BETA

Activities of Edward CZESAK

Plenary speeches (405)

CE marked fertilising products (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0084(COD)
Measures to safeguard the security of gas supply (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0030(COD)
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: revision of the suspension mechanism (A8-0235/2016 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0142(COD)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (B8-1334/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3010(RSP)
Support for Thalidomide victims (B8-1341/2016, B8-1343/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3029(RSP)
Paediatric medicines (B8-1340/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2902(RSP)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2015 (A8-0366/2016 - Ángela Vallina) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2146(INI)
International aviation agreements (B8-1337/2016, B8-1338/2016, B8-1339/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2961(RSP)
Insolvency proceedings and insolvency practitioners (A8-0324/2016 - Tadeusz Zwiefka) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0159(COD)
EC-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and bilateral trade in textiles (A8-0332/2016 - Maria Arena) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0323(NLE)
EC-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and bilateral trade in textiles (resolution) (A8-0330/2016 - Maria Arena) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2226(INI)
EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement (accession of Ecuador) (A8-0362/2016 - Helmut Scholz) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0092(NLE)
EU-Norway Agreement on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak (A8-0321/2016 - Jørn Dohrmann) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0192(NLE)
EU-Norway Agreement on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak (resolution) (A8-0320/2016 - Jørn Dohrmann) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2229(INI)
Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Georgia and Europol (A8-0343/2016 - Claude Moraes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0810(CNS)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana automotive (A8-0379/2016 - Esteban González Pons) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2298(BUD)
Normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings (A8-0368/2016 - Merja Kyllönen) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0013(COD)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail (A8-0373/2016 - Wim van de Camp) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0028(COD)
Single European railway area (A8-0371/2016 - David-Maria Sassoli) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0029(COD)
Market access to port services and financial transparency of ports (A8-0023/2016 - Knut Fleckenstein) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0157(COD)
Nomination of a Member of the Court of Auditors - Juhan Parts (A8-0375/2016 - Bart Staes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0817(NLE)
Research programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (A8-0358/2016 - Jerzy Buzek) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0047(NLE)
Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter 2015 (A8-0355/2016 - Josef Weidenholzer) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2219(INI)
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (Article 36 TEU) (A8-0360/2016 - Elmar Brok) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2036(INI)
CAP tools to reduce price volatility in agricultural markets (A8-0339/2016 - Angélique Delahaye) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2034(INI)
EU-Algeria Framework Agreement on the general principles for the participation of Algeria in Union programmes (A8-0367/2016 - Pier Antonio Panzeri) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0195(NLE)
North-East Atlantic: deep-sea stocks and fishing in international waters (A8-0369/2016 - Isabelle Thomas) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0179(COD)
General revision of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (A8-0344/2016 - Richard Corbett) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2114(REG)
Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015 (A8-0345/2016 - József Nagy) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2009(INI)
A coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (A8-0357/2016 - Christian Ehler, Luigi Morgano) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2072(INI)
Rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States (A8-0365/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2060(INI)
EU-Ghana Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement (A8-0328/2016 - Christofer Fjellner) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0137(NLE)
Mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2016 (A8-0347/2016 - José Manuel Fernandes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2256(BUD)
Draft amending budget No 4/2016: Update of appropriations to reflect the latest developments on migration and security issues, reduction of payment and commitment appropriations (A8-0350/2016 - José Manuel Fernandes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2257(BUD)
Draft amending budget No 5/2016: Implementation of the Own Resources Decision (A8-0348/2016 - José Manuel Fernandes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2258(BUD)
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany (A8-0352/2016 - Monika Hohlmeier) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2267(BUD)
Mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2017 (A8-0346/2016 - Jens Geier) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2118(BUD)
Union Customs Code, as regards goods that have temporarily left the customs territory of the Union by sea or air (A8-0329/2016 - Maria Grapini) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0229(COD)
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the ongoing migration, refugee and security crisis (A8-0351/2016 - Jens Geier) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2120(BUD)
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide for payment of advances in the 2017 budget (A8-0323/2016 - Patricija Šulin) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2119(BUD)
2017 budgetary procedure: joint text (A8-0353/2016 - Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2047(BUD)
Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (B8-1284/2016, B8-1285/2016, B8-1285/2016, B8-1286/2016, B8-1288/2016, B8-1289/2016, B8-1291/2016, B8-1294/2016, B8-1296/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2988(RSP)
Commissioners' declarations of interests - Guidelines (A8-0315/2016 - Pascal Durand) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2080(INI)
Liability, compensation and financial security for offshore oil and gas operations (A8-0308/2016 - Kostas Chrysogonos) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2352(INI)
Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (RC-B8-1310/2016, B8-1310/2016, B8-1313/2016, B8-1315/2016, B8-1316/2016, B8-1319/2016, B8-1320/2016, B8-1324/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3001(RSP)
Access to energy in developing countries (B8-1227/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2885(RSP)
Application of the European Order for Payment Procedure (A8-0299/2016 - Kostas Chrysogonos) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2011(INI)
Key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products as regards the date of its application (A8-0356/2016 - Pervenche Berès) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0355(COD)
EU-Kiribati Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0334/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0200(NLE)
EU-Solomon Islands Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0336/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0096(NLE)
EU-Micronesia Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0337/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0098(NLE)
EU-Tuvalu Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0333/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0100(NLE)
EU-Marshall Islands Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0335/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0103(NLE)
The European Union Solidarity Fund: an assessment (A8-0341/2016 - Salvatore Cicu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2045(INI)
Opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties on the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses (B8-1304/2016, B8-1305/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3004(RSP)
Macro-financial assistance to Jordan (A8-0296/2016 - Emmanuel Maurel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0197(COD)
Activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (A8-0011/2016 - Brian Hayes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0091(COD)
Situation in Syria (B8-1123/2016, RC-B8-1249/2016, B8-1249/2016, B8-1250/2016, B8-1251/2016, B8-1252/2016, B8-1253/2016, B8-1254/2016, B8-1255/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2933(RSP)
EU-Turkey relations (RC-B8-1276/2016, B8-1276/2016, B8-1277/2016, B8-1278/2016, B8-1279/2016, B8-1280/2016, B8-1281/2016, B8-1282/2016, B8-1283/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2993(RSP)
EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (B8-1229/2016, B8-1235/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2966(RSP)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2015 (A8-0331/2016 - Notis Marias) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2150(INI)
Towards a definitive VAT system and fighting VAT fraud (A8-0307/2016 - Werner Langen) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2033(INI)
EU action plan against wildlife trafficking (A8-0303/2016 - Catherine Bearder) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2076(INI)
Situation in Belarus (RC-B8-1232/2016, B8-1232/2016, B8-1233/2016, B8-1234/2016, B8-1237/2016, B8-1238/2016, B8-1239/2016, B8-1240/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2934(RSP)
Parliament's calendar of part-sessions – 2018 PL
2016/11/22
Opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed agreement between Canada and the European Union on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) (B8-1220/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2981(RSP)
Emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (A8-0249/2015 - Julie Girling) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0443(COD)
Finalisation of Basel III (B8-1226/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2959(RSP)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (A8-0317/2016 - Ioan Mircea Paşcu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2067(INI)
EU strategic communication to counteract anti-EU propaganda by third parties (A8-0290/2016 - Anna Elżbieta Fotyga) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2030(INI)
Sign language and professional sign language interpreters (B8-1230/2016, B8-1241/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2952(RSP)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106 : Renewing the approval of the active substance bentazone (B8-1228/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2978(RSP)
Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Ukraine and Europol (A8-0342/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0811(CNS)
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Jean-François Jalkh (A8-0318/2016 - Kostas Chrysogonos) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2115(IMM)
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Jean-François Jalkh (A8-0319/2016 - Kostas Chrysogonos) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2107(IMM)
Long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (A8-0325/2016 - Diane Dodds) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0236(COD)
Access to anti-money-laundering information by tax authorities (A8-0326/2016 - Emmanuel Maurel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0209(CNS)
European Central Bank annual report for 2015 (A8-0302/2016 - Ramon Tremosa i Balcells) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2063(INI)
Green Paper on Retail Financial Services (A8-0294/2016 - Olle Ludvigsson) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2056(INI)
European Defence Union (A8-0316/2016 - Urmas Paet) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2052(INI)
Unleashing the potential of waterborne passenger transport (A8-0306/2016 - Keith Taylor) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2350(INI)
Increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation (A8-0322/2016 - Cristian Dan Preda) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2139(INI)
Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A8-0271/2016 - Ryszard Czarnecki) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2156(DEC)
Discharge 2014: ENIAC Joint Undertaking (A8-0264/2016 - Marian-Jean Marinescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2202(DEC)
Discharge 2014: ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking (A8-0276/2016 - Marian-Jean Marinescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2199(DEC)
Discharge 2014: Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (A8-0275/2016 - Marian-Jean Marinescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2196(DEC)
Situation in Northern Iraq/Mosul (RC-B8-1159/2016, B8-1159/2016, B8-1160/2016, B8-1161/2016, B8-1164/2016, B8-1165/2016, B8-1166/2016, B8-1169/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2956(RSP)
Situation of journalists in Turkey (B8-1158/2016, RC-B8-1162/2016, B8-1162/2016, B8-1163/2016, B8-1167/2016, B8-1168/2016, B8-1170/2016, B8-1171/2016, B8-1172/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2935(RSP)
Nuclear security and non-proliferation (B8-1120/2016, RC-B8-1122/2016, B8-1122/2016, B8-1125/2016, B8-1129/2016, B8-1130/2016, B8-1131/2016, B8-1132/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2936(RSP)
European Voluntary Service (B8-1126/2016, B8-1126/2016, B8-1127/2016, B8-1128/2016, B8-1133/2016, B8-1134/2016, B8-1135/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2872(RSP)
EU Youth Strategy 2013-2015 (A8-0250/2016 - Andrea Bocskor) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2351(INI)
How the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas (A8-0285/2016 - Eric Andrieu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2226(INI)
Draft general budget of the European Union for 2017 - all sections PL
2016/11/22
General budget of the European Union for 2017 - all sections (A8-0287/2016 - Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2047(BUD)
The MFF mid-term revision (B8-1173/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2931(RSP)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/003 EE/petroleum and chemicals (A8-0314/2016 - Victor Negrescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2235(BUD)
Accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (A8-0269/2016 - Dita Charanzová) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0340(COD)
Protective measures against pests of plants (A8-0293/2016 - Anthea McIntyre) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0141(COD)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2016 priorities (A8-0309/2016 - Alfred Sant) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2101(INI)
Trans fats (B8-1115/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2637(RSP)
Automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Denmark (A8-0289/2016 - Claude Moraes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0813(CNS)
Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Denmark (A8-0288/2016 - Claude Moraes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0814(CNS)
EU-China Agreement on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports (A8-0281/2016 - Bodil Valero) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0293(NLE)
Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (A8-0292/2016 - Iskra Mihaylova) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0193(COD)
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Jean-Marie Le Pen (A8-0301/2016 - Evelyn Regner) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2108(IMM)
Request for the defence of the privileges and immunities of Jane Collins (A8-0297/2016 - Tadeusz Zwiefka) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2087(IMM)
Request for the defence of the privileges and immunities of Mario Borghezio (A8-0312/2016 - Angel Dzhambazki) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2028(IMM)
Rail transport statistics, as regards the collection of data on goods, passengers and accidents (A8-0300/2016 - Michael Cramer) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0297(COD)
Statistics of goods transport by inland waterways (delegated and implementing powers) (A8-0298/2016 - Bas Eickhout) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0226(COD)
Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions (A8-0239/2016 - Kaja Kallas) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0432(COD)
Draft amending budget No 3/2016: Security of the Institutions (A8-0295/2016 - José Manuel Fernandes, Gérard Deprez) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2121(BUD)
EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement (A8-0286/2016 - Richard Howitt) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2274(INI)
Fight against corruption and follow-up of the CRIM resolution (A8-0284/2016 - Laura Ferrara) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2110(INI)
Human rights and migration in third countries (A8-0245/2016 - Marie-Christine Vergiat) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2316(INI)
Corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries (A8-0243/2016 - Ignazio Corrao) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2315(INI)
EU strategy for liquefied natural gas and gas storage (A8-0278/2016 - András Gyürk) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2059(INI)
How to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform (A8-0234/2016 - Isabelle Thomas) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2093(INI)
Improving connection and accessibility of transport infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe (A8-0282/2016 - Tomasz Piotr Poręba) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2347(INI)
EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (A8-0283/2016 - Sophia in 't Veld) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2254(INL)
International Financial Reporting Standards: IFRS 9 (B8-1060/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2898(RSP)
Situation in Syria (B8-1089/2016, B8-1090/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2894(RSP)
2016 UN Climate change Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco (COP22) (B8-1043/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2814(RSP)
Implementation of the Food Contact Materials Regulation (A8-0237/2016 - Christel Schaldemose) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2259(INI)
2014 Annual report on monitoring the application of Union law (A8-0262/2016 - Heidi Hautala) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2326(INI)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Placing on the market of genetically modified maize Bt11 seeds (B8-1083/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2919(RSP)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Placing on the market of genetically modified maize 1507 seeds (B8-1085/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2920(RSP)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Renewing the authorisation for genetically modified maize MON 810 seeds (B8-1086/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2921(RSP)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Renewing the authorisation for genetically modified maize MON 810 products (B8-1084/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2922(RSP)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Placing on the market of genetically modified cotton 281-24-236 × 3006-210-23 × MON 88913 (B8-1088/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2923(RSP)
Accession of Peru to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (A8-0267/2016 - Angel Dzhambazki) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0168(NLE)
Accession of Kazakhstan to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (A8-0268/2016 - Angel Dzhambazki) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0169(NLE)
Accession of Korea to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (A8-0266/2016 - Angel Dzhambazki) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0173(NLE)
Global goals and EU commitments on nutrition and food security in the world (B8-1042/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2705(RSP)
European Public Prosecutor's office and Eurojust (B8-1054/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2750(RSP)
Need for a European reindustrialisation policy in light of the recent Caterpillar and Alstom cases (RC-B8-1051/2016, B8-1051/2016, B8-1052/2016, B8-1053/2016, B8-1055/2016, B8-1056/2016, B8-1057/2016, B8-1058/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2891(RSP)
Conclusion on behalf of the EU of the Paris Agreement adopted under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Giovanni La Via (A8-0280/2016)) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0184(NLE)
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece following the earthquake that affected the Ionian Islands in November 2015 (A8-0270/2016 - Georgios Kyrtsos) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2165(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/001 FI/Microsoft (A8-0273/2016 - Petri Sarvamaa) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2211(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/002 SE/Ericsson (A8-0272/2016 - Esteban González Pons) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2214(BUD)
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Giorgos Grammatikakis (A8-0279/2016 - António Marinho e Pinto) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2084(IMM)
Legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings (A8-0165/2015 - Dennis de Jong) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0409(COD)
Trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other treatment or punishment (A8-0267/2015 - Marietje Schaake) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0005(COD)
Europol-China Agreement on Strategic Cooperation (A8-0265/2016 - Claude Moraes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0808(CNS)
The future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020 (A8-0263/2016 - Norbert Neuser) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2053(INI)
Protocol to the EU-Switzerland Agreement on the free movement of persons (accession of Croatia) (A8-0216/2016 - Danuta Jazłowiecka) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0321(NLE)
Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment (A8-0252/2016 - Csaba Sógor) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0361(APP)
Technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (A8-0256/2016 - Ivo Belet) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0302(COD)
Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the SADC EPA States (A8-0242/2016 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0005(NLE)
Sporazum o provedbi Konvencije o radu u ribolovu (B8-0976/2016) PL
2016/11/22
EU relations with Tunisia in the current regional context (A8-0249/2016 - Fabio Massimo Castaldo) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2273(INI)
Social dumping in the EU (A8-0255/2016 - Guillaume Balas) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2255(INI)
Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) (B8-0974/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2816(DEA)
Cohesion Policy and Research and Innovation Strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3) (A8-0159/2016 - Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2278(INI)
European territorial cooperation - best practices and innovative measures (A8-0202/2016 - Iskra Mihaylova) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2280(INI)
Inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (A8-0246/2016 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2090(INI)
Request for the waiver of the immunity of István Ujhelyi (A8-0229/2016 - Tadeusz Zwiefka) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2237(IMM)
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Sotirios Zarianopoulos (A8-0233/2016 - Gilles Lebreton) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2083(IMM)
EU-China Agreement relating to the accession of Croatia (A8-0231/2016 - Iuliu Winkler) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0298(NLE)
EU-Uruguay Agreement relating to the accession of Croatia (A8-0241/2016 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0058(NLE)
Nomination of a Member of the Court of Auditors - Lazaros Stavrou Lazarou (A8-0258/2016 - Igor Šoltes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0807(NLE)
Nomination of a Member of the Court of Auditors - João Figueiredo (A8-0259/2016 - Igor Šoltes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0809(NLE)
Nomination of a Member of the Court of Auditors - Leo Brincat (A8-0257/2016 - Igor Šoltes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0806(NLE)
Statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries (delegated and implementing powers) (A8-0240/2016 - Bernd Lange) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0279(COD)
Statistics on natural gas and electricity prices (A8-0184/2016 - Barbara Kappel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0239(COD)
Towards a new energy market design (A8-0214/2016 - Werner Langen) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2322(INI)
EU strategy on heating and cooling (A8-0232/2016 - Adam Gierek) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2058(INI)
Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs (A8-0162/2016 - Rosa D'Amato) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2282(INI)
EU strategy for the Alpine region (A8-0226/2016 - Mercedes Bresso) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2324(INI)
EU Trust Fund for Africa: implications for development and humanitarian aid (A8-0221/2016 - Ignazio Corrao) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2341(INI)
Creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance (A8-0253/2016 - Tatjana Ždanoka, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2017(INI)
71st session of the UN General Assembly (A8-0146/2016 - Andrey Kovatchev) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2020(INI)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Permitted health claims made on foods (B8-0842/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2708(RPS)
Participation of Azerbaijan in Union programmes (A8-0210/2016 - Norica Nicolai) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0420(NLE)
Draft amending budget No 2/2016: Surplus from 2015 (A8-0212/2016 - José Manuel Fernandes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2051(BUD)
High common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (A8-0211/2016 - Andreas Schwab) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0027(COD)
Energy efficiency labelling (A8-0213/2016 - Dario Tamburrano) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0149(COD)
European Border and Coast Guard (A8-0200/2016 - Artis Pabriks) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0310(COD)
European Maritime Safety Agency (A8-0215/2016 - Michael Cramer) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0313(COD)
Community Fisheries Control Agency (A8-0068/2016 - Alain Cadec) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0308(COD)
Secretariat of the OLAF Supervisory Committee (A8-0188/2016 - Ingeborg Gräßle) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0064(COD)
Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal (A8-0224/2016 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2353(INI)
Tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (TAXE 2) (A8-0223/2016 - Jeppe Kofod, Michael Theurer) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2038(INI)
Synergies between structural funds and Horizon 2020 (RC-B8-0851/2016, B8-0851/2016, B8-0852/2016, B8-0857/2016, B8-0858/2016, B8-0860/2016, B8-0861/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2695(RSP)
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2017 (RC-B8-0885/2016, B8-0885/2016, B8-0886/2016, B8-0892/2016, B8-0893/2016, B8-0894/2016, B8-0895/2016, B8-0896/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2773(RSP)
Japan's decision to resume whaling in the 2015-2016 season (B8-0853/2016, B8-0853/2016, B8-0855/2016, B8-0862/2016, B8-0863/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2600(RSP)
Objection pursuant to rule 105(4): EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses as regards Belarus (B8-0869/2016, B8-0870/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2669(DEA)
Objection pursuant to rule 105(4): Setting the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (B8-0868/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2743(DEA)
EU-Peru Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0197/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0199(NLE)
Emission limits for non-road mobile machinery (A8-0276/2015 - Elisabetta Gardini) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0268(COD)
Refugees: social inclusion and integration into the labour market (A8-0204/2016 - Brando Benifei) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2321(INI)
Social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility (A8-0217/2016 - Eleonora Forenza) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2038(INI)
A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (A8-0220/2016 - Tiziana Beghin) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2105(INI)
The fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU's external relations (A8-0205/2016 - Barbara Lochbihler) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2340(INI)
EU-Monaco agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information (A8-0206/2016 - Andreas Schwab) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0109(NLE)
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Lebanon (accession of Bulgaria and Romania) (A8-0195/2016 - Ramona Nicole Mănescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0027(NLE)
Appointments to the Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion PL
2016/11/22
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery (A8-0207/2016 - Victor Negrescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2074(BUD)
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Lebanon (Framework Agreement) (A8-0193/2016 - Ramona Nicole Mănescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0110(NLE)
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Lebanon (2004 enlargement) (A8-0194/2016 - Ramona Nicole Mănescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0078(NLE)
Multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna (A8-0367/2015 - Gabriel Mato) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0096(COD)
Multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks PL
2016/11/22
Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes (A8-0209/2016 - Jean-Marie Cavada) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0059(CNS)
Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of the property consequences of registered partnerships (A8-0208/2016 - Jean-Marie Cavada) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0060(CNS)
Massacres in eastern Congo (RC-B8-0801/2016, B8-0801/2016, B8-0802/2016, B8-0804/2016, B8-0805/2016, B8-0807/2016, B8-0808/2016, B8-0809/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2770(RSP)
Follow-up of the Strategic Framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET2020) (A8-0176/2016 - Zdzisław Krasnodębski) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2281(INI)
Renewable energy progress report (A8-0196/2016 - Paloma López Bermejo) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2041(INI)
Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (A8-0199/2016 - Markus Pieper) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2232(INI)
Promoting free movement by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents (A8-0156/2016 - Mady Delvaux) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0119(COD)
Transfer to the General Court of jurisdiction at first instance in EU civil service cases (A8-0167/2016 - Mady Delvaux) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0906(COD)
A regulation for an open, efficient and independent European Union administration (B8-0685/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2610(RSP)
Competitiveness of the European rail supply industry (B8-0677/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2887(RSP)
Setting up of a Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion, its powers, numerical strength and term of office (B8-0745/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2726(RSO)
EU-Palau Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0177/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0193(NLE)
EU-Tonga Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0179/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0196(NLE)
EU-Colombia Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0178/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0201(NLE)
Expansion of trade in Information Technology Products (ITA) (A8-0186/2016 - Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0067(NLE)
Subjecting α-PVP to control measures (A8-0175/2016 - Michał Boni) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0309(CNS)
Ratification and accession to the 2010 Protocol to the Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention with the exception of aspects related to judicial cooperation in civil matters (A8-0191/2016 - Pavel Svoboda) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0135(NLE)
Ratification and accession to the 2010 Protocol to the Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention with regard to aspects related to judicial cooperation in civil matters (A8-0190/2016-Pavel Svoboda) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0136(NLE)
EU-Philippines Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation (accession of Croatia) (A8-0148/2016 - Elmar Brok) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0224(NLE)
EU-Philippines Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation (consent) (A8-0149/2016 - Elmar Brok) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0441(NLE)
EU-Philippines Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation (resolution) (A8-0143/2016 - Elmar Brok) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2234(INI)
Macro-financial assistance to Tunisia (A8-0187/2016 - Marielle de Sarnez) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0039(COD)
Rules against certain tax avoidance practices (A8-0189/2016 - Hugues Bayet) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0011(CNS)
Follow-up to the resolution of Parliament of 11 February 2015 on the US Senate report on the use of torture by the CIA (B8-0580/2016, B8-0584/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2997(RSP)
Space capabilities for European security and defence (A8-0151/2016 - Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2276(INI)
Situation in Venezuela (RC-B8-0700/2016, B8-0700/2016, B8-0723/2016, B8-0724/2016, B8-0725/2016, B8-0726/2016, B8-0728/2016, B8-0729/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2699(RSP)
Endocrine disruptors: state of play following the Court judgment of 16 December 2015 (RC-B8-0733/2016, B8-0733/2016, B8-0734/2016, B8-0735/2016, B8-0736/2016, B8-0737/2016, B8-0738/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2747(RSP)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: authorisation of GMO maize Bt11 x MIR162 x MIR604 x GA21 (B8-0732/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2682(RSP)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: placing on the market of a genetically modified carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L., line SHD-27531-4) (B8-0731/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2683(RSP)
Eliminating illicit trade in tobacco products: protocol to the WHO Framework Convention (A8-0154/2016 - Adam Szejnfeld) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0101(NLE)
Uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles: UNECE agreement (A8-0185/2016 - Bernd Lange) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0249(NLE)
EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A8-0155/2016 - Santiago Fisas Ayxelà) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0234(NLE)
Enhanced cooperation in the area of property regimes of international couples (A8-0192/2016 - Jean-Marie Cavada) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0061(NLE)
Eliminating illicit trade in tobacco products: protocol to the WHO Framework Convention (judicial cooperation in criminal matters) (A8-0198/2016 - Martina Anderson) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0100(NLE)
Markets in financial instruments (A8-0126/2016 - Markus Ferber) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0033(COD)
Markets in financial instruments, market abuse and securities settlement (A8-0125/2016 - Markus Ferber) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0034(COD)
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Rimantas Šadžius (A8-0183/2016 - Bart Staes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0805(NLE)
2015 Report on policy coherence for development (A8-0165/2016 - Cristian Dan Preda) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2317(INI)
The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (A8-0169/2016 - Maria Heubuch) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2277(INI)
International Accounting Standards (IAS) evaluation (A8-0172/2016 - Theodor Dumitru Stolojan) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2006(INI)
Peace Support Operations - EU engagement with the UN and the African Union (A8-0158/2016 - Geoffrey Van Orden) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2275(INI)
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (A8-0173/2016 - Edward Czesak) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2065(INI)
Technological solutions for sustainable agriculture (A8-0174/2016 - Anthea McIntyre) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2225(INI)
Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management (A8-0163/2016 - Jan Huitema) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2227(INI)
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (short presentation) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2065(INI)
Virtual currencies (A8-0168/2016 - Jakob von Weizsäcker) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2007(INI)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/010 FR/MoryGlobal (A8-0182/2016 - Anneli Jäätteenmäki) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2043(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/011 GR/Supermarket Larissa (A8-0181/2016 - Liadh Ní Riada) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2050(BUD)
Request for waiver of immunity of Gianluca Buonanno (A8-0180/2016 - Evelyn Regner) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2003(IMM)
Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Sweden (A8-0170/2016 - Ska Keller) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0314(NLE)
Transatlantic data flows (B8-0622/2016, RC-B8-0623/2016, B8-0623/2016, B8-0633/2016, B8-0639/2016, B8-0642/2016, B8-0643/2016, B8-0644/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2727(RSP)
Delivering a new deal for energy consumers (A8-0161/2016 - Theresa Griffin) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2323(INI)
Poverty: a gender perspective (A8-0153/2016 - Maria Arena) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2228(INI)
Non-tariff barriers in the Single Market (A8-0160/2016 - Daniel Dalton) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2346(INI)
The Single Market strategy (A8-0171/2016 - Lara Comi) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2354(INI)
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (A8-0157/2016 - Dariusz Rosati) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0010(CNS)
Traceability of fishery and aquaculture products in restaurants and retail (B8-0581/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2532(RSP)
China's market economy status (B8-0604/2016, B8-0605/2016, RC-B8-0607/2016, B8-0607/2016, B8-0608/2016, B8-0609/2016, B8-0610/2016, B8-0611/2016, B8-0612/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2667(RSP)
Follow-up and state of play of the Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (B8-0583/2016, B8-0587/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2696(RSP)
Mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods (B8-0545/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2583(RSP)
Framework Agreement on parental leave (A8-0076/2016 - Maria Arena) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2097(INI)
Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings (A8-0144/2016 - Catherine Bearder) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2118(INI)
Exemptions for commodity dealers (A8-0064/2016 - Sander Loones) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0295(COD)
EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) (A8-0164/2016 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0091(COD)
Entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, volunteering, pupil exchange and au pairing (A8-0166/2016 - Cecilia Wikström) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0081(COD)
Acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy (B8-0562/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2550(RSP)
Protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A8-0257/2015 - Heidi Hautala) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0309(COD)
Protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the EU (A8-0256/2015 - Heidi Hautala) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0309(COD)
EU-Liberia sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (A8-0142/2016 - Jarosław Wałęsa) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0224(NLE)
EU-Mauritania fisheries partnership agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution (A8-0147/2016 - Gabriel Mato) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0229(NLE)
Cooperation agreement on a civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) with Korea (A8-0065/2016 - Gianluca Buonanno) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0265(NLE)
New territorial development tools in cohesion policy 2014-2020 (A8-0032/2016 - Ruža Tomašić) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2224(INI)
Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU (A8-0074/2016 - Iliana Iotova) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2279(INI)
Impact of Nord Stream 2 on the gas market in the CEE region (debate) PL
2016/11/22
EU-Georgia Common Aviation Area Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A8-0128/2016 - Francisco Assis) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0134(NLE)
EU-Israel Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A8-0129/2016 - Francisco Assis) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0187(NLE)
Convention on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations (accession of Croatia) (A8-0054/2016 - Liisa Jaakonsaari) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0261(NLE)
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Bolesław G. Piecha (A8-0152/2016 - Gilles Lebreton) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2339(IMM)
Safeguarding the best interest of the child across the EU on the basis of petitions addressed to the European Parliament (B8-0487/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2575(RSP)
Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee on the setting up of a European pillar of social rights PL
2016/11/22
Interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (A8-0071/2016 - Izaskun Bilbao Barandica) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0015(COD)
Indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts (A8-0131/2015 - Cora van Nieuwenhuizen) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0314(COD)
Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Commission and Executive Agencies (A8-0140/2016 - Martina Dlabajová) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2154(DEC)
Discharge 2014: Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2014 Commission discharge (A8-0127/2016 - Martina Dlabajová) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2206(DEC)
Discharge 2014: 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs (A8-0137/2016 - Claudia Schmidt) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2203(DEC)
Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Parliament (A8-0135/2016 - Markus Pieper) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2155(DEC)
Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A8-0101/2016 - Ryszard Czarnecki) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2156(DEC)
Discharge 2014: EU general budget - Court of Justice (A8-0123/2016 - Anders Primdahl Vistisen) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2157(DEC)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (A8-0139/2016 - Jan Philipp Albrecht) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0011(COD)
Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (A8-0138/2016 - Marju Lauristin) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0010(COD)
Use of Passenger Name Record data (EU PNR) (A8-0248/2015 - Timothy Kirkhope) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0023(COD)
Protection of trade secrets against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (A8-0199/2015 - Constance Le Grip) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0402(COD)
Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2017 (A8-0131/2016 - Indrek Tarand) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2019(BUD)
2015 Report on Turkey (B8-0442/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2898(RSP)
2015 Report on Albania (B8-0440/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2896(RSP)
2015 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (B8-0441/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2897(RSP)
Meeting the antipoverty target in the light of increasing household costs (A8-0040/2016 - Tamás Meszerics) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2223(INI)
Private sector and development (A8-0043/2016 - Nirj Deva) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2205(INI)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/009 SE/Volvo Trucks (A8-0077/2016 - Victor Negrescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2022(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: EGF/2016/000 TA 2016/Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission (A8-0078/2016 - Andrey Novakov) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2025(BUD)
Draft Amending Budget No 1/ 2016 : New instrument to provide emergency support within the Union (A8-0130/2016 - José Manuel Fernandes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2037(BUD)
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Samo Jereb (A8-0060/2016 - Bart Staes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0804(NLE)
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Mihails Kozlovs (A8-0059/2016 - Igor Šoltes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0814(NLE)
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Jan Gregor (A8-0057/2016 - Igor Šoltes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0815(NLE)
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Ladislav Balko (A8-0055/2016 - Igor Šoltes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0816(NLE)
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Janusz Wojciechowski (A8-0061/2016 - Igor Šoltes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0817(NLE)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: renewal of the approval of the active substance glyphosate (B8-0439/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2624(RSP)
The EU in a changing global environment - a more connected, contested and complex world (A8-0069/2016 - Sandra Kalniete) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2272(INI)
Implementation and review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy (A8-0051/2016 - Tamás Meszerics) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2220(INI)
Zika virus outbreak (B8-0449/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2584(RSP)
Products originating in certain ACP states (A8-0010/2016 - Jarosław Wałęsa) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0128(COD)
Fisheries partnership agreement with Denmark and Greenland: fishing opportunities and financial contribution (A8-0067/2016 - Marco Affronte) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0152(NLE)
EU-Macao Agreement on certain aspects of air services (A8-0072/2016 - Dieter-Lebrecht Koch) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0015(NLE)
Minimum standard rate of VAT (A8-0063/2016 - Peter Simon) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0296(CNS)
Agreement on strategic cooperation between Brazil and Europol (A8-0070/2016 - Claude Moraes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0801(CNS)
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Hermann Winkler (A8-0062/2016 - Angel Dzhambazki) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2000(IMM)
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: fisheries aspects (A8-0042/2016 - Norica Nicolai) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2109(INI)
Breeding animals and their germinal products (A8-0288/2015 - Michel Dantin) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0032(COD)
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola, Kashetu Kyenge) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2095(INI)
Annual reports 2012-2013 on subsidiarity and proportionality (A8-0301/2015 - Sajjad Karim) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2252(INI)
Towards improved single market regulation (A8-0278/2015 - Anneleen Van Bossuyt) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2089(INI)
Learning EU at school (A8-0021/2016 - Damian Drăghici) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2138(INI)
Erasmus+ and other tools to foster mobility in vocational education and training (A8-0049/2016 - Ernest Maragall) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2257(INI)
The EU role in the framework of international financial, monetary and regulatory institutions and bodies (A8-0027/2016 - Sylvie Goulard) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2060(INI)
Small-scale coastal fishing in regions dependent on fishing (A8-0044/2016 - Ruža Tomašić) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2090(INI)
External dimension of the CFP, including fisheries agreements (A8-0052/2016 - Linnéa Engström) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2091(INI)
Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia (A8-0013/2016 - Marielle de Sarnez) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0218(COD)
Veterinary medicinal products (A8-0046/2016 - Françoise Grossetête) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0257(COD)
Authorisation and supervision of veterinary medicinal products (A8-0035/2016 - Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0256(COD)
Towards a thriving data-driven economy (B8-0308/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2612(RSP)
Situation in Eritrea (B8-0318/2016, B8-0319/2016, B8-0320/2016, B8-0321/2016, B8-0322/2016, B8-0323/2016, B8-0324/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2568(RSP)
2015 Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B8-0310/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2895(RSP)
2015 Report on Montenegro (B8-0309/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2894(RSP)
Banking Union - Annual report 2015 (A8-0033/2016 - Roberto Gualtieri) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2221(INI)
Reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (A8-0037/2016 - Laura Ferrara) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0216(COD)
Trade diversion into the European Union of certain key medicines (A8-0038/2016 - Laura Ferrara) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0165(COD)
EU-Andorra agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information (A8-0047/2016 - Miguel Viegas) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0285(NLE)
Appointment of a new Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (A8-0045/2016 - Roberto Gualtieri) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0902(NLE)
Procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings (A8-0020/2015 - Caterina Chinnici) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0408(COD)
Guidelines for the 2017 Budget - Section III (A8-0036/2016 - Jens Geier) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2004(BUD)
Interinstitutional agreement on Better law-making (A8-0039/2016 - Danuta Maria Hübner) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2005(ACI)
Tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) (B8-0311/2016, B8-0312/2016, B8-0312/2016, B8-0313/2016, B8-0313/2016, B8-0314/2016, B8-0315/2016, B8-0316/2016, B8-0317/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2555(RSP)
Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments (A8-0006/2016 - Marc Tarabella) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0014(COD)
Market access to port services and financial transparency of ports (A8-0023/2016 - Knut Fleckenstein) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0157(COD)
Harmonised indices of consumer prices (A8-0313/2015 - Roberto Gualtieri) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0346(COD)
Annual report 2014 on the Protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0026/2016 - Benedek Jávor) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2128(INI)
Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (A8-0034/2016 - Angelika Mlinar) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2230(INI)
The situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU (A8-0024/2016 - Mary Honeyball) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2325(INI)
EU-San Marino agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information (C8-0370/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Accession of Croatia to the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the Union (A8-0019/2016 - Tomáš Zdechovský) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0210(NLE)
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (A8-0224/2015 - Heinz K. Becker) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0002(COD)
Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia (A8-0013/2016 - Marielle de Sarnez) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0218(COD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/007 BE/Hainaut-Namur Glass (A8-0029/2016 - Tomáš Zdechovský) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2013(BUD)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2016 (A8-0030/2016 - Maria João Rodrigues) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2285(INI)
Single Market governance within the European Semester 2016 (A8-0017/2016 - Catherine Stihler) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2256(INI)
Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement (B8-0255/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2791(RSP)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (A8-0020/2016 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2231(INI)
European Central Bank annual report for 2014 (A8-0012/2016 - Notis Marias) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2115(INI)
Opening of FTA negotiations with Australia and New Zealand (B8-0250/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2932(RSP)
Introduction of compatible systems for the registration of pet animals across Member States (RC-B8-0251/2016, B8-0251/2016, B8-0252/2016, B8-0253/2016, B8-0254/2016, B8-0256/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2540(RSP)
Humanitarian situation in Yemen (B8-0147/2016, RC-B8-0151/2016, B8-0151/2016, B8-0152/2016, B8-0153/2016, B8-0155/2016, B8-0158/2016, B8-0160/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2515(RSP)
2015 progress report on Serbia (B8-0166/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2892(RSP)
Situation in Libya (RC-B8-0146/2016, B8-0146/2016, B8-0169/2016, B8-0170/2016, B8-0177/2016, B8-0178/2016, B8-0179/2016, B8-0180/2016, B8-0181/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2537(RSP)
Insularity condition (B8-0165/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3014(RSP)
The role of local and regional authorities in the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) (B8-0171/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3013(RSP)
Systematic mass murder of religious minorities by ISIS (RC-B8-0149/2016, B8-0149/2016, B8-0154/2016, B8-0156/2016, B8-0157/2016, B8-0159/2016, B8-0161/2016, B8-0162/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2529(RSP)
EU-Moldova Association Agreement: safeguard clause and the anti-circumvention mechanism (A8-0364/2015 Helmut Scholz) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0079(COD)
EU-Georgia Association Agreement: anti-circumvention mechanism (A8-0365/2015 - Gabrielius Landsbergis) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0080(COD)
Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty, based on petitions received, notably Petition 924/2011 (B8-0168/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2542(RSP)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106 on emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6) (B8-0040/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2988(RPS)
Rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (A8-0359/2015 - Heidi Hautala) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0006(COD)
Amendments to the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution on heavy metals (A8-0002/2016 - Giovanni La Via) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0359(NLE)
Eurojust and Ukraine Cooperation Agreement (A8-0007/2016 - Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0810(CNS)
Establishment of a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work (A8-0172/2015 - Georgi Pirinski) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0124(COD)
Mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy (A8-0003/2016 - Mark Demesmaeker) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2137(INI)
EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (A8-0372/2015 - Ulrike Lunacek) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0094(NLE)
Association Agreements / Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine (RC-B8-0068/2016, B8-0068/2016, B8-0069/2016, B8-0077/2016, B8-0078/2016, B8-0079/2016, B8-0080/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3032(RSP)
Mutual defence clause (Article 42(7) TEU) (RC-B8-0043/2016, B8-0043/2016, B8-0045/2016, B8-0051/2016, B8-0057/2016, B8-0058/2016, B8-0059/2016, B8-0060/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3034(RSP)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2014 (A8-0361/2015 - Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2218(INI)
Personal protective equipment (A8-0148/2015 - Vicky Ford) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0108(COD)
Appliances burning gaseous fuels (A8-0147/2015 - Catherine Stihler) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0136(COD)
Cableway installations (A8-0063/2015 - Antonio López-Istúriz White) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0107(COD)
Multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (A8-0367/2015 - Gabriel Mato) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0096(COD)
The role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values (A8-0373/2015 - Julie Ward)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2139(INI)
Stocktaking and challenges of the EU Financial Services Regulation (A8-0360/2015 - Burkhard Balz) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2106(INI)
Skills policies for fighting youth unemployment (A8-0366/2015 - Marek Plura) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2088(INI)
EU-Timor-Leste agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0327/2015 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0058(NLE)
EU-Saint Lucia agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0321/2015 - Mariya Gabriel) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0060(NLE)
Strategic cooperation in the fight against serious crime and terrorism between the United Arab Emirates and Europol (A8-0351/2015 - Alessandra Mussolini) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0809(CNS)
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for immediate budgetary measures to address the refugee crisis (A8-0336/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2264(BUD)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: granting an authorisation for uses of bis(2-ethylhexhyl) phthalate (DEHP) (B8-1228/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2962(RSP)
Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (A8-0316/2015 - Rachida Dati) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2063(INI)
Repealing certain acts from the Schengen acquis (A8-0250/2015 - Claude Moraes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0337(COD)
Repealing certain acts from the Schengen acquis in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (A8-0251/2015 - Claude Moraes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0337(COD)
Repealing certain acts in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (A8-0252/2015 - Claude Moraes) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0339(COD)
Accession to the Extended Commission of the Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (A8-0318/2015 - Carlos Iturgaiz) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0036(NLE)
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty (A8-0310/2015 - Inês Cristina Zuber) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2237(INI)
Cohesion policy and marginalised communities (A8-0314/2015 - Terry Reintke) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2247(INI)
EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region (A8-0279/2015 - Ivan Jakovčić) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2214(INI)
Cohesion policy and review of the Europe 2020 strategy (A8-0277/2015 - Fernando Ruas) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2246(INI)
European Structural and Investment Funds and sound economic governance (A8-0268/2015 - José Blanco López) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2052(INI)
EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region - Cohesion policy and review of the Europe 2020 strategy - European Structural and Investment Funds and sound economic governance - Towards simplification and performance orientation in cohesion policy for 2014-2020 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2052(INI)
Common provisions on European Structural and Investment Funds: specific measures for Greece (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0160(COD)
Urban dimension of EU policies - Investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2245(INI)

Reports (1)

REPORT on unfair trading practices in the food supply chain PDF (350 KB) DOC (143 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2015/2065(INI)
Documents: PDF(350 KB) DOC(143 KB)

Shadow reports (9)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014 PDF (1 MB) DOC (238 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRETRAN
Dossiers: 2018/0228(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(238 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of Amendment 1 to the Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406 between the United States of America and the European Union PDF (445 KB) DOC (57 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2018/0009(NLE)
Documents: PDF(445 KB) DOC(57 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision concerning the extension of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America PDF (446 KB) DOC (55 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2018/0067(NLE)
Documents: PDF(446 KB) DOC(55 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union PDF (441 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2017/0347(COD)
Documents: PDF(441 KB) DOC(54 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision concerning the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil PDF (475 KB) DOC (56 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2017/0139(NLE)
Documents: PDF(475 KB) DOC(56 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings PDF (1 MB) DOC (195 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2016/0381(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(195 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 PDF (821 KB) DOC (418 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2016/0084(COD)
Documents: PDF(821 KB) DOC(418 KB)
REPORT on the Annual Report on the Single Market Governance within the European Semester 2017 PDF (304 KB) DOC (63 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2016/2248(INI)
Documents: PDF(304 KB) DOC(63 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 PDF (1 MB) DOC (230 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2016/0030(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(230 KB)

Shadow opinions (7)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Digital Europe programme for the period 2021-2027
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Documents: DOC(165 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2018/0082(COD)
Documents: PDF(253 KB) DOC(169 KB)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2018/2046(BUD)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(64 KB)
OPINION on the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2017/2087(INI)
Documents: PDF(196 KB) DOC(67 KB)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2017/2044(BUD)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(67 KB)
OPINION on the Report on the application of the Postal Services Directive
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2016/2010(INI)
Documents: PDF(124 KB) DOC(186 KB)
OPINION on the Annual Report 2014 on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests – Fight against fraud
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2015/2128(INI)
Documents: PDF(124 KB) DOC(184 KB)

Institutional motions (8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation as regards the rule of law and democracy in Poland PDF (263 KB) DOC (50 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2931(RSP)
Documents: PDF(263 KB) DOC(50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of albinos in Africa, notably in Malawi PDF (276 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2807(RSP)
Documents: PDF(276 KB) DOC(72 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recent developments in Poland and their impact on fundamental rights as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union PDF (263 KB) DOC (69 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(263 KB) DOC(69 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Poland PDF (259 KB) DOC (71 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3031(RSP)
Documents: PDF(259 KB) DOC(71 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Eritrea PDF (259 KB) DOC (68 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2568(RSP)
Documents: PDF(259 KB) DOC(68 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Association Agreements / Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine PDF (166 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3032(RSP)
Documents: PDF(166 KB) DOC(94 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Association Agreements / Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine PDF (268 KB) DOC (77 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3032(RSP)
Documents: PDF(268 KB) DOC(77 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU’s priorities for the UN Human Rights Council sessions in 2016 PDF (367 KB) DOC (85 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3035(RSP)
Documents: PDF(367 KB) DOC(85 KB)

Oral questions (3)

Call for a limitation of abusive fees charged for cross-border intra-EU phone calls and SMSs in the upcoming review of the telecoms framework PDF (106 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(106 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Disturbance of the free movement of goods by Greece PDF (99 KB) DOC (27 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(27 KB)
Increased terrorism threat PDF (97 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(25 KB)

Written explanations (178)

Rise of neo-fascist violence in Europe (RC-B8-0481/2018, B8-0481/2018, B8-0482/2018, B8-0483/2018, B8-0486/2018, B8-0488/2018) PL

Zdecydowanie sprzeciwiam się agresji i aktom nienawiści, a zwłaszcza przemocy fizycznej w życiu społecznym i politycznym. Mój kraj – Polska – od zawsze sprzeciwiał się obydwu totalitaryzmom, a Polacy za walkę z nimi zapłacili najwyższą cenę. Propagowanie faszyzmu lub innego ustroju totalitarnego lub nawoływanie do nienawiści w polskim prawie karnym podlega penalizacji.Dostrzegam ten problem i jego powagę. Uważam jednak, iż tego typu rezolucja nie powinna stać się pretekstem do osiągania celów politycznych w starciu pomiędzy skrajną lewicą i prawicą. Nie akceptuję jednostronnych, wybiórczo dobranych przykładów z Polski, często o charakterze prowokacji, fałszujących obraz mego kraju. Powstrzymam się przed podawaniem znacznie poważniejszych przykładów z innych niż Polska państw członkowskich, bo to nie służy unijnej współpracy. Zawsze uważałem, że nadmierna polityczna ingerencja w sprawy suwerennych państw jest sprzeczna z wartościami głoszonymi przez Unię Europejską. W związku z powyższym głosowałem przeciw tej rezolucji.
2016/11/22
The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020 (A8-0048/2018 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) PL

Delegacja polska w grupie ECR poparła w głosowaniu sprawozdanie dotyczące WRF po roku 2020, ponieważ opowiada się ono za wypełnieniem luki po brexicie, a także za zapewnieniem dodatkowych środków na nowe priorytety UE.Według tego sprawozdania w nowym budżecie środki na fundusz spójności i WPR mają zostać zapewnione przynajmniej na dotychczasowym poziomie i, co więcej, zawiera ono apel do Komisji o wyrównanie dopłat bezpośrednich między „starymi” i „nowymi” krajami członkowskimi (kompromis 42).Nawet zawarte w kompromisie 58 wezwanie Komisji „do zaproponowania mechanizmu, dzięki któremu państwa członkowskie nieprzestrzegające wartości określonych w artykule 2 Traktatu mogą podlegać konsekwencjom finansowym”, jest zapisane w taki sposób, że nie stwarza zagrożenia dla polskich interesów (w sprawie kompromisu 58 delegacja polska w grupie ECR głosowała przeciw).
2016/11/22
Implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (A8-0200/2017 - José Manuel Fernandes, Udo Bullmann) PL

Rozporządzenie w sprawie Europejskiego Funduszu Inwestycji Strategicznych (EFSI) – część Planu Inwestycyjnego dla Europy, znanego również jako plan Junckera – zostało przyjęte w dniu 25 czerwca 2015 r. EFSI jest w istocie gwarancją w wysokości 21 miliardów euro dla Europejskiego Banku Inwestycyjnego (EBI), która zapewnia EBI dodatkową zdolność kredytową, dzięki czemu może zmobilizować do 315 mld euro na projekty inwestycyjne o wyższym profilu ryzyka, nie tracąc ratingu potrójnego A.EFSI został utworzony na początkowy okres trzech lat, chociaż już w dniu 14 września 2016 r. Komisja zaproponowała przedłużenie do dnia 31 grudnia 2020 r. wraz z ulepszeniami funduszu i Europejskiego Centrum Doradztwa Inwestycyjnego (EIAH). EFSI funkcjonuje już przez około 1,5 roku.Sprawozdanie ocenia dotychczasowe wdrożenie rozporządzenia w sprawie EFSI i zawiera zalecenia dotyczące ulepszeń, zwłaszcza w świetle wniosku Komisji dotyczącego rozszerzenia EFSI. EFSI z ilościowego punktu widzenia przyniósł spodziewane rezultaty w stosunku do benchmarku w wysokości 315 mld euro w danym przedziale czasowym, podczas gdy w oknie MŚP wyniki te nawet przekroczyły oczekiwania. Pozytywnie oceniam funkcjonowanie EFSI i mam nadzieję, iż to narzędzie będzie skutecznie wspierać inwestycje w Unii Europejskiej. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
European agenda for the collaborative economy (A8-0195/2017 - Nicola Danti) PL

Sprawozdanie zatytułowane „Europejski program na rzecz gospodarki dzielenia się” zawiera wytyczne mające na celu wspieranie konsumentów, przedsiębiorstw i władz publicznych w odważnym angażowaniu się w gospodarkę dzielenia się bez konieczności proponowania zmian w prawodawstwie. Sprawozdawca przedstawił pozytywne aspekty, podkreślono wagę nowych możliwości, jakie stwarza gospodarka dzielenia się dla konsumentów i przedsiębiorstw, oraz jej znaczący wkład w kwestie zatrudnienia, wzrostu gospodarczego i innowacji. Sukces platform współpracy (takich jak Airbnb) oznaczał dla istniejących już na rynku podmiotów gospodarczych nowe wyzwania, przyczynił się jednak również do powstania nowych możliwości zatrudnienia. Konsumenci mogą czerpać korzyści z większej konkurencji, dostosowanych do potrzeb usług, szerszego wyboru i niższych cen. W sprawozdaniu nie zaproponowano przyjęcia nowych przepisów, lecz zwrócono się do państw członkowskich o wzmocnienie podejmowanych przez nie wysiłków na rzecz egzekwowania już obowiązujących przepisów oraz wezwano Komisję do podjęcia działań w celu ustanowienia ram egzekwowania przepisów, które to ramy stanowiłyby wsparcie dla państw członkowskich w czynionych przez nie staraniach, zwłaszcza w odniesieniu do dyrektywy usługowej i dorobku prawnego w zakresie prawa konsumenckiego. Uważam, iż obecnie istnieje jednoznaczna konieczność opracowania dalszych wytycznych dotyczących określenia skutecznych kryteriów rozróżniania między partnerami społecznościowymi a fachowcami, dzięki czemu partnerzy zaangażowani w świadczenie usług społecznościowych będą podlegać lżejszym wymogom prawnym. Również z tego względu zagłosowałem za przyjęciem przedmiotowego dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Online platforms and the Digital Single Market (A8-0204/2017 - Henna Virkkunen, Philippe Juvin) PL

Sprawozdanie odnosi się do niedawnego komunikatu w sprawie platform internetowych będącego elementem agendy jednolitego rynku cyfrowego. Celem komunikatu było ogólne określenie priorytetów politycznych dotyczących platform internetowych w następstwie konsultacji publicznych i prac przygotowawczych przeprowadzonych przez służby Komisji. Przedmiotowe sprawozdanie przedstawia opinię Parlamentu na temat spraw i kwestii poruszonych w komunikacie. Niestety w sprawozdaniu znacznie odbiega się od nadrzędnego stanowiska wyrażonego w komunikacie, w myśl którego jako punkt wyjścia należy przyjąć założenie, że platformy internetowe nie wymagają nowego rozporządzenia, a gdyby było ono rozważane, należy je dobrze udokumentować, aby uniknąć niepotrzebnego ograniczania innowacji. W sprawozdaniu dąży się do interwencji w wielu różnych dziedzinach, włącznie z edukacją, regulacją rynku telekomunikacyjnego, gospodarką dzielenia się, prawami autorskimi, odpowiedzialnością pośredników i zwalczaniem fałszywych informacji. Ponadto we wszystkich przypadkach przewiduje się w nim również potrzebę nowych podejść regulacyjnych. Powyższe zapisy dążące do zwiększenia poziomu regulacji unijnej skłoniły mnie do zagłosowania przeciwko sprawozdaniu.
2016/11/22
Humanitarian situation in Yemen (RC-B8-0407/2017, B8-0407/2017, B8-0408/2017, B8-0409/2017, B8-0410/2017, B8-0411/2017, B8-0412/2017, B8-0413/2017) PL

Ponad dwa lata konfliktu pogrążyły Jemen w chaosie i doprowadziły do zgonu co najmniej 7800 osób (kolejne 44 tys. osób zostało rannych, a 18 milionów potrzebuje pomocy humanitarnej). Wojna domowa pozostawiła ten kraj na skraju „całkowitego załamania społecznego, gospodarczego i instytucjonalnego”, przez co potrzebuje on pilnych działań międzynarodowych, które położą kres cierpieniu ludności jemeńskiej.Niedawny wybuch epidemii cholery, z którym usiłują radzić sobie szpitale, również doprowadził do śmierci około 500 osób. Przez ostatnie dwa lata kraj został uwikłany w walkę między siłami lojalnymi wobec obecnego prezydenta Abd Rabbuha Mansura Hadiego, popieranego przez międzynarodową koalicję saudyjską, a sojusznikami ruchu rebeliantów Huti. Tymczasem Al-Kaida wykorzystała chaos, aby wzmocnić swoją obecność na południu i południowym wschodzie kraju. Niechęć głównych partii do przyjęcia ustępstw potrzebnych do ustanowienia pokoju, a nawet dyskusji na ich temat, ponosi winę za trwający konflikt i cierpienia cywilów. Istnieją poważne obawy dotyczące dalszego łamania praw człowieka, dochodzi m. in. do ataków na dziennikarzy i instytucje medialne, wymuszonych zaginięć, naruszeń Konwencji w sprawie zakazu stosowania tortur, molestowania i zatrzymywania mniejszości religijnych oraz domniemanego wykorzystywania dzieci w konfliktach zbrojnych.Z uwagi na charakter oświadczenia oraz bardzo trudną sytuację humanitarną w Jemenie, poparłem dokument w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
Statute and funding of European political parties and foundations (B8-0405/2017, B8-0406/2017) PL

Rezolucja wynika z zadanego pytania ustnego i omawianych w marcu zmian w rozporządzeniu dotyczącym statutu i finansowania europejskich partii politycznych i fundacji (nr 1141/2014), którego pełną transpozycję / wdrożenie dopiero niedawno zakończono. W rezolucji wzywa się Komisję do dokonania przeglądu obowiązującego rozporządzenia. W trakcie prac w sprawozdaniu zawarto szereg propozycji dotyczących m. in. zmniejszenia zobowiązania do współfinansowania w wysokości 15 %, ograniczenie wkładów rzeczowych oraz wzmocnienie kontroli nad poszanowaniem podstawowych wartości UE przez europejskie partie polityczne.Istnieją obawy, że część posłów może uważać, że oznacza to, iż europejskie partie polityczne powinny otrzymywać finansowanie jedynie w krajach proeuropejskich, co budzi moje poważne zaniepokojenie co do poszanowania wolności słowa i wyrazu oraz bezstronności finansowania. W związku z powyższym zagłosowałem przeciwko rezolucji.
2016/11/22
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement (A8-0208/2017 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy) PL

W dniu 20 lipca 2016 r. Komisja przyjęła pakiet środków mających przyspieszyć przechodzenie Europy na gospodarkę niskoemisyjną. Wśród wniosków ustawodawczych zawartych w tym pakiecie znajduje się wniosek dotyczący rozporządzenia w sprawie rocznych wiążących ograniczeń emisji gazów cieplarnianych przez państwa członkowskie w latach 2021–2030 (COM(2016)0482). Wniosek ten jest następstwem decyzji dotyczącej wspólnego wysiłku redukcyjnego (decyzja nr 406/2009/WE) ustalającej krajowe poziomy docelowe emisji dla państw członkowskich w sektorach nieobjętych EU ETS na lata 2013–2020. Wniosek uzupełnia wniosek Komisji z lipca 2015 r. dotyczący reformy unijnego systemu handlu uprawnieniami do emisji, gdyż ustanawia wiążące cele dla państw członkowskich w zakresie redukcji emisji gazów cieplarnianych w latach 2021–2030 w sektorach transportu, budownictwa, rolnictwa i odpadów (sektory nieobjęte EU ETS).Poza ustanowieniem zróżnicowanych krajowych celów redukcji emisji na 2030 r. (które uwzględniają produkt krajowy brutto każdego państwa członkowskiego, aby odzwierciedlić względną zamożność) we wniosku Komisji wprowadzono szereg instrumentów elastyczności. Mając powyższe na uwadze oraz z uwagi na jednak twarde zapisy mogące mieć negatywne skutki dla polskiej gospodarki, zagłosowałem przeciwko.
2016/11/22
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Rolandas Paksas (Rule 150) PL

Mając na uwadze, iż prokuratura (dział walki ze zorganizowaną przestępczością i korupcją przy Prokuraturze Generalnej) oświadczyła, że Paksas jest podejrzany o przyjęcie łapówki za to, by sieć marketów Norfa mogła rozwijać się w Prenach, poparłem w głosowaniu zaproponowany wniosek. W tej kwestii bardzo doceniam stanowisko posła Paksasa, który nie ma niczego do ukrycia oraz chce, aby ta sprawa została w końcu wyjaśniona.
2016/11/22
The need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap (A8-0197/2017 - Constance Le Grip) PL

Różnica między średnim świadczeniem (brutto) w Unii Europejskiej wypłacanym kobietom z tytułu emerytury w porównaniu z takim samym świadczeniem wypłacanym mężczyznom wynosi 39,6% w kategorii wiekowej osób mających 65 lat i więcej. W procedowanym dokumencie wymaga się poprawy w zakresie oszacowywania tego zjawiska i informowania o nim w celu zmniejszenia nierówności w zakresie zdolności do odprowadzania składek emerytalnych. Projekt zaleca opracowanie narzędzi statystycznych w celu określenia przyczyn zróżnicowania emerytur ze względu na płeć oraz wzywa Komisję do przyjęcia zobowiązań, które pozwolą obywatelom mającym taką potrzebę na lepsze łączenie życia rodzinnego z życiem zawodowym. Wzywa on również Komisję i państwa członkowskie do przeanalizowania, w jaki sposób większa elastyczność w systemie emerytalnym mogłaby zniwelować różnice w emeryturach ze względu na płeć.W trakcie prac złożono wiele poprawek podkreślających znaczenie opieki nad niesamodzielnymi członkami rodziny, głównie dziećmi, lecz także osobami starszymi i niepełnosprawnymi członkami rodziny przy obliczaniu prawa do emerytury. Niestety wiele zaproponowanych zapisów dotyczących opinii jest mocno socjalnych. W związku z powyższym pomimo tak ważnych obszarów jakie porusza dokument podjąłem decyzję o wstrzymaniu się od głosu w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
2016 Report on Serbia (A8-0063/2017 - David McAllister) PL

