7 Amendments of Emil RADEV related to 2015/2352(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Also regretnotes 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; calls on the European Commission to pay particular attention to this when drawing up the OSD Implementation Report;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. StressNotes that the civil procedure rules differ considerably from one Member State to another; notes, in this perspective, that compensatory and remedial claims for traditional damage are further obstructed by civil could be improcvedure rules on time limitations, financial costs, non- availability of public interest litigation and mass tort claims, and provisions on evidence, which differ considerably from one Member State to another by the creation of minimum standards in civil procedure;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises, therefore, that it is of the utmost importance to update existing liability systems in the Member States in order to ensure that if an incident occurs in the waters of these states, it would not adversely affect the future of the offshore oil and gas operations of the state in question, nor that of the entire EU, were the incident to occur in an area that is largely dependent on tourism for revenue; calls, therefore, on the Commission to revisit the need to introduce common EU standard invites the Member States to consider the establishment of systems to exchange best practices for remedial and compensatory claim systemechanisms;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. RegretNotes the fact that none of the Member States explicitly sets out a broad range of financial security instruments concerning compensation for claims for traditional damage from offshore oil and gas incidents; underlines in this context that over-reliance on insurance could potentially result in a closed market for financial security instruments, with the corollary potential for a lack of competition and increased cose necessity to further study the role of insurances on the market for financial security instruments;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that it is necessary to analyse to what extent the introduction of criminal liability at EU level could add a layer of deterrence beyond civil penalties, which could improve protection of the environment and compliance with safety measures; calls on the Commission to prepare and submit to Parliament its first implementation report on the OSD in a timely fashion, and no later than 19 July 2019, in order to allow the latter to revisit the introduction of criminal liability for offshore safety violations leading to offshore accidents based on concrete and systematic data;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asks the Commission and the Member States to consider the possibility of introducing further legislationmeasures, which would effectively safeguard offshore oil and gas operations before a severe accident takes place;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission and the Member States, in this context, to continue examining the possibility for an international solution, considering that many oil and gas companies operating in the EU are active across the world and that a global solution would ensure a global level playing field;