12 Amendments of Romana TOMC related to 2019/2182(INL)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas despite the European-level ban on its use, asbestos remains the mainoccupational asbestos exposure is the number one cause of deamesoth elinked to occupational diseasesoma cancer, and whereas it also affects individuals outside the working environment through a continuous increase in cancers and mesothelioma linked to passive, limited exposure;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Regulation (EU) 1907/2006 specified that the manufacture, selling and use of asbestos fibres and products containing these fibres added intentionally is prohibited and whereas Regulation (EU) 2016/1005 amending Annex XVII to REACH regulation aims ensuring the complete phase out of asbestos products in Member States by 1 July 2025;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the past extensive use of asbestos in construction can still poses a threat to building users and occupants when it is friable, which leads to the release of dust or fibres into the air where they can be inhaled or ingested by people ;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Parliament1 and the social partners2 have recognised the usefulness of public registers of asbestos presence and technical certificates as have been introduced in several EU countries; __________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 14 March 2013 on asbestos-related occupational health risks andsome Member States have developed registers of buildings containing asbestos; whereas this is a good starting point for exploring the prospects for abolishing all existing asbestos (OJ C 36, 29.1.2016, p. 102). 2Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 February 2015 on ‘Freeing the EU from asbestos’ (OJ C 251, 31.7.2015 , p. 13 ).sibility of introducing such a requirement in all Member States;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Calls on the Commission to bring forwardconsequently bring forward an initiative on the bases of the impact assessment, which could include, on the basis of Article 169(3) and Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a legislative proposal introducing mandatory screening for the presence of asbestos in buildings before their sale or rental and laying down minimum requirements for locating and identifying all materials containing asbestos infor minimum requirements for screening of buildings constructed before 2005, or the year in which the national ban on asbestos was introduced, under the following condition for the presence of asbestos before their sale or rental taking into consideration the following elements:
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
a. the screening shall consists of a diagnosis of the presence of asbestos and mustshould be followed by action proposal for actions to be undertaken in order to reduce the risk posed by anydetected asbestos detected;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. the screening shallcould be validated by an asbestos risk certificate detailing the areas screened and, where appropriate, theproposed action takens to reduce the risk posed by asbestos;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c. the result of the screening mustshould be communicated to a competent national body, which shall maintain a national register of possible asbestos risk reduction certificates and provide advice to owners;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
e. when applicable, the certificate shall be forwarded to the buyer before any sale, and made available to the lessor, as well as on request to professionals carrying out work in the building or to occupants/users.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment addressing such issues as the best and most efficient methods for screen buildings for presence of asbestos, and methods to remove asbestos from buildings, taking into consideration the following aspects: – removal costs and possible influence on selling price of buildings (the mandatory training for workers, the use of the most up to date technologies, relocation of inhabitants in surroundings during dusty works) – minor works exemption; – adequate financial support for owners of buildings, including abandoned buildings, engaging in asbestos identification and removal;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take action in order to raise awareness about asbestos in buildings constructed before 2005, or the year in which the national ban on asbestos was introduced, and about a legal procedure for asbestos removal with regard to the inhabitants and proprietors perspective;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that special attention has to be paid to the abandoned buildings and facilities that may as well contain asbestos and calls on the Commission and Member States to find a viable solution for their inclusion in national registers of asbestos.