Procedowane sprawozdanie przedstawia generalnie w pozytywnym świetle postępy poczynione przez Serbię w obszarze reformy administracji publicznej, jak i w rozwijaniu poprawnie działającej gospodarki rynkowej. Postępy osiągnięto wraz z przyjęciem programu reformy zarządzania finansami publicznymi. Serbia osiągnęła również pewien stopień przygotowania w zakresie zapobiegania i zwalczania korupcji i przestępczości zorganizowanej. W odniesieniu do normalizacji stosunków z Kosowem Serbia w dalszym ciągu angażowała się w realizację porozumień będących wynikiem wspieranego przez UE dialogu. Postępy były ograniczone, również z powodu wyborów w Serbii i sytuacji wewnętrznej w Kosowie. Potrzebne są dalsze wysiłki na rzecz wdrożenia osiągniętych już porozumień z Kosowem.Sprawozdanie wzywa Serbię, by dostosowała swoją politykę zagraniczną i politykę bezpieczeństwa do polityki prowadzonej przez UE, w tym politykę wobec Rosji. Podkreśla się, że Serbia powinna przyjąć i wdrożyć nowe prawo azylowe. W sprawozdaniu również wzywa się Serbię, by przyspieszyła wdrożenie krajowej strategii i planu działań na rzecz zwalczania korupcji, a także wzywa się do osiągnięcia wstępnych konkretnych rezultatów w zakresie prowadzenia dochodzeń w sprawach korupcyjnych na wysokim szczeblu, ścigania takich przypadków oraz ostatecznego skazywania winnych.Popieram dążenie Serbii do integracji z UE i uważam, iż w tejże kwestii wykonano wiele pracy, choć jest jeszcze wiele obszarów, w których Serbia powinna podjąć zdecydowane kroki. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
2016 Report on Kosovo (A8-0062/2017 - Ulrike Lunacek) PL

W sprawozdaniu przyjęto z zadowoleniem niedawne wejście w życie układu o stabilizacji i stowarzyszeniu Unia Europejska – Kosowo oraz postępy w normalizacji stosunków między Kosowem i Serbią. Wezwano siły polityczne do wznowienia dialogu parlamentarnego w związku z wzrostem polaryzacji między rządem a opozycją. W sprawozdaniu wyrażono zadowolenie z postępów na drodze do liberalizacji wizowej oraz podpisania umowy ramowej o uczestnictwie Kosowa w unijnych programach. Jednocześnie wezwano do dokonania postępów w wielu obszarach, w których brakuje przemian. Obecnie Kosowo znajduje się na wczesnym etapie przygotowania do przeprowadzenia reform administracji publicznej, systemu sądowego oraz walki z korupcją, przestępczością zorganizowaną i terroryzmem.Kosowo nadal mierzy się z wyzwaniami związanymi z radykalizacją. Należy znacznie wzmocnić ochronę mniejszości. W odniesieniu do kryteriów gospodarczych utrzymujący się deficyt handlowy odzwierciedla niewielki potencjał produkcyjny i brak konkurencyjności międzynarodowej. Niestety bezrobocie jest bardzo wysokie, zwłaszcza wśród młodzieży.W pełni popieram dążenie Kosowa do integracji z UE. Pozytywnie należy ocenić działania na rzecz normalizacji stosunków z Belgradem. Mamy nadzieję, że to porozumienie z UE pozwoli ustabilizować sytuację w Kosowie oraz pomoże zaprowadzić pokój między różnymi grupami etnicznymi i zapewnić rozwój gospodarczy w kraju. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
2016 Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (A8-0055/2017 - Ivo Vajgl) PL

Roczne sprawozdanie wraz oceną z postępów danego kraju na drodze do akcesji do UE jest zaleceniem dla Komisji Europejskiej w sprawie rozszerzenia UE. W omawianym okresie Była Jugosłowiańska Republika Macedonii stanęła w obliczu wielu poważnych wyzwań, w szczególności trwającego kryzysu politycznego, najpoważniejszego od 2001 roku. Przyspieszone wybory parlamentarne odbyły się w sposób prawidłowy i były sukcesem, jednak nadal nie udało się wyłonić rządu.Sprawozdanie utrzymuje równowagę między docenieniem pewnego postępu kraju w kierunku integracji europejskiej oraz naciskiem na pozostające trudności, zwłaszcza w dziedzinie wymiaru sprawiedliwości, administracji publicznej, współpracy z krajami sąsiadującymi oraz praw mniejszości etnicznych. Pomimo ujawnionych trudności w pełni popieram starania Macedonii na drodze do akcesji do Unii Europejskiej, dlatego też zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (RC-B8-0397/2017, B8-0397/2017, B8-0398/2017, B8-0399/2017, B8-0400/2017, B8-0401/2017, B8-0402/2017) PL

Ostatnie akty przemocy w Demokratycznej Republice Konga (DRK) spowodowały 400 ofiar oraz zmusiły ponad milion osób do ucieczki ze swoich domów po wzroście napięcia związanego z odmową ustąpienia z urzędu przez prezydenta Josepha Kabilę po zakończeniu drugiej – ostatniej kadencji. Zgodnie z deklaracjami Kabila miał odejść pod koniec zeszłego roku, jednak do tej pory nie odbyły się wybory, które miałyby wyłonić jego następcę. Centralna Komisja Wyborcza jako powód podaje problemy logistyczne i finansowe. Kabila, który został prezydentem w 2001 roku po tym, jak jego ojciec został zamordowany, według konstytucji nie może ubiegać się o reelekcję. Brak nowych wyborów doprowadził do fali demonstracji zorganizowanych przez opozycję. Walki pomiędzy siłami rządowymi oraz plemiennymi bojówkami doprowadziły do sytuacji, w której niemal 400 000 dzieci zagrożonych jest śmiercią głodową, o czym poinformowała ONZ. ONZ odnalazła również 40 masowych grobów. W kwietniu Rada Bezpieczeństwa ONZ zagłosowała za ograniczeniem liczebności misji pokojowej Monusco. 29 maja UE rozszerzyła zakres sankcji na 16 osób, głównie wysoko postawionych w służbach bezpieczeństwa, w związku z pogarszającą się sytuacją w kraju, włączając w to zakaz wjazdu oraz zamrożenie aktywów. Poparłem w głosowaniu procedowany dokument.
2016/11/22
State of play of the implementation of the Sustainability Compact in Bangladesh (B8-0396/2017) PL

W 2013 r. Komisja wraz z Międzynarodową Organizacją Pracy oraz najważniejszymi partnerami handlowymi utworzyli „Porozumienie dotyczące zrównoważonego rozwoju” w celu poprawy bezpieczeństwa i higieny pracy oraz wzmocnienia praw pracowniczych w sektorze gotowej odzieży (RMG), wspierane przez „Accord”, ułatwiające kontakt sprzedawców detalicznych oraz firm z UE z przemysłem tekstylnym Bangladeszu. Wdrożenie Porozumienia jest monitorowane (następne posiedzenie w dniu 18 maja 2017 r.). Pomimo znacznego postępu w zakresie bezpieczeństwa przeciwpożarowego i budowlanego „Accord” pozostaje zaniepokojony powolnym tempem rozwiązywania problemów związanych z bezpieczeństwem. Komisja i ESDZ niedawno rozpoczęły intensywniejszy dialog w sprawie pracy i praw człowieka w celu osiągnięcia lepszej zgodności z zasadami konwencji wymienionymi w rozporządzeniach GSP, które będą respektowane przez kraje beneficjentów porozumienia „Wszystko oprócz broni” takie jak Bangladesz.Poparłem dokument w głosowaniu z uwagi na cele działań, m.in. poprawę bezpieczeństwa i higieny pracy oraz wzmocnienie praw pracowniczych.
2016/11/22
Increasing engagement of partners and visibility in the performance of European Structural and Investment Funds (A8-0201/2017 - Daniel Buda) PL

Polityka spójności jest najważniejszym inwestycyjnym narzędziem wzrostu wykorzystywanym przez Unię (budżet wynosi 351,8 mld EUR), które ma wpływ na wszystkie regiony UE i wszystkich obywateli. Unijne polityki finansowania przynoszą skutki dla wszystkich obywateli UE, dlatego też zaproponowano nowe sposoby promowania wyników inwestycji realizowanych w ramach polityki spójności. Dokument zakłada dążenie do przeanalizowania rzeczywistych doświadczeń i działań dotyczących zwiększonej widoczności europejskich funduszy strukturalnych i inwestycyjnych, a także zaproponowania podejścia pozwalającego powiązać instrumenty polityki spójności z polityką lokalną z myślą o zwiększeniu efektywności decyzji na szczeblu lokalnym poprzez rozwój modelu partycypacyjnego sprawowania rządów, który stanowi skuteczny środek zwiększenia widoczności europejskich funduszy strukturalnych i inwestycyjnych.Popieram wniosek o zwiększenie koordynacji i dostępności istniejących środków i instrumentów komunikacji na poziomie UE, jak również potrzebę lepszej komunikacji za pośrednictwem nowych kanałów medialnych, która wymaga strategii dla cyfrowych i społecznych platform medialnych mających na celu informowanie obywateli i umożliwienie im zaspokajania swoich potrzeb, koncentrując się na docieraniu do użytkowników końcowych za pośrednictwem różnych narzędzi. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Cost effectiveness of the 7th Research Programme (A8-0194/2017 - Martina Dlabajová, Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Siódmy program ramowy w zakresie badań naukowych i innowacji (7PR) miał budżet w wysokości 55 mld EUR, co stanowi około 3 % całkowitych wydatków na badania i rozwój technologiczny w Europie. Podczas siedmiu lat trwania 7PR przedłożono ponad 139 000 propozycji badawczych, z czego 25 000 projektów o najwyższej wartości zostało wybranych i otrzymało dofinansowanie. Głównymi odbiorcami spośród 29 000 organizacji uczestniczących w 7PR były między innymi uniwersytety (44 % środków z 7PR), organizacje badawcze i technologiczne (27 %), duże przedsiębiorstwa prywatne (11 %) i MŚP (13 %), a sektor publiczny (3%) i organizacje społeczeństwa obywatelskiego (2 %) stanowiły mniej znaczący udział.Ocena podjęta przez grupę ekspertów wysokiego szczebla wykazała, że 7PR odniósł sukces. Zgodnie z tym, co podkreśliła grupa wysokiego szczebla, siódmy program ramowy promował nie tylko naukę wysokiej jakości na poziomie indywidualnym i instytucjonalnym, ale również badania nad przełomowym projektem, dzięki nowemu programowi 7PR-„Pomysły” (Europejska Rada ds. Badań Naukowych). Program promował również, co ma doniosłe znaczenie, MŚP. ECR wspiera siódmy program badawczy i potwierdza jego efektywność kosztową. Sprawozdanie popieram i zagłosowałem za jego przyjęciem.
2016/11/22
Statelessness in South and South East Asia (A8-0182/2017 - Amjad Bashir) PL

W rozpatrywanym sprawozdaniu zaprezentowano konkretne propozycje dotyczące polityki wyeliminowania kwestii bezpaństwowości. Problem dotyka milionów ludzi na całym świecie i jest szczególnie poważny w Azji Południowej i Południowo-Wschodniej. Przykładem są Rohindżowie w Mjanmie (Birmie), którzy stanowią największą grupę bezpaństwowców uznawaną przez ONZ. Od chwili pozbawienia obywatelstwa birmańskiego w 1982 r. cierpią oni z powodu niegodziwego traktowania i prześladowań. Również na terytoriach innych krajów w tym regionie żyją duże grupy bezpaństwowców. Przyczyny bezpaństwowości są wielorakie, w tym wysiedlenia czy dyskryminujące przepisy dotyczące dziedziczenia obywatelstwa.W sprawozdaniu doceniono postęp, jaki dokonał się w niektórych krajach, np. w Indonezji, Kambodży czy Wietnamie. Niemniej jednak wzywa się kraje do przystąpienia do konwencji w sprawie bezpaństwowości oraz zniesienia dyskryminujących przepisów dotyczących narodowości, np. tych wyłączających możliwość dziedziczenia przez dzieci obywatelstwa matki. W sprawozdaniu zawarto również apel do UE o opracowanie wytycznych, które pomogą wyeliminować bezpaństwowość na świecie oraz zajęcie się kwestią bezpaństwowości w programach pomocy humanitarnej i rozwoju. Uważam, iż w takich obszarach Unia Europejska powinna wyrażać jasne stanowisko i podejmować działania na rzecz minimalizowania takich zjawisk. W głosowaniu poparłem dokument.
2016/11/22
Cross-border mergers and divisions (A8-0190/2017 - Enrico Gasbarra) PL

Sprawozdanie jest odpowiedzią na konsultacje Komisji w sprawie transgranicznych łączeń i podziałów przedsiębiorstw, które wykazały istnienie barier i doprowadziły do podjęcia przez Komisję decyzji o uwzględnieniu tego zagadnienia w programie prac na rok 2017 jako możliwej do zaproponowania inicjatywy legislacyjnej, zmieniającej dyrektywę 2005/56/WE w sprawie transgranicznego łączenia się spółek kapitałowych.Co prawda popieram zapisy podkreślające skuteczność obowiązującego prawodawstwa w zakresie redukcji procedur administracyjnych i kosztów związanych z łączeniem, podziałem i przenoszeniem siedzib. Niestety pojawiły się również w sprawozdaniu aspekty, które uważam za problematyczne, takie jak apele o harmonizację, minimalne normy UE dla pracowników fizycznych i umysłowych oraz unikanie dumpingu socjalnego.Wzywa się również do przeglądu i ujednolicenia dyrektywy w obszarach zarządzania aktywami i pasywami, działań mających na celu wycenę aktywów, praw do akcji, ochrony wierzycieli, praw akcjonariuszy mniejszościowych i prawa pracy, w tym unijnych standardów w zakresie konsultacji z pracownikami i ich współpracy. Obecnie nie jestem przekonany, że istnieją wystarczające dowody na harmonizację wszystkich aspektów wymienionych w sprawozdaniu. W związku z powyższym wstrzymałem się od głosu.
2016/11/22
Participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (A8-0112/2017 - Sofia Sakorafa) PL

Pod koniec 2016 roku Komisja Europejska przyjęła wniosek dotyczący utworzenia nowego prywatno-publicznego partnerstwa w dziedzinie badań i innowacji na obszarze śródziemnomorskim (PRIMA), koncentrując się na dwóch kluczowych dla tego regionu kwestiach społeczno-gospodarczych: sektorze rolno-spożywczym i gospodarce wodnej.Wszyscy mają świadomość, iż zasoby wodne i przemysł rolno-spożywczy w regionie śródziemnomorskim są zarządzane w sposób niezrównoważony. Jedną z głównych tego przyczyn jest brak wspólnych innowacyjnych rozwiązań przystosowanych do realiów regionu. Najważniejszym celem działań jest zatem opracowanie wspólnych innowacyjnych rozwiązań, których wdrożenie jest niezbędne w regionie Morza Śródziemnego, tak by były efektywne, opłacalne i trwałe oraz przyczyniły się do rozwiązywania problemów w dziedzinie żywienia, zdrowia, dobrobytu i migracji. Inicjatywa ta wymaga zainwestowania 200 mln euro z programu „Horyzont 2020ˮ na dziesięć lat trwania wspólnego programu PRIMA. Wkład UE odpowiada kwocie zapewnionej przez kraje uczestniczące.Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania, gdyż stabilizacja gospodarki wodnej obszaru śródziemnomorskiego jest kluczowa dla funkcjonowania wielu gospodarek Unii Europejskiej.
2016/11/22
Specific measures to provide additional assistance to Member States affected by natural disasters (A8-0070/2017 - Iskra Mihaylova) PL

Przedmiotowy wniosek został opublikowany przez Komisję w listopadzie 2016 r. z myślą o zapewnieniu szybszej pomocy finansowej w następstwie poważnej klęski żywiołowej lub klęski żywiołowej o zasięgu regionalnym w państwie członkowskim.Tradycyjnie w następstwie takiego zdarzenia państwu członkowskiemu udzielane jest wsparcie z Funduszu Solidarności Unii Europejskiej (FSUE), w ramach którego można przeznaczyć każdego roku do 500 mln euro (według cen z 2011 r.) na uzupełnienie wydatków publicznych. W ramach proponowanych przepisów finansowanie pomocy może się odbywać z Europejskiego Funduszu Rolnego na rzecz Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich (EFRROW), który jest jednym z pięciu głównych europejskich funduszy strukturalnych i inwestycyjnych. Zmiana ta pociągałaby za sobą utworzenie odrębnego priorytetu (tzw. osi) EFRROW, który byłby współfinansowany przez UE do poziomu 95 %. Wniosek ten jest neutralny dla budżetu, ponieważ zakłada częściową koncentrację płatności w początkowym okresie, a następnie mniejsze płatności.W pełni popieram działania na rzecz zapewnienia szybkiej pomocy finansowej w następstwie poważnej klęski żywiołowej lub klęski żywiołowej o zasięgu regionalnym w państwie członkowskim, dlatego zagłosowałem za przyjęciem wniosku.
2016/11/22
Energy efficiency labelling (A8-0213/2016 - Dario Tamburrano) PL

W rozpatrywanym projekcie rozporządzenia określony został proces i harmonogram przywracania etykiet energetycznych UE w pierwotnej skali A–G , który ma odbyć się w ciągu 5 lat, gdyż konsumenci nie w pełni rozumieli kategorie A+, A++ czy A+++. Skala kolorystyczna od zieleni do czerwieni zostanie zachowana. Na początku Komisja musi przeprowadzić przegląd obecnego etykietowania, a następnie zaproponować akty delegowane mające na celu przywrócenie skali A–G.Określono również warunki powodujące zmianę miejsca produktu na skali w przyszłości, tak aby etykietowanie zachęcało do innowacji, a nie do umieszczania zbyt dużej liczby produktów w najwyższych klasach. Etykiety ze zmienioną skalą powinny mieć oczekiwaną ważność co najmniej 10 lat, w celu ograniczenia obciążeń dla przedsiębiorstw. Równocześnie wzmocniono nadzór rynkowy dzięki wprowadzeniu bazy danych dotyczących produktów. Oznacza to, że producenci będą musieli podawać dane produktu tylko raz, zamiast odpowiadać na 28 oddzielnych wniosków, z jakimi mogą potencjalnie wystąpić organy państw członkowskich, a organy te uzyskają natychmiastowy dostęp do potrzebnych im danych.Budowanie świadomości społecznej, szczególnie w zakresie efektywności energetycznej, to klucz nie tylko do ograniczenia emisji, ale przede wszystkim ograniczania własnych wydatków jako rodziny. Pozytywnie oceniam powrót do pierwotnych rozwiązań, gdyż jest to racjonalny wybór dający szansę na świadome decyzje konsumentów. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 (A8-0061/2017 - Santiago Fisas Ayxelà) PL

W kwietniu 2014 r. Parlament Europejski i Rada przyjęły wytyczne dotyczące programu Europejskich Stolic Kultury (ESK) na okres po 2019 r. Prawo do udziału w programie ESK rozszerzono na kraje kandydujące i potencjalne kraje kandydujące, pod warunkiem że uczestniczą one w programie „Kreatywna Europa”. W ten sposób co trzy lata począwszy od 2021 r. miastom z krajów kandydujących lub potencjalnych krajów kandydujących może zostać przyznany tytuł ESK. Decyzja ta nie obejmuje jednak państw EFTA/EOG (Norwegia, Islandia i Liechtenstein), co Komisja stara się poprawić w omawianym wniosku. Poparłem rozpatrywany dokument w głosowaniu z uwagi na fakt, iż nie doprowadzi on do wyłonienia większej liczby ESK w latach 2020–2033 oraz nie ma bezpośredniego wpływu na budżet, ponieważ koszty związane z nagrodą oraz z zespołem ekspertów wyznaczonym przez instytucje i organy Unii pokrywane są ze środków programu „Kreatywna Europa” dostępnych w perspektywie finansowej na lata 2014–2020 lub zostaną pokryte ze środków kolejnych programów unijnych na rzecz kultury w okresie po 2020 r.
2016/11/22
Assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation (A8-0209/2017 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) PL

Przedmiotowe sprawozdanie zostało sporządzone przed publikacją przez Komisję śródokresowego przeglądu programu „Horyzont 2020ˮ i rozpatruje zarówno sukcesy, jak i problemy programu. Zasoby H2020 przyporządkowano do trzech filarów programu, jakimi są: rozwój naukowy (w tym Europejska Rada ds. Badań Naukowych i działania „Maria Skłodowska-Curie”), innowacyjność przemysłu oraz wyzwania społeczne. Kluczowe kwestie poruszone w sprawozdaniu to znaczny spadek jakości i skuteczności wniosków oraz bariery utrudniające przedsiębiorstwom, zwłaszcza MŚP, wejście na rynek. Równocześnie wezwano do zwiększenia środków siódmego programu ramowego do poziomu 120 mld EUR, z 77 mld EUR przewidzianych w obecnych wieloletnich ramach finansowych. Mimo że ze względu na Brexit należy na budżet Unii patrzeć bardzo ostrożnie, głosowałem za tezami zawartymi w sprawozdaniu.
2016/11/22
Building blocks for a post-2020 EU cohesion policy (A8-0202/2017 - Kerstin Westphal) PL

Jednym z głównych celów działań Unii Europejskiej jest wspieranie spójności gospodarczej, społecznej i terytorialnej oraz solidarności między regionami Unii poprzez europejską politykę spójności, która – jako najważniejsza ogólnounijna polityka inwestycyjna na rzecz zatrudnienia i rozwoju gospodarczego – zapewnia unikalny instrument inwestycyjny dla wszystkich regionów.Popieram sprawozdawczynię, jeśli chodzi o dwie zasady polityki spójności: po pierwsze, niezbędne będzie przeznaczenie odpowiednich środków na politykę spójności i po drugie, polityka spójności powinna doprowadzić do zmniejszenia dysproporcji oraz – przy szczególnym uwzględnieniu regionów słabiej rozwiniętych – do wzmocnienia wszystkich regionów, w tym regionów w okresie przejściowym i regionów lepiej rozwiniętych. Ten podział regionów należy utrzymać.Uważam ponadto, że kwestią najwyższej wagi jest uproszczenie polityki spójności oraz zwiększenie synergii między europejskimi funduszami strukturalnymi i inwestycyjnymi a innymi funduszami i programami. Przy ustanawianiu programów operacyjnych należy uwzględnić głosy regionalnych i lokalnych zainteresowanych stron. Oznacza to, że muszą być uwzględnione uwagi przedstawione na szczeblu regionalnym i lokalnym, a także uwagi partnerów gospodarczych i społecznych oraz społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na wszystkich etapach opracowywania, przyjmowania i wdrażania nowej polityki. Zasada ta powinna zostać umocniona po roku 2020. W pełni popieram sprawozdanie, gdyż jest ono niezwykle ważne również dla naszego kraju.
2016/11/22
Status of fish stocks and socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean (A8-0179/2017 - Marco Affronte) PL

Obszar Morza Śródziemnego jest jednym z obszarów o największej różnorodności biologicznej – 17 000 gatunków morskich. Poza przełowieniem Morze Śródziemne jest narażone na inne poważne zagrożenia, takie jak nadmiar substancji biogennych i produktów nawozowych, zanieczyszczenie, modyfikacje wybrzeża i siedlisk przyrodniczych. Innymi czynnikami ryzyka są: ruch morski i niekontrolowane wydobycie ropy naftowej i gazu. Morze Śródziemne jest bardzo wrażliwe na zmianę klimatu.W sprawozdaniu poruszono następujące kwestie: wieloletnie zarządzanie zasobami w celu większego zrównoważenia, w tym dzięki bardziej selektywnym narzędziom połowowym, współpraca z państwami trzecimi prowadzącymi działalność w regionie Morza Śródziemnego czy też okres zamknięty dla połowów. Położono również nacisk na preferencyjny dostęp do zasobów dla tradycyjnego łodziowego rybołówstwa przybrzeżnego prowadzonego na małą skalę, jak również większą kontrolę mającą przeciwdziałać nielegalnej działalności połowowej. Świadoma ochrona zasobów morskich dla przyszłych pokoleń jest bardzo ważną kwestią, dlatego zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Béla Kovács (A8-0203/2017 - Heidi Hautala) PL

Prokurator generalny Węgier złożył wniosek o uchylenie immunitetu w związku z postępowaniem karnym przeciwko Béli Kovácsowi, któremu zarzuca się popełnienie przestępstwa oszustwa budżetowego, pociągającego za sobą znaczne straty finansowe, oraz przestępstwa wielokrotnego wykorzystanie fałszywych dokumentów na mocy prawa węgierskiego. Sprawa nie ma bezpośredniego lub oczywistego związku z pełnieniem funkcji posła do PE, dlatego też zagłosowałem za przyjęciem wniosku.
2016/11/22
Rates of value added tax applied to books, newspapers and periodicals (A8-0189/2017 - Tom Vandenkendelaere) PL

Wniosek Komisji dotyczy odmiennego traktowania pod względem podatku VAT książek, gazet i periodyków drukowanych oraz publikacji dostarczanych elektronicznie. Znacznie obniżone stawki VAT stosują się do wersji drukowanych, zaś publikacje elektroniczne nie kwalifikują się obecnie do obniżonych stawek. W swoim wniosku Komisja zaleca dostosowanie przepisów w zakresie naliczania podatku VAT obowiązujących w przypadku publikacji dostarczanych elektronicznie i publikacji drukowanych. W swojej opinii Parlament wskazuje na potrzebę rozwiązania kwestii podatku VAT na szczeblu UE w celu zniesienia sugerowanej luki w podatku VAT spowodowanej utratą dochodów z tego podatku w wysokości około 50 bilionów EUR rocznie. Ponadto podkreśla wagę zachowania zasady neutralności w traktowania publikacji pod względem stosowanej stawki VAT.We wniosku podkreśla się ponadto, że proponowany środek przyczyni się do konkurencyjności gospodarki cyfrowej i potencjału stymulowania innowacji. Co istotne, wniosek nie stoi w sprzeczności z dążeniem do przyznania państwom członkowskim większej swobody w ustalaniu własnych stawek VAT w ramach ostatecznego systemu podatku VAT przeznaczonego na określony cel. Wspieram wszelkie formy wydawnictwa i uważam, iż należy wzmacniać rozwój społeczeństwa Unii właśnie poprzez promowanie słowa pisanego. Moim zdaniem w chwili obecnej istnieją niekorzystne warunki dla publikacji dostarczanych elektronicznie, co powstrzymuje rozwój rynku cyfrowego. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G (A8-0184/2017 - Michał Boni) PL

W ramach szerszej strategii jednolitego rynku cyfrowego Komisja zaproponowała pakiet telekomunikacyjny, który ma na celu wspieranie dostępu do internetu w całej UE, a także uczestnictwa w gospodarce cyfrowej. Plan działania w sprawie 5G (piątej generacji systemów komunikacji bezprzewodowej) to zaproponowany w ramach tego pakietu środek o charakterze nielegislacyjnym, który ma na celu ułatwienie skoordynowanego podejścia w celu szybkiego wdrożenia sieci 5G w całej UE. W sprawozdaniu skupiono się na znaczeniu przyszłościowego i neutralnego pod względem technologii podejścia opartego na zapotrzebowaniu rynku, zapotrzebowaniu sektorowym i regionalnym. Tekst ten zawiera ogólne uwagi na temat potencjału europejskiego społeczeństwa gigabitowego i podkreśla znaczenie sieci 5G dla innowacji i wzrostu gospodarczego.Niemniej jednak wydaje się, że kwestie zasad przydzielania widma radiowego powinny być rozstrzygane na poziomie krajowym. To krajowe organy regulacyjne w największym stopniu znają lokalne rynki i są w stanie odpowiedzieć na ich specyficzne potrzeby i ograniczenia. Uważam, że dotychczasowy podział kompetencji między rządami, Komisją i organami regulacyjnymi sprawdził się, a zaproponowane zmiany są nieadekwatne do pojawiających się problemów. Wydłużenie okresu obowiązywania licencji w znaczącym stopniu ograniczy możliwości kształtowania krajowych rynków i elastycznego reagowania na zmiany technologiczne i rynkowe. W związku z powyższym oraz wieloma wątpliwościami zagłosowałem przeciwko.
2016/11/22
Protection of vulnerable adults (A8-0152/2017 - Joëlle Bergeron) PL

Sprawozdanie dotyczy wdrożenia kilkunastu zasad prawnych mających na celu ułatwienie uznawania i wykonywania orzeczeń przyjętych w jednym państwie członkowskim Unii przez organy pozostałych państw członkowskich oraz zacieśnienie współpracy między państwami członkowskimi w dziedzinie ochrony osób dorosłych szczególnej troski w sytuacji transgranicznej. Ponadto proponuje ustanowienie mechanizmów, które ułatwią przepływ i uznawanie we wszystkich państwach członkowskich Unii pełnomocnictw na wypadek niezdolności do czynności prawnych zgodnie z prawem państwa członkowskiego.W mojej ocenie materiały robocze poprzedzające sprawozdanie w sprawie ochrony osób dorosłych nie dostarczyły dostatecznych dowodów na to, że w tym obszarze potrzebne jest ustawodawstwo unijne, a kwota 16,8 mln EUR (koszt braku działań na poziomie UE) nie została należycie uzasadniona. Wydaje się, że obecnie nie ma jeszcze wystarczających przesłanek ku uregulowaniu tych kwestii w prawodawstwie unijnym, które powielałoby w ten sposób rolę, jaką pełni konwencja haska. Jeśli pojawią się sygnały wskazujące na istnienie poważnego problemu, trzeba będzie zwrócić na to uwagę państw członkowskich i zwiększyć nacisk na ratyfikację konwencji, jednak proponowanie przepisów unijnych w tym zakresie jest w tej chwili dublujące. W związku z powyższym wstrzymałem się od głosu.
2016/11/22
Introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine (A8-0193/2017 - Jarosław Wałęsa) PL

Przedłożony do głosowania dokument wprowadza trzyletnie preferencje handlowe dla Ukrainy, które zwiększają koncesje handlowe przyznane jej na mocy układu o stowarzyszeniu z UE. Preferencje handlowe obejmują m.in. przyznawanie kontyngentów taryfowych przy zerowej stawce celnej na przywóz niektórych produktów rolnych z Ukrainy czy też częściowe lub całkowite zniesienie ceł na przywóz z Ukrainy niektórych produktów przemysłowych. W pełni popieram stanowisko, że dodatkowe preferencje handlowe mogą pomóc Ukrainie w jej wysiłkach na rzecz ożywienia gospodarczego i reorientacji jej rynków na rynki UE.Niemniej jednak uważam również, że nadrzędnym celem UE pozostaje realizacja głównych celów układu o stowarzyszeniu w postaci stworzenia sprawnie funkcjonującej gospodarki rynkowej na Ukrainie i jej dalszej integracji z rynkiem wewnętrznym UE. Tym samym popieram wzmocnienie pozycji państw członkowskich wobec Komisji w kwestii stosowania środków ograniczających handel oraz wprowadzenia głosowania zwykłą większością w przypadku procedur ochronnych, tak aby przemysł UE miał szansę na uzyskanie rzeczywistej ochrony. Uważam, że należy wspierać racjonalne rozwiązania w zakresie wspierania Ukrainy, która boryka się z problemami geopolitycznymi, ale przede wszystkim gospodarczymi. Dlatego też zagłosowałem za przyjęciem projektu.
2016/11/22
Uniform format for visas (A8-0028/2016 - Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann) PL

Od czasu wprowadzenia jednolitego formularza wizowego w 1995 r. przyjęto dwie istotne zmiany do pierwotnego rozporządzenia, które przyczyniły się do wydawania zabezpieczonych dokumentów spełniających wyższe normy techniczne. Mimo to w ostatnim czasie w kilku państwach członkowskich wykryto sfałszowane dokumenty o bardzo wysokiej jakości. Według wielu opinii należy jak najszybciej opracować nową koncepcję bezpieczeństwa naklejki wizowej, dzięki której posiadać ona będzie lepsze zabezpieczenia. W związku z tym proponuje się nowy wspólny wzór naklejki wizowej, zaopatrzony w nowocześniejsze zabezpieczenia w celu zapewnienia większego bezpieczeństwa i zapobiegania fałszerstwom. Ze względów bezpieczeństwa i przeciwdziałania wszelkim potencjalnym zagrożeniom mieszkańców Unii zagłosowałem za przyjęciem projektu.
2016/11/22
Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022 (A8-0177/2017 - Angelika Mlinar) PL

Agencja ds. Praw Podstawowych została utworzona w 2007 r. w celu przekazywania właściwym instytucjom, organom, urzędom i agencjom Unii i jej państw członkowskich informacji na temat praw podstawowych mających zastosowanie przy wdrażaniu prawa Unii. Co pięć lat zakres tej pracy musi być określany w wieloletnich ramach. Obecne ramy przestają obowiązywać pod koniec bieżącego roku. Obejmują one obszary migracji, rasizmu oraz innych formy dyskryminacji, dostępu do wymiaru sprawiedliwości, praw dziecka czy też poszanowania życia prywatnego. Komisja zaproponowała, aby współpraca policyjna i sądowa została włączona do nowych ram. Uważam, że nie należy radykalnie zwiększać uprawnień agencji UE, dlatego też nie poparłem dokumentu w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022 (B8-0384/2017) PL

Agencja ds. Praw Podstawowych została utworzona w 2007 r. w celu przekazywania właściwym instytucjom, organom, urzędom i agencjom Unii i jej państw członkowskich informacji na temat praw podstawowych mających zastosowanie przy wdrażaniu prawa Unii. Co pięć lat zakres tej pracy musi być określany w wieloletnich ramach. Obecne ramy przestają obowiązywać pod koniec bieżącego roku. Obejmują one obszary migracji, rasizmu oraz innych formy dyskryminacji, dostępu do wymiaru sprawiedliwości, praw dziecka czy też poszanowania życia prywatnego. Komisja zaproponowała, aby współpraca policyjna i sądowa została włączona do nowych ram. Uważam, że nie należy radykalnie zwiększać uprawnień agencji UE, dlatego też nie poparłem dokumentu w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
Digitising European industry (A8-0183/2017 - Reinhard Bütikofer) PL

Sprawozdanie jest oparte na informacjach Komisji na temat cyfryzacji przemysłu europejskiego i pochodzi z czasów nowej rewolucji opartej na elektronizacji i automatyzacji. Główny cel tego sprawozdania to opracowanie zintegrowanej strategii cyfryzacji przemysłu.W sprawozdaniu zawarto wiele kluczowych kwestii, takich jak wykorzystanie różnorodnych europejskich instrumentów finansowych, w tym EFSI, funduszy regionalnych i programu „Horyzont 2020” na rzecz cyfryzacji przemysłu europejskiego, koncentracja publicznych i prywatnych inwestycji w szybką łączność w celu zapewnienia solidnego cyfrowego zaplecza infrastrukturalnego czy też propozycja spotkania na wysokim szczeblu oraz europejskiego wielostronnego forum. Zwrócono również uwagę na promowanie rozwoju w zakresie automatyki i robotyki w różnych sektorach przemysłu oraz uczenia się przez całe życie i umiejętności cyfrowych. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania, które dla ma kluczowe znaczenie dla przemysłu europejskiego.
2016/11/22
The new European Consensus on Development - our world, our dignity, our future (B8-0387/2017, B8-0390/2017) PL

Przedstawiony tekst jest projektem rezolucji zaproponowanym po zakończeniu negocjacji międzyinstytucjonalnych zgodnie z art. 123 ust. 2 w sprawie wspólnego oświadczenia Rady i przedstawicieli rządów państw członkowskich zebranych w ramach Rady, Parlamentu Europejskiego i Komisji w sprawie nowego konsensusu europejskiego w sprawie rozwoju – nasz świat, nasza godność, nasza przyszłość. Rezolucja odnosi się do kwestii proceduralnych i nie zastępuje formalnego stanowiska, które zostało przyjęte przez Parlament w dniu 14 lutego.Rezolucja wyraża poparcie Parlamentu dla nowego konsensusu i umożliwi jego podpisanie zarówno przez przewodniczącego Tajaniego, jak i inne instytucje podczas Europejskich Dni Rozwoju, które odbędą się w Brukseli w dniach 7–8 czerwca zgodnie z założeniem rotacyjnej prezydencji Rady. Rezolucja pozytywnie ocenia zmianę Europejskiego konsensusu w sprawie rozwoju w celu uwzględnienia nowego globalnego kontekstu po przyjęciu agendy na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju 2030, jednocześnie uznając likwidację ubóstwa za główny cel UE, który ma zostać osiągnięty zgodnie z zasadami skutecznej współpracy na rzecz rozwoju. Poparłem w głosowaniu tekst rezolucji.
2016/11/22
Resilience as a strategic priority of the EU external action (B8-0381/2017) PL

Projekt rezolucji dotyczy globalnej strategii UE w zakresie polityki zagranicznej i bezpieczeństwa z 2016 r., która uznała elastyczność państwa i społeczeństwa na Wschodzie i Południu za jeden z pięciu priorytetów działań zewnętrznych UE. Unia Europejska określiła już swoje podejście do odporności w różnych politycznych dokumentach, w szczególności w komunikacie Komisji w sprawie podejścia UE do odporności (2012).Promowanie odporności jest także ważną częścią międzynarodowych umów podpisanych przez UE, takich jak Agenda na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju 2030, ramy z Sendai dotyczące ograniczania ryzyka klęsk żywiołowych, porozumienie paryskie w sprawie zmian klimatu czy też Światowy Szczyt Humanitarny. Strategiczne priorytety działań zewnętrznych to jeden z kluczowych obszarów działania Unii w najbliższym czasie, niemniej jednak z uwagi na zbyt ogólne zapisy i tym samym wątpliwości co do ich celowości wstrzymałem się od głosu.
2016/11/22
High-level UN Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (UN Ocean Conference) (B8-0382/2017) PL

Rozpatrywany projekt porusza kwestię zarządzania oceanami i morzami przed rozpoczęciem konferencji wysokiego szczebla ONZ mającej na celu wsparcie wdrażania 14. celu zrównoważonego rozwoju (zachowanie i zrównoważone wykorzystywanie oceanów, mórz i zasobów morskich z myślą o zrównoważonym rozwoju).Konferencja ONZ zbiegnie się w czasie ze Światowym Dniem Oceanów 2017, obchodzonym 8 czerwca. W rezolucji jednoznacznie stwierdzono, iż przełowienie stanowi poważne zagrożenie dla ekosystemów morskich. Podkreślono, że ponad jedna trzecia stad ryb na świecie jest przełowiona i zachęcono państwa członkowskie ONZ do wspierania i podejmowania odpowiedzialności w kwestii oceanów. Rezolucja ta nie ma na celu krytykowania unijnego sektora rybołówstwa. W związku z kluczowym znaczeniem poruszonych kwestii dla gospodarki morskiej zagłosowałem za przyjęciem rezolucji.
2016/11/22
Agreement between the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 (A8-0072/2017 - David Borrelli) PL

Od czasu wejścia w życie Porozumienia EOG w 1994 r. Norwegia, Islandia i Liechtenstein w pełni uczestniczą w jednolitym rynku. Zgodnie z zawartym porozumieniem powyższe kraje przyczyniały się również do łagodzenia różnic gospodarczych i społecznych w EOG. Ponadto Norwegia wniosła swój wkład w postaci oddzielnego Norweskiego Mechanizmu Finansowego.Ostatnie mechanizmy finansowe wygasły w dniu 30 kwietnia 2014 r. Nowe porozumienie stanowi najbardziej ambitne jak dotychczas przedsięwzięcie państw EOG–EFTA o łącznym wkładzie finansowym 2,8 mld EUR na lata 2014–2021. Państwa będą priorytetowo wspierać działania w zakresie innowacji, badań i edukacji. Bezpieczeństwo energetyczne, zmiany klimatyczne oraz ściślejsza współpraca w dziedzinie wymiaru sprawiedliwości i spraw wewnętrznych będą również zaliczać się do kluczowych kwestii, które otrzymają wsparcie.Ustanowiono także nowy fundusz współpracy regionalnej, z którego duża część zostanie wykorzystana na zwalczanie bezrobocia wśród młodzieży. Uważam, że UE i jej państwa członkowskie muszą współpracować z lokalnymi podmiotami i krajami w regionie w celu rozwijania dalszej współpracy w dziedzinie bezpieczeństwa, stabilności i rozwoju gospodarczego. Dlatego też zawsze będę wspierał szybkie wejście w życie i realizację tych porozumień, gdyż w istotny sposób przyczynią się one do zmniejszenia nierówności społecznych i ekonomicznych w Europejskim Obszarze Gospodarczym oraz wzmocnią dwustronną współpracę między darczyńcą a państwami-beneficjentami. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
The right funding mix for Europe’s regions: balancing financial instruments and grants in EU cohesion policy (A8-0139/2017 - Andrey Novakov) PL

W latach 2014–2020 UE ma zainwestować 454 mld EUR poprzez fundusze strukturalne i inwestycyjne, a z krajowym dofinansowaniem inwestycji w formie dotacji i instrumentów finansowych szacuje się, że kwota ta wzrośnie do 637 mld EUR.Metody wdrażania polityki spójności UE obejmują przede wszystkim kombinację dotacji i instrumentów finansowych (mikrofinansowania, pożyczek, gwarancji, kapitału własnego i kapitału podwyższonego ryzyka), inwestowanych w ramach europejskich funduszy strukturalnych i inwestycyjnych podlegających zarządzaniu dzielonemu (obejmującemu organy krajowe i pośredników) lub zarządzaniu centralnemu ze strony Komisji i grupy EBI.W pełni popieram udoskonalenie ram dla uzyskania efektów synergii między europejskimi funduszami strukturalnymi i inwestycyjnymi oraz innymi inwestycjami z budżetu UE oraz potrzebę kontroli instrumentów finansowych, w tym audytu operacji grupy EBI w zakresie polityki spójności. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
Future perspectives for technical assistance in cohesion policy (A8-0180/2017 - Ruža Tomašić) PL

Pomoc techniczna jest obszarem wydatkowania o charakterze przekrojowym, który nie ma jednolitej, jasnej definicji. Dlatego też trudno jest dokonać szczegółowej oceny jego znaczenia i wpływu na wsparcie wzmocnienia struktur instytucjonalnych i rozwoju zdolności administracyjnych w celu skutecznego zarządzania europejskimi funduszami strukturalnymi i inwestycyjnymi.Pomoc techniczna na poziomie państwa członkowskiego wynosi około 13,4 mld EUR dla pięciu funduszy ESI. Pomoc techniczną można uznać za czynnik zmieniający, a jej pełne korzyści mogą być widoczne tylko w przyszłości, gdy działania i reformy zostaną w pełni wdrożone. Z tego powodu na wszystkich etapach należy zapewnić planowanie, koordynację i przejrzystość działań w ramach pomocy technicznej.Jeśli chodzi o wzmocnienie zdolności instytucjonalnych i technicznych, w wielu państwach członkowskich nigdy nie zaproponowano władzom regionalnym lub lokalnym możliwości wykorzystania funduszy z pomocy technicznej.Pozytywnie oceniam sprawozdanie, jak i wkład działań w ramach pomocy technicznej oraz zwiększenie przejrzystości budżetowej. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market (A8-0378/2016 - Jean-Marie Cavada) PL

Procedowane rozporządzenie zagwarantuje konsumentom, którzy w kraju zamieszkania zaabonowali lub nabyli usługi udostępniania treści online, możliwość uzyskania dostępu do tych usług na urządzeniach przenośnych w trakcie czasowego pobytu w innym kraju UE.Do treści objętych zakresem rozporządzenia należą filmy, programy telewizyjne, sport, muzyka, książki elektroniczne i gry. Ma ono zastosowanie do wszystkich płatnych treści, podczas gdy usługi darmowe, takie jak BBC iPlayer i usługi innych nadawców publicznych, będą mogły zostać objęte zakresem tego rozporządzenia, jeżeli nadawcy ci mogą faktycznie sprawdzić kraj zamieszkania abonenta.„Tymczasowy” charakter obowiązywania tych przepisów ma na celu zapewnienie dostępu podczas wakacji, podróży służbowych lub okresów studiów, które są ograniczone w czasie. Dlatego też, aby uniknąć nadużyć, usługodawcy będą sprawdzali miejsce zamieszkania abonenta za pośrednictwem szeregu sprawdzonych metod ustalonych z posiadaczami praw i przy należytym poszanowaniu przepisów dotyczących ochrony danych. Obejmuje to kontrolę szczegółowych danych dotyczących płatności, umów na usługi internetowe oraz adresu IP.W pełni popieram wyniki rozmów trójstronnych będące kluczem do zapewnienia powodzenia jednolitego rynku treści cyfrowych. Zagwarantuje to prawidłową równowagę między udostępnianiem konsumentom treści online a zapewnieniem istnienia wystarczająco solidnych zabezpieczeń w zakresie weryfikacji zamieszkania w interesie posiadaczy praw. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement (A8-0123/2017 - Adam Szejnfeld) PL

W dniu 1 lipca 2011 r. rozpoczęto tymczasowe stosowanie Umowy o wolnym handlu między Unią Europejską a Koreą Południową. Umowa weszła formalnie w życie po ratyfikacji przez państwa członkowskie UE w dniu 13 grudnia 2015 r. Umowa ta jest pierwszą z nowej generacji umów o wolnym handlu zawartych przez UE z partnerem azjatyckim, która oprócz usuwania taryf zawiera także zasady obejmujące eliminację barier pozataryfowych, co stwarza nowe możliwości dostępu do rynku w zakresie usług i inwestycji oraz w takich obszarach jak własność intelektualna, zamówienia publiczne i polityka konkurencji.Od wprowadzenia umowy handlowej eksport z UE do Korei Południowej wzrósł o 55 %, a europejskie przedsiębiorstwa zaoszczędziły 2,8 mld EUR na zniesionych lub zmniejszonych należnościach celnych. Dwustronny handel towarami między UE a Koreą Południową stale rośnie od 2011 r., a w 2015 r. osiągnął rekordowy poziom ponad 90 mld EUR.Sprawozdanie stwierdza, iż choć umowa spełnia oczekiwania pod względem zwiększenia dwustronnej wymiany handlowej, następujące kwestie należy poddać analizie lub przeglądowi: nowe bariery techniczne w handlu, klauzula transportu bezpośredniego, bariery w obszarze środków sanitarnych i fitosanitarnych, prawa własności intelektualnej i rozdział dotyczący zrównoważonego rozwoju.Z zadowoleniem należy przyjąć, iż rezultaty umowy, stanowią prawdziwy sukces dla europejskich przedsiębiorstw. Poparłem powyższe sprawozdanie w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
Achieving the two-state solution in the Middle East (RC-B8-0345/2017, B8-0345/2017, B8-0346/2017, B8-0347/2017, B8-0348/2017, B8-0352/2017, B8-0354/2017) PL

Głosowanie w sprawie rezolucji podsumowuje debatę w sprawie sytuacji na Zachodnim Brzegu, w tym osiedli, która odbyła się podczas sesji plenarnej w Strasburgu w listopadzie 2016 r. W czasie prezydentury Donalda Trumpa w USA podjęto nowe działania w celu ponownego rozpoczęcia procesu pokojowego pomiędzy Izraelczykami a Palestyńczykami. W połowie lutego premier Netanyahu spotkał się z prezydentem Trumpem w Białym Domu i w tym tygodniu prezydent Abbas przebywa w Waszyngtonie, aby spotkać się z prezydentem Trumpem po raz pierwszy. Pod koniec maja prezydent Trump ma odwiedzić Izrael.Nowy rząd Stanów Zjednoczonych wielokrotnie wspominał, że stara się przenieść ambasadę USA z Tel Awiwu do Jerozolimy. Świat arabski silnie przeciwstawia się temu ruchowi, a kilka rządów i kilku analityków zauważyło, że taki ruch podważyłby wysiłki pokojowe i rozpoczął nową falę przemocy. Władze Palestyny zagroziły wycofaniem uznania Izraela w przypadku podjęcia takiego ruchu.Europejskie państwa członkowskie i UE uważnie śledzą rozwój wydarzeń i oczekują jasnej polityki od administracji Stanów Zjednoczonych na temat procesu pokojowego na Bliskim Wschodzie. W tym samym czasie UE nadal ściśle współpracuje z USA, ONZ i Rosją w kontekście Kwartetu w sprawie rozwiązania konfliktu arabsko-izraelskiego i izraelsko-palestyńskiego.Z uwagi na problematyczne zapisy, jakie pojawiły się w dokumencie, nie mogłem poprzeć go w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
EU Strategy on Syria (RC-B8-0331/2017, B8-0331/2017, B8-0333/2017, B8-0335/2017, B8-0337/2017, B8-0338/2017, B8-0341/2017, B8-0342/2017) PL

W wyniku trwającego już siódmy rok krwawego konfliktu w Syrii śmierć poniosło ponad 250 tys. osób, a 12 mln osób zostało zmuszonych do opuszczenia swoich domów. To, co zaczęło się podczas arabskiej wiosny jako kolejne powstanie wobec autokratycznego władcy, przekształciło się w brutalną wojnę zastępczą między władzami regionalnymi i światowymi oraz kampanię terroru prowadzoną przez Państwo Islamskie / ugrupowanie dżihadystyczne Daisz.Około 12,2 mln osób w Syrii potrzebuje pomocy humanitarnej, z których 7,6 mln zostało przesiedlonych wewnątrz kraju, a 4 mln schroniło się w państwach ościennych. W zeszłym miesiącu zginęły dziesiątki cywilów w wyniku ewidentnego ataku bronią chemiczną przeprowadzonego przez syryjskie siły powietrzne. Według mającego siedzibę w Zjednoczonym Królestwie Syryjskiego Obserwatorium Praw Człowieka w wyniku ataku chemicznego w Khan Sheikhoun w prowincji Idlib śmierć poniosło 20 dzieci i 52 dorosłych. Przywódcy UE potępili użycie broni chemicznej i za pośrednictwem Rady Bezpieczeństwa ONZ poszukują międzynarodowego konsensusu, by położyć kres konfliktowi.UE wraz z kilkoma innymi krajami oraz Organizacją Narodów Zjednoczonych, współprzewodniczyła brukselskiej konferencji w sprawie wspierania przyszłości Syrii i regionu, która odbyła się w zeszłym miesiącu. Niestety, uważam, iż w proponowanej strategii jest wiele ogólników i niejednoznacznych zapisów. Popieram zdecydowane działania w zakresie rozwiązania tego problemu. Niemniej jednak nie mogłem poprzeć dokumentu w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
Dadaab refugee camp (RC-B8-0300/2017, B8-0300/2017, B8-0332/2017, B8-0334/2017, B8-0336/2017, B8-0339/2017) PL

Obóz uchodźców Dadaab, zbudowany w 1992 r., składa się z 5 obozów i znajduje się we wschodniej części Kenii. Centrum prowadzone jest przez UNHCR, a jego operacje są finansowane przez zagranicznych darczyńców, w tym UE. Według statystyk z kwietnia 2017 r. obóz posiada obecnie blisko ćwierć miliona uchodźców, głównie z Somalii, którzy uciekli z pogarszającej się suszy, głodu i zagrożeń terrorystycznych.W 2016 r. władze Kenii ogłosiły, że chcą zamknąć obóz, a uchodźcy, mają być repatriowani do swoich krajów ojczystych, jako że – zgodnie z twierdzeniem rządu – obozy stały się miejscem spotkań Al Shabaab, organizacji terrorystycznej działającej w regionie. ONZ i organizacje broniące praw człowieka wyraziły zaniepokojenie przewidywanym zamknięciem obozu i obawiały się niszczących efektów. W lutym 2017 r. Sąd Najwyższy w Kenii orzekł, że obóz powinien pozostać otwarty. Pomimo bardzo ważnego tematu z uwagi na niejednoznaczne zapisy zawarte w sprawozdaniu podjąłem decyzję o wstrzymaniu się w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
Making relocation happen (B8-0340/2017, B8-0343/2017, B8-0344/2017) PL

We wrześniu 2015 r. Rada postanowiła przenieść 160 000 uchodźców z Grecji i Włoch do innych państw członkowskich UE. W tym czasie napływ migrantów i uchodźców do UE osiągnął rekordowy poziom. Rok później Rada postanowiła wykorzystać 54 000 miejsc do przesiedlania z Turcji syryjskich uchodźców ubiegających się o azyl.Odpowiednie decyzje Rady (2015/1523, 2015/1601 i 2016/1754) zawierają załączniki wraz z liczbą osób, którą powinno przyjąć każde państwo członkowskie. Kwalifikują się tylko osoby z krajów o ogólnounijnym współczynniku rozpoznawalności wynoszącym co najmniej 75 %. W praktyce oznacza to tylko kwalifikację Syryjczyków i Erytrejczyków. Kontrola pochodzenia i kontrole bezpieczeństwa są również częścią procesu.Decyzje Rady mają 2-letnią ważność i tym samym „wygasają” we wrześniu 2017 r. Komisja regularnie informuje o postępach w zakresie relokacji. Z wyjątkiem Finlandii i Malty żadne państwo członkowskie UE nie zbliża się do zobowiązanej liczby osób do przesiedlenia, chociaż liczba ta wzrasta co miesiąc. Część problemu polega również na tym, że – szczególnie Włochy – mają ogromne zaległości w rejestracji.Zagłosowałem przeciwko przyjęciu dokumentu, biorąc pod uwagę argumenty przedstawione przez polski rząd w zakresie kwestii relokacji.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Council's LGBTI Guidelines, particularly in relation to the persecution of (perceived) homosexual men in Chechnya, Russia (B8-0349/2017, B8-0349/2017, B8-0350/2017, B8-0351/2017, B8-0353/2017, B8-0355/2017, B8-0356/2017) PL

Choć w Rosji zalegalizowano homoseksualizm 20 lat temu, rosyjscy geje nadal żyją w niebezpieczeństwie z powodu swojej orientacji seksualnej. Ustawa zakazująca „propagandy gejowskiej” wśród nieletnich budzi obawy, że populistyczni politycy robią z tej społeczności kozła ofiarnego.Rzecznik czeczeńskiego rządu nazwał doniesienia o represjach „kłamstwami”, dodając, że osób homoseksualnych „zwyczajnie nie ma w republice”. Zgodnie z doniesieniami co najmniej trzy osoby zmarły w wyniku represji, zgłaszano również przypadki tortur za pomocą wstrząsów elektrycznych i bicia kablami. Osoby homoseksualne uciekają przed brutalnymi prześladowaniami w rosyjskiej Republice Czeczeńskiej, donosząc o torturach i przetrzymywaniach ponad 100 osób w ośrodkach detencyjnych. Homofobia jest szeroko rozpowszechniona w tym głównie muzułmańskim regionie – pomimo kierowanych do władz rosyjskich apeli o zaprzestanie nadużyć żadne działania nie zostały dotychczas podjęte. Grupy wspierające lesbijki, gejów, osoby biseksualne, transpłciowe i interseksualne (LGBTI) w Rosji twierdzą, że represje wydają się być kampanią zorganizowaną przez władze.Działania w Czeczenii spotkały się międzynarodowym potępieniem i z żądaniem, aby władze Rosji i Czeczenii natychmiast przeprowadziły dochodzenie w sprawie zarzutów oraz aby postawiły przed wymiarem sprawiedliwości osoby uznane za winne lub współwinne tych przestępstw. Z uwagi na charakter dokumentu oraz jego cele podjąłem decyzję o wstrzymaniu się od głosu.
2016/11/22
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/008 FI/Nokia Network Systems (A8-0196/2017 - Petri Sarvamaa) PL

. ‒ EFG pomaga pracownikom znaleźć nowe miejsca pracy i rozwijać nowe umiejętności, gdy stracą pracę w wyniku zmian globalnych wzorców handlowych, m.in. kiedy duża firma zakończy lub ograniczy działalność, a fabryka zostanie przemieszczona poza UE lub trwa światowy kryzys finansowy i gospodarczy.Wniosek z Finlandii odnosi się do uruchomienia łącznej kwoty 2 641 800 euro (co stanowi 60% łącznego kosztu 4 403 000 euro) na ponowną integrację na rynku pracy 945 pracowników zwolnionych przez Nokia Oy (Nokia Network Systems) oraz 3 dostawców.W pełni popieram działania, które wprowadzają politykę prowadzącą do wzrostu gospodarczego i zatrudnienia. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
Annual report 2014 on subsidiarity and proportionality (A8-0114/2017 - Sajjad Karim) PL

. ‒ Sprawozdanie ma na celu zwiększenie poszanowania zasad pomocniczości i proporcjonalności, jako że stanowią one przewodnie zasady Unii Europejskiej. Choć w 2014 r. odnotowano spadek liczby uzasadnionych opinii parlamentów narodowych, w sprawozdaniu stwierdzono, że może to być spowodowane mniejszą liczbą wniosków Komisji. Należy zwrócić uwagę na fakt, że uzasadnienie pomocniczości i proporcjonalności zostało uznane przez niektóre parlamenty narodowe za niekompletne lub wcale nieprzedstawione, dlatego wzywa się Komisję do poprawy uzasadnień dzięki merytorycznie uzasadnionej analizie propozycji pod kątem pomocniczości i proporcjonalności.W sprawozdaniu wzywa się do uwzględniania w uzasadnionych opiniach również zasady proporcjonalności (a nie tylko pomocniczości), co wymagałoby zmiany traktatów, a także wzywa się do oszacowania liczby parlamentów narodowych wymaganej do uruchomienia procedury „żółtej kartki”. Według sprawozdania ocena proporcjonalności powinna oddalać wnioski powodujące nieproporcjonalne obciążenia dla konkurencyjności i MŚP. Zaproponowano niewiążące wytyczne dotyczące przygotowywania uzasadnionych opinii w kwestiach dotyczących pomocniczości, z udziałem parlamentów narodowych i bez uszczerbku dla ich uprawnień dyskrecjonalnych. Ponadto zachęca się parlamenty narodowe do dzielenia się uwagami na temat ocen opracowanych przez Komisję. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
FinTech: the influence of technology on the future of the financial sector (A8-0176/2017 - Cora van Nieuwenhuizen) PL

. ‒ „FinTech” to przedsiębiorstwa, które świadczą usługi finansowe z wykorzystaniem technologii i oprogramowania, w tym technologii zdecentralizowanej księgi rachunkowej. Przedsiębiorstwa typu start-up często oferują szybsze i tańsze usługi online dla banków, dlatego firmy z branży FinTech są coraz popularniejsze wśród inwestorów. W tym kontekście w sprawozdaniu podkreślono korzyści płynące z FinTech, przedstawiono zalecenia do rozważenia przez Komisję i zaapelowano o plan działania dotyczący tej branży.Popieram zawarte w sprawozdaniu zapisy dotyczące danych, zagrożeń w zakresie bezpieczeństwa cybernetycznego, łańcucha bloków, interoperacyjności, stabilności finansowej, ochrony konsumentów i inwestorów, a także edukacji finansowej i umiejętności finansowych. Równocześnie jestem za zaleceniami dotyczącymi propozycji wymiany najlepszych praktyk między organami regulacyjnymi, potrzeby proporcjonalnego, międzysektorowego podejścia do FinTech, apeli o proinnowacyjne przepisy dotyczące usług finansowych oraz o oparte na analizie ryzyka podejście do przepisów dotyczących przedsiębiorstw z branży FinTech. Ponadto w sprawozdaniu zachęcono państwa członkowskie do tworzenia punktów kompleksowej obsługi dla firm z branży FinTech. Zwrócono również uwagę na znaczenie bezpieczeństwa, a bezpieczeństwo cybernetyczne uznano za priorytet, który Komisja powinna uwzględnić w swoim planie działania.W związku z tym w sprawozdaniu zalecono regularne przeglądy norm operacyjnych pod kątem zagrożeń w zakresie ICT w instytucjach finansowych. Poparłem w głosowaniu to sprawozdanie.
2016/11/22
Automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Croatia (A8-0171/2017 - Claude Moraes) PL

