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71 Amendments of Peter ERIKSSON

2015/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Supports the Commission's recommendation that the CEF be concentrated on a few key projects; recalls that the CEF regulation (No 1316/2013) recommends that the major part of the financial assistance should be made available for electricity projects and insists that the Commission respects this provision in practice; considers that adequate EU financing should also be made available beyond 2020 to support the implementation of non- commercial electricity connection projects necessary to ensure the functioning of the internal energy market; stresses the importance of the EIB in supporting investors in commercially viable electricity infrastructure projects; notes the establishment of the European Fund for Strategic Investments and encourages the Commission to ensure that the fund effectively attracts investments in electricity interconnection projects;

2015/08/04
Committee: ITRE

2015/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses the importance of more interconnection between Spain and France to support the renewables in the region, whilst minimising problems and delays by using the BAT in order to preserve the environment, minimizing the landscape impact and increase the participation from citizens and still increase interconnectivity; notes the Madrid Declaration, signed on 4 March 2015, as an important step towards increasing the region's interconnectivity, provided the indicated precautions and safeguards;

2015/08/04
Committee: ITRE

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d

d. ~~secure a level playing field,~~ treat~~ing~~ as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive pressure, for example in cases where regulatory conditions and related costs of production in the EU diverge from those in the US, such as the meat sector;

2015/03/03
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 b (new)

- having regard to the Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environmental Action Programme to 2020 ʻLiving well, within the limits of our planetʼ;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe" (COM(2011)0571);

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss" (COM(2008)0645);

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union has no powers to create a common forestry policy and decisions on relevant policies concerning forestry and forests lie with the Member States; whereas funds for agroforestry have long been on offer to Member States in the CAP's rural development pillar;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Peter ERIKSSON, Molly SCOTT CATO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas agroforestry, defined as land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with agriculture on the same land unit, is a suite of land management systems that boost overall productivity, generate more biomass, maintain and restore soils and provide a number of valuable ecosystem services. These include a systemic reduction of inputs due to better nutrient cycling and more habitat for pest predators, more carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change, higher biodiversity, better quality and more efficient use of water, higher soil quality and better erosion protection, regulation of water cycles, increasing regional rainfall via improving microclimates and preventing downstream flooding; Whereas agro-forestry systems could be applied across 90 million ha across EU landscapes; whereas as the economic return for farmers using agro-forestry has been shown to increase, it represents a win- win-win for farmers, the environment and society.

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas mixed use of forests is a long standing tradition in Europe, in particular dehesas, montado, and other grazed agroforestry or grazed woodland systems have been used for many centuries; Whereas this traditional use has until recently been discriminated against in CAP eligibility rules, whereby real farmers grazing livestock were not rewarded for the public goods they were providing; Whereas agricultural abandonment in High Nature Value areas including grazed agroforestry is linked to sharp biodiversity decline; Whereas such grazing has been shown to be an effective land management strategy to reduce fire risk;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas although timber is a ~~sustainable resource and the intelligent~~limited resource, its use can be sustainable, and the resource-efficient management and use of this raw material needs to be ensured, including by the development of know-how;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas a growing number of EU policies drive increasing demands on forests, those demands need to be carefully balanced, and demand for new uses of wood in the bioeconomy and for bioenergy must be accompanied by resource efficiency, use of new technology and respect for the limits of sustainable supply;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. whereas the conservation status of a number of European forest habitats is poor and several habitat types risk disappearing, meaning that in those cases, Sustainable Forestry Management is either not applied properly or does not yet provide the right level of environmental protection;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

E c. Whereas the loss of natural forests worldwide is still alarmingly high, and deforestation and degradation have major impacts on biodiversity, compounding the problems associated with climate change and threatening indigenous peoples and other subsistence communities, their livelihoods and traditional way of life; Whereas the EU has committed to at least halve the global rate of loss of natural forests by 2020 and to end natural forest loss by 2030, as well as committing to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

E d. Whereas according to the results of the Member States' reporting exercise 2007-2012, 80% of the biogeographical assessments of Natura 2000 forest habitats found them to be in an 'unfavourable status' and only 15% were evaluated as 'favourable'; Whereas the IUCN estimated in 2009 that 27 % of mammal species, 10 % of reptiles and 8 % of amphibians related to forests are threatened with extinction in the EU.

