by organic fertilisers. Where inorganic fertilisers continue to be applied, they shall be spread in line with the foreseeable requirements of the receiving crop or grassland with respect to nitrogen and phosphorus, also taking into account the existing nutrient content in the soil and the nutrients from other fertilizers.
Amendment 469 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A a (new)
Annex III – section 1 – part A a (new)
Aa. Measures to control methane emissions Member States shall establish a national advisory code of good agricultural practice for reducing methane emissions, covering at least the following items: (a) livestock feeding strategies including inter alia improved forage quality, incorporation of leguminous crops in the diet, larger proportion of concentrates in diet, rumen resistant starch; (b) low-emission manure storage systems; (c) for cattle in stable, low-emission animal housing systems; (d) promotion of anaerobic digestion using farm waste for biogas production while preventing any ammonia leakages resulting from the use of such technique; (e) promotion of grazing and extensive farming with low stocking density; (f) promotion of agroecological measures that lead to agricultural systems with high biodiversity, resource efficiency and reduced or ideally no dependency on chemical inputs.
Amendment 482 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part C a (new)
Annex III – section 1 – part C a (new)
Ca. Financial support 1. The measures laid down in Part A, B and C to prevent NH3, CH4 and PM2.5 emissions shall be mandatory and therefore not be eligible for financial support under the Rural Development funds, with the exception of measures requiring significant changes of practices or significant investments such as: a) Extensive grazing; b) Agroecology; c) Anaerobic digestion for biogas production using farm waste; d) Low emission housing systems.
Amendment 483 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part C a (new)
Annex III – part C a (new)
PART Ca. MEASURES WHICH SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMME TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM SOLVENTS The initial national air pollution control programme and its updates referred to in Articles 6 and 9 shall at least consider the following items: - Information about the VOC emissions from products such as paints, varnishes and deodorants; - Measures to address VOC emissions from installations and products; - Promotion of bio-based solvents use through public procurement (e.g. water- based road markings for motorways).
Amendment 485 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part C b (new)
Annex III – part C b (new)
Cb. MEASURES WHICH SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMME TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM RESIDENTIAL HEATING The initial national air pollution control programme and its updates referred to in Articles 6 and 9 shall at least consider the following items: - Retrofitting schemes to promote the replacement of old domestic combustion installations with better home insulation, heat pumps, light fuel oil, new wood pellet installations, district heating or gas; - Economic and fiscal incentives to encourage the uptake of low emitting appliances; - Ban of solid-fuel burning in residential areas and other sensitive areas to protect the health of vulnerable groups including children; - Information to consumers about how to install and operate stoves and boilers efficiently and preventing unnecessary heating/air conditioning.
Amendment 486 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part C c (new)
Annex III – part C c (new)
Amendment 487 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part C d (new)
Annex III – part C d (new)
Cd. MEASURES WHICH SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMME TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM INLAND AND DOMESTIC SHIPPING The initial national air pollution control programme and its updates referred to in Articles 6 and 9 shall at least cover the following items: - Market-based instruments such as emission charges or taxes to ensure NOx and PM reductions from new as well as the existing fleet of ships; - Slow steaming regulation and promotion of low-emission technologies such as electrification of ships at berth; - Alignment of fuel and emission standards for ships with those for trucks; - Inclusion of local vessels in low- emission zones; - Use of continuous emissions monitoring and more stringent compliance checks.
Amendment 488 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part C e (new)
Annex III – part C e (new)
Ce. MEASURES WHICH SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMME TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES The initial national air pollution control programme and its updates referred to in Articles 6 and 9 shall at least consider the following items: - Revision of existing permits in line with the stricter BAT associated emission level of the most recent sector BREFs; - When relevant, introduction of further emission prevention or capture requirements or reduced operation; - Rejection or withdrawal of derogations provided under Chapter III of Directive 2010/75/EU for Large Combustion Plants including transitional national plan, limited life time derogation, desulphurisation rates, etc.; - Rejection or withdrawal of possible derogations provided Article 15(4) of Directive 2010/75/EU; - Temporary suspension of granting operation of new point sources; - Economic and fiscal instruments to promote the uptake of cleaner production processes.