Celem sprawozdania jest upoważnienie Chorwacji do otrzymywania i dostarczania danych rejestracyjnych pojazdów (VRD). Rozwiązanie to ułatwi współpracę transgraniczną, zwłaszcza w walce z terroryzmem i przestępczością transgraniczną. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Objection to a delegated act: Identifying high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies (B8-0294/2017) PL

Zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi, ponieważ popieram akt delegowany, który dodaje Etiopię do listy krajów wysokiego ryzyka w związku z praniem pieniędzy i finansowaniem terroryzmu, a jednocześnie usuwa z tej listy Gujanę. Akt delegowany Komisji jest zgodny z wynikami prac światowego organu międzyrządowego, jakim jest Grupa Specjalna ds. Przeciwdziałania Praniu Pieniędzy (FATF).
2016/11/22
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: GMO cotton GHB119 (B8-0293/2017) PL

Rezolucja wyraża sprzeciw wobec decyzji Komisji w sprawie zezwolenia na produkty zawierające, składające się z lub wyprodukowane z genetycznie zmodyfikowanej bawełny GHB119 (BCS-GHØØ5-8) i genetycznie zmodyfikowanej kukurydzy DAS-40278-9. Współsprawozdawcy odrzucają proponowany środek, uzasadniając to faktem, że przekracza on uprawnienia wykonawcze przewidziane w akcie podstawowym (rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1829/2003), oraz stwierdzają, że niezależne badania ujawniają luki w odniesieniu do oceny ryzyka toksyczności obu produktów (odpornych na niektóre herbicydy i pestycydy), a także ponawiają wcześniejsze apele o kompleksowy przegląd unijnej procedury wydawania zezwoleń na GMO.Poparłem projekty w głosowaniu z uwagi na ich charakter i przekaz, który dotyczy bardzo ważnej kwestii: roli GMO.
2016/11/22
Genetically modified maize DAS-40278-9 (B8-0292/2017) PL

Rezolucja wyraża sprzeciw wobec decyzji Komisji w sprawie zezwolenia na produkty zawierające, składające się z lub wyprodukowane z genetycznie zmodyfikowanej bawełny GHB119 (BCS-GHØØ5-8) i genetycznie zmodyfikowanej kukurydzy DAS-40278-9. Współsprawozdawcy odrzucają proponowany środek, uzasadniając to faktem, że przekracza on uprawnienia wykonawcze przewidziane w akcie podstawowym (rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1829/2003), oraz stwierdzają, że niezależne badania ujawniają luki w odniesieniu do oceny ryzyka toksyczności obu produktów (odpornych na niektóre herbicydy i pestycydy), a także ponawiają wcześniejsze apele o kompleksowy przegląd unijnej procedury wydawania zezwoleń na GMO.Poparłem projekty w głosowaniu z uwagi na ich charakter i przekaz, który dotyczy bardzo ważnej kwestii: roli GMO.
2016/11/22
Situation in Hungary (B8-0295/2017, B8-0296/2017) PL

Od dłuższego czasu w Parlamencie Europejskim podejmowane są wysiłki dotyczące potencjalnych naruszeń prawa na Węgrzech. Ostatnim problemem było przyjęte w dniu 4 kwietnia nowe prawo szkolnictwa wyższego, które zdaniem oponentów podważa zasadę wolności akademickiej i jest niezgodne z wartościami demokratycznymi Unii Europejskiej. W odpowiedzi na to Komisja Europejska wszczęła postępowanie w sprawie naruszenia.Inne obawy dotyczą restrykcyjnych według niektórych organizacji pozarządowych konsultacji narodowych węgierskiego rządu pod hasłem „Powstrzymajmy Brukselę” oraz potencjalnych naruszeń w związku z przyjmowaniem migrantów i poddawaniem ich dalszym procedurom.Nie popieram rezolucji mających na celu krytykowanie wszystkich poczynań węgierskiego rządu od czasu ponownego wyboru Orbana w 2010 r. Nie popieram również specjalnego sprawozdania komisji LIBE i wezwania Rady do uruchomienia art. 7 ust. 1 TUE. W związku z powyższym zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi.
2016/11/22
European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (B8-0298/2017) PL

Komisja, w ramach swojego programu na rzecz nowych umiejętności, proponuje dokonać przeglądu europejskiego systemu kwalifikacji poprzez nowe zalecenie Rady uchylające zalecenie z 2008 r. w sprawie europejskich ram kwalifikacji (ERK). Projekt rezolucji popiera inicjatywę Komisji dotyczącą przeglądu ERK (wspólne europejskie odniesienie ramowe do sieci łączącej systemy kwalifikacji), a jednocześnie podkreśla konieczność poszanowania charakterystycznych cech różnych systemów edukacyjnych.W rezolucji wzywa się do szybszego uznania wysiłków podejmowanych przez państwa członkowskie i zwraca uwagę na potrzebę głębszego zrozumienia kwalifikacji spoza UE (również w celu lepszej integracji z ERK ram kwalifikacji państw trzecich, które mają umowy o stowarzyszeniu z UE). Jako że popieram wszelkie działania na rzecz zdobywania umiejętności w każdym wieku, zagłosowałem za przyjęciem rozpatrywanego dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Protocol to the EU-Mongolia Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation (accession of Croatia) (A8-0074/2017 - Helmut Scholz) PL

. ‒ W rezolucji Parlament wyraża zgodę na zawarcie protokołu do Umowy ramowej o partnerstwie i współpracy między UE i jej państwami członkowskimi, z jednej strony, a Mongolią z drugiej strony, tym razem biorąc pod uwagę przystąpienie Republiki Chorwacji do Unii Europejskiej. Ten akt ustawodawczy był wymagany jedynie w celu dostosowania dorobku prawnego UE-Mongolia po przystąpieniu Chorwacji do UE. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A8-0169/2017 - Cristian Dan Preda) PL

. ‒ W czerwcu 2003 r. Bośnia i Hercegowina została uznana za potencjalnego kandydata do członkostwa w UE. Od tego czasu wszedł w życie szereg porozumień między UE a Bośnią i Hercegowiną. Jedno z nich – układ o stabilizacji i stowarzyszeniu – zostało ratyfikowane i weszło w życie w dniu 1 czerwca 2015 r. Przedmiotem sprawozdania jest zalecenie techniczne, aby uwzględnić przystąpienie Chorwacji do UE, które nasza grupa może poprzeć. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
EU-Norway Agreement on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa (A8-0174/2017 - Tomáš Zdechovský) PL

. ‒ Instrument wsparcia finansowego w zakresie granic i wiz w ramach Funduszu Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego jest głównym unijnym środkiem finansowania mającym na celu zapewnienie skutecznego, wysokiego i jednolitego poziomu kontroli na granicach zewnętrznych strefy Schengen. Stanowi on zatem rozwinięcie dorobku Schengen.Państwa członkowskie strefy Schengen nienależące do UE uczestniczą w instrumencie oraz wnoszą wkład finansowy. Podlegają one również Europejskiemu Urzędowi ds. Zwalczania Nadużyć Finansowych (OLAF) oraz uprawnieniom kontrolnym Trybunału Obrachunkowego. Projekt umowy z Norwegią stanowi, że w latach 2016–2018 Norwegia będzie dokonywać płatności rocznych na rzecz budżetu Funduszu Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego – granice i wizy w wysokości 19 777 712 EUR.Uważam za słuszne, aby Norwegia jako państwo członkowskie strefy Schengen nienależące do UE wnosiła wkład do stosownego funduszu UE. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
EU accession to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) (A8-0187/2017 - Fernando Ruas) PL

. ‒ Międzynarodowy Komitet Doradczy ds. Bawełny (ICAC) jest jednym z najstarszych Międzynarodowych Organów Towarowych (ICB), którego głównym celem jest wspieranie rządów w promowaniu zdrowej gospodarki bawełny poprzez poprawę przejrzystości rynku bawełny oraz dostarczanie informacji i prognoz technicznych. ICAC odgrywa jedynie rolę wspierającą i nie jest zaangażowany w ustalanie cen bawełny. ICAC pozostaje jednym z niewielu Międzynarodowych Organów Towarowych (ICB), którego UE nie jest jeszcze członkiem. Uważam, iż należy poprzeć przystąpienie UE do ICAC. Członkostwo w tym międzynarodowym organie umożliwi UE wzmocnienie współpracy i dialogu w szeregu kwestii dotyczących bawełny. Zagłosowałem za.
2016/11/22
EU eGovernment action plan 2016-2020 (A8-0178/2017 - Sabine Verheyen) PL

. ‒ Projekt sprawozdania w sprawie planu działania na rzecz administracji elektronicznej na lata 2016–2020 skupia się na kwestiach modernizacji administracji publicznej, ustanowienia wewnętrznego rynku cyfrowego oraz upowszechniania wśród obywateli i przedsiębiorstw korzystania z technologii cyfrowej.Przedstawiony plan działania zachęca państwa członkowskie do współpracy i koordynacji wszelkich działań w celu stworzenia nowoczesnego cyfrowego systemu administracji. Projekt podkreśla również potrzebę istnienia systemu bezpieczeństwa oraz ochrony danych osobowych, jako że bezpieczeństwo jest kluczowym elementem decydującym o zaufaniu obywateli do usług cyfrowych.Uważam, iż współpraca między państwami członkowskimi jest bardzo istotna. Administracja na wszystkich poziomach powinna być otwarta, skuteczna, włączająca, przyjazna dla użytkownika oraz w pełni cyfrowa i transgraniczna. Niemniej jednak należy zauważyć, że obecnie występujący analfabetyzm cyfrowy nie może być przyczyną wykluczenia oraz że potrzebne są usługi świadczone w sposób tradycyjny. Warto również podkreślić potrzebę usuwania barier oraz edukowania obywateli, przedsiębiorców i pracowników administracyjnych. Z uwagi na zakres sprawozdania oraz poruszane problemy zagłosowałem za przyjęciem procedowanego projektu.
2016/11/22
Annual report 2015 on the protection of EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0159/2017 - Julia Pitera) PL

. ‒ Projekt sprawozdania opiera się na rocznym sprawozdaniu Europejskiego Urzędu ds. Zwalczania Nadużyć Finansowych (OLAF) oraz sprawozdaniu Komisji w sprawie ochrony interesów finansowych UE. Sprawozdanie skupia się na działaniach mających na celu zwalczanie nadużyć finansowych, wykrywaniu umyślnych, jak i niezamierzonych nieprawidłowości, a ostatecznie na ochronie interesów finansowych UE.Liczba zgłoszonych w 2015 r. nieprawidłowości znacząco wzrosła, mianowicie o 36 % w porównaniu z 2014 r. Sprawozdanie podkreśla również powstanie luki w podatku VAT i problem wewnątrzwspólnotowych oszustw związanych z VAT, które są odpowiedzialne za utracone w 2014 r. przychody w wysokości odpowiednio 159,5 mld EUR i 50 mld EUR. Sprawozdanie jest w znacznym stopniu uzasadnieniem elementów sprawozdań OLAF i Komisji.Niestety istnieje szereg problematycznych elementów, takich jak wezwanie Komisji do podejmowania bardziej proaktywnej roli nadzorczej w odniesieniu do kontroli i sprawozdawczości państw członkowskich, jak również poparcie dla włączenia oszustw związanych z VAT w zakres dyrektywy w sprawie ochrony interesów finansowych Unii. Ponadto w sprawozdaniu wzywa się do podejmowania zharmonizowanych działań związanych z egzekwowaniem prawa w celu zwalczania nadużyć finansowych w ramach Prokuratury Europejskiej.Uważam, iż powyższe zapisy duplikowałyby uprawnienia i organy już istniejące w państwach członkowskich. Z uwagi na fakt, iż każde państwo członkowskie odpowiedzialne jest za zwalczanie nadużyć finansowych na szczeblu krajowym, wstrzymałem się od głosu.
2016/11/22
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (A8-0175/2017 - Biljana Borzan) PL

. ‒ Sprawozdanie z własnej inicjatywy stanowi część działań następczych Parlamentu w związku z planem działania Komisji dotyczącym gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym, który został opublikowany 2 grudnia 2015 r. wraz ze zmienionym pakietem dotyczącym gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym, zawierającym sekcję dotyczącą planowanych działań w celu ograniczenia marnotrawienia żywności.Aby ograniczyć liczbę 88 mln ton odpadów żywnościowych wytwarzanych rocznie w UE (związany z tym koszt szacuje się na 143 mld EUR), w sprawozdaniu apeluje się o wprowadzenie wiążących celów dotyczących ograniczenia marnotrawienia żywności o co najmniej 30 % do 2025 r. i 50 % do 2030 r., a także wzywa się Komisję do przyjęcia wspólnej metodologii pomiaru marnotrawienia żywności.W rezolucji podkreśla się również znaczenie zwiększania świadomości konsumentów w dziedzinie marnotrawienia żywności i apeluje się do organów krajowych i zainteresowanych stron o pomoc w rozwiązaniu problemu mylnego interpretowania przez konsumentów informacji o dacie ważności podawanych na produktach żywnościowych. W kwestii przekazywania darów żywnościowych w sprawozdaniu Parlamentu proponuje się zbadać środki służące wyeliminowaniu niedociągnięć w istniejącym prawodawstwie UE w przypadkach, w których utrudnia ono przekazywanie darów żywnościowych. Z uwagi na charakter i wagę dokumentu zagłosowałem za jego przyjęciem.
2016/11/22
Evaluation of external aspects of customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade (A8-0162/2017 - Tiziana Beghin) PL

. ‒ Sprawozdawca podkreśla, że różne procedury celne powodują rozdrobnienie, dodatkowe obciążenia administracyjne i sprzyjają niektórym punktom wejścia na niekorzyść innych, w związku z czym przedmioty nielegalnego handlu trafiają do UE przez punkty, w których kontrola jest słabsza.W związku z tym w omawianym sprawozdaniu wzywa się Komisję do zapewnienia skutecznego i zharmonizowanego wdrożenia nowego systemu ustanowionego przez unijny kodeks celny (UCC) poprzez uproszczenia i zharmonizowane kontrole na granicach UE jako sposób na walkę z nielegalnym handlem. Uważam, że należy dokonać pewnej oceny w celu udowodnienia „poszukiwania dogodnego forum”.Sprawozdanie kładzie zbyt duży nacisk na harmonizację procedur celnych, prawa celnego, sankcji i naruszeń. Wydaje się, iż najpierw Komisja powinna wdrożyć to, co już zostało uzgodnione w ramach UCC. Bardziej popieram silniejszą i skoordynowaną współpracę z krajowymi organami celnymi i organami ścigania niż europejskie rozwiązania. W związku z powyższym wstrzymałem się od głosu.
2016/11/22
Request for waiver of the immunity of António Marinho e Pinto (A8-0163/2017 - Gilles Lebreton) PL

Z uwagi na fakt, iż wniosek był sformułowany jasno i zawierał klarowne uzasadnienie, zagłosowałem za przyjęciem wniosku o uchylenie immunitetu.
2016/11/22
EU trade mark (A8-0054/2017 - Tadeusz Zwiefka) PL

Projekt w sprawie znakowania towarów w UE ogranicza się jedynie do zwykłego ujednolicenia istniejących tekstów prawnych, bez ich zmiany co do istoty zawartości. Projekt był jedynie formalnym dokumentem. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Hybrid mismatches with third countries (A8-0134/2017 - Olle Ludvigsson) PL

Procedowany projekt jest wynikiem prac OECD i grupy G20 dotyczących erozji bazy podatkowej i przenoszenia zysków (BEPS) i bazuje na późniejszym planie działania obejmującym sprawozdanie „Neutralizowanie skutków rozbieżności w kwalifikacji struktur hybrydowych” opublikowane w 2015 r. Z uwagi na fakt, iż w tej kwestii Parlament Europejski pełni jedynie funkcję doradczą, zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Denmark and Europol (A8-0164/2017 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) PL

W celu zagwarantowania zarówno zwiększenia bezpieczeństwa Unii, jak i bezpieczeństwa obywateli UE w pełni popieram szybkie zatwierdzenie umowy pomiędzy Danią a Europolem. Procedowany dokument ma na celu zapewnienie płynnego przejścia na układ o stowarzyszeniu między Danią a Europolem.Ważne jest zapewnienie odpowiedniego poziomu współpracy operacyjnej między Danią a Europolem, w tym wymiany istotnych danych osobowych, z zastrzeżeniem odpowiednich zabezpieczeń i ochrony danych. Umowa ta pozwoli na dalsze udostępnianie danych, wymianę informacji i łączność pomiędzy siłami policyjnymi, przy jednoczesnym poszanowaniu wyboru Danii. Zagłosowałem za.
2016/11/22
Annual report on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank for 2015 (A8-0161/2017 - Nedzhmi Ali) PL

Roczne sprawozdanie z działalności Europejskiego Banku Inwestycyjnego (EBI) wymienia i ocenia działalność finansową banku. W sprawozdaniu szczególny nacisk położono na znaczenie inwestycji EBI w czasach kryzysu gospodarczego. Podkreślono znaczenie koncentracji EBI na MŚP, działaniach związanych z klimatem, innowacyjnością i konkurencyjnością oraz jej roli w finansowaniu projektów dotyczących problemu bezrobocia wśród młodzieży.Dalsze omawiane kwestie to rola EBI w projektach EFIS, kryzys uchodźczy oraz odpowiedzialność banku wobec Parlamentu Europejskiego. Z uwagi na dorobek i zaangażowanie EBI w kwestiach wsparcia MŚP zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Structural Reform Support Programme for 2017-2020 (A8-0374/2016 - Lambert van Nistelrooij, Constanze Krehl) PL

Reformy strukturalne zostały przez Parlament określone jako kluczowe w odniesieniu do przyspieszenia naprawy gospodarczej, pobudzenia wzrostu gospodarczego oraz redukowania bezrobocia. W listopadzie 2015 r. Komisja Europejska zaproponowała, aby ustanowić program wspierania reform strukturalnych na lata 2017–2020 w celu zapewnienia państwom członkowskim wsparcia technicznego w projektowaniu i wdrażaniu reform strukturalnych. Proponowany budżet wynosi 142 mln EUR i ma być pobrany z istniejących środków pomocy technicznej w ramach europejskich funduszy strukturalnych i inwestycyjnych.Czerpiąc z doświadczeń odnoszących się do reform w Grecji i na Cyprze, program ma na celu poprawić wydajność administracyjną i instytucjonalną, aby wspierać lepsze wdrażanie prawa UE, w szczególności zaleceń dla poszczególnych krajów w ramach europejskiego semestru, bardziej wydajne spożytkowanie funduszy unijnych oraz wprowadzenie pobudzających wzrost gospodarczy reform strukturalnych. W pełni popieram inicjatywy oraz działania na rzecz przyspieszenia naprawy gospodarczej, pobudzenia wzrostu gospodarczego oraz redukowania bezrobocia – zagłosowałem za przyjęciem projektu.
2016/11/22
European Year of Cultural Heritage (A8-0340/2016 - Mircea Diaconu) PL

W projekcie rezolucji uzgodniono pulę środków finansowych na cały czas trwania Europejskiego Roku Dziedzictwa Kulturowego 2018 w kwocie 8 mln EUR, które pochodzą z istniejących zasobów (1 mln EUR z budżetu na rok 2017 przeznaczone na sfinansowanie przygotowań oraz 3 mln EUR z programu „Kreatywna Europa” i 4 mln EUR przesuniętych innych niewykorzystanych środków z programu z budżetu na rok 2018). Równocześnie podkreślono kwestie zapobiegania nieprawidłowościom finansowym oraz ich wykrywania i badania, a także zasady należytego zarządzania finansami w realizacji tego projektu. Z uwagi na fakt, iż projekt ma na celu zabezpieczenie środków oraz wprowadzenie przejrzystych reguł finansowych, zagłosowałem za przyjęciem.
2016/11/22
Union programme to support specific activities in the field of financial reporting and auditing (A8-0291/2016 - Theodor Dumitru Stolojan) PL

Procedowany program obejmuje wkład finansowy UE w działalność Fundacji Międzynarodowych Standardów Sprawozdawczości Finansowej (MSSF), która za pośrednictwem RMSR (Rada Międzynarodowych Standardów Rachunkowości) opracowuje MSSF oraz obejmuje także EFRAG (Europejska Grupa Doradcza ds. Sprawozdawczości Finansowej), która ocenia, czy poszczególne standardy MSSF przestrzegają unijnego prawa spółek, i wnosi wkład w opracowywanie standardów. Programem jest również objęta Rada Nadzoru nad Interesem Publicznym (PIOB), która nadzoruje międzynarodowe standardy rewizji finansowej, etyki i kształcenia rewidentów finansowych.Kryzys finansowy umieścił kwestię sprawozdawczości finansowej w centrum programu politycznego Unii. Dobrze funkcjonujące wspólne ramy sprawozdawczości finansowej są niezbędne na rynku wewnętrznym, dla skutecznego funkcjonowania rynków kapitałowych i dla integracji rynku usług finansowych w UE. Parlament pragnął zagwarantować, że pieniądze podatników są właściwie wydawane, że zachowana jest przejrzystość oraz że istnieje mechanizm składania sprawozdań Komisji i Parlamentowi. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Union programme to enhance the involvement of consumers in financial services policy making (A8-0008/2017 - Philippe Lamberts) PL

W 2008 r., po zakończeniu projektu pilotażowego i przy międzypartyjnym wsparciu posłów do Parlamentu Europejskiego, Komisja przyznała dotacje operacyjne dwóm organizacjom non-profit (Finance Watch i Better Finance ), które miały reprezentować organizacje konsumenckie i społeczeństwo obywatelskie w procesie kształtowania polityki w dziedzinie usług finansowych. W 2015 r. w wyniku oceny tych dwóch organizacji stwierdzono, że osiągnęły one cele z zakresu polityki, jednak nie zachowałyby stabilności pod względem finansowym bez finansowania unijnego. W związku z tym zaproponowano ustanowienie programu w celu kontynuacji ich finansowania do roku 2020.Należy sceptycznie ocenić fakt umożliwienia obydwu organizacjom wykorzystywania finansowania do prowadzenia wszystkich kampanii, a nie tylko na potrzeby działań związanych z usługami finansowymi. Jakkolwiek nadal sceptycznie oceniam wartość tych organizacji, program ten jest neutralny dla budżetu. W związku z powyższym wstrzymałem się od głosu.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European Commission and executive agencies (A8-0150/2017 - Joachim Zeller) PL

W następstwie przedłożenia przez Trybunał Obrachunkowy sprawozdania w listopadzie ubiegłego roku Parlament głosuje na sesji nad swoim sprawozdaniem. Na tym etapie możliwe jest wyłącznie udzielenie lub odroczenie udzielenia absolutorium. Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.Projekt krytykuje fakt, że siedmioletni okres obowiązywania obecnych wieloletnich ram finansowych nie jest zsynchronizowany z pięcioletnim mandatem Parlamentu i Komisji, co powoduje rozbieżności między budżetem na rok budżetowy a jego absolutorium.Wskazuje na znaczne zaległości w wykorzystaniu funduszy strukturalnych na lata 2007–2013: do końca 2015 r. wypłata 10 % całkowitych kwot 446,2 mld EUR przeznaczonych na wszystkie zatwierdzone programy operacyjne nadal pozostała do spłaty.Stwierdza, że do końca 2015 r. państwa członkowskie mianowały mniej niż 20 % krajowych organów odpowiedzialnych za europejskie fundusze strukturalne i inwestycyjne. Wskazuje na ryzyko, że opóźnienia w realizacji budżetu na okres programowania 2014–2020 będą większe niż w latach 2007–2013.Domaga się, aby Komisja sporządzała corocznie zaktualizowaną długoterminową prognozę przepływów środków pieniężnych, obejmującą okres siedmioletni, uwzględniającą pułapy budżetowe, zapotrzebowanie na płatności, ograniczenia zdolności produkcyjnych i potencjalne umorzenia w celu lepszego dopasowania potrzeb do płatności i dostępnych środków.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2015 Commission discharge (A8-0160/2017 - Joachim Zeller) PL

Sprawozdania specjalne Europejskiego Trybunału Obrachunkowego (ETO) stanowią część procedury udzielania absolutorium, ale same w sobie nie stanowią udzielenia lub odmowy udzielenia absolutorium. Procedowane sprawozdanie składa się z ustaleń dotyczących konkretnych kwestii poruszonych przez Trybunał Obrachunkowy, które są publikowane w ciągu roku i uzupełniają sprawozdanie właściwej komisji dotyczące udzielenia absolutorium Komisji.Trybunał opublikował 31 specjalnych sprawozdań w ramach absolutorium za rok 2015, a w szczególności poruszano w nich tematy takie jak w sprawozdaniu nr 25/2015 pt. „Wsparcie UE na rzecz infrastruktury obszarów wiejskich – możliwe jest znacznie lepsze wykorzystanie środków” oraz w sprawozdaniu nr 12/2016 pt. „Agencje nie zawsze wykorzystują dotacje we właściwy i jednoznacznie skuteczny sposób”.Podczas gdy sprawozdania specjalne ETO są pożytecznym źródłem informacji, postępowanie z nimi w przyszłości jest obecnie przedmiotem dyskusji na forum Komisji. W związku z powyższym zagłosowałem przeciwko przyjęciu dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs (A8-0125/2017 - Younous Omarjee) PL

W następstwie sprawozdania rocznego Europejskiego Trybunału Obrachunkowego (ETO), odpowiedzi udzielonych przez DG DEVCO i Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny (EBI) w kwestionariuszach komisji CONT oraz spraw poruszonych podczas wysłuchania i wymiany poglądów pod koniec 2016 r. Parlament głosował nad swoim sprawozdaniem. Na tym etapie możliwe jest wyłącznie udzielenie lub odroczenie udzielenia absolutorium. W przypadku odroczenia decyzji o udzieleniu absolutorium odmowa może nastąpić dopiero w drugim sprawozdaniu na posiedzeniu plenarnym, które odbędzie się jesienią.Sprawozdanie podkreśla następujące kwestie: ocenę efektywności polityki rozwoju, szczególnie w celu poprawy skuteczności pomocy z Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju (EFR), ryzyko outsourcingu niektórych celów polityki rozwoju za pomocą funduszy powierniczych, uproszczenie procedur wdrażania EFR, potrzebę lepszego dostosowania unijnych strategii politycznych przyczyniających się do osiągnięcia ogólnego celu rozwoju, kwestię migracji, pomoc rozwojową EFR oraz przyszłość umowy z Kotonu po roku 2020.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European Parliament (A8-0153/2017 - Dennis de Jong) PL

W następstwie przedłożenia przez Trybunał Obrachunkowy sprawozdania w listopadzie ubiegłego roku Parlament głosował nad swoim sprawozdaniem. Na tym etapie możliwe jest wyłącznie udzielenie lub odroczenie udzielenia absolutorium. W przypadku odroczenia decyzji o udzieleniu absolutorium odmowa udzielenia absolutorium może nastąpić dopiero w drugim sprawozdaniu przedłożonym na posiedzenie plenarne, które odbędzie się jesienią.W tekście sprawozdania Parlament zwraca się do Prezydium o opublikowanie na stronie internetowej Parlamentu odpowiednich dokumentów przedłożonych mu przez sekretarza generalnego w formacie umożliwiającym maszynowe odczytywanie, chyba że charakter zawartych w nich informacji uniemożliwia to, na przykład w celu ochrony danych osobowych.Zwraca się również do sekretarza generalnego o opracowanie systemu, który może posłużyć posłom do publikowania szczegółów dotyczących ich spotkań z lobbystami, jak również o zbadanie, czy mogą zostać opracowane oszczędne sposoby audytowania posłów, aby ich wydatki kontrolowała administracja Parlamentu, zamiast polegać na zewnętrznych audytorach.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż nie Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A8-0131/2017 - Bart Staes) PL

W projekcie sprawozdania opowiedziano się za odroczeniem udzielenia absolutorium. Główne przesłanki odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium są takie same jak w ciągu ostatnich pięciu lat: od 2009 r. Rada odmawia współpracy podczas procedury udzielania absolutorium prowadzonej przez Parlament, nie dostarczając niezbędnych informacji, nie udziela odpowiedzi na pytania pisemne i nie uczestniczy w przesłuchaniach i debatach w sprawie wykonania własnego budżetu.W sprawozdaniu podkreślono, że Sekretariat Rady po raz pierwszy opublikował raport roczny z działalności (AAR), co dobrze rokuje na przyszłość. Głównymi uchybieniami ETO są: wysokie kwoty środków przeniesionych z 2015 r. na 2016 r., w szczególności na środki trwałe. Należy opracować kluczowe wskaźniki skuteczności w celu poprawy planowania budżetowego. Dlatego też zagłosowałem za przyjęciem przedmiotowego sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European Court of Auditors (A8-0151/2017 - Benedek Jávor) PL

W 2015 r. łączne środki Trybunału wyniosły łącznie 132 mln EUR (w 2014 r. – 133 mln EUR), a stopa wdrożenia wynosiła 98,68 %. Warto zauważyć, że wskaźnik wdrożenia był niższy niż w 2014 r. (98,8 %).W sprawozdaniu zwraca się uwagę na kilka kwestii związanych z wynikami Trybunału, które skłaniają do głosowania przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium. W sprawozdaniu podkreśla się, że dotychczas Trybunałowi nie udało się przedstawić specjalnego sprawozdania dotyczącego konfliktu interesów we wszystkich agencjach, pomimo że od 2012 r. Parlament wnioskował o to wielokrotnie w swoich sprawozdaniach o absolutorium.Ponadto wezwano Trybunał do składania oświadczeń o interesach zamiast deklaracji o braku konfliktu interesów. Trybunał został wezwany do przedłożenia propozycji zmierzających do rozstrzygnięcia kwestii kontroli spraw agencji – za którą Trybunał pozostaje w pełni odpowiedzialny – w kontekście trwającego przeglądu rozporządzenia finansowego.W odniesieniu do specjalnych sprawozdań Trybunału jest on proszony o wypracowanie ich w sposób bardziej terminowy i celowy w dążeniu do zwiększenia efektywności.W sprawozdaniu wezwano Trybunał do udziału w porozumieniu międzyinstytucjonalnym w sprawie obowiązkowego rejestru służącego przejrzystości.Ze względu na znacząca ilość zastrzeżeń zagłosowałem przeciwko przyjęciu sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European Economic and Social Committee (A8-0144/2017 - Bart Staes) PL

W sprawozdaniu na temat Europejskiego Komitetu Ekonomiczno-Społecznego brak jest właściwej informacji dotyczącej nieobecności pracowników, konieczności wdrożenia niezbędnych środków mających na celu poprawę procedur rekrutacyjnych lub utrzymującej się nierównowagi geograficznej na starszych i średnich stanowiskach kierowniczych.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - Committee of the Regions (A8-0141/2017 - Bart Staes) PL

W sprawozdaniu na temat Komitetu Regionów wskazano na potrzebę poprawy przejrzystości misji podejmowanych przez posłów, z dokładnymi wydatkami, a także na niewystarczające zaangażowanie PE i Rady w działania związane z opiniami Komitetu.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European External Action Service (A8-0122/2017 - Benedek Jávor) PL

Sprawozdanie w sprawie Europejskiej Służby Działań Zewnętrznych (ESDZ) podkreśla bardzo wyraźnie wezwanie do rewizji jej polityki budowlanej, zgodnie z zaleceniami Trybunału Obrachunkowego zawartymi w sprawozdaniu specjalnym nr 07/2016, i wzywa ESDZ do wzmocnienia jej zarządzania oraz do wprowadzenia narzędzi służących do monitorowania wszystkich kosztów poniesionych w polityce lokalowej, w szczególności w zakresie monitorowania pułapów w celu obniżenia całkowitych rocznych czynszów biur w delegacjach i związanych z nimi kosztów powtarzalnych.Mając świadomość wielu słabych obszarów działalności, zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium. Również z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European Ombudsman (A8-0142/2017 - Benedek Jávor) PL

Sprawozdanie dotyczące Europejskiego Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich zwraca uwagę m.in. na kilka kwestii związanych z koniecznością dalszej poprawy warunków i procedur rekrutacyjnych oraz nierównowagi geograficznej na szczeblu średnim i wyższym.To bardzo ważna kwestia, niemniej jednak zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European Data Protection Supervisor (A8-0140/2017 - Bart Staes) PL

W sprawozdaniu dotyczącym Europejskiego Inspektora Ochrony Danych stwierdzono z zaniepokojeniem, że trzy wskaźniki systemów kontroli wewnętrznej są kwalifikowane jako wymagające znacznej poprawy, w szczególności „celów i wskaźników skuteczności”. Brakuje przepisów przeciwdziałających konfliktom interesów, nie są publikowane CV i oświadczenia finansowe członków i członków personelu nadzorującego, a informacje w zakresie przejrzystości i gwarancji efektywności kosztowej są również niewystarczające.Mając świadomość wielu słabych obszarów działalności, zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium. Również z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Performance, financial management and control of EU agencies (A8-0149/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) (A8-0147/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) (A8-0143/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) (A8-0075/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (A8-0145/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Police College (CEPOL) (A8-0081/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (A8-0087/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) (A8-0093/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Banking Authority (EBA) (A8-0079/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (C8-0293/2016) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (A8-0086/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) (A8-0106/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (A8-0101/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) (A8-0127/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Medicines Agency (EMA) (A8-0084/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (A8-0099/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) (A8-0130/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) (A8-0115/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Railway Agency (ERA) (A8-0128/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) (A8-0124/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Training Foundation (ETF) (A8-0118/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) (A8-0105/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (A8-0116/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) (A8-0126/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) (A8-0111/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) (A8-0129/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Police Office (Europol) (A8-0107/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (A8-0146/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) (A8-0137/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European GNSS Agency (GSA) (A8-0148/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI) (A8-0103/2017 - Miroslav Poche) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (A8-0094/2017 - Miroslav Poche) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: ECSEL Joint Undertaking (A8-0113/2017 - Miroslav Poche) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH) (A8-0109/2017 - Miroslav Poche) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (IMI) (A8-0083/2017 - Miroslav Poche) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: ITER Joint Undertaking (A8-0108/2017 - Miroslav Poche) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: SESAR Joint Undertaking (A8-0096/2017 - Miroslav Poche) PL

Liczba zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających absolutorium na rok finansowy 2015 jest bardzo duża i wynosi 32. Oprócz sprawozdań dotyczących agencji w sprawozdaniu zawarte są horyzontalne uwagi dotyczące agencji.Spośród 32 zdecentralizowanych agencji podlegających procedurze udzielania absolutorium Europejski Trybunał Obrachunkowy wydał opinię kwalifikowaną dla dwóch agencji: Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) oraz Europejskiej Agencji Zarządzania Współpracą Operacyjną na Zewnętrznych Granicach Państw Członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (Frontex).Grupa ECR przedstawiła poprawki dotyczące odroczenia udzielenia absolutorium wszystkim zdecentralizowanym agencjom, ale zostały one odrzucone w trakcie posiedzenia komisji CONT w dniu 23 marca.Zagłosowałem przeciw udzieleniu absolutorium z uwagi na fakt, iż Trybunał Obrachunkowy nie wydał pozytywnego poświadczenia wiarygodności w odniesieniu do budżetu jako całości.
2016/11/22
Management of fishing fleets in the outermost regions (A8-0138/2017 - Ulrike Rodust) PL

W procedowanym sprawozdaniu podkreślono możliwości i zaproponowano możliwe do wdrożenia środki służące poprawie zarządzania flotami rybackimi w ramach obecnej WPRyb. Przedstawiono pewne propozycje dotyczące zmiany sposobu zarządzania flotami rybackimi w regionach najbardziej oddalonych na podstawie potencjalnych nowych ram WPRyb.Zwrócono się do Komisji, aby przeanalizowała możliwość stworzenia nowego instrumentu, który będzie specjalnie przeznaczony do wspierania rybołówstwa w regionach najbardziej oddalonych – dodatkowo w stosunku do środków otrzymywanych z EFMR, a także środków (niezwiązanych z rybołówstwem, lecz mimo wszystko wartych odnotowania) w ramach WPR i płatności na rzecz rozwoju regionalnego.W tym przypadku ze względu na proponowane zwiększenie środków budżetowych wstrzymałem się od głosu. Uważam, iż nie powinniśmy wspierać regionów najbardziej oddalonych od Unii, skoro część członków Unii musi mierzyć się z szeregiem trudności związanych z uwarunkowaniami geograficznymi bez specjalnych środków wsparcia, jakimi dysponują regiony najbardziej oddalone.
2016/11/22
EU flagship initiative on the garment sector (A8-0080/2017 - Lola Sánchez Caldentey) PL

Uznając fakt, że Unia Europejska i jej instytucje są zdecydowane zaradzić sytuacji powstałej w następstwie katastrofy budowlanej w Bangladeszu, gdzie po zawaleniu się ośmiopiętrowego budynku Rana Plaza w Szabharze nieopodal Dhaki, mieszczącego kilka fabryk sektora odzieżowego, zginęło ponad 1100 osób, a 2500 odniosło rany, a także, uznając wartość dodaną działań podejmowanych w ramach takich inicjatyw jak porozumienie na rzecz stałej poprawy praw pracowniczych i bezpieczeństwa w fabrykach w przemyśle konfekcyjno-dziewiarskim w Bangladeszu, w przedmiotowym sprawozdaniu z własnej inicjatywy wezwano do podjęcia dalszych działań w imieniu Unii Europejskiej i jej państw członkowskich, aby położyć kres obecnym naruszeniom praw człowieka w całym łańcuchu dostaw w tym sektorze.W szczególności w sprawozdaniu wzywa się Komisję do przedstawienia wniosku ustawodawczego w sprawie nadania wiążącego charakteru obowiązkom zachowania należytej staranności w odniesieniu do łańcuchów dostaw w przemyśle konfekcyjnym, zgodne z wytycznymi OECD oraz międzynarodowymi normami w zakresie praw człowieka oraz normami socjalnymi i środowiskowymi. Jednak może się okazać, że taki nowy dodatkowy wniosek ustawodawczy nie będzie krokiem we właściwym kierunku i nie przyniesie skutecznych rozwiązań problemu niedoskonałości w przemyśle konfekcyjnym w krajach rozwijających się. Mając powyższe na uwadze, zagłosowałem przeciwko dokumentowi.
2016/11/22
State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers (A8-0119/2017 - Maria Noichl) PL

Wzrost cen kupna i dzierżawy użytków rolnych w wielu regionach doprowadził do spekulacji finansowych i w konsekwencji do sztucznego wzrostu cen żywności. Uniemożliwiło to – ze względów ekonomicznych – wielu gospodarstwom rolnym zatrzymanie dzierżawionych użytków bądź zwiększenie powierzchni małych i średnich gospodarstw niezbędne do utrzymania ich rentowności, nie wspominając nawet o zakładaniu nowych gospodarstw. Aby zapewnić bezpieczne dostawy żywności w Unii, należy przyznać gruntom rolnym szczególną ochronę, która umożliwi państwom członkowskim UE kontrolowanie ich sprzedaży, użytkowania i dzierżawy, bez uszczerbku dla czterech podstawowych wolności UE.W projekcie rezolucji nieustawodawczej wzywa się Komisję do wyjaśnienia, jakie środki regulacji rynków są dozwolone. Komisja powinna opublikować jasny zbiór kryteriów dotyczących obrotu gruntami rolnymi na rynkach kapitałowych, a także rozważyć moratorium na trwające postępowania w sprawie zakupu gruntów, aby ocenić, czy przepisy krajowe w sprawie handlu użytkami rolnymi są zgodne z prawem UE. W projekcie rezolucji wzywa się do ogólnounijnego monitorowania oraz wymiany informacji na temat cen gruntów i dzierżawy, a także do nałożenia limitu płatności dla dużych gospodarstw. Ponadto Komisja powinna również powołać grupę roboczą wysokiego szczebla i przeprowadzić badanie na temat użytków rolnych. Z uwagi na wagę i charakter dokumentu zagłosowałem za przyjęciem.
2016/11/22
Annual report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (A8-0121/2017 - Georgios Kyrtsos) PL

Roczne sprawozdanie z działalności Europejskiego Banku Inwestycyjnego (EBI) wymienia i ocenia działalność finansową banku. W sprawozdaniu szczególny nacisk położono na znaczenie inwestycji EBI w czasach kryzysu gospodarczego. Podkreślono znaczenie koncentracji EBI na MŚP, działaniach związanych z klimatem, innowacyjnością i konkurencyjnością oraz jej roli w finansowaniu projektów dotyczących problemu bezrobocia wśród młodzieży.Dalsze omawiane kwestie to rola EBI w projektach EFSI, kryzys uchodźców oraz odpowiedzialność banku wobec Parlamentu Europejskiego. Z uwagi na dorobek i zaangażowanie EBI w kwestiach wsparcia MŚP zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Mining Waste Directive (A8-0071/2017 - György Hölvényi) PL

Dyrektywę 2006/21/WE w sprawie gospodarowania odpadami pochodzącymi z przemysłu wydobywczego przyjęto w następstwie dwóch poważnych wypadków, do których doszło w 1998 r. i 2000 r. i których rezultatem był wyciek niebezpiecznych odpadów z przemysłu wydobywczego.W dyrektywie przewidziano środki, procedury i wytyczne mające na celu zapobieganie wszelkim niekorzystnym skutkom dla środowiska i zdrowia ludzkiego związanym z gospodarowaniem odpadami wydobywczymi oraz minimalizowanie tych skutków. Termin transpozycji przepisów ww. dyrektywy upłynął 1 maja 2008 r. W sprawozdaniu ustalono przede wszystkim, że państwa członkowskie (bez Chorwacji, która przystąpiła do UE w 2013 r.) miały trudności z transpozycją pod względem „dotrzymania terminów”, „jakości” lub obu tych elementów, oraz że obecnie toczą się postępowania w sprawie uchybienia zobowiązaniom państwa członkowskiego w związku z niezgodnością z przepisami.Jeden z kluczowych problemów wynika z tego, że Komisja nie opublikowała dotychczas wskazówek dotyczących kontroli, czego skutkiem są różnice w podejściach stosowanych przez państwa członkowskie. W rezultacie niemożliwa była jednakowa realizacja celów dyrektywy we wszystkich państwach członkowskich, co oznacza różną skuteczność w poszczególnych państwach członkowskich. W sprawozdaniu wezwano Komisję do bezzwłocznego opublikowania wspomnianych wskazówek.
2016/11/22
Situation in Venezuela (RC-B8-0270/2017, B8-0270/2017, B8-0271/2017, B8-0272/2017, B8-0274/2017, B8-0275/2017, B8-0276/2017, B8-0277/2017) PL

Decyzje wenezuelskiego Sądu Najwyższego podjęte w marcu 2017 r., nadające uprawnienia do uzurpowania władzy ustawodawczej Wenezuelskiego Zgromadzenia Narodowego i ograniczenia parlamentarnego immunitetu posłów, były przedmiotem ostrej krytyki ze strony opinii międzynarodowej. Działanie Sądu Najwyższego skutecznie ogranicza uprawnienia konstytucyjne Zgromadzenia Narodowego, które zostało demokratycznie wybrane przez ludność Wenezueli i jest zdominowane przez opozycję polityczną.Wenezuela ma najwyższą światową stopę inflacji, która zgodnie z przewidywaniami w przyszłym roku ukształtuje się na poziomie 1660 %. Niedobory podstawowych towarów są powszechne. Obie strony obwiniają się wzajemnie za problemy gospodarcze kraju, które pogarszają się wraz z spadającymi cenami ropy (główny produkt eksportowy Wenezueli).Rezolucja potępia ciągłe niekonstytucyjne naruszanie porządku demokratycznego w Wenezueli i zdecydowanie odrzuca decyzje Sądu Najwyższego Wenezueli o zawieszeniu uprawnień Zgromadzenia. Równocześnie wyraża głębokie zaniepokojenie pogarszającą się dramatycznie sytuacją w dziedzinie demokracji, praw człowieka oraz sytuacją społeczno-gospodarczą w Wenezueli, w klimacie rosnącej niestabilności politycznej i społecznej. Parlament apeluje do rządu i Sądu Najwyższego Wenezueli o przestrzeganie konstytucji, w szczególności uprawnień przyznanych wszystkim praworządnie wybranym członkom parlamentu, jak również wzywa rząd Wenezueli do zagwarantowania rozdziału i niezależności organów władzy oraz do przywrócenia pełnej władzy konstytucyjnej Zgromadzenia Narodowego. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem rezolucji.
2016/11/22
Objection to a delegated act: Scheme of generalised tariff preferences (B8-0273/2017) PL

Procedowany projekt zwraca uwagę na fakt, iż proces uchylenia i zastąpienia ustawy o zapobieganiu terroryzmowi jeszcze się nie zakończył, a jeżeli ustawę tę zastąpi nowa ustawa, nie może ona zawierać szerokiej definicji przestępstw „o podłożu terrorystycznym” i musi ograniczać ryzyko wymuszania zeznań za pomocą tortur w Sri Lance.Obecne przypadki naruszenia praw człowieka w Sri Lance budzą obawy co do adekwatności przyznawania statusu GSP+ w sytuacji, kiedy według międzynarodowych organów osiągnięty postęp jest niewystarczający. Obecnie rząd Sri Lanki jest podejrzewany o niedostateczne zwalczanie kultury bezkarności poprzez nagradzanie stanowiskami rządowymi urzędników wojskowych oskarżonych o naruszenia praw człowieka.Z uwagi na fakt, iż akt delegowany może wejść w życie tylko wtedy, gdy Parlament Europejski albo Rada nie wyrażą sprzeciwu w terminie dwóch miesięcy od przekazania im tego aktu, i mając na uwadze niewystarczające w mojej opinii zapisy, zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi.
2016/11/22
EU priorities for the UN Human Rights Council sessions in 2017 (RC-B8-0183/2017, B8-0183/2017, B8-0184/2017, B8-0185/2017, B8-0186/2017, B8-0187/2017, B8-0188/2017, B8-0189/2017) PL

W Genewie, w drugiej połowie marca odbyła się 34. Sesja Rady Praw Człowieka ONZ (do dn. 24 marca). Parlament Europejski regularnie włączał się do jej prac, przyjmując rezolucję, w której przedstawia swoje stanowiska i priorytety UE w UNHRC w danym roku. Zaproponowany tekst wspólnie wypracowany przez grupy polityczne jest dobrze wyważony i odnosi się do wielu kryzysowych obszarów i państw na świecie. Uważam, iż rola jaką obecnie pełni Unia Europejska w kwestii diagnozowania obecnych i potencjalnych obszarów kryzysowych włącznie z działaniami na rzecz ich rozwiązywania jest kluczowa. Dlatego, też poparłem stanowisko w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
Supply chain due diligence by importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (A8-0141/2015 - Iuliu Winkler) PL

Pod koniec listopada 2016 r. Rada i Parlament Europejski osiągnęły porozumienie w sprawie treści rozporządzenia w sprawie powstrzymania finansowania grup zbrojnych poprzez handel minerałami konfliktowymi. Celem niniejszego rozporządzenia jest zachęcanie firm UE do pozyskiwania cyny, tantalu, wolframu i złota w sposób odpowiedzialny. Te minerały są powszechnie stosowane w codziennych produktach, w tym telefonach komórkowych, samochodach i biżuterii.Uregulowane porozumienie niesie ze sobą wyraźne obowiązki odpowiedzialnego za źródło w odniesieniu do "górnej części" procesu produkcyjnego, co obejmuje wydobycie i rafinację tych minerałów. Przeważająca większość metali i minerałów przywożonych do UE zostanie objęta, a importerzy małej objętości będą zwolnieni z tych zobowiązań. Rozporządzenie to pozwala także firmom stać się odpowiedzialnymi importerami, oświadczając na piśmie właściwemu organowi w państwie członkowskim, że przestrzegają zasadności należytej staranności określonych w rozporządzeniu. Wykaz tych importerów zostanie opublikowany przez Komisję. Właściwe organy przeprowadzą kontrole, aby zapewnić, że importerzy UE minerałów i metali spełniają swoje zobowiązania w zakresie należytej staranności.Komisja opracuje również podręcznik zawierający niewiążące wytyczne, które pomogą firmom, a zwłaszcza MŚP, w identyfikowaniu obszarów dotkniętych konfliktem i obszarów wysokiego ryzyka. W pełni popieram wszelkie działania na rzecz ograniczenia możliwości pozyskiwania środków finansowych na rzecz prowadzenia konfliktów zbrojnych. Dlatego, też zagłosowałem za przyjęciem tego bardzo ważnego dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector (A8-0150/2016 - Marco Affronte) PL

Obecne rozporządzenie dotyczące gromadzenia danych i zarządzania nimi obowiązuje do grudnia 2018 r. Procedowany projekt rozporządzenia jest reakcją na zmiany wprowadzone w 2013 r. w oparciu o nową wspólną politykę rybołówstwa; obejmuje ono skutki wynikające z obowiązku wyładunku, ustanowienia wieloletnich planów zarządzania rybołówstwem, wpływu rybołówstwa na ekosystemy, gromadzenia danych w dziedzinie akwakultury. Gromadzenie danych ma zasadnicze znaczenie dla właściwego wdrożenia wspólnej polityki rybołówstwa. Głównym celem rozporządzenia jest pozyskanie dokładnych i rzetelnych danych o stanie stad ryb, które są niezbędne do ustalenia, w jaki sposób rybołówstwo wpływa na stada. Rozporządzenie jest również ważne, ponieważ daję podstawę prawną do wykorzystania funduszy EFMR na działania polegające na gromadzeniu danych na podstawie innych uregulowań, na przykład obecność obserwatorów naukowych na pokładzie statku na podstawie rozporządzenia o połowach stad głębinowych. Powyższe kwestie przekonały mnie do poparcia w głosowaniu niniejszego dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a Common Security and Defence Policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty (A8-0042/2017 - Esteban González Pons, Michael Gahler) PL

Wspólna polityka bezpieczeństwa i obrony (WPBiO) jest integralną częścią wspólnej polityki zagranicznej i bezpieczeństwa (WPZiB) Unii Europejskiej. WPBiO jest uregulowana szeregiem przepisów Traktatów unijnych, które wskazują szczegółowo na zakres i poziom aspiracji w tej dziedzinie. Traktat lizboński potwierdza zaangażowanie Unii w „stopniowe kształtowanie wspólnej polityki obronnej”, które będzie się rozwijać w zgodzie z normami dotyczącymi obronności państw członkowskich, jak również ich zobowiązaniami wobec członkostwa w NATO (22 z 28 państw członkowskich UE są również członkami NATO).Dalsze działania mogą prowadzić do ustanowienia wspólnej obrony, z dodatkowym zastrzeżeniem, że Rada Europejska powinna podjąć decyzję w tej kwestii jednomyślnie. Projekt raportu, przygotowany wspólnie przez komisje AFET/SEDE i AFCO ma na celu wyjaśnienie jak na gruncie traktatu lizbońskiego przedstawia się kontekst bezpieczeństwa i obrony, mając na uwadze budowę bardziej zintegrowanej, głębszej współpracy w dziedzinie WPBiO, prowadzącej do ustanowienia wspólnej obrony. Raport zawiera szereg zapisów, których nie mogę zaakceptować m.in. jak wspólna polityka obronna, Europejska Unia Obrony oraz stworzenie głównej siedziby na poziomie unijnym. Ponadto, uważam, iż w raporcie nie podkreślono wystarczająco mocno pierwszorzędnej roli NATO. Dlatego też zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi.
2016/11/22
An integrated EU policy for the Arctic (A8-0032/2017 - Urmas Paet, Sirpa Pietikäinen) PL

Procedowany projekt sprawozdania jest odpowiedzią Parlamentu na wspólne sprawozdanie Komisji i Wysokiego Przedstawiciela dotyczące zintegrowanej polityki UE na rzecz Arktyki w kwietniu 2016 r. W raporcie przewidziano potrzebę prowadzenia bardziej spójnej wewnętrznej i zewnętrznej polityki UE, strategii arktycznej i konkretnego planu działań w zakresie zaangażowania UE w Arktyce, biorąc pod uwagę wszystkie aspekty. Raport podkreśla potrzebę stabilności człowieka, środowiska i gospodarki w Arktyce.Ze względu na stale rosnące temperatury arktyczny ekosystem znajduje się w poważnym niebezpieczeństwie. Z punktu widzenia bezpieczeństwa Arktyka mogłaby stanowić nową granicę konfliktu politycznego i wojskowego ze względu na rosnące znaczenie geopolityczne. UE od dawna angażuje się w Arktyce w oparciu o historię, geografię, gospodarkę i badania naukowe. Trzy państwa członkowskie UE są członkami Rady Arktycznej, a siedem innych to obserwatorzy. W raporcie wyraźnie popiera się przyznanie UE statusu obserwatora w Radzie Arktycznej. Niestety w treści raportu zawarto zapisy m.in. w zakresie całkowitego zakazu wydobycia ropy naftowej i gazu w Arktyce oraz zakończenia wierceń. Zgodnie z opiniami naukowców wytwarzanie ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego w Arktyce nie przyczynia się do emisji CO2 bardziej niż ropa naftowa i gaz wyprodukowana gdzie indziej na świecie. Zatem uważam, iż zakaz wydobywania ropy naftowej i gazu arktycznego jest bezpodstawny. Dlatego też, zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi raportu.
2016/11/22
2016 Report on Montenegro (A8-0050/2017 - Charles Tannock) PL

W rocznym sprawozdaniu podkreślono postępy, jakie osiągnął ten kraj w ostatnim roku (w tym otwarcie 26 rozdziałów negocjacyjnych i tymczasowe zamknięcie 2 rozdziałów) w zakresie członkostwa w Unii Europejskiej. Wyrażono uznanie dla władz za uporządkowane przeprowadzenie wyborów w dniu 16 października 2016 r. oraz przyjęto z zadowoleniem szereg reform podjętych przez rząd (w tym w administracji publicznej, sądownictwie, w obszarze zwalczania korupcji, prania pieniędzy, terroryzmu i ekstremizmu).Z drugiej strony w sprawozdaniu wskazano na obszary, w których niezbędne są dalsze działania – wciąż pozostaje wiele do zrobienia w kwestii korupcji, wyeliminowania przemocy ze względu na płeć, zwiększenia wolności mediów, poprawy klimatu biznesowego i inwestycyjnego oraz zwalczania bezrobocia. Niemniej jednak wyrażono także zaniepokojenie z powodu rosyjskich prób wywierania wpływu na bieg wydarzeń w Czarnogórze, w tym incydentów, do jakich doszło podczas wyborów w październiku 2016 r.W sprawozdaniu z zadowoleniem przyjęto aktywny udział Czarnogóry we współpracy regionalnej i międzynarodowej, a także podpisanie w maju 2016 r. protokołu w sprawie przystąpienia do NATO. W pełni popieram budowanie relacji UE - Czarnogóra oraz wszelkie działania na rzecz rozwoju Czarnogóry. Dlatego, też poparłem w głosowaniu procedowany projekt.
2016/11/22
EU-Brazil Agreement: modification of concessions in the schedule of Croatia in the course of its accession (A8-0052/2017 - José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra) PL

Wraz z przystąpieniem Republiki Chorwacji Unia Europejska rozszerzyła swoją unię celną. Zgodnie z zasadami Światowej Organizacji Handlu (WTO) Unia Europejska, która posiada prawa negocjacyjne związane z planem taryfowym Chorwacji, rozpoczęła rozmowy z członkami WTO w celu uzgodnienia ewentualnej regulacji wyrównawczej. Taka korekta ma miejsce, jeśli przyjęcie zewnętrznego systemu taryfowego UE powoduje wzrost danej taryfy ponad poziom, którym kraj przystępujący związał się w WTO. Rezultatem negocjacji z Federacyjną Republiką Brazylii jest projekt umowy redukującej konwencjonalne stawki podatku dla poszczególnych produktów (cukru, surowego drobiu i mięsa indyczego). W pełni popieram przedłożony projekt, dlatego zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Denmark (A8-0051/2017 - Maria Grapini) PL

Z uwagi na porządkowy i formalny charakter dokumentów – zagłosowałem za jego przyjęciem.
2016/11/22
Launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Greece (A8-0053/2017 - Claude Moraes) PL

Raport techniczny dotyczy decyzji o uruchomieniu zautomatyzowanej wymiany danych w odniesieniu do danych DNA w Grecji. Grecja wypełniła kwestionariusz dotyczący ochrony danych i kwestionariusz dotyczący wymiany danych DNA. W całościowym sprawozdaniu stwierdzono, że Grecja w pełni wdrożyła ogólne przepisy dotyczące ochrony danych. Dlatego też, w celu zautomatyzowanego przeszukiwania danych DNA, Grecja powinna mieć prawo do otrzymywania i dostarczania danych osobowych. Poparłem w głosowaniu projekt, nad którym odbywają się prace.
2016/11/22
Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products (A8-0022/2017 - Karin Kadenbach) PL

Projekt zawiera przegląd prawodawstwa dotyczącego kontroli urzędowych, który był częścią szerszego pakietu dotyczącego zdrowia zwierząt i roślin, zapowiedzianego przez Komisję w 2013 r. i mającego na celu konsolidację 70 aktów prawnych w 5 aktach. Przegląd był również elementem odpowiedzi Komisji na skandal związany z koniną i uznano, że ma on kluczowe znaczenie dla ograniczenia nieuczciwych i wprowadzających w błąd praktyk w całym łańcuchu rolno-spożywczym.Chociaż Komisja dążyła do szybkiej reakcji na skandal, prace nad wnioskiem w sprawie kontroli urzędowych były długim i żmudnym procesem, który trwał prawie cztery lata, objął dwie kadencje Parlamentu i dziesięć rund rozmów trójstronnych, nim został sfinalizowany w czerwcu 2016 r. Zmiana gwarantuje bardziej jednolite egzekwowanie kontroli w szeregu sektorów: podejście jest tu w większym stopniu oparte na ryzyku, a tym samym – mniej uciążliwe. Mając na uwadze charakter porządkowy projektu - zagłosowałem za jego przyjęciem.
2016/11/22
Use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band in the Union (A8-0327/2016 - Patrizia Toia) PL

Procedowany projekt umowy przewiduje szerokie ogólnoeuropejskie podejście do wykorzystania widma radiowego 470-790 MHz, w tym pasma 700 MHz (694-790 MHz). Popyt na łączność bezprzewodową za pomocą smartfonów i przyszłych urządzeniach 5G stale rośnie. Do 2020 r. będzie prawie osiem większy ruch mobilnego Internetu niż obecnie. Ta łączność zależy od widma radiowego, które jest kluczowe, ale jest ono niestety zasobem ograniczonym. Pomoże to również innowacyjnym usługom jak np. samochody, zdalna opieka zdrowotna, inteligentne miasta lub video streaming, które to usługi powinny być rozpowszechnione na całym kontynencie. Mając na uwadze tak dynamiczny rozwój usług mobilnych oraz korzyści jakie za sobą niesie zagłosowałem za przyjęciem projektu.
2016/11/22
Obstacles to EU citizens’ freedom to move and work in the Internal Market (B8-0179/2017) PL

