Activities of Bernd LANGE
Plenary speeches (3)
The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)
A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and tackle unfair competition: boosting EU oversight in e-commerce and imports (debate)
Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)
Amendments (1343)
Amendment 9 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the WTO was created to further the liberalisation of trade in goods and services, strengthen multilateralism and foster an open, inclusive, rules-based and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system, in order to improve the welfare of people around the world; whereas the overall objective of EU’s trade policy is to contribute to the harmonious development of world trade, the progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade and on foreign direct investment, and the lowering of customs and other barriers; whereas trade is vital and a key instrument for supporting and complementing efforts to advance sustainable growth and improve standards of living, creating better jobs, ensuring full employment and a large and steadily growing volume of real income in accordance with the objective of sustainable development;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the WTO was created to further the liberalisation of trade in goods and services, strengthen multilateralism and foster an open, inclusive, rules-based and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system, in order to improve the welfare of people around the world; whereas the overall objective of EU’s trade policy is to contribute to the harmonious development of world trade, the progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade and on foreign direct investment, and the lowering of customs and other barriers; whereas trade is vital and a key instrument for supporting and complementing efforts to advance sustainable growth and improve standards of living, creating better jobs, ensuring full employment and a large and steadily growing volume of real income in accordance with the objective of sustainable development;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the rules-based multilateral trading system is currently under a great deal of pressure, subject to geopolitical tensions and unilateral measures, as well as an unjustified reliance on the security exception of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) exceptions by some of its members, which is already resulting in a more fragmented and less predictable context for trade policy; whereas 75% of trade still takes place on the basis of MFN tariffs which confirms the WTO as the backbone of the global economy; whereas the outcome at MC12 proved that the WTO can still deliver multilateral agreements and respond to emergencies;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the rules-based multilateral trading system is currently under a great deal of pressure, subject to geopolitical tensions and unilateral measures, as well as an unjustified reliance on the security exception of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) exceptions by some of its members, which is already resulting in a more fragmented and less predictable context for trade policy; whereas 75% of trade still takes place on the basis of MFN tariffs which confirms the WTO as the backbone of the global economy; whereas the outcome at MC12 proved that the WTO can still deliver multilateral agreements and respond to emergencies;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies agreed at MC12 is the first ever multilateral trade agreement with environmental sustainability at its core, establishing a binding set of global rules to curb thehelp curb an estimated USD 22 billion per year in harmful subsidies provided by governments to the fishing sector, as mandated under SDG 14.6; whereas the agreement does not yet include disciplines on fisheries subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, on which negotiations are still ongoing;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies agreed at MC12 is the first ever multilateral trade agreement with environmental sustainability at its core, establishing a binding set of global rules to curb thehelp curb an estimated USD 22 billion per year in harmful subsidies provided by governments to the fishing sector, as mandated under SDG 14.6; whereas the agreement does not yet include disciplines on fisheries subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, on which negotiations are still ongoing;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas food security remains challenging, as 258 million people were in crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity in 2022 up from 193 million in 2021; whereas the WTO Uruguay round Agreement on Agriculture explicitly acknowledges the importance of considering food security in ongoing negotiations; whereas trade has the potential to enhance the availability of food in regions where it is limited, and it can also contribute to improved economic access to food by generating employment opportunities and increasing incomes;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas food security remains challenging, as 258 million people were in crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity in 2022 up from 193 million in 2021; whereas the WTO Uruguay round Agreement on Agriculture explicitly acknowledges the importance of considering food security in ongoing negotiations; whereas trade has the potential to enhance the availability of food in regions where it is limited, and it can also contribute to improved economic access to food by generating employment opportunities and increasing incomes;
Amendment 27 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas WTO Members have proven their commitment to addressing food shortages and ensuring emergency food aid for the most vulnerable, both in the Ministerial Declaration on the emergency response to food insecurity, as well as the Ministerial Decision on exempting World Food Programme (WFP) humanitarian food purchases from export prohibitions or restrictions agreed at MC12;
Amendment 27 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas WTO Members have proven their commitment to addressing food shortages and ensuring emergency food aid for the most vulnerable, both in the Ministerial Declaration on the emergency response to food insecurity, as well as the Ministerial Decision on exempting World Food Programme (WFP) humanitarian food purchases from export prohibitions or restrictions agreed at MC12;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas sustainable trade can help mitigate and fight against climate change;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas sustainable trade can help mitigate and fight against climate change;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to make progress in the agriculture negotiations in order to obtain credible results on issues such as public stockholding for food security purposes, domestic support, market access, cotton, export restrictions and export competition, and strengthening the agricultural sector to respond to contemporary challenges, including rural livelihoods and environmental sustainability; calls for better information sharing and transparency on agriculture policies and subsidies to help advancing negotiations;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to make progress in the agriculture negotiations in order to obtain credible results on issues such as public stockholding for food security purposes, domestic support, market access, cotton, export restrictions and export competition, and strengthening the agricultural sector to respond to contemporary challenges, including rural livelihoods and environmental sustainability; calls for better information sharing and transparency on agriculture policies and subsidies to help advancing negotiations;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the need for an outcome on food security, including concrete actions to increase the resilience of LDCs and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries in their response to acute food instability;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the need for an outcome on food security, including concrete actions to increase the resilience of LDCs and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries in their response to acute food instability;
Amendment 77 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the importance of regulatingmultilateral and plurilateral rules on digital trade, as it currently accounts for 25 % of total trade, both at multilateral and plurilateral level; supports the efforts to find a fair and permanent solution for electronic transmissions related to the moratorium; welcomes and supports the broad membership, ambitious negotiating agenda and progress made to date in the WTO plurilateral negotiations on e-commerce; highlights the importance of the free flow of electronic transmissions, which are fundamental to digital trade and reduce trading costs, increase consumer welfare as well as export competitiveness, and bring significant benefits, particularly to SMEs and developing countries; recalls its position that a potential agreement needs to guarantee market access for e-commerce- related goods and services in third countries, as well as the protection of consumer and labour rights, and facilitate business innovation; stresses that a potential agreement on e-commerce needs to comply with existing as well as future EU legislation related to data flows, data localisation and source code, and that it guarantees sufficient policy space to regulate the digital realm; calls on all partners to fully engage in and support efforts to conclude negotiations by MC13and allow for sufficient policy space for digital regulation in particular when it comes to issues like data flows, data localisation and source code; calls on all partners to fully engage in and support efforts to conclude negotiations by MC13; stresses the need to bridge the digital divide by sharing best practices and enhancing capacity building;
Amendment 77 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the importance of regulatingmultilateral and plurilateral rules on digital trade, as it currently accounts for 25 % of total trade, both at multilateral and plurilateral level; supports the efforts to find a fair and permanent solution for electronic transmissions related to the moratorium; welcomes and supports the broad membership, ambitious negotiating agenda and progress made to date in the WTO plurilateral negotiations on e-commerce; highlights the importance of the free flow of electronic transmissions, which are fundamental to digital trade and reduce trading costs, increase consumer welfare as well as export competitiveness, and bring significant benefits, particularly to SMEs and developing countries; recalls its position that a potential agreement needs to guarantee market access for e-commerce- related goods and services in third countries, as well as the protection of consumer and labour rights, and facilitate business innovation; stresses that a potential agreement on e-commerce needs to comply with existing as well as future EU legislation related to data flows, data localisation and source code, and that it guarantees sufficient policy space to regulate the digital realm; calls on all partners to fully engage in and support efforts to conclude negotiations by MC13and allow for sufficient policy space for digital regulation in particular when it comes to issues like data flows, data localisation and source code; calls on all partners to fully engage in and support efforts to conclude negotiations by MC13; stresses the need to bridge the digital divide by sharing best practices and enhancing capacity building;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the outcome of MC13 should provide an action-based agenda for trade policy supporting the 2030 SDGs and the Paris Agreement; strongly encourages WTO Members to consider all possible measures to contribute to limiting greenhouse gas emissions in line with the UNFCCC , reinforce alignment with the Paris Agreement and climate neutrality, and enhance cooperation in the WTO on measures adopted domestically; welcomes the constructive discussions carried out in the framework of plurilateral initiatives on Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reform, Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD); emphasises the need to advance the discussion on goods and services that help address environmental and climate challenges; urges the EU to raise awareness about its sustainability legislation such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and deforestation, and explain the motivations behind it to make sure it is recognised as a genuine attempt to make trade more sustainablecontribute to addressing global environmental objectives and to make trade more sustainable including by providing more practical information on how the regulations apply in practice; welcomes the first ever ‘trade day’ at COP28 and the historic achievement at COP to move away from fossil fuels; expects the COP decision to be reflected in the work of the WTO;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the outcome of MC13 should provide an action-based agenda for trade policy supporting the 2030 SDGs and the Paris Agreement; strongly encourages WTO Members to consider all possible measures to contribute to limiting greenhouse gas emissions in line with the UNFCCC , reinforce alignment with the Paris Agreement and climate neutrality, and enhance cooperation in the WTO on measures adopted domestically; welcomes the constructive discussions carried out in the framework of plurilateral initiatives on Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reform, Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD); emphasises the need to advance the discussion on goods and services that help address environmental and climate challenges; urges the EU to raise awareness about its sustainability legislation such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and deforestation, and explain the motivations behind it to make sure it is recognised as a genuine attempt to make trade more sustainablecontribute to addressing global environmental objectives and to make trade more sustainable including by providing more practical information on how the regulations apply in practice; welcomes the first ever ‘trade day’ at COP28 and the historic achievement at COP to move away from fossil fuels; expects the COP decision to be reflected in the work of the WTO;
Amendment 88 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on WTO members to reflect on how an expansion of the scope of the TRIPS Decision to cover COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics could address existing needs and take a decision in this regard, while keeping the incentives to innovate in mind; calls on WTO members to review their national laws and policies to ensure full incorporation of all relevant IP flexibilities protecting access to medical products;
Amendment 88 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on WTO members to reflect on how an expansion of the scope of the TRIPS Decision to cover COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics could address existing needs and take a decision in this regard, while keeping the incentives to innovate in mind; calls on WTO members to review their national laws and policies to ensure full incorporation of all relevant IP flexibilities protecting access to medical products;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on WTO members to ensure democratic legitimacy and transparency by strengthening the parliamentary dimension of the WTO and the parliamentary conference; emphasises the importance of the work of the joint European Parliament and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Parliamentary Conference on the WTO; stresses the need to ensure that parliamentarians have better access to trade negotiations and are involved in the formulation and implementation of WTO decisions; encourages leaders to support a new narrative on trade whereby trade is seen as enabler rather than as a hindrance to achieve sustainability, security and inclusiveness;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2868(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on WTO members to ensure democratic legitimacy and transparency by strengthening the parliamentary dimension of the WTO and the parliamentary conference; emphasises the importance of the work of the joint European Parliament and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Parliamentary Conference on the WTO; stresses the need to ensure that parliamentarians have better access to trade negotiations and are involved in the formulation and implementation of WTO decisions; encourages leaders to support a new narrative on trade whereby trade is seen as enabler rather than as a hindrance to achieve sustainability, security and inclusiveness;
Amendment 25 #
2023/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Parliament emphasizes that a clear and coherent European Port Strategy is essential to ensure fair competition and robust resilience. More cooperation between the European ports should be mandatory and a harmful competition for example in the question of underpricing has to be avoided. The independence, competitiveness and the security of European ports must be central concerns of an European Ports Strategy;
Amendment 30 #
2023/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the implementation of recent or pending EU legislation, including in the field of trade, will require economic and ecological investments and training for port operators and authorities; Concretely, this implies a preliminary ccordinated action for the use of on-shore electricity (Landstromnutzung) in the port at the latest from 2030 onwards to reduce air pollution in the port and its immediate surroundings;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that by 2030, the EU aims to import 10 million tons of green hydrogen. To achieve this goal, a comprehensive strategy on importation, coordination, and infrastructure development is essential to the European Port Strategy and should be established promptly. With the European Green Deal and updated energy strategies, European ports are evolving into pivotal energy hubs. This emerging role must be recognized and appropriately emphasized in future financing strategies and infrastructure developments;
Amendment 52 #
2023/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that a European Port Strategy must incorporate measures to prevent an oligopoly in liner shipping companies from dominating both on- shore and off-shore logistics. For the sake of fair competition and a level playing field, the current preferential tax treatment for liner shipping companies must be terminated immediately. This favorable treatment has endowed these companies with a market power, enabling them to branch out into other segments of the logistics sector. This disparity in competition and tax regulations allows dominant entities in container shipping to exert undue influence over port and hinterland logistics;
Amendment 72 #
2023/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasizes the importance of viewing Ukrainian ports and terminals as an integral part of the European port and trade system even today. Applauds the support that European operators of these ports have provided to their local staff since the onset of the war. Recognizes the severe financial challenges these operators currently face due to Russia's unlawful war in Ukraine. Believes that these ports and terminals can—and should—play a pivotal role in the country's reconstruction.
Amendment 5 #
2023/2055(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 48 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Rule 48 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The President shall announce the referral in Parliament after receiving the proposal in all official languages of the European Union and, except in cases of requests for the application of the urgent procedure pursuant to Rule 163, after, where relevant, any conflict of competence between committees has been settled in accordance with Rule 211(2). Once it has been announced in Parliament, the referral shall be made public on Parliament’s website.
Amendment 7 #
2023/2055(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 211 – paragraph 2
Rule 211 – paragraph 2
2. The Conference of Presidents shall take a decision within six weeks after the submission of the question on the basis ofWithin ten weeks after the expiry of the deadline laid down in paragraph 1, the Conference of Committee Chairs or its Chair may, pursuant to Rule 29(3), issue a recommendation from t. The Conference of Committee Chairs, or, if no such recommendation is forthcoming, from the latter's ChairPresidents shall take a decision on the basis of that recommendation within six weeks after its transmission. If the Conference of Presidents fails to take a decision within that period, the recommendation shall be deemed to have been approved.
Amendment 130 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Economic operators meeting certain criteria and conditions to be considered compliant and trustworthy traders by customs authorities can be granted the status of AEO and thereby benefit from facilitations in customs processes. While ensuring that the traders dealing with most of Union trade are trustworthy, the AEO scheme suffers from certain weaknesses highlighted in the evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 and in the findings of the European Court of Auditors. To deal with those concerns, in particular about the divergent national practices and challenges regarding AEO compliance monitoring, the rules should be amended to introduce the customs authorities’ obligation to monitor compliance at least every 3 yearevery 2 years taking into account the risk and the number of customs procedures and customs formalities.
Amendment 130 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Economic operators meeting certain criteria and conditions to be considered compliant and trustworthy traders by customs authorities can be granted the status of AEO and thereby benefit from facilitations in customs processes. While ensuring that the traders dealing with most of Union trade are trustworthy, the AEO scheme suffers from certain weaknesses highlighted in the evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 and in the findings of the European Court of Auditors. To deal with those concerns, in particular about the divergent national practices and challenges regarding AEO compliance monitoring, the rules should be amended to introduce the customs authorities’ obligation to monitor compliance at least every 3 yearevery 2 years taking into account the risk and the number of customs procedures and customs formalities.
Amendment 142 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The Member States and the Commission should be represented on a Management Board, in order to ensure the effective functioning of the EU Customs Authority. The composition of the Management Board, including the selection of its Chairperson and Deputy- Chairperson, should respect the principles of gender balance, experience and qualification. Given the Union’s exclusive competence on the customs union, and the close link between customs and other policy fields, it is appropriate that its chairperson is elected from among those Commission representatives. In view of the effective and efficient functioning of the EU Customs Authority, the Management Board should, in particular, adopt a Single Programming Document including annual and multiannual programming, carry out its functions relating to the Authority’s budget, adopt the financial rules applicable to the Authority, appoint an Executive Director, and establish procedures for taking decisions relating to the operational tasks of the Authority by the Executive Director. The Management Board should be assisted by an Executive Board. A Customs Advisory Board composed of stakeholders is established to to assist the Executive Board and the EU Customs Autority. by giving input on the customs dimensions of other legislation and by sending early warnings in case they have a substantiated concern to suspect that a certain goods imported in the EU is likely to infringe customs legislation or other legislation. The Customs Advisory Board shall include Small Medium Enterprises and take their insights into account
Amendment 142 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The Member States and the Commission should be represented on a Management Board, in order to ensure the effective functioning of the EU Customs Authority. The composition of the Management Board, including the selection of its Chairperson and Deputy- Chairperson, should respect the principles of gender balance, experience and qualification. Given the Union’s exclusive competence on the customs union, and the close link between customs and other policy fields, it is appropriate that its chairperson is elected from among those Commission representatives. In view of the effective and efficient functioning of the EU Customs Authority, the Management Board should, in particular, adopt a Single Programming Document including annual and multiannual programming, carry out its functions relating to the Authority’s budget, adopt the financial rules applicable to the Authority, appoint an Executive Director, and establish procedures for taking decisions relating to the operational tasks of the Authority by the Executive Director. The Management Board should be assisted by an Executive Board. A Customs Advisory Board composed of stakeholders is established to to assist the Executive Board and the EU Customs Autority. by giving input on the customs dimensions of other legislation and by sending early warnings in case they have a substantiated concern to suspect that a certain goods imported in the EU is likely to infringe customs legislation or other legislation. The Customs Advisory Board shall include Small Medium Enterprises and take their insights into account
Amendment 144 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The Member States, the European Parliament and the Commission should be represented on a Management Board, in order to ensure the effective functioning of the EU Customs Authority. The composition of the Management Board, including the selection of its Chairperson and Deputy- Chairperson, should respect the principles of gender balance, experience and qualification. Given the Union’s exclusive competence on the customs union, and the close link between customs and other policy fields, it is appropriate that its chairperson is elected from among those Commission representatives. In view of the effective and efficient functioning of the EU Customs Authority, the Management Board should, in particular, adopt a Single Programming Document including annual and multiannual programming, carry out its functions relating to the Authority’s budget, adopt the financial rules applicable to the Authority, appoint an Executive Director, and establish procedures for taking decisions relating to the operational tasks of the Authority by the Executive Director. The Management Board should be assisted by an Executive Board.
Amendment 144 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The Member States, the European Parliament and the Commission should be represented on a Management Board, in order to ensure the effective functioning of the EU Customs Authority. The composition of the Management Board, including the selection of its Chairperson and Deputy- Chairperson, should respect the principles of gender balance, experience and qualification. Given the Union’s exclusive competence on the customs union, and the close link between customs and other policy fields, it is appropriate that its chairperson is elected from among those Commission representatives. In view of the effective and efficient functioning of the EU Customs Authority, the Management Board should, in particular, adopt a Single Programming Document including annual and multiannual programming, carry out its functions relating to the Authority’s budget, adopt the financial rules applicable to the Authority, appoint an Executive Director, and establish procedures for taking decisions relating to the operational tasks of the Authority by the Executive Director. The Management Board should be assisted by an Executive Board.
Amendment 145 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58 a) In recognition of the evolving landscape of global trade, characterized by the increasing prominence of cross- border e-commerce and the necessity for efficient customs controls, this article advocates for the enhanced use of artificial intelligence (AI) and non- intrusive inspection (NII) technologies in customs operations.
Amendment 145 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58 a) In recognition of the evolving landscape of global trade, characterized by the increasing prominence of cross- border e-commerce and the necessity for efficient customs controls, this article advocates for the enhanced use of artificial intelligence (AI) and non- intrusive inspection (NII) technologies in customs operations.
Amendment 146 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 a (new)
Recital 59 a (new)
(59 a) Whereas the need for a streamlined, efficient, and accessible approach to manage and disseminate information related to unilateral trade measures and customs data management is increasingly vital for the proper functioning of international trade; Recognizing that companies face significant challenges in complying with various unilateral trade measures due to the complexity and fragmentation of information available; Acknowledging that a unified digital interface, known as the "DataHub," would significantly alleviate these challenges by providing a centralized, user-friendly portal for accessing all relevant information; Understanding that such a system would not only facilitate compliance with unilateral trade measures but also reduce the burden on companies in sourcing this information, thereby promoting more coherent and effective application of these measures; And further recognizing the importance of real-time data availability to customs authorities for the monitoring and management of the movement and status of goods; This amendment seeks to establish the DataHub as a comprehensive digital solution that includes a self-assessment tool for companies. This tool aims to assist in evaluating their compliance with import criteria and enhancing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of trade regulation and management. Through this initiative, the amendment aims to foster a more integrated and coherent approach to unilateral trade measures, thereby contributing to a more streamlined and effective international trade environment.
Amendment 146 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 a (new)
Recital 59 a (new)
(59 a) Whereas the need for a streamlined, efficient, and accessible approach to manage and disseminate information related to unilateral trade measures and customs data management is increasingly vital for the proper functioning of international trade; Recognizing that companies face significant challenges in complying with various unilateral trade measures due to the complexity and fragmentation of information available; Acknowledging that a unified digital interface, known as the "DataHub," would significantly alleviate these challenges by providing a centralized, user-friendly portal for accessing all relevant information; Understanding that such a system would not only facilitate compliance with unilateral trade measures but also reduce the burden on companies in sourcing this information, thereby promoting more coherent and effective application of these measures; And further recognizing the importance of real-time data availability to customs authorities for the monitoring and management of the movement and status of goods; This amendment seeks to establish the DataHub as a comprehensive digital solution that includes a self-assessment tool for companies. This tool aims to assist in evaluating their compliance with import criteria and enhancing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of trade regulation and management. Through this initiative, the amendment aims to foster a more integrated and coherent approach to unilateral trade measures, thereby contributing to a more streamlined and effective international trade environment.
Amendment 148 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) It is necessary to establish common provisions for extenuating or mitigating factors, as well as for aggravating circumstances, with regard to the customs infringements. The limitation period for initiatpartnership between customs and industry, particularly since the introduction of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), has demonstrated that, with few exceptions, companies are generally compliant. In light of this, in cases of labor errors, the initial focus should be on collaboratively improving the cbustoms infringement proceedings should be established in accordance with national law and should be between 5 and 10 years, so as to provide for a common rule based oniness process, rather than immediately resorting to punitive measures. Corrections to incorrect data in customs declarations must be facilitated to allow for easy rectification. Penalties and the withdrawal of authorizations should be considered as measures of last resort in response to infringements. Furthermore, the impact of penalties on the company must be proportionate, both in terms of the detected offense and its impact on the company. Penalties should be specifically related to duties and taxes actually foregone, excluding transitory items such as VAT. The limitation period for initiating customs infringement proceedings should be established in accordance with national law and should range between 5 and 10 years. This aligns with the time limitation for the notification of customs debt and provides a common rule. The competent jurisdiction should be the one where the infringement was committed. Cooperation between Member States is necessaryessential in cases where the customs infringement has been committoccurred in more than one Member State; i. In such casinstances, the Member State that first initiates the proceedings should cooperate with the other customs authorities concerned by the same customs infringement.
Amendment 148 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) It is necessary to establish common provisions for extenuating or mitigating factors, as well as for aggravating circumstances, with regard to the customs infringements. The limitation period for initiatpartnership between customs and industry, particularly since the introduction of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), has demonstrated that, with few exceptions, companies are generally compliant. In light of this, in cases of labor errors, the initial focus should be on collaboratively improving the cbustoms infringement proceedings should be established in accordance with national law and should be between 5 and 10 years, so as to provide for a common rule based oniness process, rather than immediately resorting to punitive measures. Corrections to incorrect data in customs declarations must be facilitated to allow for easy rectification. Penalties and the withdrawal of authorizations should be considered as measures of last resort in response to infringements. Furthermore, the impact of penalties on the company must be proportionate, both in terms of the detected offense and its impact on the company. Penalties should be specifically related to duties and taxes actually foregone, excluding transitory items such as VAT. The limitation period for initiating customs infringement proceedings should be established in accordance with national law and should range between 5 and 10 years. This aligns with the time limitation for the notification of customs debt and provides a common rule. The competent jurisdiction should be the one where the infringement was committed. Cooperation between Member States is necessaryessential in cases where the customs infringement has been committoccurred in more than one Member State; i. In such casinstances, the Member State that first initiates the proceedings should cooperate with the other customs authorities concerned by the same customs infringement.
Amendment 153 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74 a (new)
Recital 74 a (new)
(74 a) Recognizing the importance of cohesive and informed decision-making in customs operations, it is hereby established that the Customs Advisory Board (CAB) shall engage in cooperation with the Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) established under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The CAB shall take into account the information provided by these DAGs, acknowledging their crucial role in offering insights and perspectives relevant to trade and customs matters. To facilitate this cooperation, DAGs shall be granted access to the data hub. This access is intended to enable them to retrieve information provided by the Commission within the hub. An obligation to ensure such access and information exchange will be established in an amendment under Title III. This provision aims to streamline the process, making the exchange of relevant information between the CAB and DAGs more efficient and effective. By doing so, it enhances the collaborative efforts and shared knowledge base essential for robust and well-informed customs operations under the framework of FTAs.
Amendment 153 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74 a (new)
Recital 74 a (new)
(74 a) Recognizing the importance of cohesive and informed decision-making in customs operations, it is hereby established that the Customs Advisory Board (CAB) shall engage in cooperation with the Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) established under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The CAB shall take into account the information provided by these DAGs, acknowledging their crucial role in offering insights and perspectives relevant to trade and customs matters. To facilitate this cooperation, DAGs shall be granted access to the data hub. This access is intended to enable them to retrieve information provided by the Commission within the hub. An obligation to ensure such access and information exchange will be established in an amendment under Title III. This provision aims to streamline the process, making the exchange of relevant information between the CAB and DAGs more efficient and effective. By doing so, it enhances the collaborative efforts and shared knowledge base essential for robust and well-informed customs operations under the framework of FTAs.
Amendment 155 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74 a (new)
Recital 74 a (new)
(74 a) For transparency purposes, interested parties including Domestic Advisory Groups and customs intermediaries may be given observer status within the Customs Advisory Board established and consulted by the Management Board of the EU Customs Authority.
Amendment 155 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74 a (new)
Recital 74 a (new)
(74 a) For transparency purposes, interested parties including Domestic Advisory Groups and customs intermediaries may be given observer status within the Customs Advisory Board established and consulted by the Management Board of the EU Customs Authority.
Amendment 156 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article1a This legislation shall be designed in line with the goals of the World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement aim to facilitate trade. In this regard 1.1 the customs code of the European Union must establish a reliable framework for the operation of economic stakeholders. 2.1 Adjustments to customs procedures and formalities should be implemented after fulfilling specific communication requirements, where feasible. 2.2 These adjustments will be made only after the customs authorities have provided timely, easily accessible, and understandable information to the economic operators. 3.1 To maintain consistency and reduce complexity, adjustments to customs procedures and formalities will be consolidated and implemented collectively, ideally at the end of the month, wherever feasible.
Amendment 156 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article1a This legislation shall be designed in line with the goals of the World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement aim to facilitate trade. In this regard 1.1 the customs code of the European Union must establish a reliable framework for the operation of economic stakeholders. 2.1 Adjustments to customs procedures and formalities should be implemented after fulfilling specific communication requirements, where feasible. 2.2 These adjustments will be made only after the customs authorities have provided timely, easily accessible, and understandable information to the economic operators. 3.1 To maintain consistency and reduce complexity, adjustments to customs procedures and formalities will be consolidated and implemented collectively, ideally at the end of the month, wherever feasible.
Amendment 159 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) supporting legitimate business activity, by maintaining a proper balance between customs controls and facilitation of legitimate trade and simplifying customs processes and procedures, through robust real –time risk analysis enabled by the EU Customs Data Hub artificial intelligence capabilities as defined in Article 29 (1) (d).
Amendment 159 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) supporting legitimate business activity, by maintaining a proper balance between customs controls and facilitation of legitimate trade and simplifying customs processes and procedures, through robust real –time risk analysis enabled by the EU Customs Data Hub artificial intelligence capabilities as defined in Article 29 (1) (d).
Amendment 171 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 b (new)
(64 b) “shipment at risk - to be assessed before release in the internal market” means a shipment to be segregated and examined by national customs authorities upon arrival at destination;
Amendment 171 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 b (new)
(64 b) “shipment at risk - to be assessed before release in the internal market” means a shipment to be segregated and examined by national customs authorities upon arrival at destination;
Amendment 173 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 c (new)
(64 c) “incompliant shipment” means a shipment incompliant with EU rules, to be denied for pick up at origin and/or denied for release in the internal market.
Amendment 173 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 c (new)
(64 c) “incompliant shipment” means a shipment incompliant with EU rules, to be denied for pick up at origin and/or denied for release in the internal market.
Amendment 174 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Customs authorities shall, without delay and at the latest within 3014 calendar days of receipt of the application for a decision, verify whether the conditions for the acceptance of that application are fulfilled.
Amendment 174 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Customs authorities shall, without delay and at the latest within 3014 calendar days of receipt of the application for a decision, verify whether the conditions for the acceptance of that application are fulfilled.
Amendment 175 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Except where otherwise provided, the competent customs authority shall take a decision as referred to in paragraph 1 at the latest within 1290 calendar days of the date of acceptance of the application and shall notify the applicant without delay.
Amendment 175 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Except where otherwise provided, the competent customs authority shall take a decision as referred to in paragraph 1 at the latest within 1290 calendar days of the date of acceptance of the application and shall notify the applicant without delay.
Amendment 178 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. 1.1 The participation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in external trade is acknowledged as being of central importance to the economy of the European Union. 2.1 It is recognized that SMEs and MSMEs may face challenges in fully complying with the criteria set forth by the Trust & Check Trader program. 2.2 In cases where SMEs and MSMEs are unable to meet the Trust & Check Trader criteria, it shall be ensured that the existing procedural facilitations for exports will continue to be applicable in a comparable form.This is to support the continuous and effective participation of SMEs and MSMEs in external trade. 2.3 The aim is to provide a balanced approach that recognizes the unique challenges faced by SMEs and MSMEs while maintaining the integrity and security of external trade processes. 3.1 Relevant authorities shall offer support and guidance to SMEs and MSMEs to help them understand and strive to meet the criteria of the Trust & Check Trader program. 3.2 Continuous efforts shall be made to simplify and make the procedures more accessible for SMEs and MSMEs, ensuring their vital role in the EU's external trade is facilitated and promoted.
Amendment 178 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. 1.1 The participation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in external trade is acknowledged as being of central importance to the economy of the European Union. 2.1 It is recognized that SMEs and MSMEs may face challenges in fully complying with the criteria set forth by the Trust & Check Trader program. 2.2 In cases where SMEs and MSMEs are unable to meet the Trust & Check Trader criteria, it shall be ensured that the existing procedural facilitations for exports will continue to be applicable in a comparable form.This is to support the continuous and effective participation of SMEs and MSMEs in external trade. 2.3 The aim is to provide a balanced approach that recognizes the unique challenges faced by SMEs and MSMEs while maintaining the integrity and security of external trade processes. 3.1 Relevant authorities shall offer support and guidance to SMEs and MSMEs to help them understand and strive to meet the criteria of the Trust & Check Trader program. 3.2 Continuous efforts shall be made to simplify and make the procedures more accessible for SMEs and MSMEs, ensuring their vital role in the EU's external trade is facilitated and promoted.
Amendment 193 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) allow forensure the electronic implementation of customs legislation;
Amendment 193 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) allow forensure the electronic implementation of customs legislation;
Amendment 194 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure, as defined in Article 5, the quality, integrity, traceability and non- repudiation of data processed therein, including the amendment of such data;
Amendment 194 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure, as defined in Article 5, the quality, integrity, traceability and non- repudiation of data processed therein, including the amendment of such data;
Amendment 195 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) enablprovide risk analysis, economic analysis and data analysis, including through the use of artificial intelligence systems in accordance with [the Artificial Intelligence Act 2021/0106 (COD)]65 and data mining techniques and tools ; _________________ 65 Regulation (EU) …./.. of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L…,../../…., p..). [OJ: Please insert in the text the number of the Regulation contained in document COM(2021) 206 final, 2021/0106(COD)) and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Directive in the footnote.]
Amendment 195 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) enablprovide risk analysis, economic analysis and data analysis, including through the use of artificial intelligence systems in accordance with [the Artificial Intelligence Act 2021/0106 (COD)]65 and data mining techniques and tools ; _________________ 65 Regulation (EU) …./.. of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L…,../../…., p..). [OJ: Please insert in the text the number of the Regulation contained in document COM(2021) 206 final, 2021/0106(COD)) and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Directive in the footnote.]
Amendment 196 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) enablsure the interoperability of those services and systems with other electronic systems, platforms or environments for the purpose of cooperation in accordance with Title XIII;
Amendment 196 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) enablsure the interoperability of those services and systems with other electronic systems, platforms or environments for the purpose of cooperation in accordance with Title XIII;
Amendment 197 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) integrcoordinate the Efuropean Union Single Window Certificates Exchange System established by Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2399ther integration of artificial intelligence into customs systems while preserving ethical standards at every stage of the process;
Amendment 197 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) integrcoordinate the Efuropean Union Single Window Certificates Exchange System established by Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2399ther integration of artificial intelligence into customs systems while preserving ethical standards at every stage of the process;
Amendment 199 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Establishment of a Comprehensive Electronic Data System for Unilateral Trade Measures The comprehensive and user-friendly digital interface, known as the "DataHub.", shall also provide access to all information related to unilateral trade measures.It aims to enhance companies' compliance with these measures without imposing additional burdens in terms of information retrieval.Additionally, it will promote greater coherence among various unilateral measures.The system will also include a self-assessment tool for companies to assess their compliance with import criteria, along with the provision of real-time data to customs authorities concerning the movement and status of goods. 2.1 The DataHub shall offer direct access to all information pertaining to unilateral trade measures, including tariffs, quotas, sanctions, and embargoes. 2.2 The system shall integrate an electronic system providing real-time data to customs authorities on the movement of goods and the compliance of relevant entities with all applicable requirements. 2.3 The interface shall prioritize user experience, ensuring accessibility, organization, and up-to-dateness of information. 3.1 The electronic system integrated shall be integrated within the EU Customs Data Hub as established in Article 29. 4.1 A Self-Assessment Tool for companies to evaluate compliance with import criteria shall be included within the DataHub or easily accessible from the DataHub. 4.2 The tool shall provide a step-by-step guide for self-evaluation against established trade criteria. 4.3 It shall enable companies to generate compliance reports for internal audits and record-keeping. 5.1 The DataHub shall be accessible to businesses, trade organizations, and the public, requiring account creation for full access. 5.2 Regular updates and maintenance will ensure the system’s accuracy and relevance. 5.3 Support services and resources will be available for user assistance and navigation of the DataHub. 5.4 The system will enable data sharing within the EU Customs Data Hub. 5.5 Domestic Advisory Groups, under Free Trade Agreements, will provide information to the DataHub relevant to the applicability or circumvention of unilateral trade measures.This information shall be verified and submitted prior to the annual meeting of the customs advisory boards. 6.1 The Directorate General Taxation and Customs union, in cooperation shall oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of the DataHub and its integrated electronic system. 6.2 Regular reviews and audits shall ensure the system's effectiveness and compliance with legislative standards. 7.1 Necessary funding and resources shall be allocated for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the DataHub and the electronic system.
Amendment 199 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Establishment of a Comprehensive Electronic Data System for Unilateral Trade Measures The comprehensive and user-friendly digital interface, known as the "DataHub.", shall also provide access to all information related to unilateral trade measures.It aims to enhance companies' compliance with these measures without imposing additional burdens in terms of information retrieval.Additionally, it will promote greater coherence among various unilateral measures.The system will also include a self-assessment tool for companies to assess their compliance with import criteria, along with the provision of real-time data to customs authorities concerning the movement and status of goods. 2.1 The DataHub shall offer direct access to all information pertaining to unilateral trade measures, including tariffs, quotas, sanctions, and embargoes. 2.2 The system shall integrate an electronic system providing real-time data to customs authorities on the movement of goods and the compliance of relevant entities with all applicable requirements. 2.3 The interface shall prioritize user experience, ensuring accessibility, organization, and up-to-dateness of information. 3.1 The electronic system integrated shall be integrated within the EU Customs Data Hub as established in Article 29. 4.1 A Self-Assessment Tool for companies to evaluate compliance with import criteria shall be included within the DataHub or easily accessible from the DataHub. 4.2 The tool shall provide a step-by-step guide for self-evaluation against established trade criteria. 4.3 It shall enable companies to generate compliance reports for internal audits and record-keeping. 5.1 The DataHub shall be accessible to businesses, trade organizations, and the public, requiring account creation for full access. 5.2 Regular updates and maintenance will ensure the system’s accuracy and relevance. 5.3 Support services and resources will be available for user assistance and navigation of the DataHub. 5.4 The system will enable data sharing within the EU Customs Data Hub. 5.5 Domestic Advisory Groups, under Free Trade Agreements, will provide information to the DataHub relevant to the applicability or circumvention of unilateral trade measures.This information shall be verified and submitted prior to the annual meeting of the customs advisory boards. 6.1 The Directorate General Taxation and Customs union, in cooperation shall oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of the DataHub and its integrated electronic system. 6.2 Regular reviews and audits shall ensure the system's effectiveness and compliance with legislative standards. 7.1 Necessary funding and resources shall be allocated for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the DataHub and the electronic system.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayThe EU Customs Authority shall develop the applications necessary for Member States to connect to the EU Customs Data Hub in order to provide data to and process data from the EU Customs Data Hub.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayThe EU Customs Authority shall develop the applications necessary for Member States to connect to the EU Customs Data Hub in order to provide data to and process data from the EU Customs Data Hub.
Amendment 202 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Amendment 202 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Amendment 203 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. Where the EU Customs Authority develops an application in accordance with paragraph 21, it shall coordinate with and make it available to all Member States.
Amendment 203 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. Where the EU Customs Authority develops an application in accordance with paragraph 21, it shall coordinate with and make it available to all Member States.
Amendment 207 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) to perform robust real-time risk analysis to minimise the responsabilities and liability of legitimate operators.
Amendment 207 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) to perform robust real-time risk analysis to minimise the responsabilities and liability of legitimate operators.
Amendment 212 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 11 – point c a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 11 – point c a (new)
(c a) Relevant data may be made available to third countries’ customs and market surveillance authorities, allowing for cooperation between EU and third countries’ customs authorities to the extent necessary to ensure compliance of imports with EU law. It is imperative that this process incorporates stringent measures for the protection of company data, particularly sensitive information. To this end, the deployment of the best available cybersecurity software and practices will be mandatory to safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of the shared data against any form of unauthorized access or cyber threats.
Amendment 212 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 11 – point c a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 11 – point c a (new)
(c a) Relevant data may be made available to third countries’ customs and market surveillance authorities, allowing for cooperation between EU and third countries’ customs authorities to the extent necessary to ensure compliance of imports with EU law. It is imperative that this process incorporates stringent measures for the protection of company data, particularly sensitive information. To this end, the deployment of the best available cybersecurity software and practices will be mandatory to safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of the shared data against any form of unauthorized access or cyber threats.
Amendment 214 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. To ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided, a robust verification mechanism shall be implemented. This mechanism will involve a thorough review and validation of the information by the relevant authorities before its inclusion in the EU Customs Data Hub. This process aims to maintain the integrity of the data within the hub and to prevent the dissemination of erroneous or misleading information.
Amendment 214 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. To ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided, a robust verification mechanism shall be implemented. This mechanism will involve a thorough review and validation of the information by the relevant authorities before its inclusion in the EU Customs Data Hub. This process aims to maintain the integrity of the data within the hub and to prevent the dissemination of erroneous or misleading information.
Amendment 216 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall lay down, by means of implementing acts, rules and modalities for accessing or processing data, including personal and commercially sensitive data, stored or otherwise available in the EU Customs Data Hub by the authorities referred to in paragraphs 6 to 11, as well as confidentiality and accountability rules for all persons with access to the data. In determining those rules and modalities, the Commission shall, for each authority or category of authorities:
Amendment 216 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall lay down, by means of implementing acts, rules and modalities for accessing or processing data, including personal and commercially sensitive data, stored or otherwise available in the EU Customs Data Hub by the authorities referred to in paragraphs 6 to 11, as well as confidentiality and accountability rules for all persons with access to the data. In determining those rules and modalities, the Commission shall, for each authority or category of authorities:
Amendment 217 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 31 – paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) consider the need forrequest the authority concerned to designate a specific contact point, person or persons or to provide additional safeguards;
Amendment 217 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 31 – paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) consider the need forrequest the authority concerned to designate a specific contact point, person or persons or to provide additional safeguards;
Amendment 218 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Encouraging the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies in Customs Controls 1.1 Customs authorities are encouraged to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and non-intrusive inspection (NII) technologies, such as X-ray scanners, into their operational procedures.This recommendation aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of customs inspections, especially in handling the increasing volumes of cross-border e- commerce. 1.2 The application of AI for automated image identification and risk assessment in customs controls is recommended to reduce reliance on manual analysis and to minimize human error. 2.1 The use of advanced image compression technologies for the cost- effective collection, storage, and archiving of X-ray scans is encouraged.This facilitates the creation of a substantial image library, instrumental for training purposes and the development of Automated Threat Detection (ATD) algorithms. 3.1 The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology is encouraged to enhance security and efficiency in customs operations.This includes employing sensors in vehicles and containers for effective cargo monitoring and journey tracking, as well as improving communication between X-ray scanners and electronic seals (e-seals) on containers. 3.2 The development of policies and legislation to address privacy and data exchange challenges associated with the use of IoT in customs operations is recommended. 4.1 The deployment of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in customs operations is encouraged to perform high-volume, repetitive tasks more efficiently than human capability.This includes automating the verification of manifests and declaration submissions, and integrating with optical character recognition systems for rapid verification and correction processes. 5.1 Customs administrations are advised to adopt best practices and continually update their technological strategies to reflect the advancements in AI, IoT, and RPA. 5.2 Regular training and updating of customs personnel are recommended to ensure the effective use of these technologies. 5.3 Compliance with this article will be monitored through periodic reviews, assessing the effectiveness of technology implementation in customs operations.
Amendment 218 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Encouraging the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies in Customs Controls 1.1 Customs authorities are encouraged to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and non-intrusive inspection (NII) technologies, such as X-ray scanners, into their operational procedures.This recommendation aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of customs inspections, especially in handling the increasing volumes of cross-border e- commerce. 1.2 The application of AI for automated image identification and risk assessment in customs controls is recommended to reduce reliance on manual analysis and to minimize human error. 2.1 The use of advanced image compression technologies for the cost- effective collection, storage, and archiving of X-ray scans is encouraged.This facilitates the creation of a substantial image library, instrumental for training purposes and the development of Automated Threat Detection (ATD) algorithms. 3.1 The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology is encouraged to enhance security and efficiency in customs operations.This includes employing sensors in vehicles and containers for effective cargo monitoring and journey tracking, as well as improving communication between X-ray scanners and electronic seals (e-seals) on containers. 3.2 The development of policies and legislation to address privacy and data exchange challenges associated with the use of IoT in customs operations is recommended. 4.1 The deployment of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in customs operations is encouraged to perform high-volume, repetitive tasks more efficiently than human capability.This includes automating the verification of manifests and declaration submissions, and integrating with optical character recognition systems for rapid verification and correction processes. 5.1 Customs administrations are advised to adopt best practices and continually update their technological strategies to reflect the advancements in AI, IoT, and RPA. 5.2 Regular training and updating of customs personnel are recommended to ensure the effective use of these technologies. 5.3 Compliance with this article will be monitored through periodic reviews, assessing the effectiveness of technology implementation in customs operations.
Amendment 224 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5
Article 86 – paragraph 5
5. Non-Union goods in temporary storage shall be placed under a customs procedure no later than 3 days after the notification of their arrival or no later than 6 days after the notification of their arrival in the case of an authorised consignee as referred to in Article 116(4), point (b)90 days follwing their presentation to customs, unless the customs authorities require the goods to be presented. In exceptional cases, that time limit may be extended.
Amendment 224 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5
Article 86 – paragraph 5
5. Non-Union goods in temporary storage shall be placed under a customs procedure no later than 3 days after the notification of their arrival or no later than 6 days after the notification of their arrival in the case of an authorised consignee as referred to in Article 116(4), point (b)90 days follwing their presentation to customs, unless the customs authorities require the goods to be presented. In exceptional cases, that time limit may be extended.
Amendment 231 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 207 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 207 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the EU Customs Authority shall contribute to the operational management of the customs union, and thereby coordinate and supervise operational cooperation between customs authorities and pool and provide technical expertise and provide guidance in best practices to increase efficiency and delivery of results;
Amendment 231 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 207 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 207 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the EU Customs Authority shall contribute to the operational management of the customs union, and thereby coordinate and supervise operational cooperation between customs authorities and pool and provide technical expertise and provide guidance in best practices to increase efficiency and delivery of results;
Amendment 233 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 207 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 207 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) The EU Customs Authority shall contribute to the mission of customs authorities to support legitimate business activity, by maintaining a proper balance between customs controls, the facilitation of legitimate trade and the simplification of customs processes and procedures by:(i) performing robust risk analysis enabled by the EU Customs Data Hub capabilities, including artificial intelligence as defined in Article 29 (1) (f); and(ii) providing trusted traders with access to real-time risk analysis data made available through the EU Customs Data Hub and categorized with a color code, as follows:- Green for “shipment not at risk” as defined in Article 5(64a new);- Yellow for “shipment at risk to be assessed before release in the internal market”, as defined in Article 5 (64 b new);- Red for “incompliant shipment” to be denied for pick up at origin as defined in Article 5 (64 c new). The color codes provision shall be detailed by way of an implementing act.(iii) avoiding duplication of data requirements on economic operators,(iv) minimizing the administrative burden and responsibilities of legitimate operators established in the Union with regards to data reporting, including through measures providing for the direct submission of non-financial data requirements by importers and exporters at origin; and(v) submitting on a yearly basis a series of recommendations to improve customs facilitation and to ensure a fair and balanced level of liability for trusted traders.
Amendment 233 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 207 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 207 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) The EU Customs Authority shall contribute to the mission of customs authorities to support legitimate business activity, by maintaining a proper balance between customs controls, the facilitation of legitimate trade and the simplification of customs processes and procedures by:(i) performing robust risk analysis enabled by the EU Customs Data Hub capabilities, including artificial intelligence as defined in Article 29 (1) (f); and(ii) providing trusted traders with access to real-time risk analysis data made available through the EU Customs Data Hub and categorized with a color code, as follows:- Green for “shipment not at risk” as defined in Article 5(64a new);- Yellow for “shipment at risk to be assessed before release in the internal market”, as defined in Article 5 (64 b new);- Red for “incompliant shipment” to be denied for pick up at origin as defined in Article 5 (64 c new). The color codes provision shall be detailed by way of an implementing act.(iii) avoiding duplication of data requirements on economic operators,(iv) minimizing the administrative burden and responsibilities of legitimate operators established in the Union with regards to data reporting, including through measures providing for the direct submission of non-financial data requirements by importers and exporters at origin; and(v) submitting on a yearly basis a series of recommendations to improve customs facilitation and to ensure a fair and balanced level of liability for trusted traders.
Amendment 235 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 208 – paragraph 3 – point g b (new)
Article 208 – paragraph 3 – point g b (new)
(g b) ensure the emission of simplified guidelines and manuals for SMEs and support their familiarisation with customs legislation and formalities and ensure that no unnecessary burdens on SMEs are added in the EU legislative process;
Amendment 235 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 208 – paragraph 3 – point g b (new)
Article 208 – paragraph 3 – point g b (new)
(g b) ensure the emission of simplified guidelines and manuals for SMEs and support their familiarisation with customs legislation and formalities and ensure that no unnecessary burdens on SMEs are added in the EU legislative process;
Amendment 237 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 211 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 211 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) a Customs Advisory Board who shall exercise the functions set out in Article 221 a(new)
Amendment 237 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 211 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 211 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) a Customs Advisory Board who shall exercise the functions set out in Article 221 a(new)
Amendment 242 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 212 – paragraph 2
Article 212 – paragraph 2
2. The Management Board shall also include onetwo members designated by the European Parliament, without the right to vote.