Amendment 493 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the policy options considered to meet ambient air quality levels equal to or below the levels recommended by the World Health Organisation by 2030, and their analysis, including the method of analysis; the individual or combined impacts of the polices and measures on emission reductions, air quality and the environment; and the associated uncertainties;
Amendment 494 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point b b (new)
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the policy options considered to reach the critical levels and loads for the protection of the environment by 2030, and their analysis, including the method of analysis; the individual or combined impacts of the polices and measures on emission reductions, air quality and the environment; and the associated uncertainties;
Amendment 496 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point d
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point d
(d) where relevant, an explanation of the reasons why the intermediate emission levels for 2025 cannot be met without measures entailing disproportionate costmethodology used to ensure that measures to achieve national reduction commitments for PM2.5 prioritize reduction of black carbon emissions;
Amendment 500 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point e
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point e
(e) an assessment of how selected policies and measures ensure coherence with plans and programmes set up in other relevant policy areas, in particular, but not limited to, air quality plans under Directive 2008/50/EC, transitional national plans and inspection plans under Directive 2010/75/EC, national energy efficiency action plans under Directive 2012/27/EU, and national renewable energy action plans under Directive 2009/28/EC, or equivalent provisions in successor legislation.
Amendment 502 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point a
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point a
(a) an assessment of the progress made with implementation of the programme, the reduction of emissions and, the reduction of concentrations and associated environmental, public health and socio- economic benefits;
Amendment 504 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b
(b) any significant changes in the policy context, assessments, including the results of the inspections and market surveillance carried out, the programme or the implementation time table, including reasons for any delays.
Amendment 508 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) an assessment of the progress made towards the achievement of the EU's long-term health and environmental objectives;
Amendment 509 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b b (new)
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) any necessary update of the relevant health and environmental objectives, including any new air quality guidelines set by the World Health Organisation;
Amendment 510 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b c (new)
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b c (new)
(bc) any necessary update of environmental protection indicators such as critical levels and loads.
Amendment 511 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 a (new)
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 a (new)
2a. Where a national air pollution control programme is updated in accordance with Article 6(4), it shall also include information on all additional air pollution abatement measures that have been considered at appropriate local, regional or national level for implementation in connection with the attainment of emission reduction commitments and air quality objectives, including: (a) reduction of emissions from stationary sources by ensuring that polluting small and medium sized stationary combustion sources (including for biomass) are fitted with emission control equipment or replaced; (b) reduction of emissions from vehicles through retrofitting with emission control equipment. The use of economic incentives to accelerate take-up should be considered; (c) procurement by public authorities, in line with the handbook on environmental public procurement, of road vehicles, fuels and combustion equipment to reduce emissions, including the purchase of: — new vehicles, including low emission vehicles, — cleaner vehicle transport services, — low emission stationary combustion sources, — low emission fuels for stationary and mobile sources, (d) measures to limit transport emissions through traffic planning and management (including congestion pricing, differentiated parking fees or other economic incentives; establishing low emission zones); (e) measures to encourage a shift of transport towards less polluting modes; (f) ensuring that low emission fuels are used in small, medium and large scale stationary sources and in mobile sources; (g) measures to reduce air pollution through the permit system under Directive 2010/75/EC, and through the use of economic instruments such as taxes, charges or emission trading.
Amendment 305 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. All monitoring results shall be recorded, processed and presented in such a way as to enable the competent authority to verify compliance with the emission limit values. The monitoring results and compliance assessments shall be actively disseminated to the public and all related documents shall be provided for free public consultation on the web page of the competent authority even including through electronic databases.
Amendment 339 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Data listed in paragraph 2 shall be made available to the competent authority upon request to verify compliance with the requirements of this Directive and shall be actively disseminated to the public, including through electronic databases, within one month of reception.
Amendment 347 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and the Aarhus Convention, the competent authority shall make available to the public, including via the Internet, the register of medium combustion plants and all information held by the competent authority pursuant to Articles 4, 6, 7 and 8 of this Directive. __________________ 24 Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26).
