11 Amendments of Tiemo WÖLKEN related to 2017/0309(COD)
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) When Member States prepare their risk assessments and their risk management planning, they should take into account the specific risks to wildlife and animals welfare. The European Commission should encourage across Europe the dissemination of information about animals in disasters. Training programmes and courses should be further developed in this regard.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The 2017 forest fire season was particularly long and intense in many Member States, resulting in over 100 deaths in one Member State alone. The lack of available assets, outlined in the Capacity Gaps Report 1a, and the inability of the European Emergency Response Capacity ('EERC' or 'voluntary pool') to respond in good time to all 17 requests for forest fire assistance, proved that the voluntary nature of Member States' contributions is insufficient during large- scale emergencies affecting Several Member States at the same time. _________________ 1aReport from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on progress made and gaps remaining in the European Emergency Response Capacity, 17.02.2017.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) take action to improve the knowledge base on disaster risks and facilitato better facilitate and promote the sharing of knowledge, the results of scientific research, best practices and information, including among Member States that share common risks.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. Response capacities that Member States make available for the European Civil Protection Pool shall be available for response operations under the Union Mechanism following a request for assistance through the ERCC, unless in the case of domestic emergencies, force majeure or when Member States are faced with an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks. The ultimate decision on their deployment shall be taken by the Member State which registered the response capacity concerned.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
In the event of deployment of such response they shall remain under the command and control of the Member States making them available and may be withdrawn whenif those Member States are faced with domestic emergencies, force majeure or if an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks preventings them from keeping those response capacities available. In such cases, the Commission shall be consulted.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The composition of rescEU shall contain capacities additional to those that already exist in the Member States, identified on the basis of any gaps in response capacities related to health emergencies, industrial, environmental, seismic or volcanic disasters, to mass movements and emergencies, floods and forest fires, as well as terrorist chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. It shall consist of the following capacities:
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall define quality requirements for the response capacities forming part of rescEU. The quality requirements shall be based on established international standards, where such standards already exist.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. rescEU capacities shall be available for response operations under the Union Mechanism following a request for assistance through the ERCC. The decision on their deployment shall be taken by the Commission, – under arrangements agreed with the Member States – which shall retain operational command and control of rescEU capacities.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. rescEU capacities shall be available for response operations under the Union Mechanism following a request for assistance through the ERCC. The decision on their deployment shall be taken by the Commission, which shall retain command and control of rescEU capacitiesthe operational strategic coordination of rescEU capacities and be the authority over deployment.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Where not used in response operations under the Union Mechanism, rescEU capacities shall be available for deployment at national level by a Member State, subject to prior authorisation by the Commission.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b – point i
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c – third subparagraph
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c – third subparagraph
Response capacities benefitting from funding under points (i) and (ii) shall be made available as part of the European Civil Protection Pool for a minimum period of up to 5 and 10 years respectively, depending on the amounts and/or the percentage of funding received under those points, except where their economic lifespan is shorter.