Amendment 242 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 212 – paragraph 2
Article 212 – paragraph 2
2. The Management Board shall also include onetwo members designated by the European Parliament, without the right to vote.
Amendment 245 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 212 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 212 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Customs Advisory Board referred to in Article 211- (e) ( new) shall appoint four of its members to participate with observer status in the Management Board. They shall represent, as broadly as possible, the different views represented in the Advisory Body. The initial term of office shall be 48 months and shall be extendable.
Amendment 245 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 212 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 212 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Customs Advisory Board referred to in Article 211- (e) ( new) shall appoint four of its members to participate with observer status in the Management Board. They shall represent, as broadly as possible, the different views represented in the Advisory Body. The initial term of office shall be 48 months and shall be extendable.
Amendment 246 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 214 – paragraph 4
Article 214 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board mayshall invite any person whose opinion may be of interest to attend its meetings as an observer., namely representatives designated to the Customs Advisory Board as defined in Article Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Amendment 246 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 214 – paragraph 4
Article 214 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board mayshall invite any person whose opinion may be of interest to attend its meetings as an observer., namely representatives designated to the Customs Advisory Board as defined in Article Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Amendment 250 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
(v a) Participation of Third Counties Representtaives as observers in the Customs Advisory Board may be possible when conditions for such participation are established in EU Agreemnts and when reciprocity is met.
Amendment 250 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
(v a) Participation of Third Counties Representtaives as observers in the Customs Advisory Board may be possible when conditions for such participation are established in EU Agreemnts and when reciprocity is met.
Amendment 251 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 216 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 216 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The decision referred to in Article 215(1), points (b), (c), (d), (f), (j), (m), (o) and (s) may only be taken if the representatives of the European Parliament cast a positive vote.
Amendment 251 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 216 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 216 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The decision referred to in Article 215(1), points (b), (c), (d), (f), (j), (m), (o) and (s) may only be taken if the representatives of the European Parliament cast a positive vote.
Amendment 252 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 221 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 221 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Customs Advisory Board Article 221a Customs Advisory Board 1.A Customs Advisory Board is established to assist the Executive Board and the EU Customs Autority. 2.The Customs Advisory Board is tasked to: (a) give input on the customs dimensions of other legislation; (b) send early warnings in case they have a substantiated concern to suspect that that a certain goods imported in the EU products is likely to infringe customs legislation or other legislation. 3.The Customs Advisory Board (CAB) shall be composed of at least seven representatives of civil society organisations, including at least one-pan European consumer organisation, two employers and two employee's federation, a pan-European trade union and at least one SMEs employer's organization.The CAB adopts its rules of procedure 6 months after the appointment of its members.The Commission will ensure the secretariat.The CAB takes its decisions on a consensual basis.The mandate of the members shall be 4 years and shall be renewable. 4.The Customs Advisory Board shall hold at least one ordinary meeting every six months.In addition, it shall meet at the request of the EU Customs Authority or Executive Board. 5.The Customs Advisory Board shall exchange information in-between the ordinary meeting. 6. Domestic Advisory Groups (DAG) established under FTAs shall provide input relevant for early warnings on illegal trade or other risks of circumvention of existing EU legislation. The information by DAGs may be provided up to two weeks prior to the ordinary meeting of the CAB through the specific platform in the data hub.
Amendment 252 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 221 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 221 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Customs Advisory Board Article 221a Customs Advisory Board 1.A Customs Advisory Board is established to assist the Executive Board and the EU Customs Autority. 2.The Customs Advisory Board is tasked to: (a) give input on the customs dimensions of other legislation; (b) send early warnings in case they have a substantiated concern to suspect that that a certain goods imported in the EU products is likely to infringe customs legislation or other legislation. 3.The Customs Advisory Board (CAB) shall be composed of at least seven representatives of civil society organisations, including at least one-pan European consumer organisation, two employers and two employee's federation, a pan-European trade union and at least one SMEs employer's organization.The CAB adopts its rules of procedure 6 months after the appointment of its members.The Commission will ensure the secretariat.The CAB takes its decisions on a consensual basis.The mandate of the members shall be 4 years and shall be renewable. 4.The Customs Advisory Board shall hold at least one ordinary meeting every six months.In addition, it shall meet at the request of the EU Customs Authority or Executive Board. 5.The Customs Advisory Board shall exchange information in-between the ordinary meeting. 6. Domestic Advisory Groups (DAG) established under FTAs shall provide input relevant for early warnings on illegal trade or other risks of circumvention of existing EU legislation. The information by DAGs may be provided up to two weeks prior to the ordinary meeting of the CAB through the specific platform in the data hub.
Amendment 253 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 247 – paragraph 1
Article 247 – paragraph 1
1. 1. Whenre the person responsible for an act or an omission which has resultinged in a customs infringement referred to in Article 252 provides the evidence that that person acted in good faith, it is taken into account in determining the sanction referred to in Article 254within the meaning of Article 252 proves that he acted in good faith good faith, this shall be taken into account when determining the penalty referred to in Article 254. referred to in Article 254. Priority shall be given to improving the company's processes in partnership in order to prevent errors before any sanction is imposed. (2) When reducing the sanction to be imposed for the customs offence, the following circumstances the following circumstances shall be taken into account: (a) the goods in question are not subject to the other legislation applied by the customs authorities applied by the customs authorities; (b) the customs offence does not have a significant impact on the determination of the amount of amount of customs duties and other charges to be paid; (c) the person responsible for the infringement co- operates effectively with with the customs authority; (d) the previous experience with the economic operator; (e) the complexity of the underlying transaction, the number of similar transactions; (f) the clarity of the provisions to be complied with; (g) the rectification of incomplete or erroneous information by subsequent data transmission.
Amendment 253 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 247 – paragraph 1
Article 247 – paragraph 1
1. 1. Whenre the person responsible for an act or an omission which has resultinged in a customs infringement referred to in Article 252 provides the evidence that that person acted in good faith, it is taken into account in determining the sanction referred to in Article 254within the meaning of Article 252 proves that he acted in good faith good faith, this shall be taken into account when determining the penalty referred to in Article 254. referred to in Article 254. Priority shall be given to improving the company's processes in partnership in order to prevent errors before any sanction is imposed. (2) When reducing the sanction to be imposed for the customs offence, the following circumstances the following circumstances shall be taken into account: (a) the goods in question are not subject to the other legislation applied by the customs authorities applied by the customs authorities; (b) the customs offence does not have a significant impact on the determination of the amount of amount of customs duties and other charges to be paid; (c) the person responsible for the infringement co- operates effectively with with the customs authority; (d) the previous experience with the economic operator; (e) the complexity of the underlying transaction, the number of similar transactions; (f) the clarity of the provisions to be complied with; (g) the rectification of incomplete or erroneous information by subsequent data transmission.
Amendment 255 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Non-criminal sanctions shall only be imposed if deemed necessary after considering all circumstances. Priority must be given to preventing future errors. Where sanctions to customs infringements referred to in Article 252 are applied, they shall take at least one or several of the following forms, while ensuring that sanctions are effective, proportionate and dissuasive and taking into account extenuating and mitigating circumstances referred to in Article 247 and aggravating circumstances referred to in Article 248:
Amendment 255 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Non-criminal sanctions shall only be imposed if deemed necessary after considering all circumstances. Priority must be given to preventing future errors. Where sanctions to customs infringements referred to in Article 252 are applied, they shall take at least one or several of the following forms, while ensuring that sanctions are effective, proportionate and dissuasive and taking into account extenuating and mitigating circumstances referred to in Article 247 and aggravating circumstances referred to in Article 248:
Amendment 256 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i – point 1
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i – point 1
(1) where the customs(1) For an infringement has been committed "intentionally," — defined as an act undertaken with knowledge and deliberate intent to evade customs duties — the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between 100% and 200% of the de facto amount of customs duties and other charges eluded;.
Amendment 256 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i – point 1
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i – point 1
(1) where the customs(1) For an infringement has been committed "intentionally," — defined as an act undertaken with knowledge and deliberate intent to evade customs duties — the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between 100% and 200% of the de facto amount of customs duties and other charges eluded;.
Amendment 257 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i – point 2
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i – point 2
(2) (2) in other cases, the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between 310% and 1020% of the actual amount of customs duties and other charges eluded; (ii) where it is not possible to calculate the pecuniary charge in accordance with point (i), the pecuniary charge shall be calculated based on the customs value of the goods, as follows:
Amendment 257 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i – point 2
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i – point 2
(2) (2) in other cases, the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between 310% and 1020% of the actual amount of customs duties and other charges eluded; (ii) where it is not possible to calculate the pecuniary charge in accordance with point (i), the pecuniary charge shall be calculated based on the customs value of the goods, as follows:
Amendment 258 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point 1
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point 1
(1) where the customs infringement has been committed intentionally, the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between 100% and 200% of the actual amount of the customs value of the goods;
Amendment 258 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point 1
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point 1
(1) where the customs infringement has been committed intentionally, the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between 100% and 200% of the actual amount of the customs value of the goods;
Amendment 259 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point 2
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point 2
(2) in other cases, the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between 30% and 100% of the actual amount of the customs value of the goods;
Amendment 259 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point 2
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point 2
(2) in other cases, the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between 30% and 100% of the actual amount of the customs value of the goods;
Amendment 260 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) where the customs infringement is not related to specific goods, the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between EUR 150 and EUR 150 20.000;
Amendment 260 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) where the customs infringement is not related to specific goods, the pecuniary charge shall comprise an amount equal to between EUR 150 and EUR 150 20.000;
Amendment 263 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 256 – paragraph 4
Article 256 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall verify the report and transmit it afterwards to the Member StatesEuropean Parliament and Council for information.
Amendment 263 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 256 – paragraph 4
Article 256 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall verify the report and transmit it afterwards to the Member StatesEuropean Parliament and Council for information.
Amendment 265 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1
Article 265 – paragraph 1
1. Articles 205 to 237 shall apply from 1 January 20286.
Amendment 265 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1
Article 265 – paragraph 1
1. Articles 205 to 237 shall apply from 1 January 20286.
Amendment 266 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 265 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The following provisions shall apply from 1 March 20286:
Amendment 266 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 265 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The following provisions shall apply from 1 March 20286:
Amendment 267 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 3
Article 265 – paragraph 3
3. The functionalities of the EU Customs Data Hub laid down in Article 29 shall be fully operational by 31 December 20327.
Amendment 267 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 3
Article 265 – paragraph 3
3. The functionalities of the EU Customs Data Hub laid down in Article 29 shall be fully operational by 31 December 20327.
Amendment 268 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 4
Article 265 – paragraph 4
4. Economic operators may start fulfilling their reporting obligations under this Regulation by using the EU Customs Data Hub from 1 March 20328.
Amendment 268 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 4
Article 265 – paragraph 4
4. Economic operators may start fulfilling their reporting obligations under this Regulation by using the EU Customs Data Hub from 1 March 20328.
Amendment 269 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 5
Article 265 – paragraph 5
5. The customs authorities shall reassess the authorisations granted pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 from 1 January 20352 to 31 December 20375.
Amendment 269 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 5
Article 265 – paragraph 5
5. The customs authorities shall reassess the authorisations granted pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 from 1 January 20352 to 31 December 20375.
Amendment 270 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 6
Article 265 – paragraph 6
6. Before 31 December 20276, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council providing an assessment of centralised clearance referred to in Article 72. If appropriate, the Commission may present a legislative proposal with a view to ensuring a fair distribution of the rights and obligations of the Member States in connection with the assessment of and liability for the customs debt at import.
Amendment 270 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 6
Article 265 – paragraph 6
6. Before 31 December 20276, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council providing an assessment of centralised clearance referred to in Article 72. If appropriate, the Commission may present a legislative proposal with a view to ensuring a fair distribution of the rights and obligations of the Member States in connection with the assessment of and liability for the customs debt at import.
Amendment 271 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 265 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. By 31 December 20352, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council to assess, in particular:
Amendment 271 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 265 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. By 31 December 20352, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council to assess, in particular:
Amendment 104 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The use of forced labour is widespread in the world. It is estimated that about 27.6 million people were in forced labour in 2021.18Vulnerable and marginalised groups in a society are particularly susceptible to be pressured into performing forced labour. Even when it is not state imposed, forced labour is often a consequence of a lack of good governance of certain economic operators and frequently coincides with non-respect of other fundamental principles and rights at work such as the right to bargain collectively and the right to freedom of association. _________________ 18 The 2021 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_norm/--- ipec/documents/publication/wcms_854733. pdf.
Amendment 125 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) [In particular, Directive 20XX/XX/EU on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence sets out horizontal due diligence obligations to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights, including forced labour, and the environment in the company’s own operations, its subsidiaries and in its value chains, in accordance with international human and labour rights standards and environmental conventions. Those obligations apply to large companies over a certain threshold in terms of number of employees and net turnover, and to smaller companies in high-impact sectors over a certain threshold in terms of number of employees and net turnover.22 ] Consistency between that Directive and this Regulation should be ensured. _________________ 22 Directive 20XX/XX/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937, OJ XX, XX.XX.20XX, p. XX.
Amendment 133 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) To complete the Union legislative and policy framework on forced labour, the placing and making available on the Union market products or services made with forced labour or exporting domestically produced or imported products or services made with forced labour should be prohibited and it should be ensured that those products and services are withdrawn from the Union market.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Currently there is no Union legislation that empowers Member States’ authorities to directly detain, seize, or order the withdrawal of a product or service on the basis of a finding that it was made, whether in whole or in part, with forced labour.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure the effectiveness of the prohibition, such prohibition should apply to products for which forced labour has been used at any stage of their production, manufacture, harvest and extraction, including working or processing related to the products as well as to services that involve forced labour. The prohibition should apply to all products, of any type, including their components, and should apply to products regardless of the sector, the origin, whether they are domestic or imported, or placed or made available on the Union market or exported. The prohibition should also apply to services.
Amendment 146 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (’SMEs’) can have limited resources and ability to ensure that the products or services they place or make available on the Union market are free from forced labour. The Commission should therefore issue guidelines on due diligence in relation to forced labour, which should take into account also the size and economic resources of economic operators. In addition, the Commission should issue guidelines on forced-labour risk indicators and on publicly available information in order to help SMEs, as well as other economic operators, to comply with the requirements of the prohibition.
Amendment 154 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) TheA competent authorities of the Member Statesy should be established at the EU level. This competent authority should monitor the market to identify violations of the prohibition. In appointing thosThe competent authorities, Member States should ensure that those authoritiesy should have sufficient resources and that their staff hasits staff should have the necessary competences and knowledge, especially with regard to human rights, value chain management and due diligence processes. CThe competent authoritiesy should closely coordinate with national labour inspections and judicial and law enforcement authorities, including those responsible for the fight against trafficking in human beings in such a way as to avoid jeopardising investigations by such authorities.
Amendment 158 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to increase the effectiveness of the prohibition, the competent authoritiesy should grant reasonable time to economic operators to identify, mitigate, prevent and bring to an end the risk of forced labour.
Amendment 163 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) When identifying potential violations of the prohibition, the competent authoritiesy should follow a risk-based approach and assess all information available to them. CThe competent authoritiesy should initiate an investigation where, based on theirits assessment of all available information, ithey establishes that there is a substantiated concern of a violation of the prohibition.
Amendment 171 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Before initiating an investigation, the competent authoritiesy should request from the economic operators under assessment information on actions taken to mitigate, prevent or bring to an end risks of forced labour in their operations and value chains with respect to the products under assessment. Carrying out such due diligence in relation to forced labour should help the economic operator to be at a lower risk of having forced labour in its operations and value chains. Appropriate due diligence means that forced labour issues in the value chain have been identified and addressed in accordance with relevant Union legislation and international standards. That implies that where the competent authority considers that there is no substantiated concern of a violation of the prohibition, for instance due to, but not limited to the applicable legislation, guidelines, recommendations or any other due diligence in relation to forced labour being applied in a way that mitigates, prevents and brings to an end the risk of forced labour, no investigation should be initiated.
Amendment 174 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure cooperation amoThe competent authority designated under this Regulation should cooperate with other relevant authorities, including competent authorities designated under this and other relevant legislation and in order to ensure consistency in their actions and decisions, competent authorities designated under this Regulation should. It should also request information from other relevant authorities, where necessary, on whether economic operators under assessment are subject to and carry out due diligence in relation to forced labour in accordance with applicable Union legislation or Member States legislation setting out due diligence and transparency requirements with respect to forced labour.
Amendment 180 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) During the preliminary phase of investigation, competent authorities should focus on the economic operators involved in the steps of the value chain where there is a higher risk of forced labour with respect to the products under investigation, while also taking into account their potential imbalance of power in the concerned supply chain. In their assessment they should also take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operator, the quantity of products concerned and the scale of the suspected forced labour.
Amendment 187 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) CThe competent authoritiesy, when requesting information during the investigation, should prioritise to the extent possible and consistent with the effective conduct of the investigation the economic operators under investigation that are involved in the steps of the value chain as close as possible to where the likely risk of forced labour occurs and take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators, the quantity of products concerned, as well as the scale of suspected forced labour.
Amendment 197 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) CThe competent authoritiesy should bear the burden of establishing that forced labour has been used at any stage of production, manufacture, harvest or extraction of a product, including working or processing related to the product on the basis of all information and evidence gathered during the investigation, including its preliminary phase. The competent authority should bear the same burden of establishing that forced labour has been used in case of a service. To ensure their right to due process, economic operators should have the opportunity to provide information in their defence to the competent authoritiesy throughout the investigation.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) CThe competent authoritiesy that establishes that economic operators violated the prohibition, should without delay prohibit the placing and making available of such products or services on the Union market and their export from the Union, and require the economic operators that have been investigated to withdraw the relevant products or services already made available from the Union market and have them destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including Union legislation on waste management.
Amendment 215 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In that decision, the competent authoritiesy should state the findings of the investigation, and the information underpinning the findings, and set a reasonable time within which the economic operators should comply with the decision, as well as information allowing for the identification of the product or service to which the decision applies. The Commission should be empowered to adopt the implementing acts necessary to specify the details about the information to be contained in such decisions.
Amendment 218 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In setting a reasonable time to comply with the order, the competent authoritiesy should take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators concerned.
Amendment 226 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) If the economic operators fail to comply with the decision of the competent authoritiesy by the end of the established timeframe, the competent authoritiesy should ensure that the relevant products or services are prohibited from being placed or made available on the Union market, exported or withdrawn from the Union market and that any such products remaining with the relevant economic operators are destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including Union legislation on waste management at the expense of the economic operators.
Amendment 229 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Economic operators should have the possibility to request a review of the decisions by the competent authoritiesy, after having provided new information showing that it cannot be concluded that the relevant products have been made with forced labour. CThe competent authoritiesy should withdraw theirits decision where ithey establishes on the basis of that new information, that it cannot be established that the products have been made with forced labour.
Amendment 236 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Any person, whether it is a natural or legal person, or any association not having legal personality, should be allowed to submit information to the competent authoritiesy when it considers that products made with forced labour are placed and made available on the Union market and to be informed of the outcome of the assessment of their submission.
Amendment 243 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The Commission should issue guidelines in order to facilitate the implementation of the prohibition by economic operators and the competent authoritiesy. Such guidelines should include guidance on due diligence in relation to forced labour and complementary information for the competent authoritiesy to implement the prohibition. The guidance on due diligence in relation to forced labour should build on the Guidance on due diligence for Union businesses to address the risk of forced labour in their operations and supply chains published by the Commission and the European External Action Service in July 2021. The guidelines should be consistent with other Commission guidelines in this regard and relevant international organisations’ guidelines. The reports from international organisations, in particular the ILO, as well as other independent and verifiable sources of information should be considered for the identification of risk indicators.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Decisions of the competent authoritiesy establishing a violation of the prohibition should be communicated to customs authorities, who should aim at identifying the product concerned amongst products declared for release for free circulation or export. The competent authoritiesy should be responsible for the overall enforcement of the prohibition with regard to the internal market as well as products entering or leaving the Union market. Since forced labour is part of the manufacturing process and does not leave any trace on the product, and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 covers only manufactured products and its scope is limited to release for free circulation, the customs authorities would be unable to act autonomously under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 for the application and enforcement of the prohibition. The specific organisation of controls of each Member State should be without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council32and its general provisions on the control and supervisory powers of customs authorities. _________________ 32 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (recast) (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 250 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The information currently made available to customs authorities by economic operators includes only general information on the products but lacks information on the manufacturer or producer and product suppliers as well as specific information on products. In order for customs authorities to be able to identify products entering or leaving the Union market that may violate the Regulation and should accordingly be stopped at the EU external borders, economic operators should submit to customs authorities information allowing matching a decision of the competent authoritiesy with the product concerned. This should include information on the manufacturer or producer and the product suppliers as well as any other information on the product itself. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts identifying the products for which such information should be provided using, amongst others, the database established under this Regulation as well as the information and decisions of the competent authorities encoded in the information and communication system set out in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (‘ICSMS’). Moreover, the Commission should be empowered to adopt, the implementing acts necessary to specify the details of the information to be made available to customs by the economic operators. This information should include the description, name or brand of the product, specific requirements under Union legislation for the identification of the product (such as a type, reference, model, batch or serial number affixed on the product, or provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product, or unique identifier of the digital product passport) as well as details on the manufacturer or producer and the product suppliers, including for each of them their name, trade name or registered trademark, their contact details, their unique identification number in the country they are established and, where available, their Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number. The review of the Union Customs Code will consider introducing in the customs legislation the information required to be made available to customs by the economic operators for the enforcement of this Regulation and more broadly to strengthen the transparency of the supply chain.
Amendment 254 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Customs authorities that identify a product that may be covered by a decision communicated by the competent authoritiesy establishing a violation of the prohibition should suspend the release of that product and notify the competent authoritiesy immediately. CThe competent authoritiesy should reach a conclusion within a reasonable timeframe on the case notified to ithem by the customs authorities, either by confirming or by denying that the product concerned is covered by a decision. Where necessary the competent authoritiesy should be authorised to require maintaining the suspension of its release. In the absence of a conclusion by the competent authoritiesy within the specified time limit, customs authorities should release the products if all other applicable requirements and formalities are fulfilled. Generally, the release for free circulation or export should also not be deemed to be proof of compliance with Union law, since such a release does not necessarily include a complete control of such compliance.
Amendment 262 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Where the competent authoritiesy concludes that a product corresponds to a decision establishing a violation of the prohibition, ithey should immediately inform customs authorities which should refuse its release for free circulation or export. The product should be destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including legislation on waste management, which excludes re- export in case of non-Union goods.
Amendment 265 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) A uniform enforcement of the prohibition as regards products entering or leaving the Union market can only be achieved through systematic exchange of information and cooperation amongst the competent authorities,y and the customs authorities and the Commission.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0269(COD)
(40) For the collection, processing and storage of information, in a structured form, on issues relating to the enforcement of the prohibition, the competent authoritiesy should use ICSMS. The Commission, competent authoritiesy and customs authorities should have access to that system to carry out their respective duties under this Regulation.
Amendment 267 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) In order to optimise and unburden the control process of products entering or leaving the Union market, it is necessary to allow for an automated data transfer between the ICSMS and customs systems. Three different data transfers should be distinguished in view of their respective purposes. Firstly, decisions establishing a violation of the prohibition should be communicated from the ICSMS to the Electronic Customs Risk Management System (CRMS) referred to in Article 36 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/244733, without prejudice to any future evolution of the customs risk management environment, for use by customs authorities to identify products that may correspond to such a decision. The available interfaces of the customs environment should be used for those first data transfers. Secondly, where customs authorities identify such a product, case management will be necessary to, among others, transfer the notification of the suspension, the conclusion of thecompetent authoritiesyand the outcome of the actions taken by customs. The EU Single Window Environment for customs should support those second data transfers between ICSMS and national customs systems. Thirdly, customs systems contain information on products entering and leaving the Union market that would be relevant for thecompetent authoritiesyto carry out their duties but that is not accessible to them. The relevant information should therefore be extracted and transmitted to the ICSMS. The three interconnections should be highly automated and easy-to- use, so as to limit any additional burden for customs authorities. The Commission should be empowered to adopt, in cooperation with customs authorities and competent authorities, the implementing acts necessary to determine the procedural rules, practical arrangements and data elements to be transferred between the ICSMS and customs systems and any other ancillary requirement. _________________ 33 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558.
Amendment 268 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
Amendment 273 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 283 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Since forced labour is a global problem and given the interlinkages of the global value chains, it is necessary to promote international cooperation against forced labour, which would also improve the efficiency of applying and enforcing the prohibition. The Commission should as appropriately cooperate with and exchange information with authorities of third countries and international organisations to enhance the effective implementation of the prohibition. International cooperation with authorities of non-EU countries should take place in a structured way as part of the existing dialogue structures, for example Human Rights Dialogues with third countries, or, if necessary, specific ones that will be created on an ad hoc basis. Existing dialogue structures with third countries include the (sub)committees on trade and sustainable development in trade agreements or the dialogue foreseen within the Generalised System of Preferences. EU Delegations should have an important role when it comes to disseminating information on this Regulation and should facilitate the possibility of third parties in third countries to provide information on the existence of forced labour on a determined product.
Amendment 287 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to ensure that the customs authorities are provided with all the necessary information about the product to act effectively, including the information identifying the relevant product, information about the manufacturer or the producer and information about the product suppliers as regards products entering or leaving the Union market, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission. Customs authorities need to be enabled to obtain information rapidly on specific products, identified in the decisions of the competent authoritiesy in order to take actions and measures effectively and swiftly. In such cases, delegated acts should be adopted in an urgent procedure.
Amendment 295 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules prohibiting economic operators from placing and making available on the Union market or exporting from the Union market products or services made with forced labour.
Amendment 300 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall not cover the withdrawal of products or services which have reached the end-users in the Union market.
Amendment 337 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘economic operator’ means any natural or legal person or association of persons who is placing or making available products or services on the Union market or exporting products or services;
Amendment 348 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ‘substantiated concern’ means a well-founded reason, based on objective and verifiable information, for the competent authoritiesy to suspect that products were likely made with forced labour or that services likely involve forced labour;
Amendment 358 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(ua) 'meaningful engagement with stakeholders' means an interactive, responsive, ongoing and gender-inclusive process of engagement with potentially affected suppliers, stakeholders and their representative organisations, especially vulnerable stakeholders, such as workers, trade unions, smallholders, indigenous peoples and local communities before a potential decision on disengaging is made;
Amendment 365 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Economic operators shall not place or make available on the Union market products or services that are made with or involving forced labour, nor shall they export such products or services.
Amendment 369 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter II – title
Chapter II – title
II Investigations and decisions of the competent authoritiesy
Amendment 374 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. CThe competent authoritiesy shall follow a risk-based approach in assessing the likelihood that economic operators violated Article 3. That assessment shall be based on all relevant information available to ithem, including the following information:
Amendment 381 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In their assessment of the likelihood that economic operators violated Article 3, competent authorities shall in a first instance focus on the economic operators involved in the steps of the value chain as close as possible to where the risk of forced labour is likely to occur and, while also taking into account the potential imbalance of power in the concerned supply chain. In their assessment they shall also take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators, the quantity of products concerned, as well as the scale of suspected forced labour.
Amendment 389 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Before initiating an investigation in accordance with Article 5(1), the competent authority shall request from the economic operators under assessment information on actions taken to identify, prevent, mitigate or bring to an end risks of forced labour in their operations and value chains with respect to the products or services under assessment, including on the basis of any of the following:
Amendment 396 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The competent authority shall ensure that when economic operators refer to actions taken, as referred to above, those economic operators also identify and assess the impacts of their business models and strategies, including trading, procurement and pricing practices.
Amendment 401 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Economic operators shall respond to the request of the competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 within 15 working days from the day they received such request. Economic operators may provide to the competent authoritiesy any other information they may deem useful for the purposes of this Article.
Amendment 412 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Within 30 working days from the date of receipt of the information submitted by economic operators pursuant to paragraph 4, the competent authoritiesy shall conclude the preliminary phase of theirits investigation as to whether there is a substantiated concern of violation of Article 3 on the basis of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 and the information submitted by economic operators pursuant to paragraph 4.
Amendment 419 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The competent authority shall duly take into account where the economic operator demonstrates that it carries out due diligence on the basis of identified forced labour impact in its supply chain, adopts and carries out measures suitable and effective for bringing to an end forced labour in a short period of time. The competent authority shall assess whether the economic operator demonstrates that it did not use disengagement as first resort for the products under assessment or products that are equivalent thereof.
Amendment 428 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. CThe competent authoritiesy shall not initiate an investigation pursuant to Article 5, and shall inform the economic operators under assessment accordingly, where, on the basis of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 and the information submitted by economic operators pursuant to paragraph 4, the competent authoritiesy considers that there is no substantiated concern of a violation of Article 3, for instance due to, but not limited to, the applicable legislation, guidelines, recommendations or any other due diligence in relation to forced labour referred to in paragraph 3 being applied in a way that mitigates, prevents and brings to an end the risk of forced labour.
Amendment 437 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. CIf the competent authorities thaty, pursuant to Article 4(5), determines that there is a substantiated concern of a violation of Article 3, it shall decide to initiate an investigation on the products or services and economic operators concerned.
Amendment 441 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. CThe competent authoritiesy that initiates an investigation pursuant to paragraph 1 shall inform the economic operators subject to the investigation, within 3 working days from the date of the decision to initiate such investigation about the following:
Amendment 443 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the products or services subject to the investigation;
Amendment 455 #
2022/0269(COD)
3. Where requested to do so by competent authoritiesy, economic operators under investigation shall submit to those competent authoritiesy any information that is relevant and necessary for the investigation, including information identifying the products under investigation, the manufacturer or producer of those products and the product suppliers. In requesting such information, the competent authoritiesy shall to the extent possible:
Amendment 463 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators, the quantity of products concerned or the volume of services, as well as the scale of suspected forced labour.
Amendment 477 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. When deciding on the time limits referred to in this Article, the competent authoritiesy shall consider the size and economic resources of the economic operators concerned.
Amendment 480 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. CThe competent authoritiesy may carry out all necessary checks and inspections including investigations in third countries, provided that the economic operators concerned give their consent and that the government of the Member State or third country in which the inspections are to take place has been officially notified and raises no objection.
Amendment 483 #
Amendment 489 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. CThe competent authoritiesy shall assess all information and evidence gathered pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 and, on that basis, establish whether Article 3 has been violated, within a reasonable period of time from the date ithey initiated the investigation pursuant to Article 5(1).
Amendment 495 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the competent authoritiesy may establish that Article 3 has been violated on the basis of any other facts available where it was not possible to gather information and evidence pursuant to Article 5(3) or (6).
Amendment 498 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Where competent authorities cannot establish that Article 3 has been violated, they shall take a decision to close the investigation and inform the economic operator thereof. The closing of the investigation for lack of proof shall not preclude the right of competent authorities to start a new investigation into the same product in case new relevant information arises.
Amendment 503 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Where the competent authorities y establishes that Article 3 has been violated, ithey shall without delay adopt a decision containing:
Amendment 506 #
2022/0269(COD)
(a) a prohibition to place or make the products or services concerned available on the Union market and to export them;
Amendment 509 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an order for the economic operators that have been subject to the investigation to withdraw from the Union market the relevant products or services that have already been placed or made available on the market;
Amendment 515 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) an order for the economic operators that have been subject to the investigation to dispose of the respective products in accordance with national law consistent with Union law or to stop providing the respective service.
Amendment 529 #
2022/0269(COD)
5. Where an economic operator has failed to comply with the decision referred to in paragraph 4, the competent authoritiesy shall ensure all of the following:
Amendment 530 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) that it is prohibited to place or make available the products or services concerned on the market;
Amendment 531 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) that the products or services already placed or made available on the market are withdrawn from the Union market;
Amendment 549 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. Where economic operators provide evidence to the competent authoritiesy that they have complied with the decision referred to in paragraph 4, and that they have eliminated forced labour from their operations or supply chain with respect to the products concerned, the competent authoritiesy shall withdraw their decision for the future and inform the economic operators.
Amendment 550 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Economic operators shall avoid simply disengaging from their operators in order to eliminate forced labour from their supply chains. In case efforts to prevent, minimise and remedy the situation fail, then the economic operator shall consider disengaging in a responsible way. Before potentially reaching a decision to disengage, economic operators shall engage meaningfully with stakeholders that would be impacted by such a decision. Responsible disengagement entails, as a minimum, complying with collective agreements and articulating escalation measures. Economic operators shall act in accordance with the July 2021 Commission and EEAS guidance on combatting forced labour in supply chains.
Amendment 558 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a reasonable time limit for the economic operators to comply with the order, which shall not be less than 30 working days and no longer than necessary to withdraw the respective products or services. When setting such a time limit, the competent authority shall take into account the economic operator’s size and economic resources;
Amendment 571 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. CThe competent authoritiesy shall provide economic operators affected by a decision adopted pursuant to Article 6(4) the possibility of requesting a review of that decision within 15 working days from the date of receipt of that decision. In case of perishable goods, animals and plants, that time limit shall be 5 working days. The request for review shall contain information which demonstrates that the products or services are placed or made available on the market or to be exported in compliance with Article 3.
Amendment 578 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Where a competent authority considers that after taking into account the new information provided by the economic operator in accordance with paragraph 1 it cannot establish that the products or services have been placed or made available on the market or are being exported in violation of Article 3, it shall withdraw its decision adopted pursuant to Article 6(4).
Amendment 582 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Economic operators that have been affected by a decision of athe competent authority pursuant to this Regulation shall have access to a court to review the procedural and substantive legality of the decision.
Amendment 583 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. Decisions adopted by the competent authoritiesy pursuant to Article 6 and to this Article are without prejudice to any decisions of a judicial nature taken by national courts or tribunals of the Member States with respect to the same economic operators or, products or services.
Amendment 587 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Information obligations of the competent authoritiesy
Amendment 588 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall without delay inform the Commission and the competent authorities of other Member States using the information and communication system referred to in Article 22(1) about the following:
Amendment 591 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) any decision to prohibit placing and making available of the products or services on the market and their export, as well as to order the withdrawal of the products or services already placed or made available on the market and their disposal referred to in Article 6(4);
Amendment 604 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Submissions of information by any natural or legal person or any association not having legal personality, to the competent authoritiesy on alleged violations of Article 3 shall contain information on the economic operators or, products or services concerned and provide the reasons substantiating the allegation.
Amendment 619 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Database of forced labour risk areas or, products or services
Amendment 623 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall call upon external expertise to provide an indicative, non-exhaustive, verifiable and regularly updated database of forced labour risks in specific geographic areas or with respect to specific products or services including with regard to forced labour imposed by state authorities. The database shall be based on the guidelines referred to in Article 23, points (a), (b) and (c), and relevant external sources of information from, amongst others, international organisations and third country authorities. The database shall function according to the most recent technological developments so as to make it as useful and effective as possible.
Amendment 646 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Economic operators placing or making available on the Union market or exporting products or services which are not mentioned in the database referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, or which come from areas that are not mentioned in that database, shall also be required to comply with Article 3.
Amendment 649 #
Amendment 651 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate one or morA competent authority shall be established on the EU level. The competent authoritiesy shall be responsible for carrying out the obligations set out in this Regulation. Designated Member State competent authorities shall be responsible as well as for ensuring the effective and uniform implementation of this Regulation throughout the Union.
Amendment 653 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 654 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 655 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 657 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that the designatedThe competent authoritiesy shall exercise theirits powers impartially, transparently and with due respect for obligations of professional secrecy. Member States shall ensure that theirThe competent authoritiesy shall have the necessary powers and resources to carry out the investigations, including sufficient budgetary and other resources and coordinate closely with the national labour inspections and judicial and law enforcement authorities, including those responsible for the fight against trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 660 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall confer on theirThe competent authoritiesy shall have the power to impose penalties in accordance with Article 30.
Amendment 662 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
Administrative cooperation and communication among competent 1. The Commission shall ensure efficient cooperation among the competent authorities of the Member States through facilitating and coordinating the exchange and collection of information and best practices with regard to the application of this Regulation. 2. Competent authorities shall actively participate in the Network referred to in Article 24.rticle 13 deleted authorities
Amendment 663 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 664 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 668 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 671 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Where two or more competent authorities initiate investigations concerning the same products, services or economic operators, the lead authority shall be the one which first informed the Commission and the competent authorities of other Member States of the decision to initiate an investigation in accordance with Article 9(1), point (b).
Amendment 672 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 674 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 675 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Amendment 683 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to supplement this Regulation by identifying the products or product groups for which the information referred to in paragraph 2 shall be provided to customs authorities, amongst others, on the basis of the database referred to in Article 11 or f information and decisions encoded in the information and communication system referred to in Article 22(1).
Amendment 688 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Where customs authorities identify a product entering or leaving the Union market that may, in accordance with a decision received pursuant to Article 15(3), be in violation of Article 3, they shall suspend the release for free circulation or the export of that product. Customs authorities shall immediately notify the relevant competent authoritiesy of the suspension and transmit all relevant information to enable ithem to establish whether the product is covered by a decision communicated pursuant to Article 15(3).
Amendment 694 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) within 4 working days of the suspension, if the competent authoritiesy haves not requested the customs authorities to maintain the suspension. In case of perishable products, animals and plants that time limit shall be 2 working days;
Amendment 696 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the competent authoritiesy informed the customs authorities of theirits approval for release for free circulation or export pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 700 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Where the competent authoritiesy concludes that a product that has been notified to them in accordance with Article 17 is a product made with forced labour pursuant to a decision referred to in Article 6(4), ithey shall require customs authorities not to release it for free circulation nor to allow its export.
Amendment 702 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 715 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. To enable a risk-based approach for products or services entering or leaving the Union market and to ensure that controls are effective and performed in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation, competent authorities and customs authorities shall cooperate closely and exchange risk-related information.
Amendment 716 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. To enable a risk-based approach for products entering or leaving the Union market and to ensure that controls are effective and performed in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation, the competent authoritiesy and customs authorities shall cooperate closely and exchange risk-related information.
Amendment 717 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. To enable a risk-based approach for products entering or leaving the Union market and to ensure that controls are effective and performed in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation, the competent authoritiesy and customs authorities shall cooperate closely and exchange risk-related information.
Amendment 720 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the competent authoritiesy and customs authorities in accordance with Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.
Amendment 722 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of Chapters II and III, the competent authoritiesy shall use the information and communication system referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. The Commission, competent authoritiesy and customs authorities shall have access to that system for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 726 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. Requests and notifications exchanged between the competent authoritiesy and customs authorities pursuant to Articles 17 to 20 of this Regulation as well as the ensuing messages shall take place by means of the information and communication system referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 746 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 758 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – title
Article 24 – title
Union Network Against Forced Labour Products and Services
Amendment 761 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. A Union Network Against Forced Labour Products and Services (‘the Network’) is established. The Network shall serve as a platform for structured coordination and cooperation between the competent authority and experts from the customs authorities of the Member States and the Commission, and to streamline the practices of enforcement of this Regulation within the Union, thereby making enforcement more effective and coherent.
Amendment 764 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. The Network shall be composed of representatives from each Member States’ competent authority, representatives from the Commission and, where appropriate, experts from the customs authorities. EU delegations, particularly based in countries with regions identified as of high risk of forced labour, shall also be involved in the work of this Network.
Amendment 772 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) promote and facilitate collaboration to explore possibilities for using new technologies for the enforcement of this Regulation and the traceability of products and services;
Amendment 776 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) to promote the cooperation and exchange of expertise and best practices between the competent authoritiesy and customs authorities;
Amendment 780 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) coordinate dissemination efforts in and outside the EU;
Amendment 790 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authoritiesy shall only use information received pursuant to this Regulation for the purpose of applying this Regulation.
Amendment 792 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Where requested, the Commission, Member States and competent authoritiesy shall treat the identity of those who provide information, or the information provided, as confidential. A request for confidentiality shall be accompanied by a non-confidential summary of the information supplied or by a statement of the reasons why the information cannot be summarised in a non-confidential manner.
Amendment 797 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate effective implementation and enforcement of this Regulation, the Commission may as appropriate cooperate, engage and exchange information with, amongst others, authorities of third countries, international organisations, civil society representatives and business organisations. International cooperation with authorities of third countries shall take place in a structured way as part of the existing dialogue structures with third countries or, if necessary, specific ones that will be created on an ad hoc basis. Existing dialogue structures with third countries include the (sub)committees on trade and sustainable development in trade agreements or the dialogue foreseen within the Generalised System of Preferences.
Amendment 810 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new)
Article26a Development cooperation The Commission and Member States shall develop cooperation and partnership mechanisms with third countries to address the root causes of forced labour as well as to build the capacity of upstream economic actors to respond to the requirements under this Regulation.
Amendment 824 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article30a Evaluation and review 1.By [five years after the date of application] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation taking account its objectives and shall submit a report thereon to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the European Economic and Social Committee. 2. The report shall assess whether this Regulation achieved its objective, in particular with regard to reducing the number of products on the Union market made with forced labour, improving the functioning of the competent authority and strengthening the controls on products entering the Union market, while taking into account the impact on businesses, in particular on SMEs. In drawing up the report, the Commission shall consult affected stakeholders, such as trade unions. 3. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal. 4. The Commission shall continuously monitor the impact of this Regulation on victims of forced labour, also paying particular regard to the situation of women and children. The monitoring shall be based on a scientific and transparent methodology and shall take into account information provided by stakeholders.
Amendment 239 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that companies integrate due diligence into all their corporate policies and have in place a due diligence policy. This policy shall be developed in consultation with trade unions and social partners. The due diligence policy shall contain all of the following:
Amendment 339 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall issue guidelines on the content, methodology and transparency requirements of the assessments referred to in article 10.1.
Amendment 340 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Competent authorities shall periodically carry out analyses of the assessments carried out by companies and verify compliance of the assessments with the provisions of this directive.
Amendment 161 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underlines the importance of maintaining, strengthening and implementing the clauses in the new EU IIAs that prohibit the lowering of standards, as they are critical to avoid a "race to the bottom" in countries attracting foreign investment; calls on the Commission to analyse their effectiveness further, in particular in developing countries, to ensure that tax policy and development finance are aligned to support a "race to the top"; notes that tax revenues are crucial for developing countries to provide basic public services; and urges the Commission to work at multilateral level to promote sustainable investment facilitation which is not pursued through competitive tax breaks among others by continuing its work on the Joint Initiative on Investment Facilitation for Development in the framework of the WTO that aims to increase the participation of developing and least-developed WTO members in global investment flows;
Amendment 255 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises that our cultural heritage is represented by historic vehicles and that the preservation of this heritage is linked to the use of these specific vehicles on public roads in a limited way; proposes therefore that synthetic fuel could be an environmentally friendly fuel for historic vehicles and the mobility strategy and possible legislation should take into due account the legal definition of a historic vehicle provided among others by Article 3(7) of the EU Roadworthiness Testing Directive 2014/45/EU and should give enough space for the use and maintenance of this heritage;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Identifies trade policy as a strategic geopolitical tool for the transatlantic agenda; highlights the need to identify joint actions based on shared interests and values in order to contribute to a global sustainable and inclusive economic recovery; stresses that ‘workers and wages’ and more resilient and responsible supply chains should be at the core of such an agenda; in this regard encourages both sides to design similar tools to ban forced labour and exploitative labour conditions and to cooperate on improving respect for workers' rights and environmental standards in trade agreements including by building on each other's experience to enforce these provisions more efficiently; encourages both sides to join forces in promoting human rights, environmental and workers' rights also at the multilateral level;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the US support for the new Director-General of the WTO, the US’s return to the Paris Agreement, the WTO tariff rate quota agreement and, the temporary suspension of Airbus Boeing tariffs, the announcement to start discussions to address global steel and aluminum excess capacity as well as the US willingness to engage in discussions on a potential TRIPS waiver;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises at the same time that some diverging interests remain; in this regard, urges both sides to resolve bilateral disputes; urges the US to remove unilateral trade measures and refrain from taking further ones; urges the removal of section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium; calls for a rapid and lasting solution on aircraft subsidies; calls for the suspension of announced trade retaliation on economic sectors such as footwear in Member States that have implemented a Digital Services Tax (DST) while negotiations are ongoing in the OECD framework; expects both sides to address the EU's concerns regarding the US Buy American Act and the Jones Act;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for enhanced cooperation on WTO reform, including reinstating the appellate body,the reform of its 3 core functions which entails reforming and reinstating the appellate body as well as reinforcing the monitoring and deliberative function among others by making sure open plurilateral agreements can be included; urges both sides to cooperate on regulating trade in health products, setting an ambitious environmental agenda, and agreeingmong others by relaunching the negotiations on the Environmental Goods Agreement; expects both sides to agree on concrete deliverables for the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12); encourage including an agreement on fisheries, a declaration on trade and health, a work programme for reform of the dispute settlement system, a work programme on industrial subsidies and state owned enterprises as well as substantial progress on e-commerce negotiations; encourages both sides to update WTO rules on state owned enterprises, industrial subsidies and overcapacity as well as technology transfer to efficiently address the challenges posed by China: in this regard also supports expanding the trilateral initiative with Japan; expects both sides to stick to multilateral agreements;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates, wherever possible, a joint strategic approach towards China, addressing the roots of unfair trade practices and tackling industrial subsidies, state-owned enterprises and human rights concerns by including a discussion on the US phase one agreement with China and the EU's CAI;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on both sides to use trade as a mean to fight climate change and achieve upward convergence; in this regard urges both sides to cooperate on pricing carbon and in particular to coordinate on the development of a carbon border adjustment mechanism;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Advocates a joint approach on tackling the COVID-19 crisis among others by increasing the availability and affordability of vaccines; in this regard calls on both sides to refrain from any export restricting measures, enhance production capacity, ensure the proper functioning of supply chains and engage constructively on a potential TRIPS waiver; encourages both sides to increase regulatory cooperation to facilitate essential access to medicines.
Amendment 90 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages both sides to find a framework for joint action and look for selective agreements via the relaunch of a high-level strategic dialogue; calls for a stronger regulatory, green and digital partnership through the Trade and Technology Council and; calls for a coordinated approach to critical technologies, a carbon border adjustment mechanism ands well as to digital and global taxes.