Amendment 349 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Access to Justice Member States shall ensure that, in accordance with the relevant national legal provisions, concerned subjects may challenge before the appropriate judicial body substantive or procedural decisions, acts or omissions subject to Article 11 when one of the following conditions is met: (a) they represent public interests; (b) they are directly affected by the release of the authorization of a medium combustion plants;
Amendment 350 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Amendment 377 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [date: 1,5 years after the entry into force] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 114 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the Commission Communication of 13 February 2012 entitled 'Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe' and the Commission Communication of 20 September 2011 entitled 'Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe', promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic or industrial value for uses other than biofuels.
Amendment 121 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council5 helps move the Union closer to becoming a 'recycling society', by seeking to avoid waste generation and to use waste as a resource. The waste hierarchy generally lays down a priority order of what constitutes the best overall environmental option in relation to waste legislation and policy. Member States should support the use of recyclates in line with the waste hierarchy and with the aim of becoming a recycling society, and whenever possible not support the landfilling or incineration of such recyclates. Some of the feedstocks that pose low indirect land-use change risks can be considered to be wastes. However, they may still be used for other purposes that would represent a higher priority than energy recovery in the waste hierarchy as established in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC. It is therefore appropriate for Member States to have due regard to the waste hierarchy principle and the biomass cascading principle in any incentive measures for the promotion of low indirect land-use change risk biofuels or any measures to minimise incentives for fraud in relation to the production of such biofuels, so that incentives to use such biofuel feedstocks do not counter efforts to reduce waste or increase recycling and the efficient and sustainable use of available resources. Member States may include measures they are taking in that respect in their reporting under Directive 2009/28/EC. __________________ 5Directive 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).
Amendment 135 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The estimated indirect land-use change emissions should be included in the reporting by the Commission of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC counted towards the target in Article 7a(2) of Directive 98/70/EC in order to provide incentives for the biofuels with low indirect land-use change impacts and to ensure the accuracy and credibility of the reduction target for life cycle greenhouse gas emissions. Those emissions should also be included in the reporting by the Commission of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. In order to make sure that Union targets for greenhouse gas emission savings from the use of biofuels and bioliquids are meaningful and effectively met, indirect land-use change emissions should be taken into account when calculating the greenhouse gas emission savings required under the sustainability criteria set out in Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks, should be assigned a zero emissions factor.
Amendment 156 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact. The Commission should carry out an appropriate analysis in order to evaluate the impact of the implementation of this Directive on the forestry and chemical sectors as well as in related industries.
Amendment 212 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point r
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point r
(r) 'ligno-cellulosic material' means material composed of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose such as biomass sourced from forests, woody energy crops and forest-based industries' residues and wastes, excluding forestry and other wood fractions that are industrially or economically reusable or recyclable for further use;
Amendment 268 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1
(e) Member States shall seek to achieve the objective of a minimum proportion of biofuels produced from feedstocks and other fuels, listed in part A of Annex IX, being consumed on their territory. To that effect, each Member State shall set a national target, which it shall endeavour to achieve. A reference value for this target is 0,5 percentage points in energy content of the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2020 referred to in the first subparagraph, to be met with biofuels produced from feedstocks and other fuels, listed in part A of Annex IX, and which shall be considered to be twice their energy content in accordance with point (f) of this subparagraph and part A of Annex IX. In addition, biofuels made from feedstocks not listed in Annex IX that were determined to be wastes, residues, non- food cellulosic material or ligno-cellulosic material by the competent national authorities and are used in existing installations prior to the adoption of Directive 2014/…/EU+ of the European Parliament and of the Council*, may be counted towards the national target. __________________ +OJ: please insert the number of this Directive.
Amendment 349 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The report referred to in the first subparagraph shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal, based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing adjusted estimated indirect land-use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria an. It shall also be accompanied by a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non-land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC, and if appropriate by a legislative proposal for promoting advanced biofuels after 2020. The report shall take into account the environmental, social and economic opportunity cost of using raw materials for purposes other than biofuel and bioliquids production in order to ensure that overall positive and adverse impacts are reflected in the report. As part of that report, the Commission shall, in light of Member States' reports pursuant to Article 3(5) of Directive 2009/28/EC, assess the effectiveness of measures taken to prevent and fight fraud, and shall, if appropriate, submit proposals for further measures, including on additional measures to be taken at Union level.