Projekt rezolucji wzywa państwa członkowskie i instytucje UE, by wspólnie przyjęły odpowiedzialność za takie funkcjonowanie zasad swobodnego przepływu, które przyniesie korzyści obywatelom i przyczyni się do wzrostu, rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego i zatrudnienia, oraz za zapewnienie skuteczniejszej transpozycji i skuteczniejszego wdrożenia odpowiednich unijnych ram prawnych. Niestety w rezolucji zawarte są nieco kontrowersyjne zapisy. Pierwszy z nich dotyczy naruszania swobody przepływu pracowników w UE, drugi natomiast dotyczy wsparcia w sprawie uznawania małżeństw LGBT w państwach członkowskich UE. W związku z powyższym zagłosowałem przeciwko rezolucji.
2016/11/22
Commission's approval of Germany's revised plan to introduce a road toll (B8-0180/2017) PL

Ponad dwa lata temu Niemcy przyjęły ustawę dotyczącą systemu opłat drogowych (“PKW-Maut”), która dyskryminowała kierowców z innych państw. W czerwcu 2015 r. Komisja wszczęła przeciwko Niemcom postępowanie w sprawie uchybienia zobowiązaniom państwa członkowskiego i ostatecznie skierowała sprawę do Trybunału Sprawiedliwości UE.Teraz jednak Komisja wstrzymała postępowanie, gdyż w dniu 1 grudnia 2016 r. osiągnęła porozumienie z Niemcami. W rezolucji podkreślono, że porozumienie między przewodniczącym Komisji a niemieckim ministrem dotyczące systemu opłat drogowych w Niemczech nadal posiada elementy stanowiące naruszenie prawa unijnego i naruszające podstawowe zasady traktatów. W rezolucji zakwestionowano decyzję Komisji o wstrzymaniu, bez właściwego uzasadnienia prawnego, toczącego się przeciwko Niemcom postępowania w sprawie uchybienia zobowiązaniom państwa członkowskiego. W rezolucji zwrócono się do Komisji, by przedstawiła Parlamentowi rzeczone porozumienie oraz ujawniła istotne informacje dotyczące jego opracowania. Zwrócono się również do Komisji o wyjaśnienie aspektów, które sprawiły, że porozumienie utrzymujące pośrednią dyskryminację ze względu na przynależność państwową zostało uznane za wystarczającą podstawę do wstrzymania postępowania.W rezolucji podkreślono również potrzebę przyjęcia wspólnych przepisów w celu ustanowienia spójnych i zharmonizowanych ram dla systemów pobierania opłat w odniesieniu do wszystkich typów pojazdów w UE. Z uwagi, iż powyższy, bardzo ważny problem dotyczy również polskich przedsiębiorców zagłosowałem za przyjęciem rezolucji.
2016/11/22
Guidelines for the 2018 budget - Section III (A8-0060/2017 - Siegfried Mureşan) PL

Projekt sprawozdania przedstawia priorytety polityczne Parlamentu na budżet w 2018 r. Sprawozdanie koncentruje się na wzroście gospodarczym, zatrudnieniu i bezpieczeństwie oraz wzywa Komisję do przedstawienia projektu budżetu 2018, który umożliwi UE dalsze generowanie dobrobytu i bezpieczeństwa swoim obywatelom.W dokumencie podkreśla się, że poprawa konkurencyjności gospodarki UE ma podstawowe znaczenie dla zapewnienia wzrostu gospodarczego i tworzenia miejsc pracy. Sprawozdanie zawiera przekonanie, że w celu rozwiązania głównych przyczyn kryzysu migracyjnego i uchodźczego UE musi zwiększyć swoją rolę poprzez inwestycje w krajach pochodzenia uchodźców i migrantów.W raporcie zauważono również, że inwestycje w infrastrukturę, mieszkania, edukację, usługi medyczne i wsparcie dla małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw są elementem rozwiązania problemu pierwotnych przyczyn migracji. Zawarte w projekcie tezy skłoniły mnie do poparcia w głosowaniu powyższego dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Responsible ownership and care of equidae (A8-0014/2017 - Julie Girling) PL

Sektor koniowatych w UE o wartości ponad 100 mld EUR rocznie stanowi znaczący wkład w gospodarki lokalne, jak i w gospodarkę UE. Sektor ten tworzy wiele miejsc pracy w branżach transportu, turystyki, sportu, edukacji, rolnictwa i leśnictwa. Koniowate zaś pełnią niezwykle różnorodne role, m.in. uczestniczą w zawodach sportowych, towarzyszą rekreacyjnie człowiekowi, pracują, spełniają funkcję zwierząt terapeutycznych, jak również są wykorzystywane w badaniach naukowych. Stanowią także cenne źródło mleka i mięsa.Grupa ECR sporządziła omawiane sprawozdanie z własnej inicjatywy, ponieważ traktowanie koniowatych i opieka nad nimi istotnie różnią się w poszczególnych państwach członkowskich. Wysoki popyt na koniowate w czasach dobrobytu gospodarczego doprowadził do niekontrolowanego rozrodu zwierząt gorszej jakości. W okresach złej koniunktury zwierzęta te znacznie tracą na wartości i w ostatnich latach w wielu państwach członkowskich odnotowano poważny wzrost liczby przypadków porzucania koniowatych, a co za tym idzie, częstsze ich maltretowanie i związane z tym cierpienie.W sprawozdaniu podkreślono, że odpowiedzialne podejście do posiadania koniowatych i opieki nad nimi powinno zawsze być wymagane jako minimum. Nie zaproponowano dodatkowych przepisów, lecz przedstawiono pakiet środków mających na celu poprawę dobrostanu koniowatych. Mając na uwadze fakt, iż Polsce również mamy do czynienia z powyższym problemem, zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
Mercury (A8-0313/2016 - Stefan Eck) PL

Jak wszyscy wiemy, rtęć stanowi zagrożenie dla ludzkiego zdrowia, przyrody oraz środowiska. Niestety jest również substancją zanieczyszczającą zapasy żywnościowe. W celu zmniejszenia wyżej wymienionych zagrożeń zaproponowane zostały regulacje, które dostosowują prawo unijne do wcześniej uzgodnionego stanowiska międzynarodowego przyjętego na szczeblu ONZ (Konwencja z Minamaty) i ograniczającego podaż rtęci, jej użycie oraz emisję.Rozpatrywany projekt znacząco ograniczy ekspozycję na rtęć w UE oraz zaktualizuje prawo europejskie zgodnie ze stanowiskiem międzynarodowym przyjętym na poziomie ONZ, a także, idąc dalej, w tych obszarach, w których jest to możliwe. W związku z powyższym zagłosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
Long-term shareholder engagement and corporate governance statement (A8-0158/2015 - Sergio Gaetano Cofferati) PL

Dyrektywa ma na celu poprawę długoterminowej stabilności przedsiębiorstw w całej UE w celu pobudzania ich wzrostu. Będzie ona miała zastosowanie do spółek ze statutową siedzibą w państwie członkowskim i akcjami na rynku regulowanym w państwie członkowskim. Procedowany tekst stanowi, że akcjonariusze będą mieli prawo głosu w sprawie polityki wynagrodzeń dyrektorów swojej spółki, która będzie udostępniana publicznie po głosowaniu podczas walnego zgromadzenia. Wyniki dyrektorów będą oceniane w oparciu o kryteria finansowe i niefinansowe, a doradcy inwestorów będą podlegać dodatkowym wymogom przejrzystości i kodeksowi postępowania dla doradców inwestorów.W odniesieniu do istotnych transakcji (definiowanych przez państwa członkowskie) między spółką giełdową a podmiotem powiązanym transakcje takie muszą być podawane do wiadomości publicznej. Państwa członkowskie mogą również wymagać od niezależnej osoby trzeciej, organu nadzorczego spółki lub komitetu niezależnych dyrektorów przedstawienia odpowiedniego sprawozdania stwierdzającego, że transakcja jest uczciwa i rozsądna z punktu widzenia spółki i innych akcjonariuszy. Transakcja będzie musiała następnie zostać zatwierdzona przez akcjonariuszy lub zarząd. W przypadku transakcji zatwierdzonych przez zarząd państwa członkowskie mogą ustalić, że niezbędne jest również zatwierdzenie przez akcjonariuszy. Mając na uwadze wagę dokumentu oraz obszar, jaki reguluje, zagłosowałem za przyjęciem projektu.
2016/11/22
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (A8-0251/2016 - Vicky Ford) PL

Sprawozdanie dotyczy przeglądu unijnej dyrektywy w sprawie broni palnej, w której określono warunki, na jakich osoby prywatne mogą legalnie nabywać i posiadać broń lub przewozić ją do innego kraju UE. Zmieniona dyrektywa wprowadza nowe przepisy dotyczące podziału broni palnej na kategorie, wymogów w zakresie oznakowania, procedur wydawania pozwoleń, postępowania z bronią palną pozbawioną cech użytkowych i bronią historyczną, oraz muzeów i kolekcjonerów. Niektóre nowe rodzaje broni palnej zostały dodane do listy zakazanej broni palnej (kategoria A).W ramach przeglądu przepisów wprowadzono bardziej rygorystyczne kontrole dotyczące strzelania ślepymi nabojami oraz broni palnej pozbawionej cech użytkowych w nieodpowiedni sposób, która została znaleziona i wykorzystana w niedawnych działaniach przestępczych i terrorystycznych. Nałożono też na państwa UE wymóg ustanowienia systemu monitorowania w odniesieniu do wydawania lub przedłużania pozwoleń oraz wymóg wzajemnej wymiany informacji.Z uwagi na głos środowisk w kraju oraz przedstawione przez nie argumenty, a także z uwagi na rygorystyczny charakter części zapisów zagłosowałem przeciwko przyjęciu projektu.
2016/11/22
End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and waste electrical and electronic equipment (A8-0013/2017 - Simona Bonafè) PL

Projekt zawiera w sobie pakiet przepisów zmieniających dyrektywę ramową 2008/98/WE w sprawie odpadów, dyrektywę 94/62/WE w sprawie opakowań i odpadów opakowaniowych, dyrektywę 1999/31/WE w sprawie składowania odpadów, a także dyrektywy 2000/53/WE w sprawie pojazdów wycofanych z eksploatacji, 2006/66/WE w sprawie baterii i akumulatorów i 2012/19/UE w sprawie zużytego sprzętu elektrycznego i elektronicznego. Pakiet ten stanowi legislacyjne dopełnienie zaktualizowanego planu działania w zakresie gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym, zaproponowanego przez Komisję w grudniu 2015 r.. Unia Europejska jest w dużym stopniu uzależniona od importu surowców, a znaczne ilości tych zasobów naturalnych szybko się kurczą. Pomimo wspólnych wysiłków nadal marnujemy znaczne ilości cennych metali i surowców. Uważam, iż kluczowym wyzwaniem będzie odzyskiwanie jak największej ilości zasobów w UE poprzez ułatwienie skutecznego recyklingu i ponownego użycia, lecz także poprzez uznanie odpadów za cenne zasoby. Z uwagi na fakt, iż przejście na gospodarkę o obiegu zamkniętym jest konieczne w celu zachowania konkurencyjności gospodarczej oraz pobudzenia wzrostu gospodarczego, zwiększenia zatrudnienia zagłosowałem za przyjęciem projektu.
2016/11/22
Waste (A8-0034/2017 - Simona Bonafè) PL

Ambitniejsze cele stawiane w sprawozdaniu w zakresie recyklingu uważam za daleko posunięte ze względu na to, że obecnie wiele krajów członkowskich ma szereg problemów związanych z wdrażaniem i egzekwowaniem celów zawartych w dotychczas obowiązujących przepisach. Z uwagi na fakt, iż złożone poprawki dotyczące celów dyrektywy w sprawie odpadów, dyrektywy w sprawie opakowań i odpadów opakowaniowych oraz dyrektywy w sprawie składowania odpadów, w których przywrócone zostają cele zaproponowane we wnioskach Komisji, nie zyskały poparcia zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi.
2016/11/22
Landfill of waste (A8-0031/2017 - Simona Bonafè) PL

Ambitniejsze cele stawiane w sprawozdaniu dotyczące recyklingu uważam za daleko posunięte z uwagi na fakt, iż obecnie wiele krajów członkowskich ma szereg problemów związanych z wdrażaniem i egzekwowaniem celów zawartych w dotychczas obowiązujących przepisach. Z uwagi na fakt, iż złożone poprawki dotyczące celów w zakresie dyrektywy w sprawie odpadów, dyrektywy w sprawie opakowań i odpadów opakowaniowych oraz dyrektywy w sprawie składowania odpadów, w których przywrócone zostaną cele zaproponowane we wnioskach Komisji nie zyskały poparcia - zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi.
2016/11/22
Packaging and packaging waste (A8-0029/2017 - Simona Bonafè) PL

Ambitniejsze cele stawiane w sprawozdaniu dotyczące recyklingu uważam za daleko posunięte z uwagi na fakt, iż obecnie wiele krajów członkowskich ma szereg problemów związanych z wdrażaniem i egzekwowaniem celów zawartych w dotychczas obowiązujących przepisach.Z uwagi na fakt, iż złożone poprawki dotyczące celów w zakresie dyrektywy w sprawie odpadów, dyrektywy w sprawie opakowań i odpadów opakowaniowych oraz dyrektywy w sprawie składowania odpadów, w których przywrócone zostaną cele zaproponowane we wnioskach Komisji nie zyskały poparcia - zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi.
2016/11/22
Equality between women and men in the EU in 2014-2015 (A8-0046/2017 - Ernest Urtasun) PL

Zgodnie z życzeniem Europejskiego Instytutu ds. Równości Kobiet i Mężczyzn (EIGE) w znacznym stopniu Instytut zaangażował się w sporządzenie tego sprawozdania. W sprawozdaniu wezwano Komisję do włączenia kwestii płci i praw kobiet we wszystkie budżety i kształtowanie polityki. Wezwano również do podjęcia skutecznych środków i ocen w reakcji na cięcia wydatków publicznych. Wyrażono wolę wprowadzenia filaru równości płci do strategii „Europa 2020”. Napiętnowano państwa, które nie dążą do realizacji celów barcelońskich. Zaapelowano o przyjęcie dyrektywy w sprawie zarządów spółek notowanych na giełdzie. Ponaglono państwa członkowskie do ratyfikacji konwencji stambulskiej. Niestety podczas prac poprawki mające na celu przywrócenie równowagi w proponowanych zapisach nie zostały wzięte pod uwagę. Równocześnie zaproponowane zapisy wiążą się z dodatkowymi wydatkami budżetowymi. W związku z powyższym zagłosowałem przeciwko sprawozdaniu.
2016/11/22
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (A8-0043/2017 - Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz) PL

W 2004 r. Parlament Europejski i Rada przyjęły dyrektywę wprowadzającą w życie zasadę równego traktowania mężczyzn i kobiet w zakresie dostępu do towarów i usług oraz dostarczania towarów i usług. Procedowane sprawozdanie dotyczy wdrożenia dyrektywy, tj. tego, w jakim zakresie jest ona skuteczna, a w jakim występują niedociągnięcia oraz braki. W sprawozdaniu poruszono kwestię nieporozumień występujących w sektorze ubezpieczeń w odniesieniu do kobiet w ciąży.Sprawozdanie zobowiązuje Komisje do doprecyzowania na potrzeby państw członkowskich i sektora ubezpieczeń, jakie są możliwości wprowadzenia zgodnie z prawem ubezpieczeń medycznych i podróżnych dla kobiet w ciąży. Sprawozdanie dotyczy również wyzwań stojących przed rodzicami i opiekunami niemowląt i małych dzieci w zakresie dostępności pomieszczeń do przewijania w publicznych środkach transportu, w tym w samolotach. Z drugiej strony, sprawozdanie obejmuje zagadnienia, które budzą wiele zastrzeżeń, takie jak wezwanie państw członkowskich do ratyfikacji konwencji stambulskiej, wezwanie do opracowania strategii politycznych w sektorze transportu uwzględniających kwestię płci, wezwanie do rozszerzenia zakresu dyrektywy, tak aby miała ona zastosowanie również do osób transseksualnych oraz wezwanie, aby dyrektywa miała zastosowanie również do branży ogłoszeń i mediów społecznościowych. Ze względu na te zastrzeżenia nie mogłem poprzeć sprawozdania w całości.
2016/11/22
EU funds for gender equality (A8-0033/2017 - Clare Moody) PL

Projekt sprawozdania ocenia sposób uwzględniania aspektu płci przy podziale funduszy unijnych, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem unijnych środków przeznaczonych na opiekę nad dziećmi w ramach europejskich funduszy strukturalnych i inwestycyjnych, uwzględniania aspektu płci w wykorzystaniu funduszy programu „Horyzont 2020” oraz uwzględniania aspektu płci w wykorzystaniu funduszy programu „Prawa, Równość i Obywatelstwo”. Zawiera ono zalecenia polityczne dotyczące sposobu, w jaki UE może lepiej urzeczywistniać zadeklarowaną przez siebie zasadę równouprawnienia płci i uwzględniać aspekt płci przy podziale środków budżetowych oraz przy podejmowaniu decyzji o wydatkach w obszarach polityki unijnej.Uważam, iż sprawozdanie otwiera drogę do kolejnego rozdawnictwa środków. Obecnie należy uważnie opracowywać budżet UE i przeznaczać fundusze na realizację najważniejszych programów, podczas gdy w sprawozdaniu zachęca się do zwiększenia nakładów na wszystkie przedsięwzięcia mające jakikolwiek związek z równouprawnieniem płci i apeluje się o uwzględnianie aspektu płci w budżecie UE, tj. o przeprowadzenie szczegółowej analizy wszystkich działów budżetu UE pod kątem ich wkładu w równouprawnienie płci. Sprawozdanie zawiera również dwa ustępy, w których piętnuje się Polskę za niewystarczające finansowanie polityki na rzecz równouprawnienia płci oraz działalności Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich – stanowią one nie tylko naruszenie zasady pomocniczości, lecz również opierają się na „alternatywnych faktach”, gdyż budżet Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich został ostatnio zwiększony. Zagłosowałem przeciwko.
2016/11/22
Fundamental rights implications of big data (A8-0044/2017 - Ana Gomes) PL

W sprawozdaniu przedstawiono korzyści i zagrożenia związane z gromadzeniem, przechowywaniem i analizą dużych zbiorów danych, a także przewidywane zachowania w kontekście praw podstawowych. Sprawozdanie kładzie nacisk na zasady przejrzystości, niedyskryminacji i zgodności ze wszystkimi przepisami dotyczącymi ochrony danych, wzywając przedsiębiorstwa, organy regulacyjne, obywateli i rząd do odpowiedzialnego zarządzania dużymi zbiorami danych. Równocześnie w sprawozdaniu zaapelowano do Komisji, państw członkowskich, organów regulacyjnych i obywateli o zapoznanie się z przepisami dotyczącymi ochrony danych i zrozumienie algorytmicznego przetwarzania danych, potencjalnych rezultatów i konieczności ochrony przed naruszeniami bezpieczeństwa danych.Niestety z uwagi na zapisy języka ideologii płciowej w zakresie zastosowania zasady niedyskryminacji w analizie służącej ściganiu przestępstw nie mogłem w głosowaniu poprzeć projektu sprawozdania.
2016/11/22
Minimum standards for the protection of farm rabbits (A8-0011/2017 - Stefan Eck) PL

Większość królików hodowlanych w UE jest hodowana w konwencjonalnych klatkach zaś największymi producentami są: Francja, Włochy i Hiszpania. 340 mln królików poddawanych jest ubojowi na mięso rocznie, stanowi to jednak poniżej 1% wartości końcowej produkcji zwierzęcej w UE. Raport stwierdza, że państwa członkowskie UE powinny zachęcać rolników do wyeliminowania konwencjonalnych klatek bateryjnych i zastąpienia ich opłacalnymi alternatywnymi systemami takimi jak systemy parków zbiorowych lub systemami królikarni, które umożliwiłyby lepszą ochronę przed chorobami i ukierunkowaną kontrolę.Poprawa dobrostanu królików i warunków miałaby pozytywny wpływ na ochronę zdrowia publicznego oraz ograniczyłaby stosowanie antybiotyków w hodowli królików. Ponadto w sprawozdaniu wzywa się państwa członkowskie i Komisję do podjęcia dalszych badań w celu wypracowania jak najlepszych systemów utrzymania zwierząt w celu poprawy ich dobrostanu w różnych typach hodowli, co umożliwiłoby wdrażanie udoskonaleń w gospodarstwach przy jednoczesnym zagwarantowaniu ich rentowności.Raport również wzywa Komisję do przedstawienia wytycznych obejmujących dobre praktyki i ustanawiających zasady dotyczące dobrostanu królików hodowlanych jak również do przedstawienia zaleceń w odniesieniu do zdrowia, dobrostanu i warunków bytowych królików w całej UE. Ponadto wzywa wszystkie państwa członkowskie, aby z myślą o wyrównaniu warunków działania dostosowały swoje przepisy do obowiązujących przepisów w zakresie dobrostanu królików wprowadzonych przez Austrię, Belgię, Niemcy i Zjednoczone Królestwo. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem raportu.
2016/11/22
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Marine Le Pen (A8-0047/2017 - Laura Ferrara) PL

W dniu 21 stycznia 2016 roku prokuratura wszczęła postępowanie sądowe przeciwko pani Le Pen w sprawie rozpowszechniania na swoim koncie Twitter brutalnych obrazów, dotyczących wykonania wyroków śmierci na zakładnikach przez grupę terrorystyczną Daesh, które mogłyby naruszyć godność ludzką. Pani Le Pen nie stawiała się na przesłuchania, twierdząc, że jako poseł do Parlamentu Europejskiego posiada mandat do swobodnej wypowiedzi. Nie stawiła się również na wezwanie prokuratora. W związku z powyższym sprawozdawca komisji JURI zalecił uchylenie immunitetu, twierdząc, że chociaż zdjęcia zamieszczone przez panią Le Pen mogą być dostępne dla każdego za pośrednictwem Google, oraz pojawiły się na koncie Twitter, to nie zmienia to faktu, iż charakter zdjęć może być sprzeczny z ludzką godnością. Biorąc powyższe pod uwagę, zagłosowałem za wnioskiem.
2016/11/22
EU-Lebanon Euro-Mediterranean Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A8-0027/2017 - Ramona Nicole Mănescu) PL

Liban jest jednym z państw członkowskich partnerstwa euro-śródziemnomorskiego (Euromed), które sprzyja integracji gospodarczej i wspiera reformy demokratyczne we wszystkich szesnastu państwach sąsiadujących z UE w Afryce Północnej jak i na Bliskim Wschodzie. Jest również zasadniczym narzędziem większej integracji gospodarczej w regionie. Wpisuje się ono w Europejską Politykę Sąsiedztwa, dzięki której UE oferuje swoim sąsiadom uprzywilejowane stosunki, oparte na promowaniu wspólnych wartości, takich jak demokracja i prawa człowieka, praworządność, zasady gospodarki rynkowej i zrównoważonego rozwoju. Zagłosowałem za.
2016/11/22
EU-Liechtenstein Agreement on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa (A8-0025/2017 - Josef Weidenholzer) PL

Fundusz Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego (ISF) jest instrumentem na rzecz wsparcia finansowego w zakresie wspierania działań granic zewnętrznych i wiz. ISF ma zapewnić wysoki poziom bezpieczeństwa w Unii przy jednoczesnym ułatwieniu legalnego podróżowania.Finansowanie w wysokości blisko 2,8 mld EUR do roku 2020 ma na celu zbudowanie potrzebnej infrastruktury na przejściach granicznych oraz kontrolę granic, finansowanie systemów informatycznych wymaganych przez europejski system nadzorowania granic (EUROSUR), a także działania służące ułatwieniu skutecznego zarządzania przepływami migracyjnymi, rozpatrywania wniosków wizowych i współpracy konsularnej. Celem procedowanego projektu jest ustanowienie porozumień oraz umożliwienie Komisji przejęcia odpowiedzialności za wykonanie budżetu przeznaczonego na przedmiotowy instrument w tym państwie stowarzyszonym, a także ustalenie wkładu Liechtensteinu do budżetu Unii w odniesieniu do tego instrumentu (około 200 000 EUR rocznie). Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem w/w dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements and non-binding instruments in the field of energy (A8-0305/2016 - Zdzisław Krasnodębski) PL

Komisja złożyła projekt zobowiązujący państwa członkowskie do przedkładania jej projektów międzyrządowych umów energetycznych z państwami trzecimi przed ich podpisaniem (tzw. ocena ex ante). Celem dokumentu jest weryfikacja treści umowy pod względem zgodność z prawem unijnym, zaś państwa członkowskie musiałyby w pełni uwzględnić opinię Komisji.Obecnie państwa członkowskie są zobowiązane do dostarczenia Komisji takich umów już po ich podpisaniu (ex post). Komisja uważa, że obecny system jest nieskuteczny ‒ nawet jeśli niektóre umowy zostaną uznane za niezgodne z prawem unijnym, odstąpienie od nich jest niezwykle trudne, ponieważ może doprowadzić do kryzysu między konkretnym państwem członkowskim a państwem trzecim.Porozumienie trójstronne osiągnięte w grudniu 2016 r. ogranicza zakres oceny ex ante do umów dotyczących gazu oraz ropy naftowej, podczas gdy umowy dotyczące energii elektrycznej są przedmiotem oceny ex post. Jeśli państwo członkowskie nie zastosuje się do opinii Komisji zawartej w ocenie ex ante, powinno uzasadnić swoją decyzję na piśmie. Zapewnia to odpowiednią równowagę między stronami wzywającymi do centralizacji uprawnień w rękach Komisji a tymi, które są zdania, że państwa członkowskie powinny samodzielnie decydować o zawieranych umowach w zakresie dostaw energii. Mając powyższe na uwadze zagłosowałem za przyjęciem procedowanego projektu.
2016/11/22
Obligations in the field of visa reciprocity (B8-0173/2017) PL

Unia Europejska od kilkunastu lat dąży do pełnej wzajemności wizowej. Mimo wielu problemów w przeszłości tylko Kanada i Stany Zjednoczone pozostają poza w/w wzajemnością. Obywatele Kanady oraz Stanów Zjednoczonych podróżują do UE bezwizowo. Jednakże, Rumuni i Bułgarzy (do Kanady i USA), Polacy i Cypryjczycy (do USA) nadal posiadają obowiązek wizowy.Aktualnie powyższa kwestia z Kanadą jest skutecznie rozwiązana. W ramach umowy CETA Kanada zgodziła się udzielić bezwizowego wjazdu dla Rumunów i Bułgarów do końca 2017, zaś kwestia Stanów Zjednoczonych zmierza ku dobremu rozwiązaniu. W 2013 roku kodeks wizowy został zaktualizowany i został włączony do niego mechanizm wzajemności wizowej. Stanowi on, że dwa lata od daty wystąpienia nieprawidłowości Komisja musi wydać akt delegowany (DA) zawieszający ruch bezwizowy do wszystkich (!) krajów UE dla obywateli, krajów „dyskryminujących” pomiędzy państwami członkowskimi UE.Komisja powinna wydać w kwietniu 2016 r. akt delegowany DA. Nie uczyniła jednak tego, ponieważ uważa to za politycznie nierozsądne. Z uwagi na fakt, iż pomimo obietnic ze strony administracji Stanów Zjednoczonych nadal utrzymuje się obowiązek wizowy wobec polskich obywateli wstrzymałem się w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
Options for improving access to medicines (A8-0040/2017 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) PL

Konieczność sporządzenia sprawozdania w sprawie unijnych możliwości zwiększenia dostępu do leków pojawiła się w związku z wycofaniem się Komisji ze zmiany dyrektywy w sprawie przejrzystości (89/105/EWG), która przez lata była blokowana przez państwa członkowskie. Wniosek ten postrzegano jako zbytnio ingerujący w kompetencje krajowe, a podobne próby można dostrzec w sprawozdaniu. W projekcie sprawozdania komisja ENVI wzywa Radę i Komisję, aby rozważyły nowe środki kontroli cen leków, takie jak obserwacja horyzontalna i koordynacja wspólnych zamówień, oraz aby zacieśniły współpracę między państwami członkowskimi w zakresie procedur ustalania cen w celu wymiany informacji na temat cen, refundacji, umów negocjacyjnych i dobrych praktyk oraz unikania niepotrzebnych wymogów administracyjnych i opóźnień.W sprawozdaniu podkreślono także, że przejrzystość kosztów związanych z rozwojem i badaniami klinicznymi jest niezbędna do ustalenia uczciwej ceny. W projekcie zawarto również przepisy postulujące przeniesienie z poziomu krajowego i regionalnego na poziom UE oceny technologii medycznych i kryteriów oceny terapeutycznej wartości dodanej w porównaniu z najlepszymi dostępnymi rozwiązaniami alternatywnymi, a także środków służących zwiększeniu konkurencyjności leków generycznych i biopodobnych.Z uwagi na fakt, iż w toku procedury w komisji złagodzono wiele z pierwotnych postanowień, aby uwzględnić kompetencje krajowe i konieczność utrzymania konkurencyjności unijnego sektora farmaceutycznego zagłosowałem za przyjęciem projektu.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Creative Europe programme (A8-0030/2017 - Silvia Costa) PL

Program „Kreatywna Europa” jest realizowany od początku 2014 roku. Łączy w sobie programy z dziedziny kultury i mediów z okresu programowania 2007-2013. W zakres programu wchodzi m.in. wspieranie działań w sektorze kultury i sektorze audiowizualnym oraz propagowanie synergii międzysektorowych.W projekcie sprawozdania zaleca się kontynuowanie programu przy zachowaniu jego obecnej struktury, ale w formie udoskonalonej. Cechy szczególne dwóch podprogramów powinny zostać doprecyzowane, a komponent międzysektorowy wzmocniony. W sprawozdaniu wzywa się państwa członkowskie do zwiększenia budżetu programu „Kreatywna Europa”, aby był on zgodny z ambicjami każdego podprogramu i spełniał oczekiwania obywateli. Równocześnie w dokumencie podkreśla się, że wartości produkcji kulturalnej nie można zmierzyć wyłącznie za pomocą danych ekonomicznych. W sprawozdaniu wzywa się także Komisję do dalszego uproszczenia kwestii finansowych przez rozszerzenie stosowania kwoty ryczałtowej oraz zachęcanie do powszechniejszego stosowania zwrotów zryczałtowanych.Uważam, iż postulowane w sprawozdaniu rozszerzenie programu i stworzenie programu „Kreatywna Europa Mundus” może być problematyczne podobnie jak zwiększenie budżetu. Mając powyższe na uwadze wstrzymałem się w głosowaniu nad powyższym projektem.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme (A8-0017/2017 - María Teresa Giménez Barbat) PL

Przedmiotowe strategiczne sprawozdanie z wdrożenia zawiera analizę pierwszych doświadczeń z realizacji programu „Europa dla Obywateli” na lata 2014–2020, dysponującego budżetem w wysokości 185 468 000 EUR. Celem sprawozdania jest wniesienie wkładu w śródokresowy przegląd wdrażania programu dokonywany przez Komisję.Program „Europa dla Obywateli” składa się z dwóch głównych elementów: „Pamięć o przeszłości Europy” (20 % budżetu), którego celem jest szerzenie świadomości wspólnej europejskiej historii i wartości oraz znajomości celów Unii, oraz „Zaangażowanie demokratyczne i aktywność obywatelska” (60 % budżetu), którego celem jest zachęcanie do demokratycznej i obywatelskiej aktywności na szczeblu Unii. Drugi komponent przewiduje środki takie jak partnerstwo miast i sieci miast. Pomimo że w sprawozdaniu zawarto pewne przydatne przemyślenia dotyczące poprawy dostępu dla wnioskodawców i beneficjentów oraz wymiany najlepszych praktyk, poniższe kwestie sprawiły, iż zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi:Apel o wspieranie za pośrednictwem programu „Europa dla Obywateli” rozwoju wspólnego poczucia europejskiej tożsamości, aby przeciwdziałać „siłom europejskim podważającym samo istnienie projektu europejskiego”, czego „kulminacja miała miejsce podczas głosowania za Brexitem”, oraz wezwanie do znacznego zwiększenia budżetu zgodnie z kampanią „jednego euro na obywatela”, w którym przytacza się brak funduszy jako powód niskiego oddziaływania programu oraz niskiego wskaźnika wyłonionych projektów.
2016/11/22
Common Commercial Policy in the context of wildlife sustainability imperatives (A8-0012/2017 - Emma McClarkin) PL

Obecnie nielegalny handel dziką fauną i florą oraz produktami z dzikiej fauny lub flory stał się jedną z najbardziej lukratywnych gałęzi działalności przestępczej na świecie. Łączną wartość tego handlu szacuje się na kwotę 8-20 mld EUR rocznie.Nielegalny handel dziką fauną i florą szkodzi nie tylko różnorodności biologicznej, lecz także wywiera negatywny wpływ na rozwój i praworządność ze względu na ścisłe powiązania z korupcją, co przyczynia się do destabilizacji bezpieczeństwa w niektórych zagrożonych krajach.W sprawozdaniu zawarto m.in. wezwanie, aby decydenci polityczni w UE i państwach członkowskich zadbali o to, by walka z nielegalnym handlem dziką fauną i florą nadal była priorytetem politycznym. Obecnie prowadzone i przyszłe negocjacje w sprawie umów handlowych muszą uwzględniać wszystkie możliwe środki związane zarówno z legalnym, jak i nielegalnym handlem dziką fauną i florą. Odnosi się to zwłaszcza do umowy TTIP. Wezwano także, aby instytucje i organizacje międzynarodowe oraz globalne sieci lepiej współpracowały, by przyniosło im to korzyści. Niezbędna jest szersza wymiana informacji o rozwoju sytuacji i tendencjach w przestępstwach przeciwko dzikiej przyrodzie.Równocześnie stwierdzono, iż UE musi zintensyfikować swoje wysiłki w celu rozwiązania problemu korupcji, który jest jednym z głównych czynników sprzyjających nielegalnemu handlowi dziką fauną i florą. Z uwagi na ciężar poruszonego problemu zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Cross-border aspects of adoptions (A8-0370/2016 - Tadeusz Zwiefka) PL

W projekcie sprawozdania zawarto propozycję przyjęcia rozporządzenia umożliwiającego automatyczne uznawanie orzeczeń o adopcji wydanych w innym państwie członkowskim zgodnie z procedurą inną niż procedura przewidziana w konwencji haskiej z 1993 r. Sprawozdanie skupia się przede wszystkim na tej kwestii i w sposób szczególny podkreśla dobro dziecka jako wartość naczelną. Warunkiem niezbędnym do przyjęcia przepisów umożliwiających automatyczne uznawanie orzeczenia o adopcji wydanego w innym państwie członkowskim jest zapewnienie pełnego poszanowania krajowych przepisów dotyczących porządku publicznego oraz zasad pomocniczości i proporcjonalności.Jak pokazuje praktyka, sytuacja ta może prowadzić do poważnych trudności prawnych, jeżeli stosunek prawny między rodzicem/rodzicami a przysposobionym dzieckiem nie zostanie automatycznie uznany. Mogą być wymagane dodatkowe procedury administracyjne lub sądowe. Uważam, że choć poruszony w sprawozdaniu temat jest niezwykle ważny, to przedmiotowy wniosek dotyczy rozporządzenia harmonizującego bardzo wrażliwy dla każdego państwa członkowskiego obszar prawa rodzinnego, który należy do kompetencji wyłącznych. Wiele państw członkowskich ma w prawie krajowym przepisy dotyczące uznawania adopcji zagranicznych, a w wielu innych trwają obecnie prace legislacyjne.Ponadto sytuacja rodzin, które przeprowadziły się do innego państwa członkowskiego po zaadoptowaniu dziecka w czysto krajowej procedurze przeważnie nie powoduje problemów prawnych. Mając na uwadze powyższe oraz obecny stan przepisów, wstrzymałem się od głosu.
2016/11/22
Bilateral safeguard clause and stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement (A8-0277/2016 - Marielle de Sarnez) PL

W roku 2014 UE i Ekwador zakończyły negocjacje w sprawie przystąpienia do umowy o handlu między UE a Kolumbią i Peru. Podobnie jak umowa z Kolumbią i Peru, umowa z Ekwadorem zawiera dwustronną klauzulę ochronną i mechanizm stabilizacyjny dotyczący bananów. Celem jest zbadanie, czy przywóz wykraczający poza konkretne progi określone dla każdego partnera handlowego UE wywrze negatywny wpływ na stabilność unijnego rynku bananów i czy – o ile to potwierdzi – można w takim przypadku zawiesić preferencyjne stawki celne.W projekcie sprawozdania proponuje się ustanowienie systemu wczesnego ostrzegania w przypadku spodziewanego znacznego wzrostu przywozu, przypuszczalnie prowadzącego do osiągnięcia wartości progowej, która uruchamia mechanizm stabilizacyjny. Wtedy Komisja będzie musiała poinformować Parlament i Radę. Ponadto Komisja ma rozważyć podjęcie odpowiednich środków kompensacyjnych w razie poważnego pogorszenia sytuacji europejskich producentów bananów. Budowanie równych relacji gospodarczych pomiędzy UE a innymi państwami jest niezwykle ważną kwestią, a dzięki jasnym regułom współpraca może się rozwijać z korzyścią dla obu stron. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem projektu.
2016/11/22
Sustainable management of external fishing fleets (A8-0377/2016 - Linnéa Engström) PL

Rozpatrywane rozporządzenie reguluje zasady dokonywania połowów przez statki pływające pod banderą krajów UE poza wodami UE. Unia posiada jedną z największych flot rybackich na świecie, głównie na Oceanie Indyjskim i Pacyfiku, a także u wschodnich i zachodnich wybrzeży Afryki. Celem głosowania plenarnego jest uzgodnienie stanowiska na pierwsze czytanie. Obecny tekst stwierdza między innymi, iż statki mają prawo prowadzić połowy poza UE, jeżeli posiadają na to zezwolenie. Ponadto statki pływające pod banderą UE muszą dowieść, że dokonują połowów zgodnie z prawem i w sposób zrównoważony, co ma posłużyć ograniczeniu występowania zjawiska zmiany bandery. Równocześnie ma zostać utworzona publiczna baza danych wszystkich statków UE upoważnionych do prowadzenia połowów poza wodami UE.Jednoznacznie popieram stanowisko grupy ECR, iż powyższe zapisy są kontrowersyjne pod względem konstytucjonalnym. W chwili obecnej obowiązkiem każdego państwa członkowskiego jest wydawanie, odmowa wydania, zawieszanie lub odbieranie upoważnień do połowów. W rozporządzeniu proponuje się, by Komisja była uprawniona do odbierania upoważnień do połowów statkom, które, prowadząc połowy, nie stosują się do zasad UE. Komisja może to uczynić wyłącznie wówczas, gdy państwo członkowskie odmówi podjęcia działania. Nie mogłem poprzeć takich zapisów, dlatego zagłosowałem przeciwko.
2016/11/22
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Georgia (A8-0260/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) PL

Rozmowy pomiędzy UE a Gruzją w sprawie liberalizacji wizowej trwają od połowy 2012 r. W dniu 18 grudnia 2015 r. Komisja potwierdziła, że Gruzja spełniła wszystkie kryteria określone w planie działania na rzecz liberalizacji wizowej i dlatego jej obywatele powinni być zwolnieni z obowiązku wizowego w przypadku podróży do państw członkowskich UE. W pełni popieram wprowadzenie ruchu bezwizowego dla obywateli Gruzji. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Rule of law crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Gabon (RC-B8-0120/2017, B8-0120/2017, B8-0121/2017, B8-0122/2017, B8-0123/2017, B8-0124/2017, B8-0125/2017, B8-0126/2017) PL

W ciągu ostatnich miesięcy zarówno w Demokratycznej Republice Konga, jak i w Gabonie mamy do czynienia z próbami utrzymania władzy przez dotychczasowe władze wbrew zawartym porozumieniom. Uważam, że sytuacja w Gabonie i w DRK stanowi poważne zagrożenie dla stabilności regionu Afryki Środkowej jako całości. Popieram działania stabilizujące Unię Afrykańską w zakresie zapobieganiu kryzysowi politycznemu w regionie i dalszej destabilizacji regionu Wielkich Jezior Afrykańskich. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem projektu, mając nadzieję, iż dalsze działania organizacji międzynarodowych wpłyną na stabilizację wewnętrzną obu krajów, a tym samym zapewnią bezpieczeństwo ich mieszkańcom.
2016/11/22
Implementation of Erasmus + (A8-0389/2016 - Milan Zver) PL

Program Erasmus+ powstał w oparciu o długą historię rozwoju programów UE w dziedzinie kształcenia, szkolenia, młodzieży i sportu. Programy Sokrates (kształcenie) i Leonardo da Vinci (kształcenie i szkolenie zawodowe), które przekształciły się w program „Uczenie się przez całe życie” (2007–2013), są obecnie częścią programu Erasmus+, po raz pierwszy uwzględniono też sektor sportu jako nową dziedzinę objętą wsparciem.Obecnie Program działa w oparciu o trzy kluczowe obszary: (1) mobilność edukacyjną osób, (2) współpracę na rzecz innowacji i dobrych praktyk oraz (3) wsparcie w reformowaniu strategii politycznych. Zgodnie z projektem przewiduje się zwiększenie budżetu (o 19% w porównaniu z rokiem 2016) na rok 2017 i na pozostały okres realizacji programu (do 2020 r.).Procedowane sprawozdanie dotyczy współpracy międzysektorowej, budżetu, dawnych marek programu, potrzeby uproszczenia i poprawy przystępności, a także kładzie nacisk na problemy, z jakimi mierzą się małe organizacje. Uznaje się, że zasadniczo program przyniósł pozytywne skutki. Niemniej jednak z uwagi na wiele problematycznych zagadnień m.in. zwiększenie WRF podjąłem decyzję o wstrzymaniu się w głosowaniu nad tym projektem.
2016/11/22
EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement: procedures for its application (A8-0361/2016 - Adam Szejnfeld) PL

. – Zgodnie z unijnym prawodawstwem, w celu zapewnienia jednolitych warunków wdrażania Układu o stabilizacji i stowarzyszeniu między UE i Europejską Wspólnotą Energii Atomowej, z jednej strony, a Kosowem, z drugiej strony, należy powierzyć Komisji uprawnienia wykonawcze w tejże materii. Uprawnienia te powinny być wykonywane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (UE) nr 182/2011. W odniesieniu do środków dotyczących produktów rolnych i produktów rybołówstwa pochodzących z Kosowa, które mogą być przywożone do UE po obniżonych stawkach celnych w granicach określonych kontyngentów taryfowych, Komisja powinna, w przypadkach należycie uzasadnionej szczególnie pilnej potrzeby, natychmiast przyjąć stosowne akty wykonawcze.W wyniku serii spotkań udało się osiągnąć ogólny pakiet kompromisowy, zatwierdzający stanowisko Parlamentu – tym samym mając na uwadze wsparcie relacji UE – Albania, zagłosowałem za przyjęciem w/w dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by specific Union import rules (A8-0311/2016 - Hannu Takkula) PL

. – Procedowane rozporządzenie (UE) 2015/936 ustanawia wspólne zasady dotyczące przywozu wyrobów włókienniczych z niektórych państw trzecich, nieobjętych umowami dwustronnymi lub innymi szczegółowymi normami. Obejmuje obecnie dwa kraje, które nie są członkami Światowej Organizacji Handlu czyli Białoruś oraz Koreę Północną. Dostrzegając pozytywne zmiany polityczne w stosunkach między UE a Białorusią oraz w celu dalszej poprawy tychże stosunków Komisja zaproponowała zniesienie kontyngentów na przywóz wyrobów włókienniczych i odzieży pochodzącej z Białorusi. To zniesienie ma na celu przyczynienie się do dalszej poprawy stosunków między UE a Białorusią.Podzielam prezentowane w dokumencie przekonanie, że będzie to pozytywny sygnał motywacyjny dla Białorusi i białoruskich przedsiębiorstw, także pod względem ułatwiania dialogu business-to-business i podniesienie zaufania inwestorów. Zagłosowałem za przyjęciem w/w dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Conclusion of the Agreement continuing the International Science and Technology Center (A8-0363/2016 - Elmar Brok) PL

. – Celem rozpatrywanej umowy jest kontynuowanie działalności Międzynarodowego Centrum Nauki i Techniki (ISTC) po wycofaniu się Rosji i przeniesieniu do Astany w Kazachstanie. Centrum w Astanie wspiera badania i projekty naukowców i inżynierów z wiedzą pochodzącą głównie z programów broni masowego rażenia byłego ZSRR. Obecnie Unia Europejska i USA finansują te projekty poprzez Międzynarodowe Centrum Nauki i Techniki (ISTC). Podczas kryzysu w Rosji w latach 90., program był entuzjastycznie popierany przez rosyjskich naukowców dając zatrudnienie ok. 30 tysiącom ludzi. Niestety, rosyjscy urzędnicy w 2006 r. stwierdzili, że „Rosja nie potrzebuje więcej programu, który ingeruje w bezpieczeństwo narodowe. Rosja odzyskała siły i sama zajmie się swoimi problemami bezpieczeństwa”. W 2010 prezydent Dmitrij Miedwiediew ogłosił intencję wycofania się Rosji z ISTC, co weszło w życie w 2015 r. Centrum znajduje się obecnie w Astanie, stolicy Kazachstanu, a jego stronami zarządzającymi są UE (największe dotacje tj. 28% całego finansowania), Japonia i USA. Inne strony umowy to Norwegia i Korea Południowa. Kraje uczestniczące to: Armenia, Gruzja, Kazachstan, Kirgistan i Tadżykistan. Dlatego też, popierając wszelkie działania na rzecz ograniczenia możliwości wykorzystania wszelkiej wiedzy nt. broni atomowej, zagłosowałem za.
2016/11/22
Objection to a delegated act: Identifying high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies (B8-0001/2017) PL

. – W procedowanym projekcie rezolucji zalecono odrzucenie aktu delegowanego, który Komisja Europejska przygotowała w związku z dyrektywą w sprawie przeciwdziałania praniu pieniędzy. Projekt dotyczy wykazu państw trzecich wysokiego ryzyka w odniesieniu do prania pieniędzy i finansowania terroryzmu.Zgodnie z zapisami Komisja proponuje, by wykaz ten odzwierciedlał wydarzenia na arenie międzynarodowej na podstawie ustaleń Grupy Specjalnej ds. Przeciwdziałania Praniu Pieniędzy (FATF), niestety część grup politycznych w Parlamencie opowiedziało się za jego rozszerzeniem w następstwie afery panamskiej i skrytykowało Komisję, że tego nie uczyniła. Podzielam stanowisko grupy ECR, która popiera ww. akt delegowany i zanim wyciągnie wnioski, woli zwrócić się do Komisji oraz FATF o wyjaśnienie powodów utrzymania wykazu państw wysokiego ryzyka zamiast jego rozszerzenia. W związku z powyższym zagłosowałem przeciwko odrzuceniu w/w dokumentu.
2016/11/22
Logistics in the EU and multimodal transport in the new TEN-T corridors (A8-0384/2016 - Inés Ayala Sender) PL

. – Głównym celem przedmiotowego sprawozdania (z inicjatywy własnej) jest nadanie kluczowego charakteru dziedzinie logistyki oraz wspieraniu zintegrowanego transportu multimodalnego towarów w ramach dalszego rozwoju korytarzy TEN-T. W projekcie wspomina się o szybkim wdrożeniu projektów TEN-T oraz znaczeniu bezpośredniego powiązania między krajowymi planami infrastrukturalnymi państw członkowskich a celami TEN-T.Zgodnie z zapisami sprawozdania należy wykorzystywać wszystkie synergie między dostępnym finansowaniem w ramach instrumentu „Łącząc Europę”, europejskich funduszy strukturalnych i inwestycyjnych oraz EFIS w odniesieniu do realizacji infrastruktury TEN-T. Powyższe kwestie są niezwykle ważne i będą miały znaczący wpływ na rozwój infrastrukturalny mojego kraju, niemniej jednak uważam, iż pomysł wyznaczenia europejskiego koordynatora ds. logistyki TEN-T oraz użycie drażliwego sformułowania na temat „dumpingu społecznego” w sektorze transportu są zbyt daleko idące. W związku z powyższym wstrzymałem się w głosowaniu.
2016/11/22
A European Pillar of Social Rights (A8-0391/2016 - Maria João Rodrigues) PL

. – Przewodniczący Komisji Europejskiej we wrześniu 2015 r. zapowiedział utworzenie filaru praw socjalnych. Inicjatywa ta jest ze strony Komisji próbą rozwinięcia dorobku prawnego w obszarze socjalnym na szczeblu UE oraz zapewnienia równych warunków działania oraz ułatwienia integracji gospodarczej i społecznej. Filar praw socjalnych ma opierać się na istniejącym ogólnounijnym dorobku prawnym w obszarze socjalnym. Wg pomysłodawców, po jego utworzeniu filar powinien stać się ramami referencyjnymi, których zadaniem będzie kontrolowanie zatrudnienia i sytuacji społecznej uczestniczących państw członkowskich, wspieranie reform na szczeblu krajowym i, w szczególności, służenie za drogowskaz dla odnowionej konwergencji w strefie euro. W pełni popieram stanowisko grupy ECR, iż wszelkie środki proponowane w ramach tego filaru muszą być zgodne z zasadą pomocniczości i proporcjonalności.Popieram wszelkie działania związane z inicjatywami nieustawodawczymi oraz wymianą najlepszych praktyk. Niestety w końcowym sprawozdaniu wzywa się jednak do inicjatyw, które obejmują między innymi: dyrektywę ramową w sprawie godnej pracy; przepisy w sprawie urlopu opiekuńczego; wnioski ustawodawcze w sprawie urlopu macierzyńskiego; minimalne standardy jakości dotyczące krajowych systemów świadczeń dla bezrobotnych; unijną gwarancję dla dzieci; europejski system inspekcji pracy. Uważam, iż w obecnej sytuacji nie powinniśmy iść tak daleko w rozwijaniu tego filaru. Zagłosowałem przeciwko.
2016/11/22
Tackling the challenges of the EU Customs Code (UCC) implementation (B8-0024/2017) PL

Nowy unijny kodeks celny został przyjęty w 2013 r. (rozporządzenie (UE) nr 952/2013) i wszedł w życie w dniu 1 maja 2016 r. Przyjęte później akty delegowane i wykonawcze powiązane z tym rozporządzeniem ujawniły pewne braki w jego opracowaniu. W swojej rezolucji komisja IMCO wezwała do dokonania oceny polityki celnej UE oraz uważnej analizy wszelkich luk, niedociągnięć, przypadków pokrywania się przepisów, niespójności i braków, na które zwrócono uwagę w odniesieniu do rozporządzenia 952/2013. Celem rezolucji jest zadbanie o to, by nowy unijny kodeks celny był skuteczny, proporcjonalny i adekwatny do zakładanych celów zarówno dla państw członkowskich, jak i podmiotów gospodarczych, a także aby zmaksymalizować możliwości globalnej wymiany handlowej. W pełni popieram tekst rezolucji - zagłosowałem za przyjęciem dokumentu.
2016/11/22

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Amendments (912)