Amendment 96 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for a continued and enhanced transatlantic parliamentary dimension on trade including within the framework of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue; calls more specifically for the establishment of a sub- committee on Trade & Technology within the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue to complement the executive part of the Trade & Technology Council and to exercise democratic control thereof;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the Commission, as common practice, to be transparent in its cooperation with the United States among others by publishing all proposals that are sent to the United States as well as by guaranteeing the involvement of the European Parliament and civil society in the development of these proposals so as to enhance consumers' and citizens' trust;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses its previous position calling for a specific chapter on trade and gender equality and women’s empowerment, in the upcoming modernisation of the EU Chile Association agreement; observes with interest the progress made on a trade and gender chapter in the negotiations and calls for a swift conclusion in 2021;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to table binding measures on pay transparency which can be a useful tool to detect gaps and discrimination within the same sector and bridge the gender pay gap; regrets nonetheless the delay in publishing this proposal and asks the Commission to put forward the proposal as soon as possible building on examples like the one on Switzerland with public procurement policy;
Amendment 54 #
2021/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that e-commerce has a potential to connect more female entrepreneurs with international markets; however, calls for the Commission to support women in adopting new technologies such as blockchain that due to its peer-to-peer nature, anonymity and efficiency can help certain women to overcome some discriminatory legal and cultural barriers to trade, improve their access to finance and help them to integrate in global value chains;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote the core value of gender equality in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective. in the entire process of trade negotiations and policy formulation, by appointing gender focal points
Amendment 65 #
2021/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Is convinced that sharing best practices between the EU and organisations active in researching and promoting women economic empowerment such as ILO, ITC, UNCTAD, World Bank and creation of networks involving academia, CSOs and other stakeholders is indispensable for achieving results; stresses in this context also the role of parliaments; calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote the core value of gender equality also in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective in the entire process of trade negotiations and policy formulation;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes ISO International Workshop Agreement (ISO/IWA 34) on global definitions related to women’s entrepreneurship (with an aim to facilitate policymaking, data collection and access to capacity building, finance, and markets for women's economic empowerment);
Amendment 227 #
2021/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Exporters of certified sustainable products shall, upon request, be granted a “sustainability certificate”, proving the eligibility of their goods for preferential market access.
Amendment 229 #
2021/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The Commission shall also, as appropriate, periodically verify that recognised voluntary sustainability certification schemes continue to fulfil the criteria that led to their recognition in accordance with paragraph 1a.
Amendment 230 #
2021/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 231 #
2021/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. If there is evidence of repeated or significant cases where economic operators implementing a scheme recognised in accordance with paragraph 1a have failed to fulfil the requirements of this Regulation, the Commission shall examine, in consultation with the operator of the recognised scheme, whether those cases indicate deficiencies in the scheme.
Amendment 232 #
2021/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. The Commission shall establish and keep up-to-date a register of recognised voluntary sustainability certification schemes. That register shall be made publicly available on the internet.
Amendment 233 #
2021/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Where the Commission identifies deficiencies in a recognised voluntary sustainability certification scheme, it may grant the scheme operator an appropriate period of time to take remedial action.
Amendment 211 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)
Recital 52 a (new)
(52 a) the Commission shall, in its evaluation of the transition period, take into account any results of the Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminium which was launched in the context of the discussion on US tariffs on steel and aluminium and whose aim is to develop measures to reduce CO2 in a global context
Amendment 415 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Practices of circumvention include situations where a change in the pattern of trade in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulation has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation and consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this Regulation. Circumvention practices are any measures that have the objective of avoiding the obligations laid down in this Regulation in order to pretend lower total amount of the CO2 emissions. This concerns in particular deliberate changes in the trade flows of goods or importation via third countries, slightly modified products, misleading information about the manufacturer or the manufacturing process, restructuring of distribution structures or merely final assembly of the goods in the EU or a third country. The Commission is to use existing European legal order when defining the circumvention offences. In particular the Union Customs Code, Article 60(2) and Article 59, and the 2015 Implementing Act, Article 33;
Amendment 440 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission, taking into account the relevant data, reports and statistics, including when provided by the customs authorities of Member States, has sufficient reasons to believe that the circumstances referred to in paragraph 3 are occurring in one or more Member States, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 28 to supplement the scope of this Regulation in order to include slightly modified productsall the facts listed in paragraph 2 for anti-circumvention purposes.
Amendment 486 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The report by the Commission shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposalIn accordance with the Article 36 paragraph 3(d) there shall be no automatic entry into force of the relevant parts of this Regulation after the transitional period. The Commission therefore attaches to its report a legislative proposal on the final entry into force of these parts. The Council and the European Parliament decide.
Amendment 523 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) Articles 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 31 shall apply from 1 January 2026, in accordance with Article 30 paragraph 3, only after a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council following a separate legislative proposal from the Commission.
Amendment 123 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategy to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles and associated technologies, as well as the need for up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities. Where appropriate, fParticular attention should be given to the impact that this transition will have on the whole supply chain, including on SMEs. Financial support should be considerincreased at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial StrategyJust Transition of the automotive industry is a challenge of unprecedented scale and importance. Therefore, the extension of the scope of the Just Transition Fund with a commensurable extension of the financial means should be proposed by the European Commission. The additional financial means should be proposed to be included within the framework of a mid- term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and should be exclusively financed by fresh money. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy. In line with “Council recommendations on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality”, Member States should also be invited to prepare Territorial Just Transition Plans for their automotive industry, in close dialogue with social partners, in order to steer structural change in a socially acceptable way and to avoid social disruption.
Amendment 137 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26[1] foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the Council recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality (COM (2021) 801 final), and on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up- skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. EU funds dedicated to supporting the transition to zero emissions mobility should be subject to social conditionality and the partnership principle. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of zero emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The role that public and company procurement can play in the pathway should also be addressed, and in this regard the Commission should consider a revision of Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council to ensure its alignment with the objectives of this Regulation as well as to grow supply chains related zero-emission vehicles in the EU. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of zero- emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, employment trends, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities as well as respecting the right of workers to be informed and consulted, and draw conclusions, proposing means to support the Just Transition. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation as well as on their Territorial Just Transition Plans for the automotive industry. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. In addition, the Commission shall monitor and assess the need for possible measures and new and additional financial resources to address the social impacts on households and workers of the transition to zero-emission vehicles, and the progress report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal to address these issues. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobilitydecarbonising existing fleets to reach full decarbonisation. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sectorand of cost developments in the sector and needs for alternative fuels in other sector that are more difficult to decarbonise, as part of its progress report. _________________ 26[1] Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
Amendment 149 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) To address the challenges and foster a Just Transition, an EU-wide harmonisation of workers’ rights is urgently needed, as workers are at the core of the transition and in many cases have shown that they have the best ideas for successfully transforming companies in line with social and climate goals. The European Commission should therefore come up urgently with a proposal to replace the current patchwork of legislation with a horizontal EU framework with binding minimum standards for information, consultation and participation of workers. This should be accompanied by the creation of a legal framework to allow unions to use innovative organizing techniques to advocate for workers outside of traditional workplaces and to organize new groups of workers, including highly skilled workers in IT.
Amendment 210 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – introductory part
(5a) From 1 January 2035, tThe following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply:
Amendment 214 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point a
(a) from 1 January 2035, for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 100 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part A, point 6.1.3, of Annex I;
Amendment 218 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point b
(b) from 1 January 2037, for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet- wide target equal to a 100 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part B, point 6.1.3, of Annex I.
Amendment 220 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The possibility to assign the revenue from the excess emission premiums to a specific fund or relevant programme has been evaluated as required pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, with themany stakeholders conclusionding that this would significantly increase the administrative burden, while not directly benefit the automotive sector in its transition. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to continue to be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631potential revenues should help the Just Transition of the sector. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to support the up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector, to coordinate and finance preventive and reactive measures to address restructuring at local and regional levels and is spent in close dialogue with the unions and worker’s councils.
Amendment 348 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
(5a) Article 8(4) is replaced by the following: ‘4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be spent in the framework of an extended Just Transition Fund to support the up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector, to coordinate and finance preventive and reactive measures to address restructuring at local and regional levels and is spent in close dialogue with the unions and worker’s councils.’
Amendment 390 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 1
Article 14a – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20253, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall report on the progress of a Just Transition towards zero emission road mobility. The report shall in particular monitor and assess the need for possible additional measures to facilitate the tdevelopment of decent jobs on a regional and company level, respecting the right of workers to be informed and consulted, and draw conclusions, proposing means to support the Just Transition, including through financial means.
Amendment 400 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 2
Article 14a – paragraph 2
In the reporting, the Commission shall consider all factors that contribute to a cost-efficient progress towards climate neutrality by 2050. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles and delivering a Just Transition for workers and communities impacted. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles, granular mapping of the employment impacts (particularly at regional level), progress in achieving the targets for the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential contribution of innovation technologies and sustainable alternative fuels to reach climate neutral mobility, impact on consumers, progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair trand the promotion of anticipation of change agreements, informing and consulting workers councils and unions and in the implementation of the Works Council Directive; For this purpose, the Commission shall establish a task force dedicated for the automotive sector with the aim of data collection, consistion towards zero emission road mobility.;ng of inter alia independent experts from technical and social sciences, unions’ and companies’ representatives, and national officials from regions that are especially affected by the transformational challenges.
Amendment 410 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14a – paragraph 2 a (new)
In line with the "Council recommendations on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality", Member States are invited to prepare Territorial Just Transition Plans for their automotive industry, in close dialogue with social partners, in order to steer structural change in a socially acceptable way and to avoid social disruption.
Amendment 416 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a a (new)
Article 14a a (new)
(9a) The following Article 14aa is inserted: Article 14aa Extension of scope and means of the Just Transition Fund By 31 December 2023, The European Commission shall propose a Revision of Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund in order to extend the scope of the Just Transition Fund, to be accompanied by a commensurable extension of the financial means.
Amendment 428 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
The report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amending this Regulation to advance the Just Transition towards zero emission road mobility.
Amendment 230 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) TIn exceptional circumstances the Commission shallmay, where warranted, balance the negative effects of a foreign subsidy in terms of distortion on the internal market with positive effects on the development of the relevant economic activity for the fulfilment of public policy objectives.
Amendment 246 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 248 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(2 b) By … [the date of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall publish guidelines on the application of this Article. Those guidelines shall be developed jointly with the European Parliament and the Council. The guidelines shall be regularly updated in close cooperation with the Member States and the European Parliament.
Amendment 278 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Commission may on its own initiative examine information from any source regarding alleged distortive foreign subsidies. , including Member States and undertakings or their professional associations or trade unions, regarding alleged distortive foreign subsidies. Reports may also be submitted jointly by the Union industry, or by any natural or legal person or any association not having legal personality acting on behalf thereof, and trade unions, or be supported by trade unions. The Commission shall establish safe reporting channels for third parties to report a suspicion of foreign subsidies with distortive effects. The Commission shall provide information to the Member States once an interested party or a Member State has submitted a request justifying the initiation of an investigation and the Commission has completed its analysis thereof, or where the Commission has itself determined that there is a need to initiate an investigation.
Amendment 323 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) The Commission may also consult social partner organisations represented in the undertakings and sectors concerned to collect relevant information.
Amendment 133 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s ambitious goals of increasing the capacity of renewable hydrogen electrolysers and hydrogen production; urges the Commission and the Member States to incentivise the value chain and market uptake of clean hydrogen in order to make it technologically mature and competitive with fossil-based and low-carbon hydrogen14; a framework must be provided that allows the adoption of business models for the production and use of clean hydrogen which are sustainable in the long term, thus establishing a level playing field among energy carriers; regional hydrogen hubs that cluster together production, interim storage, distribution and use processes and therefore cover as many segments of the hydrogen value chain as possible might play a central role as a starting point for the establishment of a competitive clean hydrogen economy; these centres and their gradual incorporation into a more comprehensive network must accordingly be promoted; the visibility of hydrogen hubs of this kind might also increase public acceptance; _________________ 14According to the Commission, ʻlow- carbon hydrogenʼ encompasses fossil- based hydrogen with carbon capture and electricity-based hydrogen, with significantly reduced full life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to existing hydrogen production.
Amendment 211 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the timely need for hydrogen production and transport infrastructure and the parallel development of demand and supply; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s intention to review Regulation No 347/2013 of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure (the TEN-E Regulation)15; notes that, despite the concentration on industrial clusters in the first phase, the planning of infrastructure for transmission over longer distances and its regulation should already be undertaken; the development of appropriate storage infrastructures should also be a key element of this; _________________ 15 OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39.
Amendment 233 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to assess the possibility of repurposing existing gas pipelines for the transport of pure hydrogen in order to maximise cost efficiency and minimise investment costs and levelised costs of transmission; in parallel, however, the need for additional pipelines for the transport of clean hydrogen should be examined;
Amendment 259 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that, in order to achieve a fast market uptake of clean hydrogen and to avoid carbon lock-ins, demand for clean hydrogen must increase; market incentive programmes must therefore be created to stimulate use; acknowledges that the initial focus of hydrogen demand should be on sectors for which the use of hydrogen is close to competitive or that currently cannot be decarbonised by other means; believes that for these sectors roadmaps for demand development, investment and research needs should be established at European level; agrees with the Commission that demand-side policies such as quotas for the use of clean hydrogen in specific sectors and carbon contracts for difference (ʻCCfDʼ) are necessary to promote decarbonisation through clean hydrogen; however, in addition to the industrial sector, the mobility sector should also already be a significant area of focus at this stage;
Amendment 309 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that significant amounts of investment are needed to make clean hydrogen competitive, and that European programmes and financing instruments such as Horizon Europe, the Connecting Europe Facility, InvestEU, the ERDF and the ETS Innovation Fund have a key role in fostering a clean hydrogen economy; deeply deplores the Council’s cuts affecting these instruments; calls on the Commission to develop a coordinated investment strategy for clean hydrogen;
Amendment 352 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the importing of clean hydrogen may become necessary to cater to European demand; suitable import infrastructures should be created at an early stage to allow this; seaports should play a key role in this regard;calls on the Commission to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with neighbouring regions;
Amendment 371 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that the EU should try to promote its standards on hydrogen internationally and thus make hydrogen a part of its international cooperation; for trading purposes uniform standards are needed that give due consideration to the concrete carbon impact and the possibility of demonstrating that the hydrogen in question is actually clean;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. points out the importance of establishing disciplines prohibiting forced transfer of intellectual property rights in the form of source codes; underlines in this regard in the case of AI the need for a clear definition of source code and its distinction from algorithms; points out the importance of ensuring auditing and systemic risk assessment of algorithms
Amendment 95 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the potential of EU delegations in the implementation of the Union's trade policy, i.e. by supporting the work of the third country DAG, monitoring the implementation of EU trade agreements and instruments on the ground as well as the trade and human rights nexus; deplores the lack of an overarching structure and comprehensive approach into leveraging the potential of EU delegations and the representatives of the Commissions' different services in this regard;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for the EU to ensure trade works also for the economically disadvantaged; in this regard recalls that the specific actions to promote ‘fair and ethical trade schemes’ to which the Commission committed in the ‘Trade for All’ strategy have become even more relevant under the current circumstances given that Fair Trade bottom-up initiatives can ensure that trade benefits the economically disadvantaged actors in the supply chain; calls on the Commission to promote Fair Trade initiatives through EU programs involving young people and the private sector, in external action in general, in the implementation of chapters on trade and sustainable development, through EU delegations as well as by rewarding best practices and facilitating knowledge exchange amongst EU local, regional, national authorities, civil society, schools and universities, including through the extension of the ‘EU cities for fair and ethical trade award’ to schools and universities and the setting up of an annual Fair Trade week hosted in Brussels by the European Commission; demands the European Commission to report on the support of Fair Trade initiatives by the EU and the member states;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of ensuring fair competition and a level playing field for European businesses in both the internal market and third-country markets; stresses, in this regard, the importance of trade defence instruments and calls on the Commission to swiftly complete the EU’s trade defence toolbox through legislative proposals in 2021, giving priority to an instrument to safeguard the Union's ability to resist or counter actions by third countries aiming to coerce the Union or its member states to adopt, amend or abandon legislation; points out in this regard the coercive effect of extraterritorial sanctions and the need to safeguard the functioning of financial instruments from coercive measures of third countries; underlines the need to adopt an instrument to tackle distortions caused by foreign subsidies and state- owned enterprises and to the conclusion of negotiations on the International Procurement Instrument12 ; __________________ 12Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 January 2016 on the access of third- country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries (COM(2016)0034).
Amendment 224 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the TPR’s affirmation of multilateralism and extensive proposals for the necessary in-depth reform of the WTO; shares the Commission’s emphasis on sustainable development in its vision for WTO reform and urges the Commission to bring to bear all efforts to implement a sustainable development agenda among others by concluding the fisheries subsidies negotiations; stresses the importance of taking forward the WTO initiative on trade and climate; as well as the e-commerce negotiations; welcomes the approach of the new WTO DG and expects the Commission to strongly support her to provide new impetus to the organisation so that it can tackle the challenges the multilateral trading system currently faces;
Amendment 233 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises that reviving the WTO negotiating function will play a key role in any substantial reform of the organisation; highlights, in particular, the need to address competitive distortions caused by industrial subsidies and state-owned enterprises; calls for the Commission to actively pursue a solution to the mismatch between the level of development and the number of commitments undertaken within the international trading system; is convinced that EU leadership is crucial for any meaningful WTO reform to succeed; calls on the Commission to continue engaging in plurilateral negotiations as a step towards multilateral agreements;
Amendment 242 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the new, forward-looking transatlantic agenda based on common interests and shared values; recognizes at the same time that some diverging interests remain; urges the Commission and the US administration to cooperate closely in order to secure a level playing field and to agree on ambitious social and environmental standards and build on each other’s experience to enforce these more efficiently; calls for joint efforts to overcome the pandemic, speed up the economic recovery and facilitate trade in essential medical goods; reiterates that we should work together to achieve meaningful WTO reform and find common solutions to common problemsurges both sides to solve bilateral trade disputes; urges the US to remove the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum; calls for joint efforts to put workers and wages at the centre of trade policy, overcome the pandemic, speed up the economic recovery and facilitate trade in essential medical goods; reiterates that we should work together to achieve meaningful WTO reform and reinstall a well-functioning Appellate Body; encourages both sides to stick to WTO commitments under the GPA and to find common solutions to common problems but underlines the need for the EU to act autonomously if needed;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that contrary to the UK’s claim of relying on existing precedents, many proposals in the UK draft legal proposals go significantly beyond what has been negotiated by the EU in other FTAs with third countries in recent years, for example in the area of financial services, mutual recognition of professional qualifications and conformity assessment, equivalence of the SPS regime, or the cumulation of Rules of Origin;
Amendment 1 #
2020/0253(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal hereinafter set out;
Amendment 3 #
2020/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the abstention by the United States from introducing new measures, from 1 August 2020 onwards, against the European Union that undermine the objectives pursued by the Joint Statement of 21 August 2020, including those which are based on domestic law or trade defence but can be regarded as questionable, disproportionate or leading to trade diversion.
Amendment 4 #
2020/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
If the United States does not comply with the conditions set out in Article 2 or where there is sufficient evidence of a future failure to comply, the Commission mayshall adopt an implementing act in order to suspend the elimination of duties provided for in this Regulation until those conditions are complied with. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 4(2).
Amendment 17 #
2019/0273(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to opinion 2/15 of the European Court of Justice,
Amendment 18 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to opinion 2/15 of the European Court of Justice,
Amendment 19 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
Amendment 20 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Dispute settlement provisions, including in regional and bilateral trade agreements, might lack the specificity necessary to adjudicate disputes effectively, necessitating a reliance on this Regulation.
Amendment 44 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 654/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(aa) the following point (ab) is inserted: (ab) In the event of the adoption by commercial policy measures by a third country that nullify or impair the commercial interests of the Union and constitute a clear breach of international law and which the Union has challenged at the WTO;
Amendment 47 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 654/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b c
(ba) the following point (bc) is inserted: (bc) In trade disputes relating to other international trade agreements, including regional or bilateral agreements, if adjudication is not possible, including because of lack of specificity of provisions, leading to a non-functioning dispute settlement procedure.
Amendment 52 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b b
(bb) where measures are taken to restrict the trade with a third country in situations under Article 3(aa) or Article 3(bb), such measures shall be commensurate to the nullification or impairment of the Union’s commercial interests caused by the measures of that third country and, as much as possible, provide relief to the Union’s sectors affected;
Amendment 56 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
(2a) The following article shall be inserted : Article 4a Request by the European Parliament or Member States 1. The European Parliament or Member States may ask the Commission to adopt or take appropriate steps to adopt the implementing acts referred to in Article 4. 2. If the European Parliament or a Member State decides to make use of the possibility referred to in paragraph 1, it shall supply the Commission with any evidence of cases referred to in Article 3 that nullifies or impairs the commercial interests of the Union. 3. After the receipt of a request, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and Member States without delay of how it intends to follow up on the request.
Amendment 126 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission in the forthcoming revision of the GSP Regulation to introduce tariff preferences for products which have demonstrably been produced sustainably; considers that the goods should be submitted on a voluntary basis for certification of their sustainable mode of production and that proof thereof should be produced upon import into the EU; believes that in this way, the EU could support the efforts of private industry to make value chain sustainable; considers that this recognition should be granted in accordance with established sustainability criteria and minimum requirements regarding evidence or certification systems; considers that the sustainability requirements should be based, inter alia, on international conventions, for example, the ILO’s core labour standards or the Convention on Biodiversity; believes moreover, that in this way the production of fair and ethical trade products would be strengthened and promoted;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in this report blockchain will be considered as a private, permissioned or as a purely public distributed ledger technology (DLT), comprising a database made up of sequential blocks of data that are added with the consensus of network operators;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to follow developments in the area of blockchain, in particular the ongoing pilots/initiatives in the international supply chain; invites the Commission to produce a strategy document on adopting blockchain technologies in trade and supply chain management; believes that the aim must be to win the support of blockchain players for projects/initiatives in the international supply chain and to pursue projects on a joint basis incorporating the identity, provenance, and data storage of a variety of partners;
Amendment 93 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that the first steps must be taken, in the form of pilots and preliminary studies, to highlight the potential of blockchain technology; considers that the goal in the long term must be to combine all current efforts in this field, given that an Internet of blockchains will be the only means whereby blockchain networks, which tend to be case-specific, can sensibly be linked together and the technology’s potential thus enhanced to the full;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, in the context of ongoing and future bilateral trade negotiations with third countries, to approach with the utmost care the liberalisation of market access in sensitive agricultural sectors and to consider transition periods, tariff-rate quotas, appropriate safeguarding measures and the exclusion of the most sensitive products; notes that this predominantly concerns beef, other meat, rice, wheat, other cereals, sugar, and dairy productsmay concern different products, depending on the trading partner in question ;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges thatlerts that while progress has been made on resolving trade irritants and on implementing most of the areas covered by the Agreement, especially as regards sanitary and phytosanitary matters (SPS) a troublesome development, for example, is occurring with an antidumping investigation on exports of frozen fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that while antidumping measures are a legitimate tool of trade policy to counter imports at dumped prices, the investigation by Colombia on imports of frozen fries infringes essential rules of the WTO Antidumping Agreement, particularly the methodology for calculation of dumping and rules on transparency about the essential facts that support an injury finding and calls on Colombia to terminate the investigation without adopting antidumping measures given that neither dumping nor injury and causality are established in accordance with the rules and obligations of the WTO Agreement;
Amendment 105 #
2018/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to create a European trade strategy for SMEs in order to integrate SMEs into international value chains and overcome trade-specific hurdles such as non-tariff barriers; points out that access to information is one of the biggest obstacles to the market participation of SMEs, meaning that transparency and support need to increase; calls in this connection on the Commission to develop instruments to make it easier, notably for SMEs, to deal with rules of origin and utilise preferences; notes the large potential of unused preferences and calls on the Commission to set ambitious targets for their utilisation;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the agreement builds on the investment protection provisions included in the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which was ratified by Parliament on 15 February 2017; emphasises that the new public Investment Court System was integrated into the already finalised CETA agreement by the European Parliament's efforts, thereby replacing the old private ISDS-system.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU’s new approach to investment protection and its enforcement mechanism (ICS), which has replaced the investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS); underlines the fact that ICS represents a modern, innovative and reformed investment resolution mechanism; notes that it marks significant change in the level of substantive protection afforded to investors and the manner in which investor-state disputes are resolved; regrets, however, that the scope of application still extends slightly beyond mere non-discrimination between foreign and domestic investors
Amendment 40 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the agreement guarantees that EU investors in Vietnam will get fair and equitable treatment and will suffer no discrimination in relation to Vietnamese investors; notes that the agreement properly protects EU investors from illegitimate expropriation; regrets that protection against discriminatory measures does not go hand-in-hand with obligations for investors to exercise due diligence with regard to sustainable business practices in compliance with human rights and international labour conventions as well as environmental standards.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the ICS plans to establish a Permanent Investment Tribunal of First Instance and an Appeal Tribunal, whose members will have to possess comparable qualifications to those held by judges of the International Court of Justice, and will have to demonstrate expertise in public international law and not just commercial law, in addition to satisfying strict rules of independence, impartiality, integrity and ethical behaviour through a binding code of conduct designed to prevent direct or indirect conflicts of interests; stresses that the European Court of Justice sees the ICS in full compliance with EU law as expressed in opinion 1/17 of the Court.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Vietnam joined the WTO in 2007 and is now one of the most open and pro-free trade economies in the world, as shown by its 16 trade agreements with 56 countries; recognises that the EU and Vietnam continue to have widely differing stances on political and civil rights, the recommendations of international human rights bodies concerning Vietnam as well as the implementation of said recommendations; recognises that freedom of expression is restricted in Vietnam.
Amendment 137 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets that the efforts to improve the enforceability of the TSD chapter, as repeatedly called for by the European Parliament and also mentioned in the mission letter for the new EU Trade Commissioner, are not yet reflected in this agreement. Calls on the Joint Committee to immediately begin work on strengthening the enforcement of TSD provisions.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls for the establishment of a Joint Committee of the Vietnamese National Assembly and the European Parliament to improve coordination and review of the measures of the TSD chapter and the implementation of the agreement as a whole, welcomes the favourable position of the Chairperson of the National Assembly of Vietnam towards this call for action and calls for a Memorandum of Understanding between both parliaments to be negotiated rapidly.
Amendment 144 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the concrete steps taken by the Vietnamese Government so far, including amending labour legislation and the legal framework on the minimum age at work, aimed at abolishing child labour and making commitments on non- discrimination and gender equality at work; encourages the Vietnamese National Assembly to finalise these steps as announced at the end of November 2019
Amendment 160 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the central role of implementing decrees in the implementation of the revised labour code and ratified ILO conventions, stresses the European Parliament's willingness to engage in an active dialogue on this issue and calls on the EU to support necessary capacity building measures.
Amendment 164 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the commitment to effectively implement multilateral environmental agreements such as the Paris Agreement on climate change, and to act in favour of the conservation and sustainable management of wildlife, biodiversity and forestry; recalls that the Agreement provides for specific measures to fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) and to promote a sustainable and responsible fishery sector, including aquaculture; recognises in this context the yellow card Vietnam has been given as well as the measures already taken to improve the situation; calls for further action in line with the findings of the November 2019 review mission.
Amendment 192 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that the involvement of civil society in monitoring the implementation of the agreement is crucial, and calls for the swift establishment of domestic advisory groups following the entry into force of the agreement and for the balanced representation of civil society therein;therein, including independent organisations from the labour and environmental sectors; supports the efforts of civil society organisations in Vietnam to develop proposals in this regard and will support capacity building efforts; calls on the government of Vietnam to swiftly begin preparations for the establishment of DAGs.
Amendment 201 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Renews its concerns regarding the implementation of the new Cyber security Act, specifically on localisation and disclosure requirements as well as the protection of personal data. Welcomes the willingness to engage in an intensive dialogue, including the commitment of the Chairperson of the National Assembly of Vietnam to include both parliaments in the discussion and deliberation of the implementing decrees.
Amendment 212 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that the agreement has already fostered changes in many areas through dialogue and sees the agreement as the basis for further improvements for the people through dialogue.
Amendment 100 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Achieving a long-term decarbonisation of the transport sector requires investments and development of new alternative renewable fuels, such as synthetic and advanced renewable fuels. By recognizing the CO2-saving benefits of these fuels as defined in article 2(s) and 2(ee) of Directive 2016/0382 in this regulation, industrialization of future renewable fuels will be further encouraged.
Amendment 229 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the reducing CO2 effect of synthetic and advanced renewable fuels as defined in Article 2(s) and 2(ee) of Directive 2016/0382, voluntarily introduced to the fuel market by the manufacturer in the year of registration of the new vehicles. These CO2 effects are not allowed to count towards decarbonisation obligations set in other legislative acts.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that both parties are committed to ensure high levels of environmental and labour protection and that those high standards should not be regarded as trade barriers; recalls Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, welcomes the fact that both Japan and the EU have adhered themselves to the “Buenos Aires Declaration on Women and Trade” and calls on both parties to strongly reinforce commitments on gender and trade in this agreement; expects the EU and Japan to show their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals in all their actions, including the implementation of this agreement;
Amendment 131 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that the agreement includes the clear commitment to pursue the ratification of fundamental ILO conventions; regrets that Japan has not yet ratified two ILO core conventions (on discrimination and on the abolition of forced labour) and expects, in light of commitments made in the EPA, concrete progressand swift progress in a reasonable timeframe on the part of Japan towards the ratification of these conventions;
Amendment 134 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes that Japan will establish an inter-ministerial framework to deal with the implementation of sustainable development commitments, including the ratification of the ILO core conventions, and that the trade and sustainable development committee foreseen by the agreement is tasked with interacting with civil society on the implementation of the sustainable development chapter;
Amendment 216 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the agreement includes a rendezvous clause to assess the issue of cross-border transfer of data provisions within three years and recognises the growing importance of the digital economy for growth and jobs; calls on the Commission to fully respect the EU law on data protection and on the protection of privacy and stresses that any future outcome must be subject to the consent of Parliament and safeguard EU citizens’ fundamental rights;
Amendment 218 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to enhance cooperation and coordination with Japan on multilateral issues, in close cooperation with other strategic partners, to defend and to develop further the global trading system based on the respect of WTO law and other international norms;
Amendment 227 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges both partners to ensure the active involvement of social partners and civil society in the monitoring and implementation of the EPA, notably through the joint dialogue with civil society and the domestic advisory group; calls on the Commission to actively establish and share best practices with Japan on the functioning of domestic advisory groups and the joint dialogue; calls on both parties to ensure a speedy set-up of well-functioning, effective and balanced domestic advisory groups with a proper code of conduct and to ensure that their views are taken into account in a transparent manner in the government to government consultations foreseen in the agreement;
Amendment 233 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Expects full transparency on the functioning of the sectorial committees to be established under the agreement both with regard to the Parliament and the general public;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU and the US to pool resources to fight unfair trade policies and practices, while respecting the dispute settlement process in the WTO and avoiding unilateral actions; deeply as they are harmful for all global value chains in which EU companies operate, regrets, therefore, the uncertainty in the international trading system caused by the US’s reliance on instruments and policy tools (e.g. Section 232 from 1992, Section 301 from 1974) created before the creation of the WTO and its dispute settlement system;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the EU and the US to improve market access for SME's exporting to the US and to the EU, by means of increasing transparency on existing rules and market openings on both sides of the Atlantic, for instance through an SME portal
Amendment 41 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the EU and the US, in the framework of their bilateral cooperation, to refrain from tax competition between the EU and US as this will only lead to a decrease of investment in both economies
Amendment 46 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that a potential new agreement on EU-US trade relations cannot be negotiated under pressure and that only a broad, ambitious and balanced agreement covering all trade areas, such as trade in services and public procurement, but also including binding and enforceable provisions on sustainable development, with reference to the Paris Climate Agreement and core labour standards, would be in the interest of the EU
Amendment 62 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action(JCPOA); supports all EU's efforts aimed at preserving the interests of EU companies investing in Iran notably the Commission's decision to activate the Blocking Statute. Believes that the same statute could be used in the context of sanctions against Russia.
Amendment 131 #
2017/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the vital work done by Union delegations, in conjunction with Member State embassies, enabling swift and direct action to be taken to ensure that trade provisions are properly implemented; believes that Union delegations would benefit from a streamlined system based on a single set of rules and guidance in this respect, as the effectiveness of delegations in the monitoring of FTAs varies markedly from country to country; encourages the Commission and the EEAS to pursue their work in the field of economic diplomacy;
Amendment 113 #
2017/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Ccalls on the Commission to prohibitensure that cross-border data transfers are in compliance with the existing and future EU legal framework, in particular through adequacy decisions, and to incorporate in our trade agreements first and foremost a horizontal provision, which fully maintains the right of a Party to protect personal data and privacy, with the only condition that it must not be used with the intention to restrict data flows for reasons other than the protection of personal data, accompanied with a second provision, which prevents unjustified data localisation requirements in FTAs;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Azerbaijan is part of both the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Eastern Partnership framework, which are based on a shared commitment with the EU to deepen bilateral relations and to uphold international law and fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas since 1999 EU-Azerbaijan relations have been regulated by the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; whereas negotiations on the new EU- Azerbaijan Comprehensive Agreement were launched in February 2017 and will include a title on trade and related matters, including chapters on trade in goods, customs, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, transparency, dispute settlement, competition, public procurement, intellectual property rights, technical barriers to trade, state-owned enterprises, energy and trade, and a sustainable development chapter;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the EU is by far the biggest trading partner of Azerbaijan, in terms of both imports and exports, accounting for 48.6% of its total trade and constituting the largest source of foreign direct investment;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the economy of Azerbaijan relies heavily on the oil and gas sector, which accounts for around 30% of GDP and around 90% of exports, making it vulnerable to external shocks and fluctuations in global oil prices; whereas the diversification and modernisation of the Azerbaijani economy remains important in ensuring sustainable long-term growth; whereas Azerbaijan was initially downgraded from the status of an Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)-compliant country to an EITI candidate country in April 2015, before having its membership suspended in March 2017;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas despite having officially applied in 1997, Azerbaijan is not yet a Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and its trade relations with the EU currently fall under Most Favoured Nation Treatment, having graduated from GSP+ in 2014 on the basis of its income level; whereas until Azerbaijan does join the WTO, serious tariff and non-tariff barriers will continue to hamper its trade and business relations with its economic partners;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G (new)
Recital G (new)
G. whereas a fully functioning civil society is a vital precondition for securing economic diversification by means of enhanced trade and economic integration, with a view to benefiting the whole of Azerbaijani society;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the Commission, the European External Action Service and the Member States should take the lead internationally to promote the fight against corruption among the EU’s partner countries, including under the Neighbourhood Programming Instrument, with a view to establishing and consolidating independent and effective anti-corruption institutions;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recommends the following to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service:
Amendment 66 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to take into account the specific characteristics of SMEs, with the aim of improving their business climate, fostering their internationalisation and unlocking their export potential;
Amendment 161 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) to include provisions on anti- corruption by setting up a framework for cooperation on transposing the relevant international standards;
Amendment 162 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
(nb) to support Azerbaijan in the fight against money laundering and to lend its cooperation in preventing tax evasion;
Amendment 163 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n c (new)
(nc) to encourage Azerbaijan to resume its activities in the EITI;
Amendment 237 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(ua) to include strong and enforceable measures covering the recognition and protection of intellectual property rights, including geographical indications for wines, spirits and other agricultural and foodstuff products;
Amendment 238 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u b (new)
(ub) to follow the principles of the revised ENP and to strive for an ambitious agreement compatible with the aspirations of both sides; to commit to rapid progress in negotiations that would help Azerbaijan to accelerate the structural reforms it needs to diversify its economy; to bear in mind that the agreement should serve to reduce the number of barriers to market access, facilitate trade and encourage sustainable development for the benefit of citizens; to take into account the gender impact and respect for human rights while boosting export opportunities for both sides of the agreement;
Amendment 239 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u c (new)
(uc) to support Azerbaijan in its accession process to the WTO by providing technical support, so as to enable the country to harmonise with international standards and benefit from the rules-based multilateral trading system and trade facilitation;
Amendment 240 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u d (new)
(ud) to include in the public procurement chapter a reference to the rules set out in the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement;
Amendment 266 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ac a (new)
(aca) to include a strong parliamentary dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of the agreement;
Amendment 267 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ac b (new)
(acb) to conduct the negotiations as transparently as possible; reminds the Commission of its obligation to inform Parliament immediately and fully at all stages of the negotiations and urges the Council to publish the negotiating directives;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to support the awareness and uptake of existing Fair Trade schemes, as mentioned in the EU's "Trade for All" strategy, both in the framework of the EU plan for sustainability and the European Consensus for Development
Amendment 261 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of import and supply chain controls to ensure that only child labour- free products enter the EU market; including support to existing initiatives working to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and small farmer organizations to gain a larger share of value in GVS, such as Fair Trade
Amendment 275 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Commission to support the effective participation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Global Value Chains (GVCs), by supporting partnerships between SMEs and small farmer groups in developing countries that aim to secure a larger share of value for producers, while ensuring a high level of social, environmental and human rights protection, such as Fair Trade
Amendment 25 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that for digital standards, effective monitoring can only be ensured with binding standardisation of data flows and processing techniques; emphasises that in this connection, access neutrality to digital platforms must be ensured for SMEs;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that uniform (technical) arrangements help to reduce development, production and certification costs and avoid the duplication of tasks;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that fair trade agreements between the EU and non-EU states can contribute to common international standardisation rules;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Stresses that international cooperation on standards helps ensure transparency, efficiency and coherence and creates a competition-friendly context for the industrial sector - a good example is the UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), which was set up for the ICT sector;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas energetic efforts to reindustrialise Europe must be pursued with the aim of combining competitiveness and sustainability; reaching the EU´s target that 20 % of the EU GDP should be based on the industry by 2020 which must necessarily take into account the structural transformation of the industrial sector due to the disruption and dematerialisation of business models and the raise of new business models;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas digitalisation leads to a new producer-consumer relation and a raised degree of individualisation on the consumer side;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the digitalisation of industrial manufacturingwhich increasingly links people and machines as well as services across borders within the whole global value chain; notes that a well-designed digitalisation can be an important stepping stone in increasing the resilience, sustainability and competitiveness of our economy;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas digitalisation will lead to changing working conditions and can contribute to safer working conditions, to greater product safety, and to the individualisation and decentralisation of production;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is widespread concern as regards the labour market effects of digitalisation in industrial manufacturingdigitalisation causes a big change for the labour market (e.g. liquid work, crowd working, click work and desolidarisation) as well as its possiblefundamental effects on workplace democracy and regional development;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point j
Paragraph 2 – point j
(j) Partnering with other macro- regions in the world in developing innovative and fair digital open marketfair agreements and avoiding that negative effects caused by digitalisation are being transferred to partners;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that in order to avoid a fragmentation of the European market in the field of digitalisation, a better coordination of national and regional initiatives is highly needed; believes that in this context the exchange of best practices between the European member states is crucial;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights in this context the need to advance investment in connectivity through 5G and fibre optics as an instrument for convergence and ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry; stresses, that a 50 MBit/s connectivity organized on European level is essential; underlines that due to the fact that data ownership and market power correlate, sufficient open infrastructure for SMEs must be particularly ensured;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. BUnderlines that regions need to focus on their productive strengths and foster their development through Smart Specialisation, Smart Chains and clusters; believes that clusters and synergies between SMEs, industrial players, the skilled crafts sector, start-ups, academia, finance and other stakeholders can be successful models in advancing digital manufacturing and innovation; notes the importance of utilising digitalisation for advancing business model innovations;
Amendment 185 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that special attention should be devoted to SMEs that are lagging behind in the digitalisation process whose relative gains, in terms of energy and resource efficiency as well production efficiency through already modest digitalisation efforts, are highest; highlights that the promotion of new business models/ smart factories as well as addressing challenges in the field of data ownership and data access is crucial for the participation of SMEs in the transformation process;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that China announced to be Number 1 in the industrial sector in a few years and will do many efforts in particular in the field of digitalisation;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of financing the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; expresses disappointment that the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) has so far invested only 11 % in digital projects; notes that the involvement of the European Structural Funds could support the coordination of the different initiatives in the area of digitalisation;
Amendment 228 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Securing European technology leadership and security in industrial digitalisation: mergers and acquisitions (M&A), cybersecurity, data sovereignty, standardiszation, liability
Amendment 236 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the fact that external foreign direct investment (FDI) has shown a growing interest in acquiring sensitive European technologies via M&A; calls on the Commission to study the CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States) experience in order to learn from it; underlines that equal market access for investment must be reached by establishing global rules without any protectionist measures;
Amendment 241 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the role of cybersecurity within the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; stresses that today a big part of economic activity in the EU is linked to infringement intensive industries (e.g. copyrights, patents, licenses) and needs to be protected; considers cyber-resilience as crucial and cybersecurity as a core sector for European digitalisation efforts; believes that producers are responsible for ensuring safety and security standards on the basis of the available state of the art technology; notes that cybersecurity requirements for the Internet of Things (IoT) and IT security standards must strengthen European cyber- resilience; believes that European standardisation bodies have a special role to play in this respect;
Amendment 250 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that in order to provide legal certainty and an appropriate framework of rules regarding emerging technologies such as the IoT and autonomous connected systems, the assessing, clarifying and strengthening of liability rules are necessary;
Amendment 261 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need for clear ownership and monitoring of data sovereignty; believes that industrial data protection and data ownership, especially b2b, play a crucial role and require special attention; notes that open data and open standards can promote new technologies; highlights that SMEs are in the need of an neutral approach concerning digital platforms and a free access to an European Data Cloud;
Amendment 278 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that European leadership in industrial digitalisation requires a strong standardisation strategy; recognizes that digital standards are essential for the creation of the European digital single market; believes that only a strict standardization of data streams can ensure effective control; underlines that a lack of strong digital standards especially restrain potential SMEs activities; emphasises the important and unique make-up of Europe’s standardisation bodies, including their inclusive approach; calls on the Commission to promote the development of open standards and welcomes its intention to guarantee access to standard essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory) conditions; calls for an EU coordinated approach towards international fora and consortia such as the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC);
Amendment 284 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that trade barriers in the field of digitalisation hinder international activity of European industry and harm European competitiveness; believes that fair trade agreements between the EU and third countries can highly contribute to common international rules in the field of data protection, data flows, data use and standardization;
Amendment 312 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that Europe faces a digital gap in terms of skilleducation, skills and training; underlines that the understanding of skills requirements for new technologies in all sectors is needed in order to ensure a smooth transition to a smart economy; calls for sufficient training rights for workers, underlines that these trainings must not only include digital skills but also the strengthening of self-organisation abilities; calls for the implementation of a skills guarantee and the right to (re-)training and life-long- learning; emphasises the importance of ensuring the promotion of digital skills; calls on industry to grant employees a ‘digital sabbatical’; asks the Commission to launch a pan-European up-skilling initiative;
Amendment 313 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights that the European Social Fund can play an essential role for investments in the area of training, self- organisation, workers´ participation, industry and industry linked services in order to address the fundamental social changes entailed by digitalisation;
Amendment 326 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Given the important changes to the working environment due to digitalisation, it is crucial to involve European workers and their representatives in the process in time to ensure that the social dimension of these changes is adequately taken into account; empathises that information and consultation rights of workers´ representation are essential to find solutions and to address upcoming social challenges, stresses, that thanks to co- determination opportunities and challenges of the digitalisation could be anticipated and handled in a positive manner for European workers; highlights that for this purpose the European Work Council Directive (2009/38/EC) and the directive establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (2002/14/EG) should be modified in order to incorporate the field of digital transformation of the European industry;
Amendment 330 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Underlines that digitalisation fosters flexibility, mobility and accessibility of workers; empathizes the need to ensure that safety and health in the new work environment are secured and that negative effects on the workers´ work-life-balance are avoided;
Amendment 332 #
2016/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recommends the establishment of a regular exchange of best practices, a bi- annual progress review and recommendations on the digitalisation of industry;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission, as soon as possible, to draft a legislative proposal for binding compliance with the OECD Guidelines for textiles and shoes by means of obligations concerning due diligence and disclosure by businesses which import textiles into the EU. The new OECD guidelines for responsible textile and shoe supply chains must be recognised as a guiding principle and fully incorporated into law. Legislation should recognise national or industry programmes with similar or identical aims to those of the legislation if they fully comply with the requirements of the guidelines. Exceptions should apply to SMEs;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, in the forthcoming revision of the GSP Regulation, to introduce tariff preferences for textiles which have demonstrably been produced sustainably. The goods should be submitted on a voluntary basis for certification of their sustainable mode of production and proof thereof should be produced upon import into the EU. In this way, the EU could support the efforts of private industry to make the textile value chain sustainable. The recognition would be granted in accordance with established sustainability criteria and minimum requirements regarding evidence or certification systems. The sustainability requirements would be based, inter alia, on international conventions, for example the ILO’s core labour standards or the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). Moreover, in this way the production of fair trade products (such as those certified by Social Accountability International (SAI) or under the Fairtrade Textile Standard) would be strengthened and promoted;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the importance of proper implementation and of ensuring that the commitments given and the deadlines set out in the new IIA are honoured;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
12. Points out that the following issues, in particular, need further follow-up at technical and/or political level, with the active involvement of all parliamentary committees having the relevant experience and drawing on their expertise:
Amendment 347 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
‘2. 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 undergoing major electrical or parking lot related renovation, at least one of every ten, is equipped with a recharging point within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU onf the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure17 , which is capable of starting and stopping charging in reaction to price signalsEuropean Parliament and of the Council17. Thisat requirement shall apply to all public and commercial non- residential buildings, and to public parking lots operated by private entities with more than ten parking spaces, as of 1 January 2025. __________________ 17 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 381 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that newly built residential buildings and thosthat are new or that are undergoing major renovations with regard to the electrical infrastructure of the building or the adjacent or built-in parking lot, with more than ten parking spaces, include the pre- cabling or ducting to enable the installation of recharging points for electric vehicles for every parking space.
Amendment 407 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
"4a. Member States shall clarify and remove regulatory barriers for installing recharging points. All tenants and co- owners of residential and non-residential buildings shall have the right to install means for recharging in their building."
Amendment 564 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 19
Article 19
9. in Article 19, ‘2017’ is replaced by ‘2028’;4’ and the following sentence is added: ‘In this evaluation special attention shall be paid to Article 7 ‘Existing buildings’ and, if necessary, proposals for mandatory measures to improve the energy performance of existing buildings will be made.’
Amendment 90 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Moderation of energy demand is one of the five dimensions of the Energy Union Strategy adopted on 25 February 2015. Improving energy efficiency will benefit the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy security by reducing dependence on energy imports from outside the Union, cut energy costs for households and companies, benefit public health, help alleviate energy poverty and lead to increased jobs and economy-wide economic activity. This is in line with the Union commitments made in the framework of the Energy Union and global climate agenda established by the Paris Agreement of December 2015 by the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Amendment 110 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council of October 2014 set a 27 % energy efficiency target for 2030, to be reviewed by 2020 'having in mind an Union level of 30 %'. In DecemberJune 20156, the European Parliament called upon the Commission to also assess the viability of apropose a binding 40 % energy efficiency target for the same timeframe. It is therefore appropriate to review and consequently amend the Directive to adapt it to the 2030 perspective.
Amendment 124 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There are no binding targets at both national and Union level in the 2030 perspective. The need for the Union to achieve its energy efficiency targets at EU level, expressed in primary and final energy consumption, in 2020 and 2030 should be clearly set out in the form of a binding 340 % target. This clarification at Union level should not restrict (when compared to projections for 2030 based on PRIMES modelling using a 2007 baseline). Although Member States ashould retain their freedom is kept to setto set the level of their national contributiontargets based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity. Member States, they should set their binding national indicative energy efficiency contributiontargets taking into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 321129 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 987825 Mtoe of final energy. This means that primary energy consumption should be reduced by 234 % and final energy consumption should be reduced by 317 % in the Union compared to 2005 levels. A regular evaluation of progress towards the achievement of the Union 2030 target is necessary and is provided for in the legislative proposal on Energy Union Governance.
Amendment 148 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In view of the climate and energy framework for 2030 and the Union's long- term decarbonisation goals in line with the Paris Agreement, the energy savings obligation should be extended beyond 2020. Extending the commitment period beyond 2020 would create greater stability for investors and thus encourage long term investments and long term energy efficiency measures, such as the renovation of buildings and moving towards 'nearly zero energy buildings'.