Amendment 370 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 1 a (new)
Annex II – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C – point 7 a (new)
Annex V – part C – point 7 a (new)
(1a) The following point is inserted in part C of Annex V: “7a. Emissions from indirect land-use change shall be calculated in accordance with the values set out in Annex VIII.”
Amendment 418 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point o
Annex IX – part A – point o
(o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, i.e. bark, branches, pre-commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, and lignin and tall oil.
Amendment 437 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point r a (new)
Annex IX – part A – point r a (new)
(ra) Further feedstocks may be added or removed by means of delegated acts to reflect scientific progress and technical development as set out in Article 3(5) of this Directive.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) and Article 114 thereof,
Amendment 88 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) During the authorisation procedure of a given GMO, the possibility should be provided for a Member State to request the Commission to present to the notifier/applicant its demanda Member State may notify the Commission of its intention not to allow the cultivation of the given GMO in all or part of its territory. In this case the notifier/applicant has the possibility to request the Commission or the authorizing body to adjust the geographical scope of its notification/application submitted in accordance with Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC or in accordance with Articles 5 and 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 to the effect that all or part of the territory of that Member State be excluded from cultivation. The Commission should facilitate the procedure by presenting the request of accordingly. The Commission should inform the concerned Member State and the other Member State to the notifier/applicant without delay and the notifier/applicant should respond to that request within an established time-limits about the request of the notifier/applicant without delay.
Amendment 90 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) During the authorisation procedure of a given GMO, the possibility should be provided for a Member State to request the Commission to present to the notifier/applicant its demand to adjust the geographical scope of its notification/application submitted in accordance with Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC or in accordance with Articles 5 and 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 to the effect that all or part of the territory of that Member State be excluded from cultivation. The Commission should facilitate the procedure by presenting the request of the Member State to the notifier/applicant without delaya Member State may notify the Commission its intention not to allow the cultivation of the given GMO in all or part of its territory. In this case the notifier/applicant has the possibility to request the Commission or the authorizing body to adjust accordingly the geographical scope of its notification/application submitted in accordance with Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC or in accordance with Articles 5 and 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. The Commission should inform about the request of the notifier/applicant the concerned Member State and to the notifier/applicant should respond to that requher Member Statest within an established time-limitout delay.
Amendment 95 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The geographical scope of the notification/application should be adjusted accordingly if the notifier/applicant explicitly or tacitly agrees with the Member StateCommission or the authorizing body does not reject the notifier/applicant's request within an established time-limit from theits communication by. If the Commission ofr that request. If the notifier/applicant opposes the request, the notifier/applicane authorizing body rejects the request, it should notify the Commits decission and the Member States. However, a refusal by the notifier/applicant to adjust the geographical scope of the notification/application is without prejudice to tto the notifier/applicant, the concerned Member State as well as the others Member States. The Commission' retains its powers in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 2001/18/EC or Articles 7 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, as the case may be, to make such an adjustment, where appropriate, in the light of the environmental risk assessment carried out by the European Food Safety Authority ('the Authority').
Amendment 103 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In addition, and only wWhere the notifier/applicant has refused to adjust the geographical scope of the notifchooses not to exploit the possibility to request the restrication/application of a GMO as requested by a of the geographical scope of a given GMO, the concerned Member State, there should be the possibility for that Member State to adoptsend to the Commission the reasoned measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of that GMO once authorised in all or part of its territory, on the basis of grounds dlistinct from those assessed according to the harmonized set of Union rules, that is Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003,ed in Article 26b paragraph 3 of this Directive which are in conformity with Union law. Those grounds may be related to environmental or agricultural policy objectives, or other compelling grounds such as town and country planning, land use, socio-economic impacts, co-existence and public policy. Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply.