Amendment 113 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas Daesh and Al-Qaeda are financially self-reliant and whereas illicit trade in goods, firearms, oil, drugs, cigarettes and cultural objects, among other items, as well as trafficking in human beings, slavery, child exploitation, racketeering and extortion, have become means for terrorist groups to obtain funding; whereas the link between organised crime and terrorist groups constitutes a growing security threat; whereas these sources could enable the continued funding of future criminal activities by Al-Qaeda, as well as by Daesh following its territorial collapse in Syria and Iraq;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 635 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that while Member States remain first in line to respond to and prevent threats, a clear need exists to fully recognise the Security Union’s role in supporting themthe EU has an important role to play in coordination and sharing best practices, providing common solutions and adding value;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 699 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to establish and maintaior strengthen appropriate ‘civil defence’ measures for preparedness against CBRN attacks by recruiting qualified and regularly trained personnel incorporating both full-time and voluntary staff, as well as appropriate technical infrastructure including specialised detection vehicles and the sharing of best practice; emphasises that these measures must be in line with a multidisciplinary strategy that contains methods of coordination, notification procedures, standard protocols, evacuation planning, public alarm systems and incident reporting; calls on the Commission and the Member States to gradually harmonise these strategies;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 717 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that terrorists have been known to start off in petty crime; iIs concerned that certain Member States’ justice systems have low conviction rates, with inadequate sentences being issued for serious crime and radicalised individuals being released prematurely or on parole; therefore encourages Member States to organise their justice systems such as to ensure effective intervention vis-à-vis habitual offenders and sufficient dissuasiveness for such offenders;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 793 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to conduct prior screenings of chaplains and to consistently blacklist any hate preachers; calls on the Commission to introduce an EU watch list so as to better exchange information on radical chaplains;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 811 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to increase the offer of higher education opportunities for chaplainimams in the EU, with accrediting theological education programmes integrating EU values; invites the Commission and the Member States to develop and fund a network of European religious scholars that can spread - and testify to - practices of Islam that are compliant with EU values;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 852 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Member States to ban and remove all religious literature within their territory that incites to violent and terrorist acts; asks for such literature to be removed from online platforms and shops as part of the referrals by the Internet Referral Unit; calls for all efforts to be made to track and/or identify sources of such literature;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 903 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Underlines that cyber space has a potential to become an important sphere of terrorist activities; calls on the Member States and all other relevant actors to include cyber defence in all aspects of counter terrorist operations and strategies;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 959 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Urges Member States to introduce a licensing system for chaplainimams accessing prisons, and calls on the Council, with support from the Commission, to draw up guidelines on this; calls on Member States to regularly evaluate and monitor the chaplainimams having access to prisons;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 995 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Points out that existing opt-outs by some Member States from police and judicial cooperation measures for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences could endanger the speed and efficiency of terrorism investigations and may have detrimental effects; calls on Member States to abstain from opt-outs in this crucial field;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1011 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Urges the Member States to systematically check all relevant databases and information systems and introduce all useful data in a timely manner;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1111 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
56. Calls onRecommends that the Member States to examine the possibility of better coordination and cooperation between intelligence and law enforcement services at EU level by increasingly sending intelligence experts in addition to law enforcement staff to the meetings of the Counter-Terrorism Joint Liaison Team (CTJLT) at Europol, which could serve as a blueprint for further cooperation between law enforcement and intelligence; calls on the Commission to support the CTJLT, including special funding;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1117 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
57. Calls onRecommends that Member States and European stakeholders to continue existing operational capabilities and enhance maximum effective cooperation in the fields of counter-terrorism and internal security;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1130 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
58. Calls for Europol to become a veritable hub for information exchange and cooperation in the field of counter- terrorism in the EU, if necessary with a stronger mandate;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1235 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
79. Calls on the Member States to adopt minimum standards for the guards they contribute to the Rapid Reaction Pool of the EBCGA; calls on EBCGA to undertake more simulated joint exercises on present and future activities and challenges;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1307 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
94. Is highly concerned at the scale of illicit tobacco markets in the EU, the proceeds of which can be used to finance terrorism; invites the Member States to consider ratifying and implementing the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC);deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1354 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100 a (new)
100 a. Reminds that sensitive data is also part of critical infrastructure in Member States and thus should be properly safeguarded from cyber attacks;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1365 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107
107. Recommends that the private sector be involved when devising programmes for the protection of critical infrastructure and soft targets, and highlights the need to develop public-private dialogues to this effect also in the cyber domain;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 227 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. enhance synergies between the civil and defence dimensions of cybersecurity in relation to the European Defence Fund by carrying out the following tasks: (a) providing advice, sharing expertise and facilitating collaboration among relevant stakeholders; (b) managing multinational cyber defence projects, when requested by Member States, and thus acting as a project manager within the meaning of Regulation XXX [Regulation establishing the European Defence Fund].deleted
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By [date], each Member State shall nominate the entity to act as the National Coordination Centre for the purposes of this Regulation and notify it to the Commission and to the Governing Board.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 235 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of an assessment concerning the compliance of that entity with the criteria laid down in paragraph 4, the CommissionGoverning Board shall issue a decision within 6 months from the nomination transmitted by the Member State providing for the accreditation of the entity as a National Coordination Centre or rejecting the nomination. The list of National Coordination Centres shall be published by the Commission.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 238 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The relationship between the Competence Centre and the National Coordination Centres shall be based on a standard contractual agreement signed between the Competence Centre and each of the National Coordination Centres. The agreement shall provide for the rules governing the relationship and division of tasks between the Competence Centre and each National Coordination Centres.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Governing Board shall be composed of one representative of each Member State, and fivone representatives of the Commission, on behalf of the Union.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 286 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission and the Member States may invite observers, including representatives of relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies, to take part in the meetings of the Governing Board as appropriate.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 291 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) assess the compliance of entity nominated by the Member State to act as a National Coordination Centre and to issue a decision providing for the accreditation of the entity or rejecting the nomination.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 298 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point s
(s) adopt the methodology to calculate the financial contribution from Member States;deleted
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall hold 250 % of the voting rights. The voting rights of the Union shall be indivisible.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 311 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Every participating Member State shall hold one vote.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 312 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The Governing Board shall take its decisions by a majority of at least 75% of all votes, including the votes of the members who are absent, representing at least 75% of the total financial contributions to the Competence Centre. The financial contribution will be calculated based on the estimated expenditures proposed by the Member States referred to in point c of Article 17(2) and based on the report on the value of the contributions of the participating Member States referred to in Article 22(5).
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Only the representatives of the Commission and the representatives of the participating Member States shall hold voting rights.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Governing Board from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission and the Member States, following an open and transparent selection procedure.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) after consultation with the Governing Board, the Industrial and Scientific Advisory Board and the Commission, prepare and submit for adoption to the Governing Board the draft multiannual strategic plan and the draft annual work plan of the Competence Centre including the scope of the calls for proposals, calls for expressions of interest and calls for tenders needed to implement the work plan and the corresponding expenditure estimates as proposed by the Member States and the Commission;
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 322 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) prepare, negotiate and conclude the agreements with the National Coordination Centres;deleted
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
An administrative agreement may be concluded between the Competence Centre and the Member State [Belgium] in which its seat is located concerning privileges and immunities and other support to be provided by that Member State to the Competence Centre.
2019/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence technological and industrial capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive, innovative and efficient European defence industry throughout the Union. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund (the 'Fund') to support investments in joint research and the joint development of defence products and technologies, thus fostering synergies and cost-effectiveness, and to promote the Member States’ joint purchase and maintenance of defence equipment. This Fund would complement national funding already used for this purpose and should act as an incentive for Member States to cooperate and invest more in defence. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence products and technologies.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry throughout the Union, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross-border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps). In order to foster an open internal market, the Fund should facilitate the development of cooperation between new legal entities, and in particular the cross-border participation of SMEs and mid-caps.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 58 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Given that the Fund aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between legal entities and Member States across Europe, an action should be eligible for funding only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least three legal entities based in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. Every type of cooperation that includes legal entities from an associated country should also include at least two legal entities from two different Member States. At least three of these legal eligible entities established in at least two different Member States and/or associated countries should not be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or should not control each other. In order to boost the cooperation between Member States the Fund may support joint pre- commercial procurement .
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In certain circumstances, if this is necessary for achieving the objectives of the action, it should be possible to derogate from the principle that recipients and their subcontractors should not be subject to control by non- associated third countries or non-associated third country entities. In that perspective, legal entities established in the Union that are controlled by a non-associated third country or a non- associated third country entity can be eligible if relevant and strict conditions relating to the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States are fulfilled. The participation of such entities should not contravene the objectives of the Fund. Applicants should provide all relevant information about the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources to be used in the action.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 70 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Given the specificities of the defence industry where demand comes almost exclusively from Member States and associated countries, which also control all acquisition of defence-related products and technologies, including exports, the functioning of the defence sector is unique and does not follow the conventional rules and business models that govern more traditional markets. Industry therefore cannot undertake substantial self-funded defence Research and Development (R&D) projects and Member States and associated countries normally fully fund all R&D cost. To achieve the objectives of the Fund, notably to incentivise cooperation between companies from different Member States and associated countries, and taking into account the specifics of the defence sector, up tothe totality of the eligible costs should be covered for actions that take place ahead of the development of prototypes phase.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 71 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) Projects with participation of cross-border SMEs and mid-caps support the opening up of the supply chains and contribute to the objectives of the Programme. Such actions should therefore be eligible for an increased funding rate benefitting all entities participating in the consortium.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 82 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate this regulation on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the regulation on the ground. The Commission should carry out an interim evaluation no later than four years after the start of the Fund implementation and a final evaluation at the end of the implementation period of the Fund, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and to the extent possible at that point in time, results and impact. Thisese reports should also analyse the cross-border participation of SMEs and mid-caps in projects supported by the Fund as well as the participation of SMEs and mid-caps to the global value chain and should also contain information on the countries of origin of the recipients and, where possible, the distribution of the generated intellectual property rights. The Commission may also propose amendments to this Regulation to react on possible developments during the implementation of the Fund.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 87 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Fund is to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the European defence industry throughout the Union, by supporting collaborative actions and widening cross-border cooperation between legal entities throughout the Union, including SMEs and mid-caps as well as strengthening and improving the agility of both defence supply and value chains, bolstering new cross-border cooperation between legal entities and fostering the better exploitation of the industrial potential of innovation, research and technological development, at each stage of the industrial life cycle, thus contributing to the Union strategic autonomy. The Fund should also contribute to the freedom of action of the Union and its autonomy, in particular in technological and of defence products and technologies, thus contributing to the Union industrial termsautonomy.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 104 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Fund. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with Article [62(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation. Where possible those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.deleted
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 117 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Actions which are not ethically acceptable may be rejected or terminated at any time.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 123 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, an 2. applicant established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity may be eligible for funding if this is necessary for achieving the objectives of the action and provided that its participation will not put at risk the security interests of the Union and its Member States. In order to ensure protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States, the call for proposals shall require the applicant to provide information demonstrating notably that:
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 146 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Unless otherwise provided for in the work programme referred to in Article 27, tThe action shall be undertaken in a cooperation with a consortium of at least three legal entities which are established in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. Every consortium that includes legal entities from an associated country shall also include at least two legal entities from two different Member States. At least three of these eligible entities established in at least two Member States and/or associated countries shall not, during the whole implementation of the action, be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity, and shall not control each other.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 161 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribution to the security and defence interests of the Union in line with the priorities referred to in Article 3 paragraph 2 and, where appropriate, regional and international cooperative agreementss well as regional and international priorities, provided that they serve the Union’s security and defence interests and do not exclude the participation of any Member State;
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 162 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) contribution to the creation of new cross-border cooperation between legal entities, in particular for SMEs and mid- caps which are established in Member States and/or associated countries other than those where the entities in the consortium which are not SMEs nor mid- caps are established;
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 168 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a consortiumn action shall benefit from a funding rate increased by the percentage points equivalent to the percentage of the total eligible costs allocated to SMEs established in a Member State or an associated country other than those in which the consortium members that are not SMEs or mid-caps are established in;
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 170 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) a consortiumn action shall benefit from a funding rate increased by the percentage points equivalent to the quarter of the percentage of the total eligible costs allocated to mid-caps established in a Member State or an associated country other than those in which the other consortium members that are not SMEs or mid-caps are established in;
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 185 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Independent experts shall be Union's citizens identifiedEU nationals from as broad a range of Member States as possible and selected on the basis of calls for expressions of interest addressed to relevant organisations such as Ministries of Defence and subordinated agencies, research institutes, universities, business associations or enterprises of the defence sector with a view to establishing a list of experts. By derogation from Article [237] of the Financial Regulation, this list shall not be made public.
2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 97 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should therefore mainstream climate action and lead to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives18 . Actions under this Programme are expected to contribute 60% of the overall financial envelope of the Programme to climate objectives, based inter alia on the following Rio markers: i) 100% for the e. Expenditures relating to railway infrastructure, alternative fuels, clean urban transport, electricity transmission, electricity storage, smart grids, CO2 transportation and, renewable energy; ii) 40% for inland waterways and multimodal transport, and gas infrastructure - if enabling increased use of renewable hydrogen or bio-methane and gas infrastructure shall be considered as compliant with EU climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. In order to prevent that infrastructure is vulnerable to potential long term climate change impacts and to ensure that the cost of greenhouse gas emissions arising from the project is included in the project's economic evaluation, projects supported by the Programme should be subject to climate proofing in accordance with guidance that should be developed by the Commission coherently with the guidance developed for other programmes of the Union where relevant. __________________ 18 COM(2018) 321, page 13 COM(2018) 321, page 13
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 143 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve the objectives laid down in the TEN-T guidelines, it is necessary to support with priority the cross-border links and, the missing links, bottlenecks and urban nodes and to ensure, where applicable, that the supported actions are consistent with the corridor work plans established pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and to the overall network development regarding performance and interoperability.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 188 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to improve the completion of transport projects in less developed parts of the network, a Cohesion Fund allocation should be transferred to the Programme to finance transport projects in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund. In an initial phase and within a limit of 70% of the transferred envelope, the selection of projects eligible for financing should respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. The remaining 30% of the transferred envelope should be allocated on a competitive basis to projects located in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund with priority to cross- border links and missing links. The Commission should support Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund in their efforts to develop an appropriate pipeline of projects, in particular by strengthening the institutional capacity of the public administrations concerned.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 244 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Innovative infrastructure technologies that enable the transition to a low carbon energy and mobility systems and improve security of supply are essential in view of the Union's decarbonisation agenda. In particular, in its Communication of 23 November 2017 "Communication on strengthening Europe's energy networks"28 , the Commission emphasised that the role of electricity, where renewable energy will constitute half of the electricity generation by 2030, will increasingly be driving the decarbonisation of sectors so far dominated by fossil fuels, such as transport, industry and heating and cooling and that accordingly, the focus under the trans- European energy infrastructure policy is increasingly on electricity interconnections, electricity storages and, smart grids projects and gas infrastructure investments. To support the Union's decarbonisation objectives, due consideration and priority should be given to technologies and projects contributing to the transition to a low carbon economy. The Commission will aim at increasing the number of cross-border smart grid, innovative storage as well as carbon dioxide transportation projects to be supported under the Programme. __________________ 28 COM(2017) 718
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 283 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The positive results of the first Blending Call for proposals launched under the current programme in 2017, confirmed the relevance and added value of using EU grants for blending with financing from the European Investment Bank or National Promotional Banks or other development and public financial institutions as well as from private-sector finance institutions and private-sector investors, including through public private partnerships. The Programme should therefore continue to provide for dedicated Callsupport actions enabling combination between EU grants and other sources of financing by the dedicated Calls. In the transport sector Blending operations should not exceed 10% of the dedicated envelopes.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 366 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘cross-border section’ means the section which ensures the continuity of a project of common interest between the nearest urban nodes and on both sides of the border of two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring country or actions regarding port nodes of a Member State;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 473 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) In the energy sector, to contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to further integration of the internal energy market, interoperability of networks across borders and sectors, facilitating decarbonisation and ensuring security of supply, and to facilitate cross- border cooperation in the area of renewable energy;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 562 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. As regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, 30% of these amounts shall be made available immediately to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority to cross-border and missing links. U until 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 70% of the resources transferred. As of 1 January 2024, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 580 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. Resources allocated to a Member States under shared management may, at theirits request, be transferred to the Programme, to be used as part of a proposal submitted by the Member State concerned and declared eligible by the Commission under a work programme procedure. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with [point (a) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 632 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By derogation from paragraph 1, local projects in the field of renewable energy can be eligible if they clearly demonstrate their positive impact on the cross border flows of electricity.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 676 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) actions implementing the core network in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, including actions relating to urban nodes, maritime ports, airports, inland ports and rail-road terminals of the core network as defined at Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013. Actions implementing the core network may include related elements located on the comprehensive network when necessary to optimize the investment and according to modalities specified in the work programmes referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 757 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ix a (new)
(ixa) actions supporting alternative fuels in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 2014/94/EU
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 826 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) Member States.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 831 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. The work programmeProposals areferred to in Article 19 may provide that only proposals eligible when submitted by one or more Member States or, with the agreement of the Member States concerned, by international organisations, joint undertakings, or public or private undertakings or bodies are eligibleestablished in a Member States.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 946 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) as regards actions relating to cross-border links, the increased maximum co-financing rates as provided for in points (a) and (b) may only apply to actions that demonstrate a particularly high degree of integration in the planning and implementation of the action for the purpose of the award criterion referred to in Article 13(1)(c), notably through the establishment of a single project company, a joint governance structure and a bilateral legal framework or implementing act pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013.deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 975 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 985 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) eligible costs shall not include value added tax ("VAT").
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 999 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the action has not started within onetwo year following the starting date indicated in the grant agreement;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 1096 #

2018/0228(COD)

For thBudgetary resources used to finance actions listed at Article 9 paragraph 2 (a), 75% of the budgetary resources shall be distributed as follows: 80% - 85% should be allocated to actions on the core network corridors, 10% to actions on the core network outside the core network corridors and 15% - 20% to actions on the comprehensive network.
2018/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1133 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “North sea-Baltic”
Core network corridor "North Sea – Baltic" Alignment Luleå – Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga Ventspils – Riga Riga – Kaunas Klaipeda – Kaunas – Vilnius Kaunas – Warszawa BY border – Warszawa – Łódź/Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hamburg – Kiel Łódź – Katowice/Wrocław UA/PL border – Rzeszów – Katowice – Wrocław – Falkenberg – Magdeburg Szczecin/Świnoujście – Berlin – Magdeburg – Braunschweig – Hannover Hannover – Bremen – Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven Hannover – Osnabrück – Hengelo – Almelo – Deventer – Utrecht Utrecht – Amsterdam Utrecht – Rotterdam – Antwerpen Hannover – Köln – Antwerpen Pre- Cross- Tallinn – Rīga – Kaunas – Warszawa: Rail identified border Rail Baltic new UIC gauge fully sections interoperable line Świnoujście/Szczecin – Berlin Rail/Inland Waterways Via Baltica Corridor EE-LV-LT-PL Road Missing Kaunas – Vilnius Rail link Warszawa/Idzikowice – Poznań/Wrocław, incl. connections to the planned Central Transport Hub Kiel Kanal Inland Waterways Berlin – Magdeburg – Hannover; Mittellandkanal; western German canals Rhine, Waal Noordzeekanaal, IJssel, Twentekanaal
2018/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 401 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharing excellencewidening participation, as described in Annex I, Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area', section 1;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 434 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board mayshould be established. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals, on per Member State, including relevant end-users' representatives. The mission board shall advise and representatives from industry, SMEs and civil-society. The mission board shall facilitate the decision making process and advise the European Commission upon the following:
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 438 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) content of work programmes and their revision as needed for achieving the mission objectives, in co-design with stakeholders and the public where relevant, work programmes will then be submitted to the Strategic Programme Committee for approval;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 445 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) selection of expert evaluators, ensuring a balanced geographical composition of expert panels, briefing of expert evaluators and evaluation criteria and their weighting;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 471 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Scientific Council shall be composed of scientists, engineers and scholars of the highest repute and appropriate expertise, of both women and men in different age groups, ensuring a balanced geographical distribution, ensuring a diversity of research areas and acting in their personal capacity, independent of extraneous interests.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 496 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(a a) ( a a) taking due account of the opinion of the specific Programme Committee;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 517 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The EIC Board shall be composed of 15 to 20one high level individuals per Member State drawn from various parts of Europe's innovation ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, investors and researchers. It shall contribute to outreach actions, with EIC Board members striving to enhance the prestige of the EIC brand.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 520 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Their term of office shall be limited to two years, renewable twionce, with a rolling appointments system (half of the members appointexchanged every two years).
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 626 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
The ERC supports the best researchers, putting special focus on young researchers, with flexible, long-term funding to pursue ground breaking, high- gain/high-risk research. It operates autonomously led by an independent Scientific Council made up of scientists, engineers and scholars of the highest repute and appropriate expertise and diversity. The ERC is able to draw on a wider pool of talents and ideas than would be possible for any national scheme, reinforcing excellence through the way in which the best researchers and the best ideas compete against each other.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 636 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Starting and young researchers with excellent ideas to make the transition to independence while consolidating their own research team or programme, including bridging activities from MSCA to the ERC (pre-ERC);
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 670 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- Mobility experiences directed towards countries underrepresented in the Framework Programme for the best or most promising researchers regardless of nationality to undertake excellent research and develop their skills as well as career in both the academic and non- academic sector.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 691 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
The overall aim is to endow Europe with world-class sustainable research infrastructures open and accessible to all researchers in Europe and beyond, which fully exploit their potential for scientific advance and innovation. Key objectives are to reduce the fragmentation of the research and innovation ecosystem, avoiding duplication of effort, and better coordinate the development and use of research infrastructures, especially those financed from ESIF. It is crucial to support open access to research infrastructures for all European researchers as well as, through the European Open Science Cloud (hereafter 'EOSC'), increased access to digital research resources, specifically tackling the currently sub-optimal embracement of open science and open data practises. Equally, the EU needs to tackle the rapid increase of global competition for talent by attracting third country researchers to work with European world-class research infrastructures. Increasing the competitiveness of European industry is also a major objective, supporting key technologies and services relevant for research infrastructures and their users, thus improving the conditions for supply of innovative solutions.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 700 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5
And the international dimension of EU research infrastructures must be reinforced, through international access, fostering stronger cooperation with international counterparts and international participation in European research infrastructures for mutual benefit.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 704 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 1
The research landscape will be significantly enhanced through ensuring openness to key international, national and regional research infrastructures for all EU researchers and integrating their services when necessaryresearch infrastructures for European importance and impact for all researchers from EU and worldwide and through integrating services of national or regional research infrastructures evincing the potential of European importance and impact so as to harmonise access conditions, improve and enlarge service provision and encourage common development strategy of high tech components and advanced services through innovation actions.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 721 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1
Many of the challenges which confront the EU are also global challenges. The scale and complexity of the problems are vast, and need to be matched by the appropriate money, resources and effort in order to find solutions. These are precisely the areas where the EU must work togethall Member States must work together in an inclusive manner; smart, flexible and joined-up for the benefit and well-being of our citizens.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 779 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 1
People in vulnerable stages of life (birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, mature and late adulthood), including people with disabilities or injuries, have specific health needs that require better understanding of their pathogenesis and tailored solutions. This will allow reducing related health inequalities and improving health outcomes to the benefit of active and healthy ageing throughout the life course, in particular through a healthy start of life reducing the risk of mental and physical diseases later in life.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 794 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Health education and credible digital health literacy.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 802 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.2 – introductory part
1.2.2. Biological, Environmental and Social Health Determinants
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 807 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.2 – paragraph 1
Improved understanding of health drivers and risk factors determined by the biological determinants as well as social, economic and physical environment in people’s everyday life and at the workplace, including the health impact of digitalisation, pollution, climate change and other environmental issues, will contribute to identify and mitigate health risks and threats; to reducing death and illness from exposure to chemicals and environmental pollution; to supporting environmental-friendly, healthy, resilient and sustainable living and working environments; to promoting healthy lifestyles and consumption behaviour; and to developing an equitable, inclusive and trusted society.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 830 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Diagnostics for earlier and more accurate diagnosis, delay of the first symptoms and for patient-adapted treatment;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 839 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– Treatments or cur, cures or other therapeutic strategies, including both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 870 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.5 – paragraph 1
Health technologies and tools are vital for public health and contributed to a large extent to the important improvements achieved in the quality of life, health and care of people, in the EU. It is thus a key strategic challenge to design, develop, deliver and implement and monitor suitable, trustable, safe, and cost- effective tools and technologies for health and care, taking due account of the needs of people with disabilities and the aging society. These include artificial intelligence and other digital technologies, offering significant improvements over existing ones, as well as stimulating a competitive and sustainable health-related industry that creates high-value jobs. The European health-related industry is one of the critical economic sectors in the EU, accounting for 3% of GDP and 1.5 million employees.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1121 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Breakthrough innovations using different enabling technologies (e.g. converging technologies, artificial intelligence, data analytics, industrial robotics, bio-manufacturing, advanced batmaterieals technologies) across the value chain;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1233 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8 – paragraph 2
Breakthrough technologies to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gases and pollutants, often combined with the technologies for circular industry above, but also to the technologies of energy supply, energy systems, energy grids and energy storage, will lead to strong industrial value chains, revolutionise manufacturing capacities and improve the global competitiveness of industry; and at the same time make key contributions to our targets for climate action and environmental quality, by prioritising those sectors that are responsible for a higher share of global CO2 emissions, such as steel, chemicals and cement.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1273 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.9 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
– European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (Galileo and EGNOS): innovative applications, global uptake including international partners, solutions improving robustness, authentication, integrity of services, development of methods of week signal processing; precise Microacelerometers for the scientific measurements and for a better position determination, development of fundamental elements such as chipsets, receivers and antennas, sustainability of supply chains, new technologies (e.g. quantum technologies, optical links, reprogrammable payloads), towards sustained exploitation of services for impact on societal challenges. Next generation systems development for new challenges such as security or autonomous driving;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1279 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.9 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
– Space Situational Awareness: robust EU capacity to monitor and forecast state of the space environment e.g. space weather, space debris and near Earth objects, sensors and new service concepts, such as space traffic management, applications and services to secure critical infrastructure in space and on Earth;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1281 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.9 – paragraph 3 – indent 7
– Space ecosystem: in-orbit validation and demonstration services, including rideshare services for light satellites; Air Breathing Ion Engines as an innovative way of satellites propulsion; space demonstrators in areas such as hybrid, smart or reconfigurable satellites, in-orbit manufacturing and assembly, launcher reusability, in-orbit servicing and micro-launchers; breakthrough innovations, and technology transfer, in areas such as recycling, green space, artificial intelligence, robotics, digitisation, cost-efficiency, miniaturisation;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1283 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.9 – paragraph 3 – indent 8
– Space science: exploitation of scientific data delivered by scientific and exploration missions, combined with the development of innovative instruments in an international environment; radiation measurements, phenomena in upper atmosphere connected to space weather, microsatellites and High Altitude Platforms as a platform for scientific experiments or commercial services; contribution to precursor scientific missions for the evolution of the Space Programme.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1311 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 7
The issues faced by the transport and energy sectors go however beyond the need for emission reduction. There are several challenges to be tackled, including renewable fuels, energy storage and security of supply, the increasing penetration of digital and space-based technologies, changes in user behaviour and mobility patterns, new market entrants and disruptive business models, globalisation, increasing international competition and an older, more urban and increasingly diverse, population.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1362 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Renewable energy technologies and other low-carbon solutions for power generation, heating and cooling, sustainable transport fuels and intermediate carriers, at various scales and development stages, adapted to geographic conditions and markets, both within the EU and worldwide;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1381 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Technologies and solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-based power generation via CO2 capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)various technologies including clean coal technologies enabling reduction of the whole spectrum of GHG.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1389 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 1
Enabling easier cooperation of existing energy plants with renewables, taking into account local needs and conditions facilitating system integration and flexibility (working on high and low loads).The expected growth of variable electricity production and shift towards more electric heating, cooling and transport dictates the need for new approaches to manage energy grids. Next to decarbonisation, the goal is to ensure energy affordability, security and stability of supply, achieved through investments in innovative network infrastructure technologies and innovative system management. Energy storage in different forms will play a key role in providing services to the grid, also improving and reinforcing network capacities. Exploiting synergies between different networks (e.g. electricity grids, heating and cooling networks, gas networks, transport recharging and refuelling infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, and telecom networks) and actors (e.g. industrial sites, data centres, self- producers) will be crucial for enabling the smart, integrated operation of the relevant infrastructures.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1411 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– Network flexibility and synergies between the different energy sources, networks, infrastructures including existing ones, and actors;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1435 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 4 – indent 7
– Energy performance of buildings monitoring and optimisation, including use of advanced building energy management systems;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1441 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 4 – indent 9 a (new)
- Social issues and the importance of behavioural change in energy consumption reduction and energy efficiency increase.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1455 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- Integrative municipal planning, harmonizing processes of spatial planning, mobility planning, smart city planning and other relevant planning processes, in order to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprint in cities.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1470 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.7 – paragraph 1
For the EU to reach its air quality, climate, and energy goals, including a 60% reduction in green-house gas emissions by 2050 as well as noise reduction, will require rethinking the whole mobility system including users, vehicles, fuels and infrastructures as well as new transport solutions. It will also require the deployment of low-emission alternative energies and market uptake of zero- emission vehicles/vessels/aircrafts. In addition to the harmful effects of greenhouse gas emissions, transport contributes significantly to poor air quality and noise in Europe with negative consequences for the health of citizens18 . Building on progress with electrification and the use of fuel cells for cars, buses and light duty vehicles it is essential to accelerate research and innovation solutions for other sectors such as aviation, rail sector as well as maritime and inland navigation and lorries. _________________ 18 Around one-third of EU citizens live in urban areas with concentration levels of pollutants above legal thresholds
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1481 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.7 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
- – Reaching nearly zero accidents and injuries in road transport;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1501 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Batteries and the EU value chain, including design, large-scale battery cell production technologies, reuse and recycling methods, advanced materials solutions for energy storage;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1817 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.1 – paragraph 3
In order to be fully open to broad-sweeping explorations, opportunities of serendipity and unexpected ideas, concepts and discoveries, the Pathfinder will be mainly implemented through a continuous open calland competitive open call with cut-off dates for bottom-up proposals. The Pathfinder will also provide for competitive challenges to develop key strategic objectives24 calling for deep-tech and radical thinking. Regrouping of selected projects into thematic or objective driven portfolios will allow establishing critical mass of efforts and structuring new multidisciplinary research communities. _________________ 24 These could include topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum technologies, Biocontrol or Second generation digital twins, or any other topics identified in the context of the Horizon Europe Strategic programming (including with Member States’ networked programmes).
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1837 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 7
The Accelerator will mainly operate through a continuously open, competitive and bottom- up call with cut-off dates, targeting individual entrepreneurs (mainly start-ups and SMEs), with a particular attention paid to young and to women innovators. This open and bottom- up call will be complemented by targeted support for on emerging breakthrough or disruptive technologies of potential strategic significance. Proposals may also be submitted by investors, including public innovation agencies, but the support will be awarded to the company.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1842 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 8
The Accelerator will allow for fast-track take-up of innovations stemming from Pathfinder-supported projects from the Pathfinder, from similar Member States 'advanced research programmes' and from other pillars of the EU Framework Programmes28 , in order to support them to reach the market. This identification of projects supported in other pillars of Horizon Europe and also previous Framework Programmes will be based on pertinent methodologies, such as the Innovation Radar. _________________ 28 Such as ERC Proof of Concept, from Such as ERC Proof of Concept, from projects supported under the 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness" Pillar, startups emerging from the KICs of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, … Including from Horizon 2020 activities, particularly project selected under Horizon 2020 SME Phase 2 and related Seal of Excellence financed by Member States, (existing and future) European Partnerships.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1864 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.2 – paragraph 7
Programme managers will review Pathfinder and Accelerator’s projects, for each milestone or at relevant intervals, to assess and propose whether they should be continued, reoriented or terminated according to defined methods and procedures for project management. Such assessments may involve external experts. All programme managers’ proposals will be subject to the opinion of the Programme Committee under the examination procedure.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1923 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – introductory part
1. SHARING EXCELLENCEWIDENING PARTICIPATION33 _________________ 33 A criterion based on research and innovation excellence will be used to define those Member States and Associated Countries where legal entities need to be established in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. This criterion will address the dimensions of the overall economic performance (GDP), research performance and innovation performance in a combined manner normalised to the size of the related countries. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'sharing excellence'. On the basis of Article 349 TFEU, legal entities from Outermost Regions will be also fully eligible as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1925 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Reducing disparities in research and innovation performance by balancing participation of countries, sharing knowledge and expertise across the EU can only be attained by introducing horizontal measures across the Framework Programme translated into a political target. Those activities will help countries and regions that are lagging behind in terms of research and innovation performance, including the EU outermost regions, to attain a competitive position in the global value chains. Activities may also be established to foster brain circulation right across ERA and better exploitation of existing (and possibly jointly managed EU programmes) research infrastructures, especially those financed from ESIF, in the targeted countries through mobility of researchers and innovators.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1929 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Further action is therefore needed to counter the trend for closed collaborations, which can exclude large number of promising institutions, and to exploit the potential of the EU's talent pool by maximising and sharing the benefits of research and innovation across the EU. Fast-track take-up of projects stemming from 'Widening Participation' supported activities should be encouraged under Pillar II.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1940 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 5
This intervention area will support the Horizon Europe specific objectives: Spread and connect excellence across the EU; Reinforce the creation of high quality knowledge; Increase cross-sectorial, cross- disciplinary cross-border cooperation. Build visibility and enhance capacity in the management of research and innovation. Widening Fellowships –development of this action will support the Horizon Europe in overcoming the disparities between different EU regions in cross- border mobility of researchers, and will help to reverse the disadvantageous brain circulation from the less-performing Member States to better performing ones. It will also increase the attractiveness of less-performing UE countries for the researchers and strengthen visibility of their research landscape
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1957 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 9
– Supporting international cooperation, through bilateral, multilateral and bi-regional policy dialogues with third countries, regions and international fora will facilitate mutual learning and priority setting, promote reciprocal access and monitor impact of cooperation; main focus in the Framework Programme should in the first place be put on a better involvement of all Member States;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 335 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Horizon Europe should foster responsible research and innovation as a cross-cutting element looking for building effective cooperation between science and society. Therefore, this Programme should involve all relevant actors such as researchers, citizens, policy makers, business, third sector organisations during the whole cycle of research and innovation process taking into account values, needs and expectations of citizens.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 508 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) Rules governing the exploitation and dissemination of results should be laid down to ensure that beneficiaries protect, exploit, disseminate and provide access to those results as appropriate. More emphasis should be given to exploiting the results, in particular in the Union and/or Associated countries. Beneficiaries should update their plans regarding the exploitation and dissemination of their results during and after the end of the action.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 513 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
(51) The key elements of the proposal evaluation and selection system of the predecessor programme Horizon 2020 with its particular focus on excellence should be maintainedreassessed. Special attention should be devoted to widening participation in order to reduce the RDI divide within the Union. Proposals should continue to be selected based on the evaluation made by independent experts. Where relevant, the necessity to ensure the overall coherence of the portfolio of projects should be taken into account.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 537 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) 'open science' represents a new approach to the scientific process based on cooperative work and new ways of diffusing knowledge by using digital technologies and new collaborative tools;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 540 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3b) “responsible research and innovation” is characterised as a process for better aligning research and innovation with the values, needs and expectations of society, implying particularly close cooperation between all stakeholders in the following: science education, public engagement, access to research results and the application of new knowledge in full compliance with ethics considerations;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 568 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
(25a) 'citizen engagement' refers to activities, events, or interactions characterized by mutual learning—not one-way transmission from “experts” to publics—among people of varied backgrounds, scientific expertise, and life experiences who articulate and discuss their perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and values. Goals for science engagement in addition to mutual learning include civic engagement skills and empowerment, increased awareness of the cultural relevance of science, and recognition of the importance of multiple perspectives and domains of knowledge to scientific endeavours.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 579 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the European scientific and technological bases ofthroughout the Union and foster its competitiveness, including in its industry, and by bolstering new cross-border cooperation between legal entities. These objectives should deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 648 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) to support research excellence, researcher mobility, fundamental and frontier research, European research collaboration and strengthening international collaboration and networking
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 651 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) to respond to societal needs and values by programming and developing responsible research and innovation, through the engagement and co-creation with citizens.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 654 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) to reduce the RDI divide within the Union;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 657 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) to increase the motivation for researchers from less research and innovation intensive countries to take part in Horizon Europe.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 692 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) cluster 'Digital and, Industry and Space';
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 721 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharing excellencewidening participation;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 755 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The implementation of the specific programme29 shall be based on a transparent and strategic multiannual planning of research and innovation activities, in particular for the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness', following consultations with stakeholders, in particular those industries most challenged by climate policy objectives, about priorities and the suitable types of action and forms of implementation to use. This shall ensure alignment with other relevant Union programmes. __________________ 29 …
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 791 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a The Programme shall ensure the effective widening participation of excellent research and scientific units from all the EU countries.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 792 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b Wherever relevant, funded research projects shall involve applicants representing civil society organisations more often and have a public engagement plan with a clear and articulated approach, going beyond the traditional communication and dissemination plan. Innovative approaches towards the recognition of citizens potential in science shall be promoted. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring appropriate experts in evaluation panels and other relevant bodies.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 850 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) be inclusive and ensure a balanced engagement and participation of various types of stakeholders across the EU.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 853 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) have the necessary scale, scope and wide mobilization of the resources required.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 878 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) participation in and financial contribution to a programme of research and innovation activities specifying the objectives, key performance and impact indicators and outputs to be delivered, , based on the commitment of the partners for financial and in-kind contributions and integration of their relevant activities using a Programme co-fund action (Co-funded European Partnerships); financial contribution stemming from ESIF shall be allowed and perceived as national contributions;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 882 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) participation in and financial contribution to research and innovation programmes undertaken by several Member States in accordance with Article 185 TFEU, or by bodies established pursuant to Article 187 TFEU, such as Joint Undertakings, or by the EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities in compliance with the [EIT Regulation] (Institutionalised European Partnerships), to be implemented onlyspecifying the objectives, related commitments for financial and/or in-kind contributions of the partners, key performance and impact indicators, and outputs to be delivered, to be implemented only in the process of implementation of the missions (Art. 187) and where other forms of European Partnerships would not achieve the objectives or would not generate the necessary expected impacts, and if justified by a long-term perspective and high degree of integration including central management of all financial contributions.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 894 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Dispose of a budget not exceeding 20% of the total Horizon Europe budget
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 912 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Framework Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 94 1120 000 000 000 in current prices for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and, in addition, the amount for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b), as laid down in Regulation…. establishing the European Defence Fund.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 974 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 3
(3) EUR 15 000 000 000 for cluster 'Digital and Industry', Industry and Space'; including at least 25% for development of low-carbon technologies in energy-intensive industries in transition;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1084 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8
8. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management and transferrable in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) XX […Common Provisions Regulation] may, at their request, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible, tThose resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1112 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
may receive support from the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund+ or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article [67] of Regulation (EU) XX [Common Provisions Regulation] and Article [8] or Regulation (EU) XX [Financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy], provided that such actions are consistent with the objectives of the programme concerned. The rules of the Fund providing support shall apply except for the co- financing rate, where the co-financing rate of the Programme[Horizon Europe] shall apply and with the possible exceptions of the forms of grants and the eligibility rules where the rules of the Programme [Horizon Europe] may be applied if the granting authority so decides.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1120 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA), in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EEA agreement; 1a; __________________ 1a Subject to successful conclusion of negotiations with the UK on Association to HEU, the UK should be added to the States herein listed, and the agreement have retrospective effect from the beginning of the programme.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1131 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) United Kingdom shall benefit from special status as associated country under Horizon Europe until the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU are finalised.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1175 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Entities shall be part of a consortium that shall include at least three independent legal entities each established in a different Member State or associated country and with at least one of them established in a Member State, unless: (a) the work programme provides otherwise, if justified; (b) the action is one referred to in paragraphs 3 or 4.deleted
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1180 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The following minimum conditions shall apply: (a) at least three legal entities shall participate in an action; (b) each of the three shall be established in a Member State or associated country; (c) no two of the three may be established in the same Member State or associated country; (d) all three legal entities shall be independent of each other.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1206 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. For all actions, except for EIC Pathfinder transition activities, the content of the calls for proposals shall be included in the work programme.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1211 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) grants for a fixed amount not exceeding EUR 50,000 may be awarded without a call for proposals to carry out urgent coordination and support actions for reinforcing the portfolio’s community of beneficiaries or assessing possible spin- offs or potential market creating- innovation.deleted
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1214 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) do not fall within the scope of a call for proposals.deleted
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1244 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) contribution to the creation of new cross-border cooperation between legal entities.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1301 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The grant agreement mayshall establish milestones and related pre-financing installments. If milestones are not met, the action may be suspended, amended or terminated.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1325 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In addiBy derogation tofrom the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, for beneficiaries with project-based remuneration, costs of personnel are eligible up to thbased on unique remuneration that the person is paid for work in similar projects funded by national schemes.calculated at the European Union level for researchers participating in the Programme, in accordance with the principle ”equal pay for equal work
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1329 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, for beneficiaries with project-based remuneration, costs of personnel are eligible up to the equal remuneration that the person is paid for work in similar projects funded byand may be differentiating from national schemes.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1348 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Beneficiaries having received Union funding shall use their best efforts to exploit their results, in particular in the Unionby priority in the Union and/or Associated countries. Exploitation may be done directly by the beneficiaries or indirectly in particular through the transfer and licensing of results in accordance with Article 36.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1433 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 5 – indent 1
– the proposal shall stem from any other action funded by Horizon 2020 or this Programme, or from a national programme similar to the EIC's Pathfinder and acknowledged as such by the Commission;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1436 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may reject a proposal retained by independent experts for justified reasons, including compliance with the objectives of Union policies. subject to the opinion of the Programme Committee under the examination procedure.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1439 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may decide to increase the EIC blended finance subject to a project review by external independent experts subject to the opinion of the Programme Committee under the examination procedure.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1498 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) European Research Council: Providing attractive and flexible funding to enable talented and creative individual researchers and their teams to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science, on the basis of Union-wide competitionregardless of their nationality and country of origin and on the basis of competition based solely on the criterion of excellence.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1506 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) Research Infrastructures: Endowing Europe with world-class sustainable research infrastructures which are open, and accessible to the best researchers from Europe and beyond. Encouraging the use of existing research infrastructures, including those financed from ESIF. In so doing the potential of the infrastructure to support scientific advance and innovation, and to enable open science, will be enhanced, alongside activities in related Union policy and international cooperation.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1572 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Manufacturing technologies; Digital technologies; Advanced materials; Artificial intelligence and robotics; Next generation internet; High performance computing and Big Data; Circular industries; Low carbon and clean industry; Space; Raw Materials.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1577 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – introductory part
(d) Cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility': Fighting climate change by better understanding its causes, evolution, risks, impacts and opportunities, and by making the energy and transport sectors more integrated and cooperative, more climate and environment-friendly, more efficient and competitive, smarter, safer and more resilient.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1582 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Climate science and solutions; Energy supply; Energy systems and grids; Buildings and industrial facilities in energy transition; Communities and cities; Industrial competitiveness in transport; Clean, safe, automated and integrated transport and mobility; Smart mobility; Energy storage.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1595 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point e – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Environmental observation; Biodiversity and natural capital; Agriculture, forestry and rural areas; Sea and oceans; Food systems; Bio- based innovation systems; Circular systems; Social innovation in rural areas.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1616 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Connecting with regional and national innovation actors and supporting the implementation of joint cross-border innovation programmes by Member States and associated countries, from the enhancement of soft skills for innovation to research and innovation actions, to boost the effectiveness of the European innovation system. This will complement the ERDF support for innovation eco-systems and interregional partnerships around smart specialisation topics.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1631 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1
Through the following activities, this part will, in line with Article 4, optimise the Programme's delivery for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area. It will also support the Programme's other specific objectives as described in Article 3. While underpinning the entire Programme, this part will support activities that contribute to attracting talent, fostering brain circulation, a more knowledge-based and innovative and gender-equal Europe, at the front edge of global competition, thereby optimising national strengths and potential across Europe in a well- performing European Research Area (ERA), where knowledge and a highly skilled workforce circulate freely, where the outcomes of R&I are understood and trusted by informed citizens and benefit society as a whole, and where EU policy, notably R&I policy, is based on high quality scientific evidence.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1637 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
Areas of intervention: Sharing ExcellenceWidening Participation; Reforming and enhancing the European R&I system.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1660 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – paragraph 1
In the case of institutionalised European Partnerships established in accordance with Article 185 TFEU, the participation of at least 50% of the EU Member States, which are affected by this partnership or have stakes with regard to the objectives of this partnership, is mandatory;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1674 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e – paragraph 1
In the case of institutionalised European Partnerships, the financial and/or in-kind, contributions from partners other than the Union, will at least be equal to 50% and may reach up to 75% of the aggregated European Partnership budgetary commitments. For each institutionalised European Partnership, a share of the contributions from partners other than the Union will be in the form of financial contributions.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1681 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) (new) Opinion of Member States via the Strategic Programme Committee on the proposed new partnerships and modification of existing ones;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1687 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) Legally binding commitments, in particular for in-kind or financial contributions, from each partner throughout the lifetime of the initiative;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1696 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) Dedicated reporting on quantitative and qualitative leverage effects, including on financial andor in-kind contributions, visibility and positioning in the international context, impact on research and innovation related risks of private sector investments.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1697 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3 a) Detailed information on results from calls for proposals available and accessible in a common-database.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1698 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) Evaluation of impacts achieved at Union and national level in relation to defined targets and key performance indicators, feeding into the Programme evaluation set out in Article 47, including an assessment of the most effective policy intervention mode for any future action; and the positioning of any possible renewal of a European Partnership in the overall European Partnerships landscape and its policy priorities, following the opinion of Member States via the Strategic Programme Committee;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1734 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 14 – point c
(c) the Innovation Fund and Invest EU fund may, subject to fulfilment of its selection and award criteria and without prejudice to the possibility of accessing to calls for proposals under Horizon Europe, support the demonstration phase of eligible projects that may have received the support from the Framework Programmes for research and innovation .
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1735 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 15 a (new)
15 a. Synergies with any Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) will ensure that: (a) Arrangements for complimentary funding from IPCEI can be used for value chains of "strategic importance for Europe" to support activities on climate protection under the clusters “digital and industry” and “climate, energy and mobility”. (b) IPCEI may, subject to fulfilment of its selection and award criteria, support the demonstration phase of eligible projects and their infrastructural requirements that may have received the support from the Framework Programmes for research and innovation.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to concentrate the use of limited resources in the most efficient way, the support given to by the ERDF to productive investments under the relevant specific objective, should be limited to only micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’) within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC19, except where investments involve cooperation with SMEs in research and innovation activities. __________________ 19 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).deleted
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) developing smart energy systems, grids and storage at local level;
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. By way of derogation from paragraph 4 of this Article, Cohesion Fund resources allocated to supporting the specific objectives set out in point (b) of Article 2.1 may be counted towards achieving the minimum shares set out in points (b)and (c) of the paragraph 4 of this Article.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 215 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investment in airport infrastructure except for outermost regions;deleted
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) investment related to production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of investment related to clean vehicles as defined in Article 4 of Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26; __________________ 26 Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles (OJ L 120, 15.5.2009, p. 5).deleted
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) funding for the purchase of rolling stock for use in rail transport, except if it is linked to the: (i) discharge of a publicly tendered public service obligation under Regulation 1370/2007 as amended; (ii) provision of rail transport services on lines fully opened to competition, and the beneficiary is a new entrant eligible for funding under Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [Invest EU regulation].deleted
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a clear methodology for the presentation of figures, preferably on the basis of constant prices;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underline the need to maintain the adequate and clear budget of 13 billion for the European Defence Fund to boost the growth and the competitiveness of European defence industries;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2018/0166R(APP)

7. RDeeply regrets that its call for the creation of an energy transition fund for coal- intensive regions under the new multiannual financial framework (MFF) was not reflected in the new MFF proposal; reiterates its appeal for ambitious additional funds to be provided exclusively to support energy transition in these regions;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the need for a legally binding and compulsoryNotes the possibility to have MFF mid-term revision if necessary; believes that Parliament’s involvement should be ensured in any revision of the MFF.
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Special attention should be paid to the protection of the identity of complainants and other victims of practices if the authority pursues the obligation under Article 6(e) of the Directive.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 108 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterpriseagricultural and food products, as well as to the services related to those products, by a supplier to a buyer.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 126 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “small and medium-sized enterprise” means an enterprise within the meaning of the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC14 ; __________________ 14Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5/2003, p. 36).deleted
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 135 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “perishable agricultural and food products” means fgood products that will become unfit for human consumption unless they are stored, treated, packaged or otherwise conserved to prevent them from becoming unfits that rapidly decay due to their natural characteristics; in particular in the absence of appropriate storage conditions.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 138 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) “unfair trading practice” means any practice that: - is not conducted in good faith and fair dealing, in formal and informal arrangements; - is unilaterally imposed by one trading partner on another under duress; - imposes or attempts to impose a significant imbalance of rights and obligations on the supplier in the commercial relationship.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 171 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) a supplier signs a supply agreement under duress or accepts a change to it under duress;
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 175 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) sharing or misuse, intentionally or by negligence, of confidential information provided by the supplier to the buyer, such as the content of the agreement or trade secrets shared by the supplier with the buyer.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 224 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 constitute overriding mandatory provisions which are applicable to any situation falling within their scope, irrespective of the law otherwise applicable to the supply agreement between the parties. Member States may adopt stricter rules regarding the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 237 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. A supplier shall address a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is establishedsupplier is established. The authority thus addressed shall conduct proceedings.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 255 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In its decision terminating proceedings, the enforcement authority responsible shall, at its own discretion, adopt the conduct best tailored to guarantee the rights of the parties to the proceedings. This could include, inter alia: an indication of exemplary victims, or of all victims; a presentation of an abstract model or a description only of the relation to a single supplier, while keeping its data confidential.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 261 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that the enforcement authority is properly equipped and shall encourage the proper and fair functioning of the agricultural and food supply chain in the Union. It shall confer on it the following powers:
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 269 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine on the author of the infringement. The fine shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity of the infringement. The enforcement authority shall take into account any previous infringements relating to this Directive and administer more weighty punishments for repeat offenders;
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 282 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The enforcement authorities shall meet at least once per year to discuss the application of this Directive on the basis of the annual reports referred to in Article 9(1) and best practices in the area it covers. The Commission shall facilitate those meetings and shall issue, within 12 months of the date of entry into force of this Directive, binding guidelines on this cooperation as regards the obligation for bilateral or multilateral exchange of information for the purposes of market research and proceedings.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 299 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by six12 months after the entry into force of the Directive at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 300 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 128 months after entry into force of this Directive.
2018/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 22 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to be broadened to include resource efficiency, the circular economy and health; considers it necessary to combine resource efficiency and circularity of materials with continuous energy savings; stresses that energy should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for both energy consumption and material use; believes that focusing on the criteria of durability, upgradability, reparability and recyclability will also provide a unique opportunity for job development; highlights that additional regulations regarding components and sub-assemblies installed in products, for which ecodesign requirements are provided for, should be avoided;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 4 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas research and innovation constitute a distinct dimension of the EU’s Energy Union, with energy R&D&I a key driver of the EU’s industrial leadership, global competitiveness, sustainable growth and job creation, as well as of the EU’s overall energy security, by reducing dependence on energy imports through an effective use of indigenous energy resources;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the energy transition will drastically impact the employment in some regions of the European Union, Member States are responsible for their energy mix as stipulated by provisions of Article 194 TFEU, and therefore may foster the use of their indigenous resources;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Communication setting the framework for accelerating the EU’s clean energy innovation; stresses the need to develop a coherent plan taking into account the necessary level of security of supply of Member States and the competitiveness of European industries;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to put in place mechanisms for coordinating EU and national research and energy innovation programmes in order to foster synergies and avoid duplication, to ensure the most effective use of existingindigenous resources and infrastructure in all Member States, and to maximise the market uptake of new technologies and innovations across all EU regions; believes that including relevant information in national energy and climate plans could be conducive to that aim;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 45 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that funding should be guaranteed for the new industrial policy strategy so that the EU can become the world leader in innovation, digitisation and delow-carbonisation economy; calls for the necessary financial programme to be safeguarded through a dedicated investment programme that facilitates the development of a comprehensive industrial strategy;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next MFF period should make provision for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, in order to deepen the integration of the EU energy market, especially for key energy infrastructure projects such as projects of common interest (PCIs); Reiterates that the next MFF should include initiatives in support of coal mining regions to reduce the social impact of the energy transition in these regions;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of completing the digital single market by making full use of spectrum, 5G and internet connectivity, by achieving the free flow of data in the European Union and by making further progress on EU telecom rules;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls to restore the original annual profile of the budget lines for Horizon 2020 and CEF that were cut for the provisioning of the EFSI Guarantee Fund; reminds that during the EFSI negotiations the Parliament called to reduce as much as possible the negative impact on these two programmes; is Isconcerned that the proposed extension of EFSI may again weaken Horizon 2020 and CEF;
2017/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 17 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the goals of the Digital Single Market need to be achieved to promote digital inclusion for our economy, public sector and our people and that for this, legislative initiatives such as WIFI4EU are crucial;calls on the Commission to provide sufficient funding for related budget lines and to keep its investment commitment for WIFI4EU between 2017 and 2020;
2017/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) New recital (1) The scope for the financing of the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2019-2020 should be maintained and reflect the 2014-2018 Programme. This is of paramount importance to maintain continuity in on- going projects and investments, including those crucial for the Fusion Roadmap. It is also essential to reflect and ensure continuity in the funding decisions agreed for this programme under the current Multiannual Financial Framework. The adoption of the Basic Act will facilitate and ensure the continuation of those projects which contribute to the long-term aims of the European Union, including the Fusion Road Map.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 78 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Nuclear research can contribute to social and economic prosperity and environmental sustainability by improving nuclear safety, security and radiation protection. Equally important is the potential contribution of nuclear research to the long term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In regards to Brexit, existing collaboration on common research programmes, especially on nuclear research, should be continued with the United Kingdom.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Notwithstanding the potential impact of nuclear energy on energy supply and economic development, severe nuclear accidents may endanger human health. Therefore, nuclear safety and, where appropriate, security aspects dealt with by the Joint Research Centre (the 'JRC') should be given the greatest possible attention in the Euratom Programme.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) While it is for each Member State to choose whether or not to make use of nuclear power, it is also acknowledged that nuclear energy plays different roles in different Member States, for instance in the field of health.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 132 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Euratom Programme is to pursue nuclear research and training activities with an emphasis on continuous improvement of nuclear safety, security and radiation protection, notably to potentially contribute to the long-term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way. The general objective shall be implemented through the activities specified in Annex I in the form of direct and indirect actions which pursue the specific objectives set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) promoting innovation, technology leadership and industrial competitiveness;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) countries or territories, such as the United Kingdom, associated to the Seventh Euratom Framework Programme or the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2014-2018.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2
Nuclear power constittributes an element in the debate on combating climate change and reducing Europe's dependence on imported energyto combating climate change. In the broader context of finding a sustainable energy-mix for the future, the Euratom Programme will also contribute through its research activities to the debate on the benefits and the limitations of nuclear fission energy for a low-carbon economy. Through ensuring continuous improvement of nuclear safety, more advanced nuclear technologies could also offer the prospect of significant improvements in efficiency and use of resources and producing less waste than current designs. Nuclear safety aspects will receive the greatest possible attention.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point a – paragraph 2
In line with the general objective, support to joint research activities concerning the safe operation and decommissioning of reactor systems (including fuel cycle facilities) in use in the Union or, to the extent necessary in order to maintain broad nuclear safety expertise in the Union, those reactor types which may be used in the future, focusing exclusively on safety aspects, including on all aspects of the fuel cycle such as partitioning and transmutation.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) To take account of the previous lack of specific Union rules applicable to gas pipelines to and from third countries, Member Statesthe Commission should be able to grant derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2009/73/EC to such pipelines which are completed atbefore the date of entry into force of this Directiveadoption of this proposal. The relevant date for the application of unbundling models other than ownership unbundling should be adapted for gas pipelines to and from third countries after the approval by the Commission. No derogation from the provisions of Directive 2009/73/EC should be granted to gas pipelines to and from third countries, which are subject to any EU restrictive measures, such as economic sanctions.
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 46 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 2 – point 17
(17) ‘interconnector’ means a transmission line which crosses or spans a border between Member States for between Member States and third countries up to the border of Union jurisdictionthe sole purpose of connecting the national transmission systems of those Member States or a transmission line between Member States and third countries up to the border of Union jurisdiction, including territorial waters and exclusive economic zones of the Member States;
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) as regards infrastructure to and from third countries between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point with the Union network, where the transmission system belonged to a vertically integrated undertaking on [PO: date of adoption of this proposal];. Such decision shall be subject to approval by the Commission.
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) as regards infrastructure to and from third countries between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point with the Union network, where the transmission system belonged to a vertically integrated undertaking on [PO: date of adoption of this proposal].; Such decision shall be subject to approval by the Commission.
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – second sentence
Where the infrastructure in question is under the jurisdiction of a Member State and one (or more) third countries, the national regulatory authority shall consult the relevant authorities of the third countries prior to adopting a decision.;“Prior to adopting the decision the national regulatory authority shall consult: (a) the national regulatory authorities of the Member States whose markets are likely to be affected by the new infrastructure; and (b) the relevant authorities of the third countries, where the infrastructure in question is under jurisdiction of a Member State and one (or more) third countries.”
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
In respect of gas pipelines to and from third countries completed before [PO: date of entry into force of this Directive],adoption of this proposal], the competent authority of the Member States may decide toapply to the Commission for a temporary derogateion from Articles 9, 10, 11 and 32 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) for the sections of such pipelines between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point, provided that the third country is not subject to any EU restrictive measures, such as economic sanctions and the derogation would not be detrimental to competition on or the effective functioning of the internal market in natural gas in the Union, or the security of supply in the Union. Within a period of three months from the day following the receipt of an application, the Commission shall take a decision on whether to grant a derogation in accordance with the above conditions, as well as with the core objectives of the Energy Union. That three-month period may be extended by additional three months where further information is sought by the Commission.
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
The derogation shall be limited in time and may be subject to conditions which contribute to the achievement of the above conditions. The derogation may be granted for a period not exceeding 5 years.
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 3
Where the gas pipeline in question is located in the jurisdiction of more than one Member State, the Member State in the jurisdiction of which the first interconnection point is located shall decide on amay apply to the Commission for a temporary derogation for the pipeline.
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 4
Member States shall publish any decision on a derogation in accordance with this paragraph within one year after the entry into force of this Directive.deleted
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [PO: one yearthree months after the date of entry into force] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The increasing popularity of cycling across the Union has implications for overall mobility and tourism. An increase in the use of both railways and cycling in the modal split reduces the environmental impact of transport. Therefore, railway undertakings should facilitate the combination of cycling and train journeys as much as possible, in particular by allowing the carriage of bicycles on board trainwhere possible and in accordance with operational and safety requirements.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 102 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) urban, suburban and regional rail passenger services as referred to in Directive 2012/34/EU, except cross-border services within the Union;
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 106 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) international rail passenger services of which a significant part, including at least one scheduled station stop, is operated outside the Union, provided that passengers’ rights are adequately ensured under relevant national law on the territory of the Member State granting the exemption.;
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 107 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) domestic rail passenger services where such exemption was granted under the Regulation (EC)No 1371/2007 for period no longer than until 3 December 2024.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Articles 5, 10, 11 and 25 and Chapter V, 20, 21(1) and 25 shall apply to all rail passenger services referred to in paragraph 1, including services exempted in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 130 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘delay’ means the time difference between the time the passenger was scheduled to arrive in accordance with the published timetable and the time of his or her actual or expected arrival at the final station of destination arrival scheduled in the timetable and real-time arrival at destination. In case of delays which are announced to passengers at least two weeks in advance of the train departure the passengers are not entitled to compensation in accordance with article 17;
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 141 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Passengers shall be entitled to take bicycles on board the train, where appropriate for a reasonable fee. They shall keep their bicycles under supervision during the journey and ensure that no inconvenience or damage is caused to other passengers, mobility equipment, luggage or rail operations. The carriage of bicycles may be refused or restricted for safety or operational reasons, provided that railway undertakings, ticket vendors, tour operators and, where appropriate, station managers inform passengers of the conditions for such a refusal or restriction in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 454/2011.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 154 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Railway undertakings or, where appropriate, competent authorities responsible for a public service railway contract shall make public by appropriate means, including in accessible formats for persons with disabilities in accordance with accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXX31 Regulation 1300/2014, and before their implementation, decisions to discontinue services either permanently or temporarily . __________________ 31Directive XXX on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services (European Accessibility Act) (OJ L X, X.X.XXXX, p. X).
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 165 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided in the most appropriate format including by using up-to-date communication technologies . Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring that this information is accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXXRegulation 1300/2014 and Regulation 454/2011 .
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 207 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Where a passenger receives separate tickets for a single journey comprising successive railway services operated by one or more railway undertakings, his rights to information, assistance, care e must be considered as having as mandy compensation shall be equivalent to those under a through-ticket and cover the whole journey from the departure to the final destination, unless the passenger is explicitly informed otherwise in writing. Such information shall in particular state that when the passenger misses a connection, he or she would not be entitled to assistance or compensation basedntracts of transport as tickets, if he was informed of such fact, through the applicable general conditions of transport or any other adequate means as chosen by the carrier, and if he was made aware by the carrier or by the ticket vendor or the tour operator on behalf onf the total length of the journey. The burden of proof that the information was provided shall lie with the railway undertaking, its agent, tour operator or ticket vendorcarrier, of the concrete consequences regarding his rights to information, assistance, care and compensation in case of a delay.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 215 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without losing the right of transport, a passenger may request compensation for delays from the railway undertaking if he or she is facing a delay between the places of departure and destination stated ion the ticket or tickets representing single transport contract for which the cost of the ticket has not been reimbursed in accordance with Article 16. The minimum compensations for delays shall be as follows:
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 235 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The compensation of the ticket price shall be paid within one month after the submission of the request for compensation. The compensation may be paid in vouchers and/or other services if the terms are flexible (in particular regarding the validity period and destination). The compensation shall be paid in money at the request of the passenger. The complaint procedure is governed by Article 28 of this Regulation.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 277 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request, a station manager, a railway undertaking, a ticket vendor or a tour operator shall provide persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility with information , including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 and Directive XXXRegulation 1300/2014, on the accessibility of the station and associated facilities, rail services and on the access conditions of rolling stock in accordance with the access rules referred to in Article 20(1) and shall inform persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility about facilities on board.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 281 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. On departure from, transit through or arrival at, a staffed railway station of a person with disabilities or a person with reduced mobility, the station manager or the railway undertaking or both shall provide assistance free of charge in such a way that that person is able to board the departing service, or to disembark from the arriving service for which he or she purchased a ticket, without prejudice to the access rules referred to in Article 20(1). The booking of assistance shall always be done without extra costs, irrespective of the communication channel being used.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 285 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may provide for a derogation from paragraph 1 in the case of persons travelling on services which are the subject of a public service contract awarded in conformity with Community law, on condition that the competent authority has put in place alternative facilities or arrangements guaranteeing an equivalent or higher level of accessibility of transport services.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 286 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. In unstaffed stations, railway undertakings and station managers shall ensure that easily available information, including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXXRegulation 1300/2014, is displayed in accordance with the access rules referred to in Article 20(1) regarding the nearest staffed stations and directly available assistance for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 294 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assistance in staffed stations shall be provided on condition that the railway undertaking, the station manager, the ticket vendor or the tour operator with which the ticket was purchased is notified of the person’s need for such assistance at least 48 hours before the assistance is needed. Where a ticket or season ticket permits multiple journeys, one notification shall be sufficient provided that adequate information on the timing of subsequent journeys is provided. Such notifications shall be forwarded to all other railway undertakings and station managers involved in the person’s journey;
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 329 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. When selling tickets for journeys by rail, railway undertakings, station managers , ticket vendors and tour operators shall inform passengers of their rights and obligations under this Regulation. In order to comply with this information requirement, they may use a summary of the provisions of this Regulation prepared by the Commission in all official languages of the Union and made available to them. In addition, they shall provide a notice on the ticketinformation, in either paper or electronic format or by any other means, including in accessible formats for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility in accordance with the requirements laid down in Directive XXX. That notice shallRegulation 1300/2014 that specifyies where such information can be obtained in the event of cancellation, missed connection or long delay.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 331 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Railway undertakings and station managers shall inform passengers in an appropriate manner, including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements in Directive XXXRegulation 1300/2014, at the station and on the train, of their rights and obligations under this Regulation, and of the contact details of the body or bodies designated by Member States pursuant to Article 31.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 345 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force 48 mon the twenties after the day following thate of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2018/04/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Data value chains are built on different data activities: data creation and collection; data aggregation and organisation; data storage and processing; data analysis, marketing and distribution; use and re-use of data. The effective and efficient functioning of data storage and other processing is a fundamental building block in any data value chain. However, such effective and efficient functioning and the development of the data economy in the Union are hampered, in particular, by two types of obstacles to data mobility and to the internal market.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 47 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply to data storage or other processing services, including porting of data. However, the provision of those services is hampered or sometimes prevented by certain national requirements to locate data in a specific territory.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 49 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Free Flow of Data within Europe will contribute to realizing data-driven growth and innovation. Like businesses and consumers, public administrations will benefit from an increased freedom of choice regarding data-driven service providers. It should be clear that public administrations themselves are not allowed either to make any unjustified data localization restrictions when they make use of the data-services of private parties. In order to stimulate Free Flow of Data public administrations of Member States should lead by example by using data-services all over Europe regarding non-personal data.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 52 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Such obstacles to the free movement of data storage or other processing services and to the right of establishment of data storage or other processing providers originate from requirements in the national laws of Member States to locate data in a specific geographical area or territory for the purpose of storage or other processing. Other rules or administrative practices have an equivalent effect by imposing specific requirements which make it more difficult to store or otherwise process data outside a specific geographical area or territory within the Union, such as requirements to use technological facilities that are certified or approved within a specific Member State. Legal uncertainty as to the extent of legitimate and illegitimate data localisation requirements further limits the choices available to market players and to the public sector regarding the location of data storage or other processing.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 56 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) At the same time, data mobility in the Union is also inhibited by private restrictions: legal, contractual and technical issues hindering or preventing users of data storage or other processing services from porting their data from one service provider to another or back to their own IT systems, not least upon termination of their contract with a service provider.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 60 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to create a framework for the free movement of non-personal data in the Union and the foundation for developing the data economy and enhancing the competitiveness of European industry, it is necessary to lay down a clear, comprehensive and predictable legal framework for storage or other processing of data other than personal data in the internal market. A principle-based approach providing for cooperation among Member States as well as self-regulation should ensure that the framework is flexible so that it can take into account the evolving needs of users, providers and national authorities in the Union. In order to avoid the risk of overlaps with existing mechanisms and hence to avoid higher burdens both for Member States and businesses, detailed technical rules should not be established.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 62 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation should apply to legal or natural persons who provide data storage or other processing services to users residing or having an establishment in the Union, including those who provide services in the Union without an establishment in the Union.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 64 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This Regulation lays down high- level rules relating to the development of self-regulatory model of the porting of data which are interoperability, open standards and mutual recognition of certification schemes based on European Standards improving their comparability, and is without prejudice to REGULATION (EC) No 765/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 70 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States may neither restrict nor prohibit the free movement of personal data within the Union for reasons connected with and this Regulation provide a coherent set of rules that cater for the free movement of different types of data. In practice most data sets held by companies contain bothe protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data. This Regulation establishes the same principle of free movement within the Union for non-personal data except when a restriction or a prohibition would be justified for security reasonsersonal and non-personal data, therefore the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should be applied to the personal data part of the set, and this Regulation should be applied to the non-personal data part of the set. In the case of non-personal and personal data in the set are inextricably linked and cannot be technically unbundled, this Regulation should, without prejudice to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679, apply to whole set. Without prejudice to this Regulation, the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should not be applied to abuse the interest of Member States in bringing down in practice any barriers to the flow of non- personal data.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 84 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) This Regulation should apply to data storage or other processing in the broadest sense, encompassing the usage of all types of IT systems, whether located on the premises of the user or outsourced to a data storage or other processing service provider. It should cover data processing of different levels of intensity, from data storage (Infrastructure- as-a-Service (IaaS)) to the processing of data on platforms (Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)) or in applications (Software-as-a- Service (SaaS)). These different services should be within the scope of this Regulation, unless data storage or other processing is merely ancillary to a service of a different type, such as providing an online marketplace intermediating between service providers and consumers or business users.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 92 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Data localisation requirements represent a clear barrier to the free provision of data storage or other processing services across the Union and to the internal market. As such, they should be banned unless they are justified based on the grounds of public security, as defined by Union law, in particular Article 52 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and satisfy the principle of proportionality enshrined in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In order to give effect to the principle of free flow of non-personal data across borders, to ensure the swift removal of existing data localisation requirements and to enable for operational reasons storage or other processing of data in multiple locations across the EU, and since this Regulation provides for measures to ensure data availability for regulatory control purposes, Member States should not be able to invoke justifications other than public security.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 100 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Moreover, in order to eliminate potential existing barriers, during a transitional period of 12 months, Member States should carry out a review of existing national laws, regulations or administrative provisions of a general nature laying down data localisation requirements and notify to the Commission, together with a justification, any data localisation requirement that they consider being in compliance with this Regulation. These notifications should enable the Commission to assess the compliance of any remaining data localisation requirements.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 103 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure the transparency of data localisation requirements in the Member States for natural and legal persons, such as providers and users of data storage or other processing services, Member States should publishdetails of such requirements on a single online information point and regularly update the information on such measuresor should provide such details to a Union-level information point established under another Union act. Member States should regularly update this information. In order to appropriately inform legal and natural persons of data localisation requirements across the Union, Member States should notify to the Commission the addresses of such online points. The Commission should publish this information on its own website, along with a consolidated list of data localisation requirements in force in Member States.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 107 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Data localisation requirements are frequently underpinned by a lack of trust in cross-border data storage or other processing, deriving from the presumed unavailability of data for the purposes of the competent authorities of the Member States, such as for inspection and audit for regulatory or supervisory control. Therefore, this Regulation should clearly establish that it does not affect the powers of competent authorities to request and receive access to data in accordance with Union or national law, and that access to data by competent authorities may not be refused on the basis that the data is stored or otherwise processed in another Member State. Furthermore, this regulation should not affect the powers of competent authorities to adopt regulation that ensures authorities online access to data held abroad.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 108 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Natural or legal persons who are subject to obligations to provide data to competent authorities can comply with such obligations by providing and guaranteeing effective and timely electronic access to the data to competent authorities, regardless of the Member State in the territory of which the data is stored or otherwise processed. Such access may be ensured through concrete terms and conditions in contracts between the natural or legal person subject to the obligation to provide access and the data storage or other processing service provider.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 110 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Where a request for assistance entails obtaining access to any premises of a natural or legal person including to any data storage or other processing equipment and means, by the requested authority, such access must be in accordance with Union or Member State procedural law, including any requirement to obtain prior judicial authorisation. Obtaining data from a private entity from another Member State through the central contact point cannot be used to circumvent the EU and international legal aid regulations.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The ability to port data without hindrance is a key facilitator of user choice and effective competition on markets for data storage or other processing services. The real or perceived difficulties to port data cross- border also undermine the confidence of professional users in taking up cross-border offers and hence their confidence in the internal market. Whereas natural persons and consumers benefit from existing Union legislation, the ability to switch between service providers is not facilitated for users in the course of their business or professional activities.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 117 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to take full advantage of the competitive environment, professional users should be able to make informed choices and easily compare the individual components of various data storage or other processing services offered in the internal market, including as to the contractual conditions of porting data upon the termination of a contract. In order to align with the innovation potential of the market and to take into account the experience and expertise of the providers and professional users of data storage or other processing services, the detailed information and operational requirements for data porting should be defined by market players through self- regulation, encouraged and, facilitated and monitored by the Commission, in the form of Union codes of conduct which may entail model contract terms. Nonetheless, if such codes of conduct are not put in placeThe Commission should evaluate the development and effectively implemented within a reasonable period of time, the Commission should review the situationation of these codes of conduct.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 121 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Enhancing trust in the security of cross-border data storage or other processing should reduce the propensity of market players and the public sector to use data localisation as a proxy for data security. It should also improve the legal certainty for companies on applicable security requirements when outsourcing their data storage or other processing activities, including to service providers in other Member States.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 122 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) Any security requirements related to data storage or other processing that are applied in a justified and proportionate manner on the basis of Union law or national law in compliance with Union law in the Member State of residence or establishment of the natural or legal persons whose data is concerned should continue to apply to storage or other processing of that data in another Member State. These natural or legal persons should be able to fulfil such requirements either themselves or through contractual clauses in contracts with providers.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Security requirements set at national level should be necessary and proportionate to the risks posed to the security of data storage or other processing in the area in scope of the national law in which these requirements are set.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 126 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) Directive 2016/114841 provides for legal measures to boost the overall level of cybersecurity in the Union. Data storage or other processing services constitute one of the digital services covered by that Directive. According to its Article 16, Member States have to ensure that digital service providers identify and take appropriate and proportionate technical and organisational measures to manage the risks posed to the security of network and information systems which they use. Such measures should ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk presented, and should take into account the security of systems and facilities, incident handling, business continuity management, monitoring, auditing and testing, and compliance with international standards. These elements are to be further specified by the Commission in implementing acts under that Directive. _________________ 41 Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (OJ L 194, 19.7.2016, p. 1).
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 129 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The Commission should periodically reviewsubmit a report on the implementation of this Regulation, in particular with a view to determining the need for modifications in the light of technological or market developments.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 138 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation shall apply to the storage or other processing of electronic data other than personal data in the Union, which is
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 152 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘data storage’ means any storage of data in electronic format;deleted
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 153 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2a. ‘processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on data or on sets of data in electronic format, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 154 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. ‘provider’ means a natural or legal person who provides data storage or other processing services;
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 155 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. ‘data localisation requirement’ means any obligation, prohibition, condition, limit or other requirement provided for in the laws, regulations or administrative provisions of the Member States, which imposes the location of data storage or or practices of Member States and its emanations, including those related to public procurement, which imposes ther processing of data in the territory of a specific Member State or hinders storage or other processing of data in any other Member State;.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 156 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘competent authority’ means an authority of a Member State that has the power to obtain access to data stored or processed by a natural or legal person for the performance of its official duties, as provided for by national or Union law;
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 159 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. ‘user’ means a natural or legal person, including a public authority or body, using or requesting a data storage or other processing service;
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 162 #

