Activities of Claudia SCHMIDT related to 2015/0277(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common rules in the field of civil aviation and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (debate) DE
Amendments (11)
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The Agency should provide the technical expertise to the Commission in the preparation of the necessary legislation and assist, where appropriate, the Member States and industry in its implementation. It should be able to issue certification specifications and guidance material and to make technical findings and issue certificates or register declarations as required.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The principal objective of this Regulation is to establish and maintain a high uniform level of civil aviation safety in the Union, while ensuring a high uniform level of environmental protection.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. ensuring a high uniform level of environmental protection;
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the design, production, maintenance and operation of aerodrome equipment used or intended for use at the aerodromes referred to in point (e) and the provision of ground handling services and apron management services at those aerodromes referred to in point (e);
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘commercial air transport’ (CAT) means an aircraft operation to transport passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or other valuable consideration between two different aerodromes; whereas CAT A means transportation in regular scheduled services and/or mass transport CAT N means transportation in non- regular, non-scheduled, non-mass transport;
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall coordinate at Union level the gathering, exchange and analysis of information on matters falling within the scope of this Regulation. For that purpose, the Agency may enter into administrative arrangements with legal and natural persons subject to this Regulation, or associations of such persons, on information gathering, exchange and analysis. The Commission, the Agency and Member States shall cooperate to ensure that the necessary information is gathered, if possible through existing channels, without any additional notification requirements being introduced.
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 a (new)
Article 74 a (new)
Article 74a Common approval and supervisory culture The Agency shall play an active role in establishing a common approval and supervisory culture and helping authorities to adopt consistent practices, to ensure that the aims of Article 1, and particularly paragraph 3 thereof, are attained. Taking into account the results of its supervisory activities, the Agency shall, at the minimum, take the following action: (a) organisation of a system of peer review by the competent authorities with the aim of building up capacities and communicating knowledge (b) undertaking the requisite coordination to facilitate exchanges of staff between national authorities (c) production of informal manuals with the aim of achieving convergence of regulations and developing capacities, such as risk-based supervision (d) consultation of stakeholders in the form of representatives of industry and employees as this process advances, in so far as necessary
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 3
Article 75 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall assist the Commission with the definition and coordination of civil aviation environmental protection policies and actions, in particular by conducting studies, simulations and providing technical advice in areas in which there are interdependencies with environmental protection, human health and other technical aspects of civil aviation.
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 4
Article 75 – paragraph 4
4. In order to inform interested parties and the general public, the Agency shall, every three years, publish an environmental review, which shall give an objective account of the state of environmental protection relating to civil aviation in the Union. The scope of this environmental review shall be confined to data which is already notified to the Agency and other EU institutions on a regular basis and to publicly accessible data.
Amendment 975 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 6
Article 109 – paragraph 6
6. Each year, the Executive Director shall draw up a draft statement of estimates of the Agency's revenue and expenditure for the following financial year, including a draft establishment plan, and send it to the Management Board. That draft establishment plan shall, in relation to posts financed from fees and charges, be based on a limited set of indicators approved by the Commission to measure the Agency's workload and efficiency, and shall set out the resources required to meet demands for certification and other activities of the Agency in an efficient and timely manner, including those resulting from transfers of responsibility in accordance with Articles 53, 54 and 55. Before approving the indicators used to measure workload and efficiency, the Commission shall consult an independent expert and the Agency's Stakeholder Advisory Body. The Management Board shall, on the basis of that draft, adopt a provisional draft estimate of revenue and expenditure of the Agency for the following financial year. The provisional draft estimate of the Agency's revenue and expenditure shall be sent to the Commission by 31 January each year.
Amendment 1070 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 5 – paragraph 2
Annex VII – point 5 – paragraph 2