Amendment 122 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should also be able to base the decisions which they adopt pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC on grounds concerning socio-economic impacts which might arise from the cultivation of a GMO on the territory of the Member State concerned. While co- existence measures have been addressed by the Commission Recommendation of 13 July 20101 , there should also be the possibility for Member States to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting cultivation of authorised GMOs in all or part of their territory under this Directive. Those grounds may be related to the impracticability or the impossibility of implementing co-existence measures due to specific geographical conditions, the needThose grounds may be related to the need or willingness to avoid GMO presence in other products such as specific or particular products, the need to protect the diversity of agricultural production, or the need to ensure seed and plant propagating material purity. Furthermore, the Commission has, as requested in the Council Conclusions of 5 December 2008 on Genetically Modified Organisms, reported to the European Parliament and the Council on socio- economic implications of GMO cultivation. The outcome of that report may provide valuable information for Member States considering taking decisions on the basis of this Directive. __________________ 1 Commission 2010 on guidelines for the development of national co-existence measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in conventional and organic crop (OJ C 200, 22.7.2010, p. 1).Recommendation of 13 July
Amendment 134 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Decisions to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs by Member States in all or part of their territory should not prevent biotechnology research from being carried out provided that, in carrying out such research, all necessary safety measures are observed and that the activity does not undermine the respect of the grounds upon which the ban has been introduced.
Amendment 140 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) When new and objective circumstances justify an adjustment of the geographical scope of the consent/authodeemed approprisation of a GMOe, and in any case not earlier than two years, after the date when the consent/authorisation is granted, a Member State should be able to request, via the Commission, the consent/authorisation holder to adjust its geographical scope. If the consent/authorisation holder does not explicitly or tacitly agree, the Member State should be given the possibility to adopt reasoned measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of that GMO. The Member State concerned should communicate a draft of those measures to a GMO, a Member State should be able to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of that GMO on all or part of its territory. Such measures should be notified to the Commission at least 75 days prior to their adoption, in order to give the opportunity to the Commission to comment, ansend a non-binding comment. The Member State concerned should refrain from adopting and implementing those measures during that period. On the expiry of the established standstill period, the Member State should be able to adopt the measures as originally proposed or amended to take into account the Commission's commentsin the event it would be deemed appropriate by the Member State concerned to take into account the Commission's comments. In the event that the 75 days overlap in full or in part with the sowing season of the species to which the approved GMO belongs, the Member State should be authorized to implement the ban.
Amendment 149 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The Commission, in accordance with Article 207 TFEU, will continue to ensure the defence of any complaint against measures adopted by a Member State in this area before WTO dispute settlement bodies.
Amendment 151 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) The provisions laid down in Articles 26b and 26c of Directive 2001/18/EC apply without prejudice to Article 23 of that Directive as well as Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/20031a. __________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the European Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003 p. 1.).
Amendment 152 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
The Commission, in accordance with Article 207 TFEU, will continue to ensure the defence of any complaint against measures adopted by a Member State in this area before WTO dispute settlement bodies.
Amendment 176 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
1. During the authorisation procedure of a given GMO or during the renewal of consent/authorisation, a Member State may, a Member State may notify to the Commission its intention not to allow the cultivation of the given GMO in all or part of its territory. In this case the notifier/applicant has the possibility to request, via the Commission, or the notifier/applicant to adjustauthorizing body to adjust accordingly the geographical scope of its notification/application submitted in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, to the effect that all or part of the territory of that Member State is to be excluded from cultivation. This request shall be communicatedsent to the Commission or the authorizing body at the latest 30 days from the date of the circulation of the assessment report under Article 14(2) of this Directive, or from receiving the opinion of the Authority under Article 6(6) and Article 18(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003notifier/applicant receives the notification from the Commission about the decision of the Member State to restrict or ban the cultivation of that GMO. The Commission shall communicate the request of the Member State to the notifier/applicantnotifier/applicant to the interested Member State and to the other Member States without delay.
Amendment 188 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The written consent issued under this Directive and, where applicable, the decision issued in accordance with Article 19 as well as the decision of authorisation adopted under Articles 7 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, shall be issued on the basis of the adjusted geographical scope of the notification/application as explicitly or tacitly agreed by the notifier/applicantCommission or authorizing body.
