Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/0023(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Mercury (debate) EL
Amendments (8)
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Mostany mercury emissions and associated exposure risks result from anthropogenic activities, including primary mercury mining and processing, the use of mercury in products, industrial processes and artisanal and small-scale gold mining ("ASGM") and mercury emissions originating in particular from coal combustion and the management of mercury waste.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The seventh Environment Action Programme adopted by Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council34 establishes the long- term objective of a non-toxic environment and, for that purpose, stipulates that immediate action is needed to ensure the minimisation of significant adverse effects of chemicals on human health and the environment by 2020. __________________ 34 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).
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Strategy establishes that the negotiation and conclusion of an international legally-binding instrument should be a priority as Union action alone cannot guarantee effective protection of the citizens of the Union against the negative health effects of mercury.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The use of mercury and mercury compounds in ASGM accounts for a significant share of mercury use and emissions worldwide, and should therefore be regulated immediately.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In view of efforts to develop and promote renewable energy sources in the EU Member States, the contribution of biomass to mercury emissions should be given immediate attention.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) 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 are not, under no circumstances, released into the environment, but are collected and subjected to sound and legal waste management. Given the size of the undertakings from the dentristry sector concerned by this change, it is appropriate to provide sufficient time to adapt to the new provision.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
- the parties shall, however, undertake to make efforts to limit exports and imports of mercury-added products, including those referred to in the above subparagraph.