2017/0228(COD)

8. ‘professional user’ means a natural or legal person, including a public sector entity, using or requesting a data storage or other processing service for purposes related to its trade, business, craft, profession or task.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 170 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall immediately notify to the Commission any draft act which introduces a new data localisation requirement or makes changes to an existing data localisation requirement in accordance with the procedures set out in the national law implementingArticles 5, and 7 of Directive (EU) 2015/1535.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 171 #

2017/0228(COD)

3. Within By ... [12 months after the start of applicationdate of entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall ensure that any data localisation requirement that is not in compliance with paragraph 1 ishas been repealed. IBy ... [12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] if a Member State considers that a data localisation requirement is in compliance with paragraph 1 and may therefore remain in force, it shall notify that measure to the Commission, together with a justification for maintaining it in force.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 172 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall make the details of any data localisation requirements applicable in their territory publicly available online via a single information point which they shall keep up-to-date, or via a Union-level information point established under another Union act if and when available.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 174 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall inform the Commission of the address of their single information point referred to in paragraph 4. The Commission shall publish the links to such points on its website, along with a consolidated list of all data localisation requirements referred to in paragraph 4, which it shall regularly update.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 184 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where a request for assistance entails obtaining access to any premises of a natural or legal person including to any data storage or other processing equipment and means, by the requested authority, such access must be in accordance with Union or Member State procedural law.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 190 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall encourage and facilitate the development of self- regulatory codes of conduct at Union level, in order to define guidelines on best practices in facilitating the switching of providers and to ensure thatcontribute to a competitive data economy, based on they provide professional users with sufficiently detailed, clear and transparent information beforinciple of interoperability and taking due a ccountract for data storage and process of open standards, covering, is concluded, as regardsnter alia, the following issueaspects:
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 195 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the processes, technical requirements, timeframes and charges that apply in case a professional user wants to switch to anotherbest practices in facilitating the switching of provider ors; and port ing data back to its own IT systems, including the processes and location of any data back-up, the available datain a structured, open standards and machine-readable formats and supports, the required IT configuration and minimum network bandwidth; the time required prior to initiating the porting process and the time during which the data will remain available for porting; and the guarantees for accessing data in the case of the bankruptcy of the providerllowing sufficient time for the user to switch or port the data; and
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 200 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the operminimum informational requirements to switch or port data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readableensure that professional users are provided with sufficiently detailed, clear and transparent information before a contract for data processing is concluded, regarding the processes, technical requirements, timeframes and charges that apply in case a professional user wants to switch to another provider or port data back to its own IT systems, including the processes and location of any data back-up, the available data formats allowing sufficient time for the user to switch or port the data.nd supports, the required IT configuration and minimum network bandwidth; the time required prior to initiating the porting process and the time during which the data will remain available for porting; and the guarantees for accessing data in the case of the bankruptcy of the provider; and
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 202 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) certification schemes for data processing products and services, facilitating the comparability of quality of these products and services. Such schemes may include inter alia quality management, information security management, business continuity management and, environmental management.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 221 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. No later than [53 years after the date mentioned in Article 10(2)], the Commission shall carry out a review of this Regulation and presenpublication of this Regulation, the Commission shall submit a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee, evaluating the implementation of this Regulation.
2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 51 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and, innovative and balanced European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, and to strengthen Member States' strategic defence capabilities in cooperation with NATO, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) To better exploitcreate an efficient European defence industry and to make better use of economies of scale in, the defence industryProgramme should allow for the full potential of all European actors to be utilised. Therefore, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies and facilitate the development of cooperation between new partners.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Given that the Programme aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between undertakings across Member States, an action should be eligible for funding under the Programme only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least three undertakings based in at least twohree different Member States.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Given that the aim of the Programme is to enhance the overall competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, it is important to apply the research and industrial potential of all Member States. The Programme takes into account the economic and social differences in the development of entities that form the defence industry, which had an impact on the present level of integration within the sector and the particular characters of the entities, such as their ownership structure. Therefore, an undertaking established in the Union but controlled by non-EU States or by non-EU entities would be eligible provided that this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and of all Member States as established in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in accordance with Title V of the TEU and if the Member State, where the entity is located, provides other Member States with sufficient guaranties thereof. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) For the purpose of this regulation any entity engaged in an economic activity, that is an activity consisting in offering goods or services on a given market, regardless of its legal status and the way in which it is financed, is considered an undertaking. To qualify, no intention to earn profits is required, nor are public bodies by definition excluded1a. __________________ 1aCommission Notice on the concept of undertakings concerned under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 on the control of concentrations between undertakings.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security interests of the Union. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence capability priorities are identified notably through the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through enhanced cooperation. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, andThe EU-NATO Declaration stressed the importance of delivering key capabilities and addressing critical shortfalls through project in such areas as preserving critical infrastructure, strengthening resilience against hybrid and cyber threats. Other EU and NATO documents suggest a need for developing strategic transport as well. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through enhanced cooperation. In order to avoid duplication of actions, and given the joint commitment to develop coherent, complementary, and interoperable defence capabilities of EU Member States and NATO Allies as expressed in the Warsaw Declaration in 2016, NATO-led initiatives, as well as other regional and international cooperation programmes serving the Union security and defence interest, may alsowill be taken into account in defining the defence capability priorities by Member States and in the award procedure.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Meeting the objectives of this programme requires the application of the research and industrial potential of all Member States. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid a concentration of cooperation in the defence industry, which would lead to the emergence of closed networks of partners that exclude the potential of undertakings from other regions. In this way, the Programme reflects on the lessons learned from other EU programmes such as the Horizon 2020, which strengthened existing relationships within the groups of old partners and excluded newcomers from consortia, as evidenced by uneven distribution of the programme’s funding. Therefore, contribution of project to development of cooperation between new partners should be taken into account in the award criteria.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure that the funded actions will contribute to the competitiveness of the European defence industry, they should be market-oriented and demand driven. Therefore, the fact that Member States have already committed to jointly produce and procure the final product or technology, possibly in a coordinated way, should be taken into account in the award criteria. Given the economic significance of non-EU exports for European defence undertakings and its impact on their capabilities and investment decisions, the commitment of non-EU countries to purchase the final product or technology should serve as an award criterion on the condition that the export of the product or the technology in question does not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and all Member States as established in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in accordance with Title V of the TEU. The EU export control regime governed by Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 and the Common Position should apply accordingly.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should establish a multiannual work programme in line with the objectives of the Programme. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States (hereinafter referred to as Programme Committee), as close cooperation between governments (as sole customers) as well as industries (as main suppliers) and R&T organisations from different Member States is crucial for the success of the Programme. In light of the Union policy on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as key to ensuring economic growth, innovation, job creation, and social integration in the Union and the fact that the supported actions will typically require trans-national collaboration, it is of importance that the work programme will reflect and enable such cross-border participation of SMEs and that therefore a proportion of the overall budget will benefit such action. This proportion of the overall budget should also include middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps), which, for the purpose of this regulation and without prejudice to post-2020 decisions, should be understood as entities having a number of employees up to 3000, where the staff headcount is calculated in accordance with Articles 3 - 6 of Title I of the Annex to the Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and which are not SMEs. However, the inclusion of middle capitalisation companies (mid- caps) to this proportion of the overall budget should be without prejudice to the financial support granted to SMEs.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order to benefit from its expertise in the defence sector and to facilitate complementarity between projects carried out on the European and NATO levels, the European Defence Agency and NATO will be given the status of an observers in the committee of Member States. The European External Action Service should also assist in the committee of Member States.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an interim progress report by the end of the first year of implementation and an implementation report at the end of the Programme, examining and evaluating the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs and middle capitalisation companies (mid- caps) in projects under the Programme as well as their participation of SMEs to the global value chain. The report will also include information on the origin of beneficiaries under the Programme. The future Programme will take into account the findings of the reports from previous years as well as of the Pilot Project and Preparatory Action, in particular the contribution of the Programme to the security of all Member States and its impact on innovation and technological development as well as on balancing of defence industries across all Member States.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and, innovation capacity and balance of the Union defence industry by supporting actions in their development phase of defence technologies or products;
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to facilitate a balanced development of the European defence industry by supporting the creation of new networks of cross-border cooperation between undertakings;
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 219 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cooperation between undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps), in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union, which reflect other relevant regional and international cooperation initiatives, primarily those carried out in the NATO context;
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 258 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Union's financial assistance shall be implemented by the Commission as provided for by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 directly or indirectly by entrusting budget implementation tasks to the European Defence Agency or to entities listed in Article 58(1) (c) of that Regulation.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 286 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three undertakings which are established in at least twohree different Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
1. undertakings established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States duringArticle 7 deleted Eligible Entities Beneficiaries shall be If the bentire duration of the action. 2. paragraph 1, is developing an action, as defined in Article 6, in the context of Permanent Structured Cooperation, it shall be eligible for the increased funding referred to in Article 11(2) in respect of that action.eficiary, as defined in
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Eligible Entities 1. Beneficiaries shall be undertakings established in the Union. 2. The beneficiaries’ and their subcontractors’ infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used for the purposes of the actions funded under the Programme shall be located on the territory of the Union during the entire duration of the action, and their executive management structures shall be established in the EU. 3. For the purposes of the actions funded under the Programme, the beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall not be subject to control by non-EU States or by non-EU entities. 4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, an undertaking established in the Union but controlled by non-EU States or by non-EU entities would be eligible under the condition that this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and all Member States as established in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in accordance with Title V of the TEU and that the Member State where the entity is located provides to other Member States sufficient guaranties thereof. Undertakings which are engaged in defence industry cooperation with the third states which are under a sanctions regime by the EU or otherwise undermine European security, or which are directly or indirectly controlled by entities from the third states which are under a sanctions regime by the EU or otherwise undermine European security should not be eligible for participation. 5. If there are no competitive substitutes readily available in the EU, and if this usage would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, beneficiaries and their subcontractors may use assets, infrastructure, facilities and resources located or held outside the territory of Member States or controlled by third countries. When performing an eligible action, beneficiaries and their subcontractors may also cooperate with undertakings established outside the territory of EU Member States or controlled by non-EU states or non-EU entities, if this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States. 6. Beneficiaries shall provide before the signature of the funding agreement all relevant information necessary for the assessment of the eligibility criteria. 7. If the beneficiary, as defined in paragraph 1, is developing an action, as defined in Article 6, in the context of Permanent Structured Cooperation, it shall be eligible for the increased funding referred to in Article 11(2) in respect of that action.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) contribution to the security and defence interests of the Union and commitments undertaken in the context of NATO cooperation by enhancing defence technologies which contribute to implement defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union; and,
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 374 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) contribution to a balanced development of European defence industry by creation of new networks of cross-border cooperation between undertakings;
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 388 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) for actions described in points (b) to (e) of Article 6(1), the contribution to the competitiveness of the European defence industry through the demonstration by the beneficiaries that non-EU countries have committed to procure the final product or technology.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 447 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The proposals submitted following the call for proposals shall be evaluated by the Commission assisted by independent expertexperts representing all Member States on the basis of the award criteria of Article 10.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 451 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The European Defence Agency and NATO shall be invited as observers.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 43(2), 91, 100, 114, 192, 194(2) and 337 thereof,
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 63 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) In accordance with Article 3(3) of Treaty on European Union (TEU), the establishment of an internal market is one of the main objectives to be reached by the Union in cooperation with the Member States. Pursuant to Article 26(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Union shall adopt measures with the aim of establishing or ensuring the functioning of the internal market. Under Article 26(2) TFEU, the internal market shall comprise an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured. The internal market has generated new opportunities and economies of scale for European undertakings, has created jobs, has offered greater choice at lower prices for consumers and has enabled European citizens to live, study and work in the Union. Despite all the progress made, significant difficulties in the establishment and functioning of the internal market remain and European citizens and undertakings are unable to reap the full benefits of the internal market. In certain cases, suboptimal information affecting the action by the Commission on the application of Union law in the area of the internal market increases the risk of the emergence of difficulties to trade in the internal market resulting from uncoordinated national enforcement activities or multifarious development of national regulatory solutions to those problems.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 67 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Article 337 TFEU provides for the Commission's power, within the limits and under the conditions, which the Council may lay down acting by a simple majority, to collect any information required for the performance of its tasks. However, in Case C-490/10 European Parliament v Council, the Court has clarified that where the collection of information contributes directly to the achievement of the objectives of a given European Union policy, the act laying down the conditions for such collection must be based on the legal basis which relates to that policy. This Regulation provides not only for a framework in which the Commission can collect information from undertakings and associations of undertakings, but also for measures to enforce the requests for information. Therefore, while taking fully into account the fact that the Commission derives its power to collect information directly from the Treaty, this Regulation should be based, in addition to Article 337 TFEU, on the provisions of Articles 43(2), 91, 100, 192 and 194(2) TFEU and also of Article 114 TFEU, which provides for the adoption of measures necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market, including where differences between national rules are such as to obstruct the fundamental freedoms or where it is necessary to prevent the emergence of difficulties in the establishment and functioning of the internal market.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 74 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Undertakings and associations of undertakings recognize the importance of the well-functioning internal market, which has been proved by their willingness to cooperate with the Commission. As evidenced by numerous cases, undertakings and associations of undertakings respond to the requests of the Commission to provide also information on a voluntary basis. Nevertheless, it shall be noted, that such tool may prove useful in case when well- targeted and timely information is needed in order to prove the existence of infringement vis-à-vis à Member States.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The introduction of the Single Market Information Tool does not aim to gather confidential business-related information from undertakings and association of undertakings for the purpose of creating new policies.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) As recognised by the Court of Justice, when enforcing Union law, the Commission, whereas it may rely on indicia, is largely reliant on the information provided by complainants, by public and private bodies, and by the Member States concerned. Pursuant to Article 4(3) TEU, Member States are under the duty, as recalled several times by the Court of Justice, to facilitate the Commission’s tasks, including in particular its role as guardian of the Treaties. However, Member States may not always have access to the relevant market information that the Commission would need to perform its tasks or their national rules on information collection may prevent them from disclosing the information collected.deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 81 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Where detailed, comparable, up- to-date, and often confidential market information could only be obtained from market players in a timely manner, it appears therefore appropriate, as a last resort, to empower the Commission, within the limits and under the conditions laid down in this Regulation, to request undertakings and associations of undertakings to directly provide it, in a timely manner, with comprehensive, accurate and reliable quantitative and qualitative market information where other sources of information have proven unavailable, insufficient or inadequate. To this effectBefore requesting information, the Commission should first adopt a decision stating why other means to obtain the necessary information have proven ineffective. It is understood that the notion of undertaking has the same meaning as in other areas of EU law, in particular competition law.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 90 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) For this investigative tool to be effective, theIn order to minimise costs of replying to requests for information, sought should relate to the application of relevant Union law. This may consist, for example, of factual market data, including cost structure, pricing policy, products or services characteristics or geographical distribution of customers and suppliers. It may also consist ofuch requests should only cover information that is likely to be at the disposal of the undertakings’ or associations of undertakings’ fact-based analysis of the functioning of the internal market, such as in relation to perceived regulatory and entry barriers or to costs of cross-border operations. In order to minimise costs of replying to requests for information, such requests should only cover information that is likely to be concerned (its ‘raw data’). The Commission cannot request information that needs to be aggregated according to specific criteria, spans a long period of time or goes significantly back in time, ats the disposal of the undertaking or association of undertakings concernedis may prove unduly burdensome.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 97 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The Commission should only be allowed to request undertakings and associations of undertakings to deliver pre-existing documents and the answers to purely factual questions.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 98 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) As enshrined in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Articles 47 and 48 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and confirmed by the Court of Justice of the European Union, undertakings and association of undertakings have right for the protection against self-incrimination. Therefore, the right not to give evidence against oneself or the right of silence shall be granted to all undertakings and the associations of undertakings without exception, regardless the area of the internal market and the nature of information requested by the Commission.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 99 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) When issuing requests for information to undertakings and associations of undertakings, the Commission is required to undertake a careful selection of addressees of the requests, so that requests are only addressed to undertakings and associations of undertakings that are capable of providing sufficiently relevant information, notably larger undertakings in the relevant Member States. These requests for information are aimed at solving a presumed, i.e. based on the available information, serious problem with the application of Union law in the areas of the internal market, agriculture and fisheries (excluding the conservation of marine biological resources), transport, environment and energy. Their aim is not to prosecute undertakings for the underpinning behaviour, if any. Accordingly, sanctions provided for in the instrument are designed to address exclusively two instances. They only cover an intentional or through gross negligence lack of a response to a request for information and an intentionally or through gross negligence incorrect, incomplete, or misleading reply. The collected information, if relevant, could also be used to provide insight into situations where undertakings find it difficult to comply with the legislation, with a view to improving the proper application of the internal market rules. With a view to avoid disproportionate administrative burden for micro- undertakings, which are anyway unlikely to be in a position to provide sufficiently relevant information, the Commission should be precluded from issuing requests for information to this category of undertakings. When issuing requests for information to small and medium-sized undertakings, the Commission should take due account of the principle of proportionality. While SMEs are unlikely to operate at a larger scale enabling them to significantly affect market outcomes, the information gathered from SMEs could prove valuable in informing the Commission on difficulties in establishment and functioning of the internal market. Information readily available to SMEs might be of anecdotal nature but it could still alert the Commission about single market difficulties SMEs might suffer from. SMEs would normally not and should not incur any significant additional costs of data gathering in response to this tool. Given their relatively weaker bargaining position in value chains, SMEs might be more forthcoming with information when granted a procedure duly respecting confidentiality and anonymity. Resolving a difficulty in the single market establishment and functioning could in particular benefit SMEs as it is often the small innovative firms which face the greatest barriers when trying to start up and scale up across the single market. For reasons of consistency and legal certainty, the definitions of ‘micro-undertaking’, ‘small undertaking’ and ‘medium-sized undertaking’ of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29 should apply. __________________ 29 Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p.19).deleted Directive 2013/34/EU of the European
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 100 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) When issuing requests for information to undertakings and associations of undertakings, the Commission is required to undertake a careful selection of addressees of the requests, so that requests are only addressed to undertakings and associations of undertakings that are capable of providing sufficiently relevant information, notably larger undertakings in the relevant Member States. These requests for information are aimed at solving a presumed, i.e. based on the available information, serious problem with the application of Union law in the areas of the internal market, agriculture and fisheries (excluding the conservation of marine biological resoupporting the Commission´s actual findings in infringement procedurces), transport, environment and energy. Their aim is not to prosecute undertakings for the underpinning behaviour, if any. Accordingly, sanctions provided for in the instrument are designed to address exclusively two instances. They only cover an intentional or through gross negligence lack of a response to a request for information and an intentionally or through gross negligence incorrect, incomplete, or misleading reply. The collected information, if relevant, could also be used to provide insight into situations where undertakings find it difficult to comply with the legislation, with a view to improving the proper application of the internal market rules. With a view to avoid disproportionate administrative burden for micro- undertakings, which are anyway unlikely to be in a position to provide sufficiently relevant information, the Commission should be precluded from issuing requ against Member States in pending cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union. Their aim is not to prosecute undertakings for the underpinning behaviour, if any. With a view to avoid disproportionate administrative burden for micro, small and medium-sized undertakings unlests for information to this category of undertakings. When issuing requests for information to small and medium-sized undertakings, the Commission should take due account of the principle of proportionality. While SMEs are unlikely to operatethey are part of a group of undertakings which qualifies at least ats a larger scale enabling them to significantly affect market outcomes, the information gathered from SMEs could prove valuable in informing the Commission on difficulties in establishment and functioning of the internal market. Information readily available to SMEs might be of anecdotal nature but it could still alert the Commission about single market difficulties SMEs might suffer from. SMEs would normally not and should not incur any significant additional costs of data gathering in response to this tool. Given their relatively weaker bargaining position in value chains, SMEs might be more forthcoming with information when granted a procedure duly respecting confidentiality and anonymity. Resolving a difficulty in the single market establishment and functioning could in particular benefit SMEs as it is often the small innovative firms which face the greatest bar group under Article 3(7) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29, and which are anyway unlikely to be in a position to provide sufficiently relevant information, the Commission should be precluded from issuing requests for information to these categoriers when trying to start up and scale up across the single marketof undertakings. For reasons of consistency and legal certainty, the definitions of ‘micro-undertaking’, ‘small undertaking’ and ‘medium-sized undertaking’ of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29 should apply. __________________ 29 Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p.19).
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 108 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The investigative tool provided for in this Regulation is particularly useful for ensuring the application of Union law in the area of the internal market by the Commission. It is also useful, for any subsequent enforcement action by the Member States concerned that would require the use of the relevant information collected using this power and disclosed by the Commission to the Member States concerned. Moreover, where difficulties in the application of existing rules are experienced, including situations where undertakings are not able to comply with the legislation due to lack of legal clarity, this investigative tool could also be useful after the use of other tools and sources of relevant information have proven inadequate, for contributing to the conception or design of regulatory solutions. It is also appropriate not to allow the use of such information for other purposes, in particular the application of the competition rules of the TFEU, without prejudice to the reuse of information made public.deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The Commission should be able to enforce compliance with the requests for information it addresses to any undertaking or association of undertakings, as appropriate, by means of proportionate fines and periodic penalty payments imposed by way of decision. In setting the amounts of fines and periodic penalty payments, the Commission should take due account of the principle of proportionality (including the aspects of appropriateness), in particular as regards small and medium-sized undertakings. The rights of the parties requested to provide information should be safeguarded by giving them the opportunity to make known their views before any decision imposing fines or periodic penalty payments is taken.deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 119 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Taking due account of the principle of proportionality (including the aspects of appropriateness), the Commission should be able to reduce the periodic penalty payments or waive them entirely, when addressees of requests provide the information requested, albeit after the expiry of the deadline. For reasons of legal certainty, it is also appropriate to provide for limitation periods for the imposition and enforcement of fines and periodic penalty payments.deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 121 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Court of Justice should, in accordance with Article 261 TFEU, have unlimited jurisdiction in respect of decisions by which the Commission imposes fines or periodic penalty payments under this Regulation, which means that it may cancel, reduce or increase the fine or periodic penalty payment imposed by the Commission.deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 129 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The disclosure of information about an undertaking’s business activity could result in a serious harm to the same undertaking. Therefore, the Commission should take due account of the legitimate interests of undertakings, in particular the protection of their business secrets. To ensure that business secrets and other confidential information provided to the Commission are treated in compliance with Article 339 TFEU, any undertaking or association of undertaking submitting information should clearly identify which information it considers to be confidential and why it is confidential. The Commission should not be able to disclose confidential information provided by such respondents to the Member State concerned by the request unless it has previously obtained their agreement to disclose that information to that effect. The respondent concerned should be required to provide the Commission with a separate non-confidential version of the information that could be disclosed to the relevant Member State. In cases where information marked as confidential does not seem to be covered by obligations of professional secrecy, it is appropriate to have a mechanism in place according to which the Commission can decide the extent to which such information can be disclosed. Any such decision to reject a claim that a piece of information is confidential should indicate a period at the end of which it may be disclosed, so that the respondent can make use of any judicial protection available to it, including any interim measure. The rights of the respondent should be safeguarded by giving it the opportunity to make known its views before any decision to reject the confidentiality claim is takenEven if the Commission considers that a confidentiality claim is ill- founded, it should not decide that the relevant information is to be disclosed.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 132 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The disclosure of information about an undertaking’s business activity could result in a serious harm to the same undertaking. Therefore, the Commission should take due account of the legitimate interests of undertakings, in particular the protection of their business secrets. It is essential that the undertakings or association of undertakings concerned by the request, if they estimate that it could jeopardise their substantial economic interests, have the right to appeal against the request by the Commission through the national courts, with suspensive effect concerning Commission’s procedure. To ensure that business secrets and other confidential information provided to the Commission are treated in compliance with Article 339 TFEU, any undertaking or association of undertaking submitting information should clearly identify which information it considers to be confidential and why it is confidential. The Commission should not be able to disclose confidential information provided by such respondents to the Member State concerned by the request unless it has previously obtained their agreement to disclose that information to that effect. The respondent concerned should be required to provide the Commission with a separate non-confidential version of the information that could be disclosed to the relevant Member State. In cases where information marked as confidential does not seem to be covered by obligations of professional secrecy, it is appropriate to have a mechanism in place according to which the Commission can decide the extent to which such information can be disclosed. Any such decision to reject a claim that a piece of information is confidential should indicate a period at the end of which it may be disclosed, so that the respondent can make use of any judicial protection available to it, including any interim measure. The rights of the respondent should be safeguarded by giving it the opportunity to make known its views before any decision to reject the confidentiality claim is taken.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 135 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) According to the subsidiarity rule, it is essential to include national courts in the procedure. Therefore, the undertakings or associations of undertakings shall have the right to appeal against the request by the Commission before the national courts as well as against the Commission's decision on confidentiality of the information to be provided, as provided for in Article 7. Submitting an appeal against the Commission request or decision to the court shall have a suspensive effect on the Commission’s proceeding.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 137 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, this Regulation seeks to ensure full respect for the right to respect for private and family life, the right to protection of personal data, the right to good administration, in in particular the access to files, while respecting business secrecy, the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial, the right of defence and the principles of legality and proportionality of penalties.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 138 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Where the measures provided for in this Regulation entail the processing of personal data, they should be carried out in accordance with Union law on the protection of personal data, in particular Directive 95/46/EC30 . With regard to the processing of persona data by the Commission and within the framework of this Regulation, it shall comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 . __________________ 30Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995). 31Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data, (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 160 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) agriculture and fisheries, other thanexcluding the conservation of marine biological resources;
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 174 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) ‘association of undertakings’ means a group of companies as defined in Article 2(13) of Regulation (EU) 2015/848.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 187 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Where a serious difficulty with the application of Union law risks undermining the attainment of an important Union policy objective, the Commission may request information from undertakings or associations of undertakings, as provided for in Chapter II, for the purpose of addressing the above- mentioned difficultyThe Commission may request information from undertakings or associations of undertakings, as provided for in Chapter II, where justified on the basis of the following: (a) public security requirements; (b) fighting economic crimes; or (c) combating unfair commercial practices across the Member States as laid down in the Directive 2005/29/EC.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 225 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall take due account of the principle of proportionality, in particular with regard to small and medium-sized undertakings.deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 228 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The undertakings or association of undertakings concerned by the request as referred to in Article 4 may, if they consider that the request could jeopardise their substantial economic interests, appeal against the request by the Commission before the national courts. The national court may quash the request from the Commission. Submitting an appeal to the court shall have suspensive effect on the time limits.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 232 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In the cases provided for in Article 4 and under the conditions laid down in Article 5, the Commission may, by simple request or by decision, requireest undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide information on a voluntary basis.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 233 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In the cases provided for in Article 4 and under the conditions laid down in Article 5, the Commission may, by simple request or by decisionformal written request, require undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide information.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 242 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The Commission shall not issue requests for information in accordance with this Regulation to micro-undertakings, small undertakings and medium-size undertakings unless they are part of a group of undertakings which qualifies at least as small group as defined ina large group under Article 6(53(7) of Directive 2013/34/EU.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 252 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The simple request referred to in paragraph 1 shall state the legal basis and its purpose, specify what information is required and prescribe a proportionate time limit within which the information is tomay be provided. It shall also refer to the fines provided for in Article 9(1) for supplying incorrect or misleading information.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 255 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The simple request referred to in paragraph 1 shall state the legal basis and its purpose, specify what information is required and prescribe a proportionate time limit within which the information is to be provided. It shall also refer to the fines provided for in Article 9(1) for supplying incorrect or misleading informationn addition, it shall indicate the right of the undertaking or association of undertakings to appeal against the request through the national courts.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 261 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall state the legal basis, the purpose of the request, specify what information is required and prescribe a proportionate time limit within which the information is to be provided. It shall also indicate the fines provided for in Article 9(1) and the periodic penalties payments provided for in Article 9(2), as appropriate. In addition, it shall indicate the right of the undertaking or association of undertakings to have the decision reviewed by the Court of Justice of the European Union. The undertaking and association of undertakings concerned may request an extension of the time-limit, in accordance with Article 14.deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 264 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall state the legal basis, the purpose of the request, specify what information is required and prescribe a proportionate time limit within which the information is to be provided. It shall also indicate the fines provided for in Article 9(1) and the periodic penalties payments provided for in Article 9(2), as appropriatemay be provided.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 273 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall simultaneously provide a copy of the simple request or of the decisionrequest referred to in this Article to the Member State in whose territory the registered seat of the undertaking or association of undertakings is situated.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 277 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where the Commission has launched a formal infringement procedure pursuant to Article 258 TFEU, the Commission shall provide the Member State concerned by the procedure with a copy of all simplthe requests or decisions referred to in this Article issued in the context of that procedure, irrespective of where the registered seat of the undertaking or association of undertakings is situated.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 280 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The decisionsrequest referred to in paragraph 1 shall be addressed to the undertaking or association of undertakings concerned. The Commission shall notify the decision to the addressee without delay.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 302 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall verify whethernot be entitled to object the confidentiality claim of the information transmitted made by the respondent undertakings or associations of undertakings under subparagraph 2 of paragraph 2 is well-founded and proportionate.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 303 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
After giving the undertaking or association of undertakings concerned the opportunity of making known its views, the Commission may take a decision finding that the information claimed to be confidential is not protected, and setting a date after which the information is to be disclosed. That period shall not be less than 1 month.deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 307 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
That decision shall be notified to the undertaking or association of undertakings concerned without delay.deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 309 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
That decision may be appealed against before the national courts within one month from the date of its formal written notification by the Commission. The period of time referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph shall be suspended from the date of appeal to a national court.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 323 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
TheAny information that has already been made public may be used by the Commission for a purpose other than the one set out in this Regulationgathered for the purpose set out in this Regulation can be processed by the Commission no longer than for the period of 36 months as from the date of their provision, after which period they must be removed from the database and destroyed.
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 329 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
1. where deemed necessary and proportionate, impose on undertakings or association of undertakings fines not exceeding 1 % of their total turnover in the preceding business year where they intentionally or through gross negligence: (a) supply incorrect or misleading information in response to a request made pursuant to Article 6(2); (b) supply incorrect, incomplete or misleading information in response to a decision adopted pursuant to Article 6(3) or do not supply the information within the prescribed time limit. 2. The Commission may, by decision, impose on undertakings or associations of undertakings periodic penalty payments where an undertaking fails to supply complete, accurate and not misleading information within the prescribed deadline as requested by the Commission by a decision adopted pursuant to Article 6(3). The periodic penalty payments shall not exceed 5 % of the average daily turnover of the undertaking or association concerned in the preceding business year for each working day of delay, calculated from the date established in the decision, until it supplies the information requested or required by the Commission. 3. association of undertakings provides no or incomplete information, the Commission shall prior the imposition of a fine or penalty, set a final deadline of two weeks to receive the missing information. 4. account the nature, gravity and duration of the breach of Article 6(1), as well as the principle of proportionality in particular with regard to small and medium-sized undertakings when fixing the amount of the fine or periodic penalty payment. 5. associations of undertakings have satisfied the obligation which the periodic penalty payment was intended to enforce, the Commission may reduce or waive the amount of the periodic penalty payment. 6. accordance with paragraph 1 or 2, the Commission shall give the concerned undertakings or associations of undertakings the opportunity of making known their views.Article 9 deleted Fines and periodic penalty payments The Commission may, by decision, Where the undertaking or The Commission shall take into Where the undertakings or Before adopting any decision in
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 358 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Limitation period for the imposition of 1. Commission by Article 9 shall be subject to a limitation period of three years. 2. paragraph 1 shall start on the day on which the infringement referred to in Article 9 is committed. However, in the case of continuing or repeated breaches of Article 6(1), the period shall begin on the day on which the breach ceases. 3. Commission for the purpose of investigating or pursuing a possible breach of Article 6(1) shall interrupt the limitation period for the imposition of fines or periodic penalty payments, with effect from the date on which the action is notified to the undertaking or association of undertakings concerned. 4. limitation period shall start running afresh. However, the limitation period shall expire at the latest on the day on which a period of six years has elapsed without the Commission having imposed a fine or a periodic penalty payment. That period shall be extended by the time during which the limitation period is suspended in accordance with paragraph 5. 5. imposition of fines or periodic penalty payments shall be suspended for as long as the decision of the Commission is the subject of proceedings pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union.Article 10 deleted fines and periodic penalty payments The powers conferred on the The period provided for in Any action taken by the After each interruption, the The limitation period for the
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 367 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Limitation period for the enforcement of fines and periodic penalty payments 1. enforce decisions adopted pursuant to Article 9 shall be subject to a limitation period of five years. 2. paragraph 1 shall startArticle 11 deleted The powers onf the day on which the decCommission taken pursuant to Article 9 becomes final. 3. The limitation period provided for in paragraph 1 shall be interrupted: (a) modifying the original amount of the fine or periodic penalty payment or refusingo The period provided for in by notification of a decision by any application for modification; (b) acting at the request of the Commission, or of the Commission, intended to enforce payment of the fine or periodic penalty payment. 4. limitation period shall start running afresh. 5. in paragraph 1 shall be suction of a Member State, After each interruption, the The limitation period provided for the respeonded for so long as: (a) pay; (b) suspended pursuant to a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union.nt is allowed time to the enforcement of payment is
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 376 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
The decisions taken pursuant to Article 9(1) and (2) shall be addressed to the undertaking or association of undertakings concerned. The Commission shall notify the decision to the addressee without delay.Article 12 deleted Addressees of decisions
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 380 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Review by the Court of Justice The Court of Justice of the European Union shall have unlimited jurisdiction within the meaning of Article 261 TFEU to review fines or periodic penalty payments imposed by the Commission. It may cancel, reduce or increase the fine or periodic penalty payment imposed.Article 13 deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 386 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the decisions which it takes pursuant to Article 9(1) and (2).deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 390 #

2017/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
With regard to the processing of personal data within the framework of this Regulation, Member States shall carry out their tasks for the purposes of this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/6791a and in accordance with the national laws, regulations or administrative provisions transposing Directive 95/46/EC implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/679. With regard to the processing of personal data by the Commission within the framework of this Regulation, it shall comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
2018/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 327 #

2017/0086(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts shall, by means of implementing accordance with Article 34 concerningts, specify the detailed categories of data to be recorded in accordance with paragraph 2, in relation to the information, procedures and assistance and problem solving services to which the gateway links. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 35(2).
2017/11/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 342 #

2017/0086(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
By four years after the entry into force of this Regulation and once every twofive years thereafter, the Commission shall review the application of this Regulation and submit to the European Parliament and the Council an assessment report on the functioning of the gateway and on the functioning of the internal market on the basis of the statistics and feedback collected in accordance with Articles 21, 22 and 23. The review will, in particular, evaluate the scope of Article 12 of this Regulation taking into account technological, market and legal developments concerning the exchange of evidence between competent authorities.
2017/11/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 391 #

2017/0086(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX II – table
Life events Procedures Expected output Birth Requesting a birth certificate Birthproof of Birth certificate or a proof of Birth registration of birth registration of birth Requesting a residence Proof of registration and Residence certificate residence Applying for a study grant Decision regarding the Studying from a public institutionbody or application for a grant institution Registering for social security Acknowledgement of receipt Working benefits Requesting recognition of Decision on the request for diploma recognition Registering a change of Confirmation of the Moving address registration of the new address Moving Requesting/renewing ID card Issue or renewal of an ID and de-registration of the or passport previous address card or a passport deleted deleted Registering a motor vehicle RProof of registration certificateof a Claiming pension and pre- Decision regarding the claim retirement benefits from for a pension or pre-retirement Retiring public or semi-public benefits originating from or already motor vehicle registered in an EU Member State, in standard schemesprocedures1a General registration of Claiming pension and pre- Confirmation of the receipt of business activity, excludretirement benefits from the claim or decision Retiring completion of all steps procedures concerning the necessary to start operating Starting a constitution of companies or as a business business firms within the meaning of the second paragraph ofulsory schemes regarding the claim for a pension or pre-retirement benefits Starting a deleted Article 54 TFEU deleted business Registration of an employer (a Social securityConfirmation of registration natural person) with public or number or Social security registration semi-publiccompulsory pension and number insurance schemes Registration of employees Social security registration with public or semi-public number pension and insurance schemes, excluding procedures for the collective termination of the employee contracts Notification to the social Confirmation of the receipt of Doing business security schemes of the end of the notification contract with an employee Payment of social Receipt or other form of confirmation of payment of contributions for employees social contributions for employees contributions for employees confirmation of payment of social contributions for employees _______________ 1a Thiscovers the following vehicles: (a) any motor vehicle or trailer as referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L263, 9.10.2007, p.1) and (b) any two or three- wheel motor vehicle, whether twin-wheeled or otherwise, intended to travel on the road, as referred to in Article 1 of Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council OJ L 124, 9.5.2002, p.1).
2017/11/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2016/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the e-Government Action Plan 2016-2020 with its dynamic structure, and as well as the creation of e- Government Action Plan Steering Board; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure its rapid and effective implementation, making public administrations fit for the future;
2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 60 #

2016/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. CallsStresses the existing need for a dual online and offline approach where necessary, since this is needed to avoid exclusion, taking into account; emphasizes the current rate of digital illiteracy and the fact that more than 22 % of Europeans, especially elderly people, refusedecide not to use online services when dealing with public administrations, therefore moving towards digitized administrations should not discourage to use services those who wish to employ traditional procedures;
2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 76 #

2016/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that for the full functioning of cross-border eGovernment services, language barriers need to be addressed, and suggests that public administrations, especially in border regions, should make their information and services available in the language of their Member States but also, if possible, in another European languages;
2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 79 #

2016/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Is of the opinion that a comprehensive monitoring of e- Government performance in the Member States should ensure that the performance methodology takes national specificities adequately into account; highlights the benefits of reliably measured performance in Member States to policy makers and public opinion;
2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2016/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that the protection of personal data is fundamental, and for safety and citizens' trust in digital services, underlines that public administrations should handle personal data securely and fully in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Rules on Privacy, thereby boosting trust in digital services;
2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #

2016/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the creation of a real single market pillar within the European Semester, with a system of regular monitoring, identification of the country-specific barriers to the single market andlately having tendency to be introduced with greater impact, frequency and scope in Member States; invites for an in-depth evaluation of single market integration and internal competitiveness; insists that the evaluation of the state of single market integration should become an integral part of the economic governance framework;
2016/11/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #

2016/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to carry out systematic monitoring of implementation and enforcement of the single market rules through the country-specific recommendations (CSRs), in particular where those rules make a contribution to structural reforms;deleted
2016/11/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 36 #

2016/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights that barriers related to the free provision of services are of particular concern as they hamper, above all, the cross-border activity of small and medium sized enterprises, which are a driving force of development of the EU economy; points out that disproportionate administrative requirements, inspections and sanctions can lead to reversal of Single Market achievements;
2016/11/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 39 #

2016/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; welcomencourages the Commission’s intention to present an ambitious proposal for a services card and fos well as clear and harmonised notification form; welcomes, furthermore, the Commission’s intention to review market developments and, if necessary, take action in connection with insurance requirements for business and construction service providers;
2016/11/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2016/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Is still of the opinion that there is a need to define an integrated measurement system, combining different methodologies such as composite indicators, a systematic set of indicators and sectorial tools, so as to measure the performance of the Single Market for the purpose of embedding it in the European Semester; calls on the Commission, in order both to measure and to provide an impetus for deepening the single market in key priority areas, to consider a headline indicator and a target for this indicator as regards single market integration;
2016/11/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 50 #

2016/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to precede each legislative initiative by thorough impact assessment which takes into account the consequences of the act for the business environment in all Member States and carefully assess the right balance between costs and objectives of the project for the whole EU;
2016/11/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 56 #

2016/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of Commission's help and cooperation with Member States in the field of better transposition, implementation and application of single market legislation; stresses, in this context, the need for further actions at national level, including with a view to reducing administrative burdens and avoiding adding additional requirements when transposing directives into national law (‘gold-plating’), such as tax barriers to cross-border investment;
2016/11/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 3 #

2016/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas there is no common European definition of franchising, but it normally involves a partnership between natural or legal persons that are legally and financially independent of each other, whereby one party (the franchisor) grants to the other party (thewhereas it is generally acknowledged that franchising is an economic arrangement for the distribution of goods and services under which a franchisee) is given the right to operate his franchising formula to sellsell, for its own benefit, specific goods and/or services, and shares know-how, the intention of both the franchisor and the franchisee being to generate business revs part of the franchisor's marketing process, using the franchisor's name and trade marks and drawing on its technical and organisational experienuce;
2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 29 #

2016/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas, in the context of the realisation of the digital single market specific attention should be paid to theany tensions which have arisening between franchisors and franchisees with respect to e-commerce and the sharing of consumer data, since currently franchise agreements do not contain provisions on these subjects and thus, which can lead to unnecessary uncertainty and conflicts;
2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 108 #

2016/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls the obligation of franchisees to devote their best endeavours to the growth of the franchise business and to the maintenance of the common identity and reputation of the franchise network, and to this effect to collaborate loyally with all partners in the network and to respect the industrial and intellectual property rights involved in the franchise formula, as well as competition rules;
2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas 50% of the energy used for heating and cooling in the EU is primaryfinal energy;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas – although there is potential – the share of RES energy in heating and cooling in the Member States is insufficienwill be improved and is on its way to meet the 2020 RES target;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the share of primary energy from fossil fuels in heating and cooling is 75% and does not guarantee decarbonisation, thereby accelerating climate change and causing significant harm to the environmentrequires gradual increase in low-emission generation;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 48 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the use of progressiveefficient heating or cooling systems in buildings presumably means that those buildings will first have to undergoneeds to be carried out together with a thorough process of thermomodernisation which requires strategic energy planning;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 64 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas architecture, urban planning, density of heat demand and the diversity of European climate zones must be taken into account in the planning of energy-efficient, low- emission public and residential buildings with maximum thermal comfort or comfort cooling;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas energy efficiency policies should focus on the most cost-effective ways to improve buildings performance by reducing heat demands and/or connecting buildings to high-efficiency alternatives;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Strategy that recognizes the need to adopt a common European approach on heat with the objective to transform the current shape of the heat market, dominated by on-site individual fossil-fuels boilers, towards high efficiency heating solutions which increase energy security and facilitate cost-effective achievement of the EU climate and energy objectives;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 121 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Supports the Commission's analysis formulated in the Heat strategy that heating demands will not disappear, hence the need to develop policies that tap the full potential for the use of recovered heat (cogeneration and industrial heat) and allow a cost-effective development of DH networks capable of bringing renewable energy sources into urban areas, where population and energy demands are concentrated;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 231 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use natural gas or other green fuels or heat from energy- efficient heating and cooling systems;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 247 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Agrees with the Heat Strategy that the economic potential of CHP is not exploited and Calls on the Commission as well as Member States to further promote high efficiency Cogeneration and District Heating, in line with Communication 2015 (572) on the State of the Energy Union;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses the view that heat storage facilities, for example in the form of thermally insulated water tanks that use electric resistance to stay hot overnight (outside the hours of peak demand) and thereby improve the quality of electricity supplyor heat storage facilities installed in CHP plants which improve the performance of the electricity system and take advantage of daily price fluctuations in the electricity market, could play a very important role in heating;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 286 #

2016/2058(INI)

12a. Calls on the Commission to assess seriously Member States' Comprehensive Assessments of the potential for cogeneration and district heating due under Article 14 of EED, so that these plans reflect the true economic potential of these solutions and provide a sound basis for policies in line with EU objectives;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 307 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to apply heating sector regulatory policy in such a way as to enable the development of energy-efficient heating and cooling systems;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to ban the use of outdated furnaces that generate ‘low height’ emissions – releasing into the atmosphere natural pyrolytic gases from incomplete combustion, NOx, soot and fly ash dispersed by convection – in the heating of urban agglomerations;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 320 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to close the regulatory gap stemming from the Ecodesign Directive and Medium Combustion Plants Directive which results in emissions leakage to installations below 1 MW which fall outside of the scope of the Directives;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that high-power stationary fuel cells could, in the very near future, be an environmentally friendly alternative to coal as a solid fuel, thanks to the use of hydrogen obtained, for example, from water gas, produced via the thermal processing of coal in an atmosphere containing water vapour;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 354 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Given that fossil fuels account for 75% of the primary energy supply in heating and cooling, and therefore for more than 37% of the EU's total energy consumption, points out to the Commission the possibility of including those sectors in the EU ETS, including fuel combustion facilities with a capacity of less than 20 MW. The EU ETS cap should be increased respectively to facilitate this inclusion;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 393 #

2016/2058(INI)

25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding, including from the ESIF and the EFSI (Juncker Plan) for major projects, that is used for the thermal renovation of buildings; takes the view that the restrictions that have been in place thus far on ERDF fundinguropean Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding under the ESIF for this purpose have had an adverse effect in hampering these processes, in particular as regards the large number of buildings and entire housing estates built using large-panel system building methods;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 440 #

2016/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that the key to combating energy poverty is to cut heating prices by ensuring that there is a significant increase in energy efficiency at the three main stages of energy use: during conversion from primary energy to useful energy, during further transport of that energy, and ,in particular, during its use by the end user;
2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the fact that Member States are bound by a fundamental obligation to provide basic public postal services ('universal service obligation); notes the current trend towards reducing the range of postal services available as a result of technological change, i.e. the development of electronic means of communication, which is reducing demand for traditional postal services and changing customer expectations; takes the view that, in the face of this trend, discussions will need to be held on the scope of the universal service obligation laid down under Directive 97/67/EU;
2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 13 #

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to monitor the evolving postal sector, including the growth of e-commerce and e-substitution, and to respond where necessary to ensure both the sustainability of the USO; and the quality of the services provided throughout the postal sector;
2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to take full account of the occurrence, and further risk, of downgrading of job security and terms and conditions for workers in the postal sector, and to make specific provision to mitigate and avoid this in any proposed new legislationlook in detail into the development of postal services in relation to new emerging digital operators and assess the potential implications and opportunities for existing postal services and their employees;
2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 36 #

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that geographical coverage and accessibility to universal services for parcel deliveries can be improved, especially for vulnerable consumers and those in remote areas, and draws attention to the steadily increasing share of the market taken up by cross-border delivery services, which should be supported;
2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 150 #

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Proof of establishment includes information concerning activity in the home Member State of the provider, such as identification of the provider, registration in a central, commercial or company register, registration for tax purposes, registration for social security purposes, date of initial establishment and authorisations.
2017/12/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 253 #

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Section N – Division 78 – Group 78.2 (new)
78.2 Services of labour market except services of temporary work agencies
2017/12/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 254 #

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Section N – Division 80 – Group 80.4 (new)
80.4. Sale, delivery, installation and maintenance of technical security devices or security systems services activities
2017/12/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 255 #

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Section N – Division 80 – Group 80.5 (new)
80.5 Private detectives services
2017/12/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 256 #

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Section N – Division 81 – Group 81.4 (new)
81.4 Household support services
2017/12/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 594 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall assess the effectiveness of their support for electricity from renewable sources at least every fourive years. Decisions on the continuation or prolongation of support and design of new support shall be based on the results of the assessments.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 618 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay open support for electricity generated from renewable sources to generators located in other Member States under the conditions laid down in this Article.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 626 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that support for at least 10% of the newly- supported capacity in each year between 2021 and 2025 and at least 15% of the newly-supported capacity in each year between 2026 and 2030 is open to installations located in other Member States.deleted
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 643 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess by 2025 the costs and the benefits on the cost-effective deployment of renewable electricity in the Union of provisions set out in this Article. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission may propose to increase the percentages set out in paragraph 2.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 652 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to adaptations necessary to comply with State aid rules, Member States shall ensure that the level of, and the conditions attached to, the support granted to renewable energy projects are not revised in a way that negatively impacts the rights conferred thereunder and the economics of supported projects. Exceptions are allowed in extraordinary situations i.e. energy security or safety reasons.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 700 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to the obligations of Member States under Article 5, two or more Member States may decide, on a voluntary basis, to join or partly coordinate their national support schemes. In such cases, a certain amount of energy from renewable sources produced in the territory of one participating Member State may count towards the national renewable energy share of another participating Member State if the Member States concerned:
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 714 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that investors have sufficient predictability of the planned support for energy from renewable sources. To this aim, Member States shallmay define and publish in a non- legislative act a long-term schedule in relation to expected allocation for support, covering at least the following three years and including for each scheme e.g. the indicative timing, the capacity, the budget expected to be allocated, as well as a consultation of stakeholders on the design of the support.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 767 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2021 Member States shallmay set up one or more single administrative contact points which will coordinate the entire permit granting process for applicants for permits to build and operate plants and associated transmission and distribution network infrastructures for the production of energy from renewable energy sources.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 771 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The single administrative contact point shall guide the applicant through the application process in a transparent manner, provide the applicant with all necessary information, coordinate and involve, where appropriate, other authorities, and deliver a legally binding decision at the end of the process.. ,
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 803 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Demonstration projects and installations with an electricity capacity of less than 50 kW shall be allowed to connect to the grid following a notification to the distribution system operator if this is possible without strengthening the network.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 810 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Repowering shall be allowed following a notification to the single administrative contact point established in accordance with Article 16, where no singnificant negative environmental or social impact is expected. The single administrative contact point shall decide within sixtwelve months of the receipt of the notification if this is sufficient.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 811 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the single administrative contact point decides that the notification is sufficient, the permit shall be automatically grant the permited.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 986 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
For the purposes of this Directive, a renewable energy community shall be an SME or a not-for-profit organisation, theassociation, a cooperative, a partnership, a non-profit organisation or other legal entity which is effectively controlled by local shareholders or members, of which cooperate in the generation, distribution, storage or supply of energy from renewable sources, fulfilling at least four out of the following criteria:
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 996 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) shareholders or members are natural persons, local authorities, including municipalities, or SMEs or any other legal entity operating in the fields or renewable energy;
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1001 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) at least 510% of the shareholders or members with voting rights of the entity are natural persons;
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1004 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) at least 51% of the shares or participation rights of the entity are owned by local members, i.e. representatives of local public and local private socio- economic interests or citizen, etc. having a direct interest in the community activity and its impacts;
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1008 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) at least 51% of the seats in the board of directors or managing bodies of the entity are reserved to local members, i.e. representatives of local public and local private socio-economic interests or, citizens, etc. having a direct interest in the community activity and its impacts;
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1011 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) the community has not installed more than 1820 MWe or 50 MWth of renewable capacity for electricity, heating and cooling and transport as a yearly average in the previous 5 year.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1032 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the penetration of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shallould endeavour to increase the share of renewable energy supplied for heating and cooling by at least 1 percentage point (pp) every year, expressed in terms of national share of final energy consumption and calculated according to the methodology set out in Article 7.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1111 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to allow customers of those district heating or cooling systems which are not 'efficient district heating and cooling' or will not become one within the next 5 years according to their investment plans within the meaning of Article 2(41) of Directive 2012/27/EU to disconnect from the system in order to produce heating or cooling from renewable energy sources themselves, or to switch to another supplier of heat or cold which has access to the system referred to in paragraph 4.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change (COP 21) must be reflected in the Union’s efforts to decarbonise its building stock, taking into account the fact that almost 50% of the Union’s final energy demand is used for heating and cooling, of which 80% is used in buildings. The Union’s energy and climate goals therefore need to be 100% renewables-based in the future, and that can only be achieved by reducing our energy consumption and making full use of the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle.
2017/06/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Notably for large installations, building automationBuilding automation, facility management of buildings and electronic monitoring of technical building systems have proven to be an effective replacement for inspections. The installation of such equipment should be considered as the most cost-effective alternative toold great potential to provide cost- effective and significant energy savings both for consumers and businesses. Notably for large installations, building automation and electronic monitoring of technical building systems have proven to be effective and can, in some cases, replace inspections in large non- residential and multifamily buildings of a sufficient size that allow a payback of less than three years. The current possibility to opt for alternative measures is therefore deleted as it enables acting on the information provided, thereby securing energy savings over time. The current possibility to opt for alternative measures is therefore deleted, however it should be possible to exempt technical systems explicitly covered by an ESCO programme from the inspection requirement. For small scale installations, the documentation of the system performance by installers and the registration of this information in the databases on energy performance certification will support the verification of compliance with the minimum requirements set for all technical building systems and reinforce energy performance certificates (EPC) role. In addition, existing regular safety inspections and programmed maintenance work will remain an opportunity to provide direct advice on energy efficiency improvements.
2017/06/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In addition, the long term renovation strategy shall contribute to the alleviation of energy poverty.deleted
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, in all new non-residential buildings and in all existing non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation with more than ten parking spaces, at least one of every ten is equipped withwith more than ten parking spaces that are undergoing major renovation work relating to the electrical infrastructure of the building or the car park, at least one in ten of the parking spaces is equipped with pre- cabling or pre-tubing, in order to enable installation of a recharging point within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure17, which is capable of starting and stopping charging in reaction to price signalsith a power of at least 7 kW on every parking space. This requirement shall apply to all non- residential buildings, with more than ten parking spaces, as of 1 January 2025. __________________ 17 OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that newly built residential buildings and those undergoing major renovations, with more than ten parking spaces, include the pre- cabling to enable the installation of recharging points for electric vehicles for every parking space.deleted
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 375 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that newly built, in new residential buildings and residential buildings and thosthat are undergoing major renovations, with more than ten work relating to the electrical infrastructure of the building or the car park, at least one in ten of the parking spaces, include s equipped withe pre- cabling or pre- tubing, in order to enable the installation of a recharging points for electric vehicles for within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, with a power of at least 7 kW on every parking space.
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 437 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 supplementing this Directive with a definition of ‘smartness indicator’ and with the conditions under which the ‘smartness indicator’ would be provided voluntarily as additional information to prospective new tenants or buyers.
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 468 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 6a
6a. When Member States put in place a database for registering EPCs it shall allow tracking the actual energy consumption of the buildings covered, regardless of their size and category. The database shall contain the actual energy consumption data of buildings frequently visited by the public with useful floor area of over 250 m² which shall be regularly updated and accompanied by consecutively drafted new energy performance certificates.
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 485 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to establish a regular inspection of the accessible parts of systems used for heating buildings, such as the heat generator, control system and circulation pump(s) for non-residential buildings with total primary energy use of over 250MWh and for residential buildings with a centralised technical building system of a cumulated effective rated output of over 100 kW. That inspection shall include an assessment of the boiler efficiency and the boiler sizing compared with the heating requirements of the building. The assessment of the boiler sizing does not have to be repeated as long as no changes were made to the heating system or as regards the heating requirements of the building in the meantime.;deleted
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 514 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. As an alternative to paragraph 1 Member States may set requirements to ensure that residential buildings with centralised technical buildbuilding heating systems of a cumulated effective rated output of over 100 kW
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 527 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to establish a regular inspection of the accessible parts of air- conditioning systems for non-residential buildings with total primary energy use of over 250MWh and for residential buildings with a centralised technical building system of a cumulated effective rated output of over 100 kW. The inspection shall include an assessment of the air-conditioning efficiency and the sizing compared to the cooling requirements of the building. The assessment of the sizing does not have to be repeated as long as no changes were made to this air-conditioning system or as regards the cooling requirements of the building in the meantime.’deleted
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 556 #