Amendment 190 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18
Article 26b – paragraph 2
Article 26b – paragraph 2
Amendment 198 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
3. Where the notifier/applicant opposes the adjustment of the geographical scope of its notification/application corresponding to a request made by a Member State in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, thatA Member State may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of that GMO in all or part of its territory once authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, provided that such measures are in conformity with Union law, reasoned, proportional and non- discriminatory and, in addition, are based on compelling grounds such as. National, regional or local bans for the cultivation of a given GMO can be adopted based on grounds such as, among others, those related to:
Amendment 254 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the Commission may make any non- binding comments it considers appropriate.
Amendment 255 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
If during this timeframe the authorization is being granted it has to be considered as temporarily suspended until the end of the 75-day period.
Amendment 257 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
On expiry of the 75-day period referred to in the first subparagraph, and no later than two years after the date that the consent/authorisation is granted, the Member State concerned may adopt the measures either in the form originally proposed, or as amended to take account of any not binding comments received from the Commission. Those measures shall be communicated to the Commission, the other Member States and the notifier/applicant without delay.
Amendment 268 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 5
Article 26 b – paragraph 5
5. Where, after the authorisation of a GMO under this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and no earlier than two years after the date that the consent/authorisation is granted, a Member State considers thappropriate new objective circumstances justify an adjustment of the geographical scope of the consent/authorisation, it may applyot to allow the cultivation of the given GMO in all or part of its territory, the procedure under paragraphs 1 to 4, shall apply mutatis mutandis, provided that such measures do not. When the restrictive measures are adopted by a Member State within two years of the date of the consent/authorisation or should they affect the cultivation of any authorised GMO seeds and plant propagating materials which were planted lawfully before those measures were adopted, the concerned Member State shall provide to affected farmers a compensation consistent with the real economic damage they have suffered .
Amendment 278 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 b – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
7. For the purposes of an adjustment of the geographical scope of the consent/authorisation of a GMO under paragraphs 5 and 6, and on condition that under paragraph 5 the consent/authorisation-holderCommission or the authorizing body explicitly or tacitly agrees to the request of the Member Statenotifier/applicant:
Amendment 292 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 c – paragraph 1
Article 26 c – paragraph 1
1. As from…...* until ...** a Member Statenotifier/applicant may request, via the Commission, a notifier/applicant or the authorizing body to adjust the geographical scope of a notification/application submitted, or of an authorisation granted, under this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 before…...*. The Commission shall communicate the request of the Member State to the notifier/applicantnotifier/applicant to the concerned Member State and to the other Member States without delay. __________________ *OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of the Directive in document st 10972/14. **OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of the Directive in document st 10972/14+ 6 months.".
Amendment 296 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 c – paragraph 2
Article 26 c – paragraph 2
2. Where the application is pending and the notifier/applicant has explicitly or tacitly agreed toCommission or the authorizing body has not opposed such a request within 30 days from the communication of that request, the geographical scope of the notification/application shall be adjusted accordingly. The written consent issued under this Directive and, where applicable, the decision issued in accordance with Article 19 as well as the decision of authorisation adopted under Articles 7 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 shall be issued on the basis of the adjusted geographical scope of the notification/application as explicitly or tacitly agreed by the notifier/applicantCommission or the authorizing body.
Amendment 298 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 c – paragraph 3
Article 26 c – paragraph 3
3. Where the authorisation has already been granted and the authorisation holder hasCommission or the authorizing body explicitly or tacitly agreed to a request within 30 days from the communication of the request referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article, the authorisation shall be as agreed by the authorisation holderCommission or the granting authority. For a written consent under this Directive, the competent authority shall amend the geographical scope of the consent accordingly as explicitly or tacitly agreed by the authorisation holderCommission or the granting authority and shall inform the Commission, the Member States, and the authorisation holder once this is complete. For an authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the Commission shall amend the decision of authorisation accordingly, without applying the procedure set out in Article 35(2) of that Regulation. The Commission shall inform the Member States and the authorisation holder accordingly.
Amendment 299 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 c – paragraph 4
Article 26 c – paragraph 4
Amendment 313 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 3
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Within 6 months of its date of entry into force, Members States shall transpose the content of this Directive by amending their national legislation implementing Directive 2001/18/EC.