Amendment 191 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Improvements to the energy efficiency of buildings should benefit in particular vulnerable consumers affected byt risk of energy poverty. Member States can already require obligated parties to include social aims in energy saving measures, in relation to energy poverty, and this possibility should now be extended to alternative measures, strengthened to require a significant share to be implemented as a priority, and transformed into an obligation while leaving full flexibility to Member States with regard to the size, scope and content of such measures. In line with Article 9 of the Treaty, the Union's energy efficiency policies should be inclusive and therefore also ensure accessibility of energy efficiency measures for energy poor consumers.
Amendment 201 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) With around 50 million households in the Union being affected by energy poverty, energy efficiency measures must be central to any cost- effective strategy to address energy poverty and consumer vulnerability and are complementary to social security policies at the Member State level.
Amendment 204 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The Union's building stock will need to become ‘nearly zero energy buildings’ by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Present building renovation rates are insufficient and those buildings occupied by low- income citizens at risk of energy poverty are the hardest to reach. Therefore, the measures laid down in Articles 7, 7a and 7b are of particular importance.
Amendment 240 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of Directive 2012/27/EU, a requirement for a general review of the Directive and a report to the European Parliament and the Council by 28 February 2024 should be introducedEnergy and climate law is complementary and should be mutually reinforcing. Thus, as part of the obligations under the Paris Agreement, within six months of the UNFCCC global stocktake in 2023 the Commission should undertake a general review of the Directive and a report to the European Parliament and the Council should be introduced assessing the general effectiveness of Directive 2012/27/EU and the need to adjust the Union's energy efficiency policy according to the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Such a review should be undertaken in subsequent global stocktakes thereafter.
Amendment 253 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1
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 30 40 % binding headline targets on energy efficiency are met and paves the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond those dates, in line with the EU's long-term decarbonisation goals and the UNFCC Paris Agreement of December 2015. 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 andfor 2020 and binding national energy efficiency targets for 2030.;
Amendment 336 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
4. Each Member State shall set bindicativeng national energy efficiency contributions towardstargets which shall cumulatively be in line with the Union's 2030 target referred to in Article 1 paragraph 1 in accordance with Articles [4] and [6] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union]. When setting those contributione level of their targets, Member States shall take into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 321129 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 987825 Mtoe of final energy. Member States shall notify those contributiontargets to the Commission as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with the procedure pursuant to Articles [3] and [7] to [11] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union].;
Amendment 345 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 5
Article 5
(2a) Article 5 shall be amended as follows: “Article 5 Exemplary role of public bodies' buildings 1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, each Member State shall ensure that, as from 1 January 2014, 3 % of the total floor area of heated and/or cooled buildings owned and occupied by its central governmentpublic authorities is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements that it has set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3 % rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 2500 m 2 owned and occupied by the central government of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, do not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. That threshold shall be lowered to 250 m 2 as of 9 July 2015. Where a Member State requires that the obligation to renovate each year 3 % of the total floor area extends to floor area owned and occupied by administrative departments at a level below central government, the 3 % rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 500 m 2 and, as of 9 July 2015, over 250 m 2 owned and occupied by central government and by these administrative departmentpublic authorities of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, do not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. When implementing measures for the comprehensive renovation of central governmentpublic authority buildings in accordance with the first subparagraph, Member States may choose to consider the building as a whole, including the building envelope, equipment, operation and maintenance. Member States shall require that central governmentpublic authority buildings with the poorest energy performance be a priority for energy efficiency measures, where cost- effective and technically feasible. 2. Member States may decide not to set or apply the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 to the following categories of buildings: (a) buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment, or because of their special architectural or historical merit, in so far as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would unacceptably alter their character or appearance; (b) buildings owned by the armed forces or central government and serving national defence purposes, apart from single living quarters or office buildings for the armed forces and other staff employed by national defence authorities; (c) buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities. 3. If a Member State renovates more than 3 % of the total floor area of central government buildings in a given year, it may count the excess towards the annual renovation rate of any of the three previous or following years. 4. Member States may count towards the annual renovation rate of central governmentpublic authority buildings new buildings occupied and owned as replacements for specific central governmentpublic authority buildings demolished in any of the two previous years, or buildings that have been sold, demolished or taken out of use in any of the two previous years due to more intensive use of other buildings. 5. For the purposes of paragraph 1, by 31 December 2013, Member States shall establish and make publicly available an inventory of heated and/or cooled central governmentpublic authority buildings with a total useful floor area over 500 m 2 and, as of 9 July 2015, over 250 m 2 , excluding buildings exempted on the basis of paragraph 2. The inventory shall contain the following data: (a) the floor area in m 2 ; and (b) the energy performance of each building or relevant energy data. 6. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States may opt for an alternative approach to paragraphs 1 to 5 of this Article, whereby they take other cost- effective measures, including deep renovations and measures for behavioural change of occupants, to achieve, by 2020, an amount of energy savings in eligible buildings owned and occupied by their central governmentpublic authorities that is at least equivalent to that required in paragraph 1, reported on an annual basis. For the purpose of the alternative approach, Member States may estimate the energy savings that paragraphs 1 to 4 would generate by using appropriate standard values for the energy consumption of reference central governmentpublic authorities buildings before and after renovation and according to estimates of the surface of their stock. The categories of reference central governmentpublic authority buildings shall be representative of the stock of such buildings. Member States opting for the alternative approach shall notify to the Commission, by 31 December 2013, the alternative measures that they plan to adopt, showing how they would achieve an equivalent improvement in the energy performance of the buildings within the central governmentpublic authorities estate. 7. Member States shall encourage public bodies, including at regional and local level, and social housing bodies governed by public law, with due regard for their respective competences and administrative set-up, to: (a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, freestanding or as part of a broader climate or environmental plan, containing specific energy saving and efficiency objectives and actions, with a view to following the exemplary role of central governmentpublic authority buildings laid down in paragraphs 1, 5 and 6; (b) put in place an energy management system, including energy audits, as part of the implementation of their plan; (c) use, where appropriate, energy service companies, and energy performance contracting to finance renovations and implement plans to maintain or improve energy efficiency in the long term.”
Amendment 363 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) new savings each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 of 1.52 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volume, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019. These savings shall be cumulative and additional to savings achieved under point (a).
Amendment 395 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall continue to achieve new, additional, cumulative annual savings of 1.52% 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.
Amendment 416 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 435 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) allow energy savings achieved in the energy transformation, distribution and transmission sectors, including efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure, as a result of implementing the requirements set out in Article 14(4), point (b) of Article 14(5) and Article 15(1) to (6) and (9), to be counted towards the amount of energy savings required under paragraph 1; the savings shall be properly accounted for via a common methodology, favouring the benchmarking of technologies;
Amendment 454 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. All the options chosen under paragraph 2 taken together must amount to no more than 25 % of the amount of energy savings for the period referred to in paragraph 1 point (a). For the period referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), the options chosen under paragraph 2 taken together shall amount to no more than 20%. Member States shall apply and calculate the effect of the options chosen for the periods referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 separately:
Amendment 471 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) for the calculation of the amount of energy savings required for the period referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 Member States may only make use of points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 2, provided individual actions in the meaning of point (d) continue to have a verifiable and measurable impact after 31 December 2020.
Amendment 504 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) shall include and make public requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring a significant share of energy efficiency measures to be implemented as a priority in vulnerable households affected byt risk of energy poverty and in social housing;
Amendment 526 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7b – paragraph 2
Article 7b – paragraph 2
2. In designing alternative policy measures to achieve energy savings, Member States shall take into account the effect on households affected by energy poverty and ensure a significant share of such measures are implemented as a priority in vulnerable households at risk of energy poverty and in social housing, and make this information public.
Amendment 630 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 24 – paragraph 12
Article 24 – paragraph 12
12. The Commission shall evaluate this Directive by 28 February 2024 at the latest, and every five years thereafter, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Councilundertake a general review this Directive within six months of the UNFCCC global stocktake in 2023, and after subsequent global stocktakes thereafter, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the general effectiveness of this Directive and the need to adjust the Union's energy efficiency policy in accordance with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. That report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals for further measures.;
Amendment 16 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The European Union should be able to protect European industry against dumping effectively, and future EU action must accord with WTO rules; an instrument with the same rules for all trading partners is the correct basis for lasting trade relations.
Amendment 25 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the light of experience gained in past proceedings, it is appropriate to clarify the circumstances in which significant distortions affecting to a considerable extent free market forces may be deemed to exist. In particular, it is appropriate to clarify that this situation may be deemed to exist, inter alia, when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials, are not the result of free market forces because they are affected by government intervention. It is further appropriate to clarify that in considering whether or not such a situation exists regard may be had, inter alia, to the potential impact of the following: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country; state presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; and access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives; and social and environmental dumping. It is further appropriatenecessary to provide that the Commission services mayust issue a report describing the specific situation concerning these criteria in a certain country or a certain sector; that such report and the evidence on which it is based may be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector; and that interested parties should have ample opportunity to comment on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used. The report must be based on clear criteria regarding its timing, the reason for issuing it, its substantive content and regular reviews. The Commission should in addition publish guidelines containing clear instructions to businesses and trade unions concerning methods and procedures.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point b
(b) Significant distortions for the product concerned within the meaning of point (a) may be deemed to exist, inter alia, when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials, are not the result of free market forces as they are affected by government intervention or come about as a result of social and/or environmental dumping. In considering whether or not significant distortions exist regard may be had, inter alia, to the potential impact of the following: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country; state presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; and access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives; price dumping involving infringement of labour law or environmental protection law.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point c
(c) When appropriate or at the request of a sector of industry or a trade union, the Commission services mayust issue a report describing the specific situation concerning at least the criteria listed in point (b), whose application is compulsory, in a certain country or a certain sector. The European Parliament must be informed of this. Such report and the evidence on which it is based may be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector. Interested parties shall have ample opportunity to supplement, comment or rely on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used. The determinations made shall take into account all of the relevant evidence on the file. The report must be updated annually.
Amendment 83 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point e a (new)
(ea) The Commission shall publish guidelines indicating the methods, the obligation to demonstrate distortions pursuant to Article 2(6a), the approach adopted by the Commission and the opportunities for businesses and trade unions to participate.
Amendment 59 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) An effective common system of export controls on dual-use items is therefore necessary to ensure that the international commitments and responsibilities of the Member States and of the Union, especially regarding non- proliferation and human rights, are complied with.
Amendment 63 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Considering the emergence of new categories of dual-use items, and in response to calls from the European Parliament and indications that certain cyber-surveillance technologies exported from the Union have been misused by persons complicit in or responsible for directing or committing serious violations of human rights or international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict or internal repression, it is appropriate to control the export of those technologies in order to protect public security as well as public morals. These measures should not go beyond what is proportionate. They should, in particular, not prevent the export of information and communication technology used for legitimate purposes, including law enforcement and internet security research. The Commission, in close consultations with the Member States and stakeholders, will develop guidelinesshould provide guidance to support the practical applications of those controls upon entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 68 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) As a result, it is also appropriate to revise the definition of dual-use items, and to introduce a definition of cyber- surveillance technology. It should also be clarified that assessment criteria for the control of exports of dual-use items include considerations regarding their possible misuse in connection with acts of terrorism or human rights violations.
Amendment 95 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Outreach to the private sector and transparency are essential elements for an effective export control regime. It is therefore appropriate to provide for the continued development of guidance, upon entry into force of this Regulation, to support the application of this Regulation and for the publication of an annual report on the implementation of controls, in line with current practice.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Whereas it is appropriate to ensure that the definitions in this proposal are in accordance with the definitions in the Union Customs Code.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Export controls have an impact on international security and trade with third countries and it is therefore appropriate to develop dialogue and cooperation with third countries, engage in capacity- building and to promote upward convergence in order to support a global level-playing field and enhance international security.
Amendment 102 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) It is essential that Member States engage in those multilateral control export regimes in which they participate in order to promote adherence to the list of dual-use items subject to export controls in Section B of Annex I
Amendment 103 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, notably the freedom to conduct business,
Amendment 131 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. 'large project authorisation' shall mean a global export authorisation granted to one specific exporter, in respect of a type or category of dual-use item which may be valid for exports to one or more specified end users in one or more specified third countries for the duration of a specified project the realisation of which exceeds one year. This global export authorization may be valid for no longer than four years and may be renewed by the competent authority;
Amendment 147 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – point e
Amendment 151 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Therefore 'cyber-surveillance technology' shall not mean IT products and technology not covered by this definition;
Amendment 154 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) "due diligence" shall mean the process through which enterprises can identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address their actual and potential adverse impacts as an integral part of business decision-making and risk management systems, as defined by relevant OECD-instruments
Amendment 155 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Amendment 171 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for use by persons complicit in or responsible for directing or committing serious violations of human rights or international humanitarian rights law, in situations of armed conflict or internal repression in the country of final destination, ascountries where serious violations of human rights have been identified by relevant public international institutions, or European or national competent authorities, and where there is evidence of the use of this or similar items for directing or implementing such serious violations by the proposed end-user;
Amendment 173 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for use by natural or legal persons complicit in or responsible for directing or committing serious violations of human rights or international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict or internal repression in the country of final destination, as identified by relevant public international institutions, or European or national competent authorities, and where there is evidence of the use of this or similar items for directing or implementing such serious violations by the proposed end-user;
Amendment 176 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 183 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. If an exporter, under his obligation to exercise due diligence, has evidence or becomes aware through adherence to the guidance referred to in Article 14(2) or is aware that dual-use items which he proposes to export, not listed in Annex I, are intended, in their entirety or in part, for any of the uses referred to in paragraph 1, he must notify the competent authority, which will decide whether or not it is expedient toshall make the export concerned subject to authorisation.
Amendment 203 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
The Commission and the Member States wishall maintain an updated register of authorisation requirements in place. The data available in this register will be included in the report to the European Parliament, referred to in Article 24(2).
Amendment 208 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. If a broker is aware that the dual- use items for which he proposes brokering services are intended, in their entirety or in part, for any of the uses referred to in Article 4(1), he must notify the competent authority which will decide whether or not it is expedient toshall make such brokering services subject to authorisation.
Amendment 217 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. An authorisation shall be required for the provision, directly or indirectly, of technical assistance related to dual-use items, or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of dual- use items, if the supplier of technical assistance has been informed by the competent authority that the items in question are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for any of the uses referred to in Article 4(1).
Amendment 221 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
If a supplier of technical assistance is aware that the dual-use items for which he proposes to supply technical assistance are intended, in their entirety or in part, for any of the uses referred to in Article 4 (1), he must notify the competent authority which will decide whether or not it is expedient toshall make such technical assistance subject to authorisation.
Amendment 231 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7
Article 9 – paragraph 7
7. The relevant commercial documents relating to exports to third countries and intra-Union transfers of dual-use items listed in Annex I shall indicate clearly that those items are subject to controls if exported from the Union. Relevant commercial documents include, in particular, any sales contract, order confirmation, invoice or dispatch note.
Amendment 238 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Individual export authorisations and global export authorisations shall be valid for onetwo years, and may be renewed by the competent authority. Global export authorisations for large projects shall be valid for a duration to be determinno longer than four years and may be renewed by the competent authority.
Amendment 246 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Authorisations mayshall be subject, if appropriate, to an end-use statement.
Amendment 254 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point d
(d) where known, the end-use and end- user of the dual-use items.
Amendment 272 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the internal situation in the country of final destination – competent authorities wishall not authorise exports that would provoke or prolong armed conflicts or aggravate existing tensions or conflicts in the country of final destination;
Amendment 288 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Council shall make available guidance and/or recommend, upon entry into force of this regulations, to ensure common risk assessments by the competent authorities of the Member States for the implementation of those criteria. and with a view to provide uniform criteria for licensing decisions. The Commission shall prepare guidance in the form of a handbook detailing the steps to be followed by Member State competent licensing authorities and exporters exercising due diligence with practical recommendations on the implementation and compliance with the controls pursuant to Article 4 (1) (d) and the criteria listed in Article 14 (1). This handbook shall be elaborated in close cooperation with the Dual Use Coordination Group and will involve external expertise from academia, exporters and civil society organizations. The Commission shall establish a capacity-building programme by developing common training programmes for officials from licensing and customs enforcement authorities.
Amendment 304 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) The list of dual-use items set out in Section B of Annex I mayshall be amended if this is necessary due to risks that the export of such items may pose as regards the commission of serious violations of human rights or international humanitarian law or the essential security interests of the Union and its Member States or if controls for a significant amount of dual use items have been triggered pursuant to Article 4 (1) in this Regulation.
Amendment 324 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall take appropriate measures to ensure proper enforcement of all the provisions of this Regulation. In particular, it shall lay down the penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation or of those adopted for its implementation. Those penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. This includes regular risk-based audits of exporters.
Amendment 326 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The Dual-Use Coordination Group shall set up an Enforcement Coordination Mechanism with a view to establish direct cooperation and exchange of information between competent authorities and enforcement agencies and to provide for uniform criteria for licensing decisions.
Amendment 330 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the Council shall, where appropriate, make available guidance and/or recommendations for best practices for the subjects referred to in this Regulation to ensure the efficiency of the Union export control regime and the consistency of its implementation. The competent authorities of the Member States shall also, where appropriate, provide complementary guidance for exporters, brokers and transit operators resident or established in that Member State.
Amendment 334 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall provide to the Commission all appropriate information for the preparation of the report. This annual report shall be public. This report shall include precise information provided by the Member States about all the denied and granted authorizations, including the date, the type of license, a description of the product, the end user and end use, the country of destination, the value and volume of the exports. This report shall also include data of the authorization requirements in place in each Member State, as specified in Article 4 (4). While preparing this annual report, the Commission and the Member States shall take into account the legitimate interests of natural and legal persons concerned that their business secrets should not be divulged. The annual report shall be public.
Amendment 346 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the competent authorities of the Member States shall engage, where appropriate, in those multilateral export control regimes in which they participate to promote international adherence to the list of dual- use items subject to export controls in Section B of Annex I and, where appropriate, maintain regular and reciprocal exchange of information with third countries, engage in capacity- building and to promote upward convergence.
Amendment 406 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section G – part 3 – paragraph 7
Annex II – Section G – part 3 – paragraph 7
7. The registered exporter shall notify the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established of the first use of this authorisation no later than 130 days before the date of the first export.
Amendment 408 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section G – part 3 – paragraph 9
Annex II – Section G – part 3 – paragraph 9
9. Exporters who have not used this authorisation within a 24-month period automatically lose to their entitlement to use this authorisationmay revoke the registration if the authorisation is not used.
Amendment 412 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
in its or their own commercial product development activities and, in the case of employees, pursuant to the agreement establishing the employment relationship.
Amendment 414 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Any exporter intending to use this authorisation shall register prior tono later than 30 days after the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authority to the exporter within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 2 #
2016/0039(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Approves the joint statement by Parliament and the Council annexed to this resolution;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that trade and finance is one of the five priority areas of policy coherence for development, a concept enshrined in article 208 TFEU; recalls that all EU external policies, including trade and investment, must be aligned with Article 21 of the TEU and must not undermine sustainable development goals, human rights and gender equality; recalls the principles mentioned in article 24, paragraph 2 of the Council Regulation No 260/2009;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes that the Commission, in its recent communication "Trade for All", reaffirms the principle of policy coherence for development and aims at 'a more responsible' trade and investment policy, namely by contributing to the SDGs and the inclusive growth in developing countries;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Urges the Commission to align all EU trade-related instruments to the SDGs: free trade agreements, in particular the Economic Partnership Agreement with African countries, plurilateral and multilateral agreements under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), Aid for Trade, EU Regulations, as well as international standards and code of conducts;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CRecalls on the Commission to take measures to prevent the potential negative effects of mega trade deals, such as the Transatlantic Tthat fair and properly regulated trade if aligned with SDGs could have potentialities for development; calls on the Commission to include strong and comprehensive sustainable development chapters, which are effectively implemented and enforced, in EU's trade and Iinvestment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), on developing countrieagreements; calls on the Commission to propose measures to ensure that the potential benefits of trade agreements trickle down to developing countries; welcomes the commitment of the Commission in the communication "Trade for All" to undertake in-depth analysis of the potential effects of new FTAs on LDCs;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the level of ambition displayed by successive TSD chapters in EU trade agreements has often not met the best standards; stresses the importance of ensuring proper monitoring and enforcement of the provisions contained in such chapters, and calls for the full involvement of civil society organisations and social partners in this respect, both in partner countries and in the EU;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Welcomes the progress made since the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact while acknowledges that important challenges remain and need to be addressed; calls on the Commission to expand binding frameworks to other sectors; urges, in this regard, the Commission to go beyond corporate social responsibility and propose a mandatory legal framework for due diligence initiatives that complement the existing EU timber regulation, for other sectors, thereby ensuring the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls the EU and its Member States to commit to increase Aid for Trade (AfT) support for developing countries, particularly least developed countries (LDCs), while addressing fair and ethical trade in the upcoming revision of its Aid for Trade strategy, as announced in the communication "Trade for All"; calls EU Aid for Trade and technical assistance to empower poor producers, micro and small enterprises, women-led enterprises and cooperatives in order to boost their benefits from trading in local and regional markets;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas any trade agreement must be a market opener for our companies abroad and a safety net for our citizens at home, while being an instrument for promoting corporate social responsibility globally;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas TiSA is an opportunity for the EU to consolidate its position as the world leader in the field, with 24 % of global trade in services and whereas the services sector employs close to 70% of the EU's labour force;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the globalisation of value chains increases the import content of both domestic output and exports, whereas trade in goods and trade in services are interlinked and global rules are needed to govern these global supply-chains ;
Amendment 142 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i. to consider the TiSA negotiations as a stepping-stone towards renewed ambitions at WTO level and therefore to secure the commitment of all TiSA participants to multilateralising the outcome of the negotiations; to present a concrete plan to achieve multilateralisation to the European Parliament before the conclusion of the TiSA negotiations;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
viii. to publish a sustainability impact assessment and, once the negotiations are finalised, to update it accordingly, taking specific account of its impact on citizens and workersrecall that the EU's negotiating mandate was proposed by the Commission and adopted by the Council without any impact assessment; to publish without any further delay the sustainability impact assessment while negotiations are on- going and as a precondition for the European Parliament approval; to involve social partners and civil society fully in finalising the sustainability impact assessment; to update it accordingly once the negotiations are finalised, taking specific account of its impact on citizens and workers; to include in this study a detailed assessment of the effect on the economy and labour conditions of the GATS since its entry into force, including a breakdown by mode of supply; to request Parliament’s research services to publish a comprehensive and informative study of the scope and potential impact of the TiSA negotiations, particularly on consumers and workers;
Amendment 225 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude public services and culturs well as cultural and audio-visual services from the scope of the negotiations, and to seek the further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services;
Amendment 291 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
ix. to exclude, in line with Articles 14 and 106 of the TFEU as well as protocol 26 to the TFEU, current and future Services of General Interest as well as Services of General Economic Interest from EU commitments the scope of the agreement through a carve-out located in its core text (including but not limited to water, waste management, health, social services, social security systems and education);, as the only means to ensure that European, national and local authorities retain the full right to introduce, adopt, maintain or repeal any measures with regard to the commissioning, organisation, funding and provision of public services; to apply this exclusion, irrespective of how the public services are provided and funded; to acknowledge that social security systems are excluded from the negotiations;
Amendment 386 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
i. to ensure that nothing will prevent the EU and its Member States from maintaining, improving and applying their labour and social regulations, as well as their legislation on entry and temporary stay; and that international labour standards, as defined in the International Labour Organisation's fundamental conventions, as well as collective agreements, are respected; to guarantee that these labour rights are made fully enforceable through a monitoring process that has the full involvement of trade unions; to guarantee Member States' sovereign right to take or refuse to take commitments under Mode 4;
Amendment 400 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii a (new)
iia. to guarantee that Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers, together with other national and EU labour and social legislation as well as collective agreements, should be applicable to contractual service suppliers and business sellers accessing the EU, today and in the future, through the Mode 4 provisions in GATS;
Amendment 546 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
ii. to endeavour to include a regulatory chapter on government procurement with a view to maximising the participation of European companies in foreign tenders and to safeguard the ability of public authorities in the EU to discriminate on the basis of environmental and social criteria; to deplore the lack of transparency regarding non-European calls for tenders and to denounce the lack of reciprocity in this area, as illustrated by the preferential treatment granted to domestic companies in several countries; to encourage the ratification and implementation of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and its 2011 revision; to call upon the Member States to reinvigorate discussions on the proposed international public procurement instrument;
Amendment 560 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i – point i
i. to ensure the highest level of transparency, dialogue and accountability, and to emulate the document disclosure policy of the WTO, whereby all negotiating documents are made available to the public;
Amendment 567 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point i – point ii
ii. to ensure that the members of Parliament’s Committee on International Trade receive all the negotiating documents related to TiSA as well as Commission internal assessments including briefing documents, minutes and summaries of negotiating rounds;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the inclusion of energy chapters in trade agreements can improve access to energy resources and foreign markets; calls for coherence between the EU's trade policy and the principles of EU energy policy in this regardunderlines, that energy chapters in trade agreements enable the diversification of energy sources, the establishment of quality standards for energy products and the development of common standards for sustainable energy production; considers it of key importance to reduce dependency on imported energy, in particular by increasing the promotion of renewable energies and energy efficiency; calls for coherence between the EU's trade policy and the principles of EU energy policy in this regard; underlines that energy chapters in trade agreements have to support the EU´s overall climate and energy objectives;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States are exclusively competent for defining their energy mix, and the Commission must not encroach upon this competence by passing EU laws that discriminate against certain energy resources to the advantage of others; whereas nonetheless greater coordination and enhanced exchanges between EU Member States are vital, as the internal energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy are matters for which the EU is competent and as decisions concerning energy can affect all Member States because of the existence of a common internal market;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas only ambitious and long- term goals in the fields of climate and energy can enable the energy transition to be undertaken successfully, guarantee investment and planning security for European industry and maintain the EU’s pioneering role in technology;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas mandatory targets for energy efficiency and renewable energy generate economic growth, create jobs and secure the technological leading role of the EU in this field;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas indigenous energy resources must always be sustainable and secure (should be completed throughout the text);
Amendment 61 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to increase their cooperation on the information exchange mechanism on intergovernmental agreements with third countries in the field of energy; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to explore the options available for the joint negotiation of energy contracts with external suppliers on behalf of the EU.; calls on the Commission to review existing agreements in order to guarantee the compatibility with EU law and to make swiftly a proposal for a binding ex ante evaluation of future agreements which takes account of the consequences for the EU's internal energy market, safeguards compatibility with EU law, promotes an overall strengthening of Europe's security of energy supply and guarantees the binding participation of the Commission in the negotiation of energy agreements with non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to undertake fast the review of the existing EU legislation with regard to intergovernmental agreements with third countries in the field of energy;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that energy agreements must always be built on the reciprocity principle, safeguard quality standards and compliance with legal framework conditions and the EU´s legislation; calls for the Commission to develop standards for energy agreements with non-EU countries which promote the interests of the EU; calls, in the interest of promoting democracy and transparency, for Parliament to be kept informed by the Commission on a regular basis on energy agreements between the EU and non-EU countries;
Amendment 214 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V b (new)
Recital V b (new)
Vb. whereas energy security is an important element in the EU’s trade policy and whereas many energy partnerships with third countries exist, whose energy supply is largely dependent on fossil fuels;
Amendment 265 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that an Energy Union framed by a strong political commitment to boost energy efficiency and expand renewable energies must be based on ambitious binding targets for 2030 in these areas; points out that the European Parliament has insisted on these targets; calls for a review of the climate and energy package for 2030, which must be based on a binding 40% energy efficiency target and a binding 45% renewables target;
Amendment 303 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to increase IT security and protection for strategic energy infrastructure, particularly in view of developments in industrial production and the ever expanding role of ICT in the energy sector;
Amendment 334 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that, owing to the common European internal energy market, EU energy agreements with third countries have repercussions for EU energy policy; emphasises in this connection that democratic and transparent processes and compatibility with EU law must be guaranteed;
Amendment 335 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Points out that the principle of reciprocity must play a significant role in energy agreements with third countries, whereby quality standards and compliance with regulatory frameworks must be guaranteed;
Amendment 337 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the review of Decision No 994/2012/EU establishing an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy, to strengthen its provisions and in particular to boost the Commission’s role;
Amendment 341 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that undertakings in third countries that form part of the EU’s overall energy production chain also act in keeping with the EU’s climate and energy policy targets;
Amendment 357 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that greater transparency of intergovernmental agreements couldwill be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involving one or more Member States and third countries, including by having particular by making it a mandatory requirement for the Commission to participate in thoseall negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier; notes that furthermore the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-post assessments and draw up both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and destination clausn order to strengthen the position of individual Member States vis- à-vis the third country involved in the negotiations, foster transparency in the energy sector and guarantee compatibility with the EU’s acquis communautaire; calls on the Commission to submit regular reports to the European Parliament on EU intergovernmental agreements with third countries;
Amendment 377 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that all future intergovernmental energy agreements with non-EU parties must be discussed with the Commission ahead of signing (on the basis of its mandatory participation in the negotiations), in order to make sure that they comply with EU legislation, in particular with the Third Energy Package;
Amendment 417 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Emphasises that, particularly given the increased decoupling of plants and the development of industrial production in general, it is essential to increase the participation of European industry and technology in the entire energy production chain;
Amendment 525 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that only the full implementation of the Third Energy Package can ensure a properly functioning internal energy market, and calls on the Commission to pursue this by all means at its disposal;
Amendment 752 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers that, in the context of a transformation whereby Europe would adopt a sustainable energy model, absolute priority in financing new projects must be assigned to energy efficiency and energy from renewable sources;
Amendment 759 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Observes that there is still a huge amount of unexploited potential for increasing energy efficiency in the EU, and therefore calls on the Commission as a matter of urgency to prepare binding national energy efficiency targets;
Amendment 767 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 826 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that a cautious revision of existing energy efficiency legislation, including the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, is needed in order not to undermine national policies already in place which operate within the 2020 climate and energy framework; calls on the Commission to review the EU energy- efficiency legislation by no sooner than 2018;
Amendment 886 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Stresses the need for better coordination of support schemes for renewables in the EU in order to avoid distortion of competition in the European internal energy market and safeguard effective support for renewables;
Amendment 888 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Draws attention to the fact that the production costs of renewables have considerably dropped during the last years; stresses that wholesale prices must be passed on to energy consumers;
Amendment 900 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 928 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 1001 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for establishing a Modernisation Fund, which should have strict criteria and guidance to ensure that funding is targeted at genuine energy modernisation projects, which would be selected based on a technology-neutral approach and on whether they are demonstrably consistent with attainment of the EU’s 2030 greenhouse gasclimate and energy objectives;
Amendment 1012 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Stresses that the creation of an Energy Union must be accompanied by a comprehensive industrial strategy, particularly in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy, in order to create sustainable jobs and secure the EU’s technological leadership in this area;
Amendment 1014 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Stresses that, as a result of the changeover in energy supply, there will be wide divergences within the EU regarding the extent to which different areas are affected; calls therefore for the EU to take compensation measures accordingly in order to cope with the challenges resulting from the changeover and compensate for its adverse effects; stresses the need to ensure that the industrial competitiveness of those EU Member States faced with particularly large challenges is not impaired;
Amendment 1032 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Calls on the Commission to submit a communication on energy poverty containing an action plan to combat energy poverty and a common definition of the term;
Amendment 1066 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls on the Commission to intensify its research efforts regarding the better use of Europe’s indigenous resources, both conventional and unconventional; in this connection, with a view to sustainable economic growth, job creation, industrial competitiveness and in particular the long-term climate and energy targets of the EU , all the EU's funding options for boosting energy efficiency and developing renewables must be fully exploited;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to its recommendations to the Commission for the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Trade in Services Agreement of 8 July 2015 and 3 February 2016 respectively,
Amendment 10 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee on International Trade to the report on Transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions,
Amendment 11 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to Article 24 § 2 of the EU regulation 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for imports,
Amendment 12 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the principle of policy coherence for development as stated in the TFEU,
Amendment 16 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas openness to trade is a necessity for the European economy as most of the global wealth will be created elsewhere in the future but this must go hand in hand with a robust framework at home that ensures trade delivers for citizens consisting of effective trade defence and social flanking policies;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris agreement are of the highest importance for global sustainable development and EU trade policy has to contribute to the fulfilment of their key elements;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the common commercial policy (CCP) has undergone a profound change since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2009; whereas trade does not operate in isolation, but rather is linked to and dependent on many other polices; whereas negotiations on trade and investment agreements have changed and evolved over time; must go beyond simply cutting tariffs as complex challenges lie today in regulatory matters and convergence on international standards;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, in times of low economic growth, the contribution of foreign trade to the recovery of the European economy is of key importance in delivering concrete and measurable results and contributing to decent jobs and sustainable economic growth and equality in Europe and beyond;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas trade can be a tool to increase potential economic output by permitting businesses to increase their supply to satisfy a growing external demand and without increasing public spending;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas new-generation trade policy needs to respond to people’'s concerns; whereas trade can help fighting poverty and improve the living and working conditions of the people in Europe and in our trading partner countries whereby a fair and equitable wealth distribution in society is indispensable;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of preventing the EU’s trading partners from engaging in anti-competitive practices, including social or environmental dumping, or the dumping of cheap products in Europe, as this could de-stabilise European industry, and for the EU to take all necessary measures to defend itself against unfair trading practices;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas on-going trade negotiations such as ACTA, TTIP, CETA and TiSA have brought European trade policy increasingly to the public’'s attention, and whereas more and more citizens are worried that European regulation and standards could be undermined by the CCP;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the European Commission made a clear pledge that no trade agreement will ever lower levels of regulatory protection, that any change to levels of protection can only be upward and that the right to regulate will always be protected;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In light of the rapidly deteriorating situation in crucial industrial sectors, such as steel or ceramics, urges the European Commission and the Council of Ministers of the European Union to expedite as a matter of priority the reform of the EU’s trade defence instruments initiated in 2013; stresses that the European Parliament adopted its position on this reform on 5 February 2014 (2013/0103(COD)), which notably called for shortening the duration of anti- dumping investigations, extending the right to request trade defence investigations to workers’ representatives as well as employers’, and introducing exemptions to the lesser-duty rule in order to properly address cases of social and environmental dumping, in full compliance with WTO rules;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas by 2050 the EU-28 will account for only 15 % of the world’'s GDP, down from 23.7 % in 2013, and whereas by 2015 90 % of world economic growth will be generated outside Europe;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to regularly update its trade and investment strategy and to publicly present a detailed annualmid-term implementation report to Parliament to ensure it delivers on its promises;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to expedite its procedures so that negotiated trade agreements can be referred to Parliament within a shorter period of time and can therefore be provisionally applied or enter into force more swiftly;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that enhanced cooperation between regulators is key to facilitate trade and investment through the identification of technical barriers to trade and duplicated or redundant administrative burdens and formalities, which disproportionately affect SMEs, while not compromising the technical procedures linked to fundamental standards and regulations or procedures serving a public policy objective, preserving European standards on health, safety, consumer, labour, social and environmental legislation and cultural diversity and fully respecting the regulatory autonomy of national, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’'s attempts to increased transparency and openness at all stages of trade negotiations, such aand supports the Commission’'s TTIP transparency initiative; acknowledges that, after a number of requests from Parliament, the Commission enhanced the transparency of negotiations by providing all Members of the European Parliament and of the national parliaments access to classified negotiating documents and providing more information to stakeholders; recalls that enlarged access to classified information by Members of Parliament in the TTIP negotiations has strengthened parliamentary scrutiny, thereby allowing Parliament to assume its responsibility under the CCP even better; calls therefore for a widening of the Commission’'s transparency initiative to extend its key elements to all ongoing trade negotiations;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Council to publish all existingpreviously adopted and future negotiating mandates as soon as they are adoptedwithout delay;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the involvement of civil society and stakeholdocial partners, including through appropriate public online consultations and communication campaigns, is crucial in order to strengthen the legitimacy of trade policy and to improve its content;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Asks the Commission to where possible, conduct negotiations with no less transparency than those organised in the World Trade Organisation (WTO); stresses, however, that the Commission must also persuade negotiating partners to increase transparency at their end to make sure that this is a reciprocal process in which the EU's negotiating position is not compromised and to include the aspired level of transparency in its scoping exercises with potential negotiating partners; stresses that meaningful transparency can strengthen global support for rules-based trade;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the CCP is to be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union’'s external action as set out in Article 21 TEU; recalls that the EU’'s trade and investment policy must be consistent with other external policies, such as development policy; stresses that the EU has a legal obligation to respect human rights, and should foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of trading countries; points out that in some cases trade and investment agreements may have negative effects contrary to the EU’'s external objectives as enshrined in the Treaties; is of the opinion that the EU has a responsibility to help tackle any negative impact caused by its CCP; recalls that only fair and properly regulated trade, if aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could have potentialities for development and reduce inequality;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the co-legislator role played by the Parliament and therefore calls on the Commission to build upon and improve its cooperation with the Parliament and to enhance its efforts in order to constructively work with the other Institutions prior to taking decisions;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Welcomes the Commission's support of the extension request for pharmaceutical intellectual property by LDCs until these countries no longer are considered LDCs; regrets the final WTO TRIPS Council decision to grant only a time limited extension of 17 years; asks the Commission follow through on its initial position by supporting all developing countries in making full and effective use of all flexibilities built into the TRIPS Agreement and recognised by the TRIPS Agreement and affirmed by the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS agreement and Public Health adopted on 14 November 2001, in order to be able to provide affordable medicines under their domestic public health programmes;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the Commission’'s efforts to strengthen sustainable development and promote human rights, labour and social standards and environmental sustainability worldwide through its trade and investment agreements but urges determined efforts to fully implement and enforce the corresponding chapters in practice; shares the Commission’'s view that the EU has a special social responsibility as regards the impact of its trade policies on least- developed countries (LDCs); calls on the Commission to adopt accompanying measures in trade agreements with developing countries;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that in particular for partner countries undergoing an economic crisis above all the objective of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTA) must be tangible and sustainable improvements to the living conditions of ordinary people;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that in order to make these sustainable development provisions binding, a "three step approach" needs to be implemented with government consultations, domestic advisory groups and expert panels involving the ILO and the general dispute settlement provision of the agreement as a last resort to address disputes with the possibility of financial sanctions;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that Everything But Arms (EBA), the General System of Preferences (GSP) and the GSP+ schemes are tools which enable fundamental values to be upheld; insists on the importance of their effective implementation and monitoring and welcomes the Commission's commitment to strengthening cooperation with beneficiary countries in this regard;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to develop legislation with the aim of forbidding imports of goods produced with any form of forced labour or modern slavery and in the meantime, strengthen import and supply chain controls on ethical grounds;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) and the involvement of civil society in joint fora under the free trade agreements (FTAs) that monitor and comment on the agreements' implementation and the parties respect for their commitments and obligations on human rights, labour standards and environmental protection; calls for the further strengthening of the work of DAGs; stresses that they should be fully independent; calls on the Commission to take measures to improve the work of DAGs such as providing financial resources, prior information and the possibility of using more advanced media in order to facilitate civil society participation; and to thoroughly take into account the Domestic Advisory Group's recommendations; calls on the EU to reinforce its monitoring capacity in the EPAs dedicated to sustainable development and human rights that ensure the proper and transparent involvement of civil society organisations;
Amendment 142 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes with concern that there has been little interest on the EU side so far among civil society to participate in certain EU civil society advisory groups provided for under the Agreements and calls on the Commission to draw appropriate conclusions to invigorate these mechanisms and ensuring their representative character in line with recommendations from the European Economic and Social Committee;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the ILO estimates that 865 million women around the world, if better supported, could contribute more robustly to economic growth; notes that women-owned businesses represent an underutilised lever to boost competitiveness, accelerate business and sustain growth; states that trade policy can have differing gender impacts across the various sectors of the economy; and that more data on gender and trade is needed regrets that the Commission does not address the gender dimension of trade agreements in its ‘'Trade for All’' communication; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to use trade negotiations as a tool to promote gender equality worldwide, as well as to ensure that both women and men can take advantage of the benefits of trade liberalisation and be protected from its negative effects; to this aim, the Commission should make sure that the gender perspective is included, horizontally, in all future trade agreements and also, as an essential part of the EU mainstreaming strategy and proposes, the Commission should guarantee a thorough monitoring and evaluation of the gender impact of the trade agreements in force;
Amendment 151 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to make its trade and investment policy fully aligned with the ILO Decent Work Agenda;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses that given the increased importance of animal welfare for EU citizens in terms both of public morals and consumers informed choice and its implications for the competitiveness of EU producers, animal welfare provisions should be strengthened in our free trade agreements;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that the internationalisation of the world’'s production system has resulted in new openings for economic development and an employment-based path out of poverty for hundreds of millions of people; recalls that, according to the ILO, around 780 million active women and men are not earning enough to be lifted out of poverty; underlines that the expansion of GVCs has created job opportunities but also propelled some supplier firms to ignore labour laws, engage workers in unsafe and unacceptable conditions, demand exhaustive working hours and deny workers their fundamental rights; recalls that these practices create unfair competition for suppliers that are compliant with labour laws and international labour standards and for governments that want to improve wages and living standards; concludes therefore that mutual respect for labour and environmental standards is an indispensable tool to ensure there is no race to the bottom; calls on the Commission to improve conditions in GVC in close cooperation with the ILOs; emphasises that the EU’'s further integration into GVCs must be driven by the dual principles of safeguarding the European social and regulatory model and securing and creating sustainable and equitable growth and decent jobs in the EU and for its partners;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that the emergence of GVCs has also led to a substantial increase of imported components in exports; consequently there are less incentives for countries to levy high tariffs as trade policy should not just open up exports, but also facilitate imports in order to stabilise value chains without prejudice to the legitimate use of trade defence instruments;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that trade policy must ensure a transparent production process throughout the value chain, as well as compliance with fundamental environment, animal welfare, social and safety standards; stresses the need for mandatory due diligence throughout the supply chain; welcomes the Commission’'s desire to work closely with the ILO and the OECD to develop a global approach to improving working conditions especially in the garment sector; underlines the importance of identifying and assessing new sectoral or geographic opportunities for additional responsible supply chain partnerships; looks forward to the Commission’'s upcoming communication on CSR; and calls on the Commission to move from voluntary initiatives to binding obligations;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the attention given to "fair trade" in the EC's "Trade for all" Communication and calls upon the Commission to deliver with priority on its commitments to use the existing structure for implementation of FTAs to promote fair trade, to promote fair trade schemes to small producers in third countries through the EU delegations and to develop awareness-raising activities in the EU such as an "EU City for Fair and Ethical Trade"- Award;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission not to request provisional application of trade agreements, including trade chapters of association agreements, before European Parliament gives its consent; recalls that it cwould seriously undermine Parliament’'s rights and create potential legal uncertainty vis-à- vis the agreement’'s other signatory and the economic operators concerned; recalls and welcomes the Trade Commissioner's commitments in this regard but strongly urges to formalise this arrangement in the new inter-institutional agreement;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that in the case of mixed agreements the already tested practice whereby an agreement is only applied provisionally after the European Parliament has granted consent while awaiting national parliaments' ratification is the best balance of democratic oversight and efficiency;
Amendment 192 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Insists that the monitoring, evaluation and follow-up of existing agreements become a key priority of the CCP; calls on the Commission to reallocate resources in order to enable DG Trade to better monitor trade agreements which need to be implemented considering the growing negotiating agenda;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality and accuracy of both ex-ante and ex- post assessments and to review their methodology; stresses the need to always submit a deep sustainability impact assessment, including on human, social and environmental rights, for any trade policy initiative, in particular in light of the recent Ombudsman's recommendation in complaint 1409/2014/JN on the EU-Vietnam FTA; welcomes the commitment of the Commission to undertake in-depth analysis of the potential effects of new FTAs on LDCs and calls on the Commission to put forward measures to ensure that the benefits of trade accrue to developing countries; expresses its concern at the lack of interim and ex-post assessments and that the quality of the existing ones is very low, as demonstrated in the European Court of Auditors Special Report 02/2014; insists that high-quality interim and ex-post evaluations be carried out in respect of all trade agreements in order to allow policymakers, stakeholders and European taxpayers to assess whether trade agreements have achieved the intended results; asks the Commission to provide data on the impact of the trade agreements which have been concluded with special regard to SMEs and the creation of decent jobs;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that limited improvements were achieved at the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in 2015; recognises the differences among WTO members on how to proceed as regards the Doha Round, including the need to consider new approaches to solve outstanding issues; welcomes the interest of some WTO members in starting to address new negotiating areas; believes that the outcome of the Nairobi Ministerial Conference provides an opportunity to give new life to the WTO’'s negotiating function; urges the Commission to take the initiative in reforming and strengthening the WTO in order to ensure greater effectiveness, transparency and accountability including by strengthening coordination with the ILO and other Environment and Human rights related UN Agencies;
Amendment 213 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that it is vital to conclude the longstanding Doha Round with its developing mandates fulfilled; recalls the crucial role of Aid for Trade (AfT) in trade-related capacity building and technical assistance to developing countries and LDCs; in this regard, calls on the EU and its Member States to commit to increase AfT, enabling developing countries to benefit from a bigger share of the value added in GVCs; calls on the Commission to address fair and ethical trade in the upcoming revision of Aid for Trade strategy; welcomes the EU engagement of targeting EUR 400 million in funding over 5 years to support and provide technical assistance to developing countries, especially LDCs, in their efforts to implement the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement;
Amendment 217 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers plurilateral negotiations within the WTO such as the Information Technology Agreement and the Environmental Goods Agreements to be the second-best option; emphasises that trade policy should also be used as a tool for increasing the competiveness of environmentally beneficial products; stresses the importance of maintaining an open door of any plurilateral initiative so interested WTO members can join and of multilateralising the ‘'green goods’' initiative and of considering whether bilateral or unilateral trade agreements could provide premium preferences for environmental goods;
Amendment 223 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for a strong and effective parliamentary dimension of the WTO in order to enhance the transparency of the organisation and to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of global trade policy; urges the WTO to make full use of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, ensuring that parliamentarians have access to all the information they need to carry out their oversight role effectively and contribute meaningfully to trade policies;
Amendment 225 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to focus in a balanced way on the conclusion of the on-going trade negotiations while being mindful of their cumulative effects, in particular via the different rules of origin, and finding an appropriate balance between protecting sensitive agricultural sectors and the offensive interests of the Union as one of the biggest agri-food exporters , and to show the potential benefits of the concluded trade agreements before launching new FTA negotiations; reminds the Commission to carry out a thorough, impartial and unprejudiced ex- ante evaluation of European interests before deciding on future FTA partners and negotiation mandates;
Amendment 252 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines, in the context of the current talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the EU- Japan FTA, the high importance of focusing on core soffensitive issuenterests such as the protection of geographical indications (GIs) and public procurement when negotiating FTAs as part of ambitious, balanced and comprehensive packages;
Amendment 275 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to start negotiations for an investment agreement with Taiwan in parallel with the one with China; underlines that, in the context of the migration challenges, special focus should be put on the post-Cotonou framework and regrets that this aspect was not mentioned in the communication; asks for further impetus to be given to negotiating FTAs with both Australia and New Zealand;
Amendment 278 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the importance of deepening and redefining the EU's relationships with its partners on the African continent and in the Caribbean and Pacific region; regrets that the communication "Trade for All" does not make any reference to the Cotonou Agreement, which expires in 2020, and stresses that the human rights clauses in the EPAs and trade agreements with a link to the Cotonou Agreement should not lose their effect after the 2020 expiration date; calls on the EU to engage in a broad consultation and dialogue process, including with ACP countries, about the post-Cotonou framework;
Amendment 287 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that further trade liberalisation measures require the EU to be able to respond even more effectively to unfair trading practices and ensure a level playing field; underlines that TDIs must remain an indispensable component of the EU’'s trade strategy; recalls that the current EU trade defence legislation dates back to 1995; stresses that the Union’'s trade defence system needs to be modernised urgently; points out that EU trade defence law must be more effective, adapted to today’'s challenges and trade patterns, investigations must be shorter, and also increase transparency and predictability; regdeplorets that the TDI modernisation proposal is blocked in the CouncilCouncil has been unable to deliver on this essential piece of legislation; regrets that the Commission does not refer at all to the need for TDI modernisation in its ‘'Trade for All’' communication; calls on the Council to boost its effortsreak the stalemate regarding TDI modernisation urgently on the basis of the European Parliament's position, especially at a time when China is firmly requesting recognition of MES, and asks the Commission to present a new proposal;
Amendment 292 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to quicken the pace of investigations in order to accelerate the adoption of provisional and definitive trade defence measures, to open investigations "ex officio" and to impose measures on the ground of the "threat of injury" where the evidence justifies this, to eliminate the lesser duty rule which is not an obligation under WTO law, and to allow all European social partners, including not only business leaders but also trade unions, to urge the Commission to open anti-dumping investigations;
Amendment 303 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission not to take any measures without a prior deep and comprehensive impact assessment tackling all the possible effects and consequences on employment, growth and the environment; recalls that it is fundamental that the Commission coordinates closely with other WTO partners on the issue;
Amendment 305 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Regrets that not enough hasConsiders that more needs to been done to comprehensively address European industries’' needs and that the EU manufacturing sector is too often placed behind the services and financial sectors; emphasises that trade policy must ensure a level playing field for European industry, provide access to new and emerging markets and facilitate upward convergence on standards while reducing double certification; calls on the Commission to ensure coherence between the EU’'s trade and industrial policies and to promote the development and competitiveness of European industry with particular reference to the reindustrialisation strategy;
Amendment 309 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Recalls the importance of GIs in promoting traditional European agri-food products, protecting them from harmful free-riding practices, guaranteeing consumers´ rights and conscious choices, and safeguarding rural producers and farmers, with particular reference to SMEs;
Amendment 310 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33b. Acknowledges the success story of GIs in protecting European workers and producers from unfair practices and therefore calls on the Commission to extend GIs to non-agri products;
Amendment 313 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Recalls that the EU plays a leading role in the services sector; stresses that the opening up of new market opportunities must be an essential element of the EU’'s international trade strategy; stresses that including services in trade agreements is of the utmost importance, as it gives opportunities to European companies and domestic employees; while also excluding, in line with Articles 14 and 106 TFEU and Protocol 26, current and future services of general interest and services of general economic interest from the scope of application of any agreement; fully reiterates its recommendations for the negotiations of a Trade in Services Agreement in this regard with the emphasis on the ultimate goal of a multilateral agreement;
Amendment 324 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Shares the Commission’s viewConsiders that the temporary movement of professionals has become essentialis a factor to increasing business internationally; stresses that a labour mobility chapter should be included in all EU trade and investment agreements; recalls however that Mode 4 commitments must only apply to the movement of highly skilled professionals for a specific purpose, for a limited period of time and under precise conditions stipulated by the domestic legislation of the country where the service is performed and by a contract respecting such domestic legislation while ensuring that nothing will prevent the EU and its Member States from maintaining and improving labour standards and collective agreements";
Amendment 329 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the Commission’'s intention to use trade policy to tackle new forms of digital protectionism and to set rules for e-commerce and cross-border data flows in compliance with EU data protection and privacy law and safeguarding fundamental rights; believes that much more needs to be done to create a climate favourable to e-commerce and entrepreneurship within the EU; stresses that ensuring regulatory cooperation, reducing online fraud, mutual recognition and harmonisation of standards in the digital trade sector is vital;
Amendment 338 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Is aware that the inclusion of provisions relating to financial services in trade agreements has raised concerns regarding their potential negative effects where money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance are concerned; supports the Commission in its fight against corruption; insists that clauses on corruption, money laundering and tax fraud be included in all trade and investmentthe Commission and Member States address anti money laundering, anti-corruption and anti-tax evasion and tax avoidance rules, including country-by- country reporting obligations and automatic exchange of information in appropriate international agreements;
Amendment 345 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Emphasises that a forward-looking trade policy must pay greater attention to the specific needs of SMEs and ensure that they can fully benefit from trade and investment agreements; recalls that only a small share of European SMEs are able to identify and exploit the opportunities that globalisation and trade liberalisation offer; notes that only 13 % of European SMEs have been internationally active outside the EU but recognises that SMEs already account for one third of EU exports; supports initiatives to facilitate the internationalisation of European SMEs , therefore insists on the benefits of a Chapter on SMEs in all future FTAs, also, but believes that new ways need to be explored on how to better assist SMEs in their sale of goods and services abroad; stresses that SMEs need more tailor-made support, starting in Member States;
Amendment 347 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Asks the Commission to better support the internationalisation of SMEs by developing specific and clear guidebooks for SMEs about the opportunities and benefits offered by each trade agreement concluded by the EU;
Amendment 351 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Reminds with regard to regulatory cooperation that the corresponding mechanisms must be based on enhanced information exchange and improved adoption and implementation of international instruments and lead to increased convergence on international technical standards whilst under no circumstances undermining or delaying the democratically legitimised decision- making procedures of any trading partner;
Amendment 354 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to assess and improve the existing tools regarding subsidiarity, non-duplication and complementarity in relation to respective Member State programmes and European value-added before developing further instrumentstand-alone actions to support the internationalisation of SMEs; stresses that the Commission should submit an independent evaluation of all the existing programmes to Parliament;
Amendment 359 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Stresses the importance of further debate with stakeholders and Parliament on the Commission’'s proposal for the Investment Court System in order to better clarify its impact on the ‘'right to regulate’', the annual costs for the EU budget and its compliance with the EU legal order, the power of the EU courts in particular, and more specifically the EU competition rules; shares the ambition of establishing in the medium term a multilateral solution to investment disputes and calls on this to be built-in to all on-going bilateral negotiations; regrets that the ICS proposal does not include an investors' obligation provision;
Amendment 370 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Emphasizes that the EU investment policy has to tackle broader issues than merely investment protection but addressing also investment facilitation and governance, thus, ensuring foreign direct investment serves the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals; considers investor obligations based on inter alia the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Corporate Social responsibility and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights an indispensable part if a such an investment policy; urges Member States to work towards progress within the UN on the elaboration of a legally binding instrument on business and human rights;
Amendment 373 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Considers the connection between trade and investment agreements and double taxation treaties to be seriously underexplored and calls on the Commission to study closely any effects such tools may have on each other and on wider policy coherence in the fight against tax evasion;
Amendment 375 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for the elimination of the current imbalances as regards the degree of openness of public procurement markets between the EU and other trading partners; calls on the Commission to go even further in seeking an ambitious and reciprocal opening up of international public procurement markets, while guaranteeing the exclusion of services of general economic interests and making sure states remain free to adopt qualitative rules for their procurement procedures including social and environmental criteria; stresses that European economic operators, but especially European SMEs, need better access to public contracts in third countries;
Amendment 379 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Considers that seeking non- discriminatory access to public contracts is not in contradiction with promoting, in the framework of the revised Government Procurement Agreement and in the FTAs, sustainable procurement practices as enshrined in the EU's public procurement directives;
Amendment 382 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Welcomes the Commission’'s amended proposal for a regulation on the access of third-country goods and services to the Union’'s internal market in public procurement, which is an important tool for ensuring a level playing field in the market access of third countries and strongly regrets that Member States governments have been holding up the original proposal; calls on the Commission to achieve reciprocity in access to public procurement markets with all trading partners;
Amendment 392 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. BelievEmphasises that better harmonized and more efficient customs procedures in Europe and abroad could help to facilitate trade, to meet respective trade facilitation requirements, and to fight against forgeries, illegal and counterfeiting of goods entering in the single market, which distortundermines EU economic growth and seriously exposes EU consumers; welcomes the Commission’'s intention to enhance cooperation between customs authorities; calls once more on the Commission and the Members States to set up a unified EU customs service for a more effective application of customs rules and procedures throughout the customs territory of the EU;
Amendment 394 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Underlines that trade agreements and the decline in tariff rates that follows expose customs to greater security and protection concerns; emphasises that adequate communication and strong coordination is essential; Customs agencies should treat trade transactions involving non-cooperative tax jurisdictions with the highest level of scrutiny;
Amendment 404 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Shares the OECD’'s view that open trade and investment policies need a range of effective flanking policies in order to maximise the gains and minimise the losses; urges the Members States and the Commission to do much more to complement trade opening by a range of supporting measures in order to ensure inclusive growth – such as education, active labour market policies, public investment, supporting research and development, infrastructure development and social protection;
Amendment 410 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to conduct thorough ex ante and ex post analysis on the basis of sector-by-sector and regional impact assessments for all trade agreements and relevant legislative files to anticipate negative effects on the labour market within the Union and to find more sophisticated ways of introducing mitigating measures to redevelop industries and regions that lose out, with a view to achieving a more equitable distribution of and ensuring broad-based gains from trade; emphasises that in this respect the European Structural and Investment Funds, and in particular both the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund, can play an outstanding role; points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund could also be an important instrument if reformed and shaped in a way that it is adequately funded;
Amendment 413 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51a. Points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund could also be an important instrument; believes however that the current use of the EGF to tame the adverse impacts in some sectors resulting from increased international competition is not satisfactory; stresses that this instrument should be reformed and adequately funded whereby it proactively anticipates risks and adaptation of sectorial, regional and national production structures in cases in which the sustainable impact assessment indicates that these might be endangered as a consequence of trade agreements;
Amendment 312 #
2015/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 47 #
2015/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the Republic of Korea is using the emissions scandal (manipulation of emissions values) as a pretext for withdrawing vehicle type homologation across the board for European car manufacturers. In so doing, Korea is erecting a non-tariff trade barrier, which will need to be discussed and resolved in bilateral talks. Whilst such manipulation must be stopped, it must not be used as a pretext for justifying restrictions on market access.
Amendment 20 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Committee on International Trade (INTA) and the Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade have been collaborating pro-actively to enhance cooperation, establish best practices and improve communication channels, and that this collaboration has been especially useful for monitoring trade negotiations through INTA Standing Rapporteurs and targeted monitoring groups; welcomes recent efforts by the Commission to increase the transparency of trade negotiations; believes, nevertheless, that the Council and the Commission can still improve their working methods to better cooperate with Parliament as regards access to documents, information and decision-making for all issues and negotiations related to CCP (such as information relating to negotiations – including scoping, mandates and evolution of negotiations – provisional application of trade agreements, activities and decisions taken by bodies created by trade and/or investment agreements, expert meetings, and delegated and implementing acts); notes with regrets that afterit took one year of negotiations between the Commission and Parliament to achieve an agreement on access to documents related to the TTIP negotiations, there is still no agreement about access to confidential docu; notes that regulation 1049/2011 on public access to documents grants very broad rights for ordinary citizens in term of access to documents which can go beyond the access that is currently given to Members of the European Parliaments;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that more engagement with civil society and social partners is crucial in order to achieve greater transparency; stresses in this respect the important need for improvement of the functioning of the domestic advisory groups engaged in the implementation of existing trade agreements in terms of working methods, membership and overall resources dedicated by the Commission;
Amendment 51 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Shipping emits 1 000 million tonnes of CO2 per annum and it is estimated that, by 2050, emissions from the industry could increase by 250%. Despite that fact, shipping has so far been excluded from the EU's climate legislation. The EU has committed itself to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020, 40% by 2030, and 80- 95% by 2050 from the 1990 base level, and at the Climate Conference in Paris (COP21, December 2015) agreed on a legally binding worldwide agreement on climate protection which seeks to limit global warming to less than 2°C. In order to attain European and global climate targets, shipping – a major and as yet disregarded source of CO2 – must be included in the EU Emissions Trading System. The European Parliament recognised that measures need to be taken to reduce and regulate emissions from shipping in its resolution of 14 October 2015, 'Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris' (2015/2112(INI)).
Amendment 67 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
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 leakage and the risk of 'investment attentism' 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.
Amendment 127 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As long as there is no global emission trading system in place, Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rules, certain installations in sectors or sub- sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States, in close coordination with social partners, should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 152 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) As the ETS is a dynamic system and the European Institutions should work to optimise it, without jeopardising planning security, notes current proposals to change the system such as the consumption levy and proposes that the Institutions should give constructive consideration to the potential which such a levy possesses to improve the ETS.
Amendment 177 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
2003/87/EC
Article 3– paragraph b
Article 3– paragraph b
Amendment 289 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 303 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point i
Amendment 327 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point ii
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point ii
Amendment 341 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – Paragraph 3
Article 10a – Paragraph 3
Amendment 394 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
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 aside for new entrants and significant production increases, together with 250 millionthe allowances placed in the market stability reserve pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council(*), and for adjusting the maximum level of free allocations, as set out in the second sentence of paragraph 5.
Amendment 468 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €), shall be deemed to be at risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub-sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. In this context the application of the cross-sectoral correction factor shall be limited to an absolute minimum.
Amendment 526 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 10b – paragraph 4 b (new)
In 2025, the Commission shall examine whether the ETS will meet the fourth trading period's objectives for CO2 reduction and increased investment in low-carbon technologies and whether there are, or there is a risk of, unintended side-effects, such as significant harm to European industrial competitiveness. If appropriate, it shall submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council in order to counteract unwelcome developments.
Amendment 592 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) do not serve to expand nuclear generation capacity or prevent or delay its phasing out.
Amendment 751 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts for such a regulation for the monitoring and reporting of emissions and activity data in accordance with Article 23. AS regards monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions, the Commission shall monitor the effective and coherent application and enforcement of penalty procedures at national level. The Commission shall establish an effective monitoring system for cross-border transactions of emission allowances at EU level to mitigate the risk of abuse and fraudulent activities.
Amendment 761 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex -I to this Directive.
Amendment 773 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Amendment 75 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be: a) to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and b) to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies and innovative SMEs and innovative mid- cap companies. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's competitiveness, innovation potential, economic, social and territorial cohesion. and, through the transition to a sustainable economy, to greater energy and resource efficiency. Moreover, the emphasis on small and innovative companies should contribute to a sustainable re-industrialisation - particularly by enhancing the global competitiveness of European SMEs through investment in the digitisation of the industrial value added chain.
Amendment 119 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal, sustainable and economic added value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote sustainable, on site job creation, sustainable long- term growth and competitiveness and contribute to the attainment of the EU’s climate and energy targets. Experience from the implementation of tried and tested projects and initiatives may be taken into account in the selection of projects, such as from the energy efficiency projects ELENA (European Local Energy Assistance) and EEIF (European Energy Efficiency Fund) or from the public- private partnership ‘Factories of the Future’ in the area of the digitisation of manufacturing industry. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 351 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, (particularly in the industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure);
Amendment 361 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) development of digital infrastructure – particularly in rural areas – information and telecommunications technology and innovation, particularly with regard to the digitisation of the industrial value added chain;
Amendment 367 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) development of sustainable energy infrastructure, particularly in terms of interconnectors, smart networks for the distribution of energy and energy storage;
Amendment 371 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investment in education and training, health, research and development, information and communications technology and innovation;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Member States to unblock the UNCITRAL Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration in order for the Commission to sign the convention on behalf of the whole Union; deplores the current situation where some EU Member States are party to the convention while others are not; considers that this example clearly demonstrates the need for clarity on all sides on the scope of the Union's exclusive competence on foreign direct investment;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a potential increase of trade flows reinforces the need for emissions mitigation and the internationalisation of external costs within the transport sector- aviation, shipping and road transport;
Amendment 231 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the scope and the extent to which TTIP will affect developing countries are uncertain and dialogue opportunities with those countries on the impact of TTIP are needed;
Amendment 521 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that the negotiations on rules of origin aim at reconciling the EU and US approaches; to ensure that negotiators take measures to integrate developing countries into the global value chains; given the conclusion of the negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between EU and Canada and the potential upgrade of the EU-Mexico free trade agreement, the possibility and scope of cumulation will need to be considered;
Amendment 868 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to establish a permanent parliamentary body to ensure the European Parliament's full participation in the future implementation of a potential TTIP agreement based on the experience of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the CARIFORUM-EPA and other recently concluded Free Trade Agreements
Amendment 21 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European coal and steel sector has played an historically significant role in the European integration process and forms the basis for the generation of European industrial value added and for European value chains;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas involving workers in innovation and restructuring measures is the best way to guarantee economic success;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas fair trade in steel products can likewise only work in accordance with basic employment rights and environmental standards;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas global protectionism in the steel industry is increasing, and third countries are gaining artificial competitive advantages through a range of different instruments;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas only an ambitious innovation policy which clears the way for the development of high-quality, energy- efficient and innovative products (such as high-strength yet flexible steels) and new production processes will enable the EU to hold its own in the face of ever more severe global competition;
Amendment 123 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that undertakings in third countries that form part of the value chain must also act in line with the EU’s climate and energy targets and take account of progress on energy efficiency in particular;
Amendment 127 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future trade agreements include provisions which significantly improve export opportunities and market access for European steel and steel-based products;
Amendment 131 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 138 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to introduce an equivalent policy on CO2 reduction in trade agreements with partners and to take the burden of CO2 reductions into account in market access arrangements so that no distortions of competition arise;
Amendment 139 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 148 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 157 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 165 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 167 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 256 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Council to press ahead quickly with the modernisation of trade defence instruments (TDI), in order to ensure that an appropriate response to unfair practices can finally be put in place and the European market can be protected against dumping;
Amendment 260 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission to take decisive action against the misuse of trade defence instruments (TDI) worldwide as an indirect trade barrier;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that trade plays a key role in energy security, and that strong energy partnerships, reinforced by energy chapters included in the EU’s trade agreements, are essential tools; considers it of key importance to reduce dependency on imported energ which enable the diversification of energy sources, the establishment of quality standards for energy products and the development of common standards for sustainable energy production; considers it of key importance to reduce dependency on imported energy, in particular by increasing the promotion of renewable energies and energy efficiency; calls for the Commission to provide the Member States with the best possible technical support in order to safeguard swift, proper implementation of EU law in the area of energy efficiency;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the first steps in cooperation in energy efficiency and energy labelling have already been taken in trade agreements (e.g. the Energy Star label in the US); calls for an increase in these efforts in the future;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to increase their cooperation on the information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with third countries in the field of energy, in order to increase transparency and bundle their negotiating power vis-à-vis third countries; calls on the Commission swiftly to make a proposal for a binding ex ante evaluation of the agreement which takes account of the consequences for the EU’s internal energy market, safeguards compatibility with EU law, promotes an overall strengthening of Europe’s security of energy supply and guarantees the binding participation of the Commission in the negotiation of energy agreements with non-EU countries; calls for the Commission to develop standards for energy agreements with non-EU countries which promote the interests of the EU; calls, in the interest of promoting democracy and transparency, for Parliament to be kept informed by the Commission on a regular basis on energy agreements between the EU and non-EU countries;
Amendment 46 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that energy agreements must always lay stress on the reciprocity principle and safeguard quality standards and compliance with legal framework conditions; bearing in mind the EU’s common internal energy market, calls for energy agreements to come under the ordinary legislative procedure in order to guarantee democracy, transparency and compatibility with EU law;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the EU should help the most vulnerable countries diversify their sources and supply routes, including reverse flows, with an emphasis on renewable energies and, related storage facilities and energy efficiency measures, in order to increase energy efficiency worldwide, and should help eradicate energy poverty, contribute to global sustainable development and support the global effort to tackle climate change;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas a further 3 million jobs could be created in the field of renewable energies by 2030;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
J b. whereas, according to the Commission, energy intensity in industry fell by 19% between 2001 and 2011, more efficient household appliances could provide energy savings worth EUR 100 billion by 2020 and new buildings now consume only half as much energy as they did in the 1980s, and we must continue along this successful path;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas binding targets on energy efficiency and renewable energies create economic growth and jobs and secure the EU’s technological leadership in this field;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas energy security is a key element in EU trade policy, and many energy partnerships have been established with third countries whose energy supply is largely dependent on fossil energies;
Amendment 152 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Points out that an Energy Union framed by a strong political commitment to boost energy efficiency and expand renewable energies must be based on ambitious binding targets for 2030 in these areas;
Amendment 203 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that the creation of an Energy Union must be accompanied by a comprehensive industrial strategy, in the area of energy efficiency and renewable energies in particular, that is capable of contributing to the EU’s reindustrialisation with the aim of bringing industry’s share of EU GDP to 20% by 2020;
Amendment 234 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EU is not yet on track to meet its commitment of saving 20 % of energy (371 Mtoe) by 2020, and that over one third of reduced energy consumption is actually attributable to lower levels of economic activity; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish binding national energy efficiency targets as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 348 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Underlines the increasingly important role of energy from renewable sources for securing energy supply in the European Union in the long term; Draws the attention to the fact that the production costs of renewables have considerably dropped during the last years
Amendment 362 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that a long-term strategy for developing safe and sustainable indigenous energy sources should be further promoted in the EU;
Amendment 376 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that, particularly given the increased decoupling of plants and the development of industrial production in general, it is essential to increase the participation of European industry and technology in the entire energy production chain, which includes not only raw materials but also generation, transportation and distribution, since these are crucial elements for decreasing the EU’s dependence on energy imports;
Amendment 385 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that any energy source that might contribute to energy security in the Union should be taken into account andEurope faces a fundamental energy transition towards a sustainable energy model; Therefore energy efficiency and energy from renewable sources should be taken into account with absolute priority when it comes to the financing of new projects and be developed in full compliance with environmental requirements; with a view to meet Europe's two degree climate target
Amendment 405 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. ConsiderUnderlines that nuclear energy, w entails hicgh is carbon-neutral, continues to be a significant alternative for electricity productionenvironmental risks and uncertainty over decommissioning costs; notes that the choice of whether to use nuclear energy remains the competence of Member States; calls on the Commission to phase out subsidies for the construction of new nuclear energy plants as a strong political signal and commitment to a sustainable energy model
Amendment 479 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need for better coordination of support schemes for renewables in the EU in order to avoid distortion of competition in the European internal energy market and safeguard effective support for renewables;
Amendment 541 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use, for the purposes of increased energy security and the transition to a low-carbon economy, of the possibilities allowed for financing sustainable energy projects through state aid, as well as the financial instruments available through the European Regional Development Fund, Horizon 2020, the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument, and the investment facilities of the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and public and private intermediaries; emphasises that national subsidy schemes should by no means be granted for the construction of new nuclear energy plants.
Amendment 563 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that in order to reduce energy dependence, diversify and consolidate supply options, optimise energy network infrastructure and increase energy efficiency in the medium and long term, it is necessary to develop new sustainable energy technologies, using funds from the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation;
Amendment 566 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase IT security and the protection of strategic energy infrastructures which provide crucial services for consumers, particularly with regard to the development of industrial production and the increasing role of ICT in the energy sector;
Amendment 578 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the development of well- integrated and competitive regional electricity and gas markets – including, where necessary, capacity markets – covering all parts of the Union; demands that the Commission act decisively against all instances of anti-competitive behaviour and barriers to market entry and exit;
Amendment 683 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. calls on the European Commission to present an action plan to fight against energy poverty which should be implemented by coordinated action plans in the Member States and the exchange of best practices; calls on the European Commission to revise regulation 994/2010 on the security of gas supply in view to present a common definition of "protected customers" to whom gas providers must secure supplies in case of supply disruption for at least 30 days of high demand
Amendment 727 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. ExpStresses the opinion that Russia can no longer be considered a reliable partnerat there are problems with Russia, as it explicitly questions EU law, including at the World Trade Organisation, and uses energy supply for political purposes; stresses, therefore, that more attention should be concentrated on the development and further expansion of the gas supply infrastructure with Norway, the Southern Gas Corridor and the Mediterranean gas hub;
Amendment 749 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses that third-country companies participating in the whole EU energy production chain, which includes raw materials, generation, transportation and distribution, as well as gas storage, must respect all the requirements of the EU legislation, so as to avoid market distortion and safeguard a competitive and transparent internal energy market in the overall interests of energy security; calls on the Commission to ensure that these companies also act in line with the EU’s climate and energy policy objectives;
Amendment 754 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Stresses that progress made by the EU must be taken into account in energy partnerships with non-EU countries;
Amendment 802 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
Amendment 807 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Stresses that, owing to the common European internal energy market, EU energy agreements with third countries have repercussions for EU energy policy; calls, therefore, for all intergovernmental agreements in the field of energy to be integrated into the common European energy policy and dealt with under the ordinary legislative procedure, in order to guarantee democratic, transparent procedures and compatibility with EU law;
Amendment 808 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
Paragraph 48 b (new)
48b. Points out that the principle of reciprocity must play a significant role in energy agreements with third countries, whereby quality standards and compliance with regulatory frameworks must be guaranteed;
Amendment 2 #
2014/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to prevent any risk of fraud, the entitlement to benefit from autonomous trade preferences should be conditional on the compliance by Ukraine with the relevant rules of origin of products and the procedures related thereto as well as involvement in effective administrative cooperation with the Union. Moreover, Ukraine should abstain from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect or new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect or from increasing existing levels of duties or charges or from introducing any other restrictions. A serious deterioration in respect for the fundamental principles of democracy and human rights in Ukraine, including core labour rights, should constitute reasons for a temporary suspension of the preferences. In the event of failure to comply with any of these conditions the Commission should be empowered to suspend temporarily all or part of the preferences.
Amendment 3 #
2014/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Without prejudice to the conditions set out in paragraph 1, entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements introduced by Article 1 is subject to respect for human rights, including core labour rights, and the fundamental principles of democracy by Ukraine. If Ukraine adopts measures restricting human rights and workers' rights, the Commission shall immediately propose to repeal this Regulation.
Amendment 58 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) When implementing provisions are drawn up, steps should be taken to ensure that certification under the Dodd-Frank Act is acknowledged as proof of compliance within the meaning of this Regulation.
Amendment 104 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) All minerals and metals within the scope of this Regulation should be used in accordance with the requirements laid down herein. It is essential that importers should comply with the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 281 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a All importers of products containing minerals and metals within the scope of this Regulation shall prove to the competent Member State authority that the minerals and metals in question meet the requirements of this Regulation. Evidence of certification under the Dodd- Frank Act shall be regarded as proof of compliance.
Amendment 524 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The committee shall in particular be mindful of possible equivalent arrangements in the Dodd-Frank Act, when this Regulation is implemented, so that there are no dual certification requirements.
Amendment 49 #
2013/2989(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Requests the inclusion of animal welfare standards in the chapter on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2989(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Expects the FTA to include a binding and enforceable sustainable development chapter reflecting EU and Vietnam's common commitment to promote respect for, compliance with, and enforcement of, international human rights, the eight ILO's core conventions and key multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), with measures in the event of infringement, providing for the involvement of economic, social, and environmental stakeholdersincluding the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), with measures in the event of infringement, involving independent civil society organizations, representing economic, social, and environmental stakeholders, in the negotiation, implementation and monitoring of the sustainable development chapter, and also to encourage enterprises to uptake CSR practices, and to address outstanding issues such as the welfare of both farm and wild animals; asks that such sustainable development chapter be covered by the general dispute settlement mechanism of the FTA;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2740(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for strengthening the WTO parliamentary dimension to ensure that parliamentarians get better access to trade negotiations, are involved in the formulation and implementation of WTO decision making, and ensure trade policies are properly scrutinised in the interests of their citizens; calls accordingly for a permanent European parliamentary delegation to the WTO to be established;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Chinese enterprises perceive the Union generally as a stable investment environment, but deplore the existence of certain trade barriers to the European market, such as technical obstacles to trade and barriers erected to block third countrycall to remove remaining barriers and to facilitate investments in certainthe EU Member States;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. calls on the Commission to ensure full transparency on sovereign wealth funds;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the investment protection agreement should include clear definitions of the investment and investor to be protected and that speculative forms of investment should not be protected;
Amendment 57 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – indent 1
Paragraph 7 – indent 1
– non-discrimination (national treatment and most favoured nation treatment for investors and investments in like circumstances);
Amendment 58 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
Amendment 59 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – indent 7
Paragraph 7 – indent 7
– protection against direct and indirect expropriation, and allowing for adequate compensation in accordance with the damages occurred in the event of expropriation;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the need to ensure in the agreement the EU's capability to exclude certain strategic sectors from Chinese investors;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that the agreement shall oblige Chinese investors in the EU to obey to European social standards and social dialogue;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for a clauStresses that investors shall be subject to national legislation and civil actions for liability in the judicial process of either their home or host state, in particular for the acts or decisions made in relation to the investment where such acts or decisions lead to significant environmental damage, personal injuries or loss of life in the host state;
Amendment 97 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Insists on the need to request in the agreement the compliance of foreign investors with EU data protection standards;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European coal and steel sector has played an historically significant role in the European integration process and forms the basis for the generation of European industrial value added;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that fair trade in steel products can only work in accordance with basic employment rights and environmental standards;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future trade agreements include provisions to significantly improve export opportunities and market access possibilities for European steel and steel-based products;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to enter into negotiations with trade partners which import particularly significant volumes into the EU, such as Turkey and Abu Dhabi, with a view to introducing quantitative restrictions;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that innovation in new products, such as high-strength and yet flexible steels, and new production processes is the key to improving the competitiveness of the European steel industry vis-à-vis third-country suppliers and that this area should receive particular support;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Is convinced that involving workers in innovation and restructuring measures is the best way to guarantee economic success;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Commission to take on board the positive experiences of the ECSC, in particular the tripartite strategic considerations and research, and to establish a correspondingly tripartite committee entitled ‘Steel 2020’;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that restricting demand must not lead to unfair competition for jobs among EU Member States; calls, in this connection, for a pan-European solution;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to take on board the positive experiences gained with the ECSC, in particular the tripartite strategic considerations and research, and to establish a similarly tripartite committee entitled ‘Steel 2020’;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to immediately and fully deploy EU funding, for example through the Structural Funds, to reduce the social impact of industrial restructuring;
Amendment 82 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is convinced that involving workers in innovation and restructuring measures is the best way to guarantee economic success;
Amendment 84 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to draw up a restructuring plan which safeguards and creates good jobs and industrial activity in Europe’s regions;
Amendment 145 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that fair trade in steel products can only work on the basis of compliance with basic employment rights and environmental standards;
Amendment 146 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to enter into negotiations with trading partners which account for particularly significant volumes of imports into the EU, such as Turkey and Abu Dhabi, with a view to introducing quantitative restrictions;
Amendment 148 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future trade agreements include provisions which significantly improve export opportunities and market access for European steel and steel-based products;
Amendment 174 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Stresses that innovation in new products, such as high-strength and yet flexible steels, and new production processes holds the key to improving the competitiveness of the European steel industry vis-à-vis third-country suppliers and that this area should receive particular support;
Amendment 177 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to implement an ambitious innovation policy which clears the way for the development of high-quality, energy-efficient and innovative products and enables the EU to hold its own in the face of ever more severe global competition;
Amendment 113 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the legal framework provisions concerning the current climate and energy package with binding objectives for the percentage of renewables and reductions in energy consumption and GHG emissions expire in 2020; whereas an end to national requirements regarding greater use of renewables could undermine the necessary growth in this sector;
Amendment 136 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the potential of renewables has not yet been fully exploited; whereas, under the Energy Roadmap 2050, they are to have the major share in energy provision by that year, necessitating specific milestone objectives up to that date to ensure that the prospects for renewable energy in the EU and diversification of energy supply on the European internal energy market are credible and stable, underpinning Europe's competitiveness and the security of its energy supplies and contributing to the development of new sectors and export opportunities;
Amendment 140 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the development of renewables and increased energy efficiency will have a favourable impact on climate and energy objectives, strengthen the security of EU energy supplies, its technological lead and its industrial competitiveness, stimulate growth and employment and generate a high added value for the EU in future;
Amendment 144 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU spent EUR 573 billion on imported fossil fuels in 2011 and its dependency on energy imports is expected to grow; whereas the EU must focus more closely on 'no regret' energy efficiency, renewables and energy infrastructure options;
Amendment 260 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Council to keep up the progress made at EU level and set ambitious, but realistic binding objectives for the 2030 EU policies that take account of the economic, social, environmental, international and technological contexts, and to establish a clear, stable, long-term and cost-effective framework for industries and investors; points outs that a long-term, reliable legal framework, as part of EU energy policy, is essential for secure, good-value and stable energy provision and also for investment security and for the Union’s ability to compete and innovate;
Amendment 286 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that history has demonstrated that the most effective way of realising the EU's climate and energy objectives is to set binding targets;
Amendment 303 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Insists that, on the basis of the positive experience gained with the current climate and energy package's binding EU-wide targets for renewables' share of final energy consumption and for reducing GHG emissions and energy consumption, ambitious and binding EU- wide targets in those areas be set for 2030 too;
Amendment 311 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Insists that the binding EU-wide 2030 target for the renewable component of final energy consumption must be at least 40% to 45% and, furthermore, must be met through binding expansion targets in the Member States;
Amendment 334 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that support schemes, if better used, c should be an appropriate tool to incentivise the development of renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency and should be better used in future as a result of a more coherent European approach; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard;
Amendment 350 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that must be increased convergence within European renewables support schemes in order to ensure a cost- efficient, affordable European energy transition based on fair competition, enhance EU innovativeness and make European energy supply technologically optimised, reliable and affordable; points out that Member States should be allowed to have special funding arrangements enabling them to develop and use local and regional resources; states that it must not be possible, however, to amend or set aside existing national funding arrangements retrospectively;
Amendment 354 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to pursue discussions about an appropriate post- 2020 European funding model for renewables so as to counter fragmentation of the EU single market for energy; stresses that that feed-in systems have in the past proved to be very flexible and promising and have made it possible to support a wide technology portfolio;
Amendment 362 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that some RES should now be considered mature energy sources and their subsidies should therefore be phased out on Welcomes the fact that, on the energy market, renewables are increasingly competitimve in order to be able to reallocate them to research and development (R&D) programmes and RES that are not yet cost-effective; asks the Commission to study the impact of RES priority dispatch on general energy costfrom a market economy perspective, and calls for that process to be furthered; asks the Commission to study the impact of RES priority dispatch on general energy costs; stresses that the increased production and feed-in of renewables has helped to reduce wholesale prices, and calls for this to be passed on to consumers;
Amendment 403 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that increased energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the decarbonisation of the energy sector; adds that the energy efficiency sector has an enormous potential to reduce European energy consumption that is far from exhausted; emphasises that the voluntary commitment of EU Member States has not so far produced any satisfactory results; calls on the Commission therefore to change direction by drawing up an ambitious and binding EU-wide energy efficiency target for 2030 and increasing investment in energy efficiency;
Amendment 462 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU’s climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be able to best fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturns or be used as a substitute for the ETS through alternative measures; recalls that the main objective of the EU ETS is to reduce GHG emissions and not to provide investors with sufficient incentives to invest in low-carbon technologies, as these should be seen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intended;
Amendment 517 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Welcomes the Commission's intention to draw up a list of government subsidies for the various energy sources in the EU in order to ensure maximum transparency and fair competition in the energy sector;
Amendment 569 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that Member States and regions should be encouraged to improve cooperation in order to optimise the efficiency of renewables expansion; there should also be an increase in the use of existing cooperation mechanisms for renewables; emphasises that setting a binding EU-wide 2030 target regarding the share of renewables in final energy consumption will lead to a greater participation of EU Member States in the cooperation mechanisms; in this context, the Commission has an important role to play as a facilitator in coordinating, financially supporting and preparing appropriate analyses of renewable energy resources and potential for the Member States; points out that exchanges of best practices between the EU Member States in this connection may prove positive;
Amendment 582 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to submit an analysis of how renewable energy sources can be developed sustainably, taking into account environmental impact, aspects related to dependency on raw materials and life cycle and, above all, how to support stable sources of renewable energy such as hydropower, biomass or geothermal power; emphasises that if more use is to be made of energy biomass, sustainability criteria need to be drawn up for solid and gaseous biomass;
Amendment 624 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on boosting energy security for all Europeans at affordable energy prices and economic and industrial competitiveness in the EU, jobthe creation of quality jobs, social aspects and environmental sustainability by means of measures such as the diversification of supply routes, suppliers and sources and by increasing the deployment of RES;
Amendment 637 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that grid infrastructure, grid management and market rules are currently tailored to the needs of nuclear and fossil fuel-fired power stations, with the result that newer technologies such as renewables are placed at a competitive disadvantage; calls for the energy supply system to be rendered more flexible and adapted to the growing share of renewable energies in order to ensure the maximum cost-efficiency and security of energy supply;
Amendment 660 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that as the EU pursues its goal of energy security, emphasis needs to be shifted towards a model of energy interdependence between Member States by ensuring the swift completion of the EU internal energy market; stresses that, to this end, it is necessary to expand energy infrastructure at all grid levels, expand the IT infrastructure, do more to promote research and development and rapidly introduce European standardisation; believes furthermore that completing the EU supergrid infrastructure linking the north, south, east and west will enable the EU to make the best use of the comparative advantages of each Member State, and calls for further support for decentralised and micro-scale energy production and smart energy infrastructures in all Member States, with greater involvement of distribution network operators, and smart energy infrastructures in all Member States; stresses that, in expanding and modernising energy infrastructure, greater cooperation among transmission system operators and intensive, transparent, coordinated and early involvement of all stakeholders must be ensured; stresses, therefore, the need for strong coordination between Member States’ policies and for joint action, solidarity and transparency in view of the fact that national energy policy decisions can affect other Member States; suggests that it would be desirable to determine whether and how the expertise and facilities of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) could be put to use in carrying out the above tasks;
Amendment 679 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the lack of full implementation of internal energy market legislation remains one of the main obstacles to completion of the single market; highlights the importance of eliminating remaining infrastructure bottlenecks and instances of market failure and of ensuring that no new barriers to electricity and gas market integration are created; calls for the implementation of existing EU law in the field of energy in all EU Member States to be ensured by means of consistent action by the European Commission in order to bring about a completely integrated, competitive and consumer-friendly internal market in energy;
Amendment 690 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that energy end consumers – individuals, SMEs and industry alike – are at the very core of the internal energy market and that they should benefit from lower energy prices, be duly protected, and accurately informed and advised by ensuring easy and transparent access to information; draws attention to the importance of ongoing cultivation of awareness in the field of energy in order to promote responsible consumption of energy; for this purpose, calls on the Commission and Members States to achieve, as a matter of urgency, the completion of the internal market, security of supply and the interconnection of networks as requested in Article 194 TFEU;
Amendment 698 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for secure, stable and affordable European supplies of energy for all Europeans; observes, furthermore, that energy poverty must be combated by means of effective strategies; points out that exchanges of good practice among EU Member States could be useful in this field;
Amendment 708 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that in order to ensure security of supply there must be enough capacity to meet demand in peak periods and in periods of (political or technological) difficulties and that excess capacity or backup must therefore be ensured and maintained; points out the need for storage and more grid flexibility as a response to the intermittence of some sources of RESobserves, furthermore, that initially all options available, such as investment in infrastructure or increased cooperation, should be exploited to promote renewable energies with the aim of securing Europe’s energy supplies; points out the need for storage and more grid flexibility as a response to the intermittence of some sources of RES; stresses that there is an increasing need for a stable policy framework to provide economic guarantees concerning the availability of these reserves; calls for energy market design to be geared to the Union’s long-term energy and climate policy targets and to enable the integration of renewable energy technologies while allowing the internal energy market to develop to the full;
Amendment 742 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Asks the Commission to investigate the potential of energy storage in the EU for the best possible inclusion of RES, both for their storage and to compensate for grid fluctuations, and the various possible technologies in this area;
Amendment 748 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that modernising the existing energy infrastructure and building new, intelligent and flexible infrastructure at all grid levels for the generation, transmission, distribution and storage of energy is essential for a stable, well-integrated and well-connected energy market, and emphasises that large- scale investments should be made in parallel with investments in regional or even local networks; observes that, with the aid of adaptation of grid infrastructure, it is possible to counteract rising energy prices and greater dependence on imported energy; notes that, in connection with the use of smart technologies, it is also necessary to take into account data protection issues;
Amendment 773 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that an completed, open and transparent internal market, where all EU and third country companies respect the acquis communautaire in the field of energy, can help strengthen the negotiating position of EU energy suppliers vis-à-vis external competitors;
Amendment 805 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that the EU’s main competitors on the global market place great emphasis on technological developments, innovation and improving industrial processes; notes also that their economies grow at a much faster pace than the EU; concludes that the EU must give priority to R&D and innovation; calls on the Commission to submit an industrial policy strategy for renewable energy covering the whole process from research and development up to the financing stage;
Amendment 843 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses the vital importance of investment in the ‘no regrets’ options of energy efficiency, renewable energies and energy infrastructure with a view to bolstering the economy, generating sustainable growth and employment and bringing about stable and affordable energy prices for Europe’s consumers;
Amendment 867 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines, in line with Article 194 TFEU, that Member States are the ultimate decision makers as regards their energy mix and should be able to use and develop different approaches for technologies and energy sources that are environmentally sound and socially and economically acceptable; stresses the need for joint action and increased coordination and cooperation among the EU Member States in the field of energy;
Amendment 900 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Emphasises that the pursuit of closer energy policy cooperation must also be reflected in external energy policy and calls, therefore, for energy agreements with third countries to be concluded at EU level and for EU energy policy objectives to be firmly established;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that smart grids are the result of convergence between the energy sector and the information and communications technology (ICT) sectors, which is becoming increasingly important, and that further cooperation between these sectors must be encouraged, e.g. with regard to the efficient use of radio spectrum across Europe and smart energy functions in the future ‘Internet of Things’; asks the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure the coherent and efficient deployment and operation of smart grids;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the increasing share of Europe’s electricity supply represented by renewable energies makes it necessary to expand the existing network and IT infrastructure and that there must therefore be greater investment in research and development and prompt European standardisation.
Amendment 13 #
2013/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the numerous benefits of smart grids to decarbonise the economy, increase the share of renewable energy and distributed generation, ensure the security of supply to households, create conditions for efficient use of electricity in transport, give consumers the ability to adapt their consumption to benefit from the lowest prices and at the same time save energy, improve energy efficiency, and also boost EU technology development; points out that the development and use of smart grids greatly reduces energy loss during transmission and distribution;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that grid infrastructure, grid management and market regulations are currently geared to the needs and possibilities of nuclear and fossil-fuel power stations and thus represent a competitive disadvantage for new technologies such as renewable energies;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the urgent need for new, modernised, smart and flexible energy infrastructure at all network levels, especially smart grids, to allow for more flexible back-up and balancing power capacity, including individual microgeneration and storage systems, new electricity uses (such as electric vehicles) and demand-response programmes; welcomes the strong emphasis placed on electricity projects of common interest in the Connecting Europe Facilitystresses the need to ensure greater cooperation on the part of transmission system operators and the determined, transparent, coordinated and timely involvement of all stakeholders in the extension and modernisation of the energy infrastructure; welcomes the strong emphasis placed on electricity projects of common interest in the Connecting Europe Facility and stresses that smart grid projects at distribution system level must be taken into account; emphasises that infrastructure projects must fulfil sustainability and competitiveness criteria and be underpinned by an integrated approach, which shall be ensured by involving distribution system operators;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that in most Energy Roadmap 2050 scenarios, the proper integration of distributed renewable generation will be unfeasible without the development of local and regional smart distribution network grids for electricity, and therefore calls for greater importance to be attached to the distribution networks;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for cooperation in the development of smart grids at European, national and regional level; believes that smart grids offer a unique opportunity – also at local level – to boost innovation, job creation and the competitiveness of European industry with particular reference to SMEs;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to assess whether it is necessary to bring forward proposals, in line with the third internal energy market package, for the development and promotion of smart grids – which must continue to be guaranteed by means of effective action by the Commission in all the Member States – as this could increasingly allow the involvement of more market participants and boost potential deployment, development and maintenance synergies throughout the telecommunications and energy networks;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that smart grids should not place a financial burden on consumers but should benefit them by delivering accurate, transparent, user- friendly and readily- accessible information and empowering them to efficiently manage their energy consumption and production; advice and support must therefore be made available to the demand side;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that unilateral strategies to reduce labour costs have been misdirected. Labour costs in the automotive industry account for between just 13 and 20 percent of added value. Global competitiveness can only be guaranteed by means of innovation throughout the whole production chain and flexibility in the production processes, and this must accordingly be negotiated with the workers.
Amendment 31 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to carry out properly coordinated structural reforms geared to enhancing competiveness (lowering payroll taxes and labour costs, enhancing labour flexibility, cutting red tape and shortening payment periods);
Amendment 37 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls upon the Commission to continue its efforts towards global standardisation. The EU’s trade partners ought to accept the UNECE’s WP.29 standards and new, universal solutions must be found for innovative technologies such as a universal plug for electric cars.
Amendment 39 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that unilateral strategies to reduce labour costs have been misdirected. Labour costs in the automotive industry account for between just 13 and 20 percent of added value. Global competitiveness can only be guaranteed by means of innovation throughout the whole production chain and flexibility in the production processes, and this must accordingly be negotiated with the workers;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Investment activity in growth markets must be strengthened and safeguarded by means of trade agreements.
Amendment 47 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. EU standards regarding CSR and employee participation should also be implemented by European companies in third countries to which investment is being channelled, and regional development should be promoted.