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)

E e. whereas interview-based studies in France, Germany and Austria show that Natura 2000 rules do not affect the management decisions of forest operators including forest owners, managers and public authorities;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas it is crucial that European forestry is characterised by sustainable management and long-term planning, and whereas the principle of sustainability should be even more strongly emphasised ~~in a global context~~both in the EU and globally;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Molly SCOTT CATO, Peter ERIKSSON

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. Whereas the European Union has a role in ensuring that the forestry sector does not conflict with the existing environmental and climate legislation of the Union, such as the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Molly SCOTT CATO, Peter ERIKSSON

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

F b. Whereas Europe's forests offer citizens great support in their physical and psychological well-being, and, in this light, open access to forests should be encouraged and expanded to the fullest extent possible.

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

F c. Whereas past tree disease outbreaks have taught us that monocultures and low genetic diversity lead to increased susceptibility to pests and diseases; whereas evidence from past interglacials shows us that one effect of global warming on species distribution is that the ranges of species and communities of species will move north; whereas climate change and international trade exposes our tree populations to ecologically novel pests and diseases, in particular alien invasive species;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses that an EU forest strategy must focus on the sustainable management of forests and the role forests play in alleviating climate change, and calls for better coordination , ~~because~~as the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy ~~suppl~~policy, environmental and climate policy~~, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector~~ are likely to put increasing pressure on forests;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Peter ERIKSSON, Molly SCOTT CATO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the importance of ownership and property rights ~~and s~~, in particular the considerable extent of forests in public ownership across the Union, as well as the vital ecosystem services that both public and private forests provide as public goods; Supports all measures enabling stakeholder groups to participate in a dialogue on developing and implementing sustainable forest management and improveing the exchange of information;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Gives its full support to the Commission’s efforts to promote forest- related employment and the generation of prosperity in Europe, and stresses in this connection the important role of the sustainable production of timber and ~~other materials, such as cork~~non- wood forest products (such as cork, livestock, mushrooms, resins, medicinal plants, crop plants, forest fruits and honey) through forestry and agroforestry systems, as well as tourism and other recreation-related industries depending on sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation, for the development of sustainable economic models and the creation of green jobs;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recognises that the economic potential of wood extraction should be consistently balanced with the vital role of forests for ecosystem services, providing habitat and cultural services, together representing a highly significant economic and societal value. The intensification of forest- based industries should not be at the cost of biodiversity and the delivery of these public goods, especially those mitigating and adapting to climate change.

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that rural areas have very close links to forestry, and welcomes in this connection the recognition of the role of forestry and agro-forestry in the Rural Development Programme of the 2014-2020 CAP; , and stresses the opportunity for Member States and regions to make full use of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), to support sustainable forest management and boost agro-forestry, delivering public environmental goods as well as stimulating local economies and creating green jobs; Regrets therefore that funding for agro- forestry in the second pillar has been cut in many Member States for this new programming period.

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. calls for an EU action on re- forestation and restoring forest, aiming to promote biodiversity, diversify and boost local economies and build climate resilience;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that timber as a raw material, and sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio-political goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets~~, and notes that lack of management is inimical to these goals~~;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. welcomes the EU's objective in the 7th Environmental Action plan and in the EU Biodiversity Strategy, of restoring 15% of degraded ecosystems

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Stresses the importance of the market to make use of new technology that enables more efficient extraction of energy and other materials from woody raw materials, and integrating these gains in the production cycle; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote implementation of efficient processes and to fund further research in this area;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Takes the view that sustainable forest management must be based on generally acknowledged and accepted criteria and indicators ~~which must always apply to the sector as a whole~~; strongly supports in this connection the sustainability criteria devised in the framework of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1 , which form a pan-European basis for uniform reporting on sustainable forest management and a basis for sustainability certification; __________________ 1 Forest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Takes the view that forest management plans can be an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that such measures should be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedom; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000 areas while emphasizing the need to properly implement EU nature legislation in forests, in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized forestry undertakings;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Points out that that forestry management plans are only a condition to receive EU rural development funds for beneficiaries above a certain holding size, and that forests below the threshold size are exempt; Furthermore notes that equivalent instruments can also be approved; and therefore calls upon Member States to make full use of this existing flexibility when implementing legislation, especially to benefit smaller operators;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11 b. Notes that additional EU payments are also available for maintaining Natura 2000 areas; Notes that a significant reduction of bureaucracy can be achieved by designing Forest Management Plans that comply with Natura 2000 rules, where applicable, from the outset;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to support the exchange of knowledge and best practice between industry, science and producers and to promote targeted research on cost-effective solutions for new, innovative timber products and wood-based products and non-timber forest products together with services from forests and agroforestry;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote initiatives focusing more closely on timber and non- timber forest and agroforestry products as one of the EU’s crucial raw materials and on the forest as a significant economic factor and supplier for a bio-based society, and expressly supports awareness-raising campaigns to this end in schools and educational establishments;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph - 18 a (new)

- 18 a. Takes the view, given the challenges posed by global warming and climate change, that ecosystems and populations of species must be healthy, biologically diverse and robust in order to be resilient. Considers that networks of protected areas such as Natura 2000 in good conservation status are essential for this, but also highlights the need for nature- friendly practices outside of protected areas, so that species can migrate and/or adapt their ranges in order to avoid extinction.

