8 Amendments of Nikos ANDROULAKIS related to 2016/2251(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes that the number of cases falling in the scope of ELD varies considerably between the Member States;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Welcomes the development of the Multi-Annual ELD Work Programme (MAWP) for the period 2017 - 2020;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NoteRegrets that activities which have the potential to cause significant damage to biodiversity and the environment are currently not covered by the requirement of strict liability;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. In the context of a review of the ELD, considers it paramount to extend strict liability to non-Annex III activities for all environmental damage in order to render the legislation more effective as it could provide an incentive for operators to properly manage the risk of their activities and it would promote the polluter-pays principle;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. In the context of a review of the ELD, calls on the Commission to extend the scope of the Directive and to also impose liability for damage caused to human health and the environment; considers that doing so would bring the ELD into line with other EU legislation based on the protection of human health and the environment;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to include in the next review of the ELD damage to human health and the environment caused by air pollution emitted by cars violating the EU car emissions legislation, as this could increase the level of prevention and precaution;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. In the context of a review of the ELD, restates its preference for mandatory financial security for operators; calls on the Commission to assess differentiated maximum liability thresholds for activitiesdevelop a harmonized EU methodology on calculating the maximum liability thresholds, depending on the characteristics of each activity and its surrounding area, and to come forward with proposals to supplement this with an EU-wide fund designed to address remediation costs beyond the mandatory financial security;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. In the context of a review of the ELD, restates its preference for mandatory financial security for operators; calls on the Commission to assess differentiated maximum liability thresholds for activities and to come forward with proposals to supplement this with an EU-wide fund designed to address remediation costs beyond the mandatory financial security, establishing a financial coordination with the IOPC Fund ("International Oil Pollution Compensation" Fund);