2016/0381(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. As an alternative to paragraph 1 Member States may set requirements to ensure that residential buildings with centralised technical buildbuilding air conditioning systems of a cumulated effective rated output of over 100 kW
2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘active customer’ means a final customer or a group of jointly acting customers who consume, store or sell solely surplus of electricity generated on their premises, including through aggregators, or participate in demand response or energy efficiency schemes provided that these activities do not constitute their primary commercial or professional activity;
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. 'local energy community' means: an association, a cooperative, a partnership, a non-profit organisation or other legal entity which is effectively controlled by local shareholders or members, established or resided on the area of local energy community activity, established to satisfy local energy needs, generally value rather than profit-driven, involved in distributed generation and/or in performing activities of a distribution system operator, supplier or aggregator at local level, includingas well as across borders;
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 181 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
20. ‘near-real time’ means, in the context of smart metering, the time, usually down to seconds, that elapses between data recording and their automated processing and transmission for use or information purposes;deleted
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38
38. 'non-frequency ancillary service' means a service used by a transmission or distribution system operator for steady state voltage control, fast reactive current injections, inertia for local grid stability, short-circuit current and black start capability;
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 39
39. 'regional operational centresecurity coordinator' means the regional operational centresecurity coordinator as defined in Article 32 of the [recast of Regulation 714/2009 as proposed by COM(2016)861/2].
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 47 a (new)
47a. 'long-term planning' means the planning of the need for investment in generation and transmission and distribution capacity on a long-term basis, with a view to meeting the demand of the system for electricity and securing supplies to customers;
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 229 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that their national legislation does not unduly hamper cross-border flowstrade of electricity, consumer participation including through demand–side response, investments into flexible energy generation, energy storage, the deployment of electro-mobility or new interconnectors, and that wholesale electricity prices reflect actual demand and supply.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 241 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall strive to create a level playing field for all market participants and prevent discrimination.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure the protection of energy poor or vulnerable customers in a targeted manner as well as by other means than public interventions in the price-setting for the supply of electricity.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 279 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States which apply public interventions in price setting for the supply of electricity for household customers including energy poor or vulnerable household customers at the [OP: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive] may continue to apply such public interventions until [OP: insert the date – five years from the entry into force of this Directive]they assess it is no longer a necessary tool. Such public interventions shall pursue a general economic interest, be clearly defined, transparent, non-discriminatory, verifiable and guarantee equal access for Union electricity companies to customers. The interventions shall not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the general economic interest which they pursue, be limited in time and proportionate as regards their beneficiaries.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 292 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
After[OP – insert the date – five years from the entry into force of this Directive], Member States may still apply public interventions in the price-setting for the supply of electricity for vulnerable or energy poor household customers in so far as it is strictly necessary for reasons of extreme urgencyto ensure the guarantee of delivery without unduly economic damage. Such interventions shall comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 310 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Having full regard to the relevant provisions of the Treaty, in particular Article 106 thereof, Member States may impose on undertakings operating in the electricity sector, in the general economic interest, public service obligations which may relate to security, including security of supply, regularity, quality and price of supplies and environmental protection, including energy efficiency, energy from renewable sources and climate protection. Such obligations shall be clearly defined, transparent, non-discriminatory, verifiable and shall guarantee equality of access for electricity undertakings of the Union to national consumers. In relation to security of supply, energy efficiency/demand-side management and for the fulfilment of environmental goals and aims for energy from renewable sources, as referred to in this paragraph, Member States may introduces the implementation of long- term planning, taking into account the possibility of third parties seeking access to the system. Public service obligations which concern the price setting for the supply of electricity shall comply with the requirements set out in Article 5.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 354 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) are given adequate notice of any intention to modify contractual conditions and are informed about their right to dissolve the contract when the notice is given. Suppliers or aggregators shall notify their customers directly of any adjustment in the supply or service price as well as of the reasons and preconditions for the adjustment and its scope , at an appropriate times soon as they are aware of such an adjustment, and no later than one normal billing period before the adjustment comes into effect in a transparent and comprehensible manner. Member States shall ensure that customers are free to withdraw from contracts if they do not accept the new contractual conditions or adjustments in the supply price notified to them by their electricity supplier or aggregator;
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 359 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) are offered a wide choice of payment methods, which do not unduly discriminate between customers. Any difference in charges related to payment methods shall reflect the relevant costs incurred by the supplier or aggregator.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 401 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that every final customer is entitled, on request, to a dynamic electricity price contract by his supplierwhere it is technically feasible.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 483 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that final customers terminating a fixed term contract with an aggregator before its maturity are not charged any termination fee that exceeds the direct economic loss to the aggregator, including the cost of any bundled investments or services already provided to the final customer as part of the contract.deleted
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 568 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Member States shall ensure that active customers feed into the grid on an annual basis electricity volume not exceeding [e.g. 10MWh] for households and [e.g. 500MWh] for legal persons.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 598 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) are subject to fair, proportionate and transparent procedures and cost reflective charges including the cost of the electricity system they remain connected to.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 612 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shallmay provide an enabling regulatory framework that ensures that:
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 685 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) aggregators shall not be required to pay compensation to suppliers or generators;deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 699 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. In order to ensure that balancing costs and benefits induced by aggregators are fairly assigned to market participants, Member States may exceptionally allow compensation payments between aggregators and balance responsible parties. Such compensation payments must be limited to situations where one market participant induces imbalances to another market participant resulting in a financial cost. Such exceptional compensation payments shall be subject to approval by the national regulatory authorities and monitored by the Agency.deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 810 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the metering systems accurately measure actual electricity consumption and provide to final customers information on actual time of use. That information shall be made easily available and visualised to final customers at no additional cost and at near-real time in order to support automated energy efficiency programmes, demand response and other services;
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 827 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Functionalities as described in paragraph 1: a) may apply to smart meters deployed within the period of entry into force of this Directive until 2 years after entry into force of this Directive; b) shall apply to smart meters deployed 2 years after entry into force of this Directive.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 842 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Within [2 years after entry into force of this Directive] Member States shall define a common national data format and a transparent procedure for eligible parties to have access to the data listed under Article 23 (1), in order to promote competition in the retail market and avoid excessive administrative costs for the eligible parties, in accordance with the principles of a common European data format and non-discriminatory and transparent procedures for accessing the data, listed under paragraph 2.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 860 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68, shall determineWithin [12 months after entry into force of this Directive] the Commission, by means of guidelines, shall determine the principles of a common European data format and non- discriminatory and transparent procedures for accessing the data, listed under Article 23 (1), that will replace national data format and procedure adopted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1. Member States shall ensure that market participants apply a common European data formataking into consideration the rule of entrepreneurship to ensure the wide open market for development of smart meter industry and growing internet of things appliances.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 899 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. A Member State may require the distribution system operator, when dispatching generating installations, to give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources or producing combined heat and power, in accordance with Article 11 [recast of Regulation 714/2009 as proposed by COM(2016)861/2] .deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 928 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The development of a distribution system shall be based on a transparent network development plan that distribution system operators shall submit every twosix years to the regulatory authority and be updated at least once within 3 years. The network development plan shall contain the planned investments for the next five to ten years, with particular emphasis on the main distribution infrastructure which is required in order to connect new generation capacity and new loads including re- charging points for electric vehicles. The network development plan shall also demonstrate the use of demand response, energy efficiency, energy storage facilities or other resources that distribution system operator is using as an alternative to system expansion.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 934 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The regulatory authority shall consult all current or potential system users on the network development plan. The regulatory authority shall publish the result of the consultation process on the proposed investments.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 954 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Distribution system operators may own, develop, manage and operate recharging points for electric vehicles for the purposes of their own fleet.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 956 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. Articles 35 and 56 shall apply to distribution system operators engaged in ownership, development, operation or management of recharging points.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 958 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall perform at regular intervals or at least every five years a public consultation in order to re-assess the potential interest of market parties to own, develop, operate or manage recharging points for electric vehicles. In case the public consultation indicates that third parties are able to own, develop, operate or manage such points, Member States shall ensure that distribution system operators' activities in this regard are phased-out. Distribution system operators shall have the right to recover their investment outlays made into recharging infrastructure at fair and reasonable terms and price.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 979 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Distribution system operators shall not be allowed to own, develop, manage or operate energy storage facilities, unless these facilities are an integral part of the distribution grid.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 997 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. Articles 35 and 56 shall apply to distribution system operators engaged in ownership, development, operation or management of energy storage facilities.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1000 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. Regulatory authorities shall perform at regular intervals or at least every five years a public consultation in order to re-assess the potential interest of market parties to invest, develop, operate or manage energy storage facilities. In case the public consultation indicates that third parties are able to own, develop, operate or manage such facilities, Member States shall ensure that distribution system operators' activities in this regard are phased-out. Distribution system operators shall have the right to recover their investment outlays in storage facilities at fair and reasonable terms and price.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1147 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) fixing or approving, in accordance with transparent criteria, tariffs for supply of electricity for households customers including energy poor or vulnerable customers.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1195 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The regulatory authorities shall , except in cases where the Agency is competent to fix and approve the terms and conditions or methodologies for the implementation of network codes and guidelines under Chapter VII of [recast of Regulation 714/2009 as proposed by COM(2016)861/2] pursuant to Article 5(2) of [recast of Regulation 713/2009 as proposed by COM(2016)863/2] because of their coordinated nature, be responsible for fixing or approving sufficiently in advance of their entry into force at least the national methodologies used to calculate or establish the terms and conditions for:
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1205 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 61 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 67 to establishmay adopt guidelines on the extent of the duties of the regulatory authorities to cooperate with each other and with the Agency. Such measures are designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1206 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – title
Duties and powers of regulatory authorities with respect to regional operational ccoordination between treansmission system operators
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1209 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The regional regulatory authorities of the geographical area where a regional operational centresecurity coordinator is established shall, in close coordination with each other: approve the transmission system operators' cooperative decision-making process, proposed by the transmission system operators of such geographical area.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1213 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) approve the statutes and rules of procedure;deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1216 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) approve the annual budget;deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1220 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) approve the cooperative decision- making process;deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1224 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) assess if the regional operational centre has the appropriate competences, resources and impartiality to carry out independently the functions and tasks assigned to it, including security, liability and contingency arrangements;deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1228 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure its compliance with the obligations under this Directive and other relevant Union legislation, notably as regards cross-border issues;deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1230 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) monitor the performance of their functions and report annually to the Agency in this respect.deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1233 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to request information from regional operational centresecurity coordinators;
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1235 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to carry out inspections, including unannounced inspections, at the premises of regional operational centresecurity coordinators;
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1237 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to issue joint binding decisions on regional operational centresregarding the improvement of coordination between transmission system operators within the geographical area where a regional security coordinator is established.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1243 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 63 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 67 to establishmay adopt guidelines setting out the details of the procedure to be followed for the application of this Article. Such measures are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1248 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 67
1. is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. referred to in Article 61 and Article 63 shall be conferred on the Commission for an undetermined period of time from the (OP: please insert the date of entry into force). 3. to in Article 61 and 63 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated act already in force. 4. the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. 5. act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. to Article 61 and 63 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.newArticle 67 deleted Exercise of the delegation The power to adopt delegated acts The power to adopt delegated acts The delegation of power referred Before adopting a delegated act, As soon as it adopts a delegated A delegated act adopted pursuant
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1256 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) rank and display the search results according to an impartial algorithm independent from any remuneration from suppliers;
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1285 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) when the payment is due;
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1343 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
3. Subject to that assessment, Member States or, where a Member State has so provided, the designed competent authority, shall prepare a timetable with a target of up to 10 years for the deployment of smart metering systems. Where roll-out of smart meters is assessed positively, at least 80 % of final customers shall be equipped with smart metering systems within 8 years from the date of their positive assessment or by 2020 for those Member States that have initiated deployment before entering into force of this Directiveand adopting a legal framework on deployment.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) setting the basis for an efficient achievement of the objectives of the European Energy Union and in particular the climate and energy framework for 203030 by enabling market signals to be delivered for increased flexibility, decarbonisation and innovation; _________________ 30 COM/2014/015 final. COM/2014/015 final.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 211 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) setting fundamental principles for well-functioning, integrated electricity markets, which allow non-discriminatory market access for all resource providers and electricity customers, empower consumers, enable demand response and energy efficiency, facilitate aggregation of distributed demand and supply, and contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy bys well as enablinge market integration and market- based remuneration of electricity generated from renewable sources;
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 236 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point u
(u) 'capacity mechanism' means an administrative market-based measure to ensure the achievement of the desired level of security of supply by remunerating resources for their availability not including measures relating to ancillary services;
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Decisions of the Administrative Board shall be adopted on the basis of a simpletwo-thirds majority of the members present, unless provided otherwise in this Regulation. Each member of the Administrative Board or alternate shall have one vote.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) market rules shall support the decarbonisation of the economy by enablinge the integration of electricity from renewable energy sources and providinge incentives for energy efficiency;
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 288 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) adopt, each year by 31 January the draft programming document referred to in Article 21 before itsand submissiont it to the Commission for its opinion, and shall, following the opin, the European Parliament and the Council. It shall, following the advice of the Commission, and in relation tof the Commissionmultiannual programming after consulting the European Parliament, and after having received approval by the Board of Regulators in accordance with Article 23(5)(c), adopt the programming document of the Agency by a two thirds majority of its members and shall transmit it to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission by 31 October. The work programme shall be adopted without prejudice to the annual budgetary procedure anding document shall be made public.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 322 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The Board of Regulators and sub- committees pursuant to Article 7 shall act by a simpletwo thirds majority of the members present, with one vote for each member, except for the opinion pursuant to paragraph 5(b) which shall be taken on the basis of a two-thirds majority of its members present.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 373 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where justified and in particular to support the regulatory work of the Director and of the Board of Regulators on regulatory issues, the Administrative Board may establish working groupDirector and Board of Regulators may jointly establish working groups. The Board of Regulators shall appoint the working group chairs.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 475 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: one year after entry into force] Member States shall establish a single estimate of the Value of Lost Load (VoLL) for their territory, expressed in €/MWh. That estimate shall take into account economic conditions of consumers (eg. GDP per capita) and shall be reported to the Commission and made publically available. Member States may establish different VoLL per bidding zone if they have several bidding zones in their territory. Member States may establish different VoLL per group of similar consumers. In establishing VoLL, Member States shall apply the methodology developed pursuant to Article 19(5).
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 660 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Each bidding zone should be equal to an imbalance price area, except of central dispatch systems.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 664 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. In order to ensure an optimal 3. bidding zone definition in closely interconnected areas and prevent cross- border flows causing internal congestion, a bidding zone review shall be carried out. That review shall include analysis of the configuration of bidding zones in a coordinated manner with the involvement of affected stakeholders from all affected Member States, following the process in accordance with Articles 32 to 34 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222. According to the above-mentioned Regulation, the review should result in a joint proposal to maintain or amend the bidding zone configuration to the participating Member States and the participating regulatory authorities. The Agency shall approve and may request amendments to the methodology and assumptions that will be used in the bidding zone review process as well as the alternative bidding zone configurations considered.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 675 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. TIf the review reveals that the bidding zone configuration has important impact on neighbouring TSO’s control areas by causing flows overloading the network and creating internal congestion, thus threating the system stability, the transmission system operators participating in the bidding zone review shall submit a proposalsuch a case to the Commission regarding whether to amend or maintainwith a proposal regarding an amendment of the bidding zone configuration. Based on that proposal, the Commission shall adopt a decision whether to amend or maintainamending the bidding zone configuration, [no later than 6 months after entry into force of this Regulation, specific date to be inserted by OP] or by six months after the conclusion of the bidding zone configuration launched in accordance with points (a), (b) or (c) of Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222, whichever comes later.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 682 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. The decision referred to in paragraph 4 shall be based on the result of the bidding zone review and the transmission system operators’ proposal concerning its maintenance or amendment. The decision shall be justified, in particular as regards possible deviations from the result of the bidding zone review.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 684 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
6. Where further bidding zone reviews are launched under Article 32(1)(a), (b) or (c) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222, the Commission may adopt a decision within six months of the conclusion of that bidding zone review.deleted
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 690 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. TMember States or the Commission shall consult relevant stakeholders on its, including Member States not participating in the bidding zone review on their decisions under this Article before they are adopted.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 698 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission decisiondecisions adopted under this Article shall specify the date of implementation of a change. That implementation date shall balance the need for expediency with practical considerations, including forward trade of electricity. The Commisdecisions may define appropriate transitional arrangements as part of its decision.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 702 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The maximum capacity of the interconnections and/or the transmission networks affecting cross-border flows shall be made available to market participants, complying with safety standards of secure network operation. Counter-trading and redispatch, including cross-border redispatch, shall be used to maxoptimise available capacities unlesas long as it is demonstrated that it is not beneficial to economic efficiency at Union level. the foreseen related costs are not expected to be higher than social welfare benefits. The costs of counter-trading and redispatch, including cross-border redispatch shall be shared based on the “polluter-pays principle”, where the unscheduled flows over the overloaded network elements, should be identified as polluters and they should contribute to the costs in proportion to their contribution to the overload.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 711 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Transmission system operators shall not limit the volume of interconnection capacity to be made available to other market participants in order to solve congestion inside their own control area or, except for congestion on internal network elements with cross-border relevance. Transmission system operators may limit the volume of interconnection capacity to be made available to market participants as a means of managing flows on a border between two control areas observed even without any transaction, that is to say flows over control areas caused by origin and destination within one control area, which are below the level of threshold established within capacity calculation region.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 715 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Upon request by a transmission system operator, the relevant regulatory authority may grant a derogation from the firstabove subparagraph where it is necessary for maintaining operational security or where it is beneficial to economic efficiency at Union level. Such a derogation, which may not relate to curtailment of already allocated capacities pursuant to paragraph 5, shall be limited in time, strictly limited to what is necessary, and avoid discrimination between internal and cross- zonal exchanges. Before granting a derogation, tThe relevant regulatory authority shall consultinform the regulatory authorities of other Member States forming part of an affected capacity calculation region. In case a regulatory authority disagrees with the proposed derogation, the Agency shall decide on the derogation pursuant to Article 6(8)(a) [recast of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 as proposed by COM(2016) 863/2] about granted derogation. The justification and reasons for the derogation shall be published. Where a derogation is granted, the relevant transmission system operators shall develop and publish a methodology and projects that shall provide a long-term solution to the issue that the derogation seeks to address. The derogation shall expire when the time limit is reached or, once the solution is applied, whichever is earlier.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 836 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall monitor resource adequacy within their territory based on the European resource adequacy assessment pursuant to Article 19national resource adequacy assessment, which shall consider the European resource adequacy assessment pursuant to Article 19. The methodology for a national resource adequacy assessment shall be determined by a Member State and shall take into account the methodology referred to in Article 19(4).
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 862 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Europeana national resource adequacy assessment identifies a resource adequacy concern Member States shall identify any regulatory distortions that caused or contributed to the emergence of the concern.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1062 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. Generation capacity for which a final investment decision has been made after [OP: entry into force] shall only be eligible to participate in a capacity mechanism if its emissions are below 550 gr CO2/kWh. Generation capacity emitting 550 gr CO2/kWh or more shall not be committed in capacity mechanisms 5 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.deleted
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1094 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Europeana national resource adequacy assessment has not identified a resource adequacy concern, Member States shall not apply capacity mechanisms.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1156 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: twelve months after entry into force], all transmission system operators shall establish regional operational centresecurity coordinators in accordance with the criteria set out in this chapter. Regional operational centresecurity coordinators shall be established in the territory of one of the Member States of the capacity calculation region where it will operate.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1162 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Regional operational centres shall complement the role ofsecurity coordinators shall support transmission system operators by performing functionadvisory services of regional relevance. They shall establish operational arrangementadvise and issue recommendations in order to ensure the efficient, secure and reliable operation of the interconnected transmission system.
2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 46 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Due to the close interconnection of the Union electricity grid and the increasing need to cooperate with neighbouring countries to maintain grid stability and integrate large volumes of renewable energies, regional operational centrenew generation capacity, regional security coordinators will play an important role for the coordination of transmission system operators. The Agency should guarantee regulatory oversight over the regional operational centresecurity coordinators where necessary.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Through the cooperation of national regulators within the Agency it is evident that majority decisions are a key pre- requisite to achieve progress on matters concerning the internal energy market which have significant economic effects in various Member States. National regulators should therefore vote with simple majority within the Board of Regulators.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In cases where the network codes and guidelines developed pursuant to Chapter VII of [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2] provide for the development of proposals for terms and conditions or methodologies for the implementation of those network codes and guidelines which require regulatory approval by all regulatory authorities or by all regulators of the concerned region, the terms and conditions or methodologies shall be submitted for revision and approval to the Agency. Before approving the terms and conditions or methodologies, the Agency shall revise and change them where necessary in order to ensure that they are in line with the purpose of the network code or guideline and contribute to market integration, non-discrimination and the efficient functioning of the market. The procedure for the coordination of regional tasks in accordance with Article 7 shall apply.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
. As regards regulatory issues with cross- border relevance , the Agency shall decide upon thosee following regulatory issues that fall within the competence of national regulatory authorities, which may include : the terms and conditions for access and operational security, or methodologies with relevance forregarding cross-border trade or operational security, or other regulatory issues with cross-border relevance :
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) 'region' means a group of Member States sharing the same regional operational centresecurity coordinator, as created pursuant to Article 33 of the Electricity Regulation [proposed Electricity Regulation]the System Operational Guideline.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a Member States, in particular through their competent authorities, are responsible for ensuring the security of electricity supply within their territories. The Member States shall cooperate with other, especially within a region in view of preventing, preparing for and handling electricity crises in a spirit of solidarity and transparency and, subject to Article 15(2), with regard to the requirements of a competitive internal market for electricity.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2016/0377(COD)

1. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: two months after entry into force of this Regulation], ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a proposal for a methodology for identifying the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios in a regional context. 2. The crisis scenarios shall be identified on the basis of at least the following risks: (a) rare and extreme natural hazards; (b) accidental hazards going beyond the N-1 security criterion; (c) consequential hazards including fuel shortages; (d) malicious attacks. 3. The proposArticle 5 deleted mMethodology shall include at least the following elements: (a) consideration of all relevant national and regional circumstances; (b) interaction and correlation of risks across borders; (c) simulations of simultaneous crisis scenarios; (d) ranking of risks according to their impact and probability. When considering the risks of gas disruption in the context of identifying the risks pursuant paragraph 2(c), ENTSO-E shall use the gas supply and infrastructure disruption scenarios developed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas pursuant to Art. 6.6 of the Gas Security of Supply Regulation [proposed Gas Security of Supply Regulation]. 4. Before submitting the proposed methodology, ENTSO-E shall conduct a consultation exercise involving at least the industry and consumer organisations, distribution system operators, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities. ENTSO-E shall duly take into account the results of the consultation. 5. Within two months of receiving the proposed methodology, the Agency shall either approve the proposal or amend it. In the latter case, it shall consult ENTSO- E before adopting the amended version and publish it on its website. 6. ENTSO-E shall update and improve the methodology regularly in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 5. The Agency or the Commission may request such updates and improvements with due justification. Within six months from the request, ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a draft of the proposed changes. Within a period of two months of receiving the draft, the Agency shall amend or approve the changes and publish it on its website.for identifying electricity crisis scenarios at a regional level
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Identification of electricity crisis scenarios at national level 1. By [twelve months] after entry into force of this Regulation each Member State (or delegated body) shall identify the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios at its territory. 2. The crisis scenarios shall be identified on the basis of at least the following risks: (a) rare and extreme natural hazards; (b) accidental hazards going beyond the N-1 security criterion; (c) consequential hazards including fuel shortages; (d) malicious attacks. 3. The proposed identification shall include at least the following elements: (a) consideration of all relevant national and regional circumstances; (b) ranking of risks according to their impact and probability; (c) measures to ensure confidentiality of sensitive information. 4. Member State shall update the scenarios every three years, unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates. 5. By twelve months after entry into force of this Regulation Member States shall inform the Electricity Coordination Group and the Commission about possible risks they see in relation to the ownership of infrastructure relevant for security of supply, and any measures taken to prevent or mitigate such risks, with an indication of why such measures are considered necessary and proportionate.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Identification of electricity crisis scenarios at a regional level 1. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: ten months after entry into force of this Regulation] and on the basis of the methodology adopted pursuant to Article 5, ENTSO-E shall identify the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios for each region. It may delegate tasks relating to the identification of regional crisis scenarios to the regional operational centres. 2. ENTSO-E shall submit the regional electricity crisis scenarios identified to the Electricity Coordination Group for consultation. 3. ENTSO-E shall update the scenarios every three years, unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates.Article 6 deleted
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Methodology for short-term adequacy assessments 1. By six months after entry into force of this Regulation ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a proposal for a methodology for assessing short-term adequacy, namely seasonal adequacy as well as week-ahead to intraday adequacy, which shall cover at least the following: (a) the uncertainty of inputs such as the probability of a transmission capacity outage, the probability of an unplanned outage of power plants, severe weather conditions, variability of demand and variability of energy production from renewable energy sources; (b) the probability of the occurrence of a critical situation; (c) the probability of the occurrence of a simultaneous crisis situation. The methodology shall provide for a probabilistic approach and consider the national, regional and Union wide context, including to the extent possible non-EU countries within synchronous areas of the Union. The methodology shall consider specify of Member States’ electricity generation park, at least its availability in different weather conditions and resistance to external circumstances, e.g. political influence and access to certain level of cross border/cross zonal capacities. 2. Before submitting the proposed methodology, ENTSO-E shall conduct a consultation involving at least the generators, distribution system operators, national regulatory authorities, and the Agency. ENTSO-E shall duly take into account the results of the consultation. 3. Within two months of receiving the proposed methodology, the Agency shall either approve the proposal or amend it. In the latter case, it shall consult ENTSO- E before adopting the amended version and publish it on its website. 4. ENTSO-E shall update and improve the methodology regularly in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3. The Agency and the Commission, a TSO, a competent authority, a regulatory authority in case it was not designated as a competent authority, generator, distribution system operator, may request such updates and improvements with due justification. Within six months from the request, ENTSO-E shall submit to a draft of the proposed changes. Within a period of two months of receiving the draft, the Agency shall amend or approve the changes and publish it on its website.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
1. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: ten months after entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall identify the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios at the national level. 2. The crisis scenarios shall be identified on the basis of at least the risks referred to in Article 5(2) and shall be consistent with the regional scenarios identified pursuant to Article 6. Member States shall update the scenarios every three years, unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates. 3. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: ten months after entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall inform the Electricity Coordination Group and the Commission about possible risks they see in relation to the ownership of infrastructure relevant for security of supply, and any measures taken to prevent or mitigate such risks, with an indication of why such measures are considered necessary and proportionate.Article 7 deleted Identification of electricity crisis scenarios at national level
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Short-term adequacy assessments 1. All short-term adequacy assessments shall be carried out according to the methodology developed pursuant to Article 6. 2. ENTSO-E in close cooperation with particular TSO shall carry out seasonal adequacy outlooks according to the methodology developed pursuant to Article 6. It shall publish the results at the latest by 1 December each year for the winter outlook
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
1. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: two months after entry into force of this Regulation], ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a proposal for a methodology for assessing short-term adequacy, namely seasonal adequacy as well as week-ahead to intraday adequacy, which shall cover at least the following: (a) the uncertainty of inputs such as the probability of a transmission capacity outage, the probability of an unplanned outage of power plants, severe weather conditions, variability of demand and variability of energy production from renewable energy sources; (b) the probability of the occurrence of a critical situation; (c) the probability of the occurrence of a simultaneous crisis situation. The methodology shall provide for a probabilistic approach and consider the regional and Union wide context, including to the extent possible non-EU countries within synchronous areas of the Union. 2. Before submitting the proposed methodology, ENTSO-E shall conduct a consultation involving at least the industry and consumer, distribution system operators, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities. ENTSO-E shall duly take into account the results of the consultation. 3. Within two months of receiving the proposed methodology, the Agency shall either approve the proposal or amend it. In the latter case, it shall consult ENTSO- E before adopting the amended version and publish it on its website. 4. ENTSO-E shall update and improve the methodology regularly in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3. The Agency or the Commission may request such updates and improvements with due justification. Within six months from the request, ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a draft of the proposed changes. Within a period of two months of receiving the draft, the Agency shall amend or approve the changes and publish it on its website.Article 8 deleted Methodology for short-term adequacy assessments
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a Methodology for identifying electricity crisis scenarios at a regional level 1. By twelve months after entry into force of this Regulation ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a proposal for a methodology for identifying the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios in a regional context. 2. The crisis scenarios shall be identified on the basis of at least the risks referred to in Article 5(2) and additionally include the elements of interaction and correlation of risks across borders and simulations of simultaneous crisis scenarios, and shall be consistent with the national scenarios identified pursuant to this Article 5.2. When considering the risks of gas disruption in the context of identifying the risks pursuant paragraph 2(c), ENTSO-E shall use the gas supply and infrastructure disruption scenarios developed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas pursuant to Art. 6.6 of the Gas Security of Supply Regulation [proposed Gas Security of Supply Regulation]. 3. Before submitting the proposed methodology, ENTSO-E shall conduct a consultation exercise involving at least consumer organisations, generators, distribution system operators, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities. ENTSO-E shall duly take into account the results of the consultation. 4. Within two months of receiving the proposed methodology, the Agency shall either approve the proposal or amend it. In the latter case, it shall consult ENTSO- E before adopting the amended version and publish it on its website. 5. ENTSO-E shall update and improve the methodology regularly in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 4. The Agency, the Commission and a competent authority may request such updates and improvements with due justification. Within six months from the request, ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a draft of the proposed changes. Within a period of two months of receiving the draft, the Agency shall amend or approve the changes and publish it on its website.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 157 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Short-term adequacy assessments 1. All short-term adequacy assessments shall be carried out according to the methodology developed pursuant to Article 8. 2. ENTSO-E shall carry out seasonal adequacy outlooks according to the methodology developed pursuant to Article 8. It shall publish the results at the latest by 1 December each year for the winter outlook and by 1 June for the summer outlook. It may delegate tasks relating to the outlooks to regional operational centres. It shall present the outlooks to the Electricity Coordination Group, which may give recommendations on the results, where appropriate. 3. The regional operational centres shall carry out week-ahead to intraday adequacy assessments for their respective regions on the basis of the methodology adopted pursuant to Article 8.Article 9 deleted
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Identification of electricity crisis scenarios at a regional level 1. By twenty four months after entry into force of this Regulation and on the basis of the methodology adopted pursuant to Article 8, ENTSO-E shall identify the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios for each region. 2. ENTSO-E shall submit the regional electricity crisis scenarios identified to the Electricity Coordination Group for consultation. 3. ENTSO-E shall update the scenarios every three years, unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates. 4. ENTSO-E, Member States and the Electricity Coordination Group shall ensure that the confidentiality of sensitive information with regard to the electricity crisis scenarios, notably information relating to malicious attacks, is preserved particularly during the consultation process.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2016/0377(COD)