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that sustainable forest management including agroforestry practices can reduce the impact of climate change and that the biodiversity thus achieved can diminish risks of forest fires, pest damage and disease;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Supports mechanisms that promote the global development of forestry towards more sustainable use, and in this connection refers in particular to the EU Timber ~~Directive~~Regulation3 and to the authorisation system for timber imports to the EU (FLEGT)4 and invites the Commission to develop an action plan on deforestation and forest degradation in order to address the objectives set out in the Commission's communication on deforestation (COM (2008) 645) and fulfil the commitments made in the Seventh Environmental Action Programme ; __________________ 4Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (FLEGT = Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade). 3Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market.

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Takes the view, therefore, that the Standing Forestry Committee should be strengthened with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders to enable expertise from the Member States to be exploited to that end and to play an active role in the implementation process;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Notes that, in view of the Commission’s list of priorities, priority should also be given in implementing the new EU forest strategy to promoting the competitiveness and sustainability of forestry and agroforestry, protecting, conserving and reinforce the ecosystem services they provide, supporting rural and urban areas, expanding the knowledge basis and promoting coordination and communication;

2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) Medicinal treatments, especially with antimicrobials, should never replace good husbandry, bio-security and management practices.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Carry-over may occur during production, processing, storage and transport of feed where the same production and processing equipment, storage facilities or means of transport are used for feed with different components. For the purposes of this Regulation, the concept of ‘carry-over' is used specifically to designate the transfer of traces of an active substance contained in a medicated feed to a non-target feed, while the term ‘cross-contamination' is to be considered as a contamination resulting from a carry-over or from the transfer in feed of any unintended substance. Carry-over ~~of active substances contained in medicated feed to non-target feed should be avoided or kept as low as possible~~should be avoided or reduced to an absolute minimum. In order to protect animal health, human health and the environment, maximum levels of carry- over for active substances contained in medicated feed should be established, based on a scientific risk assessment performed by the European Food Safety Authority and taking into account the application of good manufacturing practice and the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle. General limits should be set out in this Regulation, taking into account the unavoidable carry-over and the risk caused by the active substances concerned.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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. PAntimicrobials which are critically important for human use should not be used at all. So-called preventive use or use of antimicrobials to enhance the performance of food-producing animals should in particular not be allowed.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)

(19a) Metaphylaxis for large animals such as pigs and cows should not be allowed, as they should be treated individually.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 c (new)

(19c) Alternative measures to prevent diseases diagnosed in individuals spreading through whole groups of animals should be prioritised before resorting to treatment with antimicrobials, such as physical separation from the group or rearing in smaller groups of animals.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) A system for the collection of unused or expired products should be put in place in order to control any risk that such products might raise with regard to the protection of animal, human health or the environment. Records should be kept at collection points on the return of unconsumed medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)

(20a) A register of the prescriptions of active substances should be kept up to date at the level of competent authorities for water management, to enable the traceability of the dispersion of chemicals in ecosystems.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

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

(if) 'group treatment (metaphylaxis)': treatment of a group of animals including clinically healthy individuals presumed to be infected, after a diagnosis of a clinical disease in part of the group has been made, with the aim of treating the clinically sick animals and controlling the spread of disease to animals in close contact and at risk which may already be (sub-clinically) infected;

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

Feed business operators shall manufacture, store, transport and place on the market medicated feed and intermediate products in compliance with Annex I. Holders of food-producing animals shall not be allowed to prepare their own medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) for antimicrobial active substances, 0.1% of the active substance in the last batch of medicated feed or of intermediate product produced before the production of non- target feed;

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 b (new)

Article 11b Traceability of the active substances disseminated in ecosystems The professionals giving a prescription shall fill in a register of prescriptions of active substances. The register will be kept up to date at the level of competent authorities for water management or the environment, to enable traceability of the dispersal of chemicals in ecosystems.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. For medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products, feed business operators supplying such medicated feed to the holder of food- ~~producing animals, or on-farm mixers of medicated feed for food-~~producing animals shall ensure that the quantities supplied or mixed do not exceed:

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. For medicated feed not containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products, feed business operators supplying medicated feed to the holder of food-producing animals, or on-farm mixers of medicated feed for food- producing animals shall ensure that the quantities supplied or mixed do not exceed the quantities provided in the prescription.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Member States shall ensure that holders of food-producing animals apply the preventive measures listed in Annex Va before resorting to the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for metaphylaxis. (This amendment is linked to the amendment introducing a new Annex Va.)

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4

4. Feed business operators ~~feeding~~of medicated feed and holders of food- producing animals w~~ith~~hich are fed medicated feed shall keep records in accordance with Article 69 of Directive 2001/82/EC. Those records shall be kept for five years after the date of administration of medicated feed, including when the animal is slaughtered during the five-year period.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

Member States shall ensure that appropriate collection systems are in place for medicated feed and intermediate products that are expired or in case the animal holder has received a bigger quantity of medicated feed than he actually uses for the treatment referred to in the veterinary prescription. Member States shall also ensure that manufacturers of medicated feed and farmers are informed where to find collection points and how to get their unused leftovers of medicated feed to these collection points. Member States shall ensure that operators of collection points keep records of the medicated feed collected. Those records shall be kept for five years after collection.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point 16 a (new)

(16a) information that inappropriate disposal of medicated feed poses serious threats to the environment and may contribute to antimicrobial resistance.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point 16 b (new)

(16b) information on where and how to appropriately dispose of unused material.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point 16 c (new)

(16c) For medicated feed containing antimicrobials: the request to use antimicrobials only as a last resort and in a most prudent and responsible manner.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 1 – paragraph 2

Where the composition of a medicated feed or an intermediate product is found to deviate from the amount of an antimicrobial active substance indicated on the label, a tolerance of 103% shall apply. For the other active substances, the following tolerances shall apply:

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 a (new)

~~(Respect of exis~~ANNEX Va Preventive measures Preventive measures to be used before resorting to antim~~al welfare laws referred to in the last point have already been followed by CAP beneficiaries since cross compliance came into force after the CAP reform of 2003.)~~icrobial treatment of entire groups (metaphylaxis): - using good healthy breeding stock that is able to grow naturally and healthily, with suitable genetic diversity - conditions that respect the behavioural needs of the species, including social interactions/ hierarchies - stocking densities that do not increase risk of disease transmission - isolation of sick animals away from the rest of the group - subdivision of large groups of animals into smaller, physically separated groups - implementation of existing animal welfare laws pursuant to: Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes (OJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23), Council Directive 91/630/EEC of 19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 33), and Council Directive 91/629/EEC of 19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 28). Or. en

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0100(COD)

Peter ERIKSSON, Heidi HAUTALA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.1 a (new)

1.1a. Due to climate reasons growing in pots and/or demarcated beds shall be allowed in the Nordic countries also for crops harvested and not sold with the pot. Mixtures of soil and/or soil improvers which are approved for use in organic farming shall be used.

2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21027 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8 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 2021. 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, allowances corresponding to 12% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-2 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 400 millionIn 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. __________________ 7 COM(2012)652 ~~final~~. 8 Insert reference.

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) The establishment of the market stability reserve applies only to the volume of allowances to be auctioned, and hence does not affect the allocation of free allowances to installations in sectors or subsectors which are exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage. In order to prevent carbon leakage and to finance renewable and energy efficiency technologies in industrial sectors, the NER300 facility should be renewed and expanded in the context of a forthcoming review of the Directive.

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 January 20217.

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
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.

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3

3. In each year beginning in 20217, a number of allowances equal to 125% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-2, 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~~in circulation is less than 1600 million.

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. In the event the reserve has accumulated to one billion allowances, any additional allowances to be placed in the reserve shall be withdrawn.

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4

4. In any year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4300 million, 100 million allowances shall be released from the reserve. In case less than 100 million allowances are in the reserve, all allowances in the reserve shall be released under this paragraph.

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5

5. In any year, if paragraph 4 is not applicable and measures are adopted under Article 29a of the Directive, 100 million allowances shall be released from the reserve. In case less than 100 million allowances are in the reserve, all allowances in the reserve shall be released under this paragraph.deleted

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Directive 2003/87/EC
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 volumes 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 Stat~~and retired in equal instalments from auction volumes in the ~~first two~~two last years of the ~~following~~ period.

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1

By 31 December 20261, the Commission shall on the basis of an analysis of the orderly functioning of the European carbon market review the market stability reserve and submit a proposal, where appropriate, to the European Parliament and to the Council. The review shall pay particular attention to the percentage figure for the determination of the number of allowances to be placed into the reserve according to Article 1(3) and the numerical value of the threshold for the total number of allowances in circulation set by Article 1(4).

2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE