9 Amendments of Damiano ZOFFOLI related to 2018/0012(COD)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Although the majority of marine litter originates from land-based activities, the shipping industry, including the fishing and recreational sectors, is also an important contributor, with discharges of garbage, including plastic and derelict fishing gear, going directly into the sea. Specifically, plastics make up 85% of marine litter, but 27% is accounted for by fishing gear, equivalent to 11 000 tonnes a year.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To address the problem of marine litter effectively, it is fundamental to provide the right level of incentives for the delivery of waste to port reception facilities, in particular garbage. This can be achieved through a cost recovery system, which requires the application of an indirect fee, which is due irrespective of the delivery of waste and which should give a right of delivery of the waste without any additional direct charges. The fishing and recreational sector, given their contribution to the occurrence of marine litter, should also be included in this systemdelivery of accidentally fished waste should be excluded from the cost recovery system and should not result in additional costs on fishing vessels.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) To address the problem of marine litter effectively, Member States should, in addition, endeavour to devise strategies and plans to reduce the instances of fishing gear abandoned at sea and to that end should make use of, for example, grants under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), as well as drawing on the support of the Structural Funds and European territorial cooperation (ETC) and the necessary active involvement of the regions. New governance tools and good practices should likewise be encouraged, such as those being considered in Adriatic-based projects co-financed with ETC funding, another possibility being to have fishing fleets play a new role as Sea Sentinels.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Fishermen could play a major role, in particular by collecting waste from the sea while they fish and bringing it back to port to undergo proper waste management. Member States should encourage this activity and cover treatment costs using alternative sources of financing. Expenses of this kind stemming from passively fished waste should not be borne by port users.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘passively fished waste’ means waste collected in nets during fishing operations;
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) The port reception facilities allow for the management of the ship’s waste in an environmentally appropriate way in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2008/98/EC and other relevant Union legislation on waste. To this end, the Member States shall provide for separate collection of waste from ships in ports as required in Union waste legislation, in particular Directive 2008/98/EC, Directive 94/62/EC, Directive 2012/19/EU and Directive 2006/66/EC. Point (c) shall apply without prejudice to the more stringent requirements imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 for the management of catering waste from international transport.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in order to provide for a maximum incentive for the delivery of waste as defined in Annex V to the MARPOL Convention, including the waste that has been collected in nets during fishing operations, the indirect fee to be charged shall cover all the costs of port reception facilities for this waste, in order to ensure a right of delivery without any additional direct charges; the indirect fee shall cover quantities normally delivered with respect to the category, type and size of the ship;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) in order to ensure that collection and treatment costs for passively fished waste will not have to be borne by port users, Member States shall cover those costs entirely out of revenue generated by alternative financing systems, including waste management schemes, the proceeds of EPR schemes, and available European national, and regional funding.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The delivery of accidentally fished waste shall be excluded from the cost recovery system and shall not result in additional costs on fishing vessels.