18 Amendments of Tiemo WÖLKEN related to 2018/0012(COD)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) This should however not apply to cargo that is not easily recovered, like high viscosity persistent floating substances such as paraffin. These substances may have low economic value and therefore run the risk of being washed out on the seas, if not appropriately washed out at port reception facilities without additional cost.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. An appropriate waste reception and handling plan shall be in place and implemented for each port following ongoing consultations with the relevant parties, in particularcluding with port users or their representatives and civil society. Those consultations should be held both during the initial drafting of the plans and after their adoption, in particular when significant changes have taken place, with regards to the requirements in Articles 4, 6, and 7. The detailed requirements for the development of such plans are set out in Annex 1.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a The master of a ship calling at a Union port shall, before leaving the port, apply prewash procedures for high-viscosity persistent floating substances, including paraffin, in accordance with Annex II to the MARPOL Convention and discharge any residues or water mixtures at the port of unloading until the tank is empty and discharge pipes are free from residues.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b 1. Member States shall ensure extended producer responsibility schemes are established for fishing gear and components placed on the Union market, in accordance with Articles 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC, including modulated financial contributions that promote the placing on the market of fishing gear designed for reuse and recycling. With regard to the schemes established pursuant to this paragraph, the producers of fishing gear shall cover the costs of the collection of waste fishing gear that has been delivered to adequate port reception facilities in accordance with Union law or to other equivalent collection systems and its subsequent transport and treatment. 2. The schemes set up shall include additional incentive mechanisms to deliver used fishing gear or waste fishing gear to adequate port reception facilities, such as deposit and refund schemes. 3. Member States shall ensure that users of fishing gear are given information on: (a) the available reuse systems and waste management options as well as on best practices in sound waste management carried out in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC; and (b) the impact of littering and other inappropriate disposal of waste on the environment, in particular, the marine environment.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the costs of operating port reception facilities for the reception and treatment of waste from ships, other than cargo residues, with the exception of cargo residues of high- viscosity persistent floating substances, shall be covered through the collection of a fee from ships. Those costs include the elements listed in Annex 4.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in order to provide for a maximum incentive for the delivery of waste as defined in Annex V to the MARPOL Convention, including the waste that has been collected in nets during fishing operations, and cargo residues of high- viscosity persistent floating substances, the indirect fee to be charged shall cover all the costs of port reception facilities for this waste, in order to ensure a right of delivery without any additional direct charges;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the fee shall include a contribution on all ships toward a national fund, established and maintained in accordance with Article 9a to support projects for the collection and treatment of passively fished waste from fishing vessels (fishing- for-litter initiatives);
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) in order to provide maximum disincentive for the discharge at sea of waste as defined in Annex V to the MARPOL Convention, a fee shall be collected from ships that cannot provide proof of delivery at the last port of call, unless exempted under Article 9 of this Directive;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The fees shall be reduced if the ship’s design, equipment, procurement and operation are such that it can be demonstrated that the ship produces reduced quantities of waste, and manages its waste in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner and, in the case of fishing vessels, if the fishing vessel has equipment on board to retrieve lost gear and it can be demonstrated that all reasonable precautions are systematically undertaken to prevent such losses during operation. Reductions in fees for waste as defined in Annex V to the MARPOL Convention shall meet the minimum requirements in Annex 4a to this Directive. The Commission shall be empowered by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 19, to define the criteria for determining that a ship meets the requirements stated in this paragraph in relation to the ship’s on-board waste management. and the requirements on fishing vessels to undertake all reasonable precautions and to add additional requirements to Annex 4a to this Directive.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Design of fishing gear Without prejudice to technical measures in Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98, the Commission shall request the European standardisation organisations to develop harmonised standards relating to the circular design of fishing gear to encourage preparation for re-use and facilitate recyclability at end of life.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9 b Fishing-for-litter initiatives 1. Member States shall ensure that all ports providing reception for fishing vessels, with the exception of remote ports or those with only a small number of fishing vessels, establish fishing-for-litter initiatives to encourage the collection and measurement of passively fished waste. 2. Such schemes shall be set up in accordance with the guidelines laid out in OSPAR Recommendation 2016/1 on the reduction of marine litter through the implementation of fishing for litter initiatives. 3. Member States shall establish and maintain a national fund to support the collection of passively fished waste from fishing vessels. The fund shall be used to ensure the functioning of fishing-for-litter initiatives, including the provision of dedicated on-board waste storage facilities, the monitoring of passively fished waste, education and promotion of voluntary participation in the initiative, costs of waste treatment and to cover the costs of personnel required for the functioning of such schemes. 4. Member States shall ensure that data on the quantities of passively fished waste is collected and stored in a national or regional database and reported to the Commission. 5. Member States shall inform the Commission of the establishment of their national funds by 31 December ... [two years after adoption], and shall submit reports every three years thereafter on the activities funded under this article.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. As regards inspections of ships falling outside the scope of Directive 2009/16/EC, Member States shall ensure that inspections are carried out of at least 20 % of the total number of the individual vessels per year for each category listed below:
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall establish procedures for inspections for fishing vessels below 100 gross tonnage as well as for recreational craft below 100 gross tonnage, to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements of this Directive, ensuring that inspections are carried out on at least 20 % of the total number of individual fishing vessels and recreational craft calling in the relevant Member State annually.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The results of the inspections referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 shall be recorded in the part of the information, monitoring and enforcement system referred to in Article 15 of this Directive.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) in the event of any losses of fishing gear, the information required in accordance with Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 to supplement this Directive by determining the format for reporting by fishing vessels.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall provide for the organisation of exchanges of experience between the Member States’ national authorities and experts, including those from the private sector and organisations representing civil society, on the application of this Directive in Union ports.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)