12 Amendments of Massimo PAOLUCCI related to 2015/2352(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the adoption of the Offshore Safety Directive 2013/30/EU (OSD) as a first step for the protection of the environmentnd the ratification of the Offshore Protocol of the Barcelona Convention by the Council as a first step for the protection of the environment; Recalls that the deadline for the transposition of the Directive was the 19th July 2015;
Amendment 20 #
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; calls the European Maritime Safety Agency to assist the Commission and the Member States on the drafting of emergency response plans; welcomes the building by the industry of four well capping stacks, which can reduce the oil spill in case of an accident;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to ensure a proper transposition of the OSD into national law; regrets that not all Member States have guaranteed the sufficient independence of the competent authority as required in Article 8 of the Directive; calls on the Commission to undertake the necessary actions in order to ensure competent authorities' independence;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to establish a joint EU framework for liability, given that the environmental damage caused by offshore operations in the hydrocarbons sector can affect vast areas in a number of different Member States and that the same incident should be covered by the same rules governing intervention procedures and liablity;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Also rRegrets the fact that the way civil liability is handled varies considerably from one Member State to another and that there is often uncertainty as to how Member States’ legal systems would deal with the diversity of civil claims that could result from offshore oil and gas incidents; believes therefore that an European framework is needed and calls on the Commission to harmonise without delay the rules on liability, financial security and compensation; believes that such European framework should be based on the most advanced Member States' legislations, should cover, with regard to civil liability, not only bodily injury and property damage but also pure economic loss and should ensure effective compensation mechanisms for victims, including adequate procedures for mass claims and for sectors that may be severely affected (e.g. fisheries and coastal tourism);
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to consider addingTakes the view that the offences under the OSD should be added to the scope of the Environmental Crime Directive 2008/99/EC;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that the scope of liability for damages differs among the Member States; notes the transboundary character of these operations and calls for more harmonised rules
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is of the opinion that strict liability rules should be established for offshore accidents as facilitate access to justice for citizensvictims; believes that financial caps should be avoided;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the lack of uptake of financial security instruments to cover the damages caused by the most costly offshore accidents; notes that one of the reasons may be that the scope of liability for damages may not in certain Member States make such products necessary;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the lack of regulatory requirements for specific levels of coverage in many Member States; believes it would be unproductive to have specific amounts on EU basis, calls however for the creation of an EU framework for calculating the amounts to be required by the National Authorities in financial security, depending on the characteristics of each installation and its surrounding area;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. UWhile it accepts the need to allow sufficient flexibility with regard the forms of financial security instruments, underlines the need for more harmonised minimum rules on financial security instruments and coververifying that the form and amount of the financial security offered, would be adequate to cover the potential damage;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider the establishment of a legislative compensation mechanism for offshore accidents, along the lines of the one provided for in the Petroleum Activities Act in Norway, at least for sectors that may be severely affected like fisheries and coastal tourism.