3. In cooperation with the regional operational centres and wWith the involvement of relevant stakeholders, the competent authorities of Member States of each region shall carry out annual crisis simulations, in particular testing the communication mechanisms referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a 3.The Electricity Coordination Group issues recommendations pursuant to the rules of procedure adopted by the Group unanimously.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 225 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts as referred to in Article 10(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [OPOCE to insert the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 10(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201630 . 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 10(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament or the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament or the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council. _________________ 30 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p.1.Article 19 deleted Exercise of delegation
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 258 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure that the Union's 2020 20 % headline targets and its 2030 3027 % bindingcative headline targets on energy efficiency are met and paves the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond those dates. It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and provides for the establishment of indicative national energy efficiency targets and contributions for 2020 and 2030.;
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) that the Union's 2020 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy;
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 371 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) new savings each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 of 1.54 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volume, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019.
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 386 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall continue to achieve new annual savings of 1.5% for ten year periods after 2030, unless reviews by the Commission by 2027 and every 10 years thereafter conclude that this is not necessary to achieve the Union's long term energy and climate targets for 2050.deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 505 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) shall include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including bmay take into account the need to alleviate energy poverty; to this end they may requiringe that a share of energy efficiency measures to bare implemented as a priority in households affected by energy poverty and in social housing and in areas threatened by air pollution;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 372 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and predictability of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten-year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect chan gincreased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targ macroeconomic or economic conditions taking into consideration technological progress and changets for energy and climatein international conditions. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 424 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) To help ensure coherence between national and Union policies and objectives of the Energy Union, there should be an on-going dialogue between the Commission and the Member States. As appropriate, the Commission should issue recommendations to Member States including on the level of ambition of the draft national plans, on the subsequent implementation of policies and measures of the notified national plans, and on other national policies and measures of relevance for the implementation of the Energy Union. Member States should take utmost account ofmay consider such recommendations and explain in subsequent progress reports how they have beentheir possible implementedation.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 425 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) To help ensure coherence between national and Union policies and objectives of the Energy Union, there should be an on-going dialogue between the Commission and the Member States. As appropriate, the Commission should issue recommendations to Member States including on the level of ambition of the draft national plans, on the subsequent implementation of policies and measures of the notified national plans, and on other national policies and measures of relevance for the implementation of the Energy Union. Member States should take utmost account ofmay consider such recommendations and explain in subsequent progress reports how they have beentheir possible implementedation.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 428 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) Should the ambition of integrated national energy and climate plans or their updates be insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, for the first period, in particular the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, the Commission should take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'ambition gap'). Should progress made by the Union towards these objectives and targets be insufficient for their delivery, the Commission should, in addition to issuing recommendations, take measures at Union level or Member States should take additional measures in order to ensure achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'delivery gap'). Such measures should take into account early ambitious contributions made by Member States to the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency when sharing the effort for collective target achievement. In the area of renewable energy, such measures can also include financial contributions by Member States to a financing platform managed by the Commission, which would be used to contribute to renewable energy projects across the Union. Member Member States' national renewable energy targets for 2020 should serve as baseline shares of renewable energy from 2021 onwards. In the area of energy efficiency, additional measures can in particular aim at improving the energy efficiency of products, buildings and transport.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 429 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) Should the ambition of integrated national energy and climate plans or their updates be insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, for the first period, in particular the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, the Commission should take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'ambition gap'). Should progress made by the Union towards these objectives and targets be insufficient for their delivery, the Commission should, in addition to issuing recommendations, take measures at Union level or Member States should take additional measures in order to ensure achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'delivery gap'). Such measures should take into account early ambitious contributions made by Member States to the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency when sharing the effort for collective target achievement. In the area of renewable energy, such measures can also include financial contributions by Member States to a financing platform managed by the Commission, which would be used to contribute to renewable energy projects across the Union. Member States' national renewable energy targets for 2020 should serve as baseline shares of renewable energy from 2021 onwards. In the area of energy efficiency, additional measures can in particular aim at improving the energy efficiency of products, buildings and transport.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 613 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
i. with a view to achieving the Union's binding target of at least 27% renewable energy in 2030 as referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767], a contribution to this target in terms of the Member State's share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030, with a linear trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwardsby the Member State to this target;
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 961 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall only modify the targets, objectives and contributions set out in the update referred to in paragraph 2 to reflect an increased ambition as compared to the ones set for the purpose of setting out new factors affecting the latest notified integrated national energy and climate planachievement of the Energy Union’s objectives.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 985 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall prepare and report to the Commissionand the Commission, on behalf of the Union, shall prepare by 1 January 202019 and every 10five years thereafter their long-term low emissionenergy and climate strategies with a 50 years2020 perspective, to contribute to:
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1413 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall as appropriatemay issue recommendations to Member States to ensureassist the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1420 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the Member State concerned shallmay take utmost account of the recommendation in a spirit of solidarity between Member States and the Union and between Member States;
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1428 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the Member State shall set out, in its integrated national energy and climate progress report made in the year following the year the recommendation was issued, how it has taken utmost account of the recommendation and how it has implemented or intends to implement it. It shall provide justifications where it deviates from it;.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1476 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
1. The Commission shall be assisted by anArticle 37 deleted Energy Union Committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 and work in the respective sectorial formations relevant for this Regulation. 2. committee established by Article 8 of Decision 93/389/EEC, Article 9 of Decision 280/2004/EC and Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. References to the committee set up pursuant to those legal acts shall be construed as references to the committee established by this Regulation. 3. article, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.is Committee replaces the Where reference is made to this
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 14 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 239 a (new)
(239a) CEF blending facilities should also increase the ownership and commitment of the financial institutions involved and mitigate the risk that projects for which grants are committed fail to achieve financial closure, and therefore fail to receive payments.
2017/03/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 272 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Article 16 a – paragraph 6
6. Blending operations supported by means of a CEF Blending Facility shall be selected on the basis of maturity taking into account a minimum set of criteria which are to be set by the Commission and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as geographical balance across the Member States. They shall:
2017/03/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The extended EFSI should address remaining market failures and sub-optimal investment situations and continue to mobilise private sector financing in investments crucial for Europe’s future job creation – including for the youth –, growth and competitiveness with strengthened additionality. They include investments in the areas of energy, environment and climate action, social and human capital and related infrastructure, healthcare, research and innovation, cross- border and sustainable transport, as well as the digital transformation. In particular, the contribution of operations supported by the EFSI to achieving the Union’s ambitious targets set at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) should be reinforced. This would be in line with EIB’s current climate finance target of 25% based on its full portfolio and computed according to its granular methodology. Energy interconnection priority projects and energy efficiency projects should also be increasingly targeted. In addition, EFSI support to motorways should be avoided, unless it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross-border transport projects involving at least one cohesion country. For reasons of clarity, although they are already eligible, it should be explicitly laid down that projects in the fields of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture come within the general objectives eligible for EFSI support.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Additionality, a key feature of the EFSI, should be strengthened in the selection of projects. In particular, operations should only be eligible for EFSI support if they address clearly identified market failures or sub-optimal investment situations. Operations in infrastructure under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window linking two or more Member States, including e-infrastructure, should be considered additional given their inherent difficulty and their high added value for the Union. The EIB has already developed a wide range of products that facilitate further risk-taking through, predominantly, risk-sharing instruments. However, developing further ‘first loss guarantee’ schemes by combining EU and/ or national budgetary resources with EFSI is expected to accelerate investments in infrastructure projects.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Transparency in the eligibility, approval and the selection of projects is an essential condition and is to be reflected in the governance structure of the decision-making process. It is therefore important to continually confirm the accountability of the decision- takers in order to ensure that any difficulties in the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017 are not repeated in this Regulation. Moreover, the Commission should work closely with the EIB in the formation of pre-defined, clear, objective and publicly-available criteria that reduce legal uncertainty and improve tax governance, especially when the investment activities involve entities with links to non-cooperative jurisdictions.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Due to their potential to increase the efficiency of the EFSI intervention, blending operations combining non- reimbursable forms of support and/or financial instruments from the Union budget, such as those available under the Connecting Europe Facility, and financing from EIB Group, including EIB financing under the EFSI, as well as other investors should be encouraged. Blending aims to enhance the value added of Union spending by attracting additional resources from private investors and to ensure the actions supported become economically and financially viable. In view of the inherent complexity of those instruments, the EIAH should also give guidance on the optimal choice of funding instruments and blending. Moreover, the EIAH, being a market-driven instrument providing advice on investment in various market sectors, should where appropriate also provide access to expertise other advisory entities with relevant specialised knowledge of specific market sectors. Encouragement of further collaboration between the EIAH and other advisory entities will be critical for the success of the EFSI, especially in market areas and niches where higher specialisation and deeper know-how is needed.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to reinforce the take-up of the EFSI in less-developed and transition regions, the scope of the general objectives eligible for EFSI support should be enlarged. With a view to contributing to the Union objective of economic, social and territorial cohesion and reducing regional disparities, whilst preserving the market driven nature of EFSI, the geographical balance of EFSI support needs to be enhanced in line with the geographical diversification and concentration guidelines and by strengthening the role of the EIAH.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 92 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The EIB and the EIF should ensure that the final beneficiaries, including SMEs, are informed of the existence of EFSI support, so as to enhance the visibility of the EU guarantee granted under Regulation (EU) 2015/1017. The information on EFSI support should be prominently placed in the financing agreement, particularly in the case of SMEs, so as to increase the visibility of the EFSI as a Union initiative.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
To better address economic and financial inefficiencies, including market failures or, sub- optimal investment situations, discrepancies in the investment capacity of the Member States as reflected in diverse risk premiums, leveraging frictions or weak investment multipliers, and including also complicated multinational and cross border projects, and lack of risk-taking, especially in research, innovation, new technologies as well as in new and traditional infrastructures, EIB’s special activities supported by the EFSI shall typically have features such as subordination, participation in risk-sharing instruments, as well as first-loss guarantees schemes when combined with Union and/or national budgetary resources, cross- border characteristics, exposure to specific risks or other identifiable aspects as further described in Annex II.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
EIB projects carrying a risk lower than the minimum risk under EIB special activities may alsocannot be supported by the EFSI ifunless the use of the EU guarantee is requirednecessary to ensure additionality, as defined in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. and provided that those projects cannot be funded at better terms through other sources of financing.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a
TWhilst recognizing the demand driven nature of EFSI, the EIB shall targetaim that at least 40 % of EFSI financing in the combined objectives under the infrastructure and innovation window supports projects with components that contributes to climate action, in line with the COP21 commitments. The Steering Board shall provide detailed guidance to that endEFSI financing for SMEs and mid-cap companies shall not be included in that computation.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – second sentence
Such support shall include the providingsion of targeted support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, on the use of innovative financial instruments,, and on the, development and use of public- private partnerships, taking into account the specificities and needs of Member States with less- developed financial marketand capital markets, or with financial and capital markets that were harmed by the recent financial crisis.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
It shall also support the preparation of climate action and circular economy projects or components thereof, in particular in the context of COP21, the preparation of projects in the digitalresearch and innovation, such as in the digital and telecommunications sectors, as well as the preparation of projects referred to in the fifth subparagraph of Article 5(1).
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) leveraging local and regional knowledge to facilitate EFSI support across the Union and contributing where possible to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI referred to in Section 8 of Annex II by supporting the EIB to originate operations;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 177 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point ii
(e) providing pro-active support on the establishment of needs driven investment platforms;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point iii
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) providing advice on the combination of other sources of Union funding (such as the European Structural and Investment Funds, Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility) with the EFSI;, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the Connecting Europe Facility) with the EFSI, thus facilitating the optimal blending of relevant Union resources,
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a
The EIB and EIF shall inform or shall oblige financial intermediaries to inform the final beneficiaries, including SMEs, of the existence of EFSI support.; of the existence of EFSI support and to make this information visible in a prominent place on the financing agreement, particularly in the case of SMEs, on every contract that includes EFSI support, thereby increasing public awareness and expanding visibility’
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 192 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Commission shall provide detailed guidance, where needed. In addition, the Commission shall draw up standard criteria and definitions to ensure transparency on issues related to tax governance;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) When national regulatory authorities annuallydeem it necessary to assess the affordability of tariffs, they should base themselves on objective criteria, such as the domestic tariffs of the originating universal service providers and the destination universal service providers and the level of terminal rates. Those common criteria may be complemented by other criteria of particular relevance for explaining the tariffs in question, such as specific transportation or handling costs and bilateral volumes between different cross- border parcel delivery service providers.
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 99 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure transparency across the Union, a non-confidential version of the analysis of a national regulatory authority should be submitted to the national regulatory authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission. Confidentiality is to be ensured by the national regulatory authorities and the Commission in accordance with article 22a (4) of Directive 97/67/EC. The Commission may also request the European Regulators Group for Postal Services to provide a Union-wide analysis on the basis of the national contributions.
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 234 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TIf the national regulatory authority deems it necessary, it shall assess the affordability of cross- border tariffs included in the public lists of tariffs obtained in accordance with Article 4(1) within 3 months of receipt of that information. In that assessment, in particular the following elements shall be taken into account:
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 243 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the domestic tariffs of the comparable parcel delivery services in the originating Member State and in the destination Member State;deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 248 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the terminal rates obtained in accordance with Article 4(3);deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 254 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) any application of a uniform tariff to two or more Member States.deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 255 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The assessment shall not be deemed necessary in particular where: (a) the tariffs are subject to price regulation under national legislation or (b) similar services are offered by another parcel delivery service provider.
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 261 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The universal service provider shall provide the national regulatory authority with the information and/or justification referred to in paragraph 2 within 1530 working days of receipt of the request.
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 264 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The national regulatory authority shall submit its assessment, including any information and/or justification provided in accordance with paragraph 3a non-confidential version of its assessment, to the Commission, and the national regulatory authorities of the other Member States and the national authorities within the Member State of the submitting national regulatory authority entrusted with the implementation of competition law. A non-confidential version of that assessment shall also be provided to the Commission. That information shall be provided by 31 March of each calendar year at the latest.
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 101 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to facilitate the compliance of the phosphate fertilising products with the requirements of this Regulation and to boost innovation, it is necessary to provide sufficient funding to the relevant technologies, particularly to decadmiation, by means of the financial resources available under Horizon 2020 and other financial instruments. The Commission should annually inform the Council and the European Parliament on how much EU funding has been provided for decadmiation.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 116 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) For certain recovered wastes within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives, a market demand for their use as fertilising products has been identified. Furthermore, certain requirements are necessary for the waste used as input in the recovery operation and for the treatment processes and techniques, as well as for fertilising products resulting from the recovery operation, in order to ensure that the use of those products does not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. For CE marked fertilising products, those requirements should be laid down in this Regulation. Therefore, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC. _________________ 20 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 120 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Certain substances and mixtures, commonly referred to as agronomic additives, improve the nutrient release pattern of a nutrient in a fertiliser. Substances and mixtures made available on the market with the intention of them being added to CE marked fertilising products for that purpose should fulfil certain efficacy criteria at the responsibility of the manufacturer of those substances or mixtures, and should therefore as such be considered as CE marked fertilising products under this Regulation. Furthermore, CE marked fertilising products containing such substances or mixtures should be subject to certain efficacy and safety criteria. Such substances and mixtures should therefore also be regulated as component materials for CE marked fertilising products.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 130 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Fertilising products which are CE marked in accordance with this Regulation should be afforded equal treatment and not unduly discriminated against by rules laid down in other Union legislation. No preferences should be granted to any type of CE fertilizing products and no derogations should be granted to PFC from generally-applicable EU law, in particular from Directive 91/676/EEC. No incentives should be granted to any type of fertilizing products, to the exclusion of other types, as they are contrary to the concept of parity and equal treatment under EU law.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 137 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) When placing a CE marked fertilising product on the market, the importer should indicate on the packaging of the fertilising product his or her name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which he or she can be contacted, as well as the foreign manufacturer and the country of origin of the product in order to enable market surveillance.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 152 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) When adopting delegated acts, the Commission should ensure that all fertilizer products will be treated equally with no preference to any types of fertilizers.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 168 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) "Fertilizer" means a substance or a mixture of substances intended to provide nutrients to the plants;
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 191 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Manufacturers shall ensure that procedures are in place for CE marked fertilising products that are part of a series production to remain in conformity with this Regulation. Changes in production method or characteristics of those fertilising products and changes in the harmonised standards, common specifications referred to in Article 13 or other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of a CE marked fertilising product is declared shall be adequately taken into account.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 212 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Before placing a CE marked fertilising product on the market importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 14 has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the CE marked fertilising product is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity and the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6). Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex IIIof this Regulation, he or she shall not place the fertilising product on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 220 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, the foreign manufacturer and the country of origin and the postal address at which they can be contacted on the packaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the fertilising product. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 225 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Importers shall ensure that the CE marked fertilising product is labelled in accordance with Annex III or, where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, that the required information is provided in a documents accompanying the CE fertilising product. The information required under Annex III shall be in a language which can be easily understood by end- users, as determined by the Member State concerned.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 237 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Before making a CE marked fertilising product available on the market distributors shall verify that it is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity and by the required documents, that it is labelled in accordance with Annex III in a language which can be easily understood by end- users in the Member State in which the CE marked fertilising product is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3) respectively. Where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied without packaging, market distributors shall verify that the required information is provided in a documents accompanying the CE marked fertilising product. That information shall also be in a language which can be easily understood by end- users in the Member State in which the CE marked fertilising product is to be made available on the market.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 241 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product is not in conformity with the applicable requirements set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex IIIof this Regulation, he or she shall not make the fertilising product available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, the distributor shall inform the manufacturer or the importer to that effect as well as the market surveillance authorities.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 246 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
A CE marked fertilising productmaterial that has undergone a recovery operation and complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation shall be considered to complybe a component material of a CE marked fertilising product that complies with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered asto havinge ceased to bebeing waste.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 248 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the paccompanying documents andkaging of the CE marked fertilising product or, where the CE marked fertilising product is supplied in a packaged form, to the packagingwithout packaging, to the documents accompanying the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 267 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that a CE marked fertilising product presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant life or health, to safety or to the environment, they shall carry out an evaluation in relation to the fertilising product concerned covering the requirements laid down in this Regulation. The relevant economic operators shall cooperate as necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 272 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes III to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 285 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes III to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 288 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission amends Annex II in order to add newdeleted name of the micro- organisms to the component material category for such organisms pursuant to paragraph 1, it shall do so on the basis of the following data: (a) (b) taxonomic classific; information on residue levels of information ofn the micro-organism; (c) historical data of safe production and use of the micro-organism (d) taxonomic relation to micro- organism species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety Agency; (e) toxins; (f) process; and (g) residual intermediates or microbial metabolites in the component material.production information on the identity of
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 294 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission amends Annex II in order to add new micro- organisms to the component material category for such organisms pursuant to paragraph 1, it shall do so on the basis of the following data: (a) name of the micro-organism; (b) taxonomic classification of the micro- organism; (c) historical data of safe production and use of the micro-organism (d) taxonomic relation to micro-organism species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety Agency; (e) information on residue levels of toxins; (f) information on the production process; and (g) information on the identity of residual intermediates or microbial metabolites in the component material.deleted
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 298 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. When adopting delegated acts in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission may amend the component material categories set out in Annex II in order to add animal by-products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 only where an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined for such products in accordance with the procedures laid down in that Regulation.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 302 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes III to IV in the light of new scientific evidence. The Commission shall use this empowerment where, based on a risk assessment, an amendment proves necessary to ensure that any CE marked fertilising product complying with the requirements of this Regulation does not, under normal conditions of use, present an unacceptable risk to human, animal, or plant health, to safety or to the environment.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 306 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. When adopting delegated acts in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission may amend the component material categories set out in Annex II in order to add animal by-products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 only where an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined for such products in accordance with the procedures laid down in that Regulation.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 310 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes III to IV in the light of new scientific evidence. The Commission shall use this empowerment where, based on a risk assessment, an amendment proves necessary to ensure that any CE marked fertilising product complying with the requirements of this Regulation does not, under normal conditions of use, present an unacceptable risk to human, animal, or plant health, to safety or to the environment.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 317 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, without delay, notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 333 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2018[Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years following the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union].
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 337 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2018[Publications office, please insert the date occurring five years after of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union].
2017/04/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 338 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and other substances obtained from them, but excluding other materials which isare fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 344 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 1,580 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 347 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(A) – point 1 – paragraph 2
of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but excluding other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 350 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(A) – point 1 – paragraph 2
of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but excluding other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 352 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1 (A) (I) – point 2 a (new)
2a. Where the CE marked fertilizing product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below: □ 2,5% by mass of total nitrogen (N), or2% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or2% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and 6,5% by mass of total sum of nutrients
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 353 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1 (A) (II) – point 2 – indent 1
2%1% (one percent) by mass of total nitrogen (N),
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 356 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (II) – point 2 – indent 2
1%0,5% (half percent) by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 357 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 357 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1 (A) (II) – point 2 – indent 3
2%1% (one percent) by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O).
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 359 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 361 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1 (A) (II) – point 2 a (new)
2a. Where the CE marked fertilizing product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below: – 2% by mass of total nitrogen (N), or – 1% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or2% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and – 5% by mass of total sum of primary nutrients.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 364 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(B) – point 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 2
of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but excluding other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 367 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1 (B) (I) – point 2 a (new)
2a. Where the CE marked fertilizing product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below: – 2,5% by mass of total nitrogen (N), out of which 1% by mass of the CE marked fertilizing product shall be organic nitrogen (N), or – 2% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or – 2% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and – 6,5% by mass of total sum of primary nutrients.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 368 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(B) (II) – point 2 – indent 1
21 % (one percent) by mass of total nitrogen (N), out of which 0,5 % by mass of the CE marked fertilising product shall be organic nitrogen (N), or
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 369 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(B) (II) – point 2 – indent 2
2 %0,5 % (half percent) by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 370 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(B) (II) – point 2 – indent 3
21 % (one percent) by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O).
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 373 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1 (B) (II) – point 2 a (new)
2a. Where the CE marked fertilizing product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below: – 2% by mass of total nitrogen (N), out of which 0,5% by mass of the CE marked fertilizing product shall be organic (N), or – 2% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or – 2% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and – 6% by mass of total sum of nutrients.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 377 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and other substances obtained from them, but excluding other materials which isare fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 380 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1 (C) (I) – point 1
1. An inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall be aimed at providing plants with one or more of the following macronutrients: (a) Primary: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K),. (b) Secondary: magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na). The declarable nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea. The declarable primary and secondary content is given by the P2O5, K2O, MgO, CaO, SO3, and Na2O form. New forms can be added after a scientific examination.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 384 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(i) – point 1
1. A straight solid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than oneone primary nutrient.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 385 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(i) – point 2
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain one of the followingprimary declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 387 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a) (i) – point 2 – indent 3
– 6% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and can contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 390 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a) (i) – point 2 – indent 7
1from 1% to 10% by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 393 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(ii) – point 1
1. A compound solid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one primary nutrient.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 395 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 680 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 395 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(ii) – point 2
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the followingprimary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 398 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(ii) – point 2 – indent 2
35% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 400 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(ii) – point 2 – indent 3
35% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and can contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 402 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 402 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(ii) – point 2 – indent 4
1,52 % by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 404 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(ii) – point 2 – indent 5
1,52% by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 405 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(ii) – point 2 – indent 6
1,5% by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 409 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(a)(ii) – point 2 – indent 7
1between 1% to 10% by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 412 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i-ii)(A) – point 5 – indent 1
– following five thermal cycles as described under Heading 4.2 in Module A1 in Annex IV, for testing before placing on the market,
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 413 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(b)(i) – point 1
1. A straight liquid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than oneone primary nutrient.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 416 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelve years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 416 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(b)(i) – point 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain one of the followingprimary declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 418 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (i) – point 2 – indent 3
– 3% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and can contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 420 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (i) – point 2 – indent 6
– 5% by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 422 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (i) – point 2 – indent 7
1from 0,5% to 5% by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 424 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part II – PFC 1(C) (I)(b)(ii) – point 1
1. A compound liquid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one primary nutrient.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 426 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (ii) – point 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the followingprimary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 428 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (ii) – point 2 – indent 1
1,53% by mass of total nitrogen (N),
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 431 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (ii) – point 2 – indent 2
1,53% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 434 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) biuret (C2H5N3O2) 12 g/kg;
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 435 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (ii) – point 2 – indent 3
1,54% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 439 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (ii) – point 2 – indent 4
0,754% by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 440 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 442 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 443 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (ii) – point 2 – indent 5
0,752% by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 447 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (ii) – point 2 – indent 6
0,75% by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 451 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(C) (I) (b) (ii) – point 2 – indent 7
0,from 0,5% to 5% by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 457 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 3(A) – point 1
1. An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but excluding other materials which isare fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 464 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1
1. An minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall be aimed at providing plants with one or more of the following macronutrients: (a) Primary: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K),. (b) Secondary: magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na). The declarable nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea. The declarable primary and secondary content is given by the P2O5, K2O, MgO, CaO, SO3, and Na2O form.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 478 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – point 1
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- dryingsieving, milling, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- drying, buffering, extrusion, frost- treatment, sanitation by using heat, or extraction with water.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 480 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 680 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 488 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 494 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part II – CMC 8 – point 1
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain a substance or a mixture (including technological additives, for example: anti-caking agents, defoaming agents, anti-dust agents, dyes and rheological agents) intended to improve the fertilising product's nutrient release patterns, only if that substance's or mixture's compliance with the requirements of this Regulation for a product in PFC 5 of Annex I has been demonstrated in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure applicable to such an agronomic additive.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 499 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelve years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 512 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Nickel (Ni) 1290 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 522 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 1
1. A straight solid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than oneone primary nutrient.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 524 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 524 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 1 – point (e)
(e) where urea (CH4N2O) is present, information about the possible air quality impacts of the release of ammonia from the fertiliser use, and an invitation to users to apply appropriate remediation measures.deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 526 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and may contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 527 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 4
- 53% by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 528 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- 128% by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 531 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 1
1. A compound solid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one primary nutrient.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 533 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 537 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and may contain one of or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 537 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 1 – point (e)
(e) where urea (CH4N2O) is present, information about the possible air quality impacts of the release of ammonia from the fertiliser use, and an invitation to users to apply appropriate remediation measures.deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 545 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I)(a) – point 3 – point c
(c) powder, where at least 90% of the product can pass through a sieve with a mesh of 10 mm, or
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 546 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 1
1. A straight liquid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one primary nutrient.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 548 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 551 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and may contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 556 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 –PFC 1(B) – table 1
Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of inorganic macronutrient N P2O5 K2O MgO CaO SO3 Na2O ± 25% of the declared content ± 25% of the declared content ± 25% of the of the nutrient forms present content of those nutrients up to a declared content up up to a maximum of 2 to a maximum of 1,5 percentage to a maximum of percentage point in absolute percentage points in absolute terms. 0, 0.9 percentage terms for each nutrient terms. points in absolute separately and for the sum of terms nutrients
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 557 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 560 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- 1,53% by mass of total nitrogen (N),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 561 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C)(I)
Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of inorganic macronutrient N P2O5 K2O MgO CaO SO3 Na2O ± 25% of the declared content ± 25% of the declared ± 25% of the of the nutrient forms present content of those nutrients up declared content up up to a maximum of 2 to a maximum of 1,5 to a maximum of percentage point in absolute percentage points in absolute 0,.9 percentage terms for each nutrient terms. points in absolute separately and for the sum of terms termsnutrients The above tolerance values apply also for the N-forms and for the solubilities. Granulometry: ± 120 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve Quantity: ± 53 % relative deviation of the declared value
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 562 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- 1,53% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 564 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3
- 1,54% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 566 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and may contain of or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 568 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3
Forms of the declared nutrient and other Permissible tolerances for the declared declared quality criteria parameter pH pH ± 0,7 at the time of manufacture ± 1,0± 0,9 at any time in the distribution chain Organic carbon (C) ± 10% relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage points in absolute terms Total nitrogen (N) ± 20% relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) ± 20% relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total potassium oxide (K2O) ± 20% relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Dry matter ± 10% relative deviation of the declared value Quantity - 5% relative deviation of the declared value at the time of manufacture - 215% relative deviation of the declared value at any time in the distribution chain Carbon (C) org /Nitrogen (N) org ± 20% relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms Granulometry ± 10 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve.
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 571 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 4
Forms of the declared nutrient and other Permissible tolerances for the declared declared quality criteria parameter Electric conductivity ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75 ± 60% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain pH ± 0,7 at the time of manufacture ± 1,00,9 at any time in the distribution chain Quantity by volume (litres or m³) - 5% relative deviation at the time of manufacture - 215% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Quantity (volume) determination of - 5% relative deviation at the time of materials with particle size greater than 60 manufacture mm - 215% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Quantity (volume) determination of pre- - 5% relative deviation at the time of shaped GM manufacture - 215% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Water-soluble nitrogen (N) ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75 ± 60% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide ± 50% relative deviation at the time of (P2O5) manufacture ± 75 ± 60% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Water-soluble potassium oxide (K2O) ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 7560% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 576 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module A – point 2.2 – point b
(b) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes,deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 579 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module A – point 2.2 – point c
(c) descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the use of the CE marked fertilising product,deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 582 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 (A) – paragraph 1
1. An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and substances obtained from them, but excluding other materials which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 584 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A1 – point 4 – paragraph 1
The cycles and test referred to under Headings 4.1-4.3 below shall be carried out on a representative sample of the product at least at least every 3six months in the case of continuous operation of the plant or every year for the periodic production on behalf of the manufacturer, in order to verify conformity with
2017/04/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 590 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) Clostridium botolinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 591 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 609 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 611 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 648 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 12
12. When the microbial plant biostimulant consists of a suspension or a solution, where - a suspension means a two-phase dispersion in which solid particles are maintained in suspension in the liquid phase, and - free of solid particles, the plant biostimulant shall have a pH superior or equal to 4.deleted a solution means a liquid that is
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 731 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 8 – paragraph 3
3. A CE marked fertilising product may contain a compliant nitrification inhibitor, as referred to in PFC 5(A)(I) of Annex I, only if at least 50% of the total nitrogen (N) content of the fertilising product consists of the nitrogen (N) forms ammonium (NH4+) and/or urea (CH4N2O).
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 732 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 9 – paragraph 3
3. The polymers shall not contain a maximum of 600 ppm free formaldehyde.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 740 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall berequirements shall apply: (a) a standard for the biodegradability by setting a timeframe in which at least 90% of the organic carbon is converted into CO2, after the claimed release time of the polymer has been fulfilled, and (b) a biodegradability test that complieds with the following criterion: Tthe polymer ishall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 746 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) The test shall be conducted at 25°C ± 2°C.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 751 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) The test shall be conducted in accordance with a method for determining the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in soils by measuring oxygen demand or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 757 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) A micro-crystalline cellulose powder with the same dimension as the test material shall be used as a reference material in the test.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 762 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Prior to the test, the test material shall not be subject to conditions or procedures designed to accelerate the degradation of the film, such as exposure to heat or light.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 781 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) The nitrification inhibitor content shall be expressed as a percentage by mass of the total nitrogen (N) present as ammonium nitrogen (NH4+) and/or urea nitrogen (CH4N2O).
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 785 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K; . The declared nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, and N from crotonylidene diurea. Phosphorus fertilisers must fulfil the following minimum solubility levels to be plant-available, otherwise they cannot be declared as phosphorus fertilisers: – water solubility: minimum level 40% of total P2O5, – minimum level 75% of total P2O5, solubility in neutral ammonium citrate, – solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 55% of total P2O5.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 819 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(B) – table
Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of inorganic macronutrient N P2O5 K2O MgO CaO SO3 Na2O ± 25% of the declared content of ± 25- 50% and +100% of the declared content of ± 25% of the declared the nutrient forms present up to a content of those nutrients up to a maximum content up to a maximum of 2 percentage point of 1,5 percentage points in maximum of -2 and +4 percentage maximum of 0,9 in absolute terms for each points in absolute terms. percentage points in nutrient separately and for the absolute terms absolute terms sum of nutrients The above tolerance values apply also for the N-forms and for the solubilities.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 823 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – table
Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of macronutrient N P2O5 K2O MgO CaO SO3 Na2O ± 25% of the declared content of ± 25-50% and +100% of the declared content of ± 25% of the declared the nutrient forms present up to a content of those nutrients up to a maximum content up to a maximum of 2 percentage point of 1,5maximum of -2 and +4 percentage points in maximum of 0,9 in absolute terms for each points in absolute terms. percentage points in nutrient separately and for the absolute terms absolute terms sum of nutrients The above tolerance values apply also for the N-forms and for the solubilities.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 827 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – paragraph 1
Granulometry: ± 120 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 830 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – paragraph 2
Quantity: ± 53 % relative deviation of the declared value
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 833 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 2.2 – point b
(b) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes,deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 837 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 2.2 – point c
(c) descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the use of the CE marked fertilising product,deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 843 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
The cycles and test referred to under Headings 4.1-4.3 below shall be carried out on a representative sample of the product at least every 36 months on behalf of the manufacturer, in order to verify conformity with
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 71 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) When assessing working place for the purpose of calculating the duration of posting in the context of replacement, the working place should be understood as the very same working place where the worker is posted to the same working position to perform the same tasks.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 72 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8 c) For the calculation of the remuneration within the meaning of this Directive, minimum rates of pay and other mandatory elements, laid down by law or universally applicable collective agreements or arbitration awards, are to be taken into account, provided that these elements do not alter the relationship between the service provided by a workers and the consideration which the worker receives in return. The mandatory elements are the elements which apply to all workers and that are not optional or dependent on certain events or factors. Member States should specify in a transparent way the different elements of remuneration applicable on their territory. Posted worker should be entitled to the gross amount of remuneration which does not have to comply with the all mandatory elements but to the amount required.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 121 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remuneration exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 132 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) When calculating the duration of posting, only postings within the same contract concluded by the undertaking referred to in Article 1 (1) should be taken into account.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) When assessing working place for the purpose of calculating the duration of posting in the context of replacement, the working place should be understood as the very same working place where the worker is posted to the same working position to perform the same tasks.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) For the calculation of the remuneration within the meaning of this Directive, minimum rates of pay and other mandatory elements, laid down by law or universally applicable collective agreements or arbitration awards, are to be taken into account, provided that these elements do not alter the relationship between the service provided by a workers and the consideration which the worker receives in return. The mandatory elements are the elements which apply to all workers and that are not optional or dependent on certain events or factors. Member States should specify in a transparent way the different elements of remuneration applicable on their territory. Posted worker should be entitled to the gross amount of remuneration which does not have to comply with the all mandatory elements but to the amount required.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1) in Article 1, the following paragraph is added: “2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport undertakings.”
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 146 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) The following Article 2a is added: ‘Article 2a Posting exceeding twenty-four months 1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in case of replacement of posted workers performing the same task at the same place, the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months. ’deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 155 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of th it would be pmosting of workers directive raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suited for these challenges to be addressed suited to address this topic through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport market.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime ratesminimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 193 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 200 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (c). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the minimum rates of pay, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the minimum rates of pay provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 201 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)., their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (d). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the amount of constituent elements of remuneration, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the remuneration provided for in this Directive."
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 210 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
1a. If undertakings established in the territory of a Member State are obliged by law, regulation, administrative provision or collective agreement, to sub-contract in the context of their contractual obligations only to undertakings that guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration,, the Member State may, on a non– discriminatory and proportionate basis, provide that such undertakings shall be under the same obligation regarding subcontracts with undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) posting workers to its territory.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 214 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: "1aa. When the effective duration of posting exceeds 24 months Member States shall ensure, whatever the law applicable to the employment relationship, that the undertaking referred to in Article 1(1) guarantee workers posted to their territory, in addition to the terms and conditions of employment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the terms and conditions of employment covering the following matters which, in the Member State where the work is carried out, are laid down: - by law, regulation or administrative provision, and/or - by collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable within the meaning of paragraph 8: (a) other mandatory rules relating to leave and holiday entitlements, in addition paragraph 1(b); (b) parental and paternal leave; (c) other mandatory rules relating to working hours and rest periods, in addition to paragraph 1(a) (d) remuneration, including overtime rates, in addition to paragraph 1(c), unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of the remuneration, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes; Where a posted worker is replaced by another posted worker performing the same task at the same working place [by the undertaking referred to in Article 1(1), the duration of the posting shall for the purposes of this paragraph be the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the individual workers concerned. This paragraph shall not apply to workers that are posted for an effective duration of 6 months or less. For the purpose of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, in the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted."
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 229 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remuneration exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.deleted
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 260 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(–1) In Article 1, the following paragraph 2a is inserted : 2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport undertakings.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 263 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(–1) In Article 1, the following paragraph 2b is added: 2b. This Directive shall not apply to undertakings referred to in Article 1(1) which post workers, if the period of posting does not exceed three days within one month reference period.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 279 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a
(1) The following Article 2a is added: Article 2a Posting exceeding twenty-four months 1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in case of replacement of posted workers performing the same task at the same place, the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months.deleted
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 366 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – pragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime ratesminimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 400 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 428 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remunerminimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (c).
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 438 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the minimum rates of pay, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the minimum rates of pay provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 452 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – pragraph 1 a
(b) The following paragraph is added: 1a. territory of a Member State are obliged by law, regulation, administrative provision or collective agreement, to sub-contract in the context of their contractual obligations only to undertakings that guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration,, the Member State may, on a non– discriminatory and proportionate basis, provide that such undertakings shall be under the same obligation regarding subcontracts with undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) posting workers to its territory.deleted If undertakings established in the
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 469 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a b (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: 1ab. Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (d). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the amount of constituent elements of remuneration, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the remuneration provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 374 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 2
(2) 'essential social service' means a healthcare, emergency or, security, education, childcare or defence service;
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 424 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. During an emergency, defined in Article 10 (1) (c) and 11(1), gas flow through bi-directional permanent capacity constructed to enhance the security of gas supply in of a Member State shall have priority over gas flow through other points in the system.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 432 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall requiensure theat natural gas undertakings, that it identifies, to take measures to ensure the supply of gas to the protected customers of the Member State in each of the following cases:
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 438 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
No later than 31 March 2017 Member States shall notify the Commission their definition of protected customers, theonsumers which shall apply until 31 December 2018, annual gas consumption volumes of the protected customers and the percentage they represent of the total annual final gas consumption in that Member State. Where a Member State includes in its definition of protected customers the categories referred to in point (a) or (b) of Article 2 (1) it shall specify in the notification to the Commission the gas consumption volumes corresponding to consumers belonging to those categories and the percentage that each of those groups of consumers represents in terms of the annual final use of ga, as well as the extent to which the gas supply to its protected customers may influence cross- border flows to other Member States.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 470 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities of each region as listed in Annex I shall jointly make an assessment at regional level of all risks affecting the security of gas supply ("risk assessment"). The assessment shall take into account all relevant risks such as natural disasters, technological, commercial, social, political and other risks. The risk assessment shall, inter alia, be carried out by:
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 486 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) disruption of gas supplies, inter alia from third country suppliers, as well as, where appropriate, geopolitical risks;
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 488 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) ability to satisfy the demand of protected customers in the region during supply disruption at national, regional and union-wide level, from the single largest supplier from a third country;
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 491 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) taking into account risks related to the control of infrastructure relevant for the security of gas supply by natural gas undertakings from a third country, which may also be located outside the European Union, whereas the control, may imply, inter alia, risks of under-investment, undermining diversification, misuse of existing infrastructure or a breach of Union law;
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 509 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. By 1 November 2017 ENTSO for Gas shall carry out a Union wide simulation of supply and infrastructure disruption scenarios. The scenarios shall be defined by ENTSO for Gas in consultation with the Gas Coordination Group. The competent authorities shall provide ENTSO for Gas with the necessary data for the simulations such as peak demand values, production capacity and demand side measures. The competent authorities shall takeThe competent authorities shall take into account the results of the Union wide simulations carried out by ENTSO for Gas into account the results of the simulationsrdance with art. 10a (1) for the preparation of the risk assessments, preventive action plans and emergency plans. The Union-wide simulation of supply and infrastructure disruption scenarios shall be updated every four years unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 519 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities of the Member States of each region as listed in Annex I, after consulting the natural gas undertakings, transmission system operators for electricity, the relevant organisations representing the interests of household and industrial gas customers, including electricity producers, and the national regulatory authorities, where they are not the competent authorities, shall establish jointly:
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 552 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall issue an opinion to the competent authorities of the region with the recommendation to review the relevant preventive action plan or emergency plan if the plan is considered to contain one of the following elements: (a) is not effective to mitigate the risks as identified in the risk assessment; (b) is inconsistent with the risk scenarios assessed or with the plans of another region; (c) may distort competition or hamper the functioning of the internal energy market; (d) does not comply with the provisions of this Regulation or other provisions of Union law; (e) endangers the security of gas supply of other Member States or of the Union as a whole.deleted
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 570 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
In the event of disagreement, the Commission may, within three months of the reply of the competent authorities, take a decision requiring the amendment of the relevant plan. The competent authorities shall adopt and publish the plan within three months of the notification of Commission decision.deleted
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 587 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the other preventive measures designed to address the risks identified in the risk assessment, such as those relating to the need to enhance interconnections between neighbouring Member States and the possibility to diversify gas routes and sources of supply, if appropriate, to address the risks identified in order to maintain gas supply to all customers as farfor as long as possible;
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 607 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Member States shall carry out an impact assessment on all preventive non-market based measures to be adopted after the entry into force of this Regulation, including the measures to comply with the supply standard set out in Article 5(1) and the measures for the increased supply standard set out in Article 5(2). Such impact assessment shall cover at least the following: (a) impact of the proposed measure on the development of the national gas market and competition at national level; (b) impact of the proposed measures on the internal gas market; (c) potential impact on the security of gas supply of neighbouring Member States, notably for those measures that could reduce the liquidity in regional markets or restrict flows to neighbouring Member States; (d) the costs and benefits of the measures, assessed against alternative market based- measures; (e) assessment of necessity and proportionality of the measure in comparison with possible market based measures; (f) openness of the measure, in order to ensure equal possibilities for all market participants; (g) phase-out strategy, the expected duration of the envisaged measure and an appropriate review calendar. The analysis referred to in points (a) and (b) shall be carried out by the national regulatory authorities.deleted
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 620 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The impact assessment and the adopted measures shall be published by the competent authority and shall be notified to the Commission. Within four months of the notification the Commission shall take a decision and may require the Member States to amend the adopted measures. That period shall begin on the day following the receipt of a complete notification. The period may also be extended with the consent of both the Commission and the Member State. The Commission may take a decision requiring the amendment or withdrawal of a measure where a measure is: (a) likely to distort the Union internal market; (b) likely to distort the development of the national gas market; (c) not necessary or proportionate to ensure security of supply; or (d) likely to jeopardize the security of supply of other Member States. The adopted measure shall only enter into force when it is approved by the Commission or has been amended in accordance with the Commission decision.deleted
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 633 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) define the role and responsibilities of natural gas undertakings, transmission system operators for electricity and of industrial gas customers including relevant electricity producers, taking account of the different extent to which they are affected in the event of gas supply disruptions, and their interaction with the competent authorities and where appropriate with the national regulatory authorities at each of the crisis levels defined in Article 10(1);
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 638 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) identify the contribution of market- based measures, for coping with the situation at alert level and mitigating the situation at emergency level;
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 656 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Emergency Supply Corridors 1. By 1 November 2017, ENTSO for Gas shall perform the tasks set out in this paragraph. It shall carry out a Union-wide simulation of supply and infrastructure disruption scenarios. All possible scenarios shall be defined by ENTSO for Gas and agreed with the Gas Coordination Group. The competent authorities shall provide ENTSO for Gas with the necessary data for the simulations such as peak demand values, production capacity and demand side measures. It shall establish and asses Emergency Supply Corridors that define key infrastructure that allows for transportation of gas from a gas source and between regions in order to prevent fragmentation of the internal gas market. The results of that assessment and the proposal of the Emergency Supply Corridors shall be agreed with the Gas Coordination Group. That Union-wide simulation and those Emergency Supply Corridors shall be updated every four years unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates. In case of development of new gas supply corridor, the new simulation of disruption and Emergency Supply Corridor shall be added within 6 months from the establishment of the new gas supply corridor. 2. In the event of an emergency declared by one or more competent authorities , the Member States on the Emergency Supply Corridors shall ensure that all essential information is provided as regards the gas supply, in particular, available gas quantities, possible modalities and sources for gas channelling to the Member States having declared the emergency . Member States on the Emergency Supply Corridor shall ensure that no measures prevent the supply of gas to the Member States that have declared the emergency. 3. The Emergency Supply Corridors shall be included in Annex.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 676 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
As long as thegas supply to households, essential social services and district heating installationprotected customers in the Member State thaving declared the emergency is not satisfied, despitet have called for the application of thesolidarity measures in paragraph 1s not satisfied, the gas supply to customers other than households, essential social services and district heating installationprotected customers in any other Member State, directly connected to theat Member State which declared the emergency, shall not continue to the extent necessary to supply the households, essential social services and district heating installationprotected customers in the Member States having declared the emergency.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 739 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) to the competent authority and to the Commission immediately after their conclusion or modification the gas supply contracts with suppliers from the same third country or from their affiliates, with a duration of more than 1 year concluded or modified after [OP: Please insert the date of entry in force of this Regulation] that individually or cumulatively with other contracts with the same supplier or its affiliates provide more than 40% of yearly natural gas consumption incontracts of other natural gas undertakings on the same national market with suppliers from the same third country or their affiliates provide more than 40% of total annual gas imports from third countries to the Member State concerned. The notification obligation shall not apply to the modifications related only to the gas price. The notification obligation shall also apply to all commercial agreements relevant for the execution of the gas supply contract. To that end, the national regulatory authorities shall monitor the market supply structure and inform the relevant natural gas undertakings once the 40% threshold is exceeded.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 761 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. If the Commission finds the terms of a gas supply contract to infringe the provisions of the European Union law, it may consider launching further procedure, inter alia under Union competition law. The Commission shall inform the natural gas undertaking concerned and respective competent authority about incompatibility of the terms of the gas supply contract with provisions of the European Union law and request that terms of the contract be amended. The natural gas undertaking or the relevant competent authority shall, within three months of the request, notify the amendment to the Commission or shall inform the Commission of the reasons why it the request cannot be satisfied. The Commission shall, within three months of the natural gas undertaking's or competent authority's reply, amend, withdraw or confirm its request. The Commission shall give detailed reasons for its position.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 773 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TWhere Energy Community Contracting Party fully implemented Directive 2009/73/EC, Regulation (EC) No 715/2009, network codes established according to the procedure as set out in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and Regulation (EU) No [xxx/xxxx/xx] [OP: Please insert number of Regulation once adopted] the second sentence of Article 3(2), Article 3(6), Article 4(3), (4) and (6), Article 5(2), point (d) of Article 6(1), points (b) and (e) of Article 7(5), points (e), (g), (i), of Article 8(1), point (b) and (c) of Article 8(4), points (j) and (m) of Article 9(1), Article 9(4), Article 10(4), Article 11(5) and Article 12 shall create obligations for the Members States towards an Energy Community Contracting Party subject to the following procedure:
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 778 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Following the notification of the Energy Community Secretariat, the Commissionuncil takes a decision confirming the applicability of reciprocal obligations between the Member States and the Energy Community Contracting Party in view of application of this paragraph, indicating the date as of which these mutual obligations apply.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 786 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6(3) and Article 7(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an undetermined period of time from the [OP: please insert the date of entry into force of the this Regulation].
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 794 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
TWithout prejudice to Article 2 (1), this Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 797 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Article 2(1) shall enter into force on 1 January 2019.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 798 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 b (new)
Article 21b Until 31 December 2018, Article 2 point 1 of the Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 shall remain in force.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 468 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
[...]deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 729 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish a national fee structure to cover the costs for theirissuing type-approval certificates and market surveillance activities as well as for the type-approval testing and conformity of production testing and inspections carried out by the technical services they have designated.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 737 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Those national fees shall be levied on the manufacturers who have applied for type-approval in the Member State concerned. Fees shall not be levied directly by technical services.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 748 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The national fee structure shall also cover the costs for the compliance verification inspections and tests carried out by the Commission in accordance with Article 9. These contributions shall constitute external assigned revenues for the general budget of the European Union, according to Art. 21(4) of the Financial Regulation26 . __________________ 26 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2015 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1–96).deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 773 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. TNational type-approvals for vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units shall be issued for a limited period of 5 years without the possibility of prolongation. The expiry date shall be indicated in the type-approval certificate. After the expiry of the type- approval certificate, it may be renewed upon application by the manufacturer and only where the approval authority has verified that the type of vehicle, system, component and separate technical unit complies with all the requirements of the relevant regulatory acts for new vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units of that type.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 782 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Upon reception of the notification made by the manufacturer, the approval authority that granted the EU type- approval shall communicate without delay to the approval authorities of the other Member States and the Commission all relevant information for the making available on the market, registering or entering into service of vehicles, where appropriate.deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 785 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
That communication shall specify the date of production and the vehicle identification number ('VIN'), as defined in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 19/201127, of the last vehicle produced. __________________ 27 concerning type-approval requirements for the manufacturer’s statutory plate and for the vehicle identification number of motor vehicles and their trailers and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 8, 12.1.2011, p. 1).deleted Commission Regulation (EU) 19/2011
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 805 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. OnlyThe number of end-of-series vehicles with a valid certifimay not exceed 10%, in the catse of conformity that has remained valid for at least three months after its date of issue, but for which the type-approval has become invalid pursuantM1 category vehicles, or 30%, in the case of vehicles belonging to other categories, of the number of vehicles registered in the two point (a) of Article 33(2), may be made available on the market, registered or entered into service in the Unionreceding years or 100 vehicles of each type per Member State, whichever is greater.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 936 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8
8. The type-approval authority shall be peer-reviewed by two type-approval authorities of other Member States every two years. The Member States shall draw up the annual plan for the peer-review, ensuring an appropriate rotation in respect of reviewing and reviewed type-approval authorities, and submit it to the Commission. The peer-review shall include an on-site visit to a technical service under the responsibility of the reviewed authority. The Commission may participate in the review and decide on its participation on the basis of a risk assessment analysis.deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 954 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 9
9. The outcome of the peer-review shall be communicated to all Member States and to the Commission and a summary of the outcome shall be made publicly available. It shall be discussed by the Forum established in Article 10 on the basis of an assessment of this outcome carried out by the Commission and issue recommendations.deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 961 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 10
10. The Member States shall provide information to the Commission and the other Member States on how it has addressed the recommendations in the peer-review report.deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 997 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Representatives of the type-approval authorities of at least two other Member States shall, in coordination with the type- approval authority of the Member State in which the applicant technical service is established, and together with a representative of the Commission, form a joint assessment team and participate in the assessment of the applicant technical service, including the on-site assessment. The designating type-approval authority of the Member State where the applicant technical service is established shall give those representatives timely access to the documents necessary to assess the applicant technical service.deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1004 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 2
2. The joint assessment team shall raise findings regarding non-compliance of the applicant technical service with the requirements set out in Articles 72 to 76, in Articles 84 and 85 and in Appendix 2 to Annex V during the assessment process. These findings shall be discussed between the designating approval authority and the joint assessment team with a view to finding common agreement with respect to the assessment of the application.deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1006 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3
3. The joint assessment team shall produce within 45 days after the on-site assessment a report setting out the extent to which the applicant complies with the requirements set out in in Articles 72 to 76, in Articles 84 and 85 and in Appendix 2 to Annex V of this Regulation.deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1008 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 4
4. This report shall contain a summary of identified non-compliances. Divergent opinions between members of the joint assessment team shall be reflected in the report, together with a recommendation whether the applicant could be designated as technical service.deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1009 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 5
5. The Member States shall notify to the Commission the names of the representatives of the type-approval authority to call upon for each joint assessment.deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1104 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90
1. by the Commission referred to in Article 9(1) and (4), or Article 54(1) reveals non- compliance of the vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, the Commission may impose administrative fines upon the concerned economic operator for the infringement of this Regulation. The administrative fines provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. In particular the fines shall be proportionate to the number of non-compliant vehicles registered in the Union market, or the number of non-compliant systems, components or separate technical unit made available on the Union market. The administrative fines imposed by the Commission shall not be in addition to the penalties imposed by the Member States in accordance with Article 89 for the same infringement and shall not exceed EUR 30 000 per non-compliant vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit. 2. delegated acts in accordance with Article 88 to lay down the methods for the calculation and collection of the administrative fines referred to in paragraph 1. 3. fines shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the European Union.Article 90 deleted Administrative fines Where the compliance verification The Commission may adopt The amounts of administrative
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 49 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a number of Member States anticipate inadequate generation capacity which, in the near future, poses a threat of blackouts unless necessary back-up mechanisms are put in place,
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas national capacity markets, if not properly designed, make it harder to integrate electricity markets and run contrary to the objectives of the common energy policy;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas a medium-term increase in interconnection between the Member States to 15% could improve security of supply, subject to cost-benefit analysis;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas storage of energy is a key tool to bring more flexibility and efficiency to the energy markets, there is still no regulatory mechanism in place to take advantage of an efficient storage system;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 161 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to be more pro-actively involved in the design of a European internal market in electricity and to avoid undermining the objectives of Articles 114 and 194 TFEU by means of permanent capacity markets;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of a common analysis of system management at regional level which is facilitated by ACER and ENTSO-E and calls for the transmission system operators of neighbouring markets to devise a common methodology to that end;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 260 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that network expansion in particular is indispensable with a view to completing the internal market in electricity with a growing share of renewables; regrets that there are still large gaps in the interconnections between Member States, leading to network bottlenecks and significantly impairing cross-border energy trading; calls for the electricity interconnection objectives to be differentiated by region and aligned with the ENTSO-E ten-year network plan; in this respect underlines that it is of crucial importance to counteract uncoordinated loop flows, especially in the CEE region;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Is sceptical of capacity mechanisms on the grounds of high cost and the risk of market distortions, and stresses that national capacity markets are subject to non-market based measures, and stresses that national capacity mechanisms should be well designed, technology neutral and developed in line withe EU rules on competition and state aid, state aid and internal energy market;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 310 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for national capacity mechanisms only to be authorised where a detailed analysis of the production and supply situation at regional level has been carried out in advance and a bottleneck has been identified which cannot be eliminated by less stringent measures such as a strategic reserveto identify bottlenecks and adequacy needs;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that upcoming reviews of Renewables Directive and Energy Efficiency Directive as well as the Energy Market Design are key initiatives to unlocking opportunities offered by energy storage;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 340 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls therefore for a technology neutral design of the energy market to allow different renewable based energy storage solutions such as lithium-ion battery, heat pumps or hydrogen fuel cells a chance to complement RES generation capacity; calls also for the establishment of clearly defined mechanisms in order to take advantage of excess production and of curtailment;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Insists that, before a capacity market is authorised, it must be shown that all efforts have been made to reinforce the internal market and dismantle obstacles to flexibility;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 421 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Supports the EU’s goal of increasing the share of renewables to 30%27% as agreed by the Council in October 2014; notes, however, that the permanent subsidising of renewables is outdated and that renewables too must react to market signals in this new energy system, since otherwise market signals for all electricity producers will be heightened disproportionately;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 461 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Warns against mixing energy supply objectives with climate policy objectives; calls for the ETS to be consistently reinforced and the market to be redesigned with a view to greater flexibility, so that in future CO2 and fuel prices can give more support to the expansion of renewabllevel playing field in the expansion of clean coal technologies;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 485 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Recommends that Member States consider regulatory framework encouraging end-users to turn to self- production and local energy storage;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 514 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that, for a medium- term transitional period, national responsibility for the energy mix cannot be questioned and therefore that both nuclear power, which is largely CO2-neutral, and the use of national energy reserves together with high-efficiency gas-fired power stations and coal-fired electricity generation using the latest technology, can make vital contributions to the integration of renewables;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Annual Report as the first by this Commission and also the first in the new 2014-2020 programming period, which means that particular care should be taken to investigate the relationship between the new cohesion policy rules and the number of irregularities reported; stresses that the protection of the EU’s financial interests is at the core of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; notes that through a number of measures the Commission and the Member States have increased their effectiveness in fighting the overall rate of fraudulent or non-fraudulent irregularities in order to ensure that EU funds are protected from fraud; notes a total of 1 649 cases of irregularities reported as fraudulent, this being 2 % more than in 2013 and representing EUR 538 million in EU funds;, whereby the largest proportion of fraudulent cases concern the cohesion policy funds.
2015/10/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, on the one hand, that once again cohesion policy is not the area with the highest number of irregularities reported as fraudulent, and that this is the case for the second year in a row; also notes that expenditure has fallen by 5 % compared to 2013, and, on the other hand, that the largest proportion of such irregularities in this policy area concern the European Regional Development Fund;
2015/10/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the last report by the European Court of Auditors, which questioned the procedures followed by the Member States for the disbursement of cohesion policy funds due to the large number of errors occurring in connection with awards of public contracts; notes that errors frequently mean that problems and delays are encountered when implementing projects, and that proven violations of EU rules may result in financial corrections amounting to as much as 100 % of the value of the contract;
2015/10/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Appreciates the Commission’s decision to carry out a mid-term assessment in 2018 in order to establish whether the new regulatory architecture for the cohesion policy prevents fraud and reduces the risk of irregularities, and looks forward to receiving detailed proposals and information about the impact of the new cohesion policy regulations in terms of the risk of irregularities and fraud; calls on the Council to endorse the proposal for a directive on the fight against fraud to the EU’s financial interests by means of criminal law.
2015/10/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the establishment of a culture conductive to combating fraud is of vital importance, not only for the purpose of preventing potential fraud, but also with a view to ensuring maximum commitment to anti-fraud measures on the part of all the institutions involved in implementing the Structural Funds.
2015/10/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 291 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the review of arrangements for addressing unfair trading practices (UTPs) in Member States set out in the Commission report confirms that voluntary measures (such as best-practice schemes) are not enough and that almost all Member States have taken regulatory action in this area; whereas experience in other Member States, as detailed in the report, shows that voluntary measures can play only a supplementary role (education, raising awareness of UTPs); whereas the newly established High-Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain provides an opportunity to further develop the approach based on voluntary measures;
2016/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 307 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the action taken by the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning of the Food Supply Chain and the setting up of the expert platform on B2B practices, which has drawn up a list, a description and an assessment of trading practices that may be regarded as grossly unfair; points out, nonetheless, that the role the forum is to play in promoting dialogue with economic operators will in practice be confined to promoting best practice, which, as the Commission report confirms, is not enough to get rid of UTPs once and for all;
2016/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 364 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Views the fact that Member States see regulatory action as the only effective means of addressing UTPs (most Member States have taken, or are taking, such action) and that such measures were introduced only relatively recently as a good reason for taking regulatory action at EU level at the earliest opportunity, rather than delaying it; points out that it will be easier to adjust to uniform EU- wide measures at this stage than at some time in the future;
2016/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 365 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Points out that differences in the type and scope of regulatory action at national level can have an adverse effect on competition in the single market and that the regulatory measures taken should therefore be reviewed and harmonised at EU level;
2016/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 166 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The demand for accessible products and services is high and the number of citizens with disabilities and/or functional limitations will increase significantly with the ageing of the European Union's population. An environment where products and services are more accessible allows for a more inclusive society and facilitates independent living for persons with disabilities. Other persons, who also have any physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment, age related impairment, or other human body performance related causes, permanent or temporary which in interaction with various barriers result in their reduced access to products and services, leading to a situation that requires adaptation to their particular needs of those products and services, may also benefit from more accessible products and services.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 177 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The definition of people with disabilities and the scope of accessibility requirements resulting thereof should be without prejudice to the definitions of disabled people and people with reduced mobility used for the purposes of Union sectorial legislation and to the accessibility requirements set out in that legislation.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 195 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) In order to ensure a better functioning of the internal market, national authorities should make use of the accessibility requirements set out in this Directive when applying the accessibility-related provisions in the Union legal acts referred to in this Directive. This Directive should however not change the compulsory or voluntary nature of the provisions in those other Union legal acts. This Directive should thus ensure that when accessibility requirements are used in accordance with those other acts, those requirements are the same across the Union.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 204 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In some situations, common accessibility requirements related tof the built environment including transport infrastructure used by passengers would facilitate the free movement of the related services and of persons with disabilities. Therefore, this Directive enables Member States to include the built environment used in the provision of the services under the scope of this Directive, ensuring compliance with the accessibility requirements set in Annex X where no other Union legal acts on built environment exists. Where Member State decide to apply accessibility requirements to the built environment used in the provision of services covered by this Directive, they may adopt all or some of the accessibility requirements set out in section V of Annex I. However, Member States should not be required to amend or introduce national rules on accessibility of the built environment, if they do not decide to apply accessibility requirements provided for in this Directive related to the built environment used in the provision of the services under the scope of this Directive.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 313 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the preparation and implementation of programmes under Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund;43 and Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.44 __________________ 43 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320). 44 Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006.deleted
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 315 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) tender procedures for public passenger transport services by rail and by road under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council.45 __________________ 45 European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) 1191/69 and 1107/70 (OJ L 315 of 3.12.2007, p.1).deleted Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 317 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) transport infrastructure in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.46 __________________ 46 Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans- European transport network (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p.1).deleted
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 385 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. Member States may decide, in the light of national conditions, that the built environment used by clients of passenger transport services including the environment that is managed by service providers and by infrastructure operators as well as the built environment used by clients of banking services, and customer services centres and shops under the scope of telephony operators shall comply with the accessibility requirements of Annex I, section X, in order to maximise their use by persons with functional limitations, including persons with disabilities.deleted
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 394 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Built environment 1. Member States are encouraged to require that providers of electronic communication services referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2), providers of passenger transport services referred to in point (c) of Article 1(2) and related infrastructure operators, and providers of consumer banking services referred to in point (d) of Article 1(2) ensure that the built environment used by their consumers complies with the accessibility requirements of Annex I, Section V, in order for these services to be used by persons with disabilities. 2. Without prejudice to the requirements relating to the built environment set in other Union legislation, Member States are encouraged to require that built environment, including transport infrastructure used by passengers, in particular the transport infrastructure of the trans - European transport network complies with the accessibility requirements of Annex I.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 536 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) When establishing the accessibility requirements referred to in the preparation and implementation of programmes under Regulation (EC) No 1303/2013 on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 on the European Social Fund;deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 537 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) When establishing the accessibility requirements related to social and quality criteria established by competent authorities in tender procedures for public passenger transport services by rail and by road under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007;deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 539 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) To transport infrastructure in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 112 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) It should be specified in this Directive that the activities of a dealer include not only the manufacturing but also the modification or conversion a firearm, such as the shortening of a complete firearm, and in addition the commercial modification or conversion of parts of firearms and of ammunition, and that, therefore, only authorised dealers should be permitted to engage in those activities. This Directive should not apply to reloading of ammunition for personal use or making legal modifications and conversions to a firearm for which a person has an authorization.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 152 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) BCollectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established and shoulding in their possession firearms classified in category A acquired before the date of entry into force of this Directive should be able to keep those firearms in their possession subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned and provided that those firearms have been deactivat be able to keep and acquire firearms classified in category A subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 172 #
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 220 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Some semi-automatic firearms can be easily converted to automatic firearms, thus posing a threat to security. Even in the absence of conversion to category "A", certain semi-automatic firearms may be very dangerous when their capacity regarding the number of rounds is high. Such semi-automatic weapons should therefore be banned for civilian use.deleted
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 279 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Furthermore, the risk of alarm weapons and other types of blank firing weapons being converted to real firearms is high, and in some of the terrorist acts converted arms were used. It is therefore essential to address the problem of converted firearms being used in criminal offences, notably by including them in the scope of the Directive. Technical specifications for alarm and signal weapons as well as for salute and acoustic weapons should be adopted in order to ensure that they cannot be converted into firearms.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 316 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, frame, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breaech block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 330 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 –paragraph 1e
1e. For the purposes of this Directive, "broker" shall mean any natural or legal person, other than a dealer whose trade or business consists wholly or partly in buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or exporting to a third country or importing into a Member State from a third country fully assembled firearms, their parts and ammunition.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 361 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1h
1h. For the purposes of this Directive, "replica firearms" shall mean objects that have the physical appearance of a firearm, but are manufactured in such a way that they cannot be converted to firing a shot or expelling a bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant.deleted
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 406 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not apply to the acquisition or possession of weapons and ammunition, in accordance with national law, by the armed forces, the police, the public authorities or by collectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established. Nor shall it apply to commercial transfers of weapons and ammunition of warproducts of the defence industry.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 434 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that any firearm or parand any essential component placed on the market has been marked and registered in compliance with this Directive.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 452 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of identifying and tracing each assembled firearm, Member States shall, at the time of manufacture of each firearm or at the time of import into the Union or as soon as possible thereafter, require a unique marking including the name of the manufacturer, the country or place of manufacture, the serial number and the year of manufacture, if not already part of the serial number. This shall be without prejudice to the affixing of the manufacturer's trademark.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 460 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The marking shall be affixed to the receiver of the firearm.deleted
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 519 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) are at least 18 years of age, except in relation to the possession of firearms for hunting and target shooting, provided that in that case persons of less than 18 years of age have parental permission, or are under parental guidance or the guidance of an adult with a valid firearms or hunting licence, or are within a licenced or otherwise approved training centre;deleted
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 536 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The acquisition and possession of firearms shall only be permitted if, inter alia, there is good cause. Member States, whilst not being under any obligation in that regard, may decide that the acquisition and possession of firearms for the purpose of, for example, hunting, target shooting, self-defence, reservist training, various scientific, technical and testing activities and re-enactment of historical events, filmmaking or historical study constitutes good cause.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 549 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide for standard medical tests for issuing or renewing authorisations as referred to in paragraph 1 and shall withdraw authorisations if any of the conditions on the basis of which it wasthey were granted is no longer met.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 578 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Directive is without prejudice to the ownership of firearms and ammunition acquired through inheritance. Member States shall prohibit the possession of such firearms by owners who are not duly authorised.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 590 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibit the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to destroy those. In exceptional and duly reasoned cases, the competent authorities may grant authorisations for the acquisition and possession of such firearms and ammunition wheld in violation of this provison and seizedre this is not contrary to public security or public order.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 620 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Member States may authorise persons or bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established to keep in theiracquire and possession firearms classified in category A acquired before [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b)when this is not contrary to public security or public order.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 660 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
(7) In Article 7, the following subparagraph is added to paragraph 4: "The maximum limits shall not exceed five years. The authorisation may be renewed if the conditions on the basis of which it was granted are still fulfilled."deleted
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 731 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall submit every five years submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, including a fitness check of the new provisions, accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals in particular as regards the categories of firearms of Annex I and the issues related to new technologies such as 3D printing. The first report shall be submitted by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Amending Directive].
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 748 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
6. Automatic firearms which have been converted into semi-automatic firearms;deleted
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 751 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
6. Automatic firearms which have been converted into semi-automatic firearms; which have not been authorised in accordance with Article 10ba, with the exception of firearms converted prior to ... [the date of entry into force of this Amending Directive1a]; __________________ 1a In this case, Article 10ba shall be amended as follows: "Member States shall take measures to ensure that long semi-automatic firearms which have been converted from originally automatic firearms cannot be reconverted into automatic firearms. Mechanical design of any particular type of long semi- automatic firearms including conversions of any particular type of originally automatic firearms into semi-automatic firearms must be authorised for civilian use by a competent public authority before being placed on the market."
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 755 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
6. AComponents with which a semi- automatic firearms which have can been converted into semi-an automatic firearm without sophisticated skills and tools;
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 762 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 7
7. Semi-automatic firearms for civilian use which resemble weapons with automatic mechanisms;deleted
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 778 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 8
8. Firearms under points 1 to 7 after having been deactivadeleted.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 811 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category C – point 5
5. Alarm and signal weaponsFirearms under categories A, B and points 1 to 4 of category C, after having been converted to alarm, signal, salute and, acoustic weapons as well as replicas;, gas, paintball or airsoft, Flobert, or percussion lock weapons.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 822 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category C – point 6
6. Firearms under category B and points 1 to 5 of category C, after having been deactivadeleted.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 830 #
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 838 #
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 843 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive [36 months after publication toin the OJ]. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 68 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon and investment leakage is a justification to postpone full transition, and targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is justified in order to address genuine risks of increases in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The purpose of the ETS is to lower emission of greenhouse gases through incentivizing sectors to limit emissions where physically possible. Incentives are created by imposition of costs related to emissions. In cases where further elimination of emissions is impossible, imposition of costs related thereto should be avoided.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Given that the purpose of ETS is to incentivise sectors to limit or eliminate emissions wherever possible, it is imperative that sectors and subsectors that cannot reduce emissions due to physical or chemical limitations, be protected from costs related to ETS. Therefore, sectors and sub-sectors where emissions result directly from physical or chemical process necessary to produce the product in question (process emissions), where level of emissions cannot be therefore further reduced in this process and there are no alternative production process resulting in lower emissions exists should receive 100% of free allowances.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In order to reflect technological progress in the sectors concerned and adjust them to the relevant period of allocation, provision should be made for the values of the benchmarks for free allocations to installations, determined on the basis of data from the years 2007-8, to be updated in line with observed average improvement. For reasons of predictability, this should be done through applying a factor that represents the best assessment of progress across sectors, which should then take into account robust, objective and verified data from installations so that sectors whose rate of improvement differs considerably from this factor have a benchmark value closer to their actual rate of improvement. Where the data shows a difference from factor reduction of more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower per year over the relevant period, the related benchmark value shall be adjusted by that percentage. To ensure a level playing field for the production of aromatics, hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas should continue to be aligned to the refineries benchmarks. No changes to benchmarks will be made for those sectors were further improvements are impossible due to their physical or chemical impossibility (process emissions).
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) The existing provisions which are in place for small installations below 50.000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year to be excluded from the EU ETS allow the installations which are excluded to remain so, and it should be made possible for Member States to update their list of excluded installations and for Member States currently not making use of this option to do so at the beginning of each trading period.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1
(-1) In article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following article: This Directive establishes a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (hereinafter referred to as the 'Community scheme') in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner as well as the sustainable strengthening of the EU industrial basis against the risk of carbon and investment leakage.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
(-1) In Article 3w definition of removal unit is added: 'removal unit 'is issued in respect of net removals by sinks from activities in the forestry sector and is equal to one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 188 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9, paragraphs 2 and 3
Starting in 2021For the period 2021 to 2030, the linear factor shall be 2.2%.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 247 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) in paragraph 3, point (h) is amended as follows: measures intended to increase energy efficiency, develop efficient district heating systems and insulation or to provide financial support in order to address social aspects in lower and middle income households;
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 268 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23. This act shall also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve for significant production increases by applying the same thresholds and allocation adjustments as apply in respect of partial cessations of operation. . Any 5% increase in production expressed as a rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11 should be adjusted with a corresponding amount of allowances by placing allowances into the reserve referred to in paragraph 7.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
(aa) the third paragraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, determine Community-wide realistic benchmarks taking into account the actual activity level and conditions so as to ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that provides predictability to industrial installations and incentives for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficient techniques, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, high efficiency cogeneration, efficient energy recovery of waste gases, use of biomass and capture and storage of CO 2 , where such facilities are available, and shall not provide incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production, except for cases falling within Article 10c and electricity produced from waste gases.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 281 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a b (new)
(ab) the fifth paragraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: In defining the principles for setting realistic benchmarks taking into account the actual activity level and conditions in individual sectors and subsectors, the Commission shall consult the relevant stakeholders, including the sectors and subsectors concerned.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 284 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) a new third subpParagraph 2 is added to paragraph 2replaced as follows:
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 290 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
The benchmark valueIn defining the principles for setting ex- ante benchmarks in individual sectors for free allocation shall be adjusted in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progress in the period between 2007-8 and each later period for which free subsectors, the benchmark shall be the average performance of the 10 % most efficient installations in a sector or subsector in the Community in the years 2013-2017. (i) The benchmarks shall be reviewed once at the beginning of the trading period. The Commission shallo cations are determinedrry out a detailed impact assessment, taking into accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adoptedunt the economic and technical development of industrial plants and processes in the individual sectors and subsectors, and consulting the relevant stakeholders, including the sectors and subsectors concerned. The regulations pursuant to Articles 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless: 4 and 15 shall provide for harmonised rules on monitoring, reporting and verification of production-related greenhouse gas emissions with a view to determining the ex-ante benchmarks. Data utilized to determine the benchmarks shall be representative, robust, transparent and easily available.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 311 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
(i) On the basis of information submitted pursuant to Article 11, the Commission shall identify whether the values for each benchmark calculated using the principles in Article 10a differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower annually. If so, that benchmark value shall be adjusted either 0.5% or 1.5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made;deleted
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 336 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 (iii) (new)
(iii) the sector or subsector cannot further reduce emissions due to its physical or chemical impossibility (process emissions), in which case no changes to benchmarks will be made.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 338 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) the first paragraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: In defining the principles for setting realistic benchmarks taking into account the actual activity level and conditions in individual sectors or subsectors, the starting point shall be the average performance of the 10% most efficient and representative installations in a sector or subsector in the Community in the years 20..-20... [latest available data]. Outlier installations should be not taken into the benchmark values. The Commission shall consult the relevant stakeholders, including the sectors and subsectors concerned.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 350 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
article 10a, paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be added to the new entrant reserve that will be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform manner.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly, with the exception of those sectors deemed to be responsible for process emissions referenced in Article 10b(1a), that shall be excluded from any adjustments. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform manner.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 395 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Allowances from the maximum amount referred to Article 10a(5) of this Directive which were not allocated for free up to 2020, shall be set asideadded to the new entrant reserve and used for new entrants and, significant production increases and to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member States auctioning share in later years, together with 250 million allowances placed in the market stability reserve by 2021 pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 401 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Paragraph 7
From 2021, allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of paragraphs 19 and 20 shall be added to the reserve. This shall not apply to removal units (RMU)
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 404 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point ii a (new)
(iia) the second subparagraph of paragraph 7 is deleted.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 416 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8
400 million allowances shall be available to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, including district heating, high efficiency cogeneration as well as carbon capture and utilization (CCU) and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, in the territory of the Union. The innovation funds shall be complemented with other innovation-support schemes at EU and national levels, in particular on the market deployment of innovative technologies.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 430 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
article 10a, paragraph 8
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in the whole range of low- carbon industrial technologies and processes in existing and new installations and support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS, CCU and innovative renewable energy technologies that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 60% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed. The eligibility criteria of the fund shall be improved by eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy and reducing financial risk.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 452 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point h
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 11
(h) in paragraph 11, the wording "with a view to reaching no free allocation in 2027" is deleted. Instead the wording "and shall remain 30% for each year of period 2021-2030" is added.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 477 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Sectors and sub-sectors with emissions resulting directly from physical or chemical process necessary to produce the product in question (process emissions), where level of emissions cannot be therefore further reduced in this process and there are no alternative production process resulting in lower emissions with unavoidable emissions resulting from the nature of their production process, shall be deemed to be at risk of carbon leakage and allocated free allowances for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 485 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is abovebelow 0.182 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment, based on a detailed impact assessment and taking into account sectors and sub-sectors at the relevant level, either at PRODCOM or NACE codes, using the following criteria:
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 504 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
(c a) the extent to which distance from EU external border affects installations.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 506 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(cb) level of potential competition between distortion among sectors and sub-sectors
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 511 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
3. OSectors using fallback benchmarks and other sectors and sub-sectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices, and shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 523 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4
By 31 December 2019, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act for the preceding paragraphs for activities at a 4- digit level (NACE-4 code)n appropriate NACE or PRODCOM code level for the relevant sector as concerns paragraph 1, in accordance with Article 23, based on data for the three most recent calendar years available.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 533 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b
4a. the following paragraph is added to article 10b: 5. Every year the Commission may, at its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, add a sector or subsector to the list referred to in the first subparagraph if it can be demonstrated, in an analytical report, that this sector or subsector satisfies the criteria in paragraphs 1 or 2, following a change that has a substantial impact on the sector's or subsector's activities.
2016/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 538 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in € at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to installations for electricity production for the modernisation of the energy sector. electricity generators for the modernisation of the energy sector. Member States concerned shall select investments to be financed with free allocation: (a) through a competitive bidding process referred to in paragraph 2, or (b) based on the National Investment Plans as well as criteria and rules referred to in paragraph 2(3), or (c) a combination of both methods mentioned above. The Commission shall be informed about the chosen method by 1 January 2018.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 559 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 (a)
(a) comply with the principles of transparency, non-discrimination, technological neutrality, equal treatment and sound financial management;
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 561 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 (b)
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to theat least one of the following: diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies, use of cogeneration and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors, including district heating systems, are eligible to bid;
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 584 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c
By 30 June 2019, any Member State intending to make use of optional free allocation through competitive bidding shall publish a detailed national framework setting out the competitive bidding process and selection criteria for public comment.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 588 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2
Where investments with a value of less than €10 million are supported withMember State intending to make use of optional free allocation, the Member Staterough a National Investment Plan shall select projects investments based on objective and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process shall be published taking into account: (a) technological neutrality; (b) retrofitting and upgrading of energy infrastructure including electricity storage; (c) clean technologies; (d) diversification of energy mix and sources of supply; (e) modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors; (f) GHG reductions. Investments undertaken from 24 October 2014 may be counted for this purpose. The selection criteria for investments and the results they bring shall be made available to the public and open for public commentdiscussion. On this basis, the Member State concerned shall establish and submit a list of investments to the Commission by 30 June 2019. choosing a National Investment Plan to distribute their free allocations shall establish and submit a list of investments to the Commission by 30 September 2019. The Commission shall assess the list of investments by 31 January 2020. Within 6 months from the receipt of the list of investments from the Member State, the Commission may request additional clarifications with regard to the submitted information. The Commission may reject individual investments. A negative decision shall be duly justified by providing clear reasons for rejection based on proof of the lack of eligibility of the investment. Lack of decision by the Commission by the above date means approval of the list of investments as submitted. The National Investment Plan may be updated twice - in 2023 and in 2027 - and submitted to the Commission along with the report referred to in paragraph 6, in 2024 and in 2028. On the basis of these evaluations Member States may opt to assign allocated in the application for derogation but not used allowances to projects selected via competitive bidding, Modernisation Fund as well as for auctioning.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 602 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 4
4. Transitional free allocations shall be deducted from the quantity of allowances that the Member State would otherwise auction. The total free allocation shall be no more than 40% of the allowances which the Member State concerned receives in the period 2021-30 pursuant to Article 10(2)(a) spread out in equal annual volumes over the period from 2021-30. The quantity of free allowances for all eligible Member States shall not be decreased by other mechanisms.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 604 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 5
5. AFree allocations to operators shall be made available upon demonstration of incurred expenditure, at the level of a capital group, for that an investment both selected according to the rules of the competitive bidding procesvia competitive bidding and included in the list of investments referred to paragraph 2. Free allocations to operators shall be based on an ex-ante benchmark. The ex- ante efficiency benchmark shall be based on the weighted average of emission levels of most greenhouse gas efficient electricity production covered by the scheme for installations using different fuels. The weighting shall reflect the shares of the different fuels in electricity production in the Member State concerned. The free allocations to individual operators for period 2021-30 shall be determined and published by each of the Member States concerned by 30 September 2019. The allocations along with the list of electricity generators shasll been carried out. updated in 2023 and 2027, taking into account new installations and most recent data available. The updated list of electricity generators shall be submitted to the Commission by 30 September 2024 and by 30 September 2028 respectively.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 610 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall require benefiting electricity generators and network operators to report by 28 February of each year on the implementation of their selected investments. Member States shall report on this to the Commission on the balance of free allocation and investment expenditure incurred, and the Commission shall make such reports public.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 612 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Two years before the end of the period during which a Member State may give transitional free allocation to installations for electricity production the Member State concerned may request the extension of that period. The Commission shall assess the request and it may submit to the European Parliament and to the Council appropriate proposals, including the conditions that would have to be met in the case of an extension of that period.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 615 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 1
A fund to support investments in modernising energy systems and improving energy efficiency (including thermal energy, district heating, high efficiency cogeneration, renewable energy, geothermal heat) in Member States with a GDP per capita below 60% of the Union average in 2013 shall be established for the period 2021-30 and financed as set out in Article 10.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 642 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 2
2. The fund shall also finance small- scale investment projects in the modernisation of energy systems and energy efficiency. To this end, the investment board (including thermal energy, district heating, high efficiency cogeneration, renewable energy, geothermal heat). To this end, the beneficiary Member States shall develop national guidelines and investment selection criteria specific to such projects in line with the objectives of the fund and the guidance elaborated by an advisory board referred to in paragraph 4. The rules shall be made public.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 652 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 3
3. The EIB is responsible for monetisation of the 2% allowances referred to in Article 10. Defining of monetisation calendar should be carried out in consultation with beneficiary Member State. The funds shall be distributed based on a combination of a 50% share of verified emissions and a 50% share of GDP criteria, leading to the distribution set out in Annex IIb.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 662 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committeeEach of the beneficiary Member States shall be responsible for the governance of its own allocation share of the fund. Each of the beneficiary Member States shall be assisted by an advisory board, which shall be composed of representatives from the beneficiary Member States, and the Commission, the EIB and EIB. The advisory board shall be responsible to determine guidance in relation to objectives of an Union-level investment policy with ree representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 years. The investment board shall be responsible to determine an Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria. The management committee shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fungard to this fund, appropriate financing instruments and role of national financing institutions as well as investment selection criteria, taking into account technological neutrality of projects and specific needs of the beneficiary Member States as well as transparency and effectiveness of the selection process. The beneficiary Member States shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund. The rules elaborated by Member States shall be made public. Upon a request by a beneficiary Member State, the EBI shall take over the day-to- day management as mentioned above in the Member State concerned. The chairmanship of the advisory board shall be held by the beneficiary Member States and be based on a one-year-term rotation model. Decisions on financing particular projects in beneficiary Member States is taken by Member State concerned on the basis of the agreed guidance. Member States may decide to use all or part of the proceeds from the Fund in order to finance the projects contributing to the implementation of a national programmes serving specific objectives in line with the objectives of the Modernisation Fund. Simplified arrangements for both small- scale projects and projects contributing to implementation of national programs shall be ensured.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 701 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 5
5. The beneficiary Member States shall report annually to the management committeeadvisory board on investments financed by the fund. The report shall be made public and include:
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 710 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 6
6. Each year, the management committeeadvisory board shall report to the Commission on experience with the evaluation and selection of investments. The Commission shall review the basis on which projects are selected by 31 December 2024 and, where appropriate, make proposals to the management committeeadvisory board.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 723 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1
A list of installations covered by this Directive for the fivetwo years beginning on 1 January 2021 shall be submitted by 30 September 2018, and lists for the subsequent fivetwo years shall be submitted every fivetwo years thereafter. Each list shall include information on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production and emissions at sub- installation level over the fivetwo calendar years preceding its submission. Free allocations shall only be given to installations where such information is provided.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 733 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) In Article 11a, paragraphs 8 and 9 are deleted. 8 is replaced by the following: Operators and aircraft operators may use the removal units in the Community scheme up to an amount corresponding to XX% of allowances to be auctioned during the period 2021-2030. Operators under Article 10c and Article 10a in low income Member States (GDP per capita below 60% of the EU average, references to GDP in 2013 in EUR at market prices) may use credits from projects issued pursuant to Article 24a and other projects administered by Member States that reduce greenhouse gas emissions not covered by the Community scheme. The amount of credits should be up to an amount corresponding to XX% of allowances to be auctioned by eligible Member States during the period 2021- 2030. Any such measures shall not result in the double-counting of emission reductions.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 742 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1
(12a) In Art 14 a new sub-paragraph is added to paragraph 1: By 31 December 2018 the Commission shall adjust existing rules on monitoring and reporting of emissions as defined in Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 in order to remove regulatory barriers to investments in more recent low carbon technologies such as carbon capture and usage (CCU). These new rules shall be effective for all CCU technologies as of 1 January 2019.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 755 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
(22a) In article 27, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the Community scheme installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 50 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 35 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 50 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 50 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the Community scheme; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures.
2016/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2014/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy for 2014-2020 is the EU’s main investment policy for achieving convergence, i.e. making the development levels of the EU's regions more equal, and whereas it is aligned with the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, with a budget of EUR 350 billion until the end of 2020;
2015/07/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 51 #

2014/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that cohesion policy is not a tool for implementing the Europe 2020 strategy and that the Europe 2020 strategy is an overarching, long-term ‘growth and jobs’ strategy of the European Union, built around five ambitious objectives: employment, innovation, climate change and energy sustainability, education, and fighting poverty and social exclusion;
2015/07/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 72 #

2014/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that cohesion policy for 2014-2020, in practice the most effective means of demonstrating solidarity and extending growth and prosperity throughout the EU and the key EU instrument for investment in the real economy, is fully aligned with the Europe 2020 objectives; stresses in this context that, through thematic concentration, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) are oriented towards 11 thematic objectives derived straight from the Europe 2020 objectives, and that preconditions linked directly to these thematic objectives have been established in order to ensure that investments are made in such a way as to maximise their effectiveness;
2015/07/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 182 #

2014/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Points out, also, that cohesion policy remains a catalyst for change in all EU regions and a stimulator of growth in the less developed parts, especially those which have not embarked upon a path of development;
2015/07/07
Committee: REGI