Amendment 55 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that suppliers in particular need to be strengthened. It is here that innovation potential (Car2car, car2infrastructure) and employment opportunities can be found;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Is convinced that global demand for sustainable integrated mobility options (such as car sharing, combining car and local public transport, mobility card for cars, scooter bikes, car hire stations, etc.) is set to rise in expanding urban areas in particular;
Amendment 92 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 20 – point d a (new)
da. the integration of IT services in cars;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d b (new)
Paragraph 20 – point d b (new)
db. the development of integrated mobility solutions, for urban areas in particular;
Amendment 102 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that integrated innovation projects covering the whole value chain are crucial for improved competitiveness;
Amendment 105 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 170 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Takes the view that investment activity in growth markets must be strengthened and secured by trade agreements;
Amendment 171 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 b (new)
Paragraph 38 b (new)
38b. Demands that investment in third states should mean that CSR standards and EU worker stakeholder standards will also be applied by EU firms in third states and regional development will be promoted;
Amendment 177 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 39 – point c a (new)
ca. press ahead with the global standardisation process. The EU’s trade partners ought to accept the UNECE’s WP.29 standards and new, universal solutions must be found for innovative technologies such as a universal plug for electric cars;
Amendment 180 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point d
Paragraph 39 – point d
d. combat the introduction of any measures that are equivalepush for the dismant lin effect tog of non-tariff barriers in the automotive sector;
Amendment 182 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point e
Paragraph 39 – point e
e. shorten the time taken to instigate investigations and take retaliatory measuresapply trade defence instruments. As a consequence, the current legislation (2013/0103(COD)) needs to be implemented without delay;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that increased resources should be provided to ensure the Commission's capacity to negotiate, check and translate its trade agreements as fast as possible; stresses that, in the framework of trade negotiations, the staff of the Commission has to be increased in order to conduct negotiations at eye level, especially in the case of strong negotiation counterparts; notes that this raise is all the more vital that the EU's bilateral agenda has been expanded recently to further key bilateral trade negotiations (e.g. US and Japan) whose ambition and potential for EU growth deserve the allocation of more resources to the Commission; stresses, in this regard, the need to have more officials dealing with trade in the EU delegations in third countries, in particular in those countries with whom we are negotiating key bilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns that the EU's objectives of enhancing trade inclusiveness and international economic cooperation and stability must be reflected in the budgetary allocations for the Aid for Trade, the Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Macro-Financial Assistance; opposes therefore decreasing the allocation of the European Globalization Fund.; supports, in this regard, the allocation of specific funds to compensate losses suffered by developing countries in specific economic sectors as a result of signing a free trade agreement with the EU;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that more resources should be provided to ensure the legitimacy and transparency of EU trade policy-making towards civil society and the general public; supports, in this regard, the creation of a platform involving business representatives, academics, NGOs and trade unions to follow ongoing trade negotiations:
Amendment 6 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the important political signal conveyed by the Commission in its request that the share of industrial value added be raised from 15.2% at present to 20% in 2020; stresses, however, that this target will only be realistic if it is underpinned by appropriate measures;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Regrets that the Commission still lacks an integrated industrial policy and that Article 173 TFEU on the coordination of EU industrial policy with the industrial policy of the EU Member States has still to be implemented;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that current macro-economic policy in the EU does not give the necessary access to capital for investment and innovation, especially for SMEs;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that Europe’s industrial value chain must be strengthened by future trade agreements, investment agreements and agreements on intellectual property, so an appropriate strategy already needs to be incorporated when the mandate is drawn up;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that industry is still of enormous importance for employment in the EU; observes that nearly 75% of European exports consist of industrial goods; stresses that industry creates every fourth job, provides employment for some 34 million people and is responsible for 80% of expenditure in the field of research and development, in addition to which each job in industry creates approximately two additional jobs in associated supply and service sectors;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores the absence from the Commission proposal of any measures against wage dumping and social dumping and concerning employee participation and restructuring;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that the current dominant macroeconomic policy in the EU does not permit the necessary access to capital for investment and innovation, especially for SMEs, and hence runs counter to an IP;
Amendment 126 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the EU’s IP should be clearly defined, as many different practices and trends currently dominate the field of IP within the EU and the Member States;
Amendment 144 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that policy in all other fields should be formulated taking into account the aims of IP in order to promote a holistic approach to industrial policy; recalls in this connection the ECSC, which proves that successful, integrated and innovative action is possible in the field of IP, generates growth and employment, promotes integration and is of a social partnership nature;
Amendment 145 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Welcomes the sectoral strategies in the motor vehicle (Cars 2020) and steel (steel action plan) industries and calls upon the Commission to adopt appropriate measures to implement the strategies;
Amendment 167 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that only with an innovation, efficiency and sustainable technology offensive can the EU’s industrial base modernise and increase its core competitiveness; stresses that, in this context, particular account should be taken of the Commission’s annual report on innovation (Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013), which shows how innovation affects the enhancement of lasting competitiveness and which provides a comparative assessment of the performance of the EU Member States with regard to research and innovation and indicates the relative strengths and weaknesses of their research and innovation systems;
Amendment 179 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Thereby, it is crucial to involve employees pro-actively in the innovation process stimulating faster implementation and deeper acceptance of change to fostering "sustainable companies" which makes out competitiveness in three regards: top in economic, social and environmental terms;
Amendment 180 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that wrong signals concerning supposedly high yields in the capital market bring pressure to bear on industrial undertakings and result in neglect of investment and innovations which are needed in order to achieve long-term success, with preference going instead to boosting profits in the short term;
Amendment 196 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to submit an industrial strategy for renewable energies which covers the whole range of research activities, including funding, so as to ensure that the European Union’s leading position in the field of renewable energies is maintained;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that public procurement should be an innovation driver; believes that state aid guidelines should be open for innovation-enhancing policy measures; believes that standardisation and socio- ecolabelling have an important role to play in the uptake of new technologies;
Amendment 324 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Stresses that unfair dumping in third states must not be accepted and that workers’ rights must apply everywhere; calls on the Commission to ensure that there is not only free trade, but also fair trade, and that social and environmental standards and workers’ rights are enshrined in all future trade agreements; states that only then will a level playing field be established;
Amendment 330 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Stresses that Europe’s industrial value chain must be strengthened by future trade agreements, investment agreements and agreements on intellectual property, meaning that an appropriate strategy already needs to be incorporated when the mandate is drawn up;
Amendment 331 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Stresses that investment activity in growth markets must be strengthened and secured by trade agreements; states that investment in third states means that CSR standards and EU worker stakeholder standards must also be applied by EU firms in third states and regional development must be promoted;
Amendment 396 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Emphasises that information and consultation at the work place democratisation needs to be expandedis a fundamental right laid down in the European Treaty and that the European Work Councils, based on the Directive 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community- scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees and employee interest representation at company level and in company board rooms - where applicable - in European Companies, based on the Directive 2001/86/EC of the Council of 8 October 2001 supplementing the Statute for a European company with regard to the involvement of employees, build a platform for enabling workplace democratisation in cross-border operating companies in Europe and that workers should have an individual right to training;
Amendment 401 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Stresses that active participation by staff representatives and trade unions in fundamental business decisions promotes stability, innovative capacity and long- term business prospects;
Amendment 468 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 a (new)
Paragraph 59 a (new)
59a. Calls for renewable energy guidelines and proposals for the capacity market to be put forward without delay;
Amendment 486 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that there is a stable framework for energy supply in the coming decades, so as to ensure security of investment and thus make possible measures to boost sustainable competitiveness;
Amendment 225 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with concern indications that certain national action is again being taken to influence energy markets, especially as regards efforts to secure the supply of electricity, with Member States implementing national capacity- remuneration mechanisms without fully exploring the potential of cross-border solutions or engaging in EU-level coordination, thus interfering with and distorting market design; points out, too, the growing need for a stable policy framework to make energy capacity economically secure, and for an appropriate energy supply structure; calls for energy market design to be geared to the Union’s long-term energy and climate policy targets and to enable the integration of renewable energy technologies while allowing the internal energy market to develop to the full;
Amendment 241 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that, without prejudice either to the Member States’ right to choose their energy mix or to the, there is a need for better EU-wide coordination, the EU as a whole must make full use of the potential of all energy sources that a and cooperation among them in re lat the disposal of EU Member Statesion to energy;
Amendment 285 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the missedat better use needs to be made of the opportunities – created through joint EU research projects supported by Framework Programmes and initiatives such as the SET Plan –, so as to develop new technologies allowing for improvements in efficiency, renewables, the security of nuclear power plants, the low-emission usage of fossil fuels, and intelligent networks, all of which are critical for the energy market;
Amendment 288 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that the only means of ensuring that energy technologies will be sensibly priced in the long term is through fair competition within the Union; calls on the Commission to propose a strategy for the renewable energy sector that covers the full industrial policy spectrum from research and development through to financing;
Amendment 297 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission to monitor closely the effective implementation of EU energy legislation, in particular the provisions that create essential consumer rights, as well as those that concern system operators, national regulating authorities and competition rules, and those that aim to reduce the phenomenon of loop flows, the latter constituting a significant though manageable challenge to the internal energy market as it weakens the security of the energy system; notes that loop flows are caused by lack of provision for storage and by insufficient grid capacity; urges the Commission to use the most appropriate means at its disposal to address any continued non-compliance with relevant EU legislation;
Amendment 305 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission and the Member States to coordinate infrastructure projects in a better way, thereby ensuring full EU- wide system connectivity and cost- effectiveness; recognises that this requires an integrated approach with the involvement of small distribution system operators; encourages, to that end, the Commission and the Member States to ensure rapid assessment, selection and implementation of projects of common European interest, especially with regard to electricity and gas trans-border interconnectors, liquefied natural gas and storage infrastructure, which are vital for a well-integrated and well-functioning energy market;
Amendment 340 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Strongly supports the Commission’s efforts to introduce harmonised network codes and rules accordingly to the plan and to ensure the stability of the regulatory framework of the internal energy market; calls on the Commission to ensure that the requisite measures are implemented rapidly and in a targeted way; points out, too, the need for closer linkage in this regard with EU rules and with national provisions developed in parallel to them;
Amendment 349 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Emphasises that the pursuit of closer energy policy cooperation must also be reflected in external energy policy and calls, therefore, for energy agreements with third countries to be concluded at EU level and for EU energy policy objectives to be firmly established;
Amendment 399 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Looks forward to the Commission’s guidelines to help set ambitious policy objectives with regard to vulnerable consumers, and will assist the Member States in better defining this category of consumers; calls on the Commission to review, in parallel, existing mechanisms and instruments for protecting such consumers, with a view to propose measures aimed at a more coherent and comprehensive approach at EU-level; highlights too the important role of comprehensive advisory services for consumers in this category, and of exchanges of good practice;
Amendment 403 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Emphasises that the Energy Roadmap 2050 provides for the major share of energy provision in 2050 to be from renewables, and that experience with the climate and energy package has pointed up the need to have a binding target for 2030 for the renewable energy share in final energy consumption; calls for the binding EU-wide target for 2030 for the renewable share in final energy consumption to be set at 40-50% at least, and for Member States to be required to achieve that level through a series of binding development objectives;
Amendment 408 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States, the Commission and the relevant stakeholders to convert the necessary supporting schemes into transparent, homogeneous and market-driven mechanisms in order to and more convergent mechanisms in order to ensure fair competition and create a common market for requested support features – such as energy efficiency, prosumers, cogeneration, renewables and auxiliary services – in a way that ensures their compatibility;
Amendment 418 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Member States to implement the Commission’s planned guidelines on renewable energy best practices in order to promote convergence of the support systems for renewables in Europe, to achieve a secure and affordable supply of energy based on the best possible technologies and to strengthen competitiveness and capacity for innovation in the EU single market for energy; notes that Member States should be allowed to have special funding arrangements enabling them to develop and use local and regional resources; it should not be possible, however, to amend or set aside existing national funding arrangements retrospectively;
Amendment 424 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to exaoptiminse thoroughly the implications of integrating low-emission energy sources, especiallye integration of renewables, into the energy grids with regard to financial support, system-wide technical requirements and market design; underlines that the lack of coordpoints out that the inated approach towards those sources has until now prevented their integration within the European energy systemsgration process needs to be improved through better funding for the storage of renewable energy and through adaptation of grid infrastructure to accommodate the growth in renewable energy production and storage;
Amendment 435 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission to pursue discussions about an appropriate post- 2020 European funding model for renewables so as to counter fragmentation of the EU single market for energy and to ensure fair competition; notes already, however, that feed-in systems have in the past proved to be very flexible and promising and have fostered a wide range of technological advances;
Amendment 45 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste33 imposes obligations on the Member States to establish and maintain a national framework for spent fuel and radioactive waste management. The European Parliament resolution of 14 March 2013 on risk and safety assessments (‘stress tests’) of nuclear power plants in the European Union and related activities recalls that the hazards of nuclear waste were once again highlighted by the Fukushima nuclear accident and calls on the Commission to support the open and unbiased identification of the best facilities for storing radioactive waste as safely as possible; __________________ 33 OJ L 199, 2.8.2011. p. 48.
Amendment 46 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Council Conclusions of 8 May 2007 on nuclear safety and safe management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste34 highlighted that “nuclear safety is a national responsibility exercised where appropriate in an EU-framework. Decisions concerning safety actions and the supervision of nuclear installations remain solely with the operators and national authorities”. The European Parliament resolution of 14 March 2013 on risk and safety assessments (‘stress tests’) of nuclear power plants in the European Union and related activities calls for the definition and implementation of binding nuclear safety standards. __________________ 34 Adopted by the Coreper on 25 April 2007 (doc. Ref. 8784/07) and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council on 8 May 2007.
Amendment 48 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in 2011 renewed attention worldwide on the measures needed to minimise risk and ensure the most robust levels of nuclear safety. Based on a mandate from the European Council in March 201136, the Commission, together with the European Nuclear Safety Regulator Group ('ENSREG'), carried out Union wide comprehensive risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants ('stress tests'). The results identified a number of improvements which could be implemented in nuclear safety approaches and industry practices in the participating countries37. The European Parliament resolution of 14 March 2013 on risk and safety assessments (‘stress tests’) of nuclear power plants in the European Union and related activities emphasises that the stress tests demonstrated that practically all nuclear power plants need to implement site-specific safety improvements, and calls for the urgent implementation of the necessary upgrade measures and for Parliament to be informed and consulted annually regarding results, measures and plans in the area of nuclear safety. __________________ 36 European Council, EUCO 10/1/11. 37 ENSREG Peer review Report – Stress Tests performed on European nuclear power plants, 25 April 2012.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Another key lesson learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident is the importance of enhancing transparency on nuclear safety matters. Transparency is also an important means to promote independence in regulatory decision making. Therefore, the current provisions of Directive 2009/71/Euratom on the information to be provided to the public should be more specific as to which type of information should be provided, as a minimum by the competent regulatory authority and by the licence holder, and within which time frames. To this purpose, for example, the type of information that should be provided, as a minimum by the competent regulatory authority and by the licence holder as part of their wider transparency strategies, should be identified. Information should be released in a timely manner, particularly in case of abnormal events and accidents. Results of periodic safety reviews and international peer reviews should also be made public. The European Parliament resolution of 14 March 2013 on risk and safety assessments (‘stress tests’) of nuclear power plants in the European Union and related activities calls for the EU’s citizens to be fully informed and consulted on nuclear safety in the Union.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Directive 2009/71/Euratom sets up a legally binding Community framework underlying a nuclear safety legislative, administrative and organisational system. It does not include specific requirements for nuclear installations. In view of the technical progress achieved by the IAEA, and the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association ('WENRA') and other sources of expertise, including the lessons learned from the stress tests and the Fukushima nuclear accident investigations, Directive 2009/71/Euratom should be amended to include legally binding Community nuclear safety objectives covering all stages of the lifecycle of nuclear installations (siting, design, construction, commissioning, operation, decommissioning).
Amendment 63 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Recital 27
(27) Ageing of the safety related structures, systems and components of a nuclear installation, and especially embrittlement of components which are difficult to replace in practice, such as reactor pressure vessels, puts a natural limit to its acceptable continued operation. From both a safety and an economical point of view, the limit of operational lifetime is typically 40 years after the start of commercial operation therefore Member States should ensure that possible lifetime extension of existing nuclear power plants does not expose the workers and the public to additional risks. To this end, Directive 2009/71/Euratom should be amended to include new legally binding Community wide safety objectives to be complied with by the regulatory authorities and the licence holders in case of a lifetime extension of existing nuclear power plants. The Commission will ensure that the economic soundness of upgrade measures is examined very carefully in the light of the potential hazard and that EU-financed measures to promote nuclear safety serve the purpose solely of improving safety and not of upgrading old nuclear power plants with the aim of prolonging their life.
Amendment 75 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) This Directive introduces new provisions on self-assessments and peer- reviews of nuclear installations based on selected nuclear safety topics covering their entire lifecycle. At an international level, there is already confirmed experience with conducting such peer- reviews on nuclear power plants. At the EU level, the experience from the stress tests process shows the value of a coordinated exercise to assess and review the safety of EU nuclear power plants. The European Parliament resolution of 14 March 2013 on risk and safety assessments (‘stress tests’) of nuclear power plants in the European Union and related activities emphasises that the stress tests are incomplete and that even if it is successful, a stress test will not guarantee the safety of a nuclear plant; Parliament’s resolution furthermore recommends that periodic reviews should be based on common safety standards. A similar mechanism, based on cooperation between the Member States' regulatory authorities and the Commission, should be applied here. Therefore, competent regulatory authorities coordinating in the context of expert groups such as ENSREG, could contribute with their expertise to identifying the relevant safety topics and in carrying out these peer reviews. If Member States fail to jointly select at least one topic the Commission should select one or more topics to be subject to the peer reviews. Participation of other stakeholders, such as Technical Support Organisations, international observers or non- governmental Organisations could bring added value to the peer reviews.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) An appropriate follow-up mechanism should be established to ensure that the outcome of thes stress tests which have already been performed and of future peer-reviews is properly implemented. Peer reviews should help improve the safety of individual nuclear installations as well as help formulate generic technical safety recommendations and legally binding guidelines valid across the Union. The Commission will consistently ensure, using all the instruments at its disposal for the purpose, that the recommendations on improving nuclear safety which emerge from the stress tests and the peer review are implemented immediately and will examine very carefully the economic soundness of the upgrading measures in the light of the potential hazard; the Commission will ensure that the costs of improvement measures are borne in full by the operators of nuclear installations and not by tax-payers.
Amendment 85 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) In order to promote democracy, the subjects of nuclear power and particularly nuclear safety should be dealt with within the framework of the Treaty on European Union and by means of the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 126 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that up to date and timely information in relation to nuclear safety of nuclear installations and related risks is made available to workers and the general public, with specific consideration to those living in the vicinity of a nuclear installation. A comprehensive and transparent communication process must be arranged by regularly informing and consulting EU citizens.
Amendment 129 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
The obligation established in the first subparagraph includes ensuring that the competent regulatory authority and the licence holders, within their fields of responsibility, develop, publish and implement a transparency strategy covering, inter alia, information on normal operating conditions of nuclear installations, non-mandatory consultation activities with the workers and the general public and communication in case of abnormal events and accidents.
Amendment 167 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 1
Article 8e – paragraph 1
Member States shall at least every ten years arrange for periodic self-assessments of their national framework and competent regulatory authorities and invite an international peer review of relevant segments of their national framework and competent regulatory authorities with the aim of continuously improving nuclear safety. Outcomes of any peer review shall be reported to the Member States, Parliament and the Commission, when available. Parliament shall be informed and consulted annually about results, measures and plans in the field of nuclear safety.
Amendment 199 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 3
Article 8e – paragraph 3
Each Member State subject to the peer review referred to in paragraph 2 shall arrange for the planning and mode of mandatory implementation on its territory of relevant technical recommendations resulting from the peer-review process and shall inform the Commission thereof.
Amendment 200 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8e – paragraph 3 a (new)
The Commission shall consistently ensure, using all the instruments at its disposal for the purpose, that the recommendations on improving nuclear safety which emerge from the stress tests and the peer review are implemented immediately and shall examine very carefully the economic soundness of the upgrading measures in the light of the potential hazard; the Commission shall ensure that the costs of improvement measures are borne in full by the operators of nuclear installations and not by tax-payers.
Amendment 212 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8 f
Article 8 f
Based on the results of the peer reviews performed in accordance with Article 8e(2) and the resulting technical recommendations, in line with the principles of transparency and continuous improvement of nuclear safety, Member States shall, with the support of the competent regulatory authorities, jointly develop and establish guidelines on the specific topics referred to in Article 8e(2)(a). The Commission shall ensure that mandatory EU-wide nuclear safety standards are in force, at the latest, three years after the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 213 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 9 a
Article 9 a
Amendment 24 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In providing this information, companies may rely on national frameworks, EU-based frameworks such as the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), and international frameworks such as the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights implementing the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2011 Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 26000, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Tripartite Declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy, and the Global Reporting Initiative. In particular, however, undertakings in the EU should follow the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, so as to ensure the comparability of CSR policy and set a solid standard. A binding standard should be defined five years after the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 28 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Investors' access to non-financial information is a step towards reaching the milestone of having in place by 2020 market and policy incentives rewarding business investments in efficiency under the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe14. Future corporate social responsibility measures should be considered in the context of the whole value chain, i.e. from raw material through trade to recycling.
Amendment 37 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 2
The review shall be a balanced and comprehensive analysis of the development and performance of the company's business and of its position, consistent with the size and complexity of the business. The reporting obligation should therefore be based as closely as possible on the 2011 OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Amendment 40 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(b) For companies whose average number of employees during the financial year exceeds 500 and, on their balance sheet dates, exceed either a balance sheet total of EUR 20 million or a net turnover of EUR 40 million, the review shall also include a non-financial statement containing information relating to at least environmental, social and employee matters (including information relating to the right to organise, collective agreements and employee representation), respect for human rights, anti- corruption and bribery matters, including:
Amendment 60 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) European undertakings operating in third countries shall also provide information on their activity in the third countries concerned in relation to social, environmental and employee matters and respect for human rights, as part of their reporting obligation.'
Amendment 74 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Directive 83/349/EEC
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – paragraph 2
The review shall analyse in a balanced manner the development and performance of the business and the position of the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, consistent with the size and complexity of the business. The reporting obligation should be based as closely as possible on the 2011 OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Amendment 77 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
For parent undertakings of undertakings to be consolidated that together exceed an average number of 500 employees during the financial year, and, on their balance sheet dates, exceed either a balance sheet total of EUR 20 million or a net turnover of EUR 40 million, the review shall also include a non-financial statement containing information relating to at least environmental, social and employee matters (including information relating to the right to organise, collective agreements and employee representation), respect for human rights, anti- corruption and bribery matters, including the following:
Amendment 92 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
European undertakings operating in third countries shall also provide information on their activity in the third countries concerned in relation to social, environmental and employee matters and respect for human rights, as part of their reporting obligation.'
Amendment 78 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 88 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
-1. Third countries increasingly interfere in trade with a view to benefitting domestic producers, for instance by imposing export taxes or operating dual pricing schemes. Such interferences create additional distortions of trade. As a consequence, Union producers are not only harmed by dumping, but suffer, compared to producers from third countries engaged in such practices, additional distortions of trade. Differences in the level of labour and environmental standards can also result in additional distortions of trade. Therefore, the lesser duty rule shall not apply in such cases, when the exporting country has an insufficient level of social and environmental standards. A sufficient level is defined by the ratification of core ILO Conventions and of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) the EU is party to. Small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) particularly suffer from unfair competition because their small size prevents them from adapting thereto. Therefore, the lesser duty rule shall not apply when the complaint has been presented on behalf of a sector largely composed of SMEs. The lesser duty rule shall always apply, however, when structural raw material distortions are the result of a deliberate choice made by a least developed country to protect public interest.
Amendment 90 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1a. Article 1(1) shall be replaced by the following: 1. An anti-dumping duty may be applied to any dumped product whose release for free circulation in the Community causes injury. The use of any dumped product in connection with the exploration of the Continental Shelf or the Exclusive Economic Zone of a Member State, or the exploitation of its resources, shall be treated as an import under the present Regulation and will be charged to duty accordingly, when causing injury to the Union industry.
Amendment 160 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
The amount of the provisional anti- dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping as provisionally established. Unless structural raw material distor, but it should be less than the margin if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Community industry. 2b) Such a lesser duty shall not apply in any of the following circumstances: - structural distortions or significant State interferences regarding, inter alia, prices, costs and inputs, including for instance raw materials and energy, research and labour, outputs, sales and investments, currency exchange rate and fair trade finance conditions, were found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country, it should be less than the margin of dumping if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry. ; - the exporting country does not have a sufficient level of social and environmental standards, where sufficient levels are determined on the basis of the ratification and effective implementation by the third country of Multilateral Environmental Agreements, and protocols thereunder, the EU is party to at any point in time and of ILO Conventions listed in Annex I; - the complainant represents a diverse and fragmented industry, largely composed of small-and-medium-sized enterprises; - the investigation or a separate anti- subsidy investigation has established at least provisionally that the exporting country provides one or more subsidies to exporting producers of the product concerned. 2 c) However, such a lesser duty shall always be granted when structural raw materials distortions are found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country and such country is a least-developed country listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 185 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
The amount of the anti-dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping established. Unless structural raw material distor but it should be less than the margin if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Community industry. 2 b) Such a lesser duty shall not apply in any of the following circumstances: - structural distortions or significant State interferences regarding, inter alia, prices, costs and inputs, including for instance raw materials and energy, research and labour, outputs, sales and investments, currency exchange rate and fair trade finance conditions, were found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country, it shall be less than the margin of dumping if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry; -the exporting country does not have a sufficient level of social and environmental standards, where sufficient levels are determined on the basis of the ratification and effective implementation by the third country of Multilateral Environmental Agreements, and protocols thereunder, the EU is party to at any point in time and of ILO Conventions listed in Annex I; - the complainant represents a diverse and fragmented industry, largely composed of small-and-medium-sized enterprises; - the investigation or a separate anti- subsidy investigation has established that the exporting country provides one or more subsidies to exporting producers of the product concerned. 2 c) However, such a lesser duty shall always be granted when structural raw materials distortions are found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country and such country is a least-developed country listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 197 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
(ba) Article 14 (5) shall be replaced by the following: 5. The Commission may, after consultation of the Advisory Committee, direct the customs authorities to take the appropriate steps to register imports, so that measures may subsequently be applied against those imports from the date of such registration. Imports mayshall be made subject to registration following a request from the Community industry which contains sufficient evidence to justify such action. Imports may also be made subject to registration on the Commission's own initiative. Imports shall be made subject to registration from the date of initiation of the investigation where the complaint of the Community industry contains a request for registration and sufficient evidence to justify such action. Registration shall be introduced by regulation which shall specify the purpose of the action and, if appropriate, the estimated amount of possible future liability. Imports shall not be made subject to registration for a period longer than nine months.
Amendment 215 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point 1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point 1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 21
Article 21
1. Article 21 shall be replaced by the following: 1. Without prejudice to the priority given to the interests of the domestic industry affected by the unfair trade practice, a determination as to whether the CommunityUnion interest calls for intervention shall be based on an appreciation of all the various interests takenpresented as a whole, including the interests of the domestic industry and users and consumers, and a determination pursuant to this Article shall only be made where all parties have been given the opportunity to make their views known pursuant to paragraph 2. In such an examination, the need to eliminate the trade distorting effects of injurious dumping and to restore effective competition shall be given special consideration. Measures, as determined on the basis of the dumping and injury found, may not be applied where the authorities, on the basis of all the information submitted, can clearly conclude that it is not in the Community interest to apply such measurUnion interest to apply such measures. A determination that measures are not in the Union interest should not be made if an industry has been seriously injured by dumped imports to an extent that its survival may be in question or if an industry is small and involve mainly Small and Medium sized Enterprises. 2. In order to provide a sound basis on which the authorities can take account of all views and information in the decision as to whether or not the imposition of measures is in the CommunityUnion interest, the complainants, importers and their representative associations, representative users and representative consumer organisations may, within the time-limits specified in the notice of initiation of the anti-dumping investigation, make themselves known and provide information to the Commission. Such information, or appropriate summaries thereof, shall be made available to the other parties specified in this Article, and they shall be entitled to respond to such information. 3. TOnly information which is submitted by interested parties in full conformity with this sub-paragraph shall be taken into account for the final determination on Union Interest. 3. Only the parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may request a hearing. Such requests shall be granted when they are submitted within the time- limits set in paragraph 2, and when they set out the reasons, in terms of the CommunityUnion interest, why the parties should be heard. 4. TOnly the parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may provide comments on the application of any provisional duties imposed. Such comments shall be received within one month of the application of such measures if they are to be taken into account and they, or appropriate summaries thereof, shall be made available to other parties who shall be entitled to respond to such comments. 5. The Commission shall examine the information which is properly submitted and the extent to which it is representative and the results of such analysis, together with an opinion on its merits, shall be transmitted to the Advisory Committee. The balance of views expressed in the Committee insofar as they are based on the evidence submitted shall be taken into account by the Commission in any proposal made pursuant to Article 9. 6. TOnly the parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may request the facts and considerations on which final decisions are likely to be taken to be made available to them. Such information shall be made available to the extent possible and without prejudice to any subsequent decision taken by the Commission or the Council. 7. Information shall only be taken into account for a determination of Union Interest under this paragraph when it is presented and where it is supported by actual evidence which substantiates its validity and is subsequently verified.
Amendment 216 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 219 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 22 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 (new)
9a. In Article 22, the following new paragraph shall be added: Any documents aimed at clarifying the established practice of the Commission with regard to one or more elements of an investigation or review under the present Regulation shall be formally presented to the European Parliament and Member States which have to give their approval before publication or adoption. Any subsequent modifications of those documents shall be subject to the same procedural requirement. In any event, any of these documents must be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Regulation and no such document can broaden the discretion of the Commission, as interpreted by the Court of Justice, if applicable, in adopting measures.
Amendment 231 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
-1. The following Recital 9a shall be inserted: "(9a) Within the Union, countervailable subsidies are in principle prohibited pursuant to Article 107 (1) TFEU. Therefore, countervailable subsidies granted by third countries are particularly distortive of trade. The amount of State aid authorized by the Commission has steadily been reduced over time. For the anti-subsidy instrument, the lesser duty rule should hence no longer be applied to imports from a country/countries engaged in subsidisation."
Amendment 232 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A countervailing duty may be imposed for the purpose of offsetting any subsidy granted, directly or indirectly, for the manufacture, production, export or transport of any product whose release for free circulation in the Community causes injury. The use of any subsidized products in connection with the exploration of the Continental Shelf or the Exclusive Economic Zone of a Member State, or the exploitation of its resources, shall be treated as an import under the present Regulation and will be charged to duty accordingly, when causing injury to the Union industry.
Amendment 306 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c a (new)
(ca) Article 24 (5) shall be replaced by the following: 5. The Commission may, after consultation of the Advisory Committee, direct the customs authorities to take the appropriate steps to register imports, so that measures may subsequently be applied against those imports from the date of such registration. Imports mayshall be made subject to registration following a request from the Community industry which contains sufficient evidence to justify such action. Imports may also be made subject to registration on the Commission's own initiative. Imports shall be made subject to registration from the date of initiation of the investigation where the complaint of the Community industry contains a request for registration and sufficient evidence to justify such action. Registration shall be introduced by Regulation which shall specify the purpose of the action and, if appropriate, the estimated amount of possible future liability. Imports shall not be made subject to registration for a period longer than nine months.
Amendment 324 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 31
Article 31
1. AWithout prejudice to the priority given to the interests of the domestic industry affected by the unfair trade practice, a determination as to whether the CommunityUnion interest calls for intervention shouldall be based on an appraisaleciation of all the various interests takenpresented as a whole, including the interests of the domestic industry and users and consumers. A, and a determination pursuant to this Article shall be made only where all parties have been given the opportunity to make their views known pursuant to paragraph 2. In such an examination, the need to eliminate the trade- distorting effects of injurious subsidisation and to restore effective competition shall be given special consideration. Measures, as determined on the basis of subsidisation and injury found, may not be applied where the authorities, on the basis of all the information submitted, can clearly conclude that it is not in the Community interest to apply such measurUnion interest to apply such measures. A determination that measures are not in the Union interest should not be made if an industry has been seriously injured by subsidised imports to an extent that its survival may be in question or if an industry is small and involve mainly Small and Medium sized Enterprises. 2. In order to provide a sound basis on which the authorities can take account of all views and information in the decision as to whether or not the imposition of measures is in the CommunityUnion interest, the complainants, importers and their representative associations, representative users and representative consumer organisations may, within the time -limits specified in the notice of initiation of the countervailing duty investigation, make themselves known and provide information to the Commission. Such information, or appropriate summaries thereof, shall be made available to the other parties specified in this paragraph, and they shall be entitled to respond to such information. 3. TOnly information which is submitted by interested parties in full conformity with this sub-paragraph shall be taken into account for the final determination on Union Interest. 3. Only the parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may request a hearing. Such requests shall be granted when they are submitted within the time- limits set in paragraph 2, and when they set out the reasons, in terms of the CommunityUnion interest, why the parties should be heard. 4. TOnly the parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may provide comments on the application of any provisional duties imposed. Such comments shall be received within one month of the application of such measures if they are to be taken into account and they, or appropriate summaries thereof, shall be made available to other parties who shall be entitled to respond to such comments. 5. The Commission shall examine the information which is properly submitted and the extent to which it is representative, and the results of such analysis, together with an opinion on its merits, shall be transmitted to the Advisory Committee. The balance of views expressed in the Committee insofar as they are based on the evidence submitted shall be taken into account by the Commission in any proposal made pursuant to Articles 14 and 15. 6. TOnly the parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may request that the facts and considerations on which final decisions are likely to be taken be made available to them. Such information shall be made available to the extent possible and without prejudice to any subsequent decision taken by the Commission or the Council. 7. Information shall be taken into account for a determination of Union Interest under this paragraph when it is presented and only where it is supported by actual evidence which substantiates its validity and is subsequently verified.
Amendment 325 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Amendment 328 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point 1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 (new)
1a. In Article 33, the following new paragraph 2 shall be added: "Any documents aimed at clarifying the established practice of the Commission with regard to one or more elements of an investigation or review under the present Regulation shall be formally presented to the European Parliament and Member States which have to give their approval before publication or adoption. Any subsequent modifications of those documents shall be subject to the same procedural requirement. In any event, any of these documents must be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Regulation and no such document can broaden the discretion of the Commission, as interpreted by the Court of Justice, if applicable, in adopting measures."
Amendment 51 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – indent 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – indent 4
– synthetic fuels, such as DME,
Amendment 60 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) "Recharging point" means a slowtandard recharging point or a fast recharging point or an installation for the physical exchange of a battery of an electric vehicle.
Amendment 66 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) "Publicly accessible recharging or refuelling point" means a recharging or refuelling point which provides non- discriminatory access to the users and is fitted with equipment that is interoperable throughout the EU.
Amendment 76 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that a minimum number of recharging points for electric vehicles are put into place, at least the number given in the table in Annex II, by 31 December 2020 at the latest. The Commission shall monitor the annual registration figures for electric vehicles in the EU, and by 1 January 2017 shall review the number of recharging points needed.
Amendment 80 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. At leastOn average 10% of the recharging points shall be publicly accessible, particularly in urban areas with more than 100 000 inhabitants, shall be publicly accessible. The precise number shall be determined in the light of the need for a public recharging infrastructure in that area.
Amendment 86 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) To minimise the complexity of recharging at different recharging points, these points should be equipped with a combined AC/DC plug.
Amendment 88 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. AllFor recharging at publicly accessible recharging points for electric vehicles shall be equipped with intelligintelligent and transparent metering systems as defined in Article 2(28) of Directive 2012/27/EU and respecting the requirements laid down in Article 9(2) of that Directive shall be installed.
Amendment 93 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 10
Article 4 – paragraph 10
10. Member States shall ensure that prices charged at publicly accessible recharging points are reasonable and do not include any penalty or prohibitive fees for recharging antransparent and reasonable. Price reductions for electric vehicle by the user notusers having contractual relations with the operator of the recharging point must be clearly indicated.
Amendment 98 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States on the territory of which existhydrogen refuelling points already exist at the day of the entry into force of this Directive hydrogen refuelling points shallshall endeavour to ensure that a sufficient number of publicly accessible refuelling points are available, with distances not exceeding 300 km, to allow the circulation of hydrogen vehicles within the entire national territoryparticularly in urban areas, in order to allow sufficient circulation of hydrogen vehicles by 31 December 2020 at the latest.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Directive 2009/30/EC, Member States shall ensure that relevant, clear and simple information on the specifications of and compatibility between all fuels on the market and vehicles is available:
Amendment 113 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) (c) on the vehicle. This requirement shall apply to all new vehicles sold on the territory of the Member States from [the date of the transposition of this Directive], and for all other vehicles registered on the territory of the Member States from the date of the firsnext technical control of the vehicles following [the date of the transposition of this Directive].
Amendment 20 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Cautions that, while the roadmaps represent a step forward, greater ambition must be demonstrated by Japan inbefore future negotiations; emphasises that the implementation on these commitments is crucial and, therefore, calls for concrete results as soon as possible, ideally in advance of the dates established;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Council to authorise the Commission to start negotiations for a free trade agreement with Japan on the basis of the scoping exercise and clear conditions;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, first indent a (new)
- A clear timetable which allows one year to reach an agreement on the conditions set out below, in order for negotiations to continue;
Amendment 75 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, eighth indent a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Maintains, in the light of the impact assessment accompanying the latest communication and of the experience of the climate and energy package, that an EU-wide binding target for the proportion of final energy consumption to be accounted for by renewables again needs to be set after 2020 in order to provide clarity and security for investors in sufficient time and in that way enable renewables to be developed further; believes that the EU-wide binding target for the renewable component of final energy consumption should not be less than 40% to 45% and that it must be met through binding expansion targets in the Member States;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the share in Europe’s energy mix accounted for by renewable energy sources (RES) is growing in the short, medium and long term, and whereas, in accordance with the Energy Roadmap 2050, in 2050 RES will account for the largest single share of energy supplies;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to submit an industrial strategy for renewables, covering everything from research and development to financing, in order to secure the EU’s technological leadership in the renewable energy field;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Europe-wide energy- supply potential of RES has not yet been exhausted;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the growing share of the European energy mix accounted for by RES makes the expansion of the existing grid and IT infrastructure essential;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 35 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Maintains that the goal of closer energy cooperation, both within the EU and with neighbouring countries, has to go hand in hand with the necessary energy infrastructure development;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 37 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Maintains that the Member States, working with the Commission, must use energy and trade agreements with non- member countries to consolidate European policy goals for renewable energy development;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, under the terms of the EU Treaties, the choice of an energy mix falls within the competence of the Member States, although improved cooperation and communication are nevertheless essential;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas more intensive development in the area of RES at European level will generate a high degree of added value in that it will both help the EU to achieve its climate and energy objectives and to improve its energy supply security and consolidate the EU’s leading role in this area and boost competitiveness and employment in the European Union;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the current legal framework for the development of RES will expire in 2020, and whereas the dropping of binding national targets could deprive the RES sector of the support it needs to grow;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas binding targets for the use of RES to supply energy to final consumers have enhanced sustainable economic growth and consolidated the European Union’s technological leading role on the world market;
Amendment 64 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas a clear, long-term policy framework for RES is a prerequisite if we are to safeguard secure, cheap and stable supplies of energy and the European Union’s competitiveness and ability to innovate;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that in 2050 RES are set to account for the largest single share of the European Union's energy supply and are regarded as a ‘no-regret option’; adds that specific targets must be set for the period to 2050 in order to ensure that RES have a credible future in the EU;
Amendment 91 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled andmade more flexible so that the share of RES increaseds in a manner that is cost-efficient manner and without prejudice toundermining supply security;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that roughly half a million jobs have been created in the RES sector and that the more intensive development of RES over the period to 2030 could create a further 3 million jobs;
Amendment 107 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises that the use of RES fosters the diversification of energy supply, enhances Europe's competitiveness and supply security and contributes to the development of new industries and export markets;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Notes that the more intensive development of RES in the EU Member States is likely to lead to increased use of biomass, which will in turn necessitate the framing of detailed sustainability criteria for gaseous and solid biomass which take account, for example, of water protection, indirect land use and biodiversity considerations;
Amendment 131 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that public acceptance is a key prerequisite for the further development of RES, so that it is essential that EU citizens should be given a major say at an early stage on matters concerning grid and plant construction;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that, so far, only some ofWelcomes the fact theat renewables on the energy market areare becoming increasingly economically competitive, although certai on other technologies are closing the gap with market prices energy market; agrees with the Commission that all available means must be used to bring the costs down and make RESfurther enhance the economically competitiveness of RES;
Amendment 165 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new) (after subheading "Renewable energy on the European internal energy market")
Paragraph 5 a (new) (after subheading "Renewable energy on the European internal energy market")
5a. Notes that grid infrastructure, grid management and market rules are tailored to the needs of fossil fuel-fired and nuclear power stations, with the result that newer technologies such as RES are placed at a competitive disadvantage;
Amendment 172 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014; welcomes the Commission’s intention to report in the near future on the state of progress towards completion of the internal energy markettake determined action to ensure that the third internal energy market package is implemented in all the EU Member States;
Amendment 180 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the existence within the Union of, as a result of disparities between national markets and technologies, approximately 170 different schemes for promoting RES gives rise to considerable inefficiencies in cross-border electricity trading because it reinforces and indeed aggravates inequalities, thus working against completion ofcurrently coexist within the Union and represent a problem for the internal energy market;
Amendment 188 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission’s view that competition needs to extend to renewables, in the long term and when they become economically viable, as well as other energy sources because it is the best stimulus to advances in innovation and price reductions;
Amendment 195 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern that the cooperation mechanisms introduced by Directive 2009/28/EC have, to date, scarcely been used; points to the Commission’s findings indicating that better use of the existing scope for cooperation would bring considerable benefits; welcomes the Commission’s declared intention to draw up guidelines on cooperation within the EU which set out how the cooperation mechanisms should work in practice, outline the challenges involved and ways of tackling them and ensure that EU requirements are transposed into Member State law; calls on the Member States to make better use of the scope for cooperation and to develop communication between one another;
Amendment 200 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises that setting at an early stage an ambitious binding target for the share of final energy consumption to be accounted for by RES, applicable throughout the EU post-2020, would prompt the Member States to become more involved in the cooperation mechanisms;
Amendment 211 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that RESwhen they become economically viable RES technologies must be fully integrated into the European internal energy market in all the Member States without delay and that in the long term they must take on stabilising functions and tasks within the system that have previously been performed by conventional energy sources;
Amendment 226 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that because, in most cases, renewable sources feeding energy into the grid are decentralised, remotely located and weather-dependent, theyfeeding energy from renewable sources into the grid requires infrastructure different from that currently in place, the existing provision having been developed solely for conventional energy;
Amendment 235 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuatingowing to fluctuations in the generation and feeding-in will necessitate reserves of conventional energy not previously availableof electricity from RES and a lack of suitable energy infrastructure, conventional energy reserves are still needed in order to guarantee supply security; recognises that the developmentprovision of reserve capacity entails substantial costs and that, to make the development or retention of conventional reserves more commercially attractive, it willwhich could be avoided if a energy infrastructure tailored to RES were to be made available; notes that there is an increasingly need to be promoted; rejects the concept of competition for subsidies and calls for the principles of the market economy to be applied to the design of the energy marketfor a stable policy framework to provide economic guarantees concerning the availability of these reserves; rejects the concept of competition for subsidies between energy sources and Member States, as this would be both inefficient and distort competition, and calls for an energy market design tailored to the Union’s long-term energy and climate policy objectives which makes it possible to integrate RES technologies into the internal energy market when they become economically viable;
Amendment 247 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure; notes that, in certain Member States, supply security is being severely affected by the increased feed-in from RES; is concerned by the finding by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO- E) that 80% of all the bottlenecks in European energy grids relate directly or indirectly to feed-in from RES, but that those challenges can be overcome; notes that in some Member States in which the increased feed-in from RES was not accompanied by the development of energy infrastructure supply security is being severely affected; emphasises that according to ENTSO a significant proportion of all the bottlenecks in European energy grids relate to feed-in from RES and stem in particular from a failure to develop energy infrastructure properly;
Amendment 264 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the optimum use of such locations is contingent on the development of transmission systemsall the various systems that form part of the energy infrastructure;
Amendment 265 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the development of RES on a major scale, with their remote and weather-dependent feed-ininsufficient network capacity and storage facilities, and lack of cooperation between transmission system operators, can cause uncoordinated cross- border energy flows (loop flows) in other Member States –, thus making load reduction increasingly necessary in the interests of supply security – if it does not go hand-in-hand with the requisite; is concerned about the state of development of the grid; is concerned about the state of development of grid infrastructure in the Member Statenfrastructure in the Member States; calls on the EU Member States to press ahead as quickly as possible with the development of transmission and distribution systems and encourage greater cooperation between transmission system operators;
Amendment 279 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underscores the need for electricity storage solutions, both to facilitate the integration of RES into the energy supplyfullest possible integration, and the storage, of RES and to even out grid fluctuations; re-emphasises the urgent need for further research into electricity storage;
Amendment 300 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission, to bring forward without delay proposals, in line with the third internal energy market package, for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers’ side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 319 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent and coordinated planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved from the early stages;
Amendment 346 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable, as it is only through fair competition that the EU can be assured in the long term of a reasonable level of prices for renewable energy technologies; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free global markets; underscores the need to do more to dismantle barriers to trade; calls on the Commission not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 360 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses that the objective of greater cooperation on energy policy, both within the EU and with neighbouring countries, can only be achieved by developing the necessary energy infrastructure;
Amendment 361 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses that, when concluding energy contracts with third countries, the Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, must ensure that they incorporate European policy objectives in terms of the development of renewable energies;
Amendment 394 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Asks the Commission to submit an industrial strategy for renewable energies which covers the whole range of research and development activities, including funding, to ensure the European Union’s leading position in the field of renewable energies is maintained;
Amendment 402 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of promotion mechanism; points out that this support has lead to healthy growth but that some of the promotion systems are very costly and that, in some cases, a considerable financial burden has been placed on consumers without their having had a choice in the matter; notes that, despite theproved to be insufficiently flexible to adjust to the decreasing cost of some technologies and, in some cases, created overcapacity, thereby placing a considerable financial burden on consumers; is pleased to observe that, thanks to subsidies, some RES have managed to become competitive vis-à-vis conventional methods of energy production only in certain areas, e.g. where the geographical conditions favour them;
Amendment 417 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises that, although increased generation and input of RES have helped to bring down wholesale prices, state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high; Ppoints out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy poverty must be prevented and that industry’s ability to compete must not be affected; further points out that falling wholesale prices must be passed on to consumers;
Amendment 428 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Renewables Directive — Directive 2009/28/EC — and the third internal energy market package are fully transposed into national law by the Member States so as to ensure that the necessary legal framework is in place to enable them to make further progress in the field of RES;
Amendment 429 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Emphasises, on the basis of the impact assessment accompanying the Commission Communication and experience in connection with the climate and energy package, that an EU-wide mandatory target for the proportion of total energy consumption to be generated by RES should continue to be imposed after 2020 in order to ensure clarity and provide certainty for investors sufficiently far in advance and thereby encourage the further development of RES; insists that the EU-wide mandatory target for the proportion of total energy consumption to be generated by RES should be increased to at least 40-45% by 2030 and, furthermore, that this target must be met by mandatory RES development targets in the Member States;
Amendment 436 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the Commission’s declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible but is convinced that these good-practice guidelines are only a first step and that efforts need to be directed at winding down themust be binding upon the Member States, although they should be allowed to make special support arrangements for the development and use of local and regional resources; stresses that existing national support systems, although they must not be retrospectively amended or cancelled, however, because that would send out disastrous signals to investors;
Amendment 447 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Emphasises that compliance with the guidelines will be a first step towards ensuring greater convergence between European support arrangements for RES with a view to ensuring a technically optimal, safe and affordable energy supply and enhancing the EU’s competitiveness and capacity to innovate;
Amendment 461 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Is convinced that only an EU-widegreater convergence between the various systems for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework and a level playing-field in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology- neutral European market for renewables, in which producers will have to cover a pre-determined quota of their energy output from RES, and in which one of the ways of reaching that quota will be through the trading of certificates on a market established for that purpose; notes the evidence of experien in the long term; regards it as essential, in view of the multiplicity of support arrangements in place in the Member States, that, in order to ensure quotas are met, heavy fines must be imposed for failure to meet themo move the debate about a suitable EU-wide support system forward without delay;
Amendment 492 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to bring forward, without delay, a proposal for a European support system in which a market for renewable-energy certificates will make for EU-wide competition among the variousafter conducting a wide-ranging consultation and comparative analysis of support systems in the EU, a proposal for a European support system as from 2020; notes here and now, however, that in the past feed-in systems have proved to be very flexible and promising and have fostered a wide range of technological advances;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- put in place a system of positive incentives in the Sustainable Development Chapters of trade agreements, to encourage the import of agricultural products to the EU that comply with specified environmental, social and human rights standards, in particular by ensuring fair revenues for producers and living wages for agricultural workers as called for by the UN special rappporteur on the right to food;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 5
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 5
– support for the introduction and marketing of social and environment- friendly goods and services, including eco- tourism that secure added value for producers, including those responding to sustainability (e.g. Fair Trade);
Amendment 76 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- sustainable and equitable working and trading relations are based on dialogue, transparency and respect;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- for the private sector to function as a driving force in development and in order to realise this potential, the process needs to serve local communities and generate via the principle of inclusive fair supply chains, empowerment for all actors involved, from the producer/worker to the consumers;
Amendment 86 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 b (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 b (new)
- based on decent work, meaning respect for international rights, the extension of social protection systems and creation of free and productive employment is at its heart and goes hand in hand with education and training;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Supports the package to promote trade for small operators in developing countries announced in the Commission communication; Calls on the Commission to make progress on developing this package and calls on all donors to allocate sufficient funds to implement this package specifically to support the participation of small business in trade schemes that secure added value for producers, including those responding to sustainability (e.g. Fair Trade); requests regular updates on its implementation.
Amendment 132 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Urges calls on the European Commission to implement the guidance prepared by the UN rapporteur on the right to food which calls on the use of Human Rights Impact assessments: 'Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments of Trade and Investment Agreements' when concluding trade and investment agreements, to ensure these are consistent with obligations under international human rights instruments;
Amendment 137 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Urges the EU, other aid donors, partner country authorities and local and international private actors in developing countries to explore possible areas of cooperation for sustainable development in order to maximise the development output of business activities and to include civil society organisations at all levels of discussions;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a (new). insists on the introduction of an effective dispute settlement regime to ensure that the agreement reached will be respected;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a (new). reminds that the EU is strongly depending on the import of mined phosphate rock in order to sustain its agriculture and technical production; points out that Kazakhstan supplies many states with white phosphor and that the Commissions has initiated an anti- dumping procedure against imports of white phosphor from Kazakhstan in December 2011; calls on the Commission to ensure in the negotiations that dumping methods in the phosphor production and export are effectively excluded, as European producers are damaged by allegedly dumped imports and as it becomes impossible to retrieve and recycle phosphor from secondary phosphor streams;
Amendment 62 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments; Uhighlights the core aims of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and calls for such a policy approach to be pursued beyond 2020; underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU’s energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, and energy efficiency;
Amendment 226 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises, building on the contents of the Energy Roadmap 2050, that early policy clarification on a post-2020 approach is very important; calls on the Commission – taking into account the results of the renewable energy strategy impact assessment and experience with the climate and energy package – to assess the social, environmental and economic advantages of a post-2020 target for renewables and to conduct a thorough study of interaction between the various relevant policy instruments on the basis of continued pursuit of the Europe 2020 strategy and the EU climate protection targets for 2050;
Amendment 326 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new) (after subheading 'The role of specific energy sources')
Paragraph 18 c (new) (after subheading 'The role of specific energy sources')
18c. Emphasises that nuclear energy is a component of the energy mix that is on the way out, and that, for as long as nuclear power stations continue to exist, the highest European safety standards shall be applied, stress tests shall be carried out in all Member States and nuclear reactors shall be withdrawn from the network accordingly;
Amendment 354 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that unconventional gas has a role to play in the future EU energy mix, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the developments surrounding unconventional gas into account when formulating future energy outlook scenarios; before supplies of unconventional gas begin to be tapped, however, a comprehensive risk and impact assessment shall be carried out in order to examine thoroughly the impact on the environment and to clarify all outstanding issues in this regard;
Amendment 396 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new) (after subheading 'Global challenges in the field of energy')
Paragraph 23 b (new) (after subheading 'Global challenges in the field of energy')
23b. Stresses that future Union foreign policy in the energy field must be shaped collectively in order to prevent any action that would conflict with EU rules on the single market in energy, and to strengthen the negotiating position of individual Member States vis-à-vis third countries;
Amendment 440 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recognises that the ETS is the principal – though not the only – instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies; notes that further improvement of the ETS is necessary or else it will be replaced by alternative measures; notes that any changes to the ETS would require a careful assessment of the impact on electricity prices and on the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the development of innovative technological solutions by European industries;
Amendment 519 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Emphasises that a stable long-term framework for the promotion of renewable energy sources is crucial to the reduction of investors’ capital costs; supports the simplification of investor access to financing for renewable energy projects, and proposes that the EIB should contribute more to the financing of renewables, that national green investment banks should be set up, that consideration should be given to innovative financial instruments as a means of financing renewables, and that access to institutions, such as pension funds, with long-term obligations, should be enhanced and simplified;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Commission, in devising concrete proposals for the application of CSR principles, to base itself on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including the OECD complaints procedure;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for all European companies operating in third countries with more than 1000 employees to be required by 1 January 2014 to apply the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR clause in all bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as defined and acknowledged at the international level; suggests that this clause contain measures for the implementation of these principles and that National Contact Points be set up as fora for questions concerning the OECD Guidelines;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to promote corporate social responsibility in multilateral forums by supporting an enhanced cooperation between the WTO and other multilateral forums dealing with CSR, such as the ILO and the OECD;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to improve its sustainability impact assessment model, in order to properly reflect the economic, social, human rights and environmental implications, including climate change mitigation goals, of trade negotiations; calls on the Commission to follow up on the trade agreements with the EU's partner countries, by carrying out, prior to and after the signing of a trade agreement, sustainability impact assessment studies, taking into account in particular vulnerable sectors;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines that, following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Parliament is to be fully informed on how the findings of Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of agreements are incorporated into negotiations prior to their conclusion, and which chapters of those agreements have been changed to avoid any negative impacts identified in the SIA;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a system of legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements, to ensure effective access to justice for victims in the eventthat victims of breaches of social or environmental legislation by multinationals, or failure to honour CSR undertakings have effective access to justice in the country where the breach or failure took place;
Amendment 50 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the current reform of the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EG) and of the Accounting Directive (2003/51/EG) does not address the issue of corporate social responsibility sufficiently; calls on the Commission to ensure that companies falling under these directives are obliged to report regularly on their CSR activities, particularly in non-EU states.; stresses that the reporting requirements must be in line with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and is convinced that special arrangements are needed for SMEs so as to make the reporting requirements financially and administratively feasible;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for future CSR measures to include the whole value chain, from raw materials extraction via trade to recycling.
Amendment 7 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Commission, in devising concrete proposals for the application of CSR principles, to base itself on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including the OECD complaints procedure;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for all European companies operating in third countries with more than 1000 employees to be required by 1 January 2014 to apply the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR clause in all bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as defined and acknowledged at the international level; suggests that this clause contain measures for the implementation of these principles and that National Contact Points be set up as fora for questions concerning the OECD Guidelines;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to promote corporate social responsibility in multilateral forums by supporting an enhanced cooperation between the WTO and other multilateral forums dealing with CSR, such as the ILO and the OECD;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to improve its sustainability impact assessment model, in order to properly reflect the economic, social, human rights and environmental implications, including climate change mitigation goals, of trade negotiations; calls on the Commission to follow up on the trade agreements with the EU's partner countries, by carrying out, prior to and after the signing of a trade agreement, sustainability impact assessment studies, taking into account in particular vulnerable sectors;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines that, following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Parliament is to be fully informed on how the findings of Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of agreements are incorporated into negotiations prior to their conclusion, and which chapters of those agreements have been changed to avoid any negative impacts identified in the SIA;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a system of legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements, to ensure effective access to justice for victims in the eventthat victims of breaches of social or environmental legislation by multinationals or failure to honour CSR undertakings have effective access to justice in the country where the breach or failure took place;
Amendment 50 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the current reform of the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EG) and of the Accounting Directive (2003/51/EG) does not address the issue of corporate social responsibility sufficiently; calls on the Commission to ensure that companies falling under these directives are obliged to report regularly on their CSR activities, particularly in non-EU states.; stresses that the reporting requirements must be in line with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and is convinced that special arrangements are needed for SMEs so as to make the reporting requirements financially and administratively feasible;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for future CSR measures to include the whole value chain, from raw materials extraction via trade to recycling.
Amendment 3 #
2012/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to promote software and hardware solutions for secure, independent online trading and Internet solutions for active democratic participation by all citizens, and to anchor these in the EU’s foreign trade relations;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the personal IP address is a component of personal data and is thus specifically protected by the right of informational self-determination; considers that this should also be anchored in trade agreements;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to finally submit a proposal for a directive on the enforcement of copyright in the digital domain that is tailored to present requirements, so that agreements can be reached with our trading partners on the basis of a modern European law;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission not to transfer enforcement and copyright claims to economic operators in future trade agreements, and also to ensure that actions that interfere with internet freedom law may only be carried out under the rule of law with judicial authority;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission not to transfer enforcement and copyright claims to economic operators in future trade agreements, and also to ensure that actions that interfere with internet freedom law may only be carried out under the rule of law with judicial authority;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for adequate funding to be made available in order to ensure that EU representations have staff with responsibility for trade so that they can actively promote external trade;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets the decision of the Commission to disregard the wish of the Parliament as expressed in the budget exercise 2011 to promote Fair Trade by extending the budget line under Article 20 02 01 under the sub-heading "Actions aiming to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to participate in the world trading system" and asks for the re- introduction of actions specifically designated to promote Fair Trade in the Budget 2013, with an appropriate budget allocation;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets the decision of the Commission to disregard the wish of the Parliament as expressed in the budget exercise 2011 to promote Fair Trade by extending the budget line under Article 20 02 01 under the sub-heading "Actions aiming to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to participate in the world trading system" and asks for the re- introduction of actions specifically designated to promote Fair Trade in the Budget 2013, with an appropriate budget allocation;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that schemes of fair and ethical trade and those involving corporate social responsibility and accountability, such as the "Fair Trade" scheme, also strengthen the position of small producers towards big companies in the global market; therefore calls on the EU to further develop existing schemes as a positive signal for the support of Fair Trade;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas thea completed internal energy market is indispensable for the Union’s overall energy security and is of essential value for the Union’s competitiveness, economic growth and creation of new jobs as recognised in the Single Market Act II and the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the potential of renewables has not yet been fully exploited and whereas under the Energy Roadmap 2050 they are to have the major share in energy provision by that year, and specific milestone objectives need to be set in the interim to ensure that the prospects for renewable energy in the EU are credible;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the growing share of renewables in the European energy mix makes it necessary to develop the existing grid and IT infrastructure and to step up funding for research and development;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a European Energy Community must be based on a strong common energy market, the coordination of energy purchasing outside of the EU and common European funding of renew low-emissionable energy technologies;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that, the trend ofo avoid rising energy prices, is likely to continue given its link to fuel prices, the impact of climate policy and the investments needed to maintain and modernise energy systemsncreased dependency in terms of supply security must be countered as a matter of urgency by modernising and adapting grid infrastructure at all levels, and fair competition in the internal energy market must be ensured;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the European added value of better coordinatienergy policy coordination and cooperation among the Member States’ energy policies, in a spirit of solidarity, and of creating efficient and secure trans- border energy systems, thereby creating synergies through improved management of the supply and demand of energy; points out too that greater use must be made of the renewable energy cooperation mechanisms;
Amendment 73 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that a long-term, reliable legal framework, as part of EU energy policy, is essential for secure, good-value and stable energy provision and also for investment security and for the Union’s ability to compete and innovate;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises that the use of renewables fosters diversification of energy supply in the EU internal market, enhances Europe’s competitiveness and supply security and contributes to the development of new industries and export markets;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that end energy-consumers – individuals and industry alike – are at the very core of the user-friendly internal energy market; notes that, as such, they must be duly protected, and able to exercise their rights fully, while encouraged to play a more active role in stimulating market competition, moving from passive service recipients to active informed consumers and prosumers; highlights too the importance of keeping consumers better informed by making information about energy easily accessible and ensuring transparency, and notes the need for better funding for these purposes;
Amendment 93 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that smart technologies must not be restricted to automatic meter- reading only but must be completed with dynamic, online grid management incorporating such services as grid support services, voluntary demand-side response and local or home brokers; points out that data-protection concerns also need to be borne in mind in this regard;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that vulnerable consumers must be protected and that, to that end, effective mechanisms must be put in place, while distortions of the energy market are avoided; points out that exchanges of good practice among EU Member States can be useful in this regard;
Amendment 118 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the fact that the increased production and storage of renewable energy has helped to reduce wholesale prices; calls for the benefit of this to be passed on to consumers;
Amendment 131 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the internal energy market falls short of satisfying the needs and expectations of consumers, as they continue to face high prices, a limited choice of suppliers and tariffs, an overall low quality of services and difficulties in switching supplier; stresses, therefore, the need to build a more user-friendly market; highlights the fact that, according to Commission estimates, EU consumers could save up to EUR 13 billion per year if they switched to the cheapest electricity tariff available;
Amendment 144 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the lack of full implementation of internal energy market legislation remains the main obstacle forto the completion of this market; calls for a consistent approach on the Commission’s part to ensure that the third internal energy market package is implemented in all Member States;
Amendment 154 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that grid infrastructure, grid management and market rules are tailored to the needs of fossil fuel-fired and nuclear power stations, with the result that newer technologies such as renewables are placed at a competitive disadvantage;
Amendment 161 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that modernising thedeveloping existing energy infrastructure, at all levels and modernising it, ensuring cooperation between transmission system operators and building new, intelligent and flexible generation, transmission, distribution and storage infrastructure, is are essential for a well-integrated and well- connected energy market, where supply at affordable prices is secured, where the potential for cogeneration and efficiency, and for exploiting renewable and unconventional energy sources, is fully exploited, and where no Member State remains isolated from the European gas and electricity networks;
Amendment 182 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that public support for the development of grid infrastructure is an important prerequisite and that it depends upon the early, coordinated and transparent involvement of all stakeholders;
Amendment 214 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that a stable policy-based regulatory framework – for producers, regulators, network operators, energy suppliers, demand-related service providers and, most importantly, end consumers and prosumers – is essential for a well- functioning internal market and for attracting long-term investment in infrastructure development; underlines that development of network codes and rules should lead to harmonisation of procedures and interoperability; notes that, in addition to implementing such a framework, it will be necessary to ensure that it is functional and effective;
Amendment 69 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘ingredient’ means any additive, tobacco (leaves and other natural, processed or unprocessed parts of tobacco plants including expanded and reconstituted tobacco), as well as any substance present in a finished tobacco product including paper, filter, inks, capsules and adhesives;
Amendment 76 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The yield of cigarettes placed on the market or manufactured in the Member States shall not be greater than:
Amendment 77 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 89 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 91 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 99 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
Amendment 115 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) '‘ingredient'’ means any additive, tobacco (leaves and o(the connection to ther natural, processed or unprocessed parts of tobacco plants including expanded and reconstituted tobacco), as well as anyext part is not grammatically clear - translator’s note) substance present in a finished tobacco product including paper, filter, inks, capsules and adhesives;
Amendment 126 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The yield of cigarettes placed on the market or manufactured in the Member States shall not be greater than:
Amendment 127 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) printed in black Helvetica bold type on a white background. The warnings may also be printed on stickers, provided that these remain firmly affixed to the packaging. In order to accommodate language requirements, Member States may determine the point size of the font, provided that the font size specified in their legislation is such as to occupy the greatest possible proportion of the area set aside for the text required;
Amendment 128 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 132 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 149 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts,are symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleadingwhich conveys the impression that a particular tobacco product is less harmful than others.
Amendment 156 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Amendment 158 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 160 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 165 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 209 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
Amendment 293 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) printed in black Helvetica bold type on a white background. The warnings may be affixed by means of stickers, provided that the stickers are permanently attached to the packaging. In order to accommodate language requirements, Member States may determine the point size of the font, provided that the font size specified in their legislation is such as to occupy the greatest possible proportion of the area set aside for the text required;
Amendment 299 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 323 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts,shall be symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleadinggiving the impression that a particular tobacco product is less harmful than others.
Amendment 355 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 82 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point -aa (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point -aa (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(-aa) In Article 18 the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 3: 3a. The Commission shall ensure that commitments and measures to monitor compliance with sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids, and in particular for imported biofuels and bioliquids, are honoured and properly implemented. With that aim in view, the Commission shall: - in future conclude only trade agreements between the Community and third countries which incorporate binding provisions on sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids consistent with the provisions of this Directive; - in particular monitor the provision of State aid/subsidies for biofuels and bioliquids in third countries and, if necessary, instigate proceedings if the aid or subsidies are provided in an unfair manner; - guarantee the reciprocity of the import and export arrangements and customs procedures for biofuels and bioliquids.
Amendment 86 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point - ae (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point - ae (new)
Directive 2009/28/EG
Article 18 – paragraph 4– subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 4– subparagraph 1
(-ae) The first subparagraph of Article 18(4) is replaced by the following: (4) The Community shall conclude with third countries only bilateral or multilateral agreements which incorporate provisions on sustainability criteria consistent with the provisions of this Directive. If the Community has concluded agreements which incorporate provisions dealing with the aspects covered by the sustainability criteria listed in Article 17(2) to (5), the Commission may decide that these agreements can serve as proof that biofuels and bioliquids produced from raw materials grown in the countries concerned meet the sustainability criteria in question. When such agreements are concluded, particular attention shall be paid to the measures taken to protect land which, in critical situations, performs critical ecosystem-protection functions (such as the protection of water catchment areas and protection against erosion), to protect the soil, water and air, on indirect land use changes, on the rehabilitation of degraded areas and to prevent excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce, and to the aspects referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 17(7).
Amendment 109 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX– Part B– point a
Annex IX– Part B– point a
Amendment 274 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 18 – Paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – Paragraph 3 a (new)
(5 a) In Article 18 the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 3a: ‘3a. The Commission shall ensure that commitments and measures to monitor compliance with sustainability criteria for biofuels and liquid biofuels, and in particular for imported biofuels and liquid biofuels, are honoured and properly implemented. With that aim in view, the Commission shall: - in future conclude only trade agreements between the Community and third countries which incorporate binding provisions on sustainability criteria for biofuels and liquid biofuels consistent with the provisions of this Directive; - in particular monitor the provision of State aid/subsidies for biofuels and liquid biofuels in third countries and, if necessary, instigate proceedings if the aid or subsidies are provided in an unfair manner; - guarantee the reciprocity of the import and export arrangements and customs procedures for biofuels and liquid biofuels.
Amendment 275 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 b (new)
Article 2 – point 5 b (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 353 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
2009/28/EG
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point a
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point a
Amendment 3 #
Amendment 31 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 38 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(3a) The following paragraph is added to Article 12: ‘4a. The Commission shall, by 31.12.2013, submit revised implementing provisions for eco-innovation approval so as to facilitate application procedures for the deployment of innovative technologies and subsequently issue a manual setting out the correct application procedures.’
Amendment 42 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Amendment 71 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
2. The maximum number of new passenger cars to be taken into account in the application of the multipliers set out in paragraph 1 for the period 2020 to 2023 shall not exceed a cumulative total of 20 0001% of new registrations of passenger cars per manufacturer.
Amendment 91 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(9a) the following paragraph is inserted at the end of Article 12: ‘The Commission must, by 31.12.2013, propose a revision of the implementing provisions for the procedure for the approval of eco-innovations to make it easier to apply to use innovative technologies. After this revision, the Commission should issue a manual on how to apply correctly.’
Amendment 99 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
By 31 December 2014, the Commission shall reviewsubmit a proposal on the CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars for the specific emissions targets, modalities and other aspects of this Regulation in order to establish the CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars for the period beyond 2020riod beyond 2020. The new limit value shall be calculated so as to enable the objectives set out the ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource- efficient transport system’, including a 60% reduction in GHG emissions from transport by 2050, to be achieved. This proposal shall be based on the new worldwide test cycle (WLTP). If no agreement is reached on this standard by 1 April 2014, the proposal shall be based on the established (NEDC) test cycle. The proposal for a new CO2 limit value shall also incorporate: - a life-cycle assessment of CO2 emissions from passenger cars as indicated in the ‘Roadmap to a Resource-Efficient Europe’. The results shall be taken into account in the limit value assessment; - RDE (Real World Driving Emissions) data.’
Amendment 16 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Vehicles of historic interest are supposed to conserve heritage of the époque they have been built and considered to be h. They are a cultural asset and are not regulardly used on public roads, ias everyday vehicles. It should be left to Member States to extend the period of periodic roadworthiness testing for such vehicles. This right must not, however, lead to the application of stricter standards than that which originally applied to the vehicle. It should also be for Member States to regulate roadworthiness testing of other types of specialised vehicles.
Amendment 35 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 2
– It is maintained or restored by use of replacement parts which reproduce the historic components of the vehicle; or which are contemporaneous;
Amendment 37 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 3
Amendment 39 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4
– It has not been changed in its appearances external appearance is unchanged or contemporaneous;
Amendment 40 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 a (new)
- Changes are contemporaneous if, legally and technically, they were possible no later than 10 years after the vehicle was manufactured,
Amendment 42 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘roadworthiness test’ means a verification that the parts and components of a vehicle are in correct working order. It tests whether these comply with its safety and environmental characteristics in force at the time of approval, first registration or entry into service, as well as at the time of retrofitting; it does not include a comprehensive inspection of the type approval of replacement parts;
Amendment 45 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Vehicle manufacturers shall provide the testing centres or, when relevant, the competent authority, withas well as workshops and manufacturers of testing equipment and all stakeholders with non-discriminatory access to the technical information necessary for roadworthiness testing, as set out in Annex I. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules concerning the procedures on access to the technical information set out in Annex I in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).
Amendment 53 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 60 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. For each area referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities of the Member State or the testing centre shall carry out a roadworthiness test covering at least the items and usset out in Annex II, point 3. The aim shall be exclusively to test the functioning of the method applicable to the testing ofvehicle. Objections may be raised about components and replacement parts which are not approved for the vehicle in question and which noticeably impair its safety and/or environmental characteristics. The testing methods applicable to thoese items, as set out in Annex II, point 3 shall be used.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Roadworthiness certificates shall be mutually recognised by all Member States for the purpose of re-registration of a vehicle transferred from one Member State to another, provided the certificate meets the requirements of the re-registering Member State regarding the frequency of testing. This is based on tests in all Member States requiring the same standards.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Vehicles of historic interest are supposed to conserve heritage of the époque they have been built and considered to be hardly used on public roads, iin which they were built. They are a cultural asset and not normally used as everyday vehicles. It should be left to Member States to extend the period of periodic roadworthiness testing for such vehicles. However, that right must not result in the application of more stringent standards than those for which they were originally designed. It should also be for Member States to regulate roadworthiness testing of other types of specialised vehicles.
Amendment 67 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Roadworthiness tests shall be carried out by inspectors fulfilling the minimum competence and training requirements laid down in Annex VI. Member States applying more stringent requirements shall be allowed to maintain these.
Amendment 68 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Member States shall promote adequate training for inspectors in line with the qualification requirements.
Amendment 69 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. When carrying out a roadworthiness test, the inspector shall be free of any conflict of interests, in particular as regards economic, personal or family links with the holder of the registration certificate of the vehicle subject to testing. This requires relevant certification standards, using the applicable ISO Standard, for example.
Amendment 71 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall examine the feasibility, costs and benefits of the establishment of an electronic vehicle information platform with a view to exchange information on data related to roadworthiness testing between the competent authorities of Member States responsible for testing, registration and vehicle approval, the testing centres and the vehicle manufacturers. The aim of this shall be to provide all stakeholders with non-discriminatory access to vehicle information.
Amendment 75 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- to make changes, within a period of two years, to the Annexes in respect of the requirements: - to register a deficiency if tyres are found during a test to be in breach of the relevant European requirements; - to introduce ambitious reference values for EURO VI vehicles currently being placed on the market for the testing of exhaust emissions of NOx and particles under 8.2 Engine Emissions.
Amendment 77 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament about the implementation of the Regulation and its impact on the internal market and industrial production in the Union.
Amendment 140 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 2
– It is maintained or restored by use of replacement parts which reproduce the historic components of the vehicle or which are contemporaneous;
Amendment 145 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 3
– It has not sustained any change in tThe technical characteristics of its main components such as engine, brakes, steering, vehicle type or suspension andre unchanged or are contemporaneous,
Amendment 151 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4
– It has not been changed in its appearances external appearance is unchanged or contemporaneous;
Amendment 153 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 a (new)
– Contemporaneous: Changes are contemporaneous if, legally and technically, they were possible no later than 10 years after the vehicle was manufactured;
Amendment 13 #
2012/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To ensure that the advantages of the preferential import arrangements are limited only to rice originating in Bangladesh, a certificate of origin should be issued and an export tax of an amount corresponding, at the minimum, to the reduction of the import duty should be collected by the exporting country,
Amendment 14 #
2012/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) To ensure that this regulation is in line with the general provisions set out in Article 208 of the Treaty, only rice that is produced in accordance with the provisions of GSP+ should benefit from this regulation;
Amendment 17 #
2012/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) that proof is provided that an export tax of an amount corresponding, at the minimum, to the reduction referred to in paragraph 1 has been collected by Bangladesh
Amendment 54 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Public Procurement forms an important part of the EU's GDP and must therefore be used to strengthen the EU's potential for innovation and industrial production. In view of a sustainable industry policy strategy in the European Union, unfair tenders comprising goods and/or services originating outside the European Union must therefore be excluded. At the same time, reciprocity and fair conditions for the market access of EU industries have to be ensured.
Amendment 74 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) When assessing tenders comprising goods and/or services originating outside the European Union, contracting authorities and the European Commission must ensure the compliance with the criteria for fair trade, as well as for the compliance with labour rights and environmental standards as laid down in recital 41a as well as paragraph 2 of Article 15 and Annex 11 of the Directive on public procurement [...] (2013) XXX.
Amendment 76 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 81 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 92 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Such measures may entail the mandatory exclusion of certain third- country goods and services from public procurement procedures in the European Union, or may subject tenders made up of goods or services originating in that country to a mandatory price penalty. To avoid circumvention of these measures, it may also be necessary to exclude certain foreign-controlled or owned juridical persons established in the European Union, that are not engaged in substantive business operations such that it has a direct and effective link with the economy of a Member State concerned. Appropriate measures should not be disproportionate to the restrictive procurement practices to which they respond, and should apply for a period of five years, which can be extended for another five years.
Amendment 95 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) It is also imperative that, in view of an appropriate integration of environmental, social and labour requirements, contracting authorities take relevant measures to ensure compliance with obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law that apply at the place where the works are executed and result from international obligations, laws, regulations, decrees and decisions, at both national and Union level, as well as from collective agreements.
Amendment 99 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules on the access of third-country goods and services to the award of contracts for the execution of works or a work, the supply of goods and the provision of services by Union contracting authorities/entities, and establishes procedures supporting negotiations on access of UnionMember States or their contracting authorities/entities may restrict the access of third country goods and services to the publicir tendering procedurement markets of third countriess only by measures provided and authorized by EU law.
Amendment 124 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request of contracting authorities/entities the Commission shall assess whether to approve, for contracts with an estimated value equal or above EUR 5.000.000 exclusive of value-added tax (VAT) the exclusion from procedures for the award of contracts tenders comprising goods or services originating outside the Union, if the value of the non- covered goods or services exceeds 50 % of the total value of the goods or services constituting the tender, under the following conditions. Where a contracting authority/entity intends to request the exclusion from procedures for the award of contracts, it shall notify its intention to the European Commission. Whenever the Commission receives such a notification, it should automatically launch an external procurement investigation as set out in article 8.
Amendment 128 #
Amendment 142 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. For contracts referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act concerning the approval of the intended exclusion within a period ofWhere the European Commission assesses a lack of substantial reciprocity, following the procedure set in Article 8, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act allowing contracting entities two months commencing on the first working day following the date on which it receives the notification. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to inreject, according to article 6 (1), the tender(s) concerned by the investigation. Contracting authorities/entities shall indicate this in the contract notice they publish pursuant to Article 147 (2). This period may be extended once by a maximum of two months in duly justified cases, in particular if thof the Directive on public procurement [...] (2013) XXX. Contracting authorities/entities shall require tenderers to provide information contained in the notification or in the documents annexed thereto is incomplete or inexact or if the facts as reported undergo any substantive changes. If, at the end of this two-mon the origin of the goods and/or services contained in the tender, and their value. They shall accept self-declarations as preliminary evidence that tenders cannot be excluded. A contracting authority may ask a tenderer at any moment during the procedure to submit all or parts of the required documentation where this appears necessary to ensure the period,roper conduct orf the extended period the Commission has not adopted a decision approving or disapproving the exclusion, the exclusion shall be deemed to have been disapprocedure. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing standard forms for declarations concerning the origin of goods and services. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory provced by the Commissionure referred to in Article 17 (3).
Amendment 148 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) where an agreement referred to in point (a) does not exist and the third country maintains restrictive procurement measures leading to a lack of substantial reciprocity in market opening between the Union and the third country concerned, notably where those restrictive measures are detrimental to the EU's industrial policy.
Amendment 167 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) to what degree the non-observance of international labour law provisions listed in Annex XI of the Directive on public procurement [...] (2013) XXX and in Annex XIV of the Directive on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors [...] (2013) XXX by public authorities have led to difficulties encountered and reported by European undertakings when these undertakings have tried to secure the award of contracts in third countries.
Amendment 170 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Amendment 172 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 178 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Contracting authorities shall require economic operators to explain the price or costs proposed in the tender where tenders appear to be abnormally low in relation to the works, supplies or services.
Amendment 179 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(1b) The explanations referred to in paragraph 1 a (new) may in particular relate to: (a) the economics of the construction method, the manufacturing process or the services provided; (b) the technical solutions chosen or any exceptionally favourable conditions available to the tenderer for the execution of the work or for the supply of the goods or services; (c) the originality of the work, supplies or services proposed by the tenderer; (d) compliance with applicable obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law, collective agreements or by the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Annex XI of the Directive on public procurement [...] (2013) XXX or, where not applicable, with other provisions ensuring an equivalent level of protection; (e) compliance of subcontractors with the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 a (new) - letter (d). With the aim of avoiding breaches of these obligations Member States and contracting authorities may take appropriate measures; (f) the possibility of the tenderer obtaining State aid.
Amendment 184 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 192 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 246 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Where it is found in an investigation pursuant to Article 8, and after following the procedure foreseen in Article 9, that restrictive procurement measures adopted or maintained by that third country leads to an lack of substantial reciprocity in market opening between the Union and the third country as referred to in Article 6, the Commission may adopt implementing acts to temporarily limit the access of non- covered goods and services originating in a third country for five years, which can be extended for another five years. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2).
Amendment 316 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) in the course of an activity which can be attributed to the professional or a commercial activity of a data subject.
Amendment 342 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘personal data breach’ means a breach of securityn unlawful processing of personal data leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed;
Amendment 368 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; or in the public interest,
Amendment 373 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) The processing of the name, address, occupation, branch, contact details including the telephone number and the address of electronic mail shall always be lawful. This shall not apply, however, if such data is purposefully collected, stored and - if applicable together with other data - evaluated and such data then can provide a comprehensive personality and movement profile of the data subject, or if such data describes or portrays the data subject in a defamatory manor.
Amendment 393 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The controller shall bear the burden of proof for the data subject's consent to the processing of their personal data for the specified purposes within the meaning of point (a) of Article 1(1). The declaration of consent does not require a special form.
Amendment 400 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Consent of an employee shall not provide a legal basis for the processing, where there is a significant imbalance between the position of the data subject and the controller of data by the employer. The lawfulness of the processing shall be assessed in accordance with points (a) through (f) of Article 6(1) and paragraphs 2 through 5. The individual consent according to point (a) of Article 6(1) can be replaced by collective agreements as legal basis, in particular by collective bargaining agreements or works council agreements.
Amendment 434 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The controller shall have transparent and easily accessible policies with regard to the processing of personal data and for the exercise of data subjects’ rights and on request for this purpose shall provide to everybody the information set out in points (a) through (g) of Article 28(2) in an appropriate manner.
Amendment 435 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The controller shall provide any information and any communication relating to the processing of personal data to the data subject in an intelligible form, using clear and plain language, adapted to the data subject, in particular for any information addressed specifically to a child, which according to this Regulation he is obliged to provide access to, to the data subject in an intelligible form, which can be understood by an average informed, attentive and understanding average consumer.
Amendment 460 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, the controller shall inform the data subject as far as possible, in addition to the information referred to in paragraph 1, from which source the personal data originate.
Amendment 492 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Where the controller referred to in paragraph 1 has made the personal data public, it shall take all reasonable steps, including technical measures as far as economically and technically possible, in relation to data for the publication of which the controller is responsible, to inform third parties which are processing such data, that a data subject requests them to erase any links to, or copy or replication of that personal data. Where the controller has authorised a third party publication of personal data, the controller shall be considered responsible for that publication.
Amendment 600 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The controller shall implement mechanisms for ensuring that, by default, only those personal data are processed which are necessary for each specific purpose of the processing and are especially not collected or retained beyond the minimum necessary for those purposes, both in terms of the amount of the data and the time of their storage. In particular, those mechanisms shall ensure that by default personal data are not made accessible to an indefinite number of individuals. The provisions in sentence 1 and 2 shall not apply with regard to the processing of data the purpose of which is the fulfilment of statutory obligations and/or which is in the public interest, insofar as such obligation or task is aimed at the best possible completeness of a data base. This in particular applies to telecommunications subscriber directories.
Amendment 689 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) in the course of an activity which can be attributed to the professional or a commercial activity of a data subject;
Amendment 857 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Any body, organisation or association referred to in Article 73(2) shall have the right to exercise the rights referred to in Articles 74 and 75 on behalf of one or more data subjects. Claims according to Article 77 may not be exercised by bodies, organisations or associations within the meaning of Article 73(2).
Amendment 914 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1
Article 89 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall not impose additional obligations on natural or legal persons in relation to the processing of personal data in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications serapply, insofar as the Directive 2002/58/EC provicdes in public communication networks in the Union in relation to matters for which they are subject to specific obligations with the same objective set out in Directive 2002/58/ECfor data processing.
Amendment 916 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2
Article 89 – paragraph 2
2. Article 1(2) of Directive 2002/58/EC shall be deleted. The remainder of Directive 2002/58/EC shall remain unaffected.
Amendment 1114 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The controller shall provide any information and any communication relating to the processing of personal data to the data subject in an intelligible form, using clear and plain language, adapted to the data subject, in particular for any information addressed specifically to a child, which according to this Regulation he is obliged to provide access to, to the data subject in an intelligible form, which can be understood by an average informed, attentive and understanding average consumer.
Amendment 1728 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The controller shall implement mechanisms for ensuring that, by default, only those personal data are processed which are necessary for each specific purpose of the processing and are especially not collected or retained beyond the minimum necessary for those purposes, both in terms of the amount of the data and the time of their storage. In particular, those mechanisms shall ensure that by default personal data are not made accessible to an indefinite number of individuals. This sentence 1 shall not apply with regard to the processing of data the purpose of which is the fulfilment of statutory obligations and/or which is in the public interest, insofar as such obligation or task is aimed at the best possible completeness of a data base. This in particular applies to telecommunications subscriber directories.
Amendment 3125 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1
Article 89 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall not impose additional obligations on natural or legal persons in relation to the processing of personal data in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications serapply, insofar as the Directive 2002/58/EC provicdes in public communication networks in the Union in relation to matters for which they are subject to specific obligations with the same objective set out in Directive 2002/58/ECfor data processing.
Amendment 5 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Recital A
Amendment 8 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union is the second biggest trading partner of the Andean regionColombia and Peru and whereas the planned TA provides for total liberalisation of trade in industrial products and fisheries, which could increase both Colombian GDP up to 1.3% and Peruvian GDP by 0.7% in the long term, according to an independent Sustainability Impact Assessment study;
Amendment 20 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Recital I
I. whereas, despite these vast efforts, in order to achieve the full completion of the high standards set out and claimed by the individual citizens, the organisations of the civil society, the opposition parties and the government, there is still a substantial work to be done both in Colombia and Peru, especially regarding the effective implementation of the new legislative framework which intends to solve old problems yet not totally solved, related to long standing problems of poverty, violence and corruption, civiinternal warmed conflict (more than 50 years, in the case of Colombia), illegal armed groups, drug trafficking, unsolved murders, impunity, lack of labour and civil rights and land dispossession;
Amendment 52 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the Colombian government efforts on fighting impunity and murders against trade unionists or HRs defenders, which is translated, for example, in an increase of the number of investigators at the General Prosecutors Office (FGN), that specifically in the case of the investigation of crimes directed against trade unionist grew from 100 investigators in 2010 to 243 investigators in 2011; also according to ILO, between 2010 and June 2011 there were 88 sentences, 483 citizens condemned with crimes against trade unionists and 355 arrests; in this respect, underlines the importance of the "Special Protection Program" (SPP) which gives, at the present, State protection to more than 11.08.500 citizens, including trade unionists (2413%), Municipal Councillors (11%),30%) and HRs defenders (18%) and journalists (45%); this program went from a budget of 10.5 million euros in 20102 to more than 120 million euros in 2011; notes that none of the citizens included in this SPP has been murdered;
Amendment 78 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the fact that Colombia and Peru have ratified all the 8 Fundamental ILO-conventions plus 3 of the 4 Governance Conventions, as stated by the ILO representative in INTA's Public Hearing on the TA at the European Parliament in Brussels on 29th February 2012; insists on the importance of a swift ratification and effective implementing of all the ILO Fundamental and Governance Conventions, especially C122 in the case of Colombia and C129 in the case of Peru; underlines to all parties the importance of ratifying the ILO Convention 135 on workers' representatives; recallurges in this context that 24 EU Member States still haven't ratified the ILO C169- Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that employees should be involved in company boards in the manner required to provide a longer-term perspective;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regards the efficient use of resources as a key element of the European Union's external relations and believes that trade in environmental goods and services can be an instrument of sustainable economic development, to the benefit of both trade and the environmenthe increase in resource productivity and efficiency and the reuse and recycling of raw materials and consumables have strengthened the competitive position of European industry; the aim should be to double resource productivity by 2020;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasises that technologies and procedures for increasing resource efficiency are important factors in improving development opportunities in many third countries, and urges that these mechanisms should receive special attention in international cooperation;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for the development of an SME- friendly standard for the use of resources based on ISO 26000 and concepts such as Global compact. This standard, which analyses environmental aspects and leads to resource and cost savings, making businesses more competitive, should be just as binding as the annual financial reports from limited liability companies and businesses listed on the stock market. This standard must also encompass business activities in third countries; in particular, the Commission should present a corresponding proposal for the revision of the Directive on Annual Accounts 2003/51/EC and the Directive on Transparency 2004/109/EC;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for financial support to also be provided for the extraction of raw materials within the context of fair trade agreements and strategic trade partnerships, through direct subsidies or loans granted within the framework of the European budget or through EIB funding; stresses that this money may only be granted under clear, transparent, verifiable conditions, which must clearly lead to the development and improvement of local living conditions; emphasises that compliance with basic employment and environmental standards is a vital precondition for granting European funding;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw up rules on the social responsibility of European undertakings involved in the mining of raw materials in source countries; calls, for the moment, for a commitment to comply with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and ISO 26000 to be pushed through as quickly as possible;
Amendment 51 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure there is transparency on commodity markets and to act against commodities speculation; notes that this includes appropriate initiatives within the context of the G8 and G20 negotiations;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. believes that countries’ resource sovereignty must be respected and asks the commission in this context to balance its opposition to export taxes in developing countries by employing a differentiated approach taking account of the various national contexts so that development goals and industrialisation of development countries not are put at risk; underlines that free and fair trade is of central importance to the development of the global RM sector and wealth creation in all societies;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. calls on the Commission to follow the spirit of the US Dodd-Frank bill concerning trade in conflict minerals and urges the commission to present a legislative proposal;
Amendment 35 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Accordingly it is clear that the ITER project will not be funded from the EU general budget as set out in the multiannual financial framework (MFF). Its funding must be guaranteed separately and must in particular not be taken from the Category 1a research budget (Horizon 2020).
Amendment 47 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be funded by contributions of the Member States, based on a call rate applied to each Member State's Gross National Income (GNI) as defined for the purposes of calculating GNI own resource contribution to the General Budget of the European Union. Those contributions shall be considered as external assigned revenue for the Programme in accordance with [Article XX of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council [New Financial Regulation]. The programme shall not be financed from the general budget of the EU as set out in the MFF.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0414(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Chernobyl accident in 1986 highlighted the global importance of nuclear safety. The Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011 confirmed the need to continue the efforts to improve nuclear safety to the highest standards for as long as nuclear power stations remain in operation. To create the conditions of safety necessary to eliminate hazards to the life and health of the public, the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Community’) should be able to support nuclear safety in third countries.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0414(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) As long as nuclear power stations still exist and – contrary to expectations – new ones are being constructed, negotiations should aim to ensure that European safety standards are upheld.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0414(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3 b) As long as nuclear power stations still exist and – contrary to expectations – new ones are being constructed, negotiations should aim to ensure that support from independent supervisory authorities is made a main priority.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0414(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) By acting within common policies and strategies with its Member States, the European Union alone has the critical mass to respond to global challenges and is also best placed to coordinate the cooperation with third countries. In this regard, the European Parliament should be regularly informed and consulted on the plans of the Member States and third countries in the area of nuclear safety.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0414(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) There is a need to ensure that stress tests are carried out in all Member States and third countries which may be involved and that nuclear power stations are taken off line where necessary.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0414(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The European Union shall finance measures to support the promotion of a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection and the application of efficient and effective safeguards of nuclear material in third countries, in line with the provisions of this Regulation. This will ensure that nuclear material is used only for the civilian purposes for which it is intended.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0414(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The European Parliament shall be regularly informed and consulted on the plans of the Member States and third countries in the area of nuclear safety.
Amendment 654 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.15 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.15 a (new)
1.15a. Impact of arts education on well- being, health and social behaviour A major present-day challenge is to instil more enjoyment of life in Union citizens, particularly children, through artistic activities such as music, art, literature, etc., and to enhance their health, well- being and social behaviour.
Amendment 913 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
The compatibility of grants as a funding instrument for mobile researchers must be guaranteed in the interests of mobility within Europe. Tax-related issues must be resolved and social protection guaranteed for European scientists.
Amendment 1229 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
The compatibility of grants as a funding instrument for mobile researchers must be guaranteed in the interests of mobility within Europe. Tax-related issues must be resolved and social protection guaranteed for European scientists.
Amendment 365 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a If the research is performed in a field relevant to public health, the grant agreement shall include provisions to promote access to the research results for both citizens and non-citizens of the Union by means of socially responsible technology transfer strategies.
Amendment 405 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. A single reimbursement rate per activity within one project of the eligible costs shall be applied per action for all activities funded therein. The maximum rate shall be fixed in the work programme or work plan.
Amendment 435 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Horizon 2020 grant shall be limited to a maximum of 70 % of the total eligible costs for the following actionvities:
Amendment 444 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) actionvities primarily consisting of activities such as prototyping, testing, demonstrating, experimental development, piloting, market replication;
Amendment 499 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a participant may alternatively also claim indirect eligible costs using the usual cost accounting practices (full costs calculation).
Amendment 695 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 a (new)
Article 41 a (new)
Article 41 a Where research is conducted in an area of relevance to public health, the licensing of public research results shall be conditional on the ensuing medicines, diagnostics and procedures being globally accessible.
Amendment 745 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 a (new)
Article 47 a (new)
Article 47 a In the case of actions in an area of relevance to public health, the grant agreement shall lay down provisions on the accessibility of research results for everyone through socially responsible technology transfer strategies.
Amendment 336 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States indirectly affected by each project, and/or its direct complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 559 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The decision of the national regulatory authorities for granting such incentives shall consider the results of the cost-benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant to Article 12 and in particular the regional or Union-wide positive externalitieffects generated by the project. The national regulatory authorities shall further analyse the specific risks incurred by the project promoter(s), the risk mitigation measures taken and the justification of this risk profile in view of the net positive impact provided by the project, when compared to a lower-risk alternative. Eligible risks shall notably include risks related to new transmission technologies, both onshore and offshore,include risks related to under-recovery of costs and development risks.
Amendment 568 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) regarding a common methodology to evaluate the incurred higher risks of investments in electricity and gas transmission projectsDoes not affect the English text.
Amendment 572 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. By 31 July 2013, each national regulatory authority shall publish its methodology and the criteria used to evaluate investments in electricity and gas transmission projects and the higher risks incurred by themDoes not affect the English text..
Amendment 678 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point a
Annex II – point 1 – point a
(a) high-voltage overhead transmission lines, if they have been designed for a voltage of 220 kV or more, and underground and submarine transmission cables, if they have been designed for a voltage of 150 kV or more, and medium and low-voltage lines of at least 10kV connected to the above;
Amendment 684 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point e
Annex II – point 1 – point e
(e) any smart-grid related equipment or installation, both at transmission and medium voltage distribution level, aiming at two-way digital communication, real-time or close to real- time, interactive and intelligent monitoring and management of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and consumption within an electricity network in view of developing a network efficiently integrating the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustainable electricity system with low losses and high quality and security of supply and safety;
Amendment 766 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point e
Annex IV – point 1 – point e
(e) for smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high- voltage and medium-all voltage levels designed for a voltage of 10kV or more. It involves transmission and/or distribution system operators from at least two Member States, which cover at least 100, 000 users that generate or consume electricity or do both in a consumption area of at least 3100 Gigawatt- hours/year, of which at least 20% originate from non -dispatchable renewable resources.
Amendment 14 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Given the existence of an internal market for energy and a common energy strategy, intergovernmental agreements impact on the common policy. For that reason it must be ensured that intergovernmental agreements are in keeping with the common policy concept.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Many energy agreements relate in part to investment. The Energy Charter, for example, includes investment rules. For that reason, consistency must be ensured between energy agreements and investment agreements. In particular, account must be taken in this respect of the European Parliament’s rights and recommendations in relation to future investment policy.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) The Commission should take on an active and encouraging role in the coordination of intergovernmental agreements in order to ensure that all the stipulated requirements are capable of implementation.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 - introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 - introductory part
1. The Commission shall facilitate and encourage the coordination among Member States with the view to:
Amendment 20 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca) integrate the agreements into and make them part of the common European energy policy as described in the Roadmap 2050.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6a (new)
Article 6a (new)
Consistency between energy and investment agreements The Commission shall ensure that energy agreements which contain provisions on investment are in accordance with the legislation on bilateral investment agreements. It shall also safeguard the European Parliament’s right of participation in future in relation to energy agreements which include provisions on investment. In particular, account shall be taken of the European Parliament’s recommendations on future investment policy.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Given the existence of an internal market for energy and a common energy strategy in the EU, intergovernmental agreements impact on the common policy. For that reason it must be ensured that intergovernmental agreements are in keeping with the common policy concept.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Many energy agreements relate in part to investment. The Energy Charter, for example, includes investment rules. For that reason, consistency must be ensured between energy agreements and investment agreements. In particular, account must be taken in this respect of the European Parliament’s rights and recommendations in relation to future investment policy.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) The Commission should take on an active and encouraging role in the coordination of intergovernmental agreements in order to ensure that all the targets set can be achieved.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Decision establishes a mechanism for the exchange of information between Member States and the Commission with regard to intergovernmental agreements, in order to strive for consistent external actions in the field of energy, ensure coherence with Union law, and achieve the level of security of supply envisaged by the Union's long-term energy and climate objectives, including those described in the 2050 roadmaps.
Amendment 97 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 99 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 112 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Coherence between energy and investment agreements The European Commission has to ensure that energy agreements containing investment provisions are consistent with Union law on bilateral investment agreements and Union investment policy, including the resulting rights of scrutiny and opinion of the European Parliament. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding those specific energy provisions which are relevant for the purpose of this Decision.
Amendment 113 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall facilitate and encourage the coordination among Member States with the view to:
Amendment 114 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
aa) consistency between energy and investment agreements. The Commission shall ensure that energy agreements which contain provisions on investment are in accordance with the legislation on bilateral investment agreements. It shall also safeguard the European Parliament’s right of participation in relation to future energy agreements which contain provisions on investment. In particular, account shall be taken of the European Parliament’s recommendations on future investment policy;
Amendment 121 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) integrate the agreements into and make them part of the common European energy policy as described in the Roadmap 2050.
Amendment 501 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2014, 3 % of the total heated and/or cooled floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3 % rate shall be calculated on the total heated and/or cooled floor area of buildings with a total usefulheated and/or cooled floor area over 250 m2 owned by the public bodies of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 530 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The requirements laid down in Article 4(1) shall not apply to publicly-owned undertakings which are in competition with private market participants. They shall likewise not apply to publicly-owned housing construction firms.
Amendment 538 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. When the targets referred to in Article 4(1) are set, past achievements in the area of energy efficiency must be recognised as beneficial and taken into account. All existing strategies and efforts to improve the energy performance of buildings implemented or made since 1 January 2005 must therefore be taken into account.
Amendment 540 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Member States shall support public bodies in their efforts to meet the requirements laid down in paragraph 1. That support shall encompass all financial measures required to prevent the renovation measures from creating social hardship, in particular as a result of rent increases for social housing.
Amendment 554 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may allow their public bodies to count towards their annual renovation rate the excess of renovated building floor area in a given year as if it has instead been renovated in any of the twofour previous or following years.
Amendment 652 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Member States, acting via public bodies, shall purchase the most energy- efficient equipment, particularly in the IT field. National efficiency quality standards and/or labels may be used as criteria in their decision.
Amendment 672 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customersannual energy efficiency improvements equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State are attained throughout the energy production and consumption chain. These energy efficiency improvements shall be achieved by the obligated parties throughout the whole energy production and consumption chain.
Amendment 701 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The past performance of each obligated party in the field of energy efficiency improvement since 1 January 2005 shall be recognised as a positive factor and be taken into account.
Amendment 706 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The bodies covered by emissions trading shall be exempted from the requirements set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 710 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The Member States shall ensure that the requirements of Article 6(1) are complied with by means of separate efficiency improvement plans and corresponding measures in the building, transport and industrial sectors.
Amendment 745 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 789 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 820 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Amendment 832 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of energy audits which are affordable and carried out in an independent professional manner by qualified or accredited experts. No participants in the market should be excluded from offering energy services. Well-developed methods of initial and further training should be kept in place.
Amendment 879 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure by 30 June 2014 that aspects of other auditing or sustainability reporting systems may be incorporated into the obligatory energy audit if they meet its criteria.
Amendment 995 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the obligations resulting from Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC with regard to billing, Member States shall ensure, not later than 1 January 2015, that billing is accurate and based on actual consumption, for all the sectors covered by the present Directive, including energy distributors, distribution system operators and retail energy sales companies, in accordance with the minimum frequency set out in Annex VI(2.1). Appropriate information shall be made available with the bill to provide final customers with a comprehensive account of current energy costs, in accordance with Annex VI(2.2). A bill must moreover at all events indicate the monthly average of the anticipated annual consumption.
Amendment 1057 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be developed and updated in close cooperation with local authorities. They shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
Amendment 1289 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point b a (new)
ba) the economic and/or geographic potential is not such that connection would be viable.
Amendment 1416 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Existing certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes for providers of energy services, energy audits and energy efficiency improvement measures that meet the requirements on achieving a high level of technical competence, objectivity and reliability must be recognised as such.
Amendment 1456 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba) following a thorough review of progress in the field of energy efficiency, the EU Commission will propose legislation in 2014 obliging the Member States to develop national measures to increase energy efficiency in the private housing stock.
Amendment 1488 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1590 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point c a (new)
Annex III – point c a (new)
ca) where national energy efficiency standards and/or energy efficiency labelling systems identify information and communication technology equipment as being more efficient than described in Annex III, Section 1, points a and b of this Directive, this equipment must be purchased by public bodies.
Amendment 1600 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point f
Annex III – point f
f) take account of their energy efficiency class as a mandatory criterion when purchaseing or rent onlying buildings that comply at least with the minimum energy performance requirements referred to in Article 4(1), giving due consideration to cost-effectiveness, economical feasibility and technical suitability, as well as competition in the area covered by the local authority concerned. Compliance with these requirements shall be verified by means of the energy performance certificates referred to in Article 11 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1621 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 1 – point d a (new)
Annex V – section 1 – point d a (new)
da) distribution and installation of household appliances belonging to the highest energy efficiency class which have reached 15% market penetration but which have less than 30% market penetration.
Amendment 1633 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 3 – point 3.1 – point d a (new)
Annex V – section 3 – point 3.1 – point d a (new)
da) DOMESTIC CLOTHES DRYERS From 1 December 2013 Class A deemed savings (kWh/year): tbd Class A + deemed savings (kWh/year): tbd Class A ++ deemed savings (kWh/year): tbd Class A +++ deemed savings (kWh/year): tbd
Amendment 1689 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) On a monthly basis for electricity consumption. With the consent of the final customer, this frequency may be changed and agreement reached to perform quarterly, half-yearly or annual billing. In such cases the final customer must be informed each month of the expected annual consumption expressed as a monthly average.
Amendment 1695 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) At least every two months for the consumption of natural gas. Where gas is used for individual heating, billing shall be provided on a monthly basis. With the consent of the final customer, this frequency may be changed and agreement reached to perform quarterly, half-yearly or annual billing. In such cases the final customer must be informed each month of the expected annual consumption expressed as a monthly average.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Each European and national standardisation body shall promptly replyreply within one month to, and take due account of, any comments received from any other European and national standardisation body and the Commission with respect to any such draft.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the prompt publication of draft standards in such a way that parties established in other Member States have the opportunity to submit comments;
Amendment 27 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. European standardisation bodies shall ensurcourage an appropriate representation of small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter 'SME'), consumer organisations, workers and environmental and social stakeholders, in particular through the organisations referred to in Annex III, at the policy development level and at least at the following stages of the development of European standards or European standardisation deliverables:
Amendment 28 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. European standardisation bodies shall ensurcourage an appropriate representation, at technical level, of undertakings, research centres and universities and other legal entities, in standardisation activities concerning an emerging area with significant policy or technical innovation implications, if the legal entities concerned participated in a project that is related to that area and that is funded by the Union under a multiannual framework programme for activities in the area of research and technological development.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Best-practice models European standardisation bodies shall support, foster and disseminate best- practice models for the involvement of stakeholders in national standardisation bodies.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The work programme for the development of European standards referred to in paragraph 1 shall outline how the standardisation work is to be incorporated into the joint EU 2020 strategy and how coherence between the two will be maintained.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The work programme for the development of European standards referred to in paragraph 1 shall outline who is to make what efforts to develop international cooperation and thus internationalise European standardisation work.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. The work programme for the development of European standards referred to in paragraph 1 shall be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council for their opinions.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may request one or several European standardisation bodies to draft a European standard or European standardisation, deliverable within a set deadline, which is ambitious and to which are annexed clear lists of requirements, interim objectives and details of public funding. They shall be market-driven, take into account the public interest and based on consensus.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall inform the relevant European standardisation body, within threone months following the receipt of the acceptance referred to in paragraph 2, about the award of a grant for drafting a European standard or European standardisation deliverable.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall decide on the financing arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, on the amounts of the grants and, where necessary, on the maximum percentage of financing by type of activity. The Commission shall ensure that the EU funding is only supplementary in nature and is made contingent on compliance with specific requirements, so that funding for European standardisation continues to be provided mainly by the private sector.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) CO2-related taxation should be adapted to the operation of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to complement it effectively. That taxation should apply to all uses, including those for purposes other than heating, of energy products causing CO2 emissions in installations within the meaning of that Directive, provided that the installation concerned is not subject to the emission trading scheme under that Directive. However, since the cumulative application of both instruments would not allow emission reductions beyond those attained, overall, through the emission trading scheme alone, but would merely increase the total cost of these reductions, CO2 related taxation shouldmust not apply to direct and indirect consumption in installations subject to the Union scheme. A double burden in the form of double taxation and double regulation will lead to distortions of competition and must be ruled out.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) It should be ensured that the minimum levels of taxation preserve their intended effects. Since CO2-related taxation complements the operation of Directive 2003/87/EC, the trend in the real market price of the emission allowances should be closely monitoredmust be the yardstick used when the level of CO2- related taxation is set in the periodic review of the Directive, incumbent on the Commission. The minimum levels of general energy consumption taxation should at regular intervals be automatically aligned to take into account the evolution of their real value in order to preserve the current level of rate harmonisation; to reduce the volatility stemming from energy and food prices, this alignment should be made on the basis of the changes in the Union-wide harmonised index of consumer prices excluding energy and unprocessed food as published by Eurostat.
Amendment 57 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Given the complex nature of the requirements which the two components of the new system, energy taxation and CO2-related taxation, are supposed to meet, clear rules, which, in the interests of all consumers, are transparent and readily understandable, must be laid down at all levels in order to guarantee that the system can be properly administered.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Implementing the new tax structure will involve increasing the rate of taxation of diesel to bring it into line with that for petrol. This may call into question both the decision taken by the European automobile industry to focus on clean, energy-efficient conventional combustion engines and the achievement of the EU's CO2 emissions reduction targets, since the CO2 limit values set can only be achieved if a sufficient number of vehicles on the road are diesel-powered. Appropriate flexible measures must be taken in order to ensure that the competitiveness of the automobile sector and the success of the CO2 emissions reduction strategy in that sector are not endangered. Sales taxes, registration taxes and annual road use taxes must be harmonised and, as a matter of principle, set solely on the basis of a vehicle's CO2 emissions.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) There is a need to limit the potential cost impact of CO2-related taxationthe new tax structure on the sectors or sub-sectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage in the meaning of Article 10a(13) of Directive 2003/87/EC. Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide for corresponding transitional measures which, however, should also preserve the environmental effectiveness of CO2- related taxation.
Amendment 97 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Every five years and for the first time by the end of 2015, the Commission should report to the Council and the European Parliament on the application of this Directive, examining in particular the minimum level of CO2-related taxation in the light of the evolution of the market price in the EU of the emission allowances, the impact of innovation and technological developments and the justification for the tax exemptions and reductions laid down in this Directive, including for fuel used for the purpose of air and maritime navigation. The report should also examine the impact on the setting of industrial policy priorities in the European car industry, in relation to clean, energy-efficient conventional internal combustion engines and the EU's CO2 reduction targets in the car sector. The list of sectors or sub- sectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage shall be the subject of regular review, in particular taking into account the availability of emerging evidence. and examining national implementing conditions to ascertain that they are clear, unambiguous and transparent for all consumers. The Commission should also submit, by 1 January 2016, a further proposal on the harmonisation and conversion of car purchase taxes, car registration taxes and yearly car ownership taxes so that they are based solely on the car's CO2 emissions.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member State shall ensure that the direct and indirect use of energy products in installations as defined in Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 or the direct and indirect use of energy products in installations taxed through national CO2 reduction measures are not subject to double taxation or double regulation.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 14a – paragraph 1
Article 14a – paragraph 1
1. Until 31 December 2020, Member States shall provide a credit concerning CO2-related taxation with respect to the use of energy products by installations belonging to sectors or sub- sectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage.
Amendment 205 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 21
Article 1 – point 21
Every five years and for the first time by the end of 2015, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Directive and, where appropriate, a proposal for its modification.
Amendment 208 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 21
Article 1 – point 21
The report by the Commission shall, inter alia, examine the minimum level of CO2- related taxation, the impact of innovation and technological developments, in particular as regards energy efficiency, the use of electricity in transport and the justification for the exemptions and reductions, including for fuel used for the purpose of air and maritime navigation, laid down in this Directive. The report shall also examine the impact on the setting of industrial policy priorities in the European car industry, in relation to clean, energy-efficient conventional internal combustion engines and the EU's CO2 reduction targets in the car sector. The report shall take into account the proper functioning of the internal market, the real value of the minimum levels of taxation and the wider objectives of the Treaty.
Amendment 211 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 21
Article 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
In any event, the list of sectors or sub- sectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage for the purposes of Article 14a of this Directive shall be the subject of regular review, in particular taking into account the availability of emerging evidence. The report by the Commission shall also examine national implementing conditions to ascertain that they are clear, unambiguous and transparent for all consumers. The Commission should also submit, by 1 January 2016, a further proposal on the harmonisation and conversion of car purchase taxes, car registration taxes and yearly car ownership taxes so that they are based solely on the car's CO2 emissions.
Amendment 7 #
2011/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the setting up of an information exchange mechanism on energy agreements between Member States and third countries to raise the transparency of energy imports into the EU. Many agreements in the energy field have investment components. This is the reason that the EU Commission ensures that there is a coherence between energy agreements and investment agreements. In particular, the rights and recommendations of the European Parliament will be taken into account in future investment policy. The EU Commission plays an active, promoting role when coordinating intergovernmental agreements, so as to ensure that all established entitlements can be realised. Before signing an agreement, the Member States shall submit the said negotiated intergovernmental agreements for approval by the EU Commission, which shall ensure that such agreements are compatible with Union law and, in particular, with the trade and investment rules and the internal energy market, as well as the long-term energy and climate policy targets of the Union;
Amendment 12 #
2011/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to foster R&D and innovation in renewable energies and technologies and to negotiate market access for related EU products and services, while promoting a gradual shift towards a low-carbon economy through trade agreements with, for example, suppliers of renewable electricity;
Amendment 16 #
2011/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, as part of the strategic alignment of energy policy, in particular to negotiate cooperation and market access with its trading partners for products and services in the area of renewable energies and energy efficiencies. Trade agreements should also help support the development of power supplies with the lowest possible greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 19 #
2011/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the EU Commission to ensure that all activities involving cooperation in energy policy should be consistent with the common EU policy concept, as described in Roadmap 2050.
Amendment 3 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that legislation cannot force, in the spirit of the EU 2020 Strategy, the regulatory framework should be used to promote not only creativity and, innovation, which are best encouraged by giving maximum freedom for entrepreneurs and creators to pursue their business and exert their talent and sustainable jobs in the CCI sector but also cooperation between EU Member States and industries in the CCI field;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the great potential of CCI in international trade and assumes that its significance is being underestimated owing to the difficulty of gathering data;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly believes that greater trade openness in the CCI sector would greatly benefit the global economy; notes that while world trade in CCI goods and services remains dominated by developed countries, thethe EU should promote international cultural exchange and international trade in the CCI sector with a view to expanding the capacities and market shareaccess of developing countries has been constantly increasing in the past ten years, particularly reflecting the rise of China, and that these countries should exploit the flexibility available under the GATS Agreement;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the protection of intellectual property rights in international trade agreements is an issue central to securing the European cultural and creative industries and maintain incentives for companies, artists and creators to innovate;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the TRIPS Agreement should be extended to cover other areas of the CCI sector;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that copyright is intended principally to protect actual authors and originators, and that the protection of copyright should not undermine civil rights;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 26 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 25 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges that future multilateral and bilateral trade agreements must be part of an integrated strategy for the sustainable renewal and strengthening of the industrial fabric, and the jobs it provides, in the European Union;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the principles expressed in the reports adopted by the European Parliament by a large majority on human rights and social and environmental standards, on corporate social responsibility in international trade agreements and on trade and climate change, by Tokia Saifi, Harlem Desir and Yannick Jadot respectively, should be taken horizontally into accountmade binding;
Amendment 187 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 18
Subheading 18
Amendment 191 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to pursue a consistentsustainable trade policy concerning raw materials with the aim of the elimination of unfair trade practices such as export restrictions, export taxes and so-called dual pricing mechanisms at multilateral and bilateral levelhich takes account of EU development policy and the development objectives of the economic partnership agreements (EPAs);
Amendment 1 #
2010/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves Commission’s commitment to complete internal energy market, while respecting the right of Member States to implement their energy mix using available fossil, nuclear and renewable energies in compliance with the imperatives of sustainability, competitiveness, and security of supplyCalls on the Commission to develop a common position on energy policy between the Commission and the Member States, and to include neighbouring countries in a policy for security of energy supply, energy efficiency and climate protection;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to develop synergies between EUat security of energy strategupply and external relations with strategic energy suppliers; recommends the Commission to conclude trade agreements with those third countries to guarantee EU long-term access to raw materials and energy supplies at fair pricenergy efficiency must be given greater prominence in future trade agreements, to ensure stability and development possibilities in the interest of both sides;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to support solar, wind and bioenergy projects in non- member states; decentralised energy provision will increase security of energy supply; there should also be a connection to supra-regional energy networks; initiatives such as DESERTEC should be developed and formulated in such a way as to reflect the interests of the EU and non-member states;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to create a high degree of market transparency in the international energy trade; abuse and manipulation of the market must be prevented by international rules.
Amendment 9 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas industrial policy in Europe can only succeed if it is firmly rooted both in a new financial sector architecture that promotes investment and prevents speculation, and also in a macroeconomic policy that steers fiscal, economic and budgetary policies in the EU towards sustainable growth and employment,
Amendment 28 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas European industry’s global leadership is increasingly being challenged by the expanding industrial base in emerging countries, and the major competitors such as the USA, Japan and China are pursuing a strong and active industrial policy supported by broad investment in leading edge products and services, and for this reason it is extremely important to maintain and develop the competitiveness of European industry, to maintain its role as a driver of sustainable growth and employment in Europe,
Amendment 76 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that Point 9 of the Commission Communication places less stress than in earlier Commission deliberations on specific targets, named indicators and review of objectives, and that these have now been subsumed into general observations on the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 111 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports the Commission’s initiative at Point 3 of its Communication consistently to analyse the industrial policy implications of future legislation and to assess the implementation of this legislation, and stresses that the social partners must be included and there must be the greatest possible transparency;
Amendment 152 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for research expenditure for the upcoming programming period from 2013 (RDP 8) to be significantly increased (EU target for public funding: 1% of GDP).: 3% of GDP for research and development, 1% of GDP in public funding) so that European industry remains at the forefront of technology and globally competitive, thus putting private investment to effective use; Notes that, alongside strongly process- oriented research and innovation, research in basic cross-sectoral technologies in such areas as ICT, mobility, energy, biotechnology and nanotechnology is needed and, in addition, that procedures must be simplified;
Amendment 170 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the success of the Risk Sharing Financial Facility (RSFF) as an important way of providing research funding for SMEs via the EIB, and strongly encourages the Commission to make significantly more funds available to the RSFFpromote more high-risk innovative projects and those in which suitable SMEs participate;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to use new funding possibilities to strengthen the innovation capacity of SMEs, creating revolving innovation funds from ERDF resources and disseminating them as good practice;
Amendment 175 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to draw up an inventory of the best practices of existing and planned funding mechanisms, fiscal measures and financial incentives to promote innovation and calls for an annual update and review of the measures’ effectiveness;
Amendment 196 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – introductory part
Paragraph 13 – introductory part
13. Is convinced that the clear increase in resourcing efficiency as regards raw and auxiliary materials and supplies is strengthening the global competitive position of European industry, and therefore calls on the Commission to promote resource efficiency as a prioritbuild on its Communication on a resources strategy (COM(2005) 670) and promote resource efficiency as a priority in an action plan and, if needs be, in a Directive on resource efficiency. This means:
Amendment 209 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 4
Paragraph 13 – indent 4
· developing an SME-friendly standard form of business sustainability report which will analyse the ‘environmental rucksack’ – resulting in economies and making firms more competitive in consequence – and group together and standardise existing reporting requirements and possibilities (e.g. EMAS), and which should be mandatory wherever possible;
Amendment 215 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
14. Stresses that the availability of raw materials is of central importance to European industry’s development possibilities, and therefore calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive raw materials strategy in the first half of 20101, which should include:
Amendment 221 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
- intensification of raw material recovery by means of ambitious recycling rulethe consistent implementation of existing recycling and waste rules, more far reaching recycling standards, appropriate support for research, and a stop to the exporting of waste that contains raw materials,
Amendment 294 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new)
- emphasises both the need for Europe- wide strengthening of work-based learning in order to link vocational training systems more closely to the labour market, and the importance of enhancing the appeal of vocational training throughout Europe with higher education permeability for vocational training graduates,
Amendment 323 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that the comparative reluctance to engage in self-employed business activity can be overcome by creating a more attractive environment for business starters, more integrated support schemes such as ENTRE:DI and specific programmes such as ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’;
Amendment 334 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for a stronger, coordinated and technology-neutral EU policy on lead markets, such as the environmental industries (some 3.5 million employees, EUR 300 billion turnover, up to 50% of the global market); stresses that many ‘traditional’ markets – steel, automobiles and shipbuilding, for example – have a strong capacity for innovation and/or offer and manufacturing industries with a strong capacity for innovation, such as steel, automobiles and shipbuilding, which have comparative advantages, of which full use should be made; for these purposes, product-specific legislation such as the eco-design directive should be developed further, and along cost efficiency lines and work should continue on industry stimulating initiatives such as the ‘green car initiative’ put in place; calls, in this context, for a long-term campaign on sustainable consumption to raise awareness and change behaviour and thus support new innovative products and designs;
Amendment 364 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that there is still vast potential for the performance of European industry in the full implementation of the internal market and calls on the Commission and Member States to quickly dismantle the remaining obstacles and barriers in the internal market;
Amendment 381 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 1
Paragraph 22 – indent 1
• to press on with implementation of the Small Business Act, and to deal with shortcomings in the application of the guidelines adopted and, in connection with the Small Business Act, to address specific measures such as reducing the administrative burden and the ‘SME Test’, so that sufficient progress is finally made for Europe’s SMEs, thus creating equal initial conditions for all SMEs in the internal market;
Amendment 409 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that sectoral aid policy should not only be seen in the context of competition law, but must, in the interests of Europe, be used proactively, transparently and with clear rules to strengthen innovation and the roll-out of new products, and in connection with industrial restructuring operations;
Amendment 483 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to devise new mediation approaches to monitoring and building new infrastructure and to implement them so as increase the involvement of citizens, so that infrastructure which is necessary for the sustainable renewal of the industrial base (e.g. smart networks, wind farms, new railway lines) become possible quickly;
Amendment 493 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 28 – indent 3 a (new)
• the clusters and networks should be brought together under the ‘umbrella’ of European platforms, so that support for clusters and networks can be strengthened,
Amendment 48 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for a reform of the mandating process and its timetable, so that standards can be issued promptly to render European innovations marketable, thus enhancing the innovativeness of European industry;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Draws attention to the European Parliament’s April 2010 resolution on electric cars (B7-0261/2010), which stresses the need for effective standardisation processes in various areas to accelerate the market introduction of electric cars in the interests of competitiveness and the environment;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the Commission to submit without delay a proposal for a modern, integrated standardisation policy;
Amendment 65 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 71 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) While it is up to the Member States to define their energy mix, aAll Member States generate radioactive waste, whether or not they have nuclear reactors. Radioactive waste arises mainly from activities of the nuclear fuel cycle, such as the operation of nuclear power plants and the reprocessing of spent fuel, but also from other activities, such as applications of radioactive isotopes in medicine, research and industry.
Amendment 75 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The operation of nuclear reactors also generates spent fuel. Each Member State may define its fuel cycle policy considering spent fuel as a valuable resource that may be reprocessed, or deciding to dispose of it aaim should be to avoid generating any more radioactive waste by operating nuclear reactors, as storage and disposal involve significant risks, place a long-term burden on Member States and tie up valuable resources. Reprocessing, in particular, increases the risks waste. Whatever option is chosen, the disposal of high level wassociated with storage and disposal. The Member State,s separated at reprocessing, or of spent fuel regarded as waste should be consideredhould, therefore, eschew this technology.
Amendment 86 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Radioactive waste, including spent fuel considered as waste, requires containment and isolation from humans and the living environment over the long term. Its specific nature (content of radionuclides) requires arrangements to protect human health and the environment against dangers arising from ionizing radiation, including disposal in appropriate facilities as the end point of its management. The storage of radioactive waste, including long-term storage, is an interim solution but not an alternative to disposal.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The typical disposal concept for short lived low and intermediate level waste is near surface disposal. Following 30 years of research, it is broadly accepted at the technical level that deep geological disposal represents the safest and most sustainable opthe feasibility of disposal deep underground in suitable geological formations as the end point of the management of high level waste and spent fuel considerppears to have been scientifically verified, as waste. Thus moving towards implthough an elementation of drisposal should be pursuedk remains.
Amendment 99 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) In view of the research into the disposal of radioactive waste by transmutation or other means of reducing its radioactivity and half-life, longer-term reversible storage of radioactive waste in deep geological formations should also be considered;
Amendment 134 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) all stages of spent fuel management when the spent fuel results from the operation of civilian nuclear reactors or is managed within civilian activities, including spent fuel originating from military defence programmes which is transferred to exclusively civilian use and managed within civilian activities;
Amendment 173 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) spent fuel and radioactive waste are safely managed, including in the long term., with the proviso that, throughout the period of a disposal facility’s operation, it must be possible at any time to retrieve radioactive waste stored in waste containers,
Amendment 186 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
(3) Radioactive waste shall be disposed of, or placed in longer-term safe storage, in the Member State in which it was generated, unless agreements are concluded between Member States to use disposal facilities in one of them. In the event of Member States having only negligible amounts of radioactive waste to dispose of or being unable to find any suitable sites for geological disposal, cross-border cooperation shall, exceptionally, be possible, provided care is taken to ensure compliance with uniform standards for the disposal of waste under European control.
Amendment 201 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) In no circumstances may radioactive waste be exported to non-EU countries.
Amendment 208 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a system of licensing of spent fuel and radioactive waste management activities and facilities, including prohibition of the operation of a spent fuel or radioactive waste management facility without a licence and ensuring that all radioactive waste, by whomsoever it is produced, is managed on a non-discriminatory basis;
Amendment 217 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States shall ensure that the competent regulatory authorities inform the public regularly and transparently about their activities and those of the licence holders, about the operation of storage and disposal facilities and about safety and security risks.
Amendment 248 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10
Article 10
Member States shall ensure that the national framework guarantees that radequateioactive waste producers make sufficient financial resources are available when needed for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, taking due account of the responsibility of radioactive waste producers. Member States shall ensure that radioactive waste producers establish and have available the requisite reserves for this purpose.
Amendment 249 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The costs of disposal shall be transparently set out and published by the Member States and reassessed each year. The obligations imposed on radioactive waste producers shall be revised accordingly.
Amendment 268 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 275 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 2
Article 14 – point 2
(2) concepts, plans and technical solutions from generation to relatively long-term storage or disposal;
Amendment 282 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 8 a (new)
Article 14 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) a binding and verifiable time-frame for the implementation of national programmes and compliance with requirements 1 to 8 above.
Amendment 285 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The Commission shall monitor compliance with the time-frames submitted pursuant to Article 14(8a) for the implementation of the national programmes of the Member States.
Amendment 8 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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The European Parliament rejects the Commission’s proposal.
Amendment 186 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. An individual approval shall apply to a particular vehicle, whether it is unique or not, and in particular to unique vehicles built by private individuals.
Amendment 191 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 7
Article 41 – paragraph 7
7. This Article shall apply to vehicles which, at the time of the application for individual approval, have not previously been sold or of which the entry into service did not happen yet, involving identification and the issuing of a registration number, including temporary or short-term registration or professional registration, or have only been sold, registered or have been entering into service for less than six months or to unique vehicles built by private individuals.
Amendment 193 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. An approval authority may exempt the vehicle from compliance with requirements laid down in one or more of the acts listed in Annex II, provided that the approval authority imposes alternative requirements and has reasonable grounds for such exemption. An exemption of this kind may be granted in particular for unique vehicles built by private individuals, in order to keep costs to an acceptable level.
Amendment 1 #
2010/0248(NLE)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Declines to cConsents to conclusion of the Agreement;
Amendment 32 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union producers may also be caused by the non-fulfilment of specific obligations under Chapter 13 of the Agreement – particularly in respect of the social and environmental standards laid down therein – thus necessitating the imposition of safeguard measures.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Whether there is serious injury or the threat of serious injury to producers or specific sectors of the economy in the Union also depends on whether the Agreement’s rules on non-tariff barriers to trade are observed. This consideration could necessitate the imposition of safeguard measures.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The tasks of following up and reviewing the Agreement and, if necessary, imposing safeguard measures should be carried out in the most transparent manner possible and with the involvement of civil society. To that end, the Domestic Advisory Group and the Civil Society Forum need to be included at every stage of the process.
Amendment 35 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) The Commission should submit a report once a year on the application and implementation of the Agreement and the application of the safeguard measures. Should it become apparent that the safeguard measures are insufficient, the Commission should submit a comprehensive proposal for more far- reaching safeguard measures, such as limits on quantities, quotas, import authorisation arrangements or other corrective measures.
Amendment 37 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The Commission, the Member States and the Union producers should monitor and evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the import and export statistics for all product lines covered by the Agreement from the day that it comes into force, so that any serious injury or threat of serious injury to Union producers can be identified in good time.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Because it will not be possible to limit customs duty drawback until five years after the Agreement comes into force, it may be necessary, on the basis of this regulation, to impose safeguard measures in response to a serious injury or threat of serious injury to Union producers that is caused by duty drawback or exemption from duty. Therefore, from the day of the Agreement’s entry into force, the Commission should monitor particularly closely the rate of inclusion in products imported from the Republic of Korea of components or materials from third countries, any changes in that rate and the impact of such changes on the market situation.
Amendment 39 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 c (new)
Recital 13 c (new)
(13c) In order to prevent serious injury or the threat of serious injury to producers or sectors of the economy in the Union, the Commission should closely monitor production capacities in those third countries in which components or materials which are included in products covered by the Agreement are manufactured, as well as the observance in those countries of ILO and UN standards in relation to social and working conditions and environmental standards.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) This regulation should extend only to goods produced in the European Union and in the Republic of Korea. It should not cover products, parts or components the production of which is contracted out to manufacturing zones such as Kaesong. Before the scope of the regulation can be extended to include products contracted out to external manufacturing zones, it should be amended in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure. In any extension of the regulation’s scope, it should be ensured that obligations under Chapter 13 of the Agreement are also met in external manufacturing zones.
Amendment 57 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 - paragraph f (new)
Article 1 - paragraph f (new)
(f) “products” means goods produced in the European Union and the Republic of Korea. It does not include goods or components the production of which is contracted out to external manufacturing zones. Before the regulation’s scope can be extended to include products contracted out to external manufacturing zones, it must be amended in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 75 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. An investigation shall be initiated upon request by a Member State, the European Parliament, the Domestic Advisory Group or a representative of producer associations or sectors of the economy or on the Commission’s own initiative if it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient evidence to justify such initiation.
Amendment 80 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In applying the first paragraph of this article, and for a period of five years after the Agreement’s entry into force, the Commission shall pay particular attention to finished products from the Republic of Korea being imported into the European Union at an increased rate where such an increase is attributable to increased use in the finished products of parts or components imported into the Republic of Korea from third countries which have not concluded a free trade agreement with the European Union and which are covered by the provisions for customs duty drawback or exemption from customs duty.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 - paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Evidence collected for the purpose of initiating proceedings in accordance with Article 14(2) of the Rules of Origin Protocol annexed to the Agreement (Drawback of, or exemption from, customs duties) may also be used for investigations with a view to the imposition of safeguard measures where the conditions stipulated in this article are met.
Amendment 88 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure that all the data and statistics required for an investigation are available, comprehensible, transparent and checkable.
Amendment 96 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In the investigation, the Commission shall evaluate, in particular, the observance by the Republic of Korea of the social and environmental standards laid down in Chapter 13 of the Agreement and any consequent effects on price building or unfair competitive advantages potentially leading to serious injury or the threat of serious injury to producers or specific sectors of the economy in the European Union.
Amendment 97 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. In the investigation, the Commission shall also evaluate observance of the Agreement’s rules on non-tariff barriers to trade and any serious injury to producers or individual sectors of the economy in the European Union that may result therefrom.
Amendment 101 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
1. Where bilateral safeguard measures are deemed unnecessary the investigation and proceeding shall be terminated on the basis of the procedure referred to in Article 11.2. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, if the European Parliament expresses an objection to the draft decision not to impose bilateral safeguard measures, on the grounds that this decision would negate the intention of the legislator, the Commission shall re-examine the draft decision. Taking the reasons for the objection into account and within the time-limits of the procedure underway, the Commission may submit a new draft decision to the committee or submit a proposal to the European parliament and the Council in accordance with the Treaty. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the committee of the action which it intends to take and of its reasons for doing so. 3. The Commission shall make public, with due regard to the protection of confidential information within the meaning of Article 9, a report with a summary of the material facts and considerations relevant to the determinations.
Amendment 110 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall undertake, as soon as the necessary technical framework is in place, to set up a password-protected online portal, which it will manage and through which all relevant information not confidential within the meaning of this article will be disseminated. Member States, registered Union producers, the Domestic Advisory Group and the European Parliament must be granted access to this online platform on request. The information shall include statistics relevant for determining whether evidence shows that the requirements under Article 2(1) have been met, as well as any further information of significance in connection with an investigation.
Amendment 111 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a 1. The Commission shall make public an annual report on the application and implementation of the Agreement. The report shall include information about the activities of the various bodies responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Agreement and fulfilment of the obligations arising therefrom, including obligations concerning barriers to trade. 2. Special sections of the report shall deal with the fulfilment of obligations under Chapter 13 of the Agreement and with the activities of the Domestic Advisory Group and the Civil Society Forum. 3. The report shall also present a summary of the statistics and the evolution of trade with Korea. Specific mention shall be made of the results of the monitoring of duty drawback. 4. The European Parliament or the Council may, within one month, invite the Commission to an ad hoc meeting of the competent committee of Parliament or of the Council to present and explain any issues related to implementation of the FTA.
Amendment 1 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph - 1 (new)
Paragraph - 1 (new)
-1. Stresses that the mobility sector is of crucial importance for Europe: firstly, efficient and sustainable transport boosts the performance of the economy and enables people to participate in social life, and secondly the mobility sector is a core sector of European industry, providing many jobs;
Amendment 28 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission, with a view to strengthening the sustainable, low- carbon mobility sector, to develop an integrated policy which joins up thinking on innovations such as Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), on research promotion, on competition law, on internal market rules (e.g. cabotage) and on logistics policy, and brings these policy areas together;
Amendment 36 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make significant efforts to rapidly implement the standardisation of innovation in the mobility sector, so as to speed up the arrival on the market of new technology, e.g. in the field of e- mobility;
Amendment 41 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to give more active assistance for coping with structural change in the mobility sector, so that this core sector of European industry can remain viable and its jobs made secure. This may include converting motor manufacturers into mobility service providers, broadening the skills and qualifications of employees, anticipating developments in a product, sector or system, establishing a pan-European observatory for industrial change in the mobility sector, creating regional mentoring schemes and granting support from the Structural Funds, with a view to promoting the sustainable mobility of people and goods and minimising the disruption caused by structural change in the mobility sector;
Amendment 139 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Title
Title
on Alternative Investment Funds and Alternative Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2004/39/EC and 2009/…/EC
Amendment 336 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Articles 19 to 30 shall apply to all AIF marketed in the Union, regardless of where they are established and whether they are domiciled in the Union.
Amendment 340 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 415 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 427 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Amendment 573 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Central Register 1. The ESMA shall keep a central public register containing the following data for each AIF and each AIFM: (a) a distinct identifier, (b) the names of each AIF and AIFM, (c) the competent supervisory authority for the AIFM. 2. For each AIF, the register shall contain: (a) the accountable AIFM, (b) the depository, (c) the valuator. 3. The register shall be published in electronic form and shall be publicly accessible through the Internet. The start of commercial operation of AIF shall be dependent on and admissible after registration.
Amendment 608 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Remuneration policy 1. The remuneration policy of the AIFM shall be such that it does not encourage risk-taking disproportionate to the risk profile of the AIF it manages. 2. When establishing and applying the remuneration policies for those categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on their risk profile, AIFM shall comply with the principles laid down in Annex I of Directive 2010/.../EU [amending Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC as regards capital requirements for the trading book and for re-securitisations], and the supervisory review of remuneration policies. 3. In addition, the remuneration policy shall be so that the independence of the risk function, the compliance function, and the valuation function is maintained.
Amendment 634 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of AIFM which engage in short selling when investing on behalf of one or more AIF, Member States shall ensure that the AIFM operates procedures which provide it with access to the securities or other financial instruments at the date when the AIFM committed to deliver them, andAIFM shall be in the possession of the securities or other financial instruments at the beginning of the short selling act. Member States shall ensure that the AIFM implements a risk management procedure which allows the risks associated with the delivery of short sold securities or other financial instruments to be adequately managed.
Amendment 662 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 - point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 - point a
(a) the requirements that need to be met by the originator in order for an AIFM to be allowed to invest in securities or other financial instruments of this type issued after 1 January 2011 on behalf of one or more AIF, including requirements that ensure that the originator retains a net economic interest of not less than 510 per cent;
Amendment 665 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
(ba) the transparency requirements that need to be met regarding repackaged loans.
Amendment 715 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. AIFM shall ensure that, for each AIF that it manages, a valuator is appointed which is independent of the AIFM management function to establish the value of assets acquired by the AIF and the value of the shares and units of the AIF in conformity with EU-wide valuation guidelines established by the ESMA. To this end, AIFM shall ensure that a qualified valuator is appointed which is adequately equipped for the purpose of valuation and certified by the ESMA.
Amendment 779 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing measuresdelegated acts in accordance with Articles 49a, 49b and 49c further specifying the criteria under which a valuator can be considered independent and receive a valuation certificate within the meaning of paragraph 1.
Amendment 905 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1034 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. An AIFM shallIFM, for each of the AIF it manages, and AIF shall make available an annual report for each financial year. The annual report shall be made available to investors and competent authorities no later than four months following the end of the financial year.
Amendment 1044 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing measuredelegated acts further specifying the content and format of the annual report. Theose measureacts shall be adapted to the type of AIF or AIFM to which they apply.
Amendment 1053 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. AIF and AIFM shall ensure that AIF investors receive the following information before they invest in the AIF, as well as any changes thereof:
Amendment 1100 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point ja (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point ja (new)
(ja) the AIFM remuneration policy;
Amendment 1113 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. FAIF and AIFM, for each AIF an AIFMthat it manages, it shall periodically disclose to investors, beneficiaries, their representatives and their assigned analysts:
Amendment 1120 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For AIF eligible for pension funds, AIFM shall publicly disclose the risks that are specific to this asset class. The Commission shall define additional disclosure requirements in this respect.
Amendment 1123 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing measuredelegated acts further specifying the disclosure obligations of AIF and AIFM and the frequency of the disclosure referred to in paragraph 2.These measureacts shall be adapted to the type of AIF and AIFM to which they apply.
Amendment 1130 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. AIFM and AIFM, for each of the AIF it manages, shall regularly report to the competent authorities of its home Member State on the principal markets and instruments in which it trades on behalf of the AIF it manages.
Amendment 1132 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1145 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. FAIF and AIFM, for each AIF anof the AIFM it manages, it shall periodically report the following to the competent authorities of its home Member State:
Amendment 1149 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) a description of the investment strategy and objectives of the AIF, all the assets which the AIF can invest in and of the techniques it may employ and of all associated risks, any applicable investment restrictions, the circumstances in which the AIF may use leverage, the types and sources of leverage permitted and the associated risks and of any restrictions to the use of leverage;
Amendment 1151 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the actual risk profile of the AIF and the risk management tools employed by the AIFM to manage these risks;
Amendment 1161 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. FAIF and AIFM, for each of the AIF it manages the AIFM, shall submit the following documents to the competent authorities of itstheir home Member State:
Amendment 1164 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) an annual report of each AIF managed by the AIFM for each financial year, within four months from the end of the periods to which it relates;
Amendment 1191 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
This section shall apply only to AIFM which manage one or more AIF employing high levels of leverage on a systematic basis and AIFM managing one or more of such AIF.
Amendment 1196 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – subparagraph 2
AIF and AIFM shall assess on a quarterly basis whether the AIF employs high levels of leverage on a systematic basis and shall inform the competent authorities accordingly.
Amendment 1208 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – introductory part
Article 23 – introductory part
Amendment 1211 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – point a
Article 23 – point a
(a) disclose to investors the maximum level of leverage which the AIFM may be employ on behalf of the AIFed as well as any right of re-use of collateral or any guarantee granted under the leveraging arrangement;
Amendment 1215 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – point b
Article 23 – point b
(b) quarterly disclose to investors the total amount of leverage employed by each AIF in the preceding quarter.
Amendment 1222 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
1. AIFM managing one or more AIF employing high levels of leverage on a systematic basis and AIFM managing one or more of such AIF shall regularly provide, to the competent authorities of itsthe home Member State, information about the overall level of leverage employed by each AIF it manages, and a break-down between leverage arising from borrowing of cash or securities and leverage embedded in financial derivatives.
Amendment 1224 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
That information shall include the identity of the five largest sources of borrowed cash or securities for each of the AIF managed by the AIFM, and the amounts of leverage received from each of those entities for each of the AIF managed by the AIFM.
Amendment 1229 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1
2. The Commission shall adopt implementing measuresAfter having heard the ESRB and the ESMA, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Articles 49a, 49b and 49c further specifying the disclosure requirements with regard to leverage and the frequency of reporting to competent authorities and of disclosure to investors.
Amendment 1231 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – pargraph 2 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – pargraph 2 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall also adopt delegated acts in accordance with Articles 49a, 49b and 49c further specifying the methodology to calculate leverage. This methodology shall be in line with Article 22, relating combined leverage from all sources to the equity capital of the AIF.
Amendment 1245 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Home Member States shall ensure that all information received under Article 24, aggregated in respect of all AIF and AIFM that ithey supervises, areis made available to other competent authorities as well as the European Systemic Risk Board and the European Securities and Markets Authority, through the procedure set out in Article 46 on supervisory co-operation. ItThey shall, without delay, also provide information through this mechanism, and bilaterally to other Member States directly concerned, if an AIF or AIFM under itstheir responsibility could potentially constitute an important source of counterparty risk to a credit institution or other systemically relevant institution in other Member States.
Amendment 1255 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. In order to ensure the stability and integrity of the financial system, the Commission shall adopt implementing measures, taking account of the views of the ESRB, shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Articles 49a, 49b and 49c setting limits to the level of leverage that AIF and AIFM can employ. These limits should take into account, inter alia, the type of AIF, their strategy, their size and the sources of their leverage, whereas the maximum leverage shall not exceed five times net equity.
Amendment 1280 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. In exceptional circumstances and when this is required in order to ensure the stability and integrity of the financial system, the competent authorities of the home Member State may impose additional limits to the level of leverage that AIFM and AIF can employ. Measures taken by the competent authorities of the home Member States shall have a temporary nature and should comply with the provisions adopted by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 3.
Amendment 1283 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall adopt benchmarks for long-term financial solvency of target companies that are subject to leveraged buy-out operations by AIF. The benchmarks shall contain a combination of four indicators, which consist of: (a) debt service cover (the ratio of cash flow to total debt service); (b) total leverage “dynamic gearing 1” (the ratio of consolidated EBITDA to net cash interest); (c) dynamic gearing 2 (the ratio of net debt to free cash flow); (d) equity ratio (the ratio of equity to total capital). Target companies shall comply with all four indicators and shall conduct regular solvency tests. Dividend payouts shall be limited to one disbursement per year and shall not exceed earnings. In the event of negative solvency there shall be no dividend payout.
Amendment 1291 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) AIFM managing one or more AIF which either individually or in aggregation acquires 3025 % or more of the voting rights of an issuer or of a non-listed company domiciled in the CommunityUnion, as appropriate and AIFM managing one or more of such AIF;
Amendment 1296 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) AIFM having concluded an agreement with one or more other AIFM which would allow the AIF managed by these AIFM to acquire 3025 % or more of the voting rights of the issuer or the non-listed company, as appropriate.
Amendment 1303 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1319 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that when an AIF or AIFM is in a position to exercise 3025 % or more of the voting rights of a non- listed company, such AIF or AIFM notifies the non- listed company and all other share-holders the information provided in paragraph 2.
Amendment 1321 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This notification shall be made, as soon as possible, but not later than four tradworking days the first of which being the day on which the AIF or AIFM has reached the position of being able to exercise 3025 % of the voting rights.
Amendment 1343 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. In addition to Article 27, Member States shall ensure that where an AIF or AIFM acquires 3025 % or more of the voting rights of an issuer or a non-listed company, that AIF or AIFM makes the information set out in the second and third subparagraphs available to the issuer, the non-listed company, their respective shareholders and representatives of employees or, where there are no such representatives, to the employees themselves.
Amendment 1348 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
With regard to issuers, the AIF or AIFM shall make available the following to the issuer concerned, its shareholders and representatives of employees:
Amendment 1356 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the policy for preventing and managing conflicts of interests, in particular between the AIF or AIFM and the issuer;
Amendment 1361 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ca (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ca (new)
(ca) the potential consequences for employees.
Amendment 1365 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
With regard to non-listed companies, the AIF or AIFM shall make available the following to the non-listed company concerned, its shareholders and representatives of employees:
Amendment 1367 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 - point d
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 - point d
(d) the identity of the AIF or AIFM which either individually or in agreement with other AIFM have reached the 3025 % threshold;
Amendment 1374 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point f
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point f
(f) the policy for preventing and managing conflicts of interests, in particular between the AIF or AIFM and the non-listed company;
Amendment 1378 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point ga (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point ga (new)
(ga) the potential consequences for employees of matters related to company strategy and employment policy.
Amendment 1384 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where an AIF or AIFM has reached the position of being able to exercise controlling rights, the target company shall inform the representatives of its employees or, where there are no such representatives, the employees themselves, comprehensively and in due time about the take-over, through the submission of all relevant documentation referred to in Article 9(5) of Directive 2004/25/EC as appropriate, if and to the extent to which the conduct of business is not jeopardized.
Amendment 1385 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28a Disclosure 1. Notification shall be given within 20 working days by the AIFM to the target company on: (a) the objectives pursued with the take- over; (b) the originating capital for the take- over. The notification shall be made public by the target company. 2. The target company shall without delay inform the representatives of employees or, where there are no such representatives, the employees themselves about the provisions in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1387 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28b (new)
Article 28b (new)
Amendment 1395 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that AIFM and AIFM, for each AIF they manage, include in the annual report provided for in Article 19 for each AIF that they manage, the additional information provided in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Amendment 1405 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 - point d
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 - point d
(d) statement on significant divestment of assets and the annual turnover of the assets.
Amendment 1417 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The AIFM shall, for each AIF it manages and for which it is subject to this section,ubject to this section and AIFM, for each of such AIF they manage, shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 2 above to all representatives of employees of the company concerned referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 26 within the period referred to in Article 19 (1)
Amendment 1467 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States may allow the marketing of AIF to retail investors in their territory, provided that each investment is at least EUR 50.000.
Amendment 1472 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Member States that permit the marketing of AIF to retail investors on their territory provided that each investment is at least EUR 50.000, shall, within one year of the date referred to in Article 54(1), inform the Commission and the ESMA of:
Amendment 1476 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall also inform the Commission and the ESMA of any subsequent changes with regard to the first subparagraph.
Amendment 1661 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53a Relationship with other Union and with national provisions This Directive shall be without prejudice to the information, consultation and, if applicable, participation procedures provided for under national law, in particular pursuant to Directives 2009/38/EC, 2001/86/EC, 2002/14/EC and 